Chapter 422: New Tactics (3)

Things are always easier to say than to do, and it is the norm to say one thing and do another. So after Wang Lixin's compromise, Shi Bin secretly vigorously promoted his soybean tactics.

In fact, he did not completely deceive Wang Lixin, Shi Bin did plan to put soybeans into the battle against Yuan as a reserve weapon after the rejection of the horse pistol, the trap of the horse pit, the iron thistle terrestris and the tripping horse rope were all ineffective, but the number increased a lot, and each village and town hoarded at least 800 catties of beans for backup.

Although this method made those farmers who had been digging in the soil all their lives a little unhappy, they still accepted it. After all, a few pounds of beans and their own lives are lighter and heavier, and everyone understands. It's just that the village army must be used sparingly, and it is not allowed to be used until the most critical moment.

Shi Bin was still satisfied with everyone's attitude, because he didn't like wasting food, and there was really no way to use soybeans as a self-protection weapon. Although the method is a little unpleasant, the effect is obvious, because since the soybean tactics were popularized, the Yuan people's attacks have failed nine times out of ten. This made some of the previous gossip against Shi Bin gradually disappear.

The gossip is gone, but it is not easy to have such a stone pressing Shi Bin. Therefore, he never gave up looking for a better way to restrain the Yuanren cavalry, but worked harder to find a new way, hoping to get rid of this embarrassing situation as soon as possible.

After less than two months, there was news that many villages and towns had been raided and plundered and slaughtered. The activities of the Yuan people, who had just been suppressed, were rampant again.

Could it be that their soybean tactics have failed? Shi Bin didn't believe this. Even if it fails, it shouldn't fail so quickly. Has the Yuan people really become smarter?

"Xu Feng, go and bring me the person who reported the news. I'm going to ask him how his town was breached. Shi Bin said very seriously. The situation had just improved a little, but it didn't take long for it to take a sharp turn, which made Shi Bin a little unacceptable.

Knowing that the matter could not be delayed, Xu Feng quickly brought the person who escaped to report the news to Shi Bin after receiving the order.

"Your town has been breached, and sprinkling soybeans doesn't do anything?" didn't ask what the person's name was and where he came from, Shi Bin directly asked the questions he cared about.

"Yes, sir. We scattered all the five hundred pounds of soybeans on the ground, and divided them into twenty times. But it's still useless, not even a single Yuan person is hurt. The man replied tremblingly.

"Do you know why it's useless to sprinkle so many soybeans? Has your village been captured by the Yuan people before? Shi Bin asked again.

"My lord, the villain used your method to resist the Yuanren's strong attack at least three times, but this time he didn't resist. The villain felt that the reason why the Yuan people were able to succeed this time was because of their attack on a rainy day. ”

"An attack on a rainy day?" Shi Bin groaned.

"Yes, it's rainy. Those soybeans were easily trampled into the mud on a rainy day, and they couldn't play a role in blocking the Yuanren cavalry. The man said.

This time, Shi Bin knew what the flaws of his tactics were, so he was no longer anxious and angry. Instead, he rewarded the messenger with five taels of silver before letting him go.

"My lord, I'm going to help you read the battle report." Xu Feng said. There are detailed records in the battle reports, and you can check the weather conditions at the time of the battle. In this way, you can know if the Yuan people have all understood the flaws of the soybean tactics.

The answer was not long in coming, almost all the villages and towns that were breached were attacked on rainy days. This shows that the soybean tactic is not completely ineffective, but it is only suitable for use on sunny days. On rainy days, you have to find another way to deal with the Yuanren cavalry, otherwise you will have to pay a great price.

The battle situation was urgent, and Shi Bin had to get together with Wang Lixin again to discuss ways to restrain the Yuanren cavalry on rainy days.

"Lord Shi, Wang thinks that the ability of the Yuan people to attack fortifications will also be greatly weakened on rainy days, so we might as well equip each village and town with more bows, spears and swords, which should not be bad."

It must be admitted that Wang Lixin's suggestion would be very effective, but Shi Bin did not want to do so. Not because of anything else, but because the common people don't care about weapons. It doesn't take long for a good crossbow to break, a good gun to break, and a sword to rust after a while. You know, the cost of making a good weapon is very high, and it is too much of a loss to do so, and it is not as economical as soybean tactics.

"Lord Wang, your solution is good. But I don't approve of it. Shi Bin said in a very firm tone.

