[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten":3,"chapter-simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-224":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Simulated to Reality: I Once Looked Down Upon Ten Thousand Ages?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2347239,4587,"Chapter 224: Troops Depart Jingcheng, Follow Me North!","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-224",224,"\u003Cp>Yu Ke had made his decision; he slowly raised his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze, deep and piercing, scanned the three troop lines on the map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, Shizhou had become the focal point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three days ago, Han and Chu had joined forces, launching forty thousand troops whose dark clouds loomed over the city, advancing swiftly toward Shizhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, only ten thousand Daqing defenders held out alone, their situation dire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, the northern border of Yunzhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This region, bordering the North Wind Lands, faced the same threat of forty thousand troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Lu Family Army still maintained twenty thousand iron cavalry in the north, various reasons prevented them from withdrawing to reinforce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lastly, Jingyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qianyuan had crossed Hexi with thirty thousand iron cavalry, joining forces with fifteen thousand elite troops under Zhou Xuan, merging into a force of forty-five thousand, racing toward Jingyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within Jingzhou, defenders numbered only thirty thousand—facing such a vast enemy, it was like an egg striking a rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three armies, totaling one point two million, pressed down like three mountains, weighing heavily on every heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing this desperate plight, all generals held their breath, eyes fixed on Yu Ke, awaiting his orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Haiping rose first, voice firm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shao Bao, issue your command!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other generals rose in unison, clasping fists and chanting:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please, Shao Bao, issue your command!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>every soldier of the Lu Family Army felt a surge of fierce battle spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifteen years of silence had not dulled their resolve; instead, like a sharp blade, they had been honed to greater keenness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name Lu Family Army would once again echo across the land!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the palace!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eunuchs and palace maids, shaken by this overwhelming aura, shrank instinctively—they had grown up in the palace and had never witnessed such a scene, their eyes filled with terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They pressed themselves against the walls, trembling with fear, daring not to make a sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke surveyed the hall, nodded slightly, and began deploying troops without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes calm, he called out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jia Fu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your servant is here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-faced giant Jia Fu stepped forward, voice trembling with barely contained excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cheng Pu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your servant is here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bald monk in half a cassock, wielding a great saber, stepped from the ranks with steady steps, his voice deep and powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke’s gaze held calm resolve as he spoke slowly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Each of you will lead a thousand elite cavalry and depart immediately for Shizhou.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Fu and Cheng Pu answered without hesitation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, sir!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Cheng watched closely, his heart stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew both were fearless generals, but with only two thousand men against forty thousand, how could they possibly hold?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Shizhou fell, the consequences would be catastrophic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Fu and Cheng Pu showed not a trace of doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For years, they had grown accustomed to obeying the Shao Bao’s orders, for countless victories had proven his decisions correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They understood: at this moment, obedience and unwavering execution were the only answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dou Gu frowned slightly, baffled—what was the Shao Bao’s true intent?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke ignored the confusion and continued issuing orders:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chai Zhong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young general in white armor, strikingly vigorous, stepped forward with firm voice:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your servant is here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huang Song.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An elderly man, white-haired yet still imposing, stepped from the ranks, replying steadily:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your servant is here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke stared at them both: “Each of you will lead a thousand elite cavalry and march to Jingyang.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, sir!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both answered in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the second order issued, the hall fell silent once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though puzzled, years of experience taught them that Yu Ke’s tactics often defied expectation—only later would their brilliance become clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Cheng frowned again, thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Huang Song was a veteran of the Lu Family Army, unmatched in archery, and Chai Zhong a rare fierce commander, how could two thousand men possibly hold Jingyang against forty-five thousand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Jinyu was equally perplexed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This deployment seemed hopeless, destined to lose both cities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wondered silently: what was Lu Chen planning?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dou Gu’s brow tightened as he strained to discern deeper strategic intent in the Shao Bao’s orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had always considered himself brilliant, and now he racked his mind, searching desperately for the key.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke’s gaze swept over Jia Fu, Cheng Pu, Chai Zhong, and Huang Song, then issued another command:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You four will camp outside the city and provoke them daily.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The four responded instantly in unison, then departed to carry out their orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Cheng stared at the map, silently calculating troop deployments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four thousand had been dispatched; only ninety thousand remained within the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dou Gu’s eyes suddenly brightened—he sensed a glimmer of insight, yet it remained elusive, like seeing through mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Jinyu was filled with confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could not understand why Yu Ke issued such orders; in her view, this was suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a fool would make such a decision!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Lu Chen a fool?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up at Lu Chen, hoping to find answers on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lu Chen”’s expression remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke paused in thought, searching through Lu Chen’s memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled one man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tang He.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your servant is here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man of average build stepped forward, clad in chainmail, a prominent scar on his left cheek, his eyes steady and resolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the Lu Family Army’s foremost defender of cities, once holding a garrison of three thousand against fifty thousand North Wind troops until reinforcements arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He excelled in tunnel warfare and other siege tactics, and was skilled in relocating civilians, gathering supplies, burning farmland, manipulating public sentiment, demolishing buildings, and constructing fortifications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, he was calm by nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke looked at Tang He, a hint of satisfaction in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Qin Xiaowu!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your servant is here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin the Fifth, who had just passed by Yuetangjiang leading his horse, stepped forward swiftly—efficient and loyal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tang He, Qin Xiaowu—you two will defend the capital. Leave ten thousand troops and reestablish your command at the former Western Depot site.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, sir!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Jinyu, hearing this, finally showed surprise, lowering her head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lu Family Army was not leaving ten thousand troops to guard the capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One does not allow others to snore beside one’s bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Lu Family Army could now storm the palace, effectively strangling Daqing’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Feng Haiping.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the man with hawk-like eyes, the current commander of the Lu Family Army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your servant is here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Ke smiled faintly, speaking slowly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Count the troops. The rest of the generals, follow me north—to strike at the Yellow Dragon Court.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as these words were spoken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhou Jinyu snapped her head up, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dou Gu also froze upon hearing it, but then he immediately grasped the crucial point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A searing heat surged in his chest, and without thinking, he bowed low in submission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1156,"2026-06-21T01:33:00.595Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","dc5848ef4a2140f66fd9e6e9d8d418400324244537cc79a049736a085c4a3ead","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-225","simulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-chapter-223",728,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsimulated-to-reality-i-once-looked-down-upon-ten-cover.jpg"]