Chapter 472 Ambush
"The grassland is vast and boundless. If he wants to escape, he will always be in trouble. He will not miss such a good opportunity now." Yelu Yixin said.
"Father, is there any news about Yelu Chongyuan?"
Yelu Qi was not afraid of Yelu Yixin's cruelty.
If it comes to pass and Yelu Yixin becomes emperor, he will be the crown prince.
The Liao Kingdom did not stipulate that the eldest son should inherit the throne. Those younger brothers were all competitors, and he wished they were all dead.
"He's already here. A lot of 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 this case, why do you want to attack with force? The losses in the past few days have been huge, and the morale has been greatly affected. My father should stop first and let the army recuperate and prepare to face Yelu Chongyuan." Yelu Qi said quickly.
"If you don't do this, how can the city urge Yelu Zhongyuan, and where will the opportunity come from? I have arrangements over there, tomorrow..."
Yelu Yixin told his son the plan. Yelu Qi became more and more excited as he listened and nodded repeatedly.
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"Yelu Yixin is really ruthless, but that's fine. He lost his mind and attacked the capital. The loss was not small, and the impact on morale was not small. It will be easy to deal with him next." Yelu Zhongyuan said with a smile.
"Haha, Yelu Yixin will definitely be solved this time. When the time comes, King Liang will take advantage of the opportunity to take over the capital and ascend the throne as emperor."
"Why are you still called King Liang? You should be called Your Majesty."
"Yes, yes, let's toast His Majesty together."
"Haha..."
Yelu Zhongyuan raised his wine glass and laughed: "Then I'll borrow your good words, but we have to march tomorrow. After drinking this glass, that's it."
"Your Majesty is right, we have to march, so we can't get drunk. When the emperor comes to Beijing, there will be plenty of time to drink."
"I heard a Han man say that your Majesty can also build one when the time comes."
"What a wine pond and meat mountain, that's a wine pond and meat forest. I've heard the Han people say that too."
"When I come to the capital, I will have it built, and then I will entertain you all! Empress Dowager Xiao was known as the most beautiful woman in the Liao Kingdom, and then I will ask her to dance for you all!" Yelu Chongyuan laughed.
Everyone laughed when they heard this. If they were Han people, even if it was a mutiny, as long as there was no change of dynasty, they would still retain some respect for the widow of the late emperor on the surface.
But for the nomads, they don't care about this.
According to the rules of the nomadic people, if a son inherits his father's throne, it includes everything, including all women except his biological mother.
Not to mention that Queen Mother Xiao was just Yelu Zhongyuan's nephew-in-law.
Of course, the Liao Kingdom imitated the Han Dynasty. Although it was not completely Chineseized, it still had to maintain some respect for the queen mother.
But Yelu Zhongyuan had long been labeled as a treasonist and didn't care about it at all.
"Haha..."
In the midst of laughter, the banquet ended, and the leaders of each department left the camp after being half drunk.
"Your Majesty, someone from Shangjing has sent a message again."
Yelu Zhongyuan had washed himself and was about to go to bed when his own soldiers reported.
"Bring it in!" Yelu Zhongyuan asked after reading the letter.
"Yes!"
After a while the messenger was brought in.
"Where's the letter?"
"Please let King Liang take a look!"
The person who sent the letter quickly took out the letter, and the commander of the soldiers took it and delivered it to Yelu Zhongyuan.
Yelu Zhongyuan checked it, opened the letter and read it.
After reading it, Yelu Zhongyuan began to ponder.
"King Liang, Yelu Yixin's offensive was too fierce. Although the King of Chu annexed the troops and horses left by Yelu Yixin in the city, he did not dare to use them. The Queen Mother said that the siege equipment will be built in a day or two, and it will be a last resort. We can only use those soldiers and horses, and there may be a danger of destroying the city. Let King Liang make a quick decision after reading the letter. "Got it."
Yelu Zhongyuan waved his hand and said: "Take him down to rest first."
After the person who brought the message was taken away, Yelu Chongyuan thought for a while and ordered someone to summon a group of confidants to discuss the matter.
In the letter, Empress Dowager Xiao asked him to lead the cavalry first and launch a sneak attack while Yelu Yixin was not aware. She would also send people out of the city to attack from both front and rear.
In this way, Yelu Yixin can be eliminated in one battle.
In order to attract Yelu Yixin's attention, she will kill all the remaining relatives of Yelu Yixin.
It has to be said that this strategy is somewhat feasible. He sent many spies along the way to clear Yelu Yixin's eyes and ears. He also sent people to monitor the cities along the way to prevent them from leaking information.
There was nothing unusual along the way. Yelu Yixin did not seem to notice that he had led his troops.
But Yelu Zhongyuan still had some worries. Firstly, he was worried that Yelu Yixin had already known that he was coming, and deliberately acted like he didn't know, digging a hole to wait for him.
Secondly, he was worried that Empress Dowager Xiao would plot against him.
He didn't trust Queen Mother Xiao, and Queen Mother Xiao would definitely not believe him either.
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But the situation with Empress Dowager Xiao is indeed urgent. He still has four or five days to go to Beijing.
If he kept the original speed, Queen Mother Xiao would not be able to withstand it before he arrived and the city would be broken. When Yelu Yixin entered the city, he would be passive.
After a group of confidants arrived, after deliberation, Yelu Zhongyuan decided to lead the cavalry first.
Yelu Yixin now only has more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, including the soldiers and horses drawn from various cities along the way.
During this period of siege, the losses were not small.
And his cavalry, including those brought by the leaders of various ministries, numbered nearly two hundred thousand.
The troops on both sides were about the same, and he was leading cavalry, so he was not afraid of an ambush.
And as long as he pays attention to the situation at Yelu Yixin at all times, it will be difficult for him to be ambushed.
Yelu Chongyuan was still somewhat decisive. After the discussion, he ordered people to summon the tribal leaders and asked them to gather the cavalry and drive through the night with nearly 200,000 cavalry.
In the afternoon of the next day, Yelu Chongyuan led his troops to a long and narrow valley.
The valley is fairly open, but compared to the nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses, it is very narrow.
Because the people monitoring Yelu Yixin did not report anything unusual, Yelu Zhongyuan simply sent troops to investigate and then entered the valley.
Halfway through the journey, a large number of rocks suddenly rolled out of the hillsides on both sides.
"What is that?"
"Quick, get out of the way!"
Such a big movement was quickly noticed by the soldiers, which immediately caused a commotion.
Yelu Zhongyuan heard the movement behind him and turned around and said, "What's going on?"
"Your Majesty, what's wrong, a large number of boulders rolled out from the hillside behind, blocking all the soldiers and horses behind." A general with an anxious look on his face stepped forward.
"What?" Yelvzhong's expression changed.
"Kill!"
At this moment, shouts of killing came from both sides of the hillside, and a large number of soldiers and horses appeared at the other end of the valley.
"Stop them and order people to clear the stones quickly!" Yelu Zhongyuan shouted.
He knew that he was ambushed. At this time, his troops were cut off, and there were only about 20,000 troops.
There are ambushes all over the mountains and plains, and it is difficult to calculate how many there are.
But since the other party is ambushing, they must be sure, and they can only deal with it if they join forces with the troops behind them.
(End of chapter)