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

The river bank was shrouded in darkness and was dead silent.

Led by Zuo Xian Wang, the Tatar army arrived at the selected river crossing site.

The Tatar vanguard put bamboo strips in their horses' mouths and crossed the river quietly like ghosts.

Zuo Xian Wang rode on a tall horse, watching the vanguard army successfully cross the river, with a slight smile on his face.

"The whole army crosses the river!"

Zuo Xian Wang immediately gave the order.

Immediately, a large number of horses stepped into the long river, and more than 20,000 Tatar cavalry began to cross the river.

Soon, ten thousand cavalry had crossed the river.

However, when the Tatar army was halfway across the river, Zuo Xian Wang saw that suddenly there were little flames on the other side of the river.

Zuo Xian Wang was slightly stunned.

Immediately afterwards, shouts and cries of killing shook the earth.

A large number of infantrymen came running with torches held high, and the flames swayed in the darkness like a dancing fire dragon.

Zuo Xian Wang was suddenly shocked and heard the sound of rain of arrows.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

Countless arrows flew into the air like locusts, making sharp whistling sounds.

The Tatar cavalry who had already crossed the river suddenly fell into panic, and many of them fled in all directions, avoiding the arrows falling from the sky.

Among the charging infantry, Di Gui rode forward, drew out his sword, and pointed hard.

"kill!"

"Kill!"

Shouts and cries of killing rang out everywhere, like thunder, heart-wrenching and lung-rending.

Many Tatar cavalry wanted to retreat, but were blocked by the rear army and were unable to advance or retreat for a while.

Kou Yu, who had already crossed the river and joined the vanguard, shouted with red eyes, "Don't retreat, follow me to kill the enemy! The enemy is just infantry, they can't stand up to us!"

After saying that, Kou Yu rode forward and led the charge.

Some Tatar cavalry seemed to have regained some courage and followed Kou Yu and rushed in one direction.

The two sides instantly fell into a melee.

On the battlefield, swords flashed and blood and flesh flew everywhere.

Kou Yu, protected by his personal guards, advanced rapidly.

At first, he thought that the number of ambushes should not be large. After all, it was night and there were many river crossing points. It didn't make sense that there would be too many ambushes.

But as the battle progressed, he realized something was wrong.

The enemy troops kept coming, but it seemed like they couldn't be killed completely no matter how hard we tried.

Looking at the number, there are actually thousands of them!

He thought to himself that this was not good, but he could no longer retreat.

He brandished the big knife in his hand and fought hard, but soon he was covered in blood and was shot by an arrow in the shoulder and thigh.

Ye Chen stood on a high place, silently watching the situation on the battlefield.

I saw that the Tatar soldiers were really ambushed.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

There are too many uncertainties in war, but for now, everything seems to be under his control.

"Your Majesty, our ambush has been successful, and the Tatar army is in chaos."

A general came to report.

Ye Chen nodded slightly.

"Pass the order down. Kill the enemy with all your might, but don't pursue them."

"promise!"

On the battlefield, the fighting became increasingly fierce.

The Digui army has gained an absolute advantage.

The infantry raised their spears and stabbed the horses they met.

The cavalrymen fell off their horses one after another and were stabbed to death by spears.

More and more Tatar cavalrymen were fleeing.

Seeing this, Kou Yu could only fight and retreat with the few remaining personal soldiers.

At this moment, an arrow flew through the air and hit Kou Yu's head like lightning.

Kou Yu widened his eyes, his body swayed a few times, and then he fell off his horse.

Several of his personal soldiers rushed to rescue him, and having lost their leader, the Tatar cavalry who had last resisted completely collapsed.

Ten thousand cavalrymen eventually fled back to the other side in a panic, leaving behind thousands of corpses.

Seeing this, Ye Chen had to admit that the cavalry was indeed troublesome. They ran very fast and came and went like the wind.

Even if we use an ambush and find the right time, we can only make them suffer a minor loss.

"As expected, cavalry must be used to counter cavalry."

Ye Chen thought to himself that if he had 2,000 cavalrymen, at least half of the more than 10,000 Tatar cavalrymen who had crossed the river could be kept.

However, when the Tatar soldiers retreated completely and Di Gui came up to announce the spoils, Ye Chen's mood immediately improved.

This time, in addition to killing thousands of enemies, more than 300 war horses were seized!

Ye Chen immediately asked Di Gui to collect the spoils, and then returned to the camp with the army and the spoils!

And in the Tatar military camp.

Unlike Ye Chen who was satisfied with the outcome of the ambush, Zuo Xian Wang was heartbroken.

After counting, more than 1,200 cavalrymen and more than 400 war horses were killed in this battle, and more than 300 war horses were missing.

The number of injured was innumerable, perhaps as many as five thousand.

According to previous experience, most of these injured people would not survive, which is equivalent to losing nearly a quarter of the elite troops in one go.

Besides feeling distressed, Zuo Xian Wang also felt fear. He had no way of explaining to the Chanyu.

Feeling heartbroken and terrified, Zuo Xian Wang had Kou Yu brought in.

Kou Yu was seriously injured at this time, with white rags tied all over his body, and even his head was wrapped with two circles of cloth.

If he hadn't been wearing his helmet, he would be dead by now.

But even so, he still endured the discomfort, and with difficulty, he stood up and said, "Your Highness, although we were accidentally ambushed this time, we still have a chance."

"As long as we fight them openly and honestly, these infantrymen will definitely not be able to stop the prince's cavalry!"

Hearing this, Zuo Xian Wang was quite touched when he saw that Kou Yu was still persuaded to keep fighting despite being so seriously injured.

Moreover, if he brought back such results, he would definitely not be able to report back.

"Alright, then I will fight you again, fair and square!"

"Someone, bring the map!"

Wait until the map is brought.

Zuo Xian Wang looked at the map carefully and began to choose the next river crossing location. This time he no longer thought about a night attack or a quick victory, but chose a farther river crossing location.

But he wanted to make the most of the remaining food.

We must use all our strength to completely defeat the Di Gui army before the food runs out!