Chapter 471 Yelu Yixin’s cruelty
"Everyone, Yelu Yixin launched a rebellion. This is a God-given opportunity. I want to gather all the troops and horses to counterattack! As long as Yelu Yixin is eliminated, great things can be accomplished!"
In the big tent, the leaders of various ministries and the generals under Yelu Zhongyuan gathered.
Yelu Zhongyuan looked at everyone with high spirits.
"Father!"
Nerugu stood up and said: "Yelü Yixin and the Queen Mother Xiao are at odds with each other. Let them fight first. The Han people have a saying that the snipe and the clam fight against each other and the fisherman gets the benefit. When they are almost done fighting, we can send troops again. Isn't that right? It’s not much simpler.”
"Your Majesty, what you said makes sense. King Liang, if we send troops now, Yelu Yixin might use all his strength to deal with us. Instead, he will let Empress Dowager Xiao sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers."
"Yes, I also think it's time to wait for the opportunity."
The tribal leaders spoke one after another, but the generals under Yelu Zhongyuan remained silent.
Yelu Zhongyuan glared at his son fiercely and cursed: "Idiot, how can Empress Dowager Xiao resist Yelu Yixin? Yelu Yixin has some scruples about sending troops at this time. Even if he deals with me first, he still has to leave troops and horses for defense. In the rear, I am worried about being attacked by the King and Queen Xiao, but if I wait for him to break through and go to Beijing, I have no worries."
"But Queen Mother Xiao is in the capital, how can it be so easy to break through?" Nerugu retorted.
"That's why I say you are a fool. Empress Dowager Xiao hastily attacked the people Yelv Yixin left in the city. It is impossible to eliminate them all. What's more, Yelu Yixin is very scheming and must have back-ups in Chengcheng. The capital is not difficult for him at all. If he doesn’t take action now, by the time the news comes, Yelu Yixin may have broken through the capital, and it will be too late to send troops by then!”
While Yelu Zhongyuan was speaking, his eyes were looking at the tribal leaders, with a hint of criticizing them.
"Everyone, I know that you have concerns, but if you don't seize the opportunity now, there may be no opportunities later. Are you willing to let your horses go on the grassland and watch those people enjoy the wealth in the city?" Yelu Chongyuan said.
Although the tribes on the grassland belong to the Liao Kingdom, most of them are not Khitan people, but small ethnic groups dependent on the Khitan people.
The few Khitan tribes among them were also originally small tribes.
Although with the founding of the Khitan, those large tribes all moved to the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, and they occupied a very large area on the grassland.
However, the grassland is exposed to wind and sun, and living by herding horses and sheep is not as comfortable as living in the city.
The nobles living in the city looked down upon the tribes who were left behind on the grasslands and called them horse herders.
When Yelu Chongyuan raised an army before, he only gained their support by promising to let them enter the city when he became emperor.
Although Yelu Zhongyuan's words just now seemed to be a reference to Sang and Huai, which made them very angry, the thought of entering the city and becoming a noble made these people filled with passion.
Who doesn't know that the nobles in the city drink fine wine every day and enjoy Han beauties.
Unlike them, they have no fixed abode and need to graze their cattle. The women of the tribe are exposed to the weather and have rough skin, so they cannot compare with the beauties of the Han people.
"The King of Liang is right. We didn't think carefully before. I support sending troops now!"
"I support it too!"
The leaders of various ministries all expressed their stance, and their momentum was high.
"Everyone!"
Yelu Zhongyuan pressed his hand and said: "This is a good opportunity given by the Changsheng Heaven. You cannot miss it. I swear to the Changsheng Heaven that I will not fail to promise you when the matter is accomplished. Time is running out, so you should go back and mobilize your troops as soon as possible. , come and join me!”
"Yes!"
Everyone responded in unison and immediately said goodbye and went back to mobilize their troops.
"You also go and prepare. We will send out troops in three days." Yelu Zhongyuan said to his generals as he sent off the leaders of various ministries.
"Father, the time is too short, and some tribes will not have time to join us." Nerugu reminded.
Yelu Zhongyuan was very dissatisfied with his son's previous performance. Hearing this, he said angrily: "If you delay for too long, Yelu Yixin will definitely get the news, and he won't last long in the capital!"
Of course he knew what Nerugu said, but in his eyes, these tribes were just cannon fodder, and more or less would not have much impact. After all, those tribes had been mobilized several times by him, so they didn't have many troops themselves.
Nerugu was scolded several times and felt very angry. He lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
What no one noticed was that there was a hint of shame in Nerugu's eyes.
Yelu Chongyuan ordered his men to mobilize their troops and paid close attention to what was going on over at Yelu Yixin.
Three days later, Yelu Chongyuan took his 200,000 soldiers and horses, plus the soldiers and horses 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. As far as he knew, the soldiers and horses of these cities had been mobilized by Yelu Yixin.
He has nearly 300,000 troops, and the remaining troops cannot threaten his retreat.
What's more, he is confident in this dispatch.
Because according to reports from spies, Yelu Yixin was already attacking the capital, with considerable losses and no progress.
He sent people to clear out the spies along the way, but Yelu Yixin probably didn't know about it at this time.
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A fierce siege battle was going on. Because it was too hasty, no siege equipment had been built yet, only simple ladders.
Yelu Yixin looked at it with a very gloomy face. Even though the siege soldiers suffered heavy losses, he remained unmoved.
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 me yesterday that he is already dead.
Because before Yelu Yixin attacked the city, Xiao Asu ordered people to hang Yelu Yixin's family on the top of the city, hoping to make Yelu Yixin surrender to the rat weapon.
However, Yelu Yixin did not have any scruples and directly ordered the attack on the city.
As you can imagine, all the people who were hung on the city died.
Although that was only part of Yelu Yixin's family, it also included Yelu Yixin's wife and several sons.
"Father! We can't continue. The losses are too great. The equipment will be built in two days. By then, the pressure will be great, and our people in the city will be able to contact us."
Others did not dare to persuade him, but Yelu Qi, the son of Yelu Yixin, did.
There are their people in the city, but Xiao Asu has replaced all the city gates with his own people, using only his own people.
Those soldiers and horses that originally belonged to Yelu Yixin and later surrendered were not used.
But this is only temporary. If more soldiers and horses are lost in the city, those soldiers and horses will inevitably be used.
Yelu Qi thought that Yelu Yixin was eager to attack the city just to create opportunities for the people in the city.
But now his losses are too great, and in his opinion there is no need to rush for such a while.
"Do you think I did this to create opportunities for people in the city?" Yelu Yixin turned to look at his son.
"Does the father have other intentions?" Yeluqi asked in surprise.
"I don't care about the life or death of your mother and brothers, just to give the illusion of losing my mind, in order to lure Yelu Zhongyuan out. That bitch Xiao Guanyin is nothing to be afraid of, Yelu Zhongyuan is the trouble."
(End of chapter)