This Khitan businessman from the south does not look rich, nor is he tall, and his appearance is very ordinary. He is the type that you can never find again if you throw him into a crowd.
"I asked people in this area, and everyone said that you are a hero who keeps his word and has a high reputation, so I came to see you, hoping to get an audience with you."
The Khitan businessman gave Saba a gift as soon as he saw him. Saba felt strange.
"If you are here to do business, I can't help you with anything. I am not the official in charge of this area. I am just a translator. If you want to get any help from me that is beneficial to your business, then I will help you." Can’t reach it.”
"That's not the case. I'm not a businessman. I'm just pretending to be a businessman. I hope to meet the most prestigious Khitan people in everyone's mind. That's all."
Saba suddenly became alert.
"Who are you? Are you really a Khitan?"
"Of course I am a Khitan, but I am a Khitan living in Hebei and do not live on the grasslands, so I may be different from most Khitans."
The Khitan businessman smiled and saluted Sa Ba: "My name is Ta Yan. I was originally a businessman. Now I am a subordinate of Su Yonglin, the general manager of Hebei under the Liberation Army."
"Who are you……"
Sa Ba was very surprised, and then whispered: "Are you from the rebels? Aren't the rebels all Han? Why did you also participate in the Han rebellion? What is going on?"
Sa Ba and other Khitan people knew vaguely about the news of the rebellion, but they almost knew that the scale of the rebellion was large and the situation of the rebels' siege of the city was so severe that the court needed to recruit a large number of soldiers to form an army to defeat the rebels.
It is said that because there were too many Han people participating in the rebellion and their fighting power was very strong, the Jurchen soldiers were not enough, so the Khitans had to be recruited to supplement the number. And in such a rebellion, the Khitans actually participated?
"The Liberation Army's uprising only targets the Jurchens, not anyone else, so not only the Khitans, but also the Xi and Bohai people, all of them are under the command of General Su to attack the Jurchens, to completely defeat the Jurchens and drive them back to their hometown go!"
Ta Yan whispered: "In this big uprising, General Su has defeated the 20,000 cavalry led by General Wanyan Alin of the Jin Kingdom. The whole of Hebei is under the control of General Su. General Su is preparing for the attack with all his strength." .”
"Attack Zhongdu?!"
Sa Ba was shocked: "The rebels... no, the Liberation Army has really reached this level? Can they threaten Zhongdu?"
"We are all Khitan people. I won't lie to you. The Liberation Army is indeed making rapid progress. Now General Su has tens of thousands of troops and is eyeing Zhongdu. Why is the sponsor so eager to recruit troops? It's because General Su's soldiers are so sharp. The donor is scared."
Ta Yan's words explained the doubts in Sa Ba's heart very well, making Sa Ba realize that the reason why Wan Yanliang recruited Khitan warriors so cruelly was because he couldn't do it otherwise.
The rebels had already occupied Hebei and Shandong and could directly threaten Zhongdu and Wanyan Liang himself, so Wanyan Liang was so eager to mobilize a large army for conquest.
Just one or two partial divisions are no longer enough to pose a threat to the Liberation Army.
Saba suddenly felt strangely excited.
"The Liberation Army is progressing so rapidly? Can it actually threaten Zhongdu?"
"That's natural. The Liberation Army is advancing at such a rapid rate that none of us could have expected it before. But it just happened like this. Who could have predicted it? It can only be said that General Su was like a god, and he actually defeated the cavalry with his infantry. , the first battle established the situation in Hebei!"
Ta Yan's face was full of admiration: "That's really a god-like figure!"
Sa Ba's mind turned over and over again, and suddenly an extremely bold idea arose in his heart——
Since the Han people can defeat the Jin soldiers and have the potential to intimidate Zhongdu, why can't we try to see if we can fish in troubled waters and take this opportunity to regain our freedom?
The Jurchens' oppression of the Khitans was just as cruel and brutal, and their attitude towards the Khitans was no better than that towards the Han people. Now they were even more forced to make the Khitans face a life-and-death decision.
There is a great uprising of the Liberation Army in full swing in the south. If there is another great uprising of the Khitans in the north, and both the north and the south work together, then...
