After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

Zhao Zhenyuan then understood why Grand Tutor Gui had so many private soldiers but still had to hide here and there, not even daring to confront His Majesty head-on. That was because these people had been away from the army for too long and had become very lazy, like a pile of loose sand, without any cohesion. The Crown Prince and Lord Gongsun only used less than one-tenth of their troops to defeat them.

A thousand-mile long dam can be breached by a single ant hole. These people are nothing to be feared.

Zhao Zhenyuan already had an idea in his mind. Even if these people were rebels, they were no longer suitable to return to the army. So let them fight each other and perish together.

It was late at night and the whispering finally stopped. Zhao Zhenyuan got up, opened the door and walked out.

Zhao Zhenyuan went to the kitchen to find his spear. The man who was knocked unconscious was curled up and sleeping soundly. Zhao Zhenyuan wanted to kick him a few times, but he forced himself to hold back.

Zhao Zhenyuan left Caibaotun and went directly to Yucheng.

Yucheng is adjacent to Huaijiang City, and its lord is Long Kaiyang.

Long Kaiyang and Qian Jingui are sworn enemies. Qian Jingui thinks that Long Kaiyang is inflexible, while Long Kaiyang thinks that Qian Jingui is greedy for money and would even sell out his humanity for silver.

The two cities are close to each other, so friction is inevitable. However, the two cities have equal military and financial resources, so no major incidents have occurred.

Zhao Zhenyuan ran to Yucheng on his own two legs at dawn. He was full of energy now, and after a night of travel, he did not feel very tired.

After entering the city, Zhao Zhenyuan went straight to the city lord's mansion. He didn't need anyone to tell him to go in, he climbed over the wall by himself.

There is a government office in Yucheng, and there are not many things that Long Kaiyang needs to deal with, but he still got up early in the morning and prepared to have a simple breakfast before going to handle official business. Unexpectedly, a tall, thin and dark man wearing coarse linen clothes rushed in holding something like a stick. The man sat directly opposite Long Kaiyang, put the stick in his hand against the wall, picked up a large plate of noodles, took a pair of chopsticks and started eating in big mouthfuls.

Long Kaiyang glanced outside the door. The four guards outside were standing straight and looked very dedicated. How did this man get in?

This person seemed to be extremely hungry. After eating a large bowl of noodles that could accommodate four or five people, he took the large bowl of millet porridge and placed it in front of himself. He grabbed a big steamed bun, broke it with both hands, stuffed some side dishes into the bun, and then took a mouthful of steamed bun and porridge and started eating in big mouthfuls.

Long Kaiyang was not a stingy person. Even if Zhao Zhenyuan ate his breakfast, he would not be angry. But he really couldn't understand how this person could come in under everyone's noses? Moreover, he started cooking as soon as he came in, without even saying hello, and he almost ate all the food on the table. It was really rude.

Long Kaiyang was thinking secretly. Zhao Zhenyuan was full. He pushed the bowl away and said, "Qian Jingui has recruited tens of thousands of private soldiers and hid them in the valley. As long as he raises these soldiers, you will definitely not be his opponent."

Although Zhao Zhenyuan looks like a rough guy, he is very good at winning people's hearts.

Long Kaiyang was really unhappy when he heard this. He widened his eyes and asked, "Where did Qian recruit these private soldiers? Doesn't the imperial court care?"

Zhao Zhenyuan said: "Of course I have to take care of it. Didn't I come to find you?"

"Looking for me?" Long Kaiyang rolled his eyes and said, "All the soldiers in Yucheng add up to less than 30,000. Even if we fight against Qian Jingui's orthodox army, we won't get any benefit. He also has tens of thousands of private soldiers. Are you pushing me to die?"

Zhao Zhenyuan waved his hand and said, "How could I push you to die? As long as you listen to me, I guarantee that I can pull Qian Jingui down from the position of city lord and make him fall into eternal damnation."

Long Kaiyang obviously didn't believe it. He rolled his eyes at Zhao Zhenyuan and said, "You barged in rashly and ate my breakfast. I won't bother with you. You also said a lot of inexplicable things to me. Who knows if you are Qian's spy? I won't be fooled. You should leave quickly. I have official business to attend to."

Long Kaiyang is a too honest man. No wonder Yucheng is rich in resources and aquatic products, and the people are much richer than Huai'an City, but it has not been able to surpass Huai'an City for all these years.

Zhao Zhenyuan said: "Why would I lie to you? I will go to Yangcheng to summon some soldiers, which will be more than enough to deal with a mere Qian Jingui."

Long Kaiyang was shocked. He looked Zhao Zhenyuan up and down carefully again, but he couldn't remember that Dayu had such a powerful person who could mobilize troops from every city.

Long Kaiyang touched his chin. He was not very old, about thirty years old, without a beard, and his chin was smooth.

Long Kaiyang thought for a while and said, "There is a clinic with a very good reputation just outside the City Lord's Mansion. It is said that it can cure insanity. You should go see a doctor."

Zhao Zhenyuan rolled his eyes and said, "I rarely go back to Beijing, so it's not surprising that you don't recognize me. But you must recognize this thing, right?"

Zhao Zhenyuan took out the marshal's order.

When Long Kaiyang saw the Marshal's Order, he was so shocked that he immediately knelt down. This was the only Marshal's Order in Dayu, and it was in the hands of Dayu's God of War Zhao Changguang.

Long Kaiyang could hardly speak clearly, and stammered, "I didn't know that Marshal Zhao was visiting Yucheng. I'm sorry for not welcoming him. I hope Marshal Zhao will be magnanimous and not blame me..."

Zhao Zhenyuan said unhappily: "Okay, hurry up and get up, we have more important things to do."

Long Kaiyang stood up tremblingly and said respectfully, "Please give your orders, Marshal Zhao."

Zhao Zhenyuan asked Long Kaiyang to bring him pen and ink. He wanted to write a secret letter to Zheng Xian. After writing the secret letter, he put it in an envelope and stamped it with his own private seal. Then he gave it to Long Kaiyang and asked him to send someone to deliver it to the capital by express horse to give it to His Majesty.

Zhao Zhenyuan told Long Kaiyang some things and immediately rushed to Yangcheng.

With Zhao Zhenyuan's lightness skills and leg strength, he arrived in Yangcheng in half a day.

The Lord of Yangcheng was much smarter than Long Kaiyang. As soon as Zhao Zhenyuan's marshal's order came out, he immediately agreed to borrow troops. In this way, Zhao Zhenyuan borrowed 10,000 soldiers from Yangcheng and returned to Yucheng.

Yangcheng has 10,000 soldiers, plus Yucheng can send out 20,000 soldiers, a total of 30,000 soldiers, which is enough to deal with Huai'an City.

Although Zhao Zhenyuan had fast running speed, it took him five full days to walk back to Yucheng with 10,000 soldiers.

In the past few days, he asked Long Kaiyang to dress up 10,000 soldiers as civilians and sneak into Huai'an City in batches, trying to complete it before he came back. He also had to send people to keep a close eye on the movements in Huai'an City.

Although Long Kaiyang's mind is a little slow, he is a very honest person. He does whatever Zhao Zhenyuan tells him to do. In the past few days, he has sent 10,000 soldiers dressed as ordinary people to sneak into Huai'an City. The remaining 10,000 soldiers have also been gathered. As soon as Zhao Zhenyuan arrives, they can immediately drive the troops to Huai'an City to start a war.