Although the people in the rivers and lakes practice martial arts, their feet are stronger than ordinary people, but these hundreds of people are half-riding and half-stepping, and they are marching forward in a chaotic manner, but they can't walk too fast.

Hua Bushi and Chu Yiyi, Ximen Tong and a hundred Perak Camp disciples walked in front to open the way, and Li Hu led another hundred disciples to take charge of the delay. And this so-called postponement is actually to prevent some of the factions from escaping halfway. Hua Bushi has issued a strict order in public, but anyone who escapes halfway will be punished as a spy who goes to report to the enemy, and will be killed.

Liu Yuanhe and Yuan Xi both rode horses and walked side by side in the center of the procession.

Looking at the people around him walking forward one by one dejectedly, as if they were sheep driven to the slaughterhouse, there was no appearance of a surprise soldier who went to raid and kill the enemy, Liu Yuanhe's heart was very uncomfortable.

He sighed and said to Yuan Xi beside him: "It seems that I really thought wrong before! We, the 'Luohan Sect', forced these sects to form an alliance to crusade against Fugui Villa, but in fact, they have different intentions, and they can't form a combat force at all, as long as they encounter a strong enemy, they will definitely collapse at the first touch, and there is really no chance of victory." ”

Yuan Xi smiled bitterly: "That's right. A few days ago, Young Master Hua insisted on sticking to the situation without fighting, presumably because he knew about it. ”

If he had fought against the underworld navy according to Liu Yuanhe's idea a few days ago, I am afraid that he would have been defeated a long time ago, and now I don't know what kind of situation he will fall into. Although Liu Yuanhe knew in his heart that what Yuan Xi said was good, when he mentioned Hua Bushi, he still couldn't help but be resentful, and snorted but didn't answer.

Yuan Xi said again: "Uncle Liu, you see, among the hundreds of people in these dozens of sects now, I am afraid that only the disciples of the 'Evil Dog Sect' have some combat power, and the people in the other sects are difficult to hope for. ”

Liu Yuanhe followed Yuan Xi's hope, and saw that among the chaotic people and horses, only the two hundred Thunderbolt Camp disciples with cowhide holsters on their backs and long knives at their waists acted in an orderly manner, and they all rode high-headed horses, which looked even more fierce and different.

On that day, Fang Changsheng promised to allocate half of the territory of Kaifeng City to the "Evil Dog Gate", Liu Yuanhe originally felt that it was too worthless, in order to win over a sect that came from the Hunan Realm, there was no need to spend such a high price. However, now it seems that the evil dog young master Hua Bushi is certainly greedy and cunning, but he also has to admit that the "evil dog gate" does have some strength, and the two teenagers around this person alone are already first-class masters, plus these many well-trained musketeers, the combat power is by no means comparable to the ordinary gangs in the Yu realm.

The vision of the senior brother in charge is really much higher than himself!

Just when Liu Yuanhe was emotional, Hua Bushi, who was riding a horse and walking in the front team, looked leisurely, and was a little ambitious, as if he had already won the raid on Peach Blossom Village.

The expression of this eldest young master was very stark in contrast to the sad faces of many people in the Jianghu sect among the people behind him.

Yang Sichang also walked beside Hua Bushi on a horse, seeing Hua Bushi so relaxed and happy, he couldn't help but speak: "When Sichang was in charge of military affairs in the Yamen of Henan Province, he heard that Taohua Village was built by the mountains and rivers, the terrain is steep and easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the governor Fan has long had the intention of conquest, but he has never sent troops, Young Master Hua is sure to capture the cottage with these hundreds of warriors on the rivers and lakes?"

Hua Bushi said: "These Jianghu sects have different intentions, but they are just a group of rabble, and it is naturally not possible to rely on them alone to win the cottage." ”

Yang Sichang's expression moved, and he asked, "Could it be that Young Master Feihua still has ambush soldiers?"

Hua Bushi smiled slightly, but did not answer, and said: "Mr. Yang is proficient in the art of war, but he knows how to lead a group of soldiers with low morale and no fighting spirit, how can he arouse their fighting spirit and fight bravely to kill the enemy?"

Yang Sichang said: "Sichang knows the method of stimulating morale, in terms of ordinary, can be hung with heavy rewards, lured by interests, and serious military orders, when it can stimulate the soldiers' hearts to fight, in special circumstances, can also be used 'put to death and then live' method, so that it is in danger, not winning is not enough to survive, forcing soldiers to fight with their lives." ”

Hua Bushi said: "Mr. Yang is indeed a high opinion. However, in Hua Bushi's view, these methods are good, but if the war is difficult and the enemy is too strong, it is difficult to avoid low morale, and as long as victory is in sight, the situation will be very different. As long as we win a key victory, everyone's dissent will disappear, and we can also stimulate the fighting spirit and play a great role. ”

Chu Changting's men and horses are certainly strong, but only in terms of ability, more than forty people in the Jianghu sect are also practicing martial arts, and there are many masters among them, who should not be weaker than the underworld people, but the crux is that these people want to preserve their strength, they don't want to damage their own disciples and masters, and they won't work together to fight.

The reason for this is also very clear in Yang Sichang's heart, but he also knows that it is not easy to solve it, and after listening to what Hua Bushi said, it seems that the eldest young master has already thought of a way to deal with it.

