The group returned from Changning Mountain and the speed was much faster. It took only one day to arrive at Taojiazhai. When Tao Bo saw them coming, he hurriedly ran over.

"Second Master! I don't know what happened in Shanbagang yesterday, and a lot of smoke started! There was a vague sound of cannons! There was a very loud cannon sound, and you can hear it here!"

When everyone heard the news, they looked west. There were indeed several tiny black smoke columns in the direction of Shanba Port, which seemed to be showing signs of fire.

"Is there a pirate invading?!" Huang Shidong's heart was tight: Sulu pirates from the north often invade Shanba Ports, but with the advantage of the Huang family's general's mansion and Ding Zhuang who was always preparing for war, the enemy could not get any benefits. Most of them plundered a few fishing boats and civilians, and kidnapped some women and children and fled.

But Tao Bo said that the situation was different this time. First, the cannon sounds had basically stopped since yesterday and early this morning. Second, there were a lot of smoke columns, and there was obviously a large fire.

If it was a pirate invasion, the scale of this time would definitely be very large.

"Are there any beacons set on Shanba Port?"

"I didn't see it."

Huang Shidong felt a little relieved: If the enemy is powerful and the strength of Shanba Port cannot resist, the General's Office will ignite black smoke for help, and Ding Zhuang from other ports and villages will gather to reinforce Shanba Port.

There are no beacons now, and the sound of cannons has gradually subsided. It should be that the enemy has retreated.

Even so, everyone decided not to spend the night here, and rushed to Shanba Port as soon as possible.

At midnight, the ship finally arrived at Shanba Port. To be cautious, Huang Shidong ordered people to moor the boat on the river beach outside the town, and the group quietly got off the boat and headed towards the town.

Shanba Port under the night has no longer the tranquility of the past. Several open flames have reflected the sky red, smearing the clouds into a gloomy and terrifying dark orange. More extinguished burning points are emitting black smoke in this strange night. The black smoke is wrapped in the sea breeze and is constantly being carried from the sea to the inland. Everyone smells a faint bloody feeling from the oncoming sea breeze...

The entire town was shrouded in the silence of death, with no lights at all. Huang Shidong was secretly shocked: Although the people basically did not light the lights after nightfall, there were lanterns on the checkpoints in the town, the towers all night, and the turrets in the port were lighted all year round as usual. Now it is dark.

The direction of the General's Mansion was actually pitch black. Originally, a pair of torches in front of the General's Mansion would ignite at night and remain unstoppable all night. Could it be...

Although Cui, Wu and others didn't know the details inside, they saw that Huang Shidong and other locals looked solemn and knew that something was wrong. Wu Tingwei immediately ordered the captain of the naval team: "Be prepared for battle!"

Huang Shidong originally wanted to ask about the situation, but no one agreed to knock on several households. Walking further, he saw that every household in the town closed its doors, and corpses could be seen on the streets from time to time. The stalls that were trampled by the crowd were scattered and the goods were scattered all over the ground.

"Let's go! Go back to the mansion and take a look!" Huang Shidong was not too panicked and led everyone up the mountain road of the General's Mansion. Obviously, a large number of pirates came this time, and the people in the town should have fled to the General's Mansion to take refuge now.

The General's Mansion has an advantage in geographical advantages. In the past, when pirates plunder, everyone would take refuge in the Huang family's fortress. It was not easy to destroy the General's Mansion with high walls to guard and strictly defend. Although the torch has been extinguished, there was no fire. It can be seen that the General's Mansion itself has not been damaged.

However, the enemy may not have retreated yet. Just go up the mountain rashly and you may encounter enemies directly on the road. Considering that this trip is very dangerous, it is not advisable to involve Australian guests and Anna. He whispered:

"Two veterans, the situation is unclear now. I will take people back to the General's Mansion later. You are both guests and the road is not familiar, so it is not suitable to be in danger. Please retreat to the woods at the foot of the mountain to hide for a while. If it is safe and sound, I will send someone to find you. If not..." He took Zhu Shunshen, "Brother Shen, you stay here and have several veterans. If no one comes to find you after dawn, take the guests to Shanjiu Port by land. Find a boat back!"

Before Zhu Shunshen could speak, Wu Tingwei said, "How can this be done! You are in danger now, how can we stand by and watch! Besides, some of us have guns..."

Cui Yunhong nodded and said, "That's right, let's go together, at least there are more than a dozen guns."

"No!" Huang Shidong shook his head repeatedly, "The situation is unclear at the moment, and it is difficult for us to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy. When the melee is in conflict, I don't care about everyone's completeness. If the two leaders are injured, wouldn't it be a huge sin!" He firmly disagrees with them going with the team.

Cui and Wu knew that he was not only worried about their safety, but also protected Zhu Shunshen and Anna. It was natural that they were unwilling to get involved in the war, so they no longer insisted and the group avoided the woods behind the cliff of General Mountain.

