Chapter 575: Breaking the Word Banner
A person who is about to drown in the water will instinctively hold on to anything he touches, even if he knows that hugging the person who came to save him is likely to cause two people to drown together, he will never let go.
Looking at the black crowd under the hillside, Hua Bushi smiled bitterly, and there was only helplessness in his heart. He also understood that since these homeless people believed that the only way to survive was to follow the dart team, it would be difficult to persuade them to leave with any words, not to mention that the officers and soldiers were about to chase after them, and there was no more time to delay.
A couple walked out of the crowd with their children and came to Hua Bushi's horse, it was Huang Boru and his wife and Xiao Ningning.
Huang Boru arched his hand and said: "Shi Gongzi, Huang Boru has decided to take his family to escape from the mountains and forests, and he has come to bid farewell to his son." Thank you Shi Gongzi for your care in recent days, the great grace of saving lives, and Rong Boru's family will repay you in the future!"
His tone was sincere and full of gratitude. And Xiao Ningning looked at Hua Bushi with a pair of watery eyes, but she was full of reluctance to leave.
Huang Boru bowed down and was about to take Xiao Ningning away, but Hua Bushi suddenly said: "Wait!"
The eldest young master's eyes were still full of helplessness and hesitation just now, but at this time, he seemed to have regained his firmness, and said: "Since most people don't want to leave, Mr. Huang's family doesn't have to leave, and my son will definitely protect you!"
He turned his gaze and ordered in a loud voice: "Ximen Hitomi, tell the Thunderbolt camp to find their mounts, assemble on the mountain road, and prepare to meet the enemy!"
used poisonous insects to cover the homeless people across the bridge, ran all the way, and did everything possible to get rid of the pursuers, in fact, it was just to avoid a head-on conflict with the officers and soldiers. But at this time, Hua Bushi has no choice, if he still wants to save the lives of more than 1,000 homeless people, this battle must be fought!
If this battle is fought, even if the charge of killing officials and rebelling is confirmed, it is likely that there will be endless disasters in the future.
Everyone has impulsiveness and loses their minds, and Hua Bushi is no exception. He didn't know if it was a whims-of-the-moment decision to make such a decision now.
The disciples of the Perak camp quickly recovered their mounts and mounted their horses to assemble, protecting the homeless people and the dart team behind.
"Young Master Hua, Young Master Hua! Don't!" rode up the hill, it was Miao Youwu.
The deputy chief dart was panting, obviously anxious: "Young Master Hua, you have to think clearly, that You Shilu is the chief soldier of Nanyang Mansion, and attacking the official army is to rebel and rebel, this is a big crime for the whole family to kill their heads!"
Hua Bushi's eyes widened, and he said sharply: "You Shilu led the troops to chase after him, and when he saw these homeless people, he would definitely ask us for the crime, those dart carts were not filled with grain and grass, and it would be a big crime for them to find out at that time!
The "Evil Dog Gate" and the "Monkey Shen Family" sold weapons to Li Zicheng's rebel army, and let the "Five Tiger Dart Bureau" help transport them, Miao Youwu of course knew very well what the twenty carts were loaded in, and he also knew that what Hua Bushi said was true.
His face was as white as earth, and his body shook twice, and he almost fell off his horse.
Hua Bushi's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he said: "Miao Dart doesn't have to worry, You Shilu only has 500 cavalry, and the Thunderbolt Battalion is more than enough to deal with them, if you add the help of more than 100 dart divisions under your command, it is not impossible to wipe them all here! A Wupin general has left the camp with his troops and disappeared, who knows where he went? Even if the government wants to find it, it can't find our trouble!"
The eldest young master smiled and said, "I know that Miao Dart is not a foolish person, what should I do now, I should understand it very well, right?"
Miao Youwu has been in the "Five Tiger Dart Bureau" as the head of this dart for more than ten years, and it can also be regarded as a ** lake. But he also knew very well in his heart that the dart game was very different from the Jianghu sect.
Dart board darts, everything is forbearance, and harmony is precious, can not fight will not fight, to put it bluntly, it is just to run errands for others, meet the thief who cuts the path or can bluff, really want to meet the tough shili, can only beg the other party to sell a face to a mouthful of food. However, the Jianghu sect is different, any little interest is won by fighting, especially the "Evil Dog Sect", which started from the underworld. If this Young Master Hua didn't have the means to kill decisively, how could he develop the sect to its current scale in just two or three years?
Killing You Shilu and five hundred officers and soldiers is something that Miao Youwu can't even think about, but this Young Master Hua made a decision without the slightest hesitation, it seems that the rumors in the rivers and lakes that the "evil dog boy" are ruthless, and it is not false at all!
The cold sweat on Miao Youwu's forehead was already flowing down, and his voice was a little trembling, and he said, "Miao understands...... Miao understood that all the dart masters and executioners in the dart team were all under the dispatch of Young Master Hua. ”
He didn't have the slightest doubt in his heart that if he said that he was unwilling to be an enemy of the officers and soldiers at this time, this Young Master Hua was only afraid that he would immediately kill him and the more than 100 people of the "Five Tiger Dart Bureau".
