In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

The various brigade commanders surrounded them.

Li Yuanchang drew several lines on the ground with his knife.

"This is a village with about six hundred people. Although there are sentry posts, they are not very secure."

"The village is bordered by mountains on the left, which the Tuyuhun cavalry cannot access. There is a small path at the end of the village with many trees. Tusitong, you will lead a hundred archers to sneak over there and ambush them."

"yes!"

"There are terraced fields to the right of the village, which can provide cover for the infantry to approach. Guo Chao, take a hundred men and sneak over there to block their fleeing soldiers."

"yes!"

"Chu Liang, Bao Qi, you two follow me and charge in from the main road. Once the cavalry enters, head straight for the large houses. The leader of the Shatuo army must be inside."

"Remember, be quick, and try to prevent the enemy from mounting their horse!"

"Prioritize eliminating the commanding officer and cutting down his flag; then deal with the rest gradually!"

Li Yuanchang was serious. He did not underestimate his enemy. This Shatuo army was a regular and elite force, the strongest army he had ever encountered.

He only had one hundred elite soldiers under his command, while the remaining two or three hundred were mostly escort soldiers from Lantian County, whose combat effectiveness was not that high.

He must use his limited elite forces to ensure that the enemy cannot get up once they attack.

Their eyes were bloodshot; they finally had a chance to fight on the battlefield, especially to avenge their fallen comrades, which excited them greatly.

"yes!!"

The two men clasped their hands in a fist salute and shouted loudly.

"Gentlemen, prepare yourselves quickly! Today we will use their heads to pay tribute to the fallen General Gong and all our brothers!"

"yes!"

After the mission was assigned, the three armies split up.

The first to be dispatched were a hundred archers led by Tu Sitong. They did not have crossbows, but the Han Prince's personal guards had brought them and gave them all.

To avoid being discovered by the Shatuo army's sentries, Li Yuanchang ordered Tusitong to take a long detour.

It was only a mile away, but they took half an hour to reach it.

During this time, all the officers and soldiers seemed anxious and restless, after all, the prey was right in front of them, but Commander Li Yuanchang kept his composure, knowing that haste makes waste.

After Tu Sitong's rearguard successfully reached the woods and sent a signal, Guo Chao's side was almost ready as well. A hundred men waded through the paddy fields and perfectly hid in the blind spots of the terraced fields.

Seeing this, Li Yuanchang suddenly put down his binoculars, and his entire aura changed abruptly, becoming fiercely murderous, like the Grim Reaper wielding a scythe, as he drew his sword with a whoosh!

Looking back at the 150 elite cavalrymen, Cheng Chuliang and Yuchi Baoqi stood like guardian deities and vanguard generals.

One man wielded an axe, the other a long spear; both were clad in chainmail and possessed a resemblance to their fathers in their prime.

"Brothers, the opportunity has arrived!"

"All troops, mount your horses and follow me to break through the enemy lines!"

"yes!!"

One hundred and fifty people let out a low growl; although the voices were not loud, each one was filled with murderous intent.

Immediately afterwards, the clattering sound continued as everyone mounted their horses.

The large number of birds in the forest were startled and took flight in droves.

"What's going on over there?"

The Xueyantuo cavalrymen on guard at the village entrance chattered amongst themselves, noticing the unusual activity, but before they could react, they did not.

The ground suddenly began to shake, and the thunderous sound of horses' hooves grew louder as a dark mass of cavalry suddenly appeared from the hillside, galloping towards them with lightning speed.

The enemy soldiers on guard at the village entrance shrank their pupils and were all terrified. They thought they were seeing things. How could someone have come up right under their noses?

They were only jolted awake when more than a hundred riders swept down at terrifying speed.

"Tang, Tang army!!"

"The Tang army is here!!"

call out……

The roars of the Xueyantuo soldiers, accompanied by the hurried sound of bone whistles, instantly shattered the tranquility of the entire village.

Immediately, some of the Xueyantuo cavalry reacted and got up from the ground.

But everything happened too suddenly. Before they could even prepare, Li Yuanchang had already led his troops to attack from a distance of only a few hundred meters.

"Kill them!!"

Cheng Chuliang and Yuchi Baoqi's voices are like booming bells, naturally roaring like lions.

Their morale soared, and the flames of revenge erupted like a volcano.

"kill!!"

With shouts from the soldiers, the army, like a high-speed chariot, crashed into the village.

boom! !

The Shatuo army's sentry post was cut open like tofu, and all twelve soldiers were swept into the horses' hooves, dying without a complete corpse.

Immediately following was a large number of enemy troops who came to reinforce after hearing the commotion, but the Tang army launched a surprise attack, not giving them time to mount their horses, and directly taking advantage of the high ground.

This can be considered an avenging of the tragedy in which the Shatuo cavalry hunted down a thousand infantrymen in Lantian County.

boom!

After a loud explosion, the two sides clashed and a fierce battle broke out.

"ah!!"

Boom... Crack!

puff……

Cheng Chuliang roared and swung his axe with all his might, sending a Shatuo cavalryman flying into the air, spitting out a mist of blood and breaking countless bones.

It eventually crashed through a residential house.

Its level of gore is terrifying.

"Baoqi, cover your brother as he charges in, I'll clear the way!" Cheng Chuliang roared, fearless like a newborn calf facing a large horde of Xueyantuo cavalry.

He wielded his long axe wildly, smashing open holes with every blow and cleaving people in two with a single sweep, perfectly illustrating the saying "like father, like son."

He pushed the Xueyantuo men aside at a 45-degree angle, clearing a path for them.

Without hesitation, Li Yuanchang led his troops in a charge, breaching the mud wall and advancing deep into the enemy territory.

To catch the thief, catch the king; this is an age-old principle.

The entire village had been turned upside down, with shouts of killing, screams, and shrieks filling the air.

The unprepared Shatuo army only recovered completely at this point.

"What happened?"

A barren, hairy-chested alien general roared and charged out of the house, a knife wound on his shoulder.

"Report!!"

"Commander, move quickly! The Tang army has suddenly stormed in!"

How many people?

"About two hundred, these are elite Tang troops, not ordinary soldiers. Our forces have been scattered, the situation is not good!"

Upon hearing this, the alien general was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage: "Two hundred men dare to come and die? Are the Tang army stupid?"

"Take my scimitar and slaughter them all!"

"yes!!"

The bloodthirsty nature of nomadic peoples led the Shatuo army to choose to fight head-on rather than flee.

This will also cost them dearly.

And they were indeed quite skilled. Nomadic peoples are extremely mobile. Although they were hit by a fierce charge and their formation was unstable, some cavalrymen still managed to mount their horses at top speed.

"Kill!!" The Xueyantuo cavalry charged forward like thunder, rushing towards the Tang army.

But before their cavalry could even charge, Li Yuanchang arrived, charging with even more powerful cavalry.

With a bang, it sank like a landslide.

The cavalry on both sides cried out in agony, and in an instant, men and horses fell to the ground, and the stone houses in the surrounding villages collapsed.

The Shatuo army's cavalry, which had been invincible along the supply lines, had met their match this time. The cavalrymen felt as if they had run into a rock.

The warhorses in the front row all neighed in agony, and the cavalrymen were all covered in blood.

Screams mingled with the sound of iron hooves crushing bodies.

"Kill!!" the Tang army roared, their offensive unabated, unstoppable.

"Ah!" Yuchi Baoqi roared in fury, his body covered in blood. He had gone mad with killing intent, slaying seven people with his sword and horse, and even killing an enemy centurion with a cane.

The commander was brave and fierce, forcing the opponent into a complete disadvantage.