This is the first time Shi Bin has spoken to himself in this tone, which makes Wang Lixin a little disliked, but he will not quarrel with him because of this, but calmly ask why.

"It's very simple, it is not easy to make weapons, a good gun is five or six taels of silver, a single knife costs nearly ten taels of silver, and a good crossbow is even twenty taels. Lord Wang, it's difficult for our own soldiers to have good weapons, how can we give them to those guys who don't know how to love? Please forgive Shi for not allowing such waste. ”

Shi Bin's words were very reasonable, and Wang Lixin also realized that he had just thought about it, and lowered his head a little ashamedly. After a while, Wang Lixin said again: "Since we can't think of a good way for the time being, it's better to vigorously make thistle!" ”

Vigorously make thistle? That's a good idea. Because you don't need any fine iron to make this weapon, just use scrap iron. First, they are all made together, and then they are distributed, which saves money and effort, but the distribution process is a bit troublesome.

Since there is no better way, and the momentum of the Yuanren attack must be curbed as soon as possible, Shi Bin also agrees with Wang Lixin's suggestion very much. Together, the two ordered the vigorous manufacture of thistles in Zhengzhou, Kaifeng, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou, and distributed them for every 10,000 produced. Don't ask for good quality, just fast and quantity.

It didn't take long for the momentum of the Yuanren attack to be curbed again, which made Shi Bin and Wang Lixin breathe a sigh of relief. But a thorny problem surfaced – there were not enough raw materials, and even scrap iron would not be able to make more tribulus terrestris. Even though villages and towns can recycle iron to make a lot of thistles, they still can't make ends meet.

This caused Shi Bin to feel very troubled, and he realized that he had to find a weapon that was inexpensive, easy to obtain, and easy to manufacture. Otherwise, they will never be able to extinguish the wolf ambitions of the Yuan people, and they will not be able to completely drive them out of the Great Song Dynasty.

Helplessness is Shi Bin's feeling now, he still didn't think of any good way to walk in the camp and his legs were numb, and finally he had to sit on the ground to rest, looking very depressed.

Where can Shi Bin's dejected appearance be seen by ordinary soldiers? Xu Feng didn't hesitate to help Shi Bin back into the tent.

"Your Excellency, you can't do that. If this is the case, let alone subduing Wang Lixin, even his brothers will be shaken. As soon as he entered the tent, Xu Feng admonished.

"Well, I'll take notice. But what about those Yuan people? The situation is slightly better, but they are still very rampant, and I am afraid that the old methods are not very useful. ”

The old method is definitely not very useful, but just sitting in this tent, with Shi Bin's current state and Wang Lixin's brain, he will never come up with a good way. So Xu Feng decided to take Shi Bin to do one thing - fishing.

"My lord, I want to take you to do something, and this matter will probably help you come up with a strategy against the Yuanren."

Of course, if there is a way, Shi Bin immediately asked Xu Fenglai to see what the specific method was.

"My lord, I'm going fishing."

Fishing? At first, Shi Bin didn't understand it, but when he thought of the appearance of those fishermen, Shi Bin immediately understood. Fishing is not the goal, the purpose is to make the angler stop being anxious and calm down, because such a person may catch a fish. And only by calming down can we think about the problem well and come up with a good solution.

"Okay, let's go fishing first. Anyway, I haven't fished in years, so today I take the opportunity to brush up. ”

After speaking, Shi Bin took Xu Feng and a few guards to go fishing with a small pond nearby.

Looking at the pond in the field, Shi Bin had a familiar feeling, and suddenly wanted to resign and go back to seclusion to continue to be his mountain man. Of course, this idea is absurd, how can there be eggs under the nest? can only continue to carry guns and horses to fight with the Yuan people.

At first, he was still a little anxious, but Shi Bin was not in a hurry, because he believed that Xu Feng's words were right. Maybe a different environment solution will come out at once.

One afternoon flew by, and there were a lot of fish, enough for the group to eat, but they still didn't come up with a solution. However, under the temptation of food, Shi Bin didn't bother to care about those annoying things, and devoured them wholeheartedly with his subordinates.

Maybe the fish soup was too delicious, and everyone drank too much, Shi Bin and his subordinates ran to the pond one after another to pee. There are always some careless guys who make jokes and either trip over rocks while walking, or slip and fall on their own and eat. But none of these attracted Shi Bin's attention, only one of them was entangled in a fishing net and couldn't move

It was the guy who caught his attention.

