Chapter 1376 - 1052: Fierce Battle

Shan Shiyu personally came out.

It seems that his nameplate really did have an effect.

Although he was accustomed to not showing his emotions, at this moment, Yu Wenye glanced at the still somewhat panicked Mu Xian, revealing a trace of uncontainable pride in his eyes. It was this expression that immediately calmed Mu Xian down.

Shan Shiyu actually came out, meaning Yu Wenye’s strategy worked.

Thinking about this, his mood slightly settled. At least for now, it seemed the situation was still under Yu Wenye’s control. As Yu Wenye stopped hesitating, seeing the enemy charge faster and closer, they could even feel the ground gently trembling from the horse hooves. Yu Wenye finally lifted the reins and waved his big hand: "Go, lure them!"

Lure them—everyone understood these words instantly.

Everyone immediately turned their horses around and retreated back.

Since they were to "lure," they naturally couldn’t go too fast. However, the horses they were mounted on were excellent steeds, especially the one Yu Wenye was riding, a fine horse captured after killing the Left Garrison General Yuan An in the battle of Cangbai Mountain—"Liuqing," this horse had extraordinary stamina, its swift azure figure running like a shooting star, living up to its name Liuqing.

Now, as they were luring the people behind them, they couldn’t let the enemy see they were "luring," nor let the enemy catch up. This tested both their skills and their horses. Liuqing, however, ran effortlessly, its long teal brown mane flying in the wind, showing a bit of leisurely ease.

Until the distance closed in, suddenly there came several sharp whistling sounds from behind!

Almost as an instinct honed from years of combat, everyone immediately leaned down onto the horse’s back. Yu Wenye turned to look back and saw that among the pursuers behind them, the ones running at the front were some big generals holding spears clad in armor, followed closely behind by a troop of lightly equipped cavalry, holding longbows with quivers on their backs, gauging the distance already to an arrow’s range, and immediately drew and aimed, shooting out a rain of arrows with a whistling sound.

Shen Tu Tai’s tall and robust figure was almost glued to the horse’s back, shouting loudly: "Everyone, be careful!"

Almost everyone followed suit, holding the reins tightly and pressing against the horse’s back, hearing the incessant whistling all around and watching the silver streaks fly past their sides.

This dense rain of arrows shot over, not immediately wounding them but effectively slowing their progress. Almost instantly, the pursuers behind were already just tens of meters away, and they continued desperately urging their horses, very quickly they could almost hear the war horses neighing and the enemies’ excited low roars behind them.

For them, if they indeed encountered the Dasheng Dynasty’s Prince Qin, and if they managed to capture or even kill the Prince Qin, it would be an enormous credit, so these people recklessly swarmed like a pack of hyenas lured by the scent of blood.

At this moment, Yu Wenye suddenly turned to Shen Tu Tai who was following closely behind and said: "Shen Tu Tai, wield the spear, I’ll shoot the arrows!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Tu Tai immediately raised his head.

Matching Yu Wenye’s stern and calm gaze, he immediately understood, loudly answering: "Yes!"

As soon as these words fell, the two of them sat up straight again, Yu Wenye reached back to grab the bow from the horse’s back, simultaneously drawing arrows, an extremely smooth action, before anyone around could even clearly see, three arrows had already shot out from his bowstring.

The archers behind had also already drawn and aimed, but just as they were targeting the galloping figures ahead, suddenly a silver flash appeared before their eyes, and then it was a blood-red scene accompanied by intense pain rush.

"Ah—"

Several screams were heard, and several archers fell from their horses.

However, these fallen did not delay the closest pursuers, who spurred their horses over the fallen bodies with determination, clenching their teeth to speed up, nearly catching up.

At the same time, Shen Tu Tai slowed down the horse, a quick slow combination, and almost in the blink of an eye, he leveled with those few pursuers.

Those men were delighted, thinking their foe was exhausted, they were about to surround him, but just as the leading commander lifted his spear aiming at Shen Tu Tai’s back, getting ready to thrust, suddenly he saw a silver flash in front of him—

A long spear thrust out diagonally from Shen Tu Tai’s ribs!

The commander, caught off guard, was pierced in the chest, unable to let out a wail before Shen Tu Tai withdrew the spear, fiercely swinging it towards another commander following on his right, the heavy spear hammered into the man’s chest, the sharp cry of the just stabbed one echoed, before hearing a cracking thud from his own chest, intense pain came, that man didn’t even get to scream before being struck and sent tumbling off the horse!

Two people fell down, immediately stirring up clouds of dust.

These moves utterly startled the pursuers following.

Especially Shan Shiyu at the forefront of the army following closely behind, seeing archers and several big generals falling off their horses one after another, his eyes turned red, the aides close to him were also scared, while urging their horses, hesitantly asked: "General, should we continue following?"

Shan Shiyu’s eyes sharp, replied: "Follow!"

"But—these people are too formidable."

"Precisely because they are powerful, we must follow!"

Shan Shiyu said in a deep voice, "These people are not nameless individuals, the one skilled with the long spear is Shen Tu Tai! With him present, Yu Wenye surely must be ahead!"

Everyone suddenly realized.

At this time, Shen Tu Tai had fully let go of the reins, his horse ran slower and slower, being caught and surrounded by several soldiers behind, but he showed no fear, wielding the long spear with vigorous momentum, only in an instant, several more soldiers were pierced down the horse by him, blood staining the yellow sand; meanwhile, other archers aiming to take a shot hadn’t managed to release arrows, as Yu Wenye sent a series of arrows shooting them down from their horses directly.

These two, one wielding a spear, one with a bow, cooperated seamlessly!

Shan Shiyu scanned with eagle-like eyes over the swift figures ahead, soon, he zoomed onto the agile figure wielding a longbow, with nearly hundred percent accuracy.

He shouted loudly: "It’s him!"

Upon hearing his voice, soldiers and other commanders around him all looked forward, quickly they found Yu Wenye’s silhouette among the figures ahead.

The Dasheng Dynasty’s Prince Qin!

Capturing him would be an enormous credit!

Thinking of this, this group’s eyes went red, madly urging their horses, charging toward the figures ahead.