After half an hour's journey, the team traveled thirty miles, turned a mountain, and the peach blossom village suddenly appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

Although Yang Sichang had heard of the danger of Peach Blossom Village before, but now that he saw this cottage with his own eyes, he still couldn't help but tremble and gasped.

Peach Blossom Mountain is a tall rock peak, the cliff is more than 100 zhang high, the bluestone wall built on the mountain has been integrated with the stone peak, there is only one mountain road spiraling up, the narrowest is less than five feet, and it is extremely steep.

On the other side of the mountain is a river twenty or thirty zhang wide, which Yang Sichang knows is called the Qin River, which is a tributary of the Yellow River. But seeing the river flowing under the mountain, if this mountain peak is a city wall built by God's skillful hands, then the Qin River is a natural moat.

Such a precipitous terrain created by heaven is by no means comparable to a fortified city built by man.

Even if there are only one hundred and ten people defending this cottage, using the power of this terrain to use rocks and crossbows is enough to make thousands of soldiers and horses unable to attack, no wonder Chu Changting, as the leader of the underworld alliance in the Yu realm, has occupied this mountain for many years, and the officials and soldiers do not dare to come to conquer it.

Although the terrain of Peach Blossom Mountain is dangerous, the scenery is also very beautiful.

In the valley below the mountain and on the slopes on both sides, there are patches of peach forests. Although it is now October, the peach forest is still green, and if it is the season of peach blossoms in spring, this valley will be a large sea of bright red flowers.

And on the Qin River behind the peach forest, but see the water sparkling, the bank is full of reeds more than one person high, the breeze blows, the reeds sway, and the reeds of white flowers are blown up, flying in the air.

Strange peaks, peach forests, blue rivers, and reed bushes constitute an extraordinary picture.

Of course, the heroes of the Jianghu sect are not in much of the mood to enjoy the beautiful scenery, and when they see this cottage, most people's hearts are half cold. Everyone can see that unless the cottage is unguarded, it is almost impossible for them to storm the mountain with their hundreds of people. However, from the big flag fluttering on the top of the mountain, and the figure of the underworld minions with bows and arrows flashing behind the stone wall, it can be known that there are many people left in this peach blossom village.

Hua Bushi looked up at the peach blossom village on the mountain a few times, looked around at the surrounding terrain, stretched out his hand and pointed to a slope not far away, and said, "Everyone obeys the order, go to the hillside over there!"

Now, there is no other way but to do what is told. Everyone followed behind Hua Bushi and squeezed up the small hill in a chaotic manner, while the Perak Camp disciples stood in front of the hillside in two, holding down their positions.

This hillside is facing the Peach Blossom Mountain, and the other side of the slope is facing the Qin River, although it is not very high, but on the slope you can see the valley in front of the mountain and the scenery within a radius of several miles.

Hua Bushi stood in front of the team on horseback, raising his eyes to look at the surrounding scenery, and his face was calm as usual.

"Young Master Hua, are we going to storm the cottage, I'm afraid it's a little difficult, right?" The person who asked was Ji Xiong, the head of the "Barberry Sect", although he was born rough and arrogant, he was quite shrewd, and he spoke in a cautious tone at this time, for fear of angering the eldest young master, and ending up like Jin Yihu.

Hua Bushi said: "The terrain of this cottage is so steep, naturally it can't be attacked." ”

This "evil dog boy" finally knew that the terrain was too steep to attack the mountain, and Ji Xiong breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Then what are we doing here?"

And so on. Hua Bushi only replied with one word.

"Wait, what are you waiting for?" Ji Xiong thought secretly, but did not ask again. Anyway, as long as you don't attack the mountain, everyone can be safe and sound, and you don't have to worry about the rest.

The crowd didn't wait long.

About the time of the meal, I heard a "rumbling" sound from a distance, but it was the sound of horses' hooves stomping on the ground, dusty from the direction of the road, and a group of men and horses were galloping towards them.

In front of the road was a group of cavalry, about dozens of people, followed by black pressure infantry minions, but there were hundreds of people, looking at their outfits and banners, it was Chu Changting's underworld people.

Hua Bushi ordered to attack the Peach Blossom Village, but it was not until before the morning that he suddenly summoned everyone to announce that at that time, the Perak Camp had been ordered to set up a blockade around the Water Village, and even if there were internal ghosts hidden in each sect, they could not pass on the news. However, eight or nine hundred people abandoned the boat and landed after all, and the underworld scout boats patrolling the water could also be seen, and Chu Changting would definitely be able to get a warning.

Although it was a little later, the underworld still caught up.

The galloping of dozens of horses would not have made such a big movement, but these underworld knights were different from ordinary cavalry. They were all covered in swarthy black iron chain mail, and they wore helmets like iron buckets on their heads, revealing only two eyes. Not only the human body, but also the mount's body was covered with a layer of armor made of iron sheets, with only four hooves exposed.

The weapons hung on the saddles of these knights were different, some were machetes and swords, some were maces, great clubs, steel axes, etc., all of which were not light weapons. Human armor and horse armor, plus heavy weapons, the weight of each war horse is only three or four times that of ordinary cavalry, although there are only fifty horses, the horse's hooves can sonic shock the four fields, no less than the momentum of hundreds of cavalry running together!