Dark clouds like ink came overwhelmingly and swept over Dazhu Island. After a burst of lightning and thunder, raindrops like soybeans fell from the sky.

The houses in the village were about to be destroyed by the fire, but a heavy rain came quietly. While the villagers were overjoyed, they also carried buckets of water to put out the fire.

Many of them shed tears, feeling that God had not abandoned them, and their hope of living was rekindled.

Although the house was saved, the crisis was far from over. Five hundred soldiers had already landed on the island, and the Ming Dynasty's invincible fleet was stationed outside the island. A catastrophe could strike at any time.

Although it was pouring with rain, the villagers guarding the city did not dare to take it lightly and paid vigilant attention to the movements below the city. And in this torrential rain, they saw General Huo Shen and five hundred soldiers rushing like mad dogs.

Come up.

Huo Shen will know the topography of the village very well, as if he has lived here. Due to the limited stone materials on the island, there is a section of the city wall made of adobe bricks, which is the weakest part of the several hundred meters of wall.

Under the cover of archers, they carried a log and were about to knock a hole through this section of the city wall. Fortunately, Liu Guangtou and others were extremely brave, rolling logs, throwing stones, and arrows to resist, and then they finally broke through the city wall.

They were beaten back.

Just to repel their attack, a heavy price was paid, and some people were killed by arrows.

"What bad luck!"

General Huo Shen wiped the rain off his face, walked into the tent angrily, and asked his men to help him remove his armor.

He originally thought that burning their houses would cause great panic in the village, and then deliberately promised generous conditions and would kill them as soon as they entered the village. However, he did not expect that the rain came so suddenly and ruined his plan.

And he planned to take advantage of the rain to directly attack the weakest part of the village, but it was in vain. The opponent's defense was still very strong, and his five hundred men could not attack at all.

But he was very unwilling to do so. His five hundred sergeants should be able to take the credit, but they couldn't, which also deviated from his original plan.

The area close to the village was full of rugged rocks, so General Huo Shen had no choice but to set up camp near the beach. However, it was difficult for them to launch a surprise attack on the village.

It has to be said that this General Huo is indeed a talented person who can make a new plan when he fails.

On the second day, the soldiers gathered firewood on the island, destroyed some boats on the dock, and used those boats to make firewood, which was piled under the wall of the village.

"Remember! Don't accept any surrender. Anyone who comes in from inside will be shot by me!"

General Huo seemed to have a winning chance, and emphasized to his men that he did not intend to let anyone live.

What surprised the people below was that some of them were sent to the west of Dazhu Island. They thought it was an east-west attack, but they found helplessly that the west was full of jagged rocks.

It's just that military orders are hard to disobey, so they still obey the arrangements from above and guard there. Once they find those "Japanese pirates", they will kill them without mercy to obtain this rare military exploit.

Compared with the careful arrangements outside, the village was in a panic at this time. The villagers seemed to be living like a year, especially when they heard that there was constant movement outside the city, they felt even more uneasy.

"What are they causing trouble?"

When looking at more and more firewood piled up under the city, including some branches with green leaves, many people were confused and didn't understand what these Ming navy soldiers were going to do.

Why!

Temporary commander Liu Guangtou came to the city wall and sighed heavily, with a very solemn expression on his face. He then raised his head and looked into the distance, seeing the bamboo forest swaying slightly, and his mood became even lower.

The Renyi Hall in the village is the place for discussion. Important figures in the village have gathered together and are discussing countermeasures.

"Water comes to cover, and soldiers come to block it. Isn't it just a fire attack? Why are you afraid of him?" A bearded man looked nonchalant and said to everyone carelessly.

The old man in blue sitting on the right looked at him and said leisurely: "They use smoke attacks!"

Although the orientation of the village is actually east-north, due to the terrain, if you smoke under the city, the smoke will still diffuse towards the city wall. Now that there are not enough people to defend the city, we will soon have to face the sky full of smoke.

How can we withstand this wave of attacks?

If a person's eyes are really burned by smoke, it doesn't matter if you are brave, otherwise you will only become a human flesh pile. People's swords will cut on your neck, but you haven't been able to open your eyes.

Fortunately, there is not much wind during the day, but if it comes in the evening, the wind will definitely increase greatly. By then, they will attack with the help of thick smoke, which will be the end of their lives.

"We have too few people, I'm afraid we won't be able to stop him!" One-Eyed Dragon let out a long sigh and told an unacceptable fact.

Some people wanted to refute this, but they just thought for a moment and sighed, including the indifferent big man before.

They only have about 40 people who can fight. Without the huge advantage of the terrain, they would have fallen yesterday. Now they use smoke attacks. Once this advantage disappears, how can they withstand those 500 people?

Because of this, when the north wind blows in the evening, it is most likely their death.

"Then what should we do now?" a bald man asked solemnly.

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Bald Liu who was sitting in the front seat.

The One-Eyed Dragon saw him hesitating and expressed his opinion: "Bald Liu, this must be cut off! This time the Ming Dynasty Navy dispatched thousands of people. Even if the captain comes back to rescue, he will be invincible!"

"That's right! Let's let everyone flee! This way we can still retain some incense!" The old man in blue also agreed.

There is actually a secret passage in the village for escape. From this village, you can escape directly to the west of the island. There are also escape boats hidden there, and you can escape into the sea and hide in nearby islands.

Although they will be hunted by the Ming Navy and need to pay a price of blood. But there will always be some fish that slip through the net, there will always be a chance of survival, and a small number of people will escape by luck.

"Then... let's escape while it's dark!" Bald Liu slowly closed his eyes and said painfully.

It is conceivable that if they choose to flee from the west, they will not only abandon this village that is like home, but also many compatriots. In the end, only a very small number of people will survive.
Chapter completed!