Noble First Daughter-in-law

Chapter 1144 Raid!

The gate of Hulao Pass gradually closed with a muffled sound.

Xue Lin ordered the more than 100 soldiers who followed him to fight to return to the team immediately, and then strode up to the tower. He saw Yuwen Ye and others still standing there. Seeing him come back, Yuwen Ye nodded gently and said, "Okay."

Xue Lin panted twice and said, "But Your Highness, is that all?"

Yuwen Ye glanced at him without saying anything. However, Shen Wuzheng on the side ordered the soldiers behind him to quickly bring towels and rags to wipe the armor on Xue Lin's body. He had almost reached the center of the Sishui River just now, and the river water soaked his boots, leaving water marks all the way back.

Xue Lin could only whisper: "Thank you, General Shen."

Yuwen Ye continued to look ahead. The Sishui River that Xue Lin had just stepped on gradually returned to its calm state. The gurgling water reflected the ripples in the sun. The same was true for Xiao Yuansui's army on the other side of the river. When Xue Lin broke out of Hulao Pass and stepped into the Sishui River, the people in the team became obviously alert, especially the soldiers in the first row who quickly raised their shields, and the thousands of soldiers behind them also tightened their bowstrings.

But as soon as Xue Lin retreated, they seemed to have relaxed their efforts like a taut bowstring, and became lazy again.

Some people even sat down where they were, saying, "That coward wouldn't dare to attack us."

"Then how long do we have to wait?"

"Is there any water? I'm thirsty."

Water bags were passed around in the crowd and were drunk up in no time.

Yuwen Ye looked up at the sky again. The sun was at its zenith. And, perhaps because the continuous rainy weather in the past few days had overdrawn the coolness of autumn, it was exceptionally hot today, even a little scorching hot. People like Yuwen Ye and Shentu Tai, who were strong and afraid of heat, had their clothes soaked with sweat in a short while. Even Shen Wuzheng was so hot that he took out his handkerchief and kept wiping his sweat.

At this moment, Shentu Tai suddenly thought of something and looked around - Shan Tong'er was gone.

Didn't he come with Yuwen Ye just now? Where did he go at this time?

Just when he was a little confused, Xue Lin wiped the water off his body. The steam made him feel a little cooler, but the heat in his heart could not be cooled down. He asked softly: "Your Highness, we won't--"

Before he could finish his words, he heard footsteps behind him.

When everyone looked back, they saw that it was Shan Tong'er who came up with the monk named Jueyun, and at the bottom of the city wall on the other side, the monks who had come with him had also arrived at the city gate.

Shan Tong'er said, "Your Highness, I have called Senior Brother Jueyun and the other senior brothers here."

Shentu Tai then realized that it was Yuwen Ye who asked Shan Tong'er to call someone.

But, calling these monks...

The monk named Jueyun stepped forward and clasped his hands together before Yuwen Ye: "Greetings to His Majesty the Prince of Qin."

Because it was hot today, he wore a one-shoulder monk's robe, revealing his left shoulder and a muscular arm, looking very strong and sturdy. Yuwen Ye nodded at him and said, "I haven't had time to thank you for your help a few days ago, but today, I have another thing I want to ask you for help."

Na Jueyun asked, "I wonder what your Highness wants to tell you?"

Yuwen Ye said: "I would like to ask you to cross the Sishui River and run two laps in front of Xiao Yuansui's army."

"what?"

Jueyun was stunned.

Not only was he stunned, but Xue Lin was also stunned, staring at Yuwen Ye with wide eyes.

Just now, he led more than a hundred people to fight, and he didn't let them cross the Sishui River. But now he allows these monks to cross the Sishui River, but not to kill the enemy, but to run two laps in front of Xiao Yuansui's army?

what is this?
Without waiting for him or Jue Yun to speak, Yuwen Ye said, "Don't worry. According to my estimation, Xiao Yuansui's army will not go out just because of a group of a dozen people. Moreover, I will equip you with horses. As soon as they start to make a move, I will immediately send someone to cross the river to pick you up. Remember, don't fight with them."

"..."

"Of course, whether they make a move or not, I will send someone to pick you up."

After saying that, he looked at Shentutai again: "You can go down and prepare."

This time, Shentu Tai seemed to have fully understood. He immediately bowed and said yes, then turned around and went down the city wall.

Na Jueyun had been a monk since he was young. Although he practiced martial arts, he had no idea about the ways of the battlefield. He had only heard about the wisdom and bravery of His Royal Highness the King of Qin from Shan Tong'er and other refugees. After thinking for a while, he said, "Okay."

After saying that, he didn't ask any more questions, turned around and went down the city wall.

Shan Tong'er immediately followed him. Yuwen Ye hesitated for a moment and called him: "Shan Tong'er, just -"

But before he could finish his words, Shan Tong'er looked back and her eyes fell on his shoulder. Yuwen Ye noticed his gaze, was silent for a moment, and said nothing more. Shan Tong'er turned around and went downstairs.

