Faced with such courtesy, Zhou Yan hesitated briefly and then bowed slightly.
"I've heard of Marshal Shi's name for a long time, but seeing him today, I feel he's quite courageous!"
Although it was a courtesy, it was not difficult to hear the implicit contempt.
"Really?" Shi Qingxue smiled. "I'm afraid General Zhou will find out later that I'm more than just a bit of courage."
Zhou Yan didn't say much, and the spear in his right hand was already in place.
"I'd love to hear more!"
In an instant, the two groups of people quickly drew their horses and prepared to fight.
There were no unnecessary greetings or excessive conversations. Everyone fought on their own. As the head coaches of the two countries in this battle, Shi Qingxue naturally faced off against Zhou Yan.
Zhou Yan's subordinates were not as many as An Jun's, so his only goal in this fight was to subdue Shi Qingxue, the commander-in-chief of An Jun.
Only then could he escape safely.
The two of them were deep in the official road, and the surrounding young generals were restraining each other. After a while, he raised his spear and launched an attack first.
sonorous——
With a violent sound of iron colliding, without any unnecessary moves or hesitation, the spears in the hands of the two men pressed tightly together.
Afterwards, the war horses under them passed each other.
Feeling the huge force transmitted to his upper arm, Zhou Yan was slightly surprised.
Being able to become the commander of an army at such a young age, his strength should not be underestimated.
Before the fight, he once thought that no matter how great her kung fu was, the female marshal in front of him was just a woman in her twenties.
Since she is a woman, she must be not as strong as me.
I only need a few easy moves to win.
But after a brief confrontation, Zhou Yan began to become cautious.
Because he could already feel from their first fight that the woman in front of him was much stronger than him.
"Marshal Shi, you have great arm strength!"
Zhou Yan snorted coldly, turned his horse's head, and stabbed Shi Qingxue again with the spear in his hand, which he had been playing with in new ways.
The stab was decisive and powerful, but Shi Qingxue was obviously on guard. She leaned forward to avoid the gun that was stabbing towards her chest.
As the outcome of several fights remained undetermined, the two men's fighting spirit grew stronger and stronger.
Or perhaps, the fighting spirit that had been buried in Shi Qingxue's heart for a long time was ignited.
On the contrary, compared to Zhou Yan, although he used his maximum strength, his real intention was far from determining the winner.
Because he noticed that while he was trying several times to kill Shi Qingxue, the surrounding An army had already gained a huge advantage due to the difference in numbers.
If this continues, he is afraid that he will not be able to capture Shi Qingxue as a threat.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yan increased the strength of his hands, made up his mind, pushed his legs hard on the stirrups, and his entire torso flew off the horse.
And his target was Shi Qingxue who was right in front of him.
"Are you so anxious?"
Seeing his true intention, Shi Qingxue smiled coldly, then stepped off the horse and held the spear horizontally in front of him.
There was only the sound of the two men's weapons colliding again.
As the shouting stopped, the two men returned to their horses, having already exchanged their mounts in tacit understanding.
Shi Qingxue's eyes were provocative, and she seemed to be unsatisfied. Zhou Yan's face was gloomy.
When the stalemate came,
Suddenly, there was another burst of hurried horse hooves sounds in the distance.
The sudden visit of the uninvited guest startled everyone on both sides, and they all looked over at the same time.
When they saw clearly that the people coming were reinforcements from An's army, Zhou Yan and others' original expectations were completely turned into empty talk.
"General, this is the An army's reinforcements!"
Suddenly, one of Zhou Yan's deputy generals shouted loudly and without saying anything, he cut off An Jun's head with a knife, and then quickly stood in front of Shi Qingxue.
"General, please retreat first. I will cover you from behind!"
Zhou Yan looked at the An Guo reinforcements in the distance for a long time before nodding.
"It has to be this way!"
After saying that, he squeezed the horse's belly and tried to ride away directly.
However, the warhorse under him belonged to Shi Qingxue after all, and he was unable to resist at this moment.
In a hurry, the deputy general dismounted quickly. Seeing this, Zhou Yan didn't say much. He jumped up, changed horses, and hurriedly went into the mountain along the path next to the official road.
"You want to run away now? I'm afraid it won't be that easy!"
Although Shi Qingxue didn't have time to chase after him, the spear in his hand had already stabbed towards Zhou Yan's back.
After all, Zhou Yan was cautious. He leaned over when he felt the coldness behind him.
The spear cut through the air, bringing with it a fierce gust of wind, but ultimately failed to hurt him at all.
At this time, reinforcements from An Guo also arrived.
The leader of the team was not some small fry, but Chu Yan himself.
This time, in order to keep the main force of the Qi army in Yanjing, he sneaked into Lin County and waited for today.
The reason why he brought people here was that he knew in advance that the battle here was fierce.
Originally, according to Chu Yan's intention, he wanted to bring the person he loved to support the main battlefield, but he never expected to meet Shi Qingxue here.
It was accidental, but also unexpected.
When Chu Yan stopped his horse, Shi Qingxue's face had already turned ugly.
Chu Yan looked at the Qi army commander in the distance, but did not chase him. Instead, he killed the deputy general Zhou Yan who was blocking his way with a single sword.
Then he loudly asked Shi Qingxue:
"General Shi, how is the battle going on your side?"
"General Chu, if you have any questions, please ask General Xu."
Shi Qingxue had already turned his horse around, his eyes fixed on Zhou Yan's back as he entered the mountains. "I will definitely capture Zhou Yan today!"
After saying that, Chu Yan and his group, who were too lazy to come and support out of kindness, chased after him alone.
Chu Yan was stunned.
General, when did you become so impulsive?
After thinking for a moment, he was afraid that Shi Qingxue might get into an accident in her haste, so he rode his horse and followed.
"This general will also capture Zhou Yan, it's almost the same as five people!"
"yes!"
Following Chu Yan's order, he followed first, and the group of people followed into the mountains.
The road up the mountain is neither wide nor too wide. The loess path is less convenient for riding a horse than the official road, but it is barely enough for one person to go up.
Chu Yan didn't have much time to wait, and quickly caught up with Shi Qingxue as he walked up the mountain road.
Hearing the noise behind her, she looked back deliberately. Seeing that it was Chu Yan, she didn't say much, but just stared at Zhou Yan's figure in the distance.
The mountain roads are winding and you may lose track at any time, so you must pay attention at all times.
"You know what? General Zhou from Qi is a top-notch horseman. It's only been a short time, but he's already come this far along the mountain road!"
Chu Yan, who followed, noticed Zhou Yan's back as he left and couldn't help laughing for some reason.
"General Shi, you said that since Qi is in turmoil now, can we take advantage of this opportunity to launch a counterattack against Great Qi?"
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