Lyon DeLacyAll tips in regard to staying on the edge of CZ are, of course, taken into account all the times. But sometimes it is truly annoying when three NPCs jump on you out of sudden.
A nice way to build yourself a NPC army is to kill the smallest ships first. That makes your allies concentrate their fire more and more, killing quicker. Then just make sure to fly with the Pack to avoid getting the heat from the respawn.
Only works in CZ without Capital ships though.