Chapter 177: A Plan to Give Up the City
Among the four faction alliances, the "Dongting Gang" Shili is the largest, and the most people in the sect, Meng Qingshan's opinion is naturally the most important, so Ram Taicai asked him first.
Meng Qingshan did not hesitate, and said: "Meng has already made a decision on this matter, no matter whether the three of you stay or not, I, the 'Dongting Gang', will not leave, and will definitely fight to the death with the invading enemy in the city." ”
Ram Tai nodded slightly, most of the industries of the "Dongting Gang" are in Changsha City, so Meng Erye's decision to make this decision was also expected by Ram Tai. He turned his face to Hua Tianxiong and said, "I don't know what Brother Hua wants?"
Hua Tianxiong did not hesitate, and said in a deep voice: "I, the 'Evil Dog Gate', have also decided to stay in battle. ”
Hua Bushi had already talked to his father and Mo Wentian before, indicating that he wanted to stay in the city and fight with the two factions, but Hua Tianxiong had no opinion. He has been on the underworld for many years, and he has always been strong, the only thing he is afraid of is the Demon Dao, and the opponent is not the Demon Dao, although the Jianghu sects such as the "Hengshan faction" and "Pai Jiao" are strong, they are not worth fearing in the eyes of Hua Tianxiong.
It was precisely because the three of them had a secret discussion that Mo Wentian would make a mockery when Qu Huze proposed to abandon the city and leave, so that he could not get off the stage.
Ram Tai frowned, and said to the Shen family brothers and sisters: "Listening to the words of the talented Shen Xian's nephew, the 'Divine Monkey Shen Family' has also decided to stay, right?"
Shen Ying'er was still a little hesitant, but Shen Shan said: "Yes, we have to stay and see what is so great about those two factions!"
Seeing that Shen Ying'er did not object, Ram Tai knew that she had agreed to stay, so he said: "Since everyone is willing to stay in the battle, Poor Dao will also sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman, and lead the disciples of the 'Iron Sword Sect' to fight the enemy side by side with you, and meet the masters of the two factions for a while." ”
To say that the Ram Taoist has a conservative personality and has always been cautious in handling things, it is not easy to make this decision. The "Iron Sword Sect" purchased real estate in the city before, established a branch altar, and spent more than 100,000 taels of silver, which can be said to be the old book, if it retreats, it is really painful, if not, I am afraid that even if the three factions are willing to stay, Ram Tai will lead his disciples back to Wuyang City.
However, he had already made up his mind in his heart, he would fight for a while, and if there were some odds of victory, it would be the best, and if the war was unfavorable, it would not be too late to retreat.
At this point, the four sects have expressed their attitudes, although Ram Tai and Shen Ying'er are still a little wavering in their hearts, but they have finally reached an agreement and decided to stay in the first battle, and the rest is how this battle will be fought.
Ram Tai thought for a while, and said to Hua Bushi: "Nephew Huaxian, can you find out the route of the two sects and the specific time when they arrived in Changsha?"
Hua Bushi said: "The little nephew Shicai also said that the arrival time of the two factions is about three days later, the 'Hengshan faction' is going north along the Xiangjiang waterway, and the 'Paijiao' is going south from the official road, as for the more specific route and time, it can only be known in the three days, and it can only be known by listening to it along the way." ”
Second Master Meng Qingshan said: "In this way, the arrival of the two factions in three days is only a rough estimate, right?"
Hua Bushi said: "Second Brother Meng is right, if these two factions suddenly change the itinerary, you and I can't predict, the arrival time may change, but I think even if they speed up their actions and hurry as fast as possible, it will take at least two days to arrive." ”
Meng Qingshan said: "Since this is the case, you and I will deploy manpower in the city for two days, use static braking, and wait for them to arrive before taking action as appropriate." ”
Ram Tai nodded and said: "Second Master Meng's words are reasonable, the current enemy situation is unknown, the variables are too great, it is a good strategy to strengthen the defense and respond to all changes without change." ”
Hua Bushi said: "If only two factions attack, we should deploy first, but we still have a big trouble in front of us that has not yet been solved, so this kind of stubborn defense is not appropriate." ”
Meng Qingshan said: "Brother Hua is talking about those Jianghu guests who are making trouble everywhere in the city?"
Hua Bushi said: "Hua Bushi is exactly what it means. Although their martial arts are not strong, they are numerous, and they are running around, and they do not confront us head-on. With their presence, it will be very difficult for us to deploy defenses in the city, and the patrols sent out will not be able to escape their surprise attacks. If this matter cannot be resolved in the past two or three days, when the two factions of the Hengshan Pai Sect arrive, we will be attacked inside and out, and we will be extremely passive. ”
Shen Ying'er's beautiful eyes turned and said, "Brother Mo Feihua has a clever plan, can he solve all these Jianghu people in two or three days?"
Hua Bushi said: "If Xiao Ke had a clever plan, he would have used it a long time ago, where would he wait until today." However, I have a proposal for this matter, maybe I can temporarily get rid of the entanglement of these charlatans, but I have to pay some price, I don't know if you want to hear it?"
