How complicated can Chapter 1075 be?
In the early morning, the air was thick with mist, and a cool breeze blew.
The vast, flat north bank of the Yellow River was still shrouded in darkness. The last bit of darkness of the night, like a hand reluctant to let go, enveloped the riverbank. Only a sliver of dawn breaking through the distant horizon offered a faint glimmer of light to those walking in the deepest darkness before dawn.
The dewdrops clinging to the tips of the grass, illuminated by the light, reflected a faint, dappled glow, like twinkling stars in the vast sky.
However, as soon as the horse's hoof struck, the light immediately scattered into the soil.
Yuwen Ye sat on his horse, watching the herds of horses graze across the tranquil grassland, having already devoured large patches, but it didn't seem like they were eating grass; rather, they seemed to be harvesting sunlight. He flicked the reins, urging his steed to trot cautiously forward slowly. After about fifteen minutes, he looked up again towards the east. The sky, which had just been a sliver of dawn, now seemed to have been torn apart by the thick clouds, revealing a sharp, orange-red hue.
It was the sun, struggling to tear a larger gap in the clouds, gradually breaking free from the shackles of night and casting a beam of light.
This glimmer of light was not enough to immediately dispel the surrounding darkness, but it was dazzling in the dim dawn, and Yuwen Ye immediately closed his eyes.
"Your Highness,"
As soon as he closed his eyes, he heard Shen Tu Tai's voice beside him. He turned his head and slowly opened his eyes, and saw Shen Tu Tai riding closely beside him. Behind him, there were dozens of cavalrymen scattered around, looking after the hundreds of horses.
At this moment, Shen Tu Tai said softly, "Your Highness should rest more."
Horses won't get fat without night grass, so they crossed the river before dawn to graze their horses here. Although Yuwen Ye didn't go into battle yesterday, Shen Tu Tai knew he hadn't slept well these past few days, and the tent was lit up all night.
Not only because the war in Luoyang was not over, but also because they had to face Xiao Yuansui's tens of thousands of troops at Hulao Pass, and because Shi Yuxin was nowhere to be found.
More importantly, the whereabouts of the Qin Princess.
One such matter on one's mind is enough to cause a lot of trouble, but Yuwen Ye is now facing several things at the same time. You can imagine the pressure he is under. Just now, when I saw him looking at the rising sun, his eyes were almost completely bloodshot.
Yuwen Ye said, "It's alright."
As he spoke, he shook the reins and took two steps forward. The sun peeked out from behind the clouds a little more, and the surroundings became brighter. The outline of Xiao Yuansui's camp on the opposite bank of the river could be faintly seen, like a tiger lying on the ground. However, the tiger did not seem to be fully awake yet.
Yuwen Ye asked, "Has there been any news from Luoyang yet?"
Shen Tu Tai shook his head: "No. At the earliest, it will probably be noon today."
Yuwen Ye nodded.
Shen Tu Tai then said, "Your Highness, if Shi Yuxin really leads those troops to attack Luoyang, then what about us—"
They had no choice but to take action.
Yuwen Ye glanced at him, not answering the obvious question, but after a moment of silence, he said, "But I always feel that things are not that simple."
"..."
Shen Tu Tai slightly widened his eyes.
Xiao Yuansui led 50,000 troops to sweep across Hebei, recruiting and accepting defectors. In the end, he led 120,000 troops south from Leshou, but only 40,000 of them crossed the Yellow River to confront them. Shi Yuxin was nowhere to be found. If she really led those 80,000 troops to attack Luoyang, she could completely restrain them and help Xiao Yuansui and Liang Shide to revitalize the entire game in Luoyang.
This is complicated enough, yet Yuwen Ye still insists it's not that "simple"!
How much more complicated can it get?
Yuwen Ye glanced at him, probably understanding Shen Tu Tai's shock. He chuckled and said, "I was just speculating. If Shi Yuxin really goes to Luoyang, then naturally we will—"
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding soldiers suddenly tensed up, and one of them rode up on horseback: "There are people ahead!"
Upon hearing this, Yuwen Ye and Shentu Tai immediately looked up ahead. At this moment, the sun broke through the clouds and slowly rose, the sunlight dispelling the last haze. They could see a large expanse of grassland in front of them, the dew reflecting a dazzling light. At the end of the grassland were reeds swaying in the wind, and behind the reeds was the Yellow River flowing endlessly.
Yuwen Ye frowned slightly, looking at the tall reeds on the bank, where dense shadows seemed to flicker.
He immediately raised his hand, but before he could speak, he saw a flash of cold light shoot out from the reeds—
"Your Highness, be careful!"
Shen Tu Tai shouted, and with his roar, Yuwen Ye turned to the side, and the cold light shot past his shoulder with a whoosh, hitting the ground behind him and embedding itself three feet into the earth!
It's a sharp arrow!
Immediately afterward, several more points of cold light flew over, but Yuwen Ye's soldiers reacted extremely quickly, immediately drawing their swords from their waists, spurring their horses to charge in front of Yuwen Ye, and swinging them forcefully. The sound of "clanging" was deafening, and the arrows were blocked and cut down by the swords, falling to the ground one after another.
Just as they were protecting Yuwen Ye, the reeds suddenly began to sway violently.
With a whoosh, a long axe swept out, instantly cutting down a large patch of reeds. The reed fluff flew like snow, and a rider, brave as a tiger, charged out!
It's Shi Yutao!
With a wave of his hand, he raised his battle axe and pointed it directly at Yuwen Ye, roaring, "Kill him!"
This roar, like a tiger's howl, instantly awakened the riverbank, which still retained some of the silence of night. Even the river water seemed to boil at this moment. With that roar, a large group of people leaped out of the reeds behind him like hungry wolves and pounced on Yuwen Ye and his group!
In an instant, the sounds of battle echoed across the riverbank.
Seeing the other side pounce on them like hungry wolves, the horses that had just been grazing on the riverbank were startled and all ran away.
Faced with this situation, Shen Tu Tai showed no fear or panic. He immediately stood at the forefront with his spear held horizontally, turned his head to the side and ordered the soldiers around him: "Protect His Highness!"
Before he could speak, the men, having repelled the first wave of arrows, immediately formed a circle around Yuwen Ye, intending to protect him as he left. However, Yuwen Ye's horse seemed to be startled, neighing anxiously and shaking its head and snorting. Yuwen Ye hurriedly tightened the reins to calm it down, but did not immediately turn the horse around and leave.
In that moment of hesitation, Shi Yutao's men rushed up and surrounded them along both sides of the riverbank.
After the cavalry charged forward, archers emerged from the reeds and approached, their arrows nocked on their bowstrings and their gleaming blades aimed at Yuwen Ye in the center of the crowd.
In the blink of an eye, they were trapped!
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