Hearing this, Hua Bushi finally nodded with satisfaction, he raised his eyes to look at the surrounding terrain, and said, "Li Hu, you lead fifty disciples to the hillside on that side, cut down some logs and put them on the side of the road, and hide your body. When the brigade of officers and soldiers comes, listen to my orders to cut off the road behind them, block the intersection with logs, and never let them retreat!"
Li Hu said: "Don't worry, boss! As long as they dare to come, none of them will be able to escape!"
Hua Bushi said again: "Ximen Tong, you take the remaining disciples of the Thunderbolt Camp to set up a 'three-stage formation' on the mountain road to meet the enemy, and also cut down some trees and place them in front of the formation as an obstacle to prevent the opponent's cavalry from attacking!"
Simon Hitomi answered the call and left.
Hua Bushi's gaze turned to Miao Youwu and said, "Mr. Miao Dart, you go and gather all the dart masters and executioners under you." ”
Miao Youwu's heart pounded, and he responded, "Yes...... Yes, I don't know what Young Master Hua wants them to do?"
Hua Bushi said: "Let them divide into two roads, ambush them into the woods on both sides of the mountain road, and wait for the next battle, when the enemy scatters and flees, intercept and kill the officers and soldiers who fled into the woods, and do not let anyone go!"
Miao Youwu responded and took the order.
This place was originally a rather rugged mountain road, but now the carts and homeless people were blocked behind, and the disciples of the Perak Camp and the people of the "Five Tigers Dart Bureau" in front of them went their own way, and they were quickly laid out according to Hua Bushi's orders.
By the time everything was ready, judging from the smoke and dust raised in the distance, You Shilu's brigade of cavalry had already pursued within ten miles.
Hua Bushi stood on the hillside across his horse, looking at the dust that was approaching in the distance, his face was full of solemnity. Although he looks calm and calm on the outside, he is actually very nervous on the inside.
Just because he knows that the current battle is really quite difficult, in fact, there is not much certainty.
You Shilu was a military general transferred from the north to Yujing, and he fought on the border for many years, and unlike ordinary local military officials of the Ming Dynasty, the combat power of the cavalry under him was far stronger than that of the ordinary Ming army. Although Bu Wang's attack on You Shilu's camp with poisonous insects seemed to take advantage of it before, it was just a clever trick, and now the two armies want to go head-to-head, relying only on the ability of real swords and guns.
This was the first battle of the Perak battalion, and even though these disciples were well-trained, they had never experienced a battle before, and it was not easy to win against more than twice the number of 500 cavalry. As for the dart master and executioner of the "Five Tigers Dart Bureau", they are just Jianghu people who eat in the dart industry, not only their martial arts are limited, but they can't be expected to work hard, if the Perak Battalion can gain the upper hand, they may be able to do something to intercept and kill the enemy, otherwise, these people are unreliable.
And in this battle, Hua Bushi must not only win, but also must be completely annihilated, and no one can be allowed to slip through the net, otherwise the matter of killing the officers and soldiers will leak out, and the trouble of the "evil dog gate" will definitely be indispensable in the future.
Little by little, the mountain wind howled in the hollow, and the dust raised by the pursuers advanced behind the mountain in front of them. Everyone's hearts were beating faster than usual, and all eyes were fixed on the bend in the mountain road, just waiting for the officers and soldiers of the brigade to come out from behind the mountain.
However, I saw that a large amount of dust behind the mountain was constantly flying, but it no longer moved forward, and there was a faint sound of shouting and killing and the sound of weapons clashing from the mountain wind!
Hua Bushi's expression moved, and he said curiously: "What's going on? Could it be that someone intercepted the officers and soldiers before us?"
"Meng Huan, go over and investigate!" Chu Yiyi commanded.
Meng Huan agreed, immediately turned over and dismounted, and jumped straight towards the mountain with light skills.
The mountain road here twists and turns, and it is of course faster to go straight up the mountain, and it is not difficult to climb over the mountains and forests for masters who have practiced excellent light skills.
After half a cup of tea, Meng Huan came back.
"Mrs. Yiyi, Hua Gongzi, I saw a team fighting with You Shilu's cavalry behind the mountain, under the banner of 'Chuang'. Meng Huan said.
Breaking the word flag, that is most likely the "Eight Team Breaking General" Li Zicheng's righteous army!
Hua Bushi was surprised and asked, "How many men and horses can they win against You Shilu's cavalry?"
Meng Huan said: "There are about five or six hundred people who are playing the 'Chuang' word flag, among which there are many pikemen, and they have the advantage of the location, it seems that they have already made an ambush, and when Meng Huan came back, he saw that they had already taken the advantage." ”
The strength of the two sides is similar, but the horses are inconvenient to run on the mountain road terrain, which is not conducive to the impact of the cavalry, and the spear is even better at defeating the cavalry, plus it is an ambush interception, it is not surprising that the rebels can have an advantage. Hearing Meng Huan say this, Hua Bushi had already put his mind at ease, knowing that You Shilu would definitely not be able to please him today.
You Shilu was intercepted and could not be chased, the lives of the displaced people were saved, and the "evil dog gate" did not have to fight with the officers and soldiers, so as not to fall into the charge of rebellion, such a result could not be more ideal!
Half an hour later, a big red flag appeared from the corner of the mountain road, the red flag fluttered in the mountain wind, and a big word "Chuang" was embroidered on it.