Six hundred and seventieth eighth chapter heads-up decisive victory
Liu Yuanhe had lost face tonight, and Yuan Xi also felt the light on his face. They both wanted to go back as soon as possible, but after hearing what Hua Bushi said, they couldn't insist on leaving.
Yuan Xi could only say: "Okay, let's ask Mr. Hua to explain the important things first."
Seeing Yuan Xi helping Liu Yuanhe back to the chair and sitting down, Hua Bushi coughed lightly and said, "We have been holding on to the water fort for the past few days. Our strategy has been very successful. Although there are many underworld warships, they have taken advantage of me. There is no other way, but this strategy can only be used until today, and it will no longer be possible tomorrow."
No one among the various factions in the fleet was willing to fight. Hua Bushi's strategy of staying low was popular among the people. However, at this time, the young master said that he could no longer hold on to the future, which surprised everyone.
Ji Xiong, the head of the "Funiu Sect" said: "Master Hua, the fire pots we use to throw the stone machine are very powerful. In Ji's opinion, the defense of the water stronghold using this method is impregnable. Why can't we defend it anymore? Is it because the cupping pots have been used up." "[
Hua Bushi said: "There are plenty of cupping pots, but Chu Changting has already figured out a way to deal with them, so they can't use them anymore. Miss Yuan from 'Shuiyue Castle' is good at sailing. Just now, I was with her." Row a small boat to the river to spy on the enemy, please ask Miss Yuan to describe the specific situation."
Yuan Qian smiled brightly at the eldest young master, took two steps forward, and said crisply: "Today at dusk, my little sister and Mr. Hua sailed a boat close to the underworld's water village. They saw the underworld strongmen cutting down many logs and placing them on the river bank. Twenty or thirty rafts were built, each one seven or eight feet wide and more than three feet long."
Ji Xiong said: "What are they doing with rafting? Could it be that there are not enough ships?"
Most of the Jianghu sects here have never experienced water battles. The "Funiu Sect" is located at the foot of Funiu Mountain. Ji Xiong is a landlubber who can't even float, and he doesn't know how to attack and defend in boat battles. .
Yuan Qian said: "We defend the water village by relying on kerosene. As soon as the enemy ship approaches, it will be burned by the oil cans thrown. They prepared these many rafts in order to use them to attack by force. These rafts were set on fire." Now, you can follow the current and rush into our boat array, letting us burn ourselves."
This method of forcibly breaking through the fire formation can actually be done with warships, but the more than thirty warships of the underworld are really expensive assets. Of course, Chu Changting is reluctant to burn them all after this battle, so this It had been several days since there had been any forceful attack, and although the raft was crude and its rowing speed was far inferior to that of a warship, it could still be used for forceful attack by taking advantage of the force of the current. What's more, it was worth only a few dollars and was burned. It's not a pity, it is the most suitable tool for attacking the fire array.
After Yuan Qian's explanation, all the sects in the hall finally understood what was going on.
Hua Bushi said: "The current situation is that the underworld has built many rafts and is obviously ready to attack. They will attack our water stronghold in a large scale probably early tomorrow morning. I wonder if you have any ideas to meet the enemy. "
Although the forty-three sects in the fleet are not less numerous than each other in terms of numbers, firstly, none of them are good at water fighting, and secondly, each sect refuses to contribute out of self-preservation. If they really want to fight Chu Changting's underworld, There is a real chance of winning in a naval battle.
After a while, Shan Encai, the head of the "Duck Travel Sect" said: "Young Master Hua has a wonderful plan and is the person in charge of this trip. It's up to Young Master Hua to think of a way. Let's just follow it."
Bai Daoqunhao couldn't come up with any good ideas. Hua Bushi had already expected this. He raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you really willing to obey my command?"
Shan En said: "If Master Hua can come up with a good idea, everyone should listen to it."
The head of the "Duck Sect" said this very cunningly. Hua Bushi had to come up with a "good way" before everyone would listen to him. As for what kind of method can be considered a "good way", he has not yet made a final decision.
Hua Bushi glanced at Shan En, smiled slightly and said, "Okay, I've thought of a way, you guys can see if it's good."
He paused for a moment and said: "The other side is launching a massive attack. The other disciples of our sect are not familiar with water warfare. We will definitely suffer losses if we fight with them. However, I have always heard of Chu Changting, the mastermind of the 'Underworld Alliance'." He is arrogant and very conceited, so he plans to send a challenge letter to challenge him, asking him to fight alone to determine the outcome. I think Chu Changting will definitely not refuse."
Chu Changting's personality is unknown to everyone, but his pride is not without reason. At the age of twenty-six, he led an underworld, ranked fifteenth in the "Black Wind Record", and became the "Tianxia Alliance" He is one of the few young masters in China who has experienced dozens of defeats in his life and has reached the level of proficiency in martial arts.
Facing a super strong man like Chu Changting, Master Hua actually wanted to declare a challenge to fight him alone. Unless he was impatient, everyone in the cabin looked at each other in confusion. It was quiet, and no one was there. People speak out.
Hua Bushi shouted loudly: "Here, bring some paper and ink."
