Hua Bushi jumped off the horse in front of Hong Qianqiu and arched his hand: "This raid on 'Gejiabao', thanks to Master Hong's help, Hua Bushi thank you!"

Hong Qianqiu trembled and clenched his fists and returned the salute, and said: "Hua Gongzi is too polite. ”

Although he was afraid, after all, he had been rolling in officialdom for many years, and he spoke very neatly with one mouth.

Hua Bushi said: "Master Hong has such a heroic soul. Xiao Ke prepared a little silver tael, not a tribute, just to shock the master. ”

He took out a silver ticket from his pocket and handed it to Hong Qianqiu.

Hong Qianqiu Shili is very good, and at a glance he saw that the amount on the silver ticket was one thousand taels, and immediately smiled, but said: "This is absolutely impossible! Hua Gongzi holds the token of Lord Cao, and Hong is a person who serves the imperial court, and everything he does is within his duty, where do you dare to accept the silver taels of the son." ”

Hua Bushi took the folding fan given by Cao Duyun the day before yesterday and went to the yamen of the Changsha prefect to visit, and the prefect Du Yinxi saw the inscription of Cao Huachun on the fan, and immediately expressed his willingness to help.

Cao Huachun is the current governor of Dongchang, and Dongchang is the institution responsible for supervising officials at all levels in the Ming court, not to mention the prefect of a city, that is, the governor of each province, and the high-ranking officials of various ministries cannot but sell him a face. Although Hong Qianqiu's position is small, he also knows that it is powerful, and he does not dare to accept bribes easily.

Hua Bushi stuffed the silver ticket into Hong Qianqiu's hand, and said: "This is just a private gift from Hua Bushi, and it has nothing to do with Dongchang, although the master can accept it with confidence." In the future, there are still many things to do in Changsha City, and I may have to ask the prefect and Master Hong to take more care of them. ”

Hong Qianqiu smiled even more on his face, put the silver ticket into his cuffs, and said: "Thanks to Hua Gongzi for such love, Hong is not welcome, but in the future, Gongzi needs Hong, although he comes to me." ”

Hua Bushi nodded, didn't say much, and instructed left and right: "Come on, send Master Hong back to the city!"

Hong Qianqiu sat in a sedan chair and was escorted out of "Gejiabao" by two gangsters. Hua Bushi's face was solemn and he walked into the castle gate.

The capture of "Gejiabao" is only the prelude to today's battle, and the truly powerful opponent is the "Hengshan faction". Hua Bushi has made up his mind to face the masters of the "Hengshan faction" from the Xiangjiang waterway here, and compete with the most powerful sect in the Hunan realm!

This morning, that is, a few hours ago, the alliance of the four factions had already discussed a strategy to meet the enemy, that is, to take the initiative to attack and break through one by one. The "Hengshan faction" and the "Pai Jiao" came from afar, and they were tired army divisions, so instead of waiting for them to join forces to attack after they arrived, it was better to take the first step and give them a dismount while their foothold was not stable.

With the strategy in place, the next step is to assign people. Hua Bushi immediately proposed that the "Dongting Gang" and the "Iron Sword Sect" intercept the "Paijiao" on the official road north of Changsha City, while the "Evil Dog Gate" and the "Divine Monkey Shen Family" were responsible for meeting the "Hengshan Faction".

At first glance, this proposal sounds unreasonable. The "Dongting Gang" is the strongest in the alliance of the four factions, and the number of masters in the gang even exceeds the sum of the "three evils" in Changsha City, and the "Iron Sword Sect" is also the most powerful sect in the "Three Evils".

At first, Meng Qingshan and Ram Tai disagreed, and proposed to send some of their masters to support the "Evil Dog Gate" and the Shen family, but Hua Bushi refused, and the reasons he gave were quite convincing.

Hua Bushi said that there was a gap in the strength of the two sides in this battle, and if they wanted to win, they must be like the "Tian Ji Horse Race", attacking the weakness of the other side with their own strength, so they let the "Dongting Gang" and the "Iron Sword Sect" join forces to intercept and kill the relatively weak "Pai Jiao" of the other side, in order to win the battle, and the "Evil Dog Gate" and the "Divine Monkey Gang" only need to drag down the "Hengshan faction" As long as one of the two people wins, even if the goal is achieved, and then they gather liliang and join forces to deal with the enemy who comes from the other way, and the chances of winning will naturally increase.

As for how to drag down the people of the "Hengshan faction", Hua Bushi claimed that he had a plan and seemed very confident. Second Master Meng and Ram Tai knew that this vicious dog eldest young master was scheming, but they also believed that he could do it, so they reluctantly agreed to this arrangement in the end.

However, Shen Ying'er, the principal of the "Divine Monkey Shen Family", supported Hua Bushi's manpower allocation from the beginning, and did not even raise a single objection.

The Shen family's manpower was at the bottom of the Four Factions Alliance, with less than forty people, and the Shen Shan and Shen Yue brothers were both injured and could not participate in the battle, and the real combat power was really pitiful. In this arrangement, it is almost a matter of letting the "Evil Dog Gate" stand alone against the masters of Hengshan, and once it fails, the Shen family's men and horses will all be compensated.

