Chapter 169: Attack North (2)

The soldiers with good riding skills were reorganized into a battalion by Shi Bin, and they were just about to set off but found a problem: there were not enough horses. You can't even do it with one person or one horse, let alone bring some firearms and ammunition.

Several people were originally worried, but they didn't expect that this time, Shi Bin would come and say loudly: "Can a living person be suffocated by urine?" If you don't have it, you can't borrow it from someone else? ”

This is greatly inconsistent with Shi Bin's strict attitude towards governing the army, and it seems that he wants to rob by force according to this tone. But no one will object, after all, he made this good situation now, and it is not too much for him to set the rules.

However, Zhao Gang, whose brain is not so good at turning, still said: "Big brother, you said that you should not disturb the people." It's hard to win the hearts of the people, it's too easy to lose. ”

"Zhao Gang, thank you for considering your eldest brother. I am asking the brothers to borrow it, and the 'go and ask for it' just now is not a robbery. ”

Looking for those who can go with Shi Bin, such as President Deng, they will specify that they can borrow a few good horses, and some who hope to get benefits can also borrow some, but according to this method, it is not enough, at least fifty or sixty horses are missing.

"Big brother, there are more than two hundred good horses, which should be enough for a raid, don't worry about this, how about getting together three hundred?" Wang San stood up and made a compromise.

In fact, this is also a method, but Shi Bin doesn't want to be held back like this, the three hundred cavalry are so powerful, even if they can't fight against the cavalry of the Yuan army, at least they can turn into active attacks. What's more, they are also equipped with firearms, so it's strange if they don't beat them to the point of losing their temper.

Even if he got into the tip of the horn and couldn't pull it out for a long time, he was still competing with himself, Shi Bin was talking to himself, "It must be three hundred, it must be three hundred, it must be three hundred, it must be three hundred..."

Before the troops are dispatched, where can the main general become such a beating? Several of his brothers immediately became anxious, and they didn't need Shi Bin to ask again, they all tried their own ways to go.

"Big brother! Why do we have to get horses? Wouldn't it be possible to get some donkeys or mules instead? Zhao Gang suddenly laughed loudly and said.

"Zhao Gang, why are you still so surprised, you are not afraid of scaring others, you should go into the city to catch the market! What can a donkey do, and what can a mule do? Ride them to war? Xie Qiangbing reprimanded unhappily.

After listening to Xie Qiangbing's words, Zhao Gang's head immediately lowered, it was not bad for a mule to transport grain, but the donkey was too out of tune.

"I don't think Brother Zhao's words are completely unreasonable, getting some mules to help us carry baggage and weapons can indeed speed up the march, but this is still not enough." Wang San said with some regret.

"I think we will have another 'Liu Bei borrowing Jingzhou'?" Li Chao, a very arrogant guy, thought of robbing again, although it was called 'borrowing'.

"It's not good, it's not good, the last time I borrowed it, it was under the pressure of righteousness, this time our teacher is unknown, and it can't be publicized, how can we still borrow and not pay back?" Shi Bin immediately shook his head and waved his hand to reject the proposal.

However, halfway through this action, Shi Bin stopped again and boasted: "Brother Li is a good plan, but the eldest brother still has to change it, borrowing and repaying." ”

Everyone believes this, but this borrowing is willing to be borrowed, if you refuse, there will still be some trouble, not to mention that this is going to war, there must be consumption, what will you pay back when the time comes?

"I know you don't understand, what I mean is to hold the flag of the Song Dynasty to transport grain, requisition ox, horse and mule carts, and when you arrive at the camp, according to what Zhao Gang said, the horses carry people, the mules carry goods, and the ox carts are left to the five battalions of infantry behind to carry the baggage. As for the loss, it's a big deal that we can rob a few more small tribes, as long as it happens, everything will be fine. ”

"Big brother, the words are good. It's not that the younger brother doesn't believe that the eldest brother will win all battles, what if this raid fails? That's a lot of fun, and we can always ruin our reputation because of a few horses. Wang San said very cautiously.

"Don't worry, Brother Wang, I don't think it's a big deal even if you lose. If it really doesn't work out, let's give them some tax exemption or free darts a few times, can't we? What's more, Lord Yu Yu must still have a lot of cavalry, so we can't attack together? Li Chao said with a smile.

These were indeed feasible, so Shi Bin immediately ordered to recruit cattle, horses, mules, and carts to support the transportation of grain and grass to the north according to the amount of family property. Although this grain and grass has only been transported for more than a month, and there is no war ahead, it is common sense that grain will not be transported so quickly. However, this is Lord Zhizhou's order, even if he has doubts, he doesn't dare to disobey it, not to mention that Shi Bin is still recognized as a good official, so naturally the order will be completed within five days without the slightest delay.

Although it is still not enough for one person and two horses, it can achieve one horse and one mule per person, and the marching speed is greatly improved, which also ensures that the horses will not lose weight due to overwork, thus affecting their combat effectiveness.

