Dressed as the prince's substitute? I took the throne

Looking at Wang Qi's receding back, his soldiers were very confused.

"General, this old guy looks very suspicious. Why don't you arrest him?"

Hu Yongwei smiled softly. "I naturally have my reasons. Remember, none of you saw him tonight. If anyone brings up this matter in the barracks later, don't blame me for turning my back on you. Remember that?"

The soldiers nodded in unison: "Remember, don't worry, General."

Hu Yongwei's reputation is still very high in the capital's imperial guards. As long as he gives an order, no soldier dares to disobey it.

Hu Yongwei was now certain in his heart that this old man should be the person His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was looking for.

Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said not to touch him, then of course I have to obey the order. This old guy is an important chess piece.

In the Liao army camp on the other side, Salem Yuan was holding a candle in his hand, looking at the map with a frown, lost in thought.

Salem Meng walked in from outside and gently pulled the door curtain. "It's getting late. Why don't you go and rest? It's not too late to wait until tomorrow."

Salem Yuan shook his head stubbornly: "Sister, we can't stay here for too long. If we fail to capture the capital, reinforcements will come from all directions. Then we will be attacked from all sides and it will be dangerous."

Salem Meng also knew this, but she knew even more clearly that the capital's defenses were strong and could not be breached in a short time.

"As long as we ensure that the route we came from is not occupied by the enemy and we control the Dongguan City, we can retreat to Liao at any time."

Salem Yuan sighed heavily and rubbed his brows, feeling extremely exhausted. "Sister, I finally understand why our ancestors spent hundreds of years planning this. The depth of the Wu Dynasty is beyond our imagination."

"Even in its disintegrating state, a single city alone can hold us back for so long."

"By the way, how are the scouts we filmed going?"

Salem Meng smiled and said, "That guy's bone shrinking skills are really good. Even now I can't enter and leave the capital freely. It seems that if we want to cooperate with the inside and outside, we can only rely on him."

"He just sent over intelligence, saying he's already connected with the National Treasury's Chief Steward and will be able to get the defense map of the capital within seven days at most."

"Well, if that's the case, that's great."

Salem Yuan's eyes flashed with excitement. "If we can get the defense map of the capital, we can deploy our forces effectively, launch a surprise attack at night, and capture the capital in one fell swoop with the help of both inside and outside forces."

"Sister, it's getting late. You should go and rest first."

Salem Meng was not wearing armor at this time, nor did she hide herself, showing her graceful body to the fullest.

"I thought I could unify this place with Big Brother, but I didn't expect Big Brother to die before he could even accomplish his mission. It's truly a pity."

Salem Yuan raised his eyes and took a look, a hint of coldness flashed in the depths of his eyes.

In fact, the three brothers and sisters do not have the same mother, so they are not closely related by blood.

This is why neither of them was too sad after Salem committed suicide.

"By the way, if you capture the capital, what do you plan to do with Zhou Chuxuan?"

Salem Meng pondered for a moment and whispered, "I want to keep him and let him serve our Great Liao Kingdom."

"Sister, I think you are a little too fanciful."

Salem Yuan sneered, "Zhou Chuxuan is cunning and cunning, and his methods are endless. If we keep him alive, I'm afraid he will be a disaster."

"Then my brother means to kill him." Salem Meng blinked and said softly.

"Yes, others can live, but he must die."

Salem Yuan slammed the candle in his hand onto the table, making a dull sound.

"If he doesn't die, our siege will be meaningless."

"The threat he poses to our Great Liao Kingdom is far greater than that of a hollow Wu Dynasty."

Salem Meng finally nodded and said, "These are all things for the future. What we need to do now is to capture the capital as quickly as possible and consolidate our rule here."

It is easy to conquer the world, but it is very difficult to keep it.

Moreover, this place was not the territory of the Liao Kingdom. Even if they conquered it, the people in the capital would not accept them.

"Sister, I want to ask you for a favor, and you must do it immediately." Salem Yuan said seriously.

"You said."

"I want you to rush back to Liao and select some able-bodied civilians, both men and women, and bring them here."

A hint of caution flashed across Salem Yuan's eyes. "Only if we combine our own residents with the local people, and after more than ten years, dozens, or even hundreds of years of reproduction, will this place truly become our territory."

Salem Meng nodded in sudden realization: "Brother, you are truly a genius. I have to say you are very intelligent. If you were the king of Liao, perhaps our plan would have gone much more smoothly from the beginning."

Salem Yuan waved his hand and said, "I'm not good at governing a country, nor do I have any interest in it. It's just that this matter is urgent and must be done as soon as possible."

Salem Meng said, somewhat confused, "But we haven't even taken the enemy city yet, why are we rushing to bring the civilians here?"

"I will bring our people into the city the very day it is captured, and integrate them with the local people, making it impossible to separate them."

"Even if our army is defeated and driven back to the Liao Kingdom in the future, our people will still be here. With their influence day and night, the lower-class people here may be assimilated in another hundred years."

Salem Yuan's eyes were filled with coldness and calculation: "I'm not thinking about the present, but about what will happen a hundred years from now."

Salem Meng finally nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave early tomorrow morning. Take care of yourself and don't force an attack on the city. After all, their weapons are very powerful."

……

On the city wall, Hu Yongwei looked at the Liao army's flags and camps in the distance and couldn't help feeling itchy.

"Your Highness, how can you be so foolish? We have at least tens of thousands of troops at our disposal. Coupled with such sophisticated weapons, even a sneak attack at night can inflict huge losses on the enemy."

"Why is General Hu talking about me behind my back?"

Suddenly, a teasing laugh came from behind. Hu Yongwei turned around and found it was Zhou Chuxuan.

He immediately bowed and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me. I just said it without meaning to."

Zhou Chuxuan waved his hand and did not blame Hu Yongwei for this: "In fact, General Hu, we have such an opportunity now, do you want it?"