Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1090 We must have the capital!
"Shen...join the army?"

Shentu Tai widened his eyes, looking in great surprise at this secretary and military officer who was always so elegant and graceful even on the battlefield. But the man in front of him looked so panic-stricken that he rarely saw him. When he rode his horse towards him, the expression on his face could even be described as a bit embarrassed.

Shentu Tai instinctively felt that something had happened!
He hurriedly tightened the reins, but before he could gallop over, Shen Wuzheng had already ridden in front of him. Seeing the other party panting and looking pale, Shen Tutai hurriedly asked: "Master Shen, what happened?"

Shen Wuzheng breathed rapidly and lowered his voice to say, "General Shentu, Ruyi-Princess has been captured!"

"What!?"

Shen Tutai was horrified and could not believe his ears: "How could this happen?"

Because Shen Wuzheng deliberately lowered his voice, the other soldiers were unable to hear their conversation. They were only a little confused as to why Shen Canjun, who stayed in Cijian, suddenly appeared here. Only Xue Lin, who followed closely beside Shen Tutai, heard his words and was also shocked: "Hasn't His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin already sent troops to rescue the princess?"

Shen Wuzheng glanced at him and immediately understood what happened here. He took a deep breath and said, "I waited for a long time in Cijian but there was no news from the princess. I guessed that something might have happened to her on the way, so I took my people and sent several groups of people to find her. I didn't meet her along the way, but the group of people who went to Huaizhou came back and reported that she encountered the 80,000 troops left by Xiao Yuansui in Hebei in Huyang Valley. After fighting for several days, she was defeated and captured by the enemy."

Shentu Tai's heart sank, and he said, "It seems that the King of Qin is also late."

Shen Wuzheng waved his hand, as if to brush away the "useless" King Qin, and said to Shentu Tai: "After those people captured her, they did not continue to move westward, but turned south instead. I guess they captured the princess and thought they could use her to threaten the King Qin and thus threaten Hulao Pass. If we don't find a way——"

Before he could finish his words, Shentu Tai took a breath.

Of course he understood what Shen Wuzheng meant.

After the other side captured the Princess of Qin, they did not continue westward to attack Chang'an, but turned back to Luoyang because they understood the value of the Princess of Qin.

The best case scenario for this kind of captive is that he can be exchanged back with all his limbs intact and with a clean record. However, looking back at the wars throughout the dynasties, there has been almost no such precedent. Previously, the Princess of Qin was captured by Ashina Zhuye, and the King of Qin went deep into the heart of the grassland to rescue her. However, it happened that there was a power change within the Western Turkic Khanate, and Ashina Zhuye did not have more energy to deal with it. Otherwise, let alone the Princess of Qin coming back, it is unknown whether the King of Qin could escape unscathed.

Most of the time, these captives would be tortured, slaughtered, or even mutilated.

The reason for this result is naturally that the party being threatened is unlikely to give up the benefits they have obtained because of their own life and death. This kind of result is obviously something Shen Wuzheng will never allow to happen, let alone allow them to face.

Of course, there is another outcome.

The King of Qin once again gave up everything for the Princess of Qin, just like the last time, when he was only one step away from taking the city of Taiyuan, but he immediately turned around and headed for Western Turkestan.

However, last time, he lost his position as crown prince, and this time, he will be completely defeated in the battle with the crown prince!
As the most powerful supporter in the Qin King's camp and also the cousin of the Qin King's Wife, Shen Wuzheng could not allow such an outcome to happen, and naturally could not allow the Qin King's Wife to suffer any harm.

Shen Tutai immediately said: "Then we should--" Before he finished speaking, Shen Wuzheng said in a deep voice: "We must have the capital!"

After saying this, his eyes suddenly passed over Shentutai's shoulder and looked behind him. After hearing his words, Shentutai seemed to have noticed something and turned his head in the direction of his gaze.

The battlefield that had been extremely dangerous just now is now completely empty. During the time he was talking to Shen Wuzheng, Shi Yutao had already led his men across the Sishui River on the pontoon bridge. Originally, he was walking at the end with a team of personal soldiers. This was a common method used by two armies when they evacuate after a battle. The purpose was naturally to prevent the enemy troops behind them from suddenly chasing them. If there was no general to stop them, it would be easy to disrupt the formation, causing panic and damage to their own people.

Now that they had crossed the river and kept some distance between them, even if Shentu Tai really wanted to chase them, it would take some time to mobilize the troops, so naturally there was no such concern. So, the army separated into two sides, making way for a path. Shi Yutao led his team of personal soldiers and galloped forward. Soon, his figure was lost in the army.

Seeing this scene, Shen Wuzheng's eyes, which were originally bloodshot and red due to not sleeping all night, suddenly dimmed.

late……

At this time, even if Shentu Tai led the army to catch up, it would be difficult to accomplish anything. After crossing the Sishui River, they were already close to Xiao Yuansui's camp, and they had already seen the smoke and dust rising from the other side of the river. They were afraid that Xiao Yuansui had also discovered the war here, so he sent a large army to support.

Shen Wuzheng sighed deeply, and at the same time, his heart seemed to fall into a bottomless abyss.

But at this moment, Shentutai's eyes lit up instead, and he said: "You are right, we must have the capital."

Shen Wuzheng immediately looked up at him, and saw Shen Tutai holding the reins tightly in one hand and holding the long spear upside down in the other. Although he did nothing and did not strike any pose, he could clearly feel that the man in front of him was exerting all his strength, and an invisible sense of oppression immediately emanated from Shen Tutai's huge body.

Shen Wuzheng said: "You——"

Shentu Tai did not say anything else to him. Instead, he raised his hand and pulled the reins. The horse under him immediately turned its head. Xue Lin, who was following closely beside him, also hurriedly turned his horse's head. Shentu Tai said in a deep voice: "Xue Lin, Li Xian, Liu Chengqi, Ma Sanchuan..."

He called out the names of twelve soldiers in one breath, and they immediately said, "Here!"

Shentu Tai said: "Follow me across the river and capture Shi Yutao alive!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he shouted loudly and kicked the horse's belly. The horse under him rushed out like an arrow. Xue Lin and others didn't say much. They split into two rows like his shadow and galloped forward behind him, raising a cloud of dust in front of Shen Wuzheng's eyes!
In the midst of the smoke and dust, in the blink of an eye, the team had rushed to the bank of the Sishui River. While the pontoon bridge had not yet been dismantled, everyone whipped their horses and crossed the river directly.

At the same time, the team ahead also discovered their traces.

Immediately, someone in the army shouted: "Shentu Tai is coming!"