novelaction Chapter 441: The Army's Morale Shaken
Chapter 441: The Army's Morale Shaken
Yelu Jin's expression looked a little better after hearing this. He had spent a lot of money to invite such a person from Dong Tang, just to defeat Murong Yanhui in one fell swoop. What happened ten years ago would never happen again.
I just don’t know how Murong Yan got so lucky that she actually found someone who could crack this secret technique?
How ridiculous! He, Yelu Jin, was the best warrior in the world. How could he possibly lose to a prince from Cang He? The term "God of War" was destined to belong only to him, Yelu Jin!
Soon, a report came from outside the tent that the soldiers attacking the city had retreated.
Yelu Jin walked out angrily. Sure enough, many surviving soldiers had returned from outside the tent. Some of them had broken limbs, and some were seriously injured. The general in charge of the attack was kneeling outside the tent, waiting for Yelu Jin's decision.
Seeing Yelu Jin coming out, the man's face turned pale and he begged for mercy repeatedly, "Your Highness, I failed to complete my mission this time. I hope Your Highness will give me another chance. I will definitely be able to capture Xiangyi City!"
Yelu Jin slowly squatted down, his bloodthirsty eyes fixed on the man's. "You should know my rules. Defeat is not punishable, but desertion is not! Did I order a withdrawal? You're so self-willed? Hmm?"
The man became increasingly frightened, banging his head heavily on the stone slab, and blood immediately gushed out. "Your Highness, spare my life! Your Highness, spare my life!"
"Don't worry, I won't take your life, but to show your loyalty, I will let Mr. Lan turn you into a corpse. How about that? Do you think this punishment is good?"
The man screamed in fear, not even bothering to kowtow. He quickly stood up and turned around to escape. Yelu Jin kicked him to the ground and sneered, "How dare you be so cowardly as a soldier? Come, drag him to Mr. Lan!"
Soon, soldiers came forward and dragged the man away. The man shouted, "Yelü Jin, you are a beast, worse than an animal. You are destined to lose this battle! Destined to..."
Soon the man was silenced, and the other soldiers in the camp didn't dare to make a sound. The crown prince was notorious for his cruelty. If anyone spoke when he was punishing someone, he would only be vented his anger on them.
At this time, in another tent, Yelu He and several generals in the army were discussing something. When they heard the shrill screams outside, the people in the tent couldn't help but change their faces.
Finally, one of the soldiers couldn't help but speak up, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince is so cruel and inhumane. How are the soldiers supposed to fight in the future?"
"Yes, Your Highness, you must think of a solution. Good soldiers have been turned into killing machines. Once they become corpses, they are no different from being dead. The soldiers in the army are already complaining. If this continues, I'm afraid someone will go on a rampage!"
"Your Highness, as soldiers we are supposed to obey orders and not question our commander. However, the Crown Prince is acting arbitrarily and even cruelly. If he were to become the monarch in the future, the situation in the North would be worrying!"
"Ugh……"
Listening to the complaints of the crowd, Yelu He could only sigh deeply. Although he knew that what these soldiers said was true, he was powerless to do anything. Now, even in the court, Yelu Jin was the only one who had the final say, and he might not even listen to the emperor's words.
However, this time, Yelu Jin seemed to have gone a little too far. These northern soldiers were all the people of their northern country. Even if it was for war, they could not use the secret technique that harmed people!
"I fully understand the feelings of the generals. In fact, seeing the Crown Prince in this state, I am also very sad. However, now is an extraordinary period. Once the war has started, it cannot be stopped. And no one else can control the overall situation except the Crown Prince. So, you should be patient and wait for the war to end. Perhaps there will be a new turning point."
One of the generals' eyes reddened. He had remained silent while everyone else spoke, but now he stood up. "Your Highness, how can there be any new developments? I think Your Highness will only escalate the situation. Just like this war, it shouldn't have been necessary. The Northern Kingdom and Canghe have coexisted peacefully for so many years. Every year during the snowy season, Canghe would send some gifts to the people as a courtesy to help them through the winter. If Your Highness hadn't insisted on going to war, why would we have to separate from our loved ones?"
The man paused, then continued, "And those soldiers who have been transformed into corpses, can they still be considered human? They've been transformed into monsters. And the crown prince who issued this order probably no longer thinks like a human being."
"Uncle Wang is really in a good mood!"
A sudden voice came from outside the tent, and everyone in the tent turned pale instantly.
Yelu Jin opened the tent door and walked in, sweeping a cruel and bloodthirsty gaze over everyone present. "It seems that you all are really quite relaxed. You even have time to have a tea party with Uncle Wang here."