A disciple on the side responded and quickly brought up the ink pad paper and put it on the table. However, he saw the young master lifting a large brush, brushing a few dots, and wrote a letter of war in a matter of seconds.[
Because Hua Bushi's handwriting was very large, everyone around the table could see it clearly, but they saw that it was written on the paper:
"Children of Changting.
I know that you and other Taohuayu water bandits have gathered in the Yellow River to do evil. You have long been determined to eliminate the harm. Because you have no time to pay attention to it, now the forty-three sects of the alliance are going west to fight against the bandits. The heavenly soldiers are coming. You don't know how to run away. How dare you? The boat is blocking the way, and we really don't know how to die. I have made an appointment with Changting's son tomorrow at noon to fight alone on the river to determine the outcome. If you know the opportunity, you can quickly withdraw your troops and escape far away, otherwise your head and sacrificial flag will be taken."
This letter of challenge was written in white, but its tone was very loud and rude. He actually called the other party "little son". When Chu Changting saw it, it was hard not to get angry.
After Hua Bushi finished writing, he picked up the paper and read it over. He seemed to be very satisfied and said: "This young master has an appointment with Chu Changting. If we win, we can break through the underworld blockade and rush to Mengjin in one go. If Unfortunately we were defeated, so we tried our best, but because our martial arts skills were not enough, we had to retreat first. I don’t know what everyone thinks.”
Everyone had been worried before, but after hearing these words, they all immediately turned from worry to joy. With Chu Changting's martial arts, this battle was doubtless a win or a loss, and as long as he lost, he could retreat. Wouldn't it be in line with everyone's wishes?
In an instant, there was an uproar inside and outside the cabin, and people from various sects expressed their firm support for Master Hua's idea.
When everyone's voices died down, Hua Bushi nodded, held the letter of challenge and walked to the chair where Liu Yuanhe was sitting, and said: "Elder Liu, please sign your name on this piece of paper."
"What did you say?" Liu Yuanhe could hardly believe his ears, "You want to challenge me. Why do you want me to sign my name?"
A smile broke out on Hua Bushi's face and he said: "I just came up with the idea of writing a challenge. Seeing that everyone is very supportive, as for the candidate to challenge, how can I beat Chu Changting if I don't know martial arts? Of course we have to rely on Elder Liu to take action."
This evil dog young master actually came up with such an evil idea and wanted to give him the task of single-handedly challenging Chu Changting to death. Liu Yuanhe was shocked and angry, his mind went blank, and he was speechless for a moment.
Yuan Xi said: "Master Hua, our uncle was just injured by poison tonight. How can he challenge a strong enemy tomorrow? Are you kidding me?"
Hua Bushi said: "Elder Liu only suffered a minor injury. I have already said before that as long as you take the antidote, you will be able to recover in a few hours. It will definitely not affect tomorrow's decisive battle."
Yuan Xi said: "But...challenging Chu Changting is of great importance. How can Master Hua make the decision for Uncle Liu with just one sentence?"
Hua Bushi said: "Tomorrow morning the underworld navy will launch a massive attack. We are certain to be defeated if we can't resist. The only way we can delay it for a while is by writing a letter of war to Chu Changting. Is there any other way you can come up with?"
He smiled slightly and said: "Elder Liu is a senior disciple of Shaolin and a great master of martial arts. He is highly respected in the Henan martial arts world. Only he is qualified to challenge on behalf of the forty-three sects including us. I don't think anyone else will." Objection, if anyone among the gentlemen here thinks that his martial arts reputation can surpass that of Elder Liu, he can stand up now, and there is no question whether he will challenge him tomorrow."
Not to mention that among these Bai Dao sects, the reputation of martial arts is indeed comparable to that of Liu Yuanhe. Even if there are some who claim that their martial arts are not bad, who would jump out to seek death at this time? As soon as Hua Bushi said this, dozens of people in the cabin were shocked. The number one echoed one after another, and everyone praised Elder Liu for having the highest martial arts skills and being the most suitable candidate to challenge Chu Changting.
Seeing this situation, Yuan Xi couldn't help but become a little anxious, and said loudly: "Chu Changting is so powerful, but you don't go out to fight, but you want to send my uncle out to die. How can there be such a thing in the world?"
Hua Bushi's face darkened and he said: "Yuan Shaoxia's words make sense. In the past three days, Elder Liu has visited me no less than seven or eight times, urging me to go out to fight. This shows that he is eager to kill thieves." , you are not afraid of people in the underworld, and now you have to challenge Chu Changting, it is the time for him to show off his skills, how come you said he is going to die."
He turned his eyes to Liu Yuanhe and said: "Elder Liu is a senior in the martial arts world. He has high martial arts skills and a high reputation. Everyone in the world respects him. Hua Bushi has always admired him very much, so he relies on him. I don't think Elder Liu will As for those who are timid and afraid, they don’t dare to fight Chu Changting.”
Yuan Xi was about to say more, but suddenly a hand took hold of him, and it was his Uncle Liu.
But Liu Yuanhe gritted his teeth and said, "That's all, bring over the challenge letter and I'll sign it."[
Yuan Xi said: "Uncle Master, this...how can this be done..."
Liu Yuanhe said: "Nephew Yuan, no need to say more. No matter how strong Chu Changting is, he is just a gangster. I, Liu Yuanhe, am not afraid of him."