Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1088 Meritorious Service
"Yes!"

The soldier who came to report the news said, "Our general said that she and the Qin Wangfei will arrive at Hulao Pass at noon."

"Good, good, good!"

Xiao Yuansui was overjoyed and said "OK" three times in a row. He paused as if to calm down, and finally said to the soldier: "Okay, go down and get your reward."

"Thank you, General."

The soldier immediately turned around and walked out of the tent, but Shi Yutao, for some reason, dodged to the side, and the soldier didn't see him and walked straight ahead.

After the soldier walked away, Shi Yutao walked out from the side with a serious face.

The military camp was very quiet. He could clearly hear Xiao Yuansui's excited and heavy breathing coming from the big tent behind him. Although he was usually not a person who showed his emotions on his face, after hearing the news that Shi Yuxin had captured Shang Ruyi, he was a little too happy and excited, as if a huge pie had fallen from the sky.

However, it is true.

The one guarding Hulao Pass now is Prince of Qin Yuwen Ye, and they have captured Prince of Qin's wife. This is indeed a huge threat to Yuwen Ye, but a great opportunity for them.

Shi Yuxin...has made a great contribution!

Thinking of this, Shi Yutao's face gradually became gloomy. After a while, he clenched his fists as if he had made a decision, turned around and walked away.

Time passed bit by bit, and after 4:45 in the morning, the sun was already shining on the walls of Hulao Pass. The soldiers who had been guarding the tower all night yawned and were about to change shifts with their brothers who had come up when they heard a burst of hurried horse hooves coming from below the tower. Looking down, they saw that it was the spies who had been sent out galloping back. Before they even reached the city gate, they had already raised the token in their hands and shouted, "Open the gate."

The people on the tower immediately shouted down: "Open the door!"

As soon as the gate was opened a little, the soldier immediately rode his horse and galloped in. After a while, Shentutai's personal soldiers hurriedly knocked on his door with the news brought back by the soldier.

"General, Shi Yutao is coming with his men."

"what?"

Shentu Tai came to his senses upon hearing this and immediately put on his clothes and walked out.

They had just gone out of the city to fight the enemy yesterday. In fact, the two teams rushed together and fought for more than an hour. Shentu Tai himself did not even take action. He just watched from a distance on horseback for a while. The two sides were evenly matched and the casualties were almost the same. Then he led this team back to Hulao Pass, closed the gate tightly, and waited for news from Yuwen Ye.

I thought that after the fight yesterday, the opponent should have temporarily stopped today, but I didn't expect Shi Yutao to come back so soon.

And it was a little strange. In the past few days, no matter whether the other party sent troops over or he led the army over, he had not seen Shi Yutao. Obviously, the mistake on the north bank of the Yellow River that day made Xiao Yuansui dare not let him fight again to avoid any mistakes. Why did he come here in person today?
Shentu Tai asked, "Is there anyone else accompanying you?"

The soldier shook his head: "The spies saw clearly that he was the only one leading the troops."

"Oh? How many people did you bring?"

"About two thousand people."

"..." Shentu Tai pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "No matter what, we must not be afraid of fighting. Let's go and see what this kid wants to do first."

At the command, a team of 800 people gathered inside Hulao Pass in a short while. With a loud shout from Shentu Tai, the city gate gradually opened. He led the neatly lined soldiers and walked out slowly. In the distance, he saw that the army had crossed the Sishui River and had just assembled on the river bank.

Although there were a large number of people, Shentu Tai still spotted Shi Yutao at a glance.

It’s not that this kid is more special than others, but that he rode a particularly eye-catching horse today. It was more than two meters long from head to tail, tall and strong, with a distinctive saddle and bridle. Its whole body was bright red without a single stray hair. When it was illuminated by the rising sun, it reflected a dazzling red light and stood at the forefront of the group like a blazing flame.

Shentu Tai sighed subconsciously: "What a good horse!"

Not only he was in awe, but the soldiers around him, even those who didn't know how to judge horses, could see that it was a fine horse, and they all exclaimed in admiration. Shi Yutao, who was riding on the horse, seemed to be able to sense the envious eyes around him and coming towards him, and couldn't help but feel a little proud. You know, this horse was named Liehuo, and his father spent a lot of money to buy it from the Western Regions. It was originally intended for Shi Yuxin, but he was jealous and begged for it. He was reluctant to ride it normally, for fear that it would be damaged by swords and knives on the battlefield.

But today...

Just as he stared coldly at the troops coming out of Hulao Pass, the guards beside him immediately said flatteringly: "Sir, you have brought out Liehuo today, Shentu Tai will definitely flee at the sight of him!"

Shi Yutao also sneered: "I want to let them know that my sister is not the only one who can make contributions."

Hearing the last sentence, the soldier was stunned for a moment.

Shi Yutao also realized something, coughed lightly to cover it up, then raised his hand and said, "Let's go!"

At this order, the army behind him followed him forward. The heavy footsteps turned into muffled thunder and traveled directly from the ground to Hulao Pass. Shentu Tai and others immediately felt the ground shaking, but he showed no fear. He just watched quietly as the fiery red horse carrying Shi Yutao walked to their front. The two arrays were only a shot's distance apart, and Shi Yutao raised his hand to let everyone stop.

For a moment, the wind was whistling, the waves were surging, the flags were fluttering, and the strong horses were neighing.

Before the action began, the air was already filled with a suffocating murderous aura.

Shen Tutai shook the reins lightly, rode his horse forward a few steps, looked at the arrogant Shi Yutao, and sneered: "I thought that after that day, General Xiao Shi would be too scared to come out again, but I didn't expect that you would dare to come today."

As soon as he heard the words "General Xiao Shi", Shi Yutao's face immediately turned pale.

"you--"

As if sensing its master's anger, the fiery horse he was riding shook its head uneasily and snorted loudly.

Shi Yutao immediately reached out and touched the horse's neck, then gritted his teeth and sneered, "I just fell into your trap that day. Today, let's fight with real swords and guns to see who is the hero and who is the coward!"

After saying that, he raised the long axe in his hand, roared, and rode his horse towards Shentu Tai.

At the same time, in the other camp, Xiao Yuansui had just heard Hua Ziying's report that Shi Yutao had led his troops out of the camp before dawn and had crossed the Sishui River when no one noticed.

Xiao Yuansui's face suddenly darkened: "This Shi Yutao!"

(End of this chapter)