The soldiers stood up one by one, but their calves were shaking. They didn't know how much of what Yelu Jin had just heard. Given his personality, they were afraid that none of them would survive the night.
Yeluhe tried to smooth things over, "Why is Your Highness here? If there's anything, just send the guards to inform us."
Yelu Jin sneered, "If I hadn't come here in person, how would I have heard such wonderful content? Why? It seems that everyone here is very dissatisfied with me. But this is also good, it saves me a lot of time. Tell me, what are your dissatisfactions with me?"
No one dared to speak. They didn't even dare to look up at Yelu Jin's face, for fear that they would become the next corpse.
"Why aren't you talking? Are you afraid, or don't want to say it in front of me?" Yelu Jin said sternly, "This is easy to handle. You should have heard that a lot of the corpses Mr. Lan created were lost earlier. I don't mind you taking their places."
Everyone present had a grim expression, with beads of sweat dripping from their foreheads. Yelu He's expression was also grim. He looked directly at Yelu Jin and said, "Your Highness, you must have something to ask me. If so, why waste your time here with these soldiers? How about just giving me some face?"
Yelu Jin finally withdrew his gaze after a long while. "Well, in this case, I will give you, Uncle Wang, a favor. It will not be in vain for us to be uncle and nephew. You all can go out first."
Those generals could not help but flee, each one of them as if they had saved a life! If it weren't for the King of Side by Side's plea today, I'm afraid they would have turned into those monsters.
After everyone left, Yelu He finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was really worried that Yelu Jin would get angry and use secret techniques to turn all those generals into corpses. These were all promising talents in the army.
"What is it that Your Highness is looking for me, this old minister?"
"Uncle Wang, there's no need to keep me in suspense. With your intelligence, can't you guess the purpose of my coming here?"
Yeluhe frowned and said with embarrassment: "Your Highness, I really don't understand your intentions."
"Uncle Wang!" Yelu Jin was obviously very dissatisfied. "Uncle Wang, do you still want to hide things? Ever since the last time you provided me with information, I already knew your secret. But don't worry, Uncle Wang, I don't want to seize power from you. Gathering information is not something I am suited to. Therefore, I don't want the organization in your hands at all!"
Yelu He's expression changed. It was obvious that he was very concerned about the leak of the intelligence organization in his hands.
"Actually, I came here today to ask Uncle Wang to find out for me who is the person in Canghe who cracked Mr. Lan's secret technique?"
"Please rest assured, Your Highness. I will definitely deliver the news to Your Highness before dinner tonight."
"I always trust Uncle Wang in his work, and Uncle Wang also trusts me. What's yours is yours. There are some things I won't fight with Uncle Wang for, but things that belong to me can't be taken away even if someone wants to."
Yelu Jin looked at Yelu He meaningfully. Yelu He lowered his brows and could not say a word. He understood what Yelu Jin was saying, but he had no way to defend himself. He had never thought of seizing Yelu Jin's position. He just hoped that his nephew could care about the people like his father and rule the country with kindness.
"Well, I should go see how the new corpse is doing."
"Your Highness!" Yelu He suddenly called out to Yelu Jin, and Yelu Jin stopped.
"Uncle Wang, do you have anything else to say?"
"Your Highness, this constant production of corpses is not a good way to defend against the enemy..."
Yelu Jin narrowed his eyes slightly, his murderous intent clearly visible. "Are you questioning my decision?"
Yelu He immediately broke out in a cold sweat and said respectfully, "This old minister dare not!"
"Then stop talking nonsense. Instead of wasting time, you might as well think about how to capture Xiangyi City as quickly as possible!"
"Yes……"
Yelu He sighed helplessly as he watched the Crown Prince's back. Could the future of the Northern Kingdom truly be entrusted to such a monarch? He was truly beginning to worry, especially as he recalled the long conversation he had had with the Emperor earlier, which only made him even more anxious.
What Yelu Jin didn't know was that because of his brutality and cruelty, many people in the army had begun to restless. These people were unwilling to become monsters. Moreover, the second batch of human corpses was much more difficult to produce than the first batch. Especially after seeing the state of those who became human corpses, these northern soldiers had begun to reject becoming such monsters from the bottom of their hearts.
Yelu He's intelligence network was indeed very powerful. Even before dinner time, the person who cracked the secret technique in Cang He's army had been found.
Yelu Jin was very satisfied when he looked at the information in his hand. As expected, it was most appropriate to give the task of managing the information to Yelu He. He was even considering retaining such a position for Yelu He after he ascended the throne in the future.