Shen Wuzheng on the side keenly sensed something and turned to look at Yuwen Ye: "You——" Yuwen Ye walked in front of him and whispered: "Go and give the order to get Gao Feng and Jiang Kesheng back."

"...!"

Shen Wuzheng took a deep breath.

Of course he understood what Yuwen Ye was going to do.

However, he seemed to smell an indescribable smell of burnt flesh. He could not help but frown and looked at Yuwen Ye solemnly. Yuwen Ye had already turned around and looked at Xue Lin, who was breathless and hesitant to speak, and said, "You just stay with me. From now on, the glory of your Xue family will be given to your father by the emperor, or to you by me. It all depends on today."

Xue Lin's pupils suddenly widened.

At the same time, Shan Tong'er, Jueyun and others had already mounted the horses brought for them by the soldiers, but they did not even take a whistle stick. Seeing the soldiers in front slowly opening the heavy gate, Shan Tong'er shouted loudly and was the first to ride out of Hulao Pass. Following him, Jueyun and others also galloped out on their horses.

The soldiers standing in the first few rows on the other side of the river had been sitting down somewhat lazily, but when they saw someone coming out, they immediately became nervous.

But when I looked more closely, I saw that they were actually a group of monks.

They even found it a little funny for a moment, especially when they saw that this group of monks didn't even have a stick, and the one running in the front was a chubby boy. They couldn't help laughing and turned around to say to the people behind them: "Hey, look, there are more people coming out over there."

The people in the rows behind could barely see clearly and laughed: "What is going on?"

"Is there no one at Hulao Pass? Send all the monks out."

“Are they coming here to chant?”

As everyone was talking and laughing, the monks rode across the river on horseback. The huge waves stirred up by the horses' hooves almost soaked them all. However, this movement did not alert the army on the other side. Instead, they laughed even more wildly and said, "Hey, hey, they're coming."

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An army of 100,000 strong, even if they were arranged separately, occupied dozens of miles in front and behind. Xiao Yuansui in the central army tent needed the soldiers in the front to rush back and tell him the situation in front of Hulao Pass. The soldiers at the back of the line were almost completely in the dark about what was happening in front. So, even though the soldiers in the front rows were already laughing and beating their chests, the people at the back didn't even know that the gate of Hulao Pass was open, nor did they know that a group of monks ran out of Hulao Pass.

Of course, it’s not that no one has ever seen this group of monks.

Just a few nights ago, Yuwen Ye led his men to attack the camp at night, but was chased to the bank of the Yellow River by Xiao Yuansui and a team of his personal soldiers. He was finally rescued by thirteen monks. That team of personal soldiers knew of the existence of this group of monks, but they were all Xiao Yuansui's personal guards, so it was impossible for them to be sent to the front line to fight. Instead, they were all around the central military tent, so they knew nothing about everything.

At this moment, the soldiers were unable to open their eyes due to the scorching sun, so they simply sat down to rest without any supervision and dozed off, not even realizing what was happening ahead.

Under such circumstances, Shan Tong'er, Jueyun, and a dozen other monks crossed the Sishui River.

Some people also became alert: "Don't tell me they are here to launch a sneak attack."

But someone immediately laughed and retorted: "A sneak attack? Look at them, they don't even have a stick, what's the point of a sneak attack?"

"What can a bunch of monks do?"

"If they really dare to come over, I will arrest them and use their heads as wooden fishes to hit them."

These words caused everyone to laugh again, and amid the laughter, Shan Tong'er, Jue Yun and others had already ridden their horses to a place only ten feet away from the army, but did not continue forward. Instead, they turned their horses' heads and ran from north to south.

The people in the army just watched them cross before their eyes.

They didn't know what this group of people were going to do, but since they were not here to fight, and they were a group of unarmed bald monks, there was no need to be on guard. A group of people simply watched them riding their horses from south to north, and then from north to south. This aimless galloping made them feel even more amused, and many people even shouted and cheered -

"Come on, run again and show me."

"The little bald guy can run quite fast."

Hearing these mocking and teasing words, Shan Tong'er gritted his teeth but ignored them, still concentrating on riding his horse.

Just a few days ago, the continuous rain made the land muddy, but today the sun is shining brightly, especially now that it is past noon, the ground has long been dried, and the ground was soon loosened by the trampling of horses' hooves. After the sand and soil were crushed, a cloud of dust gradually arose, filling everyone's sight.

Soon, the smoke and dust became a barrier.

At the same time, the gate of Hulao Pass, which had not been completely closed, slowly opened again.

A majestic figure rode out of the city gate on his horse. He had tiger eyes and a bushy beard, and was as strong as a mountain. In his hand, he held a long spear upside down, which flashed a frightening cold light in the sun. It was Shentu Tai!

Following him were two hundred armored cavalrymen. With their eyes wide open, they galloped on their horses. Amid the sound of horse hooves and the smoke and dust, they soon crossed the Sishui River.

A man and a horse leaped up like a dragon in the surging waves. Shentu Tai shouted at Shan Tong'er and others, "Back off!"

At the same time, holding a long spear, he rushed directly into the enemy camp before they had time to react!