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

The capital area.

Twenty miles away from the capital.

Across the vast land, a wide river meanders through.

This is a tributary of the Wei River.

On one side of the river, an army of 110,000 spread out like a surging tide.

In the center of the army, 30,000 cavalrymen dressed in shining armor and riding on tall war horses looked majestic.

They were lined up in neat rows, their horses snorting from time to time, their hooves gently stepping on the ground, raising a little dust.

On both sides of the central army.

The eighty thousand infantrymen were arranged closely together like a solid fortress.

On the other side of the river, the 70,000 soldiers led by Di Gui were ready.

Di Gui rode a fast horse, staring at the army on the other side of the river, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Holding on to fortifications and strong cities are the best strategies for defense.

However, Di Gui accepted Ye Chen's order to tie up the Yanzhou and Bingzhou armies.

Just defending is too passive.

We have to fight first after all.

Two armies with a total number of nearly 200,000 people confronted each other!

Immediately afterwards, with Sima De's order, 20,000 infantrymen from Hanoi poured out like a tide.

They marched with firm steps, shouting earth-shaking slogans, crossed the river, and rushed to the other side in rows.

The weapons flashed coldly in the sunlight, however, Di Gui was well prepared and decisively adopted the strategy of attacking when the enemy was halfway across the river.

More than 10,000 soldiers acted quickly, like a solid city wall, resisting the attack of the 20,000 infantrymen.

The two sides engaged in close combat, and the sounds of shouting and weapons clashing resounded through the sky.

At this moment, Ding Wen gave an order, and 30,000 Bingzhou cavalry split into two halves, roaring from both wings like a whirlwind.

The cavalry galloped, the earth was shaking, and the dust raised covered the sky.

They rushed towards Di Gui's army with the force of thunder.

Di Gui was not at all flustered. He calmly set up his troops along the river.

Tens of thousands of soldiers quickly adjusted their positions and formed a solid line of defense.

They raised their shields to resist the charge of the cavalry.

There were also archers who shot arrows from behind the infantry.

Although the cavalry had a huge impact and Di Gui's army was broken several times, they were able to reorganize themselves quickly and the front line remained stable, barely resisting the attacking cavalry.

The Bingzhou cavalry was like hitting a hard turtle shell.

No matter how the cavalry attacked, Di Gui's infantry phalanx remained standing.

The battlefield was filled with dust and smoke, and the situation was tense and stalemate.

Both sides continued to fight, and soon the river turned red.

Finally, Ding Wen gave an order and the cavalry retreated.

Then, Chen Jian commanded the Yanzhou infantry to follow up and press forward step by step.

The Yanzhou infantry put tremendous pressure on Di Gui's army with their tenacious fighting spirit and close coordination.

Under the joint attack of the cavalry and the Yanzhou infantry, Di Gui's army gradually fell into a disadvantage.

In terms of combat power and numbers, Di Gui's army was at a disadvantage.

Although he fought hard, he was ultimately defeated.

Di Gui could only order a retreat. The soldiers fought and retreated at the same time, and their retreat was in an orderly formation.

Neither Ding Wen nor Chen Jian dared to chase after him.

The battlefield was left in ruins.

The broken weapons, fallen flags and corpses on the ground all tell of the cruelty of this fierce battle.

And this battle is just the beginning.

Chen Jian and Ding Wen came to a high place and watched the outcome of the battle.

Both of them looked very ugly.

Chen Jian frowned and spoke first, "Ding Wen, you didn't use your full strength at all. If your Bingzhou Iron Cavalry had charged a little harder, how could the Di Gui retreat so easily?"

Upon hearing this, Ding Wen was immediately furious, his eyes wide open as he shouted, "Chen Jian, you're talking nonsense! It's clearly your infantry that's incompetent. If your infantry hadn't failed to break through quickly, how could the Di Gui have retreated so smoothly?"

The two were tit for tat.

Although the battle was won, the Digui army did not collapse.

Both of them were dissatisfied with the result.

At this moment, Sima De, who was wearing Confucian robes, and Kou Yu, who was wearing armor, came over.

Sima De bowed and said, "Gentlemen, although this battle was regrettable, we have won it after all. Governor Ding's cavalry was extremely brave, and Governor Chen's infantry also made great contributions. Let's not blame each other."

Hearing this, Ding Wen was still furious, but he said, "Sima Taishou, for your sake today, I will not bother with this person."

Chen Jian snorted coldly and said no more.

Kou Yu suddenly stepped forward and said, "You two, the Di Gui army is still standing. We should continue our pursuit. Today's battle has cost them at least a thousand soldiers. If we fight a few more times, it will only be a matter of time before the Di Gui army is completely annihilated."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jian and Ding Wen's expressions improved.

"You two, we should press him step by step, leaving him with no way to retreat and defeat him in one fell swoop."

A gleam of light flashed in Kou Yu's eyes, and then he said.

Hearing this, Chen Jian nodded slightly, his eyes rekindled with fighting spirit: "I agree with what General Kou said!"

Ding Wen also said: "Okay, let's do it!"

After the four reached a consensus, they immediately took action.

The 100,000-strong army reorganized and chased in the direction of Di Gui's retreat with high morale.

However, none of the four knew this at the time.

Around the battlefield, although it seems calm, there are actually undercurrents.

The disguised people were like inconspicuous shadows, hiding among the bushes, on the grass, on the trees, and in all possible hiding places.

They have been observing everything on the battlefield quietly.

These people all knew about the hidden tunnels.

These tunnels are winding and eventually connect one village after another.

They transmitted what happened on the battlefield through these tunnels.

Delivered accurately to each village.

In the villages that received the news, they would ask the children from poor families to sort it out first before sending out soldiers.

The soldiers rode donkeys or mules.

Although donkeys and mules are not as fast as horses, they can move freely between mountain paths and fields.

The running is not slow.

In this way, countless pieces of news were transmitted to the village where Ye Chen was.

Ye Chen read the battle report clearly and walked out of the tile-roofed house.

Outside the tile-roofed house, hundreds of young men from poor families, led by Han De, bowed to Ye Chen.

"How are you prepared?"

Ye Chen waved his hand and asked.

Hearing this, Han De immediately stood up.

"Your Majesty, twenty thousand civilians and one hundred thousand sandbags are ready."

"Well, then, follow me!"

There was a hint of sharpness in Ye Chen's eyes, and the imperial aura on his body surged out.

Breathtaking!

Han De and others were stunned and bowed in unison.

"promise!"

(Something happened tonight, I will do my best to update more in the future, please forgive me, thank you for your support)