Sun Tu smiled: "Lin Ya is worthy of being the leader of the army, and it is indeed fast. Since that's the case, I will just say it directly. Since you are willing to enter the city to see me, I must have confirmed that the fact that your Liao Kingdom was captured by the Jin army, right? Once this news spreads, no matter north and south, your Liao army will be in chaos, and it is reasonable to have a complete collapse and defeat. Is what I said the truth?"

Although he was unwilling to admit it, Yelu Dashi could not deny this point with lies in his eyes and snorting, so he could only snort coldly, which was considered accusation. Then, he said with a harsh tone: "Which is more important than that in Nanjing? Song and Jin Kingdom, who is more friendly and who is more enemies... General Sun wants to stop his troops with our Daliao?" These first two sentences are exactly the words of Zhongyuan who invited him into the city before.

"To be honest, I really have this idea. You and I have been fighting for many years, each with casualties. It is not a solution to continue like this. If we can stop the war, it will be a good thing for anyone."

"Do you think I believe you? Now that I am in the Liao Dynasty and I have internal and external troubles, and I have been captured by you and the Jin army in succession, will you stop so kindly? Even if you have such a thought, the Song Dynasty court is afraid that it will not be willing to give up. And you, Sun Tu, is just a front-line general. Do you dare to disobey the military orders above?" Yelu Dashi looked suspicious and even threw out many problems in his mouth.

Faced with such doubts, Sun Tu remained calm and shook his head with a smile and said, "Lin Ya, are you still doubting my sincerity at this time? If I really want to attack you and take advantage of the news of the breaking of Shangjing, I can do something, so why bother to invite you to discuss it?"

"Who knows what conspiracy you are still using!" Yelu Dashi snorted, but the suspicion on his face really faded a little. Obviously, this was the one who played some role.

"You will soon understand what I am trying to do. Now I will only ask you one thing, are you planning to give up? Seeing that the hundreds of years of foundation of Liao Kingdom are completely destroyed, and you still have the intention to save the country and make the Liao Kingdom survive. If it is the latter, I hope you can listen to me and finish it."

"I want to hear what kind of statement you can come up with." Although Yelu Dashi's words were a little awkward, his mind was actually quite clear.

Sun Tu smiled again and got to the point: "If Lin Ya really wants to save the country, then he should join forces with my Song Dynasty to deal with the Jin army that is about to come south. Although the Jin army has strong combat power, I want to combine the elite troops of our two countries, and with preparation and unintentionality, the chance of victory is still quite good. In this way, not only will you, Liao Kingdom, escape the current catastrophe, but you can also take the opportunity to defeat the Jin army, and then take advantage of the victory to go north and regain the fallen cities. Of course, the fundamental reason for all this is that your Liao army can work together with our Song army and trust each other, but you don't know what you think?"

Yelu Dashi's face obviously changed. He stared at Sun Tu for a while, and then said, "You Song Army will help me deal with the Jin army? If I remember well, you two sides had planned to attack from north to south this time. In other words, your Song State and the Jin State had already signed an alliance, so why would you plan to suddenly turn against each other now?"

"Yes, our Song Dynasty did have an alliance with the Jin people a few years ago. It is precisely because of this that both sides will use troops from north to south at the same time." At this time, Sun Tu did not intend to conceal or defend such matters anymore, and admitted it generously. But then changed the subject: "But this time and another time. In my opinion, the current Jin people pose a greater threat to our Song Dynasty than your Liao Kingdom, so it is not surprising to change the policy to the enemy at this time."

"It's not easy to make me believe you just by saying this."

"Lin Ya felt why the Great Liao Association, which had been established for more than a hundred years, suffered losses in the Jin people who had a military strength far inferior to yours?" Sun Tu suddenly raised this question. But Yelu Dashi was stunned. After thinking for a while, he said: "Isn't it because my Great Liao and the north and south were attacked, resulting in the division of troops?" After pausing, he added reluctantly: "And the Jurchens are indeed more fierce and good at fighting than the Khitans who have been pampered for many years..."

"This is the key. You Liao people have long been no longer the barbaric tribes that rode on horseback and made a living by killing and looting over the years. For a hundred years, you have been influenced by our Han culture and have begun to settle down in the status quo and no longer plan for expansion and invasion. Even though there was no war between the Song and Liao dynasties before.

"But the Jin people are different. They have just risen from ignorance and advocate force and are accustomed to killing and looting. If they really let them destroy your Liao Kingdom, do you think their steps will stop and be satisfied with this? One is the Liao Kingdom, which has become increasingly integrated with my Han culture, and the other is the Jin Kingdom, which is as fierce as a tiger or wolf. Do you think if you were a Song Dynasty person, who would you hope to be your neighbor?"

