After being turned into cannon fodder, I relied on involution to survive

King Zhenbei and Duke Jing didn't know, but she knew very well that although Duke Wei had stepped forward to support her early because he was grateful to her, in fact he would not actually send troops to support her.

By placing the people from Kaiyang on Duke Wei's head, she could certainly fool Duke Jing and King Zhenbei for a while, so that they would not attack her because her troops were equal to the sum of the two men's troops. As for Kaiyang and the others being targeted first because they did not join the small alliance to defeat the Lu family, it is impossible for them to hide this secret for several years.

For the sake of herself and those who are loyal to her, and also to prevent the people of this world from suffering too much from the war, she must make a quick decision and win over the Lu family as soon as possible.

Of course, the most important reason for being able to make such a decision was that she was more confident than King Zhenbei and Duke Jingguo.

In the past ten years, she not only stocked up a lot of food and made a lot of money, but also hid troops among the people, and relied on her money and food to cultivate a large number of useful people in advance.

Unlike King Zhenbei and Duke Jingguo, who announced "three hundred thousand troops" to the outside world, in fact the total number of troops sent was only two hundred and fifty or sixty thousand.

The most important thing is that of the total number of 250,000 to 60,000, about 70,000 to 80,000 are civilians responsible for logistics, and about 50,000 to 60,000 are ordinary people recruited on the spot with a bite to eat.

These ordinary people are men and women, old and young. They are not formal soldiers. Even if they go to the battlefield, they cannot wear armor or hold weapons. Their only role is to hold sticks, hoes and the like. Follow the regular soldiers and rush forward together, risking their lives to help the regular soldiers build momentum.

When there is no war, the military camp will not support freeloaders like them. Only when war comes, those formal soldiers will be ordered to recruit on the spot.

Excluding these ordinary people who made up the numbers and the civilians who were responsible for transporting grain, cooking, feeding horses and other chores, the so-called 300,000 soldiers and horses of Duke Jingguo and King Zhenbei were actually only about 120,000 that could actually be fought.

Unlike Yu Zizhen, who said they "sent 300,000 troops", they actually sent a total of 300,000 elite troops, and they were not watered down at all.

The King of Zhenbei and Duke Jing didn’t know how much money she had spent on raising troops over the years. They didn’t know that she actually kept 200,000 elite soldiers in case the King of Zhenbei and Duke Jing suddenly fell out. They didn’t know that she was actually still keeping a steady stream of troops. The land collects wealth, stores food, and raises troops.

While they were playing tricks on Yu Zizhen, dragging their feet and slowing down the progress in order to preserve their own strength and consume the strength of their allies, their ally Yu Zizhen wasted no time in starting her conquest to expand territory.

Not only did she personally lead a group of people, crushing them all the way from Jiangning to the capital, but she also separated two groups of people on the left and right at the same time, letting them march towards the states and counties in the south and north at the same time.

The same goes for Kaiyang and others in the western region. On their way to the capital to attack the Lu family, they managed to simultaneously capture all the battlegrounds along the way.

King Zhenbei and Duke Jing didn't know at first that Yu Zizhen was so fast and went straight towards the capital. When they slowly ordered their troops and completed the swearing-in ceremony, the three teams in front of Yu Zizhen had already They marched hand in hand and reached the hinterland of Daqi, which was less than 800 miles away from the capital.

Since Yu Zizhen transferred the 300,000 people quietly and secretly, and the spies that King Zhenbei and Duke Jing had finally placed on Yu Zizhen's side had all been written down one by one in his notebook, Yu Zizhen It was not easy to avoid them and make some small moves, or use them to pass on some wrong information, so neither King Zhenbei nor Duke Jingguo received the news immediately. It was not until Yu Zizhen attacked several cities and was about to reach the gate of the capital that King Zhenbei and Duke Jing discovered from the slowly spreading news that Yu Zizhen had led his troops away two months ago. news.

King Zhenbei and Duke Jing were dumbfounded after receiving the news. They never dreamed that Yu Zizhen, who could build up a powerful force on his own in just ten years, would actually go deep into such a large area while marching to fight. taboo.

While they hurriedly sent people to inquire about the latest news, they also set off with the army, fearing that if they were late, they would not be able to take advantage of this ready-made advantage that would hurt both the Yu Zizhen and the Lu family.

Yu Zizhen didn't care what they thought. She was seizing the rare free time at the moment, closing her eyes and listening to the little milk sound system telling her important information about the Lu family, Zhenbei King, Jing Guogong and Kaiyang. .

The Lu family had now received news that she and Kaiyang were launching a two-sided attack on the capital. Lu Tong immediately gave a death order to the soldiers of the Tongzhou Camp, asking them to destroy the team led by Yu Zizhen in the capital. Edom.

As for Kaiyang, Lu Tong sent Lu Dingchang to rely on the capital to lead his army to fight.

Lu Tong's reaction was not surprising to Yu Zizhen, but from the side of King Zhenbei, Yu Zizhen was surprised that he actually brought out the prince Yu Zicheng.

In the plot of the original book, King Zhenbei did not bring Yu Zicheng out with him.

Just like when Duke Jingguo led troops to the expedition, his eldest son Prince Jingguo was left behind to guard southern Xinjiang to prevent border instability. In the plot of the original book, King Zhenbei also arranged for Yu Zicheng in this way.

After all, there is Beiyan outside the northern border who has been eyeing Da Qi covetously. Both father and son are gone. If Beiyan takes the opportunity to go south, who should the remaining Zhenbei Army generals call if they encounter a big problem?
The Xiao Naiyin system explained Yu Zizhen's doubts concisely and concisely, "It was Princess Zhenbei who suggested that Yu Zicheng go on the expedition. She was afraid that after you, Yu Zicheng would be outdone by the bastards of King Zhenbei again. Currently, the person responsible for guarding the northern border is Zhenbei. The fifth cousin of the Northern King, until King Zhenbei returns, all matters in the Northern Territory will be under his control."

Yu Zizhen frowned.

The fifth cousin of King Zhenbei is the eldest grandson of his direct uncle. Since his uncle died on the battlefield before he was thirty years old, King Zhenbei's grandfather, father and himself have always been very fond of his clan. His children and grandchildren take special care of him.

In addition, his fifth cousin was very capable and had made great and small achievements over the years, so the King of Zhenbei took advantage of the opportunity to help him get promoted.

Normally, for such a person with suitable abilities and grades, there would be no problem for King Zhenbei to let him guard the northern territory on his behalf. However, King Zhenbei ignored that his fifth cousin was actually a lecherous person in private.

In the plot of the original book, the fifth cousin of King Zhenbei was also one of the generals who stayed in the north, but at that time he was also suppressed by Yu Zicheng, the prince of King Zhenbei.