Princess Promotion

General Park himself came from a poor background, and it was not easy for him to reach his current position. Because he came from a poor background, he knew how difficult life was for the common people.

Although the Emperor of Qi was not a foolish ruler, he was not a very good one either. All his starting points were for profit, and he did not consider the well-being of the people under him.

General Park agreed to send troops to follow Yao Chuguang in the rebellion. In addition to thinking that she could be a good emperor who cared about the people, another reason was because of Emperor Qi.

Some time ago, the Emperor of Qi's men had come to him privately, and their words were all about how much the Emperor of Qi valued him.

In the future, he would be entrusted with important tasks. General Pu guessed that once the Duke fell from power, the Emperor of Qi would promote him, who had military merits but no backing, to replace the Duke.

It would be a lie to say that I wasn't tempted to help Emperor Qi stabilize the border and secure the throne.

But in the end, the lips and teeth are interdependent. The Duke worked diligently for many years to help Emperor Qi ascend the throne, and his own sister gave birth to children for Emperor Qi.

This would not be a good ending. It is conceivable that once the Emperor of Qi has dealt with the Duke, what will be the good ending for him, a puppet supported by the Emperor of Qi.

Another option is to rebel against the eldest princess. Even if he fails, as long as he can escape back to the border with the princess, the power of the Duke's Mansion and the wisdom of the eldest princess will definitely not be a problem for him to save his life, and it is not impossible for him to make a comeback.

Until the moment they stormed the palace, General Park believed that the princess had said that only his group of men was intended to prevent the rebellion plan from being leaked and misleading the court.

To be honest, if he were to attack the city with such a small number of troops, even the god of war of the Western Zhou Dynasty would not be able to do it. It would be like a fight between an egg and a rock.

General Park thought that there must be a large army from the Duke's Mansion supporting him from the rear, and he was just an advance team to attract the enemy's attention and cover up the traces of the army in the rear.

But this matter has been full of weirdness since the moment General Park set out for the imperial capital. How can I describe this feeling?

General Park thought for a long time about how to describe the feeling at that time. He simply said that he had never fought such a smooth battle in his life.

From the very beginning, the princess asked General Park to divide his men into several small teams, and have them set out in batches at different times and along different routes, assuming different identities.

Before setting off, no one knew where their destination was. Only General Park and a few close friends knew that their final destination was the imperial capital.

Along the way, General Park also disguised himself like his team, randomly chose a route to set off, and when he arrived at the first designated location before departure, he found an inn and saw that someone was already waiting there.

After verifying the identity, the man handed over a package containing spare clothes and money, but the money was only enough to cover the normal food and lodging expenses to the next destination.

At first, General Park felt that this kind of march was time-consuming and laborious. The soldiers might take the money and run away halfway. He was not sure whether only a thousand out of ten thousand people could reach the imperial capital.

But he never expected that when he arrived, he would be the last one to arrive.

It was obvious that he had set out a few days earlier than the last person, and he had not slacked off along the way, so why did the people who set out later arrive earlier than him, and almost no one fell behind?

Even if he had marched quickly before and had no hidden concerns, he would not have been able to bring tens of thousands of people to the imperial capital in such a short time.

Just when General Park was puzzled, the deputy general next to him gave the answer, focusing on the reception points in the towns.

Those reception points would give the soldiers money every time to buy dry food on their own. The money was not much and was only enough to last until the next reception point. If they walked faster, could they save that little bit of food and share it equally among several people?

They can save money for one meal today and one meal tomorrow. The faster they walk, the more money they will have left. In the past, it didn’t matter to them whether they walked fast or slow, but now walking fast means money!

These days, ordinary people don't have much money in their pockets. This little money is nothing to General Park, but it is a lot for his soldiers.

Not long after General Park arrived in the imperial capital, he received an order from the eldest princess stating that the city gates would be wide open and the defenses would be lax in three days, creating a good opportunity for a surprise attack.

General Park was still thinking of launching an all-out attack at that time, but in the past two days he noticed that there were no traces of troops in the suburbs. It was impossible for only 10,000 of them to fight against the 100,000 imperial guards in the imperial capital, right?

Unexpectedly, the city gate was inexplicably blocked the day before the attack, and was opened again in the early morning.

Following the princess's instructions, General Park sent a small group of people into the city in disguise. In the past, they would have searched and interrogated them, but today they were allowed to pass without even asking any questions.

Although it was unknown how the eldest princess did it, the opportunity was right in front of her and everything went as the princess expected. After the people in the city had gathered, they attacked from both inside and outside. The city gate was easily taken, and they went straight to the cell to rescue the princess.

General Park stood in the meeting hall of the court officials, unable to believe that things had turned out like this?

Although General Park appeared calm on the surface, he was extremely panicked inside.

Now it seems that they have won, but that is only temporary. They only have 10,000 troops and have made a risky move based on strategy, but the real problem is the 100,000 troops stationed in the suburbs not far from the imperial capital.

Ten thousand against a hundred thousand, if the imperial guards attacked them by force, they would have no chance of winning.

The only advantage we have now is that the enemy knows the situation but we do not. The leader of the imperial guards Wu does not know the number of our troops, and he is also concerned about the Emperor of Qi and his ministers in the imperial capital so he dare not attack rashly.

As long as we can delay until the Duke's army arrives, Chief Wu will no longer be able to cause any trouble.