Fishing net? A thought immediately flashed through Shi Bin's mind.

"Xu Feng, go and buy me the fisherman's fishing net, I have something to do, even triple the price. If you don't want to sell it, then rob me! Shi Bin said.

Knowing that Shi Bin was bound to get the fishing net, there must be something very important, Xu Feng didn't dare to delay and quickly arrived at the fisherman, even threatening to bring profits, and quickly got the fishing net.

"Good." Seeing that Shi Bin had done things so quickly, Shi Bin smiled and said, "Let's go back first, and when you enter the camp, you bring me a horse that is about to die." ”

Although he had already guessed what Shi Bin wanted to do, Xu Feng didn't dare to ask without permission, and just did it according to Shi Bin's orders.

After Xu Feng brought the horse in, Shi Bin spread the fishing net directly in front of the horse about two hundred paces away to ensure that the horse would definitely step on it.

Everything was ready, Shi Bin whipped the horse, and the beaten horse galloped wildly, and soon stepped on the fishing net. However, the result made Shi Bin a little disappointed, although the horse was obviously tripped for a while, but after a while, it broke free and continued to move forward. The nets were so broken that they didn't form.

Of course, this result is not good, and there is a big gap from the previous estimate, but Shi Bin doesn't want to stop there. So the nets were enlarged and thickened, but the result was the same, that is, they tripped the horses, but they could not trip them. The key is that this is still an old horse that is dying, and if it is a sturdy military horse, this kind of net may not be useful at all.

Seeing that Shi Bin was a little frustrated, Xu Feng ran over and said: "My lord, this method is very ingenious, although it was not achieved overnight, but I thought that I would definitely succeed if I followed this path." ”

"Really?" Shi Bin was a little unconfident, after all, he had tried more than a dozen times.

"My lord, I believe that this method will definitely succeed. Looking at the experiments of adults, I have some ideas now, and it may be useful for adults. ”

"Tell me about it." Shi Bin was very happy.

"My lord, I think the mesh of the fishing net seems too small, and the material does not seem to be so good. So we can work on the mesh and the material. ”

"What do you mean?" Shi Bin asked.

Xu Feng immediately explained that the mesh of the fishing net was too small, it was difficult for the horse's hooves to step on, and the material was not tough enough, and it was easy to break if it could not withstand the impact of the horse. So you have to design a mesh mesh that is the right size to stumble over the horses, and the material has to be very tough, otherwise everything is in vain.

"Okay, then I'll leave this matter to you with full authority, and then show me the sample when it's done." Shi Bin was lazy.

Xu Feng is a meticulous and responsible person, and immediately went to study after leaving Shi Bin. I didn't rest for three days, and on the fourth day, Xu Feng dragged his tired body and brought a sample, a three-inch long and wide mesh, and the material made was thick hemp rope. Looking at the 'fishing net' in front of him, Shi Bin faintly felt that he would succeed, and the gains would be not small.

The old horse that had been doing the experiment before was brought over again, but this time it was very restless and couldn't pull it, as if it realized that its end was near.

Since the soft ones don't work, the hard ones come and the horses can't pull them, so put the 'fishing nets' in the designed position so that the horses can step on them after being beaten. Who knew that it was really 'the old horse who knew the way', and the old horse actually jumped over the net and was fine. After that, he hissed to show off.

This made Xu Feng feel a little embarrassed, and suddenly remembered the method used by the Yuan people: blindfold the horse with a cloth, plug the horse's ears with cotton, and whip it hard.

Soon everything was arranged, and with another whip, the horse could not bear the pain and immediately ran towards the 'fishing net'. As soon as I stepped on this time, tragedy happened. The horse's two front hooves were entangled and unable to move, causing him to stand unsteadily, and he could not stop in time, so he could only trip. And he broke two of his front hooves, and lay on the ground wailing in pain.

In order to ensure the quality, Shi Bin took five sick horses that were dying for experiments, and the results were all satisfactory. Because as long as you step on that 'fishing net', no horse can escape the fate of a broken leg.

Shi Bin, who found this solution, was ecstatic. You know, hemp rope is easy to make, and it is also very easy to weave into a net, this kind of thing is a job that everyone can do.

Since then, a weapon to restrain the Yuan cavalry' 'horse net' has been produced. ()

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