The situation must be incredible!
After looking at Sa Ba's expression, Ta Yan said: "I have a superior officer who I hope I can introduce to you. He knows the inside story of the Liberation Army uprising better than I do. If you are willing to know, that would be great. "
Sa Ba looked at Ta Yan, thought seriously, and then nodded.
The next day, Sa Ba and Su Yin met in the cellar of Sa Ba's home thanks to Ta Yan's help.
Sa Ba asked Su Yin about the process of the Great Uprising of the Liberation Army and some unknown inside information, as well as the real situation of the Great Uprising of the Liberation Army.
Su Yin did not hide anything. He introduced the situation of the Liberation Army's uprising to Sa Ba in detail, and corrected Sa Ba's misunderstanding, making Sa Ba realize that the real and most powerful leader of the Liberation Army was Su Yonglin, not the name. Zhao Kaishan, the leader of
Su Yonglin was the hero of the Liberation Army who defeated Wanyan Alin and occupied Hebei. He and his elite Victory Army created miracles, while Zhao Kaishan was just a follower.
The future of the Liberation Army lies with Su Yonglin, and it is only Su Yonglin who can decide the future of the Liberation Army.
Now that Shandong and Hebei are indeed within the sphere of influence of the Liberation Army, Su Yonglin's goal in the next stage is to confront the main force of the Jin Army at the middle gate, and to unite all forces that can be combined.
The Jin Kingdom is the Jin Kingdom of the Jurchens, not other people's Jin Kingdom, so all non-Jurchens and other ethnic groups should stand up and resist the brutal rule of the Jurchens. The Khitan people are also the ones the Liberation Army is willing to unite and fight for.
Everyone should unite and attack from the north and the south to completely destroy the Jurchens' Jin regime.
Saba fell into deep thought.
After a while, Su Yin said: "I heard that you have a high reputation among the Khitan people in this area. At this critical moment of life and death for the Khitan people, don't you plan to do something and just sit back and wait for death, watching your people being destroyed?" Is the Jurchen Emperor used as a bargaining chip in the war?"
Sa Ba frowned, obviously very dissatisfied with Su Yin's statement.
"We will never be a bargaining chip, nor will we let others take advantage of us without any reaction!"
"But isn't this the current situation? The Jurchens want every Khitan household to send out all their strong men, and they also want the Khitans to send out horses. Once the Khitan people do this, what will their families do?
Once the tribes on the grassland know the news and attack in a big way, you will lose your powerful warriors and excellent horses and you will be unable to resist. What will happen to your wives, children, and children? "
Su Yin's question hit the most worrying part of Sa Ba's heart.
If they did as the Jurchens said, they would undoubtedly give their wives, children, and children to the nomads from the grassland tribes.
After years of enmity, those fierce cavalry on the grassland would never be gentle to them.
But if you don't follow these instructions, it would be a rebellion for the Jurchens, and something will happen.
There is no need to wait for the prairie cavalry to come, the Jurchens will come with their troops and recruit troops.
In this dilemma, the Khitans had to make a choice.
Should we follow the Jurchens all the way to the dark side, or should we respond to the Liberation Army and engage in a war of resistance that has a high probability of defeating the enemy?
Su Yin saw that Sa Ba was a little moved, so he added fuel to the fire and fanned the flames.
"The Jurchens have never treated the Khitan people with benevolent policies. They are extremely exploitative towards the Khitan people. The Khitan people are miserable and their resentment towards the Jurchens should not last for a day or two. This is true for us Han people as well." the same.
The Jinting used various policies to oppress the Han people, such as salt. Where there were many Han people, the price of salt was high. Where there were few Han people, the price of salt was low. The Jurchens could get free land and even plunder Han people's land, but the Han people could not. Resist.
I think under the rule of Jin Ting, the life of the Khitan people will not be much better. All kinds of taxes and various corvee services should also make the Khitan people miserable. After all, the Khitan people are not Are you willing to rise up and resist? "
Su Yin's words were like a fire, igniting the dry grass in Sa Ba's heart.
