Relying on the system at his disposal, Yu Zizhen, who had already decided to follow the theological path, created many "miracles".
While the Prince of Zhenbei and the Duke of Jingguo were dawdling and had not yet reacted, she continued to capture the city at the fastest speed and with the least casualties.
In the Battle of Tongzhou, she first sneaked into the enemy camp alone and knocked down most of the soldiers with drugs. Then, while the remaining soldiers were requested by the military doctor, she sent half of the men to the capital to urgently prepare the corresponding medicines, and instructed the spies in the city to open the gate of Tongzhou at night to let her army in.
The Tongzhou garrison, with only one-fifth of its combat strength left, was surrounded by enemies that were ten times its size. Knowing that the situation was hopeless, the defending general surrendered with his subordinates without much struggle.
Yu Zizhen was very satisfied with his ability to understand the current situation. After killing several diehard members of the Lu family who would rather die than surrender, she ordered people to detoxify the Tongzhou garrison as quickly as possible, and then dispersed them and incorporated them into the several teams she brought with her.
As for the team heading to the capital for help, on the morning of the second day after leaving Tongzhou, they encountered soldiers under Yu Zizhen who had ambushed on both sides of the road.
The one who took the lead in besieging them was Yaoguang, who had always performed brilliantly on the battlefield. She led an elite force that was twice the size of the enemy's, and she blocked the enemy directly on the official road from a high position.
Arrows flashing with cold light, densely packed crossbows, rocks blocking the road that could not be moved anytime soon, and enemy soldiers on the hillsides on both sides of the road, who were twice as many as their number and looked down on them, all of these indicated that, apart from surrender, they had only two options: death or escape.
The leading generals did not want to die, nor did they want to escape, because at this point they had been completely trapped, and even if they escaped, the enemy would most likely be able to leave all their bodies here.
But he couldn't surrender directly. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but one of the people sent by the Lu family to monitor and control them was staring at his back with a threatening look.
The man's fighting power was also very high. The leading general suspected that if he showed any intention of surrendering, the other side would immediately treat him as a chicken trying to scare the monkey.
He didn't want to be killed, neither by Yu Zizhen's subordinates nor by the assassins sent by the Lu family.
The commander, caught in a dilemma, hadn't figured out a solution yet when Yaoguang, who had already completed the routine process of persuading the enemy to surrender, waved his hand and shouted the final sentence, "Now, those who are willing to surrender, lay down their weapons and retreat quickly!"
The Tongzhou garrison, whose military supplies and weapons had been withheld, had no loyalty to the Lu family or even the Da Qi royal family. Seeing that they would die if they did not surrender, most people immediately chose to be heroes who knew the current situation.
Everyone dropped their weapons and began to retreat impatiently.
The assassin sent by the Lu family to monitor the Tongzhou garrison attacked immediately. He drew out his sword and pointed the tip of the sword at a low-ranking military officer closest to him.
The low-ranking military officer had been on guard against him for a long time. The moment he made up his mind to surrender, he was already prepared to stay away from this guy.
The moment the opponent stabbed him with a sword, he took a big step back quickly to keep some distance from the opponent.
However, compared to him, the assassin was obviously faster.
The low-ranking military officer who kept retreating not only failed to escape the threat of death in the first place, but his situation became more and more dangerous as the assassin kept approaching.
Just when he suspected that he was doomed, there was a light "puff" sound, and the neck of the assassin was pierced by an arrow shot from behind.
Blood slowly flowed down the neck of the assassin. Facing the low-ranking military officer's incredulous and astonished eyes, the assassin, who also found it unbelievable, groaned twice with an unwilling look on his face, and then fell off the horse with a bang.
The leading general noticed the situation and immediately threw away his spear. "We surrender, we all surrender!"
Yaoguang, who only killed one enemy soldier: ...
She sighed regretfully, "I'll leave it to you. Remember to be cautious and careful at all times."
Although she did not think that these Tongzhou garrison troops could cause any big waves, Yu Zizhen's good habit of valuing human life, especially the lives of his own people, also influenced Yaoguang as they spent time together day after day.
Before and after every battle, she would subconsciously remind her subordinates to be cautious and careful.
The two groups who completed their respective tasks successfully met up in Tongzhou. Yu Zizhen handed over the aftermath matters to the civil servants such as Xiao Yuanjin who were accompanying the army. She, with a group of military generals including Yaoguang, Yuheng, and Lu Mingxuan, marched towards the capital in a mighty force.
At the same time, Kaiyang and others in the western region had already led their troops to the west gate of the capital.
Unlike the Prince of Zhenbei and the Duke of Jingguo who were still slacking off, Kaiyang and the others had been doing the same thing as Yu Zizhen step by step.
Yu Zizhen split into two groups while heading straight for the capital, and in the process, they captured many prefectures and counties on both sides of her route. The same was true for Kaiyang and his men. Several prefectures and counties along their route were now all under Yu Zizhen's sphere of influence.
The two groups of people stopped at the same time in the east and west of the capital. After Yu Zizhen gave Kaiyang an order to wait for a while through the instant messaging tool, she changed her appearance and went into the city to contact the friends she had made before.
The first person she looked for was Marquis Huaiyuan Mo Huaiyang, the consort of Princess Anqing, the biological daughter of the former Empress Dowager Dalu. Thanks to Yu Zizhen, he used the control skills produced by the system to secretly control Princess Anqing, and her life in recent years has been much smoother than before.
When Lu Tong killed the Empress Dowager Da Lu, he was guilty and actually thought about killing Princess Anqing as well.
Fortunately, Marquis Huaiyuan Mo Huaiyang got the news from Yu Zizhen in advance. In order to prevent himself and his family from facing a more difficult situation, he decisively arranged for Princess Anqing, who did not know how to take care of herself and whose body had long been hollowed out by alcohol and sex, to have a scene in which she was so sad that she vomited blood and fainted due to sudden hearing of the bad news.
Princess Anqing was unable to enter the palace to mourn or keep vigil due to health reasons, so naturally she was unable to discover that her mother, Mrs. Lu, had an abnormal cause of death. Therefore, Lu Tong gave up on attacking Princess Anqing.
On the surface, he was still Princess Anqing's good uncle. He cared about her illness and sent things to her from time to time. Even her children whose fathers were unknown, Lu Tong gave them the care and protection he had never given them before.
But privately, Lu Tong was actually very glad that Princess Anqing's health could no longer recover.
It was precisely because he had heard from the imperial physician that even with the best medical treatment and careful care, the bedridden Princess Anqing could only live for seven or eight years at most in her current condition that Lu Tong openly gave her and her children more care and love.
As for Marquis Huaiyuan Mo Huaiyang, Princess Anqing has never liked him, so Lu Tong naturally would not show him any favor.
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