The victory was followed by the sack, and the guards continued to purge and slaughter the recalcitrant pirates, while they began to sack the entire castle street by street. A rich harvest, warehouses were opened, and boxes of money were carried out.

Xia Xue stood in the hall in the center of the fort. It is the center of the castle, which was once only occupied by pirate leaders, and it is a fortress within a fortress that can take in the entire island at a glance. She didn't take part in the final slaughter, but she sat in the center of the castle, in the council hall in the tower that towered into the sky, and listened to the whole process faintly. In the rain curtain on the island, there was a constant noise, the sound of strong bows and crossbows, and the muffled sound of arrows entering the body. There was also the crunch of spears breaking, and the screeching of steel knives. and "Avenge your fathers and fellow villagers!" "Kill all the pirates!" "Slay the remnants of the pirates!" The scream.

She heard her footsteps galloping, the water and blood on the ground splashed by her boots. The muffled sound of steel knives slashing on the cowhide wooden shield, the sharp sound of gold and iron, the thunderclap of bowstrings, and the rumble of shouting.

The pirates of the island are faltering and scolding, or begging for mercy in their voices. Some are still retreating, and some have died in the streets.

Xia Xue seemed to have heard the voices of the bearded guest and Zhao Ning, who were directing some guards to open the warehouse and count the large amount of materials seized. She also seemed to hear Dugu Jun and Ouyang Qian among them, shouting in front of the dozens of slaves, women, and craftsmen who had just been rescued by the escort team: "You have been rescued by our Changxi Village escort team, and now those who want to live come with me, follow me!" ”

The voice faded until it died down, and at last only a few painful wails came from the occasional corner. The heavy rain gradually weakened, but there was still a white rain and fog between the sky and the earth.

The pirates have always been killing and looting others, and they never dreamed that one day, someone would dare to rob and kill them. What they didn't expect was that Yuanshan Island, which they thought was impregnable, would be quietly captured overnight, and they were really a little dumbfounded.

"Captain!" A shout came, Xia Xue looked over, and saw that under the lights of the hall, a large group of people such as Qiu Ke, Dugu Jun, Ouyang Qian, Pan Jiang, Zhao Ning, Zhao Feng, Zhao Quan, Sima Chao, Wu Lei, etc., were wet, splashed with mud and blood, and walked in in embarrassment.

However, everyone's expressions were very happy, and as they walked, they were talking and laughing loudly, and the group of people couldn't stop laughing.

The bearded guest's body was muddy, and his deep body was still steaming, he walked in front of Xia Xue, grinned and showed two rows of big white teeth and said with a smile: "Captain, the entire Yuanshan Island has been taken!" "The bearded man never dreamed that this impregnable castle would be taken by them so quickly, it was incredible, it was incredible, his face was full of excitement, and he was extremely excited.

"Captain, we've made a fortune!" Sima Chao even had his hair in a loose bun, his hair falling on his head like seaweed, but his face was extremely excited.

Dugu Jun also smiled: "Captain, this time it's really worth it!" ”

"Captain, this trip, I've made a lot of money!" Zhao Quan smirked.

Pan Jiang stood on the side with his eyes full of light, wrenching his fingers and calculating desperately, with words in his mouth. "Oops, I'm dizzy, a lot of money anyway!"

"Captain, big harvest, unprecedented big harvest!" Zhao Ning's education level is higher than these people, he rubbed his big nose, blinked his small eyes, took out a piece of paper from his pocket with excitement on his face, cleared his throat, and read aloud to Xia Xue: "It has been preliminarily counted, and the results of this battle are so rich that people can't believe it." According to the preliminary count, after the capture of the castle on Yuanshan Island, a total of 250,000 copper coins, 13,000 taels of silver, and 5,000 taels of gold were seized. In addition, there were a large number of materials such as silk, linen, silk, tea, pepper, spices, etc., and in particular, more than 10,000 stones of grain were seized. They also seized a large number of iron armor, leather armor, steel knives, spears, bows and arrows, as well as 500 war horses and 58 ships of all sizes......"

Zhao Ning's voice trembled with excitement as he read, and the richness of this harvest was shocking. When he and the bearded guest opened the closed warehouses, their hearts couldn't bear the surprise, as if they were about to burst out of their throats.

