Traveling through the emperor, overthrowing the empress dowager at the beginning

Ye Chen sat upright in the commander's tent at the Di Gui camp, his expression solemn and focused.

A large amount of information from Murong Yan came like snowflakes. He carefully reviewed each piece of information with a frown on his face.

Di Gui stood aside and saw that Ye Chen was hesitant to issue the military order. He said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, the enemy's movements are unclear at the moment. We must act with caution."

Ye Chen nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "Go on."

Di Gui continued, "There is a delay in the transmission of information. For example, it takes quite a while for the scouts ahead to discover the enemy's tracks and for the news to reach us.

The enemy may have changed its deployment during this period.

Therefore, we cannot rely solely on the existing intelligence to make decisions immediately."

Ye Chen's eyes were stern, and he asked, "Then according to your opinion, how should we deal with it?"

Di Gui thought for a moment, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I think we can send a small force as an ambush to lure the enemy into our trap.

Alternatively, we can send out multiple spies and have them relay these messages to increase the frequency of obtaining information and reduce the impact of delays."

Ye Chen thought for a moment and gave a decisive order: "Just as you said, send out the ambush troops and send more spies!"

As Ye Chen issued orders one after another, the cavalrymen moved quickly and prepared to engage in battle.

But after a day of clearing out, Ye Chen's brows became more and more furrowed, and the war was not going well.

Because those bandits were all light cavalry, as elusive as the wind, and there was no pattern to be found.

Even if you set an elaborate trap to lure them, they may not take the bait, and even if they do, they can quickly escape with their speed.

Even if there are wounded soldiers, these cavalrymen can quickly pick them up.

This is the advantage of running fast.

If they really can't escape, these people will kill their companions.

After working for most of the day, we didn't catch a single person alive.

Di Gui stood beside Ye Chen, his face filled with worry. He shook his head helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, these bandits are elusive. I have tried everything, but I am still helpless."

His tone was full of helplessness.

He really has no other options.

Ye Chen frowned and thought deeply for a moment, then decided to send someone to ask Murong Yan if there was any village with strong defenses.

The messenger galloped towards where Murong Yan was. After receiving the inquiry, Murong Yan did not dare to be negligent at all. She quickly looked up relevant information and carefully recalled her daily understanding of various villages. After some thought, she gave the information of several villages.

These villages were all under her control, including those where paper and flour mills were located.

So the defense is very strict.

After getting Murong Yan's reply, Ye Chen carefully considered and chose a village.

"Send infantry into Yujia Village. Six thousand of them, disguise them as ordinary people. Make this village look prosperous and thriving."

"Well, I will have people spread rumors around, saying that a high-ranking official has emerged from this village, and the nearby villages have all sent people to congratulate him, so there will be a lot of people temporarily."

"Ambush another two thousand cavalrymen in this village."

Hearing this, the Di Gui looked puzzled and said, "Your Majesty, simply luring the enemy will probably not be effective."

Hearing this, Ye Chen smiled slightly, looked at Di Gui, and said, "I chose this village for a reason.

Our cavalry couldn't catch up to the light cavalry. So when we set up an ambush with cavalry, the light cavalry could escape. But infantry is different. On narrow paths, infantry can often be more effective than cavalry.

Moreover, these villages were already heavily fortified, with trenches dug around them and horse-drawn defenses.

When the time comes, we will first cover the trenches and remove the barricades, and then take these things out after they enter the village.

You can catch the turtle in the jar.

Furthermore, this village is located on a plain with a wide view, which helps us observe the enemy's movements.

Moreover, it is a little far from the Bingzhou army's camp, but closer to here. If the Bingzhou light cavalry attacks, they can take advantage of the situation to put the blame on your army.

Normally, these light cavalry didn't come because this village wasn't very prominent, but now that the village has been falsely created to appear prosperous, the light cavalry will definitely come as soon as they get the news, and once they come, they can capture people alive."

After hearing this, Di Gui's face was filled with admiration. He clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty is very far-sighted. This plan is brilliant. I am ashamed to be inferior to you!"

"Okay, let's do it quickly."

After making a plan, Ye Chen waved his hand and Di Gui immediately went down to pass on the order.

He quickly sent 6,000 infantrymen to the village to make arrangements, and everything was proceeding in a tense and orderly manner.

Ye Chen sat in the carriage and came to one of the villages to wait.

He wanted to see with his own eyes the fighting power of the Tatar cavalry.

Time passed minute by minute, the sun gradually set, and the sky gradually darkened.

A trace of doubt gradually arose in Ye Chen's heart: "Could it be that the other party has noticed something and will not come?"

Just when Ye Chen was about to give up and was about to leave, Shen Qiu came hurriedly. She was a little out of breath, and there was a hint of excitement in her tone as she clasped her fists.

"Your Majesty, the bandits are coming!"

Ye Chen was stunned at first, and the disappointment in his heart was instantly replaced by surprise. He secretly rejoiced: "Fortunately, I didn't leave. I finally waited for it!"

Ye Chen quickly came to the place where the bandits were found. He saw dust flying in the distance and countless light cavalrymen roaring towards him.

However, these light cavalrymen were all of burly build. Although they were not wearing armor, their clothes were tight and there was no hindrance in their movements.

The large bows held by these cavalrymen are much larger than ordinary bows, and they seem a bit heavy just to carry on their backs.

However, the movements of these cavalrymen on their horses were still as agile as the wind, and the earth shook as their horses' hooves galloped.

Seeing this, Ye Chen couldn't help but narrow his eyes.