Chapter 1114 Fierce Battle!
Shi Yutao was overjoyed.
He staggered forward, almost lunging at Zheng, grabbing both of his arms and digging his fingers deep into the flesh.
However, his initial joy vanished as soon as he saw the number of people outside the tent, like a candle flickering in the wind. He frowned and said dejectedly, "Just... just a few of you?"
Old Master Zheng hurriedly said, "Only a few of us came in, but General Shi, don't worry, the General has sent a large force to wait for us outside Hulao Pass."
Hearing this, Shi Yutao was relieved and quickly said, "Then let's go!"
Old Zheng hurriedly stopped him: "General Xiao Shi, you'll definitely be discovered if you go out like this. We brought a set of scout clothes with us. Change into them quickly, and then we'll leave."
"Okay, give it to me now!"
The eldest son, Zheng, gave him a set of clothes he had brought. Soon after, Shi Yutao changed and left with them.
Just as Shi Yutao was led out of the tent by Zheng Laoda and his men and escaped under the cover of night, feeling as joyful as a bird escaping its cage, Shi Yuxin, far away outside Huiluo Warehouse, also suddenly felt a sense of relief, as if sensing something in her heart.
But before her eyes, blood shot into the sky!
Chen Cai was pierced through the body by the cold light in the young general's hand.
Just moments ago, at the moment he swung his sword, he thought victory was assured. Although he hadn't expected the people from Hulao Pass to be so fast, even arriving near Huiluocang ahead of him and setting up an ambush; although the enemy attacked first, nearly crushing his morale; and although they were now in chaos, with only him and a few seasoned and quick-witted lieutenants able to fight bravely, he still felt confident of victory.
All the delusions ended at this moment.
At this moment, even Chen Cai himself could hardly believe it. He stared wide-eyed, his eyes, red from being soaked in strong liquor and now seemingly filled with blood, stiffly lowering his head to look at his chest. A cold light pierced his chest, and blood slowly oozed out, but he didn't feel any pain, only a slight chill.
Cold, a bone-chilling cold, instantly spread throughout my body.
The next moment, he slid down like a puppet whose strings had been removed and fell to the ground.
Just as he fell to the ground, he finally saw clearly the long weapon that had been pulled from his body—a straight spear that gleamed with a cold light.
Yuwen Ye used a Mo Dao (陌刀)!
Although the two had never met, Yuwen Ye's reputation was widespread. In particular, Xiao Yuansui and his men had almost all fought against him, so almost all the military officers in Luoyang had heard of the story of this Prince Qin of the Great Sheng Dynasty who single-handedly challenged Wanggang Village with a Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword).
Chen Cai suddenly seemed to understand something, and looked up at the young general holding the spear. He was young and handsome, and at this moment, his eyes widened, and cold sweat dripped from his forehead.
He was certainly not Yuwen Ye, but Xue Lin, who was ordered to lead troops here!
The moment Chen Cai charged at him, he panicked. Although the advantage of a spear is its length—the saying goes, "an inch longer, an inch stronger"—it can sweep away thousands of troops in mounted combat. But at such a short distance, it means that every inch shorter is more dangerous. He was almost cleaved in two by Chen Cai's blade. Fortunately, he managed to pull his spear back in that instant and pierce Chen Cai's body with the remaining length. Just as the blade was almost touching his face, he pushed Chen Cai back several feet, thus escaping death.
At this moment, he was breathing heavily, and cold sweat poured out, quickly soaking his clothes!
This is not Yuwen Ye!
Looking at Xue Lin's youthful face and his still-shaken expression, Chen Cai finally understood. He opened his mouth to say something, but at this moment, the shouts of battle around him had already become deafening. As soon as he opened his mouth, a spurt of blood suddenly gushed out, spraying towards him and his horse, instantly staining them red!
At the same time, another deafening battle cry rang out from the side.
Xue Lin had just withdrawn his spear from Chen Cai's chest and hadn't even had time to catch his breath when he immediately turned around nervously. He saw that a raging fire suddenly broke out in the dense forest beside them, and countless moving heads and gleaming cold light appeared in the firelight, like ghosts.
That is—
His eyes widened as he watched a lithe figure in the firelight lead the charge, its body glowing with flames as it rode towards them.
It's Shi Yuxin!
The moment Xue Lin realized that the other party was a female general, he immediately understood her identity. The cold sweat that had just broken out instantly disappeared back into his body. Compared to the many soldiers in the army who looked down on women, they all treated the news that Xiao Yuansui's army actually had a female general as a joke. Even after news came that she had led an army of 80,000 to bypass Huaizhou and almost marched into Chang'an to attack their stronghold, no one took it seriously, thinking it was just a coincidence. Besides, she was facing the Princess Consort of Qin, who led an army of several hundred men, so it was just a contest of fancy moves.
Xue Lin, however, did not dare to underestimate the situation. After all, he knew from Yuwen Ye's reaction how dangerous this move was for them. If Princess Qin had not led her hundreds of cavalry to intercept the enemy by taking advantage of the terrain of Huyang Valley, Chang'an would likely have already fallen if Shi Yuxin had entered Shangdang. If they had turned back to rescue the city, Xiao Yuansui would have pursued them from behind, which would have been a terrible situation!
He dared not underestimate Shi Yuxin at all.
At that moment, seeing the enemy suddenly charge out like a ferocious tiger, Xue Lin's heart skipped a beat, but he dared not be careless. He quickly tightened the reins and shouted loudly to the soldiers around him who were still fighting Chen Cai's men: "Be careful, their reinforcements are here!"
Upon hearing this, his men, who had been enjoying an overwhelming victory after their sudden attack and catching the enemy off guard, were startled by the deafening sound from their side and the words "reinforcements."
As expected, Xiao Yuansui also sent his men!
Although the two sides had not yet clashed, Xue Lin's men were already somewhat alarmed, and their offensive momentum slowed down. Chen Cai's men, who had been almost driven to the brink of defeat, were given a moment's respite. Guan Chiying, who had just been reprimanded and was at the back of the group, saw the situation and immediately called out to the men around him: "Run!"
The fleeing figure quickly disappeared into the dense forest.
Seeing this, Xue Lin also became anxious and hurriedly shouted for everyone not to panic. But just as he turned his horse around to face the front, he saw a black shadow flash before his eyes, and Shi Yuxin had already spurred her horse and rushed in front of him!
A sharp neigh pierced the sky as her horse reared up, the red-tasseled spear in her hand was raised high, and she thrust it forcefully towards Xue Lin's brow!
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