Do you know: I am the crown prince

Chapter 472 Ambush
"The grassland is vast and boundless. If he is determined to escape, it will always be a trouble. Now he will not miss such a good opportunity." Yelu Yixin said.

"Father, has Yelu Chongyuan made any move?"

Yelu Qi was not afraid of Yelu Yixin's cruelty.

If it succeeds, Yelu Yixin will become emperor and he will be the crown prince.

The Liao Dynasty did not have a rule that the eldest son would inherit the throne. Those younger brothers were all competitors, and he wished they were all dead.

"He's already here. Many letters asking for help have been sent out from the city in the past few days. How could he not come!" Yelu Yixin said sarcastically.

"In that case, why does my father still want to attack? We have suffered heavy losses in the past few days, and morale has been greatly affected. My father should stop first, let the army rest and prepare to fight Yelu Chongyuan." Yelu Qi said hurriedly.

"If I don't do this, how can the city urge Yelu Chongyuan, and where will the opportunity come from? I have arrangements over there, tomorrow..."

Yelu Yixin told his son the plan. The more Yelu Qi listened, the more excited he became and nodded repeatedly.

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"Yelü Yixin is really cruel, but it's better this way. He lost his mind and attacked the capital city, causing heavy losses and affecting morale. It will be easy to deal with him from now on." Yelu Chongyuan said with a smile.

"Haha, we will definitely be able to deal with Yelu Yixin this time. Then the King of Liang will take control of Shangjing and ascend the throne as emperor."

"Why are you still calling him King Liang? You should be calling him Your Majesty."

"Yes, yes, yes. Let us toast to His Majesty together."

"Ha ha…"

Yelu Chongyuan raised his glass and laughed, "Thank you for your kind words, but we still have to march tomorrow, so let's drink this glass and call it a day."

"Your Majesty is right. We still have to march, so we can't get drunk. We'll have plenty of time to drink when we enter the capital."

"I heard from a Han Chinese that Your Majesty could build a wine pool and a meat mountain when the time comes."

"What's that? It's a wine pool and meat mountain. It's a wine pool and meat forest. I've heard the Han people talk about that, too."

"When I enter Shangjing, I will have it built and then I will host a banquet for you all! Empress Dowager Xiao was once known as the most beautiful woman in the Liao Kingdom. I will ask her to dance for you all to entertain you!" Yelu Chongyuan laughed.

Everyone laughed when they heard this. If they were Han people, even if it was a military mutiny, as long as it was not a change of dynasty, they would still retain some respect for the widow of the late emperor on the surface.

But nomadic people don't care about these.

According to nomadic rules, if a son inherits his father's position, it includes everything, including all women except his biological mother.

Not to mention that Empress Dowager Xiao was only Yelu Chongyuan's niece-in-law.

Of course, the Liao Dynasty imitated the Han Dynasty. Although it was not completely sinicized, it still had to maintain a certain respect for the empress and the queen mother.

But Yelu Chongyuan had already been labeled as a traitor and didn't care about these things at all.

"Ha ha…"

The banquet ended with laughter, and the leaders of each tribe left the tent after getting about 70% to 80% drunk.

"Your Majesty, someone from Shangjing has sent another letter."

Yelu Chongyuan had just finished washing up and was about to go to bed when his personal guard reported to him.

"Bring it in!" Yelu Chongyuan asked after reading the letter.

"Yes!"

Soon the messenger was brought in.

"What about the letter?"

"Please have a look, King Liang!"

The messenger quickly took out the letter, and the commander of the personal guards took the letter and delivered it to Yelu Chongyuan.

Yelu Chongyuan checked it, opened the letter and started reading.

After reading it, Yelu Chongyuan fell into silence.

"King Liang, Yelu Yixin's attack was too fierce. Although the King of Chu annexed the troops left by Yelu Yixin in the city, he dared not use them. The Queen Mother said that the siege equipment will be ready in one or two days. At that time, we will have no choice but to use those troops, and there is a high possibility that the city will be broken. Let King Liang make a quick decision after reading the letter." The messenger said. "Got it."

Yelu Chongyuan waved his hand and said, "Take him down to rest first."

After the messenger was taken away, Yelu Chongyuan pondered for a while and ordered people to summon his trusted confidants to discuss the matter.

In the letter, Empress Dowager Xiao asked him to lead the cavalry first and launch a surprise attack when Yelu Yixin was unaware. She would also send people out of the city to attack from both sides.

In this way, Yelu Yixin can be defeated in one battle.

In order to attract Yelu Yixin's attention, she would kill all of Yelu Yixin's remaining relatives.

It has to be said that this strategy was somewhat feasible. Along the way, he sent out many spies to eliminate Yelu Yixin's eyes and ears, and he also sent people to monitor the cities along the way to prevent them from tipping off.

There was nothing unusual along the way, and Yelu Yixin seemed to have not noticed that he had led his troops here.

But Yelu Chongyuan still had some concerns. On the one hand, he was worried that Yelu Yixin already knew he was coming and was pretending not to know, setting a trap for him.

Secondly, he was worried that Empress Dowager Xiao would plot against him.

He didn't trust Empress Dowager Xiao, and she certainly wouldn't trust him either.

But the situation on Empress Dowager Xiao's side was indeed urgent, and it would take him another four or five days to reach the capital.

If he maintained the original speed, Empress Dowager Xiao would not be able to hold on before he arrived and the city would be breached. By then, when Yelu Yixin entered the city, he would be in a passive position.

After his trusted aides arrived and discussed the matter, Yelu Chongyuan decided to lead the cavalry ahead.

Yelu Yixin now has only more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, including those drawn from various cities along the way.

The losses during the siege were not small.

And his cavalry, including those brought by the leaders of various tribes, numbered nearly 200,000.

The troops of both sides were similar, and he was leading cavalry, so he was not afraid of an ambush.

Moreover, as long as he paid attention to the situation on Yelu Yixin's side at all times, it would be difficult for him to be ambushed.

Yelu Chongyuan was still somewhat decisive. After the discussion, he ordered people to summon the tribal leaders, asked them to gather the cavalry, and set off overnight with nearly 200,000 cavalry.

The next afternoon, Yelu Chongyuan led his troops to a long and narrow valley.

The valley was fairly wide, but compared to the nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses, it was very narrow and long.

Because the people who were monitoring Yelu Yixin did not report any unusual news, Yelu Chongyuan simply sent troops to investigate and then entered the valley.

Halfway through the journey, a large number of rocks suddenly rolled out from the hillsides on both sides.

"what is that?"

"Quick, get out of the way!"

Such a big commotion was soon noticed by the soldiers, and immediately caused a riot.

Yelu Chongyuan heard the noise behind him and turned around and asked, "What's going on?"

"Your Majesty, it's bad. A lot of huge rocks have rolled down the hillside behind us, blocking all the troops behind us." A general stepped forward with an anxious look on his face.

"What?" Yelu Zhong's face changed.

"kill!"

At this moment, shouts and screams were heard from both sides of the hillside, and a large number of soldiers and horses appeared on the other side of the valley.

"Stop them and order people to clear the stones quickly!" Yelu Chongyuan shouted.

He knew that he was ambushed, and at this point his troops were cut off, leaving him with only about 20,000 soldiers.

There were ambushed soldiers everywhere in the mountains and it was difficult to count how many there were.

But since the enemy is lying in ambush, they must be sure of their chance. Only by joining forces with the troops behind can we deal with it.

(End of this chapter)