Saba told his subordinates that according to his judgment, staying here would most likely result in defeat and death, but if he jumped out of this circle and found another way to make a living, he would be very likely to be reborn.
"Although our army is currently evenly matched with the golden thieves, our efforts to move south again have failed. The golden thieves have established a firm foothold and prepared defenses. We can only control Linhuang Mansion. We lack troop replenishment and supplies, and it is difficult to Long battle.
Under this situation, if the Golden Thieves don't increase their troops, we can still persist. If the Golden Thieves increase their troops, we will fall into a decline, cannot fight for a long time, and will eventually fall. Do you think it is really okay to continue fighting like this? "
Subordinates, you look at me and I look at you, but you don’t know what exactly Sa Ba is going to say.
He would never be swayed by something like this, so he decided to surrender, right?
If you surrender to the Jin Kingdom at this time, you will probably be torn into pieces by five horses.
Fortunately, Saba did not decide to surrender.
But he gave up Linhuang Mansion and went to Xiliao before the Jin soldiers had an absolute advantage.
"In the past, Yelu Dashi, a nobleman of our homeland, led his troops to rebuild the Liao in the Western Regions. The Liao was becoming increasingly powerful. It even defeated the gold thieves' Western Expeditionary Army, leaving the gold thieves unable to do anything to them. Therefore, the Liao exists to this day and is still strong. .
We are all Khitan people. If we want to defect to Daliao, Daliao will be very willing to accept us and will give us very generous treatment. Even if we are unlucky, we can still become officials.
Even if we want to come back in the future, we can. After we defect to Daliao, we can strengthen Daliao's military strength, and then serve as guides to fight back with the Daliao army and restore our homeland. Wouldn't it be wonderful? "
Saba told everything about his thoughts, and the military tent suddenly fell into silence.
Everyone was frowning in thought and said nothing.
As time passed, the uneasy silence continued.
Finally, the old monk Na also stepped forward to break the disturbing silence.
"I think this is not impossible. After all, Daliao is our homeland, the country of the Khitans, and will not reject the Khitans. If we can bring so many people there, Daliao will definitely welcome us very much, and we can also Daliao will live in peace and contentment."
Saba's important assistant Botebu also came forward to express his support.
"The current situation is indeed not good for us. We failed to move south and are in a stalemate with the gold thieves. If we wait until the gold thieves' reinforcements arrive and the gold thieves' strength increases greatly, we may not be able to hold on. If we move west now, the gold thieves will definitely react. Don’t come.”
The two high-level figures expressed their opinions. Sa Ba was very happy and felt that his plan should be approved.
After all, that idiot Kuoli didn't listen to him before and insisted on breaking up with him and then wiping out the whole army. Facts have proved that Saba was right.
Now the weight of Saba's words is much heavier than before, and many people will pay attention to Saba's opinions. Although he is still not a leader who sticks to his word, at least his influence has increased.
"Let's go to Daliao now and take our families and relatives with so many people. This will greatly increase the population of Daliao. Daliao will be very happy. We can all get official positions in Daliao and live in peace in Daliao. Isn't that right? Beautiful?"
Saba told these people his prediction and told these people that if they went to Xiliao, they could get official positions and even be granted nobility.
Isn't that the most wonderful thing?
It's better than being scared here and fighting to the death with the main force of the Jin people, right?
When Sa Ba said this, many military leaders were secretly thinking about the pros and cons of doing so, and the possibility of taking their families and tribesmen to defect to Xiliao with Sa Ba.
Gradually, many people made their own judgments, and they all felt that it might be a good choice to follow them and join Xiliao.
But at this moment, another member of Saba's general, Yi Lawo'o, stood up and expressed his objections with a serious face.
"Not to mention whether we can obtain official positions and titles, and settle down there, I just want to ask, General Manager, who among us has successfully gone to Daliao and returned successfully?"
As soon as this question was asked, the military tent fell into deathly silence again.
