Twenty-five boats floated on the surface of the sea, as if they would be swept away by a storm at any moment. Xia Xue took Dugu Jun, Pan Jiang, Zhao Ning, Zhao Feng, Zhao Quan and Sima Chao, with a hundred black-clothed guards, and a hundred guards selected by the bearded guest, braving the torrential rain and wind, rowing towards the shore in the rain and fog.

At a distance of more than 100 steps, Xia Xue felt that they had been rowing on the sea for a century. When the boat in front suddenly stopped, Xia Xue realized that it had reached the shore. The wooden boat slammed into the shore of the island with inertia, and the people on board suddenly fell to the ground.

The torrential rain poured, and the landing point chosen by Xia Xue and others was the south bank selected on the map brought back by Dugu Jun three days ago, which was not as wide as the east coast, suitable for a large fleet of ships to load and unload goods at the same time, and the terrain was uneven. However, it is precisely because of this that the south shore side is also the weakest side of the island's shore defense.

Xia Xue pulled out the Tang knife and went ashore, causing the team to fan out in all directions. In this formation, once encountering enemy patrols and guards, it can be solved as soon as possible, and if it encounters enemy ambushes, the scattered skirmishers can also minimize losses.

All around was the sound of heavy rain and whirring winds.

"Dugu Jun, immediately follow me to the surrounding three hundred steps, and all the pirate guards you encounter patrolling outside the castle will be killed!" Xia Xuetang's knife was already unsheathed, and she said loudly to Dugu Jun.

"Yes!" Dugu Jun waved his hand and led the black-clothed guard into the wind and rain.

In the darkness, a faint light at the castle in the center of the stormy island is the goal, guiding everyone to move forward in the dark.

Things went more smoothly than expected, and due to the sudden storm, there was not a single pirate guard patrolling outside the castle.

It's really a pirate guard outside the castle, Xia Xue is not worried at all, what she is worried about now is the castle in the center of the island, more than 100 steps in April, the city is more than four zhang high, and the ditch is three zhang wide and two zhang deep! According to Dugu Jun's report, the castle is not only strong and towering, but also has an arrow tower every ten steps, the arrow tower is built on the wall, two feet high, and there is a heavy crossbow that needs to be operated by four people. There are twenty turrets on the walls of the entire castle, that is, at least twenty heavy crossbows. In addition, Dugu Jun reported that the pirate guards in the castle are all equipped with longbows and crossbows, and they all have armor and iron helmets, which have amazing defense and super attack power. It is much better than the more than 200 pirate equipment led by Taro Kato and Ichigo Yamamoto who robbed Changxi Village, after all, Taro Kato and Ichigo Yamamoto have been rampant and unimpeded in the villages of Funing, and they have never encountered any strong resistance, so when they looted in Changxi Village and other places, they basically did not wear heavy armor, nor did they carry any bows and arrows, although there were a lot of high-quality armor and bows and arrows on Yushan Island, they felt that robbing these villages was as easy as taking something in their pockets according to their previous experience. These weapons and armor are not needed at all. However, the pirates in the fortress of Yushan Island are fully armed, because this is their lair and hides a lot of treasures, so it is the consensus of the pirates to carefully protect it.

If it weren't for the heavy rain night, Xia Xue believed that as long as they were within a hundred steps of the castle, the guards would definitely be able to spot them immediately. Twenty arrow towers six feet above the ground will make it difficult for attackers to advance.

The bearded man suggested that the castle was too well defended, and that it would be too difficult to infiltrate the castle, so he should surround the castle and then deliberately make some noise to lure the pirates out of the castle and annihilate them outside the castle. Even if it can't be completely annihilated, it can weaken the strength in the fort, and then attack again, and the probability of victory is very strong.

However, Xia Xue did not agree with this idea, although by doing so, she would definitely be able to successfully annihilate some of the pirate guards at first. But in this way, the pirate guards in the castle will no longer dare to fight, and they will be more determined to defend them.

It's better to sneak in quietly at the beginning, and if it succeeds, then the entire castle can be successfully taken. Although this is very difficult, with the cover of a storm, the possibility of success is not impossible.

"How sure is the captain that he will be able to open the castle door?" The bearded guest asked.

The only way to enter the castle is to open the only castle gate, lower the drawbridge, and twist the jack gate. This was the only way to get into the castle, and the bearded man had no way to deal with the iron shell. He pinned all his hopes on Xia Xue, hoping that she would have a way.

"I'll lead the black-clothed guards to try it first, and if it doesn't work, it's too late for us to implement a second plan. If we succeed, we will be able to resolve the battle quickly. ”

The bearded man groaned for a moment and finally agreed, and he really didn't want to storm the fortress unless he had to.