Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 471 Yelu Yixin's Cruelty

"Everyone, Yelu Yixin has started a rebellion. This is a godsend opportunity. I want to gather all the troops to counterattack! As long as Yelu Yixin is eliminated, great things can be accomplished!"

Inside the big tent, leaders of various tribes and generals under Yelu Chongyuan gathered.

Yelu Chongyuan looked at everyone with high spirits.

"Father!"

Nerugu stood up and said, "Yelü Yixin and Empress Dowager Xiao are at loggerheads, so let them fight first. The Han people have a saying that when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman gains. Wait until they are almost done fighting, and then we can send troops. Wouldn't that be much simpler?"

"Your Highness is right. King Liang, if we send out troops now, Yelu Yixin might use all his strength to deal with us, which would leave Empress Dowager Xiao sitting on the mountain and watching the fight."

"Yes, I also think we should wait for the right time."

The tribal leaders spoke one after another, but the generals under Yelu Chongyuan remained silent.

Yelu Chongyuan glared at his son fiercely and cursed, "Fool, how can Empress Xiao resist Yelu Yixin? If we send troops now, Yelu Yixin will have some reservations. Even if he deals with me first, he will have to keep troops to defend the rear, fearing that he will be attacked from both sides by me and Empress Xiao. But if he waits until he breaks through Shangjing, he will have no reservations."

"But Empress Dowager Xiao has Shangjing City in her, how can it be so easy to attack?" Nerugu retorted.

"That's why I say you are a fool. Empress Dowager Xiao acted hastily to kill all the people left in the city by Yelu Yixin. Moreover, Yelu Yixin is very scheming and must have left a backup plan in Chengcheng. It is not difficult for him to break Shangjing City. If we don't act now, when the news comes, Yelu Yixin may have already broken Shangjing City. By then, it will be too late to send troops!"

While Yelu Chongyuan was speaking, his eyes were looking at the tribal leaders with a hint of veiled criticism.

"Everyone, I know you have concerns, but if you don't seize the opportunity now, you may not have another chance later. Are you willing to graze your horses on the grassland and watch those people enjoy wealth and luxury in the city?" Yelu Chongyuan said.

Although the tribes on the grassland belonged to the Liao Kingdom, most of them were not Khitans, but small ethnic groups dependent on the Khitans.

Among them, the few Khitan tribes were originally small tribes.

Although with the establishment of the Khitan state, those large tribes moved to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, the territory they occupied on the grassland was very large.

But living on the grassland in the wind and sun, and making a living by herding horses and sheep, is not as comfortable as living in the city.

The nobles living in the city looked down on the tribes that were left behind on the grassland and called them horse herders.

When Yelu Chongyuan started his rebellion, he won their support by promising that he would let them enter the city after he became emperor.

Although Yelu Chongyuan's words just now had a bit of indirect criticism, which made them very angry, but when they thought about being able to enter the city and become nobles, their hearts were filled with enthusiasm.

Everyone knows that the nobles in the city drink fine wine every day and enjoy the beauties of the Han people.

Unlike them, they have no fixed place to live and need to graze their livestock. The women in the tribe are exposed to the wind and sun, and their skin is rough. They are no match for the beauties of the Han people.

"King Liang is right. We were not thoughtful enough before. I support sending troops now!"

"I support it too!"

The leaders of all tribes expressed their opinions and their morale was high.

"Everyone!"

Yelu Chongyuan pressed his hand and said, "This is a good opportunity given by the Eternal Heaven. We cannot miss it. I swear to the Eternal Heaven that I will not break my promise to you after the matter is accomplished. Time is running out. You must go back and mobilize the troops as soon as possible and come to join me!"

"Yes!"

Everyone responded in unison and immediately said goodbye and went back to mobilize troops.

"You should also make preparations. We will send out troops in three days." Yelu Chongyuan sent away the leaders of various tribes and said to his generals.

"Father, the time is too short. Some tribes will not have enough time to join us." Nerugu reminded.

Yelu Chongyuan was very dissatisfied with his son's previous performance. Hearing this, he said unhappily: "If it drags on for too long, Yelu Yixin will definitely get the news, and Shangjing City won't last long!"

He was of course aware of what Nerugu said, but in his eyes, these tribes were just cannon fodder, and a little more or less would not have much impact. After all, those tribes had been drawn by him several times, and their own strength was not much.

Nerugu was scolded several times and was very angry. He lowered his head and dared not speak.

What no one noticed was that there was a hint of shame and anger in Nerugu's eyes.

Yelu Chongyuan ordered his men to mobilize troops and kept a close eye on what was happening on Yelu Yixin's side.

Three days later, Yelu Chongyuan led his 200,000 soldiers and horses, plus soldiers drawn from various tribes, a total of nearly 300,000 soldiers and horses, and headed towards the capital.

Along the way, he paid no attention to those cities at all. As far as he knew, the troops in these cities had been withdrawn by Yelu Yixin.

He had an army of nearly 300,000 men, and the remaining troops could not threaten his retreat.

What's more, he was full of confidence in this expedition.

Because according to spies, Yelu Yixin had already attacked the capital, suffered heavy losses, and made no progress.

He sent people to eliminate the spies along the way, but Yelu Yixin probably didn't know about it at that time.

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Shangjing City

A brutal siege was taking place, but because of the haste, the siege equipment had not yet been built and there were only simple ladders.

Yelu Yixin looked on with a very gloomy expression, and remained unmoved even though the soldiers attacking the city suffered heavy losses.

Many of those generals wanted to persuade Yelu Yixin to wait until the siege equipment was built before attacking the city, but they did not have the courage.

Someone advised him yesterday, but he is already dead.

Because before Yelu Yixin attacked the city, Xiao Asu ordered his men to hang Yelu Yixin's family members on the city walls, hoping to make Yelu Yixin afraid to act rashly.

But Yelu Yixin had no scruples at all and directly ordered an attack on the city.

The result is predictable. All the people hung on the city wall died.

Although that was only a part of Yelu Yixin's family, it also included Yelu Yixin's wife and several sons.

"Father! We can't go on like this. The loss will be too great. The equipment will be ready in two days. When the pressure is high, we will be able to contact our people in the city."

Others did not dare to persuade, but Yelu Yixin's son Yelu Qi did.

They had their people in the city, but Xiao Asu had replaced the guards at each city gate with his own confidants, and they were all his own people.

Those troops that originally belonged to Yelu Yixin and later surrendered were not used.

But this is only temporary. Once the casualties in the city are great, those troops will inevitably be mobilized.

Yelu Qi thought that Yelu Yixin was in a hurry to attack the city in order to create opportunities for the people in the city.

But now the losses on his side were too great, and in his opinion there was no need to rush for so long.

"Do you think I did this to create opportunities for the people in the city?" Yelu Yixin turned his head and looked at his son.

"Could it be that father has other intentions?" Yelu Qi asked in surprise.

"I don't care about the life and death of your mother and brothers. I just want to pretend to be insane in order to lure Yelu Chongyuan out. Xiao Guanyin, that bitch, is not to be feared. Yelu Chongyuan is the trouble."

(End of this chapter)