Shen Ying'er was not worried about defeat at all, maybe it was just her intuition, she even felt that this battle was likely to be won. However, even she herself couldn't figure out why she had such strong confidence in this young master of Huada, who didn't know martial arts.

Compared with Shen Ying'er's relaxation, Hua Bushi's expression was very dignified.

He is not without confidence, and before the big game, the confidence of the manager is of course important, but blind confidence can lead to failure. As the main person, you must make the most objective judgment on everything, and even plan for the worst, taking into account all kinds of possible accidents, in order to make your own chances of victory higher.

In Hua Bushi's view, the "Dongting Gang" and the "Iron Sword Sect" teamed up to intercept the "Pai Jiao", and there was only a fifty percent chance of winning. "Pai Jiao" has been based in northern Hunan for a long time, and has always had no opponents, and the same sect started from the waterway, if the "Pai Jiao" did not have any outstanding points, the "Dongting Gang" under the command of Ma Wuhua would have swallowed them up long ago.

"General Leader" Chen Aqi has many masters, and Chen Aqi himself is not an easy character to deal with. Therefore, when the two factions go to intercept, the greatest possibility is that they will fall into a bitter battle and stalemate. The ram Tai of the "Iron Sword Sect" was already a little wavering about whether to fight or retreat, if the war lasted and the disciples suffered too much losses, he was likely to have the idea of retreating and fleeing back to Wuyang City.

So this battle must be resolved quickly.

Because of this, Hua Bushi's goal was not to drag down the "Hengshan faction", he planned to defeat the enemy from the beginning, and the location was chosen in "Gejiabao".

"Gejiabao" has always been subordinate to the "Hengshan faction", and the Ge family has dominated the western suburbs for many years, relying on the shili of the "Hengshan faction" in the background. The alliance of the four factions withdrew from Changsha City, and the "Hengshan faction" would not venture into the city to wade through that muddy water, but would definitely find a place to settle outside the city. "Gejiabao" is built along the river, which is the most ideal location, and Yue Hanshan will definitely choose to settle here.

The raid on "Gejiabao" was also a carefully planned move by Hua Bushi. With the strength of the "Evil Dog Gate" now, even if it is attacked, it will definitely be able to take the "Gejiabao", but what makes Hua Bushi think about it the most is the timing of the fort.

If the fort is attacked too early, the "Hengshan faction" coming from the waterway is likely to get the news and change its itinerary, and if the attack is too late, as soon as the "Hengshan faction" arrives, their own side will become the enemy.

Because of this, Hua Bushi made a special trip to invite Master Hong from the Changsha Prefect's Yamen, and asked Mo Wentian to pretend to be a head catcher to open the gate of "Gejiabao", and it only took half an hour to capture this fort before the arrival of the "Hengshan faction".

However, Hua Bushi had already sent people to block the water and land passages on all sides of the "Gejiabao" in advance, so that the remnants of the scattered party in the fort could not escape, at least for a short time, and could not report to the people and horses of the "Hengshan faction".

Until now, his jihua has been going quite smoothly.

Hua Bushi crossed the avenue in the "Gejiabao" and walked straight to the front hall.

Walking into the door of the front hall, he saw his father Hua Tianxiong sitting on a sandalwood chair in the middle, with blood stains on his chest, and he couldn't help but be shocked, and his face changed a little.

"The child greets Daddy. Hua Bushi walked closer, bowed down, and Yang Jiangyi, Shen Ying'er and Chu Yiyi, who entered the door together, also bowed one after another.

Hua Tianxiong waved his hand and didn't speak, but Mo Wentian, who was standing on the side, said: "Young Master, you came just in time, the ship of the 'Hengshan Faction' is coming in a blink of an eye, and we are discussing how to deal with the enemy!"

Hua Bushi stood up and said, "Daddy was injured during the siege of the fort, is the injury serious?"

Hua Tianxiong smiled "hehe" and said: "I fought with Boss Ge just now, and my father underestimated his tricks, so I had to take two slaps, but it was only a small injury, and it was not a big deal." ”

Hua Bushi looked at his father's face, and after a moment said, "I see." ”

Earlier, Hua Bushi took Yu Qianli and others to "Gejiabao" to provoke trouble, and the castle owner Ge Gangyu also had a photo, at that time, Ge Gangyu was convinced and compromised, and honestly handed over the secret book of internal strength, Hua Bushi also thought that this person was not too difficult to deal with, but he didn't expect him to hurt his father.

This Ge Gangyu is so good at forbearance, it is indeed unexpected, fortunately, Hua Bushi is good at medicine, and from his father's face, he can see that his injury is indeed not serious, so he is slightly relieved.

Hua Bushi was silent for a while before he spoke: "The matter of dealing with the enemy, the child has already made arrangements, Daddy and Uncle Mo only need to go to the tower in front of the castle to sit and watch the battle, and leave everything to the child." ”

Hua Tianxiong frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Do you think that if I suffer this little injury, I can't afford to fight with that Yue Hanshan!"