Xia Xue was also shocked by these numbers, but she didn't expect the pirates on Yuanshan Island to loot so many things. Crazy, Xia Xue feels a little crazy now.

With such a huge amount of wealth, it is difficult for anyone to remain calm in front of it, Xia Xue's heart beat violently, her lips were a little dry, and she felt a dizziness, she was very excited and overjoyed: "It seems that you don't have to worry about the expenses of the escort team in the future!" Thinking of this, Xia Xue couldn't help but be overjoyed.

"Black eats black and money is fast!" Xia Xue secretly sighed in her heart. At the same time, she was also amazed at the greed of the pirates, who robbed so much property, and often robbed the coastal villagers, "Greed is really the root of all evil!" "Maybe these pirates are looting and killing just to satisfy their bloodthirsty and brutal perverts.

Last night's torrential rain gradually stopped, turning into a tumultuous moderate rain, interspersed with occasional gusts of rain. There is a white rain and fog on the sea, and the wharf of Yuanshan Island is carried by horse-drawn people in vehicles, and a river is endless, and it is busy. The slaves, craftsmen, women, etc., on the island of Yuanshan were all called together to transport the captured booty.

The battle is almost over, and the sky is slowly brightening. Xia Xue slowly visited this piece of Yushan Island, which is known as the "blessed land and beautiful jade". In later generations, the island has been developed into a scenic area. However, Xia Xue found that in the Sui Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago from the future era, this island is still a "blessed land treasure island", just like a natural beauty, but it is not developed, and it is still charming. Summer snow slowly toured, and Yushan Island now has a more primitive rustic beauty and wild beauty. The island is densely vegetated and home to thousands of seagulls and other migratory birds.

With the green pastures draped over the entire hillside, it is hard to imagine that there is such a magical artistic conception on the blue waters of the East China Sea. Xia Xue found a lake lying quietly in the valley between the two hillsides, and knew that this was Xiaotian Lake, the lake water was so clear and crystalline, full of green meadows. A leisurely lake flows quietly, bright, clear, quiet, subtle, and beautiful to the heartstrings. The slopes around the lake are gentle, it is estimated that it is known as the "Southern Tianshan Mountain" reputation of 10,000 acres of grassland, here it is like being in the "sky is firm, the wild is vast, the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep" in the northwest grassland, stepping on the loose, soft green grassland, with the sea breeze blowing, the heart also ripples. It's amazing!

Xia Xue decided to use Yuanshan Island as a sea base for her escort team, and she sent 200 escorts led by Qiuke, Sima Chao and others to temporarily garrison the castle of Yuanshan Island, and most of the grain was temporarily placed in the warehouse on the island. Many other ordnance, supplies, and some grain were loaded onto ships and transported back to Changxi Village. Special materials such as pepper and spices need to be transported to other cities for sale, Xia Xue asked Red Whisk Girl and Dugu Jun to be responsible for selling these things, and then buy back the weapons and equipment, grain and grass, medicinal materials and other military supplies needed by the escort team after realizing them.

Standing in a small fort on the side of the pier, looking out at the sea, the walls and ground of the fort were still covered with red blood stains that had not dried. Watching the piles of materials being loaded and transported away, Xia Xue's mood is happy but heavy now.

"Sister Qian, have the casualties of each team been counted?" After being happy, Xia Xue asked an important question.

Speaking of this, Ouyang Qian's mood was also a little heavy. Although we knew that every battle would inevitably lead to the death and bloodshed of brothers, it was a heavy moment every time the soldiers counted the casualties. The comrades who were still training and laughing with him a moment ago became just a cold number on the casualty book in the blink of an eye.

"In this battle, the brothers of the black-clothed guards made a great contribution, they infiltrated the fort and successfully opened the gates, saving us from the damage of the attack. However, the black guards themselves suffered a lot of casualties. A hundred brothers burst into the fort, and at the last moment the enemy found out, fought a bloody battle, and held out until we entered the city. After the count, 23 people were killed in battle, including Cai Hong, the leader of the black-clothed guard. There were nine seriously wounded, and almost everyone in black clothes brought the lightly injured. ”

Xia Xue felt a pain in her heart, the black-clothed guards were all elites from the escort team, but in one battle, so many brothers were injured.