Chapter 445: 'Siege Wei to Save Zhao'

Chen Cang was taken down, Shi Bin and Wang Lixin were definitely overjoyed, although they did not follow the arrangement of Li Zong, but they would not accept the order of the monarch outside. ｗ?ｗ?ｗ?．?? Coupled with such a big victory, Li Zong will not take Shi Bin and Wang Lixin no matter how stupid he is, so both of them can sit back and relax.

The only thing to do is for everyone to lie down in the city and sleep for a few days before discussing what to do next.

Two days later, Shi Bin's spies came to report: The Xi'an garrison had gathered more than 20,000 troops, together with the 2,000 remnants who had fled before, a total of about 25,000 people came towards Chencang.

Not long after, Shi Bin summoned Wang Lixin and Xu Feng to discuss how to deal with the Yuanren's attack.

Defending the city is a good solution, as long as it can ensure that the grain route is not cut off. The Yuan people did not have enough food and grass to carry their burdens, and once the attack was unfavorable, they would not be able to carry it for long, so they would naturally retreat. Wang Lixin, a stable general, is this opinion.

Shi Bin couldn't stand being this live turtle all the time, not to mention that there was eight hundred miles of Qinchuan in front of him, if he didn't take this feng shui treasure at this time, he would definitely regret it after the time passed. So the best way is to find a way to take Xi'an immediately, and when the time comes, just send someone to hold on.

After a fierce battle, Shi Bin had only 13,000 soldiers in his hands who could fight, only half of the Yuan people who came to retaliate. Shi Bin was not afraid to fight with him in the field, and even had eighty percent certainty of defeating the Yuan people, but he didn't want to consume his strength so much, so he retreated back into the city and temporarily became a turtle.

"Lord Wang, the Yuan people have gathered 25,000 people to come, do you think they should hold the city, I think we should attack their rear, our battle plan is too different, what do you think is appropriate?" Shi Bin asked with some embarrassment.

looked at Shi Bin very embarrassed, he had already understood what Shi Bin was thinking but it was difficult to say, and after brewing in his heart, he said: "Lord Shi's subordinates are definitely elite soldiers, Wang believes that you will definitely be able to lead your subordinates to take Xi'an, but we have already acted without authorization once, and it may not be appropriate to act without authorization again." Please don't blame Lord Shi, Wang doesn't like to fall into people's handles. ”

understands what Wang Lixin means, and can prevaricate for the first time. If this second battle is a passive defense, it is not considered to use troops without authorization, and taking the initiative to attack is to use troops without authorization, and at worst, it is a rebellion to kill the head, and even the nine clans.

"Lord Wang, is it very comfortable to just huddle in Chencang City and wait for the Yuan people to beat you?"

"Lord Shi, of course this official will not be comfortable, no one wants to be a shrinking turtle but wants to be a hero like Emperor Qin and Han Wu, but the conditions do not allow it, and the heart is powerless," Wang Lixin said and became depressed.

I wanted to scold Wang Lixin for being a waste, but he also understood it, so Shi Bin didn't add up the bad words, but said: "Why don't I take 5,000 soldiers and horses out of the city to test their depth, and then discuss whether to attack Xi'an after I come back?" ”

didn't want to turn his face with Shi Bin, but since Shi Bin proposed a compromise by himself, Wang Lixin of course agreed immediately. He pinned his hopes on Shi Bin to give up his plan to seize Xi'an after gnawing the Yuan people, and returned to Henan with him to continue to exterminate the Yuan people.

The next day, Shi Bin led 5,000 firearms to fight the Yuan people, and to his disappointment, he managed to eliminate less than 2,000 Yuan people, while he himself lost nearly 400 people.

Shi Bin understood that the Yuan people had become smarter, and they were no longer stupid enough to only use light cavalry to attack the camp, but instead had both offense and defense.

What to do? It's too embarrassing to go back like this, although he won, he didn't achieve the expected goal, and he really had to accompany Wang Lixin to defend Chen Cang.

But it definitely won't work to fight again, that's looking for death. So at present, the most rational thing to do is to preserve the strength to defend Chen Cang, and Shi Bin, who understood this, had to return to the city in frustration at night.

There are more than 10,000 elites with Shi Bin, Wang Lixin is not worried about the safety of Chen Cang, in order to take care of Shi Bin's face, he also pretended not to know that Shi Bin has returned to the city, but is just in a strong reinforcement defense.