Sun Tu's few words were pointed at the key point, which also made Yelu Dashi begin to accept this argument. But at the same time, he also felt a little doubtful: "Since that is the case, why did your Song State form an alliance with the Jin people and send troops to our Daliao?"

"I said, one time and another. Now is now, that is then. At that time, the Jin people had not fully revealed their minions, so we naturally hope to use their strength to achieve my long-cherished wish for the Song Dynasty for a hundred years. And judging from the current results, we have indeed succeeded. This time, not only greatly weakened your Liao Kingdom's strength, but also brought Youzhou down. What we have to do next is to take the opportunity to expand the benefits and get all the sixteen states of Youyun."

His words made Yelu Dashi angry for a while, and he wanted to denounce him insidiously, but he was a little unable to say it. Sun Tu continued: "But my Song Dynasty was not a Jin man after all. Our goal was not to destroy the Liao Kingdom, so that's the end. Therefore, compared to the Jin man who wanted to destroy your Liao Kingdom, I, the Song man, were more willing to help you."

"So, the premise for cooperation between our two sides is to let our Liao Kingdom give up the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun and send troops to cooperate with you to use troops against the Jin people?" Yelu Dashi finally fully understood Sun Tu's intentions, and a sarcastic smile appeared on his face: "You, Sun Tu, are really doing what you want. First, borrow the Jin people to cause great damage to our Liao army and take the opportunity to occupy our Nanjing. Now, we have to borrow the Liao people's power to deal with the Jin people. After all, you two benefit..."

Sun Tu was very frank and nodded immediately: "You can understand this too. However, this is the best choice for you, Liao Kingdom, because doing so can at least protect half of the Liao Kingdom. What's more, these Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun are not your territory of Liao Kingdom, but are closely related to the security of our Song Dynasty. It is natural for me to lead the army to retake it back at this time."

"What a natural thing!" Yelu Dashi suddenly supported the case and looked at Sun Tu: "You have such a big appetite, aren't you afraid that I will turn around and cooperate with the Jin people?"

Sun Tu smiled and shook his head: "The basis of cooperation is to be able to trust each other and have balanced strength. But now you, Liao people, have been defeated by the Jin people and even Kyoto has fallen. Do you think they will cooperate with you and spare your Liao Kingdom? And don't forget that for a hundred years, the Jurchen tribe has been enslaved and bullied by your Khitans, and you have already formed a great enemy, so how can you easily resolve it in just a few words?

"Although there are so many frictions between me, Song and Liao, I have been a neighbor for a hundred years and can still have trust between each other..."

"How can people convince you that you are so capricious?" Yelu Dashi asked suddenly.

This is indeed quite critical. Since Sun Tu can suddenly cooperate with the Liao people regardless of the alliance, who can guarantee that he will not repent again in the future?

Sun Tu's answer was very straightforward: "I can't make a guarantee of this, but you can only trust me! The only thing I can say is that at least for the generals such as us, it is more beneficial to have the Liao Kingdom in the north."

Yelu Dashi fell into silence, and he understood that these words had two meanings. First, as mentioned before, the Liao Kingdom was in the north to isolate the direct contact between the Song Kingdom and the Jin people, which was indeed the most guaranteed to them; second, it was the meaning of raising enemies to respect themselves.

But Sun Tu said it straightforwardly, but could he really believe it? After thinking about it carefully, Yelu Dashi smiled bitterly again. The current situation is not a question of whether he believes it or not, but that he really has no other choice. If Sun Tu rejects this proposal, the Liao army and even the entire Liao Kingdom will face a catastrophe. The Liao Kingdom can no longer bear the attack of the north and the south, even if there are still 100,000 elite troops in the south.

So after all, no matter how unbelievable he did, he could only accept Sun Tu's proposal. At least in this way, there would be a glimmer of hope. Even if he did this, the consequences were still extremely serious - Nanjing and even the entire Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun would be taken away by the Song people, so he naturally could only bear the consequences; and it is not hard to say what kind of scene would be after joining forces with the Song army...

Sun Tu did not mean to urge him to make up his mind, but just drank slowly and waited for Yelu Dashi to make the final decision. Judging from his thoughts and abilities of this opponent for many years, in the end, he would definitely put the overall situation of the Liao Kingdom first and thus agree to his proposal.

Moreover, he believed that Yelu Dashi would be able to deal with the consequences afterwards. In fact, this person is very similar to him in some aspects. Although he is loyal to the Liao Kingdom, he may not be very loyal to the court and the noble king. Now, Sun Tu obviously put an opportunity in front of him.

Yelu Dashi's face changed several times, the survival of the Liao Kingdom, his own life, death, honor and disgrace... Too many thoughts circled in his mind, and finally turned into a hint of enlightenment, and his eyes became firmer: "Tell me, how do you plan to join forces with the forces of our two armies to defeat the Jin army that was about to move south?"
Chapter completed!