Chapter 1089 Shen Wuzheng
The wind howled before Hulao Pass.
With a loud clang, the battle at the pass began!
Shi Yutao spurred his horse forward, his fiery warhorse galloping at breakneck speed, leaving only a fiery red afterimage. Shen Tu Tai naturally spurred his horse forward to meet the attack. The two riders raced towards the center of the battlefield from opposite ends, like two shooting stars, and finally collided heavily with each other!
The loud noise made the soldiers on both sides cover their ears, but everyone's eyes widened.
The instant the two horses passed each other, Shi Yutao's broad axe and Shen Tu Tai's long spear struck each other fiercely in mid-air, as if sparks flew. After the sound, the two riders ran more than ten zhang away before turning their horses around and galloping back towards each other.
Shi Yutao's personal guards shouted, "Kill him!"
Seeing the other party's aggressive appearance, Shen Tu Tai showed no fear at all and calmly spurred his horse to gallop. In just a moment, the two sides clashed again, with long spears and broad axes clashing once more. This time, before their horses could run far, Shi Yu Tao immediately turned around on his horse and released his long axe, the handle of which struck Shen Tu Tai directly in the back!
"General, be careful!"
Someone in Shen Tu Tai's camp shouted.
Although Shen Tu Tai did not turn around, it was as if he had eyes in the back of his head. Just as the axe handle was about to hit his back, he suddenly dodged the attack by turning to the side and at the same time swung his long spear in the back, deflecting Shi Yutao's axe handle.
He deftly deflected what seemed like a dangerous attack!
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but the two people on the battlefield were on high alert, especially Shi Yutao. His steed reacted very quickly. He didn't even need to turn the horse around. It had already turned around on its own with small steps. The attack that Shen Tu Tai had just deflected had made him sway a little, and he had inadvertently exposed the back half of his back to his opponent. But the horse immediately reversed this disadvantage.
Shi Yutao felt a little smug, but he knew he couldn't be distracted on the battlefield. Just as Shen Tutai looked down at his raging fire with some surprise, Shi Yutao shouted and raised his battle axe again to chop down on the opponent's head!
Although this attack lacked any particular skill, at such close range, the simplest move is often the most direct killing blow. However, Shen Tu Tai was a veteran of many battles and was naturally no ordinary person. He immediately raised his hand and used the long spear in his hand to block the axe, appearing to be in complete control, but he couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart.
He could clearly feel that Shi Yutao's strength was much greater than when the two of them fought on the battlefield last time.
Moreover, his movements were much more agile than before.
It seems that he hasn't just been hiding in the military camp these past few days.
Seeing a slight change in Shen Tu Tai's eyes, Shi Yu Tao sneered inwardly. He slid his axe along the long spear to the side and chopped heavily at Shen Tu Tai's right hand that was holding the spear!
His movements were incredibly fast; he almost swept off Shen Tu Tai's fingers in an instant!
Fortunately, Shen Tu Tai reacted quickly. As soon as his opponent made a move, he immediately felt the force on the long spear change. Seeing Shi Yu Tao swing the axe at his right hand, he immediately released his right hand and then twisted his left wrist. The long spear swung in his hand in a circle and struck the huge axe head heavily.
With another clang, Shi Yutao, who had been focusing all his strength on that axe strike, was suddenly hit and swayed, almost falling off his horse. However, his waist strength was astonishing, and he managed to pull himself back up. At the same time, he swung his axe backhand, aiming for Shen Tu Tai's neck. Shen Tu Tai retracted his long spear and lightly blocked, causing the axe to bounce off. Shi Yutao was not giving up. After sitting up straight, he swung several more axe blows, each one deadly, but Shen Tu Tai easily deflected all his attacks.
Xue Lin and the others following behind Shen Tu Tai couldn't help but shout their praises!
Seeing his several killing moves being neutralized, Shi Yutao began to panic. In his haste, his attacks became distorted. Shen Tu Tai sensed his loss of composure and used his long spear to block Shi Yutao's axe. When Shi Yutao applied pressure, Shen Tu Tai calmly approached him, looked at his furrowed brows and fierce eyes, and suddenly sneered: "It seems you've only practiced hand techniques."
Upon hearing this, Shi Yutao's hands froze.
This sudden stiffness almost deflated him, but Shen Tu Tai did not take the opportunity to retaliate. Instead, he pushed him away with force. However, his strength was different from that of ordinary people. Shi Yutao was almost knocked off his horse by this push. Fortunately, the Fiery Blaze under his horse was very intelligent and immediately took two steps back, which helped him regain his balance.
Upon seeing this, even Shen Tu Tai couldn't help but widen his eyes, and once again exclaimed in his heart: What a fine horse!
However, he didn't let his emotions show too much. He glanced at Shi Yutao again and sneered, "You can fight me, but you're far from being able to defeat me. If you want to make a name for yourself, go back and train for a couple more days. If that doesn't work—I can teach you."
"you--"
Shi Yutao's face flushed red and then turned pale as he was mocked by his words. He had barely slept for the past few days. This arduous training was all for the sake of getting revenge for the old score he had in front of Hulao Pass and the score he had been tricked in on the north bank of the Yellow River. Unfortunately, he still could not win. Moreover, at this moment, he felt a faint pain in his tiger's mouth, which had previously scabbed over and healed. Although he could not see it, he was afraid that the scabbed area had been shaken open again.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Shen Tu Tai, don't be so smug. I will defeat you one day!"
Shen Tu Tai sneered, "I'll be waiting for you."
After saying that, he simply waved his hand, turned his horse around, and rode back.
Xue Lin, who was waiting behind him, immediately stepped forward and cautiously asked, "General, we don't—"
"Not today,"
Shen Tu Tai glanced at Shi Yutao's back as he turned his horse and slowly walked towards his large army. Clearly, he had no intention of fighting anymore. He said, "His Highness the Prince of Qin instructed before he left that no large army should be mobilized. I suspect that Shi Yutao led his troops here without authorization today. Once Xiao Yuansui finds out, he will definitely send a large army to meet him. If a major battle is really started, it will be disadvantageous for us."
Xue Lin recalled the instructions given by His Highness the Prince of Qin that day, and the fact that there was still no news of the Princess of Qin, so he could only nod.
Just as they were about to enter the city gate, Shen Tu Tai suddenly looked up and saw a rider rushing over from inside the city, and the figure was extremely familiar.
It was Shen Wuzheng!
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