From the outside, Hua Bushi's demeanor was calm, no different from usual, but Shen Ying'er could see that he was actually very nervous.

At this time, the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, and the weather has become a little cooler, but he keeps shaking the folding fan, if it weren't for the restlessness, would he still want to learn Zhuge Kongming on the stage?

And he sat in front of the window for a long time, and he didn't say a word, which was very different from his usual style, which was very abnormal.

Since she was a child, Shen Ying'er had never seen Hua Bushi so nervous, and her mood was uneasy with the eldest young master for no reason.

After another half an hour, Hua Bushi was still sitting there without saying a word, but Shen Ying'er couldn't help it anymore, and said loudly: "Brother Hua, do you say that Yue Hanshan has seen that 'Gejiabao' has been captured by us?"

Hua Bushi's eyes turned before he came back to his senses and said, "I don't know." Although we have done some cover-ups, it is very likely that someone as shrewd as Yue Hanshan will still find flaws. ”

Shen Ying'er frowned and said, "If he can see it, how will he move?"

Hua Bushi said: "It's nothing more than two choices, one is to attack the fort, and the other is to retreat, how he decides, but it is very difficult to predict." ”

Shen Ying'er said: "Then what choice does Big Brother Hua want him to make?"

Hua Bushi said: "If he retreats, everything will be fine, and your Shen family's subordinates, as well as the 'Xiangjiang Five Fish' I borrowed from Second Brother Meng, will intercept them on the river and give them some hardship." ”

Shen Ying'er said: "Little sister handed over the Shen family's gang to Brother Hua's command, it turns out that you ambushed them all on the river, no wonder I couldn't find them when I entered the fort just now." It's just that our Shen family's liliang is really limited, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to pose much of a threat to the masters of the 'Hengshan faction'. ”

Hua Bushi said: "The soldiers are treacherous, not according to common sense, and they are not strong enough to win." I have already made arrangements, if the enemy is determined to retreat, we may not be able to hurt them tonight, but at least we can dampen their spirit, but ......"

Before he finished his words, Mo Wentian, who was standing in front of the window, suddenly pointed towards the river and said, "You see, the four ships have separated, three of them are heading towards us, and only one is going downstream. ”

Hua Bushi immediately leaned out and looked around, observed for a long time, and suddenly slapped the chair handle, almost jumped up from the chair, and shouted: "Yue Hanshan is really powerful! He has seen through our ambush, so he wants to divide his troops into three ways and forcibly attack the fort, it seems that this tough battle will be inevitable!"

He was nervous and restless a moment ago, but now his eyes are shining and his face is excited, as if he has suddenly changed into a different person.

Shen Ying'er instantly understood that what this eldest young master was worried about before was not at all that the plan was discovered by Yue Hanshan, and that the "Hengshan faction" would attack on a large scale, but that he was worried that the enemy would retreat.

He must be determined to divide the victory and defeat with the "Hengshan faction" tonight, if Yue Hanshan orders a retreat, even if he sends someone to intercept and take advantage of a little advantage, it is impossible to inflict heavy damage on the other party, and he must find another fighter to fight again in the future, and the victory or defeat is still between the two theories. Therefore, this eldest young master would rather fight a decisive battle with a strong enemy tonight than drag out the battle to a later date.

Hua Bushi turned to Chu Yiyi, who was standing in front of the window on the other side, and asked, "Mrs. Yiyi knows the master of the 'Hengshan faction', can you see who is leading the other party's three paths, and is it the same as our previous estimate?"

Chu Yiyi said: "Rushing to the front, it was Lu Xuantong who attacked the fort wall, and it was Baili Yin who went down the waterway to cover the flanks, and Yue Hanshan himself led people to attack the dock." ”

She glanced at Hua Bushi with beautiful eyes, and said: "Yue Hanshan's arrangement is exactly the same as what Hua Gongzi thought before, Gongzi is like a god, and Yiyi admires it very much." It seems that the bet between you and me is going to be lost. ”

Shen Ying'er listened to Chu Yiyi's words on the side, but she was surprised in her heart. It turned out that Hua Bushi not only had already expected that Yue Hanshan would divide his troops into three ways to attack, but even his arrangements for the masters of each way were not bad.

At this time, Hua Bushi suppressed his smile, but showed a little solemnity, and said: "Mrs. Yiyi has won the award, although I expected Yue Hanshan's arrangement, why didn't Yue Hanshan calculate our arrangement? We raided 'Gejiabao', and the plan to ambush them by surprise has also failed, and now the battle has been revealed, and the two sides have played a clear chess, and no one has been able to gain the upper hand in strategy, so they can only fight with swords and guns, and the number of winners and losers in tonight's battle is still undecided. ”

Shen Ying'er said: "Then how does Brother Hua think that he can decide the winner of this battle?"

