The Empress traveled through time and space, and she fought for supremacy in the troubled times

In May, the entire Yanmen County changed hands.

In June, after more than half a year, Pingyang County was finally taken over by Prince Gong and his men, and the three forces divided the territory equally.

Marquis Pingyang fled in panic with his subordinates.

Today, among all the forces, Prince Gong Ji Lingyan, Marquis of Bravery Qi Yan'an, Crown Prince Ji Xun of the previous dynasty, and Wang Yi, the rebel army leader in the capital, are the four most powerful.

Ji Lingyan controls Liangzhou and some scattered territories around it, and has an army of 200,000.

Although Qi Yan'an's territory is not as vast as theirs, he still has 200,000 troops, including some brave and good fighters.

Ji Xun occupied Bingzhou. As the battles continued during this period, a lot of territory fell into his hands. With the help of General Ning and the recruitment of soldiers during this period, his military strength was almost more than 200,000.

Wang Yi, now occupying the capital and proclaiming himself emperor, controls two states and has the largest number of troops, nearly three hundred thousand men.

Although they have a large number of people, they lack experience in training soldiers, their fighting power is not strong, and their military discipline is not as good as others.

In addition to them, there are also scattered forces from various parties, but their momentum is not as strong as theirs.

As these four forces attack cities and seize territories more fiercely and recruit soldiers on a large scale, their military strength will increase in the future.

There are sixteen states and forty-five counties in the world today.

Among them, these four forces occupied seven states.

now.

Anding Marquis Mansion.

"My Lord, now that the results are out, should we choose one side or..."

Marquis Anding paced back and forth, thinking for a moment, "Prince Gong still has Marquis Xiaoyong to suppress him, and these forces are far away from us, so we should continue to capture the territory first.

"If they attack us at that time, we will surrender if we are defeated."

He raised his eyes to look at the people below, "Where have I attacked now?"

"We've already taken over almost two prefectures in Yanzhong County, as well as some small counties scattered around."

"Then speed up."

"Yes."

Yun Mansion.

Now, with the expansion of territory, the military strength has reached 80,000.

"My lord, the Marquis of Anding is almost at our border. I wonder if they will continue fighting southwards, or cross the border. If they cross the border, they will definitely discover us. We are..."

"How many people did they send over there?"

"Their total force is nearly 100,000. They previously sent out 30,000, but now they've added 20,000, for a total of 50,000, pushing forward in all directions of their territory."

Yun Zhi looked at the map in front of her, "Then the military strength here will be around 10,000 to 20,000."

After a moment, "We... take the initiative."

Upon hearing this, Liu Anruo felt his heart suddenly shrink.

She suddenly raised her head and looked straight at Yun Zhi, with a look of disbelief on her face, "Take the initiative?"

"It's more likely that they'll head south. Why don't we send troops there to defend first? Once we're sure they're attacking, we can counterattack."

Yun Zhi's expression remained calm as always. "It's true that the possibility of going south is greater, but if we take the initiative, we have control in our hands. We can respond promptly to any unexpected events. Sooner or later, we will have to fight anyway, so it doesn't make much difference whether it's sooner or later."

"As for the timing of the attack, it will be when they successfully capture the border territory and the situation is not yet stable."

indeed.

There is not much difference. Although they have more troops than us, it is not impossible to defeat the enemy with fewer troops.

"Then... how many men will the lord send to fight?"

"Send 30,000 people first."

"Thirty thousand, isn't that too few? If we suddenly attack them, they'll definitely quickly recall the troops they sent out. Even if we have fifty thousand troops, I'm afraid it would be difficult to resist."

Yun Zhi looked at Liu Anruo, who had a frown on his face, and smiled softly.

"If we send a large force all at once, even the most foolish will guess we're strong and will certainly seek help. While the distance is vast, we must also be wary of other forces. Even if the rescuers can send 50,000, we'll be the ones outmatched."

Yun Zhi had some understanding of Marquis Anding's character.

Hesitant, not decisive enough, always unable to make decisions immediately, and will only make decisions after things become clear.

If we ask for help from those four forces, the condition they will promise us is probably surrender.

With such tempting conditions, any of the four forces would readily agree to it.

"Even if we can quickly capture them, our presence will be known to the world. It's not advisable to expose ourselves too soon."

"But if we only send 30,000 at first, it will give him the illusion that he can defeat us on his own. After all, he hasn't surrendered yet, so I think he still wants to fight hard. He won't ask for help until the last moment."

"He's even worried that the spies might leak the news, allowing other forces to reap the benefits. He'll even help us conceal the spies and prevent the news from leaking out."

"Later, we'll slowly add more troops, and he'll start to wonder if we're temporary recruits. Once we've captured several of their cities in a row and he starts to get suspicious, we'll show weakness and concede a city, so he thinks there's still hope."

Of course, the specific method of showing weakness requires careful decision-making based on the specific circumstances at the time.

"We just give him some sweet treats occasionally, making him think he has a chance of defeating us. By the time he realizes something's wrong, the situation is already over, and it's too late to ask for help."

Having said that, Yun Zhi paused, picked up the tea beside her and took a sip to moisten her throat.

She put the teacup down gently, a faint smile on her face, and her eyes were full of freedom, as if everything was a foregone conclusion.

If you can't even defeat a small Marquis of Anding, you might as well just farm.

"By then, we were able to free up manpower to intercept the distress calls they were sending out."

Liu Anruo, who was standing aside, listened to Yun Zhi's orderly words, and his eyes became brighter and brighter.

At that time, they will be able to take over Marquis Anding's territory quietly and smoothly.

After taking over their territory, he returned and took over Yanzhong County, which Marquis Anding had not completely taken over.

By then, they will own an entire state, and when they are exposed to the world, they will not have to fear those forces.

"My lord, your foresight is profound. This strategy is ingenious and incomparable. Liu Anruo is far inferior to it."

When Liu Anruo said this, there was admiration in his eyes, respect and reverence, and the reverence seemed to be overflowing.

He is indeed the person she resolutely chose to follow.

Most people either have extraordinary talents in governing the country or have a unique strategy in marching and fighting.

There are very few people who have outstanding talents in just one aspect, let alone both.

A person who possesses both literary and military skills is rare in a century.

"Based on their speed, it shouldn't take them more than ten days to reach the border. Time is running out, so I'm afraid we need to decide who will lead the expedition today."

Liu Anruo looked at Yun Zhi who was still looking at the map and asked, "I wonder if the Lord will let General Chen take command, or let Vice Admiral Li take command."

"Choose?"

Yun Zhi looked at the Huangming Sword hanging on the wall. Since her father forged it for her, it had never seen blood.

It's time to let it see blood, isn't it?

"I will lead this expedition personally."

Upon hearing this, Liu Anruo, who had been sitting quietly, stood up suddenly.

There was some disbelief in his eyes, "You want to lead the army yourself!"