Chapter 84: Giving Hope

The purpose of this group of 'rebellions' in the Liao State is also obvious, that is, to restore the country based on Xijing, so they must defend Xijing, once they lose it, they will lose the largest area, the most populous population, and the most important living space in geographical location, and what awaits them is the end of the country's ruin! Therefore, the rebellious Liao people refused Wanyan Xianye's persuasion to surrender, and actively expanded the army and reorganized the armament; While asking for help from the surrounding states and counties, in order to obtain support to fight together against Jin...

"The original rebel Jin Liaoxijing stayed behind Xiao Cha and was pushed out again after the stabbing incident, he sent a letter with the seal of the stay, and we also received his appointment in Texas, at this time it is just for us to work for him!" Qiao Kun said with a chuckle.

"It's okay, you can bargain with them with this identity, and it is justified to start a war with the Jurchens, as for whether you listen to his dispatch or not, you have to look at the price they offer!" Zhao Ta nodded.

"Lord Wang, haven't we become officials of the Liao State like that!" , Qiao Kun said in surprise, he thought that the prince would disdain this matter, but he didn't expect it to be a good thing.

"The current situation is that the Liao State is collapsing and splitting up, each is the king, the fish and the dragon are mixed, and the group of heroes is competing for hegemony, while the Jin State is busy attacking the city and plundering the land and stabilizing the Quartet, but it is not enough, and it must also take advantage of the power of the local nobles. Although we now occupy the land of a state, we are in a weak position compared to other forces, and we are hostile to Liao and Jin, so we need to fight on both sides, which is not conducive to our development! Zhao Ta took a sip of tea and said.

"What the prince means is that we will form an alliance with Liao to resist the invasion of the Jurchens!" Zhao Yong frowned and said.

"There is no absolute thing, only the left and right sources can get the time for development and find opportunities from it. When we're strong enough, it's time for them to look at our faces! Zhao Ta looked at the two and said.

"Lord Wang is asking us to take over the appointment of Xijing. But we are all Song people, don't we have to bear the infamy of the ages! "The most important reputation of this era. Qiao Kun obviously didn't want to wear the hat of a 'traitor'.

"This letter of appointment for you to take is really not enough!" Zhao Ta smiled and ignored them, "Your foundation must still be shallow, although Qiao Kun has a good reputation among the people, his status is too low to convince those arrogant princes and nobles." The Kryu army won two battles, but this time the defeat was almost lost, and it was difficult to give the people confidence and security, which also required a big man to come forward to appease! ”

"Lord Wang, it won't be what you want to do, right?" Zhao Yong listened to the prince's analysis, and he couldn't help but be unconvinced. But among them, only the prince in front of him has the most beautiful reputation, and he couldn't help but ask suspiciously.

"Get out, my dignified Prince of the Great Song Dynasty has become an official of the Liao State, and he won't let my father beat him to death!" Zhao Ta didn't expect Zhao Yong to ask like this, and scolded angrily.

"Hehe, you are the only one who can be regarded as a big man in this Texas City, and your subordinates slipped out, you really should fight!" Zhao Yong also realized that he had said nonsense, and slapped his face twice and said with a smile.

"I remember that you captured Jeruyujin when you captured Texas last year. He is a son of the Liao clan, a close family of the emperor, his father and ancestors were all officials, and this person was the general of Jin Wuwei. The capital of the East Road was unified, and he also served as the supervisor of the Jin Army, and he was generous and righteous. He has a lot of prestige in the Liao government, what do you think of this person? Zhao Ta ignored Zhao Yong, who was playing with the living treasure. Individual options are available.

"Yelu Yu?!" Zhao Yong and Qiao Kun looked at each other and said in unison, how could the prince use this person!

"You're not going to kill him, are you?" Zhao Ta was also taken aback when he saw the appearance of the two. Asked slowly.

"No, no," the two of them waved their hands together and said, "Although this person is alive, he first betrayed the Liao Kingdom, and then personally led the Jurchens to pursue Yelu Yanxi, and now he has suffered another defeat and has been captured by us, and his character and ability are not very suitable for us!" Qiao Kun said cautiously.

"So what is he doing now, is he locked up?" Zhao Ta did not answer, but asked about the recent situation of Yelu Yu.

"We don't know how to deal with this person after we captured him, he has been locked up in the backyard of the City Lord's Mansion, he eats and drinks well every day, he is not in a hurry and does not get angry, he writes every day, reads books, lives quite freely, and is more free than us!" Zhao Yong said, "I think Lao Qiao is reasonable, he is not a person from us all the way, if one day he pulls a group of people to run, how can he bear it!" ”

"Where else can Jerud Yu run? He led the Jurchens to chase Yelu Yanxi in all directions and fled to the mountains, and the Liao Emperor would not trust him. Back to the Jurchens, now he doesn't have a single soldier in his hands, he lost the battle and lost Texas, and now he has accepted the appointment of the Liao State, the Jurchens probably won't trust him, I'm afraid they will kill him quickly! Zhao Ta said with a smile.