Huang Shidong took the follower and climbed up quietly from a steep path on the other side.

However, they only walked halfway and heard the noise and fighting sounds in front of them. Huang Shidong felt nervous. Although this path was not a secret path, few people walked on it on weekdays and were rarely seen. At this moment, there were fighting bodies here. The General's Mansion was probably in danger...

Before he could finish his thoughts, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him, rolling and creeping on the steep mountain road, with torches swaying behind him, and there were also sounds of killing sounds coming from time to time.

"Quick! Disperse!" Huang Shidong just gave the order, but the figure had already arrived near. When he looked closely, he couldn't help but scream:

"Auntie!" He was stunned. A core figure of the Huang family like her escaped from the mountain. Without asking, it was obvious that the General's Mansion must have been lost!

Huang Qiyan also saw Huang Shidong at this moment and immediately shouted: "Run! The red-haired man has entered the house!"

Seeing the pursuers behind him getting closer, the servant beside Huang Shidong immediately drew his sword to meet him. Huang Shidong caught his aunt and the two immediately fled down the mountain.

When Huang Qiyan broke through, the guards who were guarding her with her were already dead and injured. She was almost about to fall into the hands of the pursuers. Fortunately, Huang Shidong responded for a while and then escaped.

The gunshots behind him were like rain, screams, moans, and shouts. Huang Shidong knew that the more than ten servants he brought were in danger, but at this moment he didn't even dare to turn around, and his aunt and nephew kept running down the mountain.

The mountain roads are rugged and difficult to walk, and there are many twists and turns. Fortunately, they are familiar with the road conditions, and those who are blind and blind can walk on flat ground. However, even so, their escape along the way is full of thrills: the enemy keeps shooting downwards with intensive platoons, killing the grass and branches flying across the river.

Originally, they were not afraid of firearms. No matter what kind of firearms, they had to wait a long time to hit the second shot. However, at this moment, the other party's shooting seemed to be continuous, and the projectiles kept pouring down. When they ran to the foot of the mountain, there was no one left behind.

"Let's go to Shanjiu Port..." Huang Qiyan said.

Huang Shidong originally wanted to go to the small forest to meet Cui, Wu and others first, but the pursuers had arrived at this moment. They were so bombing like rain that they really couldn't care about it, so they had to run forward.

Seeing that his aunt and nephew were about to be killed by the pursuers, a red flame suddenly popped up in the jungle, and the gunshot pierced the boundless darkness and echoed between the mountains and seas of Borneo. The pursuers instantly fell down four or five people, and the remaining people stopped and looked around in a hurry at the sudden enemy.

"Quick! Keep shooting! Eliminate all the enemies!" Cui Yunhong was about to die when she saw the situation was critical and she didn't take action to save her aunt and nephew.

The navy was equipped with Hall-style rifles, and the shooting speed was extremely fast. In just a few rounds of shooting, they knocked down all the pursuers of more than 20 people. Taking advantage of this gap, the aunt and nephew Huang rolled and crawled into the woods.

"That's the case?" Wu Tingwei asked in surprise.

"Don't ask, let's go!" Huang Qiyan waved her hand, "It's not safe here."

The group immediately hid into the jungle under Huang Qiyan's guidance.

The Huang family has been here for more than 200 years, and of course they have thought about various possible dangerous situations. The worst case is that the General's Mansion was captured, so the survivors made corresponding preparations for how to escape. The group walked in the dense forest where they were invisible for more than an hour and came to a pile of reefs on the beach. At this moment, it was the high tide, and Huang Qiyan took care of everyone to hide in the reef for a while.

Cui Yunhong looked back at the General Mansion Mountain and observed that this place was only two or three kilometers away from the General Mansion. However, this area was full of tropical jungles. If Huang Qiyan had no guide, it would take at least three or four hours for the pursuers to find this place from the land. They were temporarily safe.

However, they are now on the beach. If the pirates do not retreat and use ships to patrol and blockade, it will not be easy for them to escape.

It would be great if there was a boat now. No matter how big or small, as long as they could carry them and sail along the coast, they could escape to other Chinese ports here.

He looked at his watch and it was already one o'clock in the morning. If he could not leave Shanba Port before dawn, the situation would probably be even more critical after dawn. Of course, the pirates were most likely to be just for plunder. If they could hide for a few days, they would be safe when they retreated.

The question is how to hide from this chaotic reef?

At this time, the tide began to recede, and a stone cave entrance of a reef was revealed among the piles of reefs. Huang Qiyan greeted them and walked into the cave one by one.

Cui Yunhong was secretly surprised and turned on the headlight. When she walked in, she saw that there was a naturally formed "cave". When the tide was high, the entrance of the cave was closed by sea water and only exposed when the tide was low. In the deepest, two large European rowing boats were placed where the tide could not reach.

Each of these rowing boats can take thirty people and are equipped with sails. If the sea conditions are good, it is not a problem to travel hundreds of nautical miles.


Chapter completed!