The monarch's father said: "The Jurchens, the Mongols, and the Manchu Iron Guard Battalion in this valley are all subordinate to my orders, and this is only a small part of the shili controlled by this monarch! This monarch is in charge of the life and death power of countless people in the world, if I am not a hero, who else in this world can be called a hero?"

Hua Bushi shook his head and said: "The so-called heroic man refers to a person who is bright and upright, brave and knowledgeable, even if you have high intelligence, but you specialize in sneak attacks and assassinations, you will only use conspiracies and tricks, and you will always hide in a dark corner, how can you have a little bit of light?"

"And the so-called heroes, must have ambitions, as a Han but you take refuge in a foreign country, willing to be a slave of the Hu people, not ashamed but proud, what kind of ambition can you talk about? You say that the Hu people in this valley are all obedient to your orders, but you don't know that it is not you who make them loyal, but the interests of their respective tribes, that is, yourself, and you are just being used by others, how can you be regarded as a hero!"

The monarch's father, "haha" daxiao, said: "Although Young Master Hua's eloquence is good, it is a pity that his knowledge is poor. If I want them to die for me, I will give them some benefits, so why should I care who they are loyal to?"

He suddenly froze his smile, stared at Hua Bushi's face, and said, "Do you know what this gentleman is best at? That is to see through other people's hearts." Young Master Hua refuses to drink this glass of wine, in fact, there is only one reason, and that is a weak heart!"

Hua Bushi said: "What is my lack of heart?"

Father Jun said: "Young Master Hua is also a person who knows strategy, but even so, he still can't escape the fate of God. Today's defeat in this horse lung gorge is your fate! The ordinary and dull Luffy may not know that he is dying until he dies, but you are a smart person, and you understand that there is no chance of winning the gambling battle in front of you, and your heart will inevitably be full of panic and anxiety......"

The pupils of the monarch's eyes shot a terrifying light, and said: "The more capable and intelligent people are, the more they hope that they can change their fate, but unfortunately your mental strength is limited after all, compared with this monarch, it is like the stars and the bright moon competing for glory." And although you know this, you don't want to admit it, and you are afraid that others will see what you think, so you deliberately act arrogant and conceited, but in fact it is just to cover up, to deceive others, and to deceive yourself!"

Hua Bushi looked up to the sky and said, "I didn't expect you to be a fortune teller, but it opened the eyes of Young Master Ben, but I think you are only a half-immortal at most, and the calculation may not be accurate!"

Jun's father said: "Whether what this gentleman said is accurate or not, it won't take long to prove." Young Master Hua doesn't drink, so let's start the gamble between us immediately!"

Both of them are good at attacking the heart, and this verbal argument is undoubtedly to gain a psychological advantage before the real confrontation. Yang Sichang on the side saw it in his eyes, but he was secretly worried.

Father Jun and Hua Bushi seem to be inferior in words, but Yang Sichang can see that Father Jun talks and laughs freely, and is obviously full of confidence in this battle, while Hua Bushi Although he did not show weakness, the smile on his face was somewhat reluctant.

And rightfully so.

Now in the valley, there are more than 500 commanded archers of the "Black Wind Banner" of the 500 or 600 banners of the "Tiger Han Rabbit Division", and 300 black-armored knights of the "Iron Guard Battalion", totaling more than 1,400 people. And Hua Bushi was able to mobilize only 300 cavalry and 300 disciples of "Bailong Xing", as well as 200 people from the Great Rebellion Department, adding up to only 800 people.

With such a big gap in the strength of the two sides, and their own side is completely at a disadvantage, how easy is it to win, how can Hua Bushi be so easy?

But I heard the gentleman's father say: "You and I are standing on one side of the bluestone platform, writing instructions with pen and ink, and sending one person to the corners of the platform on both sides to spread the flag, if Young Master Hua has no objection, we will start!"

The top of this bluestone platform is a semi-arc shape, both sides are concave along the stone wall, and the order is issued with a flag at the corner of the platform, and the people and horses under the stage can clearly see, but the sight of the people on the other side of the stone platform is blocked by the mountain stone, but it is not visible. In this way, although the monarch father and Hua Bushi were standing together in front of the rock table in Taizhong, watching the battle situation in the valley, the instructions passed on to each other would not be known to the other party.

The monarch's father chose this bluestone platform as a place to win the gamble, and it is precisely because of such an advantage.

Seeing that Hua Bushi nodded in agreement, the monarch said, "Come on, take pen and ink!"

The scholar Wenqin took two pairs of pen and ink inkstones, and two stacks of thick paper notes, and placed them on the rock table.

Father Jun stretched out his hand and said, "Young Master Hua, please!"

Hua Bushi also said: "Please!"

From ancient times to the present, there have been countless generals who have led the army to fight on the battlefield, but there has never been a person who can face to face with the opponent and give orders to the troops. From ancient times to the present, there are countless gamblers sitting at the same table, but what they bet on is nothing more than dice pai gow, horse hanging mahjong, mobilizing thousands of military horses to fight in the art of war battle array, and there is no one.

Today's bet between the two, although it may not be unprecedented, is certainly unprecedented.