Hua Bushi looked into the distance, looked at the "Hengshan faction" boat in the middle of the river, and said: "Yue Hanshan is a real opponent, and the current situation is that he believes that with the strength of the 'Hengshan faction', it is enough to take this fort under the strong attack, but I believe that with the liliang of this gate, it can be defended, and the number of defeats and defeats lies in the two of us, who is more accurate in judgment." ”

On the river, four brigs were speeding towards Lang in the wind, and on one of the boats, the white-clothed Confucian who was standing upright on the bow with his hands behind his back was raising his head at this time, intentionally or unintentionally looking at the "Tower of Babel" at the top of the high wall of "Gejiabao".

Although there are rivers, docks, and fort walls in the middle, hundreds of zhang away, Yue Hanshan and Hua Bushi's eyes intersect like sharp swords at this moment.

Maybe it's just intuition, both of them instantly felt the incomparably strong self-confidence of the other party, could it be that this time their eyes met, it was the first meeting between the two sides of the first battle tonight?

Among the four ships ※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ the "Hengshan faction", it was not the head Yue Hanshan who rushed to the front, but the elder Lu Xuantong.

The "Hengshan Sect" has four elders, and Lu Xuantong ranks third, but if you count the number of disciples, Lu Xuantong is the most among the four elders, more than Yue Hanshan and Bailiyin. There are nearly 200 disciples of the "Hengshan faction" who came to Changsha this time, and Lu Xuantong's disciples and grandchildren account for more than half, more than 100 people, and two of the four boats are all his disciples.

In a famous faction like the "Hengshan School", it is not easy to become an elder, and the competition for fame and fortune between the same sect is very powerful. Lu Xuantong's martial arts are not as good as the other three elders, but he is quite scheming, and he can rank third among the four elders, because he has the support of the head Yue Hanshan, and the main reason is that he has many disciples and is quite big in the sect.

Since the disciples are regarded as a means to compete for power, Lu Xuantong has spent a lot of time on the apprentices, and he has received as many as ten disciples, among which several have good talents in martial arts, and Lu Xuantong has taught them wholeheartedly, and martial arts can be regarded as outstanding among the second generation of the "Hengshan School".

However, because of this, Lu Xuantong did not want his disciples to suffer too much damage during the war. Attacking "Gejiabao" is important, but after all, it is the business of the entire sect, and it has no direct stake in Lu Xuantong, and these disciples are the foundation of his status as an elder in the sect.

Therefore, although the order given to Lu Xuantong by the head Yue Hanshan was to capture the fort wall in front of the "Gejiabao" pier, he had a heart, if the opponent was not strong, he could take his disciples to attack it effortlessly, and if he encountered a strong enemy, he would rather preserve his strength than fight hard with the other party.

It was still five or six zhang away from the shore, so Lu Xuantong ordered the boat to stop.

The sails were lowered, and the large iron anchor weighing hundreds of pounds was thrown into the river, and the two boats immediately stopped. The fort wall of "Gejiabao" is more than three zhang high, about ten zhang away from the river bank, Lu Xuantong stared at the fort wall, only to see the figure longing, from time to time there is a cold light of the sword blade flashing, then he knows that the other party has been heavily guarded, and he can't help but hesitate a little in his heart.

If it is a tactic of sacrificing one's life to attack, then all the disciples can land on the shore and attack by force. However, as soon as you get on the riverbank, you will be within the range of the opponent's bow and arrow, and if you force yourself to fly up the wall, you will definitely be killed or wounded. It is not known whether there are enemy masters on the fortress wall, and even if it is stormed, it may not be able to capture it, and if it cannot be attacked for a long time, such a back-and-forth stalemate, although there are many disciples under him, it is inevitable that he will lose a lot.

But the matter has come to this point, and of course it is even worse not to attack. The head of the house, Yue Hanshan, was on a boat not far behind him, and if he found out that he deliberately slacked the battle, the consequences would not be good.

Lu Xuantong groaned slightly, and shouted: "Where is Feng Dingyuan and Zhao Huaiqiu?"

Feng Dingyuan and Zhao Huaiqiu are both Lu Xuantong's descendants, and when they saw the master's call, they hurriedly stepped forward and responded: "The disciple is here!"

Lu Xuan channel: "The two of you each take twenty junior disciples with excellent light skills, go ashore to storm the fortress wall, you must be careful to guard against the opponent's bow and arrow hidden weapons, try to avoid damage, and listen to my orders to advance and retreat, do you understand?"

The two took the order and left.

A moment later, forty disciples of the "Hengshan Sect" had already jumped up from the boat and jumped onto the riverbank. Feng Dingyuan and Zhao Huaiqiu each held a long sword, opened the way in front, and led a group of people to rush towards the high wall ten zhang away!

Lu Xuantong stood at the bow of the boat, his eyes fixed on the attack of the forty disciples.

These disciples were all selected people with excellent skills, and they had soon rushed over the distance of ten zhang and came to the bottom of the fortress wall. They jumped up the river bank until they could rush to the fortress wall, but there was no movement on the top of the wall, not even a single arrow was fired.

And just as they were performing light skills and were about to climb and fly along the fortress wall, they suddenly heard a "buzzing" sound, and hundreds of sharp arrows flew down from the top of the wall like flying locusts!