Hiding is not a solution, Shi Bin hid for two days and then chatted with Wang Lixin again.

"Lord Shi's subordinates are really powerful, five thousand people can attack the Yuan camp of twenty-five thousand people and kill and injure nearly two thousand of them, no wonder they want to retreat from you. If it is those ordinary van troops, I am afraid that they will be defeated before they can fight. Wang Lixin said with a smile.

Knowing that Wang Lixin said this to make himself comfortable, Shi Bin's heart was like a mirror, but he still accepted such a compliment, and said: "Lord Wang's subordinates are also powerful, don't you come back from Yuanren together?" ”

"It's still not as good as Lord Shi, it's far away, it's far away"

The more he listened to Shi Bin, the more he wanted to sleep, and the more he said it, the more uncomfortable it became. When he was about to break out, Xu Feng whispered on the side: "My lord, try to knock on the side, and start with the retreat of the Yuan people." ”

Xu Feng's words made Shi Bin feel empowered, and he immediately smiled and said, "Lord Wang, do you think it's a little unsmooth for us to return to the Great Song Dynasty this time?" ”

Not so smooth? It is indeed not smooth, after returning from Xiaoguan, it bypassed Xi'an, and it was safe after taking Chencang. Although Chencang has been recovered, Xi'an is still in the hands of the Yuan people, so if you want to retreat south in the future, you must take Xi'an.

Wang Lixin instantly understood the meaning of Shi Bin's words, and said: "Lord Shi is right, but our strength of 12,000 people is insufficient, why don't you and I join forces and ask the emperor to send troops to conscript?" ”

is to take land for himself, once the emperor's forbidden army comes, once Xi'an is defeated, there will be nothing to do with him Shi Bin. Therefore, Shi Bin disagreed, on the grounds that it was too troublesome.

At this time, Xu Feng spoke: "Lord Wang, although we have 10,000 people in our hands to defend the city, it should be possible, but these are all my family's soldiers and horses, which are a little inappropriate." Even if Xi'an cannot be taken, an appropriate counterattack must still be done, and it must not be too aggrieved, which is not conducive to the morale of the army. Therefore, how about the humble suggestion that your lord ask the imperial court to transfer 20,000 horses to your command? ”

As soon as he heard the request to transfer troops, Wang Lixin immediately came to his senses. After all, the city is now full of Shi Bin's people, and he, Wang Lixin, is the commander of a light pole, and he is really aggrieved. If you can really hold the waist of 20,000 elite soldiers, it will be much harder, at least you can compete with Shi Bin.

and defeated more than 20,000 people with Shi Bin, this is another great achievement, and together with the capture of Chen Cang, it is a great achievement, and he will definitely be added to the knighthood. Therefore, he looked at Xu Feng with grateful eyes, and began to write a recital.

Of course, Shi Bin didn't think that Xu Feng would dismantle his platform, so after Wang Lixin left, he sat in the same place and waited for Xu Feng's explanation.

After a while, Xu Feng sent Wang Lixin out of the mansion, returned to the room, and said with a slightly apologetic smile: "My lord, don't blame me for making a plan for you." ”

"Tell me about it."

"Yes. Our army has already clashed with the Yuan people a few days ago, and we know that they are now smart and difficult to fight, so we think that no matter whether we want to take Xi'an or not, we must pull Lord Wang in to withstand this pressure together, otherwise we will suffer too much. ”

"It makes sense, but he obviously doesn't want to enter the army anymore, and he has already obstructed me in every way. What can you do even if you defeat the Yuanren? Shi Bin asked helplessly.

"Don't worry, there is a way to solve this dilemma." Xu Feng smiled confidently, and then said, "Why don't you just come to a boat?" ”

"I think it's already a boat, if there are really 20,000 reinforcements, it may be a boat, but this operation is not simple, Wang Lixin is not a busy person who will not be easily fooled."

"How about we come to Wei to save Zhao?"

Wai Wei to save Zhao? Shi Bin didn't pay much attention to this word at first, after all, this strategy is too ordinary for people to see through, and it is a defensive strategy, not an offensive strategy. What's more, who is this 'Wei' and who is 'Zhao'? But Xu Feng's confident appearance made Shi Bin puzzled, and he felt that there might be some possibility of success.

"Tell me more about what you mean by 'encircling Wei to save Zhao'."

"My lord, it means that you and Lord Wang sent heavy troops to attack the invading Yuan army, and when they couldn't support it, they asked Xi'an for help, and you besieged it after the reinforcements left Xi'an City, so you saved Chen Cang." Xu Feng said with a smile.