The monarch's father picked up the pen and wrote a few words on the paper, handed it to Shi Qingzhu behind him, and said, "Qingzhu, you go to pass the flag order." ”

Shi Qingzhu replied yes, took the paper and turned away.

Hua Bushi took a brush and brushed a little bit, and wrote four or five pages in succession before handing it over to Meng Huan and instructing: "Pass it out in order." ”

Although Jun Father and Hua Bushi were both writing instructions on the rock table, neither of them glanced at each other's papers.

The monarch's father passed the order out early, took the wine glass and drank it lightly, his face was leisurely. Hua Bushi wrote for a longer time, and after handing over the note to Meng Huan, his face sank like water, and his face was solemn.

Yang Sichang was standing behind Hua Bushi, and he could see the order written by the eldest young master, but his face showed a contemplative expression.

Both sides used flags to give orders, and in an instant, the soldiers and horses in the valley had already moved. The order passed down by the monarch's father was obviously to form a formation and prepare for change, but seeing that the Black Wind Banner and the men and horses of the Iron Guard Battalion were moving forward and putting on an attack formation, the cavalry archers of the "Tiger Han Rabbit Division" were swimming to one side, as if preparing to raid the flank.

Compared with the monarch's father, Hua Bushi's instructions were much bolder, but seeing the officers and soldiers of the "Bailong Xing", the Da Zhen Department and Yu Jue's officers and cavalry, the three groups of men and horses were moving forward in unison, rushing towards the opponent's formation.

Seeing this, Father Jun showed a smile on his face and said, "Young Master Hua's bluffing feint plan is only afraid that it is useless. ”

Hua Bushi didn't have time to answer, but he only heard a delicate voice behind him: "Egret silk, how do you know it's useless? I said that it's useless for you to set up that turtle formation!"

The person who spoke was none other than Zhu Huichan.

The situation in this battle was quite unfavorable, Chu Yiyi, Zhong Bailong and others on the stage were all sad and solemn, and the prince Zhu Cihong was even more frightened and trembled all over, but Zhu Huichan was bold and did not look afraid at all.

Zhu Huichan doesn't know anything about the art of war, the monarch's father listed the offensive formation, but she said that it was called the turtle formation, and this little princess is the best at giving people nicknames, the monarch's father is dressed in a white robe, and his figure is quite tall and chic, and she called him an egret.

When the monarch heard this, he was not angry, he poured a glass of wine slowly, and said: "Princess Kunyi, this gentleman originally planned to kill you with a knife after winning this game, but now he has changed his mind and decided to reward you to Huruba. ”

He took a sip of wine and said, "That Huruba was not lightly injured the day before yesterday, and one of his right arms is only afraid that it will be useless, and he is full of resentment towards you, but I will reward the princess of the Ming Dynasty to him as a concubine, and I think he will be satisfied." ”

Hu Luba is nine feet tall, with black hair all over his body, and his appearance is extremely rude, Zhu Huichan has also seen it, at this time after listening to the words of the monarch's father, she couldn't help but tremble in her heart, but then said loudly: "I'm not afraid! With the Bull Demon King protecting me, you don't want to catch this princess!"

The monarch smiled slightly, but ignored her anymore, and set his eyes on the battle situation in the valley under the stone platform.

What the monarch's father expected was not wrong, Hua Bushi waved his army forward, it was just a feint.

Before the soldiers and horses of the two sides made contact, the front team's Da Zhen Department and the disciples of the "Bailong Xing" suddenly retreated to both sides, and Yu Jue's 300 cavalry penetrated out, but they swept past the side of the "Black Wind Banner" men and horses, and rushed towards the Mongolian "Huhan Rabbit Division" cavalry team located on the flank of the opponent's formation.

However, the disciples of the Great Gang and the "Blum Xing" immediately retreated after giving way to the passage and assembled on the slope on the west side, apparently preparing to take advantage of the terrain to defend.

Father Jun smiled slightly, and said: "Young Master Hua's move to divide the troops and fight, but it is a clever move to guide according to the situation, and it is very clever. ”

There are more than 1,400 soldiers and horses in the three parties under the command of the monarch, but Hua Bushi only has 800 men and horses, but the difference in the combat power of the two sides is not only in the number of people.

The Iron Guard Battalion is a fierce heavy cavalry, the bannermen of the "Black Wind Banner" are light cavalry, and the 500 people of the "Tiger Han Rabbit Division" are cavalry archers who are good at long-range attacks.

Relatively speaking, although the Great Rebellion Department has mounts, it is actually an infantry that is not good at cavalry warfare, and the disciples of "Bailong Xing" are also the same, only the 300 officers and troops under Yu Jue are considered regular cavalry, but most of them are not as good as the Iron Guard Battalion in terms of impact power. Among the three 800 troops, there are no long-range troops, and if they confront the opponent head-on, no matter how they are deployed, they will definitely suffer.

Therefore, Hua Bushi used the Da Zhen Department and the disciples of "Bailong Xing" to cover with a feint, the purpose was to let Yu Jue's cavalry assault the Mongolian archers of the "Huhan Rabbit Department", if they could solve the opponent's long-range troops, the two would have the possibility of engaging in a battle.