Everyone suddenly realized that Yi Lawo's perspective on thinking about the problem was very interesting.
Saba only talked about the benefits of taking refuge in Xiliao, but did not say that the prerequisite for taking refuge in Xiliao itself was a very difficult thing.
How to go?
Everyone only knows that Xiliao is in the Western Regions. Where exactly is it located in the Western Regions? Which direction? Which way can go to Xiliao?
how much time is required?
How far is the journey?
How many rations are prepared?
What should I do if I encounter a natural disaster on the way?
What should you do if you are intercepted and killed by the Mongols on the way?
Will they watch the Khitans passing by their territory and heading to Xiliao without doing anything to stop them?
Even if you don't think about it...
How many lives would it cost just to walk such a long distance?
"One more thing, I ask you to think carefully. If we can successfully go to Daliao's current border, then why Daliao has not counterattacked for so many years, or in other words, why the golden thieves have not succeeded in their western expedition for so many years. ?
If Daliao was strong enough to defeat the Golden Thief's Western Expedition, then why didn't Daliao counterattack? If Daliao was not that strong and the Golden Thief was strong, then why didn't the Golden Thief go on an expedition to destroy Daliao? what is the reason? Because of the road! "
Yi Lawo'o looked around and said loudly: "The biggest reason is that the road is difficult! The distance is too far, there are too many problems! The dangers encountered on the way are so great that the Liao army and the Jin Thief army No one can do anything to the other!
How many things are needed to meet the needs of so many of us on an expedition spanning thousands of miles? Let's go there together. What should we eat? What to drink? How to sleep? What should we do if the cavalry on the grassland refuses to let us pass and wants to start a war with us? "
Yilawowo was aggressive and pointed his finger at the proposer of this plan, Saba.
"Manager Du, not to mention that there are many tribesmen who are reluctant to leave their hometown and are unwilling to leave their hometown. Even if all of us are willing to follow you, what method do you plan to use to ensure that we all can arrive in Daliao alive with you? Please budget us. How many people are going to die along the way?”
Yi La Wo Wo just stared at Saba, making Saba feel uncomfortable all over.
This was indeed a detail that he deliberately ignored.
Because if you really want to make a calculation, this kind of thing is simply a bottomless pit, and you have no idea how many people will reach Xiliao alive in the end.
It's such a long way across the desert grassland and the Gobi Desert. Even business travelers who only want to make money rarely go to that kind of place, not to mention that their group of people with their families are no different from refugees?
It can only be said that the people who finally arrived in Xiliao alive will survive and live a slightly better life in Xiliao. But how many people will die before that, who can say accurately?
With such a long journey and so many people migrating together, it is impossible to be immortal, but he cannot publicize it to the outside world like this. He must promote Xiliao as a fairyland on earth, so as to encourage people who are unwilling to leave their hometown to follow him. .
Just for him and his trusted troops to leave here for Xiliao, he may not get much good treatment.
The more people who go, the more household registrations they bring, the greater the help to the Xiliao Empire, the higher his treatment, and he can become a noble and a powerful person, dominate the land of Xiliao and enjoy life. .
For the sake of his future treatment, he also wants to take away more people in exchange for a better future.
But the unlucky Yi Lawo'o actually contradicted him and pointed out the loopholes in his words.
But before he could speak, Botebu, an important assistant and die-hard supporter, stepped forward.
"Yi La Wo Wo, you have to pay attention to the tone of your conversation with the manager!"
"I'm just asking the Governor some very normal questions, matters related to the life and death of my clan!"
Yi La Wo Wo did not back down and continued: "We follow the governor of the capital and raise an army to fight against the gold thieves, so that we don't have to die on the gold thieves' march south. We don't want to go south to conquer anyone, we just want to be safe and sound in our hometown. of living.
But the gold thief didn't agree to this request! We were forced to rebel, and this was the reason for our rebellion. In order to live a stable life, and because no one forced us to fight everywhere, instead of becoming high-ranking officials in Daliao far away in the Western Regions! "
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