"What if he doesn't accept it?" Qiao Kun asked, he had been in contact with Yelu Yu a few times, and he also wanted to persuade him, but the old guy wanted to open it now, and the oil and salt did not enter.

"That's up to him, I've heard the story of Taizu's yellow robe back then, you will write a letter to Xijing in his name today, saying that he agreed to the matter of joint resistance to Jin, and then we will make a list in the city to inform the people, what can he do if he doesn't do it at that time? I'm not going to let him do anything! Zhao Ta said with a sneer.

"The prince means that we only borrow his name, what should we do, and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes!" Qiao Kun understood what the prince meant at this time, and said with some excitement.

"Yes, now that the people in the city are unstable, we need such a person with seniority and prestige to stand up and stabilize the situation!" Zhao said.

"Lord Wang, in fact, we have already done this, and I am afraid that you will blame him, we have used his reputation to recruit troops everywhere, attracting many people to vote. But the current situation may not be reversed by just one Yelu Yu, what should we do next? "Zhao Yong has been sad these days, and the arrival of the prince has given him a backbone.

"Zhao Yong, let me ask you first, when I was in Xiangyi, I had no money, no soldiers, and I was not favored, and I faced many difficulties, and later you also had the opportunity to be released as an official and live your own life, but why didn't you leave and always follow me?" Zhao Ta smiled bitterly and shook his head, it seems that the hero sees the same thing, these two boys are not stupid, but they still don't know how to go next.

"Because the prince always gives us hope, brings changes to our lives, tells us that the Great Song Dynasty needs us to protect, and the people want us to protect!" Zhao Yong said without hesitation.

"Yes, what we have to do now is to give hope to the people of Texas City, so that they can know that they will have a good life if they follow us!" Zhao Ta said that he knows that a great ideal can create a great person, although not everyone can become a "king", but everyone should have their own ideals and goals in life. A challenging goal will have direction, meaning and positive expectations to bring change to life, so if you want to bring change to life, there must be a strong sense of purpose in life...

While there is no action without a goal, there can be no success without action. Now the lack of soldiers in Dezhou City is not soldiers, but the lack of soldiers who can fight, it is said that the Liao State implements a conscription system that integrates soldiers and people, everyone has the obligation to join the army, and will also receive a certain amount of training, but it is defeated in front of the Jin army, and there is no power to fight back. In this way, Zhao Ta believes that in addition to the gap in combat effectiveness, it is mainly spiritual, they have no faith, no hope, and they don't know who they are fighting for!

It would not have been possible for these soldiers to become usable soldiers in a short period of time, according to the training methods of the Loyal Warriors, but the current situation requires these people to go to war. Zhao Ta pondered for a night and decided to take two steps:

First, 'tempting them to make profits, if you want people to sell their lives, you have to give some benefits. Sharing benefits is essential for any team. "After defeating the enemy, we will share the wealth we have obtained", Temujin, who was born a hundred years later, called on countless warriors to die for him, and the slogan was first shouted by Zhao Ta. But this first of all, it is necessary to increase their hatred of the Jurchens, so that they know that without the invasion of the Jurchens, they can have their own fields, pastures, livestock, and enjoy a safe life, and it is the Jurchens who have made them lose their homes, relatives and countries, and only by driving them away can they live a good life!

The path to conversion is often divided into two types: gradual enlightenment, which refers to slow, gradual enlightenment, and epiphany, which refers to sudden, rapid enlightenment. How to make these people have an epiphany, Zhao Ta was a member of the People's Liberation Army, and there was a new-style army consolidation movement in the history of the founding of the army.

Like all invaders, the Jurchens showed great brutality, predation, and cruelty to the inhabitants of the occupied territories. The place where the Jin soldiers passed was tragically looted by the blood and fire of the Jurchen soldiers of the Jin Kingdom, and in some places there were no people for hundreds of miles, and only the smell of corpses could be smelled. Everyone still remembers the Manchu invasion of the Central Plains, which was formulated to 'keep the head without hair.' The Jurchens of the Jin Kingdom demanded that the inhabitants of the occupied areas force men to "shave their heads and defend their hair", "ban the people from Hanfu", and "cut their hair to death if they did not follow the law" according to the popular hairstyles of their ethnic group. They were also forcibly conscripted into the army and used as coolies and cannon fodder, "rushing to the ground and being killed in vain."

What is even more unbearable is that the Jurchens forcibly implemented slavery in the occupied areas, and many people were captured by the Jin army as slaves, locked with iron cables, tattooed the word 'official' on their ears, and sold at a price, setting up special markets for buying and selling slaves in various places. Sometimes, when too many captives were driven, they would be killed in large numbers or resold to Western Xia, Mongolia, Murowe, and Goryeo. The Jin army also had a large number of slaves, and when there was a shortage of military rations, slaves and maids were killed and fed like mules and horses. (To be continued.) )