strictlysupreme Chapter 2207 Successful Persuasion
Chapter 2207 Successful Persuasion
Anyone who can become the leader of a rebel army is a meticulous person. It is difficult to achieve great things just by relying on passion.
He was not smart enough and would have been killed and replaced by his subordinates long ago.
This horse leader was able to organize a team of two thousand people, which naturally meant that he was superior to ordinary people in many aspects.
Zhao Tiejun suddenly rose to prominence. He had investigated and found out that he had no idea where he had jumped out from.
It is said that there is a grudge against the Tang Dynasty court, but that is only Zhao Tiejun's one-sided statement and cannot be fully believed.
For safety reasons, Chief Ma had to be cautious.
The people present were all leaders, so they naturally understood what Leader Ma meant. They turned their eyes to Zhao Tiejun.
Chief Ma was right. If they did well in this business, it would be enough for them to get through the winter this year, and they might even make a fortune.
Why do they only look for small tribes like them for such business?
Among all the people present, Chief Ma had the largest number of people, and the others only had a few thousand men under them.
Why doesn’t Zhao Tiejun seek cooperation with the leaders of those big tribes?
Zhao Tiejun smiled softly upon hearing this.
"Chief Ma, and everyone else, I know you have doubts in your hearts. Why doesn't Zhao unite with those big tribes?
Wouldn't that be safer?
Haha, the reason is actually very simple, because of fear.
To be honest with you, Zhao has been planning this for a long time and has sent people to investigate many times, which really put a lot of effort into it.
In order to achieve success smoothly.
You say that Zhao works so hard, if he cooperates with the leaders of those big tribes, how much of the pie will Zhao get in the end?
Zhao only has about a thousand men under his command, but those large tribes often have three to five thousand people.
After the matter is accomplished, it would be good to leave some leftovers for Zhao. Zhao is afraid that they will want to take all the supplies for themselves, and even kill him to silence him.
If a man does not work for himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth. If we cooperate with you, our forces are equal. Even if anyone wants to take it all for himself, it is impossible for him to defeat the rest of us.
Everyone checks and balances each other to make sure no one gets a piece.”
Zhao Tiejun's explanation made everyone nod their heads, thinking it was reasonable.
Having been rebels for so many years, they knew too well how ruthless these people were.
It is common for rebels to attack each other for supplies and personnel, and everyone is on guard against each other.
Large tribes will always look for an excuse to attack small tribes in order to obtain their resources and population.
There was naked bloodshed among the rebels.
The reason why they did not dare to expand on a large scale was that they were afraid that other small tribes would unite and attack them.
It is normal for Zhao Tiejun to have such concerns.
When a small tribe unites with a big tribe, they will give you some soup if they are in a good mood, but will directly destroy you if they are in a bad mood, and the thieves will rob you.
“What Chief Zhao said makes some sense. We are just struggling to survive in the cracks. If we make the leaders of the big tribes unhappy,
They can destroy us in an instant." A leader agreed.
"Alas~~~~Who said it wasn't? The imperial court is encircling and suppressing the tribes, and we have to be on guard against those big tribes everywhere. This year is a bit difficult."
Immediately someone followed suit.
Zhao Tiejun felt disdainful when he saw this. How dare a bunch of you rabble rebel against the imperial court? If you were living well, wouldn’t you all have rebelled?
However, Chief Ma did not show any empathy, but frowned in thought.
"Captain Ma, do you have any questions? If so, please speak up.
The reason why Zhao Mou went to find Leader Ma was because he heard that Leader Ma was honest and not as cruel as others. "
Seeing this, Zhao Tiejun asked.
The horse leader raised his head, and his expression softened a little:
"Chief Zhao, it's not that I don't trust you, but this matter is of great importance. It concerns the lives of two thousand men in the tribe, so I have to be cautious.
Your plan is indeed very tempting, but Ma is thinking of a problem.
Such a big piece of fat has always been there, but why has no one touched it?
It is impossible that the leaders of those big tribes have not thought of this, right? "
"This is actually very simple." Zhao Tiejun smiled.
"I'd like to hear the details." Everyone asked immediately.
"Because Zhao suspects that those big tribes are related to our target, and it's not just an ordinary relationship."
"what?"
Zhao Tiejun's words shocked everyone present.
How could the rebels be related to the Tang people? This doesn't make sense.
"Why do you say that, Chief Zhao? Have you found out something?" Chief Ma asked in surprise.
Zhao Tiejun shook his head:
“No, this is just Zhao’s guess, but after you listen to my analysis, you will find it reasonable.
First of all, haven’t you noticed that the equipment of these big tribes is better than ours? Logically, everyone should be in Anxi.
We can understand that there are a lot of people, but why are their equipment different? Their equipment doesn’t seem like crude products made by themselves.
Also, their supplies are too abundant. I believe you all know how much food thousands of people need every day.
Although some places in Anxi also grow grain, most of the land is not used for growing grain and has turned to cotton.
So where did they get so much food? Did they steal it?
And our goal has been there for so many years, everyone knows it, and they should know it too,
But there has never been an attack.
This is very unreasonable. Although there are some tribesmen and servants there, they are like chickens and dogs to the big tribes.
That’s why Zhao guessed that the target had some relationship with them, or that they had reached some kind of agreement.”
Everyone fell into deep thought again, thinking about what Zhao Tiejun said.
They didn't think it was suspicious before, but after listening to Zhao Tiejun's analysis today, they felt that it seemed to be true.
Naturally they didn't dare to go to that place because they were too few in number, but how could those large tribes of thousands of people be afraid?
But if it was really as Zhao Tiejun said, it would be too terrible. They became lambs to be slaughtered at any time.
“Everyone, we only have one chance. For the sake of our people and ourselves, if we want to succeed, we must go crazy once.
Our destiny is in our own hands. Three parts are determined by fate, and seven parts depend on hard work.
Only if we work hard can we have a chance to succeed.
Otherwise, it will be hard for us to survive this winter.”
Zhao Tiejun's words were like a magic sound, penetrating into everyone's heart. This time even Chief Ma was moved.
They are rebels, and their goal is to defy fate and change their destiny. If they don't fight, they might as well become slaves of the Tang people.
"Okay! Ma will follow suit. Chief Zhao is right. If we don't fight, we won't be able to survive this winter. How can we talk about restoring our country?"
Finally, Chief Ma nodded heavily and made a decision.
(No more words, just drink first.)