Meng Qingshan said: "Brother Hua, please speak." ”
Hua Bushi pondered for a while, and then said: "Although these rivers and lakes are instructed by others, most of them are also here for the interests of Changsha City, we only need to withdraw all the people and horses outside the city, and temporarily give this city to them, they will definitely fight for the territory and industry, and they will have no time to come to us for trouble." When this battle is over, we will enter the city and take everything back and drive them out of the city. ”
"What kind of bullshit idea is this!" it was Shen Shan, the eldest son of the Shen family, who spoke, "Give them all the territory in the city, then we might as well go back to Wuyang City directly!"
Shen Shan has always been arrogant and domineering, and his speech is also vulgar and ugly, Hua Bushi already knew about it, and he didn't care, and said: "We are just temporarily giving up this city, and we can also bring out all the valuable things in the city, leaving only an empty shell for them, and at most ten days and eight days can be recovered, even if there is some loss, it will not be too big, and it is of course different from returning to Wuyang City." ”
"How can Hua Xian's nephew be sure that after giving up this city, he will be able to recover all the land and property in the city within ten days and eight days?"
Hua Bushi said: "Speaking of certainty, the little nephew really doesn't have it, but there is no doubt that this move is beneficial and harmless to us." The Ram Daoist, please think about it carefully, if we can't defeat the two major sects of the Hengshan Pai Sect, withdrawing at this time is at least much more calm than escaping after the defeat, and there is no harm in it. And if we defeat the enemy, it will be a great prestige, how dare these ants fight against us again, and when we return to the city, they will definitely be scattered as birds and beasts, and we will not have to take back our property. ”
Nowadays, many rivers and lakes are salivating over Changsha City, and the most important reason is that the largest sects in the city have either been destroyed or suffered heavy losses, so their strength has been greatly reduced, and everyone thinks that they can reap benefits here. It's like there's a piece of fat without an owner in a conspicuous place, and everyone wants to pounce on it and take a bite. And if the "Dongting Gang" and the "Three Evils" win this battle, and defeat the largest sect in Hunan in one fell swoop, the "Hengshan Sect" and the "Pai Jiao", which is known for its ferocity, then it will be enough to shock the heroes, just like a male lion standing next to the fat meat, and those vicious wolves and wild dogs will scatter in a hurry, and they dare not come to peep again.
This truth, Ram Tai is very scheming, and he has already thought about it immediately.
Hua Bushi said again: "Another advantage of this move is that it can push all the troubles in the city to the enemy. As long as the two factions of 'Hengshan' and 'Pai Gang' entered Changsha City, they had to deal with the attacks of many Jianghu guests, and as we are in the same situation today, if they want to fight again, they will become the enemy's back. However, according to Hua Bushi's guess, the people in charge of the two factions are also shrewd people, and they will definitely station their men and horses outside the city to confront us first, and will not enter the city easily. Even so, it would be useful for us to keep track of their whereabouts. ”
Except for the two brothers, Shen Shan and Shen Yue, everyone in the house was a person with outstanding resourcefulness, and after listening to Hua Bushi's remarks, everyone was secretly thinking about the pros and cons. And the "Shen Family Shuangba" had no ink on his chest, although he couldn't figure it out, but seeing that everyone didn't make a sound, he didn't dare to interject indiscriminately.
After a while, it was Shen Ying'er who spoke first: "Brother Hua's plan is very clever, our four sects will withdraw the men and horses in the city, and we can concentrate Liliang when we gather in one place, not only are we not afraid of the enemy's sneak attack, but we can also attack together, and it is appropriate to attack and defend at the same time." As long as this battle can take the lead, even if there are some losses, it is worth it, and the little sister seconded Brother Hua's opinion on behalf of the Shen family. ”
Ram Tai also nodded and said, "What the niece of the Shen family said is good, Huaxian's nephew is very good, and the 'Iron Sword Sect' also approves." ”
Ram Dao and Shen Ying'er had wavered a little about whether to fight or flee earlier, so Hua Bushi's proposal to withdraw the men and horses from the city was a very beneficial move to preserve their strength, and they would not object. Hua Bushi was also full of confidence in this, and at this time, only the "Dongting Gang" was left among the four factions and had not yet expressed its position.
Hua Bushi asked, "I wonder what Second Brother Meng thinks of the younger brother's proposal?"
Meng Qingshan frowned, shook his head and said: "Although what Brother Hua said is reasonable, but my 'Dongting Gang' has a lot of property in the city, and many belongings cannot be taken away for a while, if you abandon the city and withdraw, it will definitely fall into the hands of those Jianghu guests." The fifth brother has just died, and I want to let the gang suffer such a big loss, and Meng is really unacceptable. ”
If you want to say that the four factions who abandoned the city and suffered the greatest loss among the four factions, it was none other than the "Dongting Gang". Not long after the "Three Great Evils" arrived in Changsha City, although they seized the territory, they didn't have time to buy much property, even the "Iron Sword Sect" who spent the most money bought a property in the city, and the property could not be moved, and it could be retrieved when they returned to the city in the future.
The "Dongting Gang" is different, most of the industries under the door are in Changsha City, and there are as many as hundreds of various trading shops alone, and a large number of commodities and goods cannot be moved away overnight, and they are occupied by others, and the loss of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver must be inevitable, and it is no wonder that Meng Qingshan is unwilling to withdraw from this city.