Chapter 1052 Fierce Battle
The virtuous teacher then came out in person.
It seems that my name tag did work after all.
Although he was used to keeping his emotions hidden, when Yuwen Ye looked at Mu Xian, who was still somewhat panicked, a hint of smugness flickered in his eyes. It was this expression that made Mu Xian calm down immediately.
The wise teacher actually came out, which means that Yuwen Ye's plan worked.
Thinking about it this way, his mood calmed down a bit. At least for now, things were still under Yuwen Ye's control. Yuwen Ye was no longer negligent. Seeing that the enemy was charging faster and closer, and they could even feel the ground trembling slightly from the horses' hooves, Yuwen Ye finally picked up the reins and waved his hand: "Go, keep them hanging!"
Hanging them up—upon hearing these words, everyone understood.
So everyone immediately turned their horses around and retreated.
Since the goal was to "hang" them, they couldn't go too fast. Unfortunately, the horses they rode were all excellent, especially the one Yuwen Ye was riding. It was a fine Ferghana horse called "Liuqing" that he had captured after killing General Yuan An of the Left Guard in the battle of Cangbai Mountain. This horse had extraordinary speed, and when it ran, its swift blue figure was as fast as a shooting star, living up to its name, Liuqing.
Now they have to keep the person behind them hanging on, but they can't let the other person know that they are "hanging" them, and they can't actually let the other person catch up. This tests not only their skills, but also their horses. Liu Qing, on the other hand, runs without any effort. Its long bluish-brown hair keeps flying in the wind, and it even has a bit of a carefree feeling.
Just as the distance between the two sides closed, several sharp whooshing sounds suddenly came from behind!
Almost instinctively following years of fighting experience, everyone immediately lay down on their horses. Yuwen Ye looked back and saw that among the pursuers behind him, the ones running in the lead were several generals holding long spears and wearing armor. Close behind them was a group of lightly armed cavalrymen. These men held longbows in their hands and carried quivers on their backs. They estimated that the distance to both sides was within a shot's reach, so they immediately drew their bows and fired a volley of arrows at them.
Shen Tu Tai, his tall and muscular figure almost pressed against the horse's back, shouted loudly, "Everyone, be careful!"
Almost everyone was holding the reins tightly to their horses, just like him, listening to the whooshing sounds all around them, and watching streaks of silver light flash past them.
The dense rain of arrows didn't immediately injure them, but it significantly slowed their advance. In an instant, the pursuers behind them were only a dozen feet away, and these men were still desperately spurring their horses to catch up. Soon, they could almost hear the neighing of warhorses and the excited growls of the enemy behind them.
For them, if they really encountered the King of Qin of the Great Sheng Dynasty on this trip, and if they could capture or even kill him, it would be an incredible achievement. So these people ignored everything and swarmed over like hyenas smelling blood.
Just then, Yuwen Ye suddenly turned to Shentu Tai, who was following closely behind, and said, "Shentu Tai, you hold the spear, I'll fire the arrows!"
Upon hearing this, Shen Tu Tai immediately raised his head.
Meeting Yuwen Ye's cold and calm gaze, he immediately understood and shouted, "Yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the two of them sat up straight again. Yuwen Ye picked up the bow on his back and drew his arrows. In a series of smooth movements, before the people around him could even see clearly, three arrows had already flown out of his bowstring.
The archers behind him had already drawn their bows and were aiming at the figure rushing ahead when they suddenly saw a flash of silver light. Then, a blood-red light followed by excruciating pain rushed into their vision.
"ah--"
Several screams were heard, and several archers fell from their horses.
However, the fall of these men did not slow down the pursuers who were closest to them. They spurred their horses over the men on the ground, gritted their teeth and increased their speed, and were about to catch up.
At the same time, Shen Tu Tai slowed down his horse. With the speed of his horse changing, he caught up with the pursuers in the blink of an eye.
The men were overjoyed, thinking their opponent was exhausted, and immediately surrounded him. But just as the closest general raised his spear high, ready to stab Shen Tu Tai in the back, he suddenly saw a flash of silver light before his eyes—
It was a long spear that suddenly thrust out diagonally from Shen Tu Tai's side!
Caught off guard, the general was stabbed in the chest. Before he could even scream, Shen Tu Tai had already withdrawn his spear and swung it fiercely at a general following closely to his right. The heavy spear slammed into the man's chest. The man who had just been stabbed let out a scream, and then heard a muffled thud as his own chest broke. A sharp pain shot through him, and before he could even scream, he was knocked off his horse!
The two people fell, immediately stirring up a cloud of dust.
These few moves completely stunned the pursuers following behind.
Especially Shan Shiyu, who was leading the army closely behind, saw archers and several generals fall from their horses one after another. His eyes turned red, and the few guards following him were also frightened. While urging their horses forward, they hesitated and asked, "General, should we continue?"
The kind-hearted monk's eyes narrowed, and he said, "Follow!"
"But—these people are too amazing."
"We should follow them because they're so capable!"
Shan Shiyu said in a deep voice, "These people are no nobody. The one who is skilled with the long spear is Shen Tu Tai! With him there, Yuwen Ye must be up ahead!"
Everyone then realized what was going on.
At this moment, Shen Tu Tai had completely loosened the reins, and his horse ran slower and slower. Several soldiers caught up with him and surrounded him, but he showed no fear. He wielded his long spear with great force, and in an instant, several more soldiers were stabbed off their horses, their blood staining the yellow sand. At the same time, before the other archers who wanted to shoot him with arrows could even fire, Yuwen Ye fired several arrows in quick succession, directly knocking them off their horses.
These two men, one wielding a spear and the other drawing a bow, worked together seamlessly!
Master Shan scanned the swift figures ahead with his hawk-like eyes. Soon, his gaze focused on the agile figure holding a longbow, whose aim was almost always perfect.
He shouted, "That's him!"
Upon hearing his voice, the soldiers and other generals around him all looked forward, and soon they spotted Yuwen Ye's figure among the figures rushing ahead.
His Highness the Prince of Qin of the Great Sheng Dynasty!
Catching him would be a tremendous achievement!
Thinking this, the group's eyes turned red, and they spurred their horses onward recklessly, galloping forward at breakneck speed.
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