After a long time, he wanted to lure the snake out of the hole first and then surround Wei to save Zhao, after listening to what Xu Feng said, Shi Bin's first feeling was that the battle was not small, and the 10,000 horses in his hands now were definitely not enough.

"I'm afraid my lord will have to transfer another three to five thousand men from the south to intercept the Yuan people's army back to Xi'an, otherwise the plan will not succeed."

"I'm all alone?" Shi Bin was a little unwilling.

"This is the reason why his subordinates suggested that Lord Wang apply for the transfer of troops without authorization, of course the adults can't do it alone. Lord Wang could be involved in the volley, but he must not be allowed to know about the transfer of troops from the south. ”

The efficiency of the Song Dynasty was so slow that people were speechless, and it took a full ten days for the will to transfer troops to Chencang, and by the way, there were also commendations for Shi Bin and Wang Lixin. For Shi Bin, it was just some wealth and empty rewards, and Xu Feng was named the captain of the Xiaocai and the commander of the army, and Wang Lixin was named General Zuo Qianniuwei, Chen Cang Zhizhou, and Tianzhang Pavilion.

Shi Bin, who learned the news, was furious, and smashed more than a dozen vases before extinguishing the fire.

Knowing that Shi Bin was very angry, Xu Feng came to put out the fire and said with a smile: "Why are you so angry? Isn't it good for Lord Wang to be this Zhizhou? Wouldn't it be easier for us to get in? ”

"Hey, I can only think like this, I hope he Wang Lixin won't be so rigid."

The order to transfer troops arrived, and it took another ten days for reinforcements to arrive at 12,000 people, while the Yuan people had been attacking for twenty days. At this time, Wang Lixin embarrassedly expressed his hope to discuss with Shi Bin to counterattack the Yuan people.

"Lord Shi, do you think it's more appropriate to fight back against the Yuanren? Nowadays, most of them are gathered in the north of the city. ”

Shi Bin smiled and said: "It's very simple, send troops to surround the left and right wings of the Yuan people from the left and right city gates, and then attack out from the north city gate, and the Yuan people will definitely be able to defeat in one battle." Of course, if it were possible, it would be better to send three or five thousand men to block their retreat. ”

Watching Shi Bin talk eloquently, Wang Lixin was envious, and he could say that the decisive battle with the Yuan people was a family fight, and the encirclement and annihilation of the brutal Yuan people was as easy as killing chickens.

Uh, uh, Wang Lixin didn't say a complete sentence for a long time.

"What does Lord Wang think?"

Fortunately, he hadn't lost his ability to think, and Wang Lixin immediately replied: "Lord Shi's idea is very bold, but I'm afraid there are some risks." It's nothing else, but the more than 10,000 horses under my command are not strong in combat, and I'm afraid I can only hold on and not take the initiative to attack. This puts too much pressure on the comrades who came out of the North City Gate. ”

It's quite conscientious, Shi Bin said in his heart.

"Why don't we just come and invite you into the urn? Although the destruction of the city will be greater, and the people will be more miserable, the Yuan people will be wiped out more, so it may be better to cure the root cause. Shi Bin suggested.

"Okay, then cut the grass and eradicate the roots. But it's best to wait until all my 20,000 soldiers and horses are here before implementing this plan, Wang doesn't want a single person to slip through the net. ”

Of course, these days are to wait, and he can afford to wait, so he naturally agreed without hesitation.

As the saying goes, one blow, then decline, three and exhaustion. Chen Cang was not captured for a long time, and the generals of the Yuan army gradually became anxious, although he knew that the Song army was constantly reinforced, but he was not afraid.

Suddenly, one day he found that three or five thousand yuan troops had appeared on the left and right flanks, and another army of men and horses had rushed in front of him at the north gate, but they were quickly defeated, and the city gate was about to change hands.

This is exactly the situation that the Yuan generals dreamed of, so they naturally rushed into the city without hesitation, but they didn't expect that the Song army in the city would take advantage of being familiar with the structure of the city to play tricks with them, and never fight head-on, which made the Yuan people miserable.

Now that the Yuan people have become turtles in the urn, they have no choice but to ask Xi'an for help, and Wang Lixin asked Shi Bin to lead 3,000 men and horses to ambush the Xi'an reinforcements, so as not to flee the Yuan people. How could Shi Bin refuse this request? Immediately led the troops out of the city.