Female-to-male: I live on farming

Chapter 170: Dispatching Troops to Yizhou

"Your Highness, I know that the Zhenbei Army has a close relationship with Your Highness, but the current Zhenbei Army is no longer the Zhenbei Army of the past. If Your Highness suddenly appears in the army, how many people will recognize Your Highness's identity?"

Lu Youqing's voice was not loud, but steady and powerful.

Hearing this, Xiao Anyi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her hand gripping the knife handle tightened again and again, but she did not refute Lu Youqing's words.

Although she was concerned about the Zhenbei Army, she knew at this moment that His Highness's overall situation was the most important.

Lord Xiao had chosen her to assist His Highness, and this was her most important mission.

and……

Xiao Anyi raised her eyes and looked at the eldest princess. She had followed Her Highness for a long time, so she could naturally sense Her Highness's thoughts. She could see that Her Highness agreed with what Lu Youqing said.

"Yes, that's exactly it."

Sure enough, Jinyang nodded slightly, then walked slowly with his hands behind his back to the huge sand table in the center of the conference room, lowered his eyes, and stared quietly at the terrain and markings on the sand table.

"The Zhenbei Army wants to help, but not at this time. Zhao Yu's attention is now all on the northern border. If we help, we will only be making wedding clothes for others."

Everyone followed her and gathered in front of the sand table. Those who saw the sand table for the first time couldn't help but silently admire how exquisitely it was made.

This sand table was made by Qin Ke. On the sand table, the mountains, rivers, cities and other terrains are lifelike, as if the entire Great Yan Dynasty is presented before your eyes.

After he knew that there was going to be a war, he saw an ancient map while working in Lu Youqing's office, and he suddenly had the idea of ​​making an ancient sand table. He borrowed many maps and first made a sand table of Liangzhou based on Liangzhou.

After all, for Dayan, he was most familiar with Liangzhou. The sand tables of other places were completed by consulting many people who traveled far and wide.

It took five full days to complete.

Standing in front of the sand table with his hands behind his back, Jinyang swept his eyes across the sand table and gently pointed his finger at a city. Surrounding the city was an open plain.

"Here, Yizhou is located between Jiaozhou and Liangzhou in the north, and Yizhou was previously the sphere of influence of the former crown prince Zhao Sheng."

Now that the former crown prince has fallen, Yizhou is in the midst of civil strife. It is a good opportunity to take over Yizhou in one fell swoop.

Yizhou is close to Jiaozhou, and if we take Yizhou and then help the northern border, we will have no worries.

Several people's eyes fell on the place where Jinyang's green jade fingers pointed.

"Your Highness, do you want to take Yizhou first?" Lu Youqing guessed what she was thinking.

The others also guessed what the eldest princess meant. After all, those who were able to discuss matters in the hall at this time were all smart people in some aspects.

"That's right. The Seventh Prince is in power now. Although he has not officially ascended the throne, most of the officials in the court have already submitted to him. However, his foundation is not stable after all, and the Fifth Prince is also watching covetously from the sidelines. It is a time when he is unable to do anything else."

"Plus, Qin suddenly sent out troops, so he definitely doesn't have the energy to deal with me right now. If he is free, I will be the first one he will deal with."

Lu Youqing agreed, "Your Highness is right. The Seventh Prince's method of seizing power is not glorious. This is also the reason why Your Highness will send troops in the future."

"History books are written by the victors. Since I have decided to take this path to seize the throne, I don't care about the reason. I just need to win."

Jinyang's expression was as solemn as the autumn sky, deep and cold, but there was a firm light flashing in his eyes.

"An Yi, count the troops immediately. Send troops to Yizhou in five days. We must capture Yizhou before the capital can react."

Xiao Anyi immediately clasped his hands together, bowed and said, "I obey your orders!"

"Qin Ke, collect grain and grass from Liangzhou, and make sure to ensure the supply of logistics..."

As Jinyang arranged and ordered the matters one by one, Liangzhou City, which had been silent for two years, suddenly became lively.

Qin Ke didn't know how long the battle would last, but from what the princess said, she wanted to end it quickly.

In the past, when he watched TV dramas about soldiers marching to war and transporting food, he saw that the food transported on horse-drawn carriages was always packed in burlap sacks.

Of course, he knew that it was a TV drama, and everything in it was definitely fake. But when it came to the real war, he still tried his best to consider the soldiers.

The first group of troops to set out on the expedition numbered as many as 50,000. For Yizhou, which had no garrison, this configuration was sufficient.

If it weren't for the need to take over Yizhou as quickly as possible, 20,000 troops would actually be enough.

Fifty thousand soldiers would consume a lot of food along the way. He first took the food supplies on the march to the food processing workshop, where meat was made into jerky, rice and flour were added with sugar and cheese to make high-calorie compressed biscuits, instant noodles and other fast foods.

Fortunately, the food processing factory that Qin Ke had run before was already of a small scale, and there was a lot of inventory in the factory. After the princess's order came down, the food processing factory worked overtime and finally gathered enough equipment for the trip.

Five days later, in the early morning, the sky was slightly pale, and the sun shone through the clouds. Xiao Anyi led 50,000 troops to Yizhou.

Her Royal Highness the Princess, wearing court robes and a phoenix crown, personally went to the city gate to see them off.

This is an army that has been secretly training for two years, with high morale and excellent equipment. After they have experienced the baptism of battle, they will surely become Dayan's new national defense army.

Qin Ke also followed Lu Youqing to the city gate to see them off. Among the bustling crowd at the city gate, there were a few familiar figures. They were Li Nanqiao's mother and others who came to see him off.

That’s right, the female army, which was formed less than a year ago and had only 5,000 soldiers, also went to the expedition with Xiao Anyi, and Li Nanqiao was the commander of this army.

This unit was trained by Xiao Anyi, and the training was stricter and more intense. She knew that this was a very good training, and decided to lead this army to the battlefield without hesitation.

As the exciting sound of war drums sounded, Xiao Anyi, riding on a majestic white horse, wearing armor, led an army of 50,000 slowly out of the city.

The soldiers behind him were also wearing shining armor and carrying backpacks carefully designed by Qin Ke.

These backpacks were filled with various supplies and equipment, providing better logistical support for the soldiers. They followed behind with neat steps and determined looks.

From a distance, it looks like a dense area stretching for kilometers. It is so majestic that you can feel the ground shaking just from the sound of horse hooves.

Anyway, Qin Ke, who was standing on the city wall, was deeply shocked when he saw this scene.

After the army had gone far away, a few people followed the eldest princess back to the palace. Although the army had set out, they still had a lot to do.

After Qin Ke returned, he continued to prepare food and fodder without stopping. The eldest princess decided to attack Yizhou this time, which was equivalent to completely breaking off relations with the court.

Yizhou is easy to conquer, but everyone knows that the real trouble is facing the imperial court's levies after conquering Yizhou. The war cannot be completed in a short time, so he must make preparations early.