All the way through Dingzhou, Chenzhou, and then to Chongqing. Because Shi Bin is the governor of Tanzhou and the son-in-law of Jia Nidao, all the states and counties he passes through respond to requests, and even respond to all requests, and he has given Shi Bin a lot of grain and grass.

These things of great value Shi Bin concluded that there was no reason to turn them away for the sake of a false name, so he signaled to accept these, but left the infantry behind.

Originally, it was a month's journey, but because the vanguard was a cavalry, there was plenty of food and grass along the way, so Shi Bin was stunned to finish it in ten days.

When he entered the barracks outside the city, Yu Jue only took five days to send troops, and the march distance of this brigade of infantry troops in a day was only seventy miles at most, and the cavalry had to walk at least a hundred miles a day, even if there were some mules, as long as they increased their speed a little, Shi Bin's cavalry could catch up with Yu Jue in less than four days.

In order to keep the horse from losing weight, Shi Bin also marched slowly, and finally caught up with Yu Jue's large army on the sixth day.

Yu Yu is the pacification envoy of Sichuan and the commander-in-chief of the theater, and Shi Bin certainly cannot trespass into his commander's tent without permission. You can only ask the guard to show the waist card, and after reporting it, it is possible to meet him with Yu Jue's order.

The one who came was the governor of Tanzhou, the son-in-law of Jia Nidao, the supreme governor of the Jinghu region, and also a famous general, Yu Yu had to give a face to see Shi Bin no matter how busy he was.

So he immediately ordered his subordinates to take Shi Bin into the tent for a meeting.

has also been an official for a few years, and he no longer looks like a mountain man who doesn't know etiquette, but he also has a bit of an official appearance, which makes Yu Jue have a better impression of this guy who left his post without permission and came to the front line.

"Shi Bin, the governor of Xiaguan Tanzhou, see Sichuan to pacify the envoy Yu." Shi Bin said solemnly.

"Lord Shi, why did you suddenly come to Chongqing? Does the court want you to come to your aid? I haven't sent a letter asking for help, and I've not received an official letter saying that you will be here, could you please explain how about it? Yu Jue is rigorous and never likes to break the rules, so he naturally doesn't like officials who leave their posts without authorization, so when he asked Shi Bin, he was slightly reprimanded.

He had already learned from Jia Ling what kind of person Yu Jue was, Shi Bin naturally had a countermeasure in his heart, neither dared to smile or flamboy, but said very seriously: "Please forgive me, this is my father-in-law, that is, Lord Jia Rudao Jia specially sent me to support you for fear that you would send troops and suffer losses." ”

"Didn't you understand what the official said? I didn't ask for help and I didn't receive an official letter from the imperial court, isn't it inappropriate for you to come like this? Besides, your father-in-law is an official in the Jinghu area, not an official in Sichuan, is his hand too long! Yu Jue yelled angrily.

Yu Yu is also a feudal official, he is more respected by others than Jia Nidao, and the saint is not weaker than Jia Nidao, Shi Bin does not dare to put up a shelf in front of him.

Anyway, the official document of sending troops will arrive in a few days, even if Yu Jue is unhappy, he has to admit it, as long as he doesn't blush with him in these few days, and once he starts fighting, he will not hang himself aside and just be a spectator.

I had to come to a 'curve to save the country', "Lord Yu, the lower officials know that there is something inappropriate to do this, and I apologize here." However, Xia Guan thinks that he is not a waste who can't lead the troops, and now he is the first to resist the Yuan, and the official document of sending troops will arrive in a few days, how about you please give Lord Jia some face and let me stay here? ”

I have long known that Shi Bin is a master of war, especially a sneak attack, known as the "Black Spear Commander". The Art of War often says, 'Win with the right combination', and it is not bad to have such a master who can make dangerous moves. Yu Jue understood that he was originally here to resist the yuan, even if the way was a little inappropriate, but it was not too much, selling Jia seemed to be a face, and it was okay to ignore it.

So Yu Jue pretended to be helpless and said: "Okay, for the sake of Lord Jia, forget it this time, you can participate in the war, but there will be no next time." If you dare to commit it again, military law will do it! ”

Since it was the first time, Shi Bin certainly wouldn't think about it, just this time, the door was open, how could he let it close again? Every time you have to send troops to the official document, can you still catch the war? If you don't fight, you won't have merit, if you don't have merit, it's difficult to be promoted, and if you can't be promoted, don't talk about other things.

So Shi Bin took over the conversation, "I heard from my colleague that since you were stationed in Sichuan, the Yuan people have never succeeded in going south, and now you have begun to lead the army to counterattack, which makes the lower officials admire, and they want to follow the adults to attack the Yuan people to recover the Central Plains." I heard that you want to capture Xingyuan Mansion this time? If this is the case, Xia Guan is willing to be the pioneer of adults. ”

Nice words are something that everyone wants to hear, as long as it's not sycophant. Yu Jue was very comfortable with Shi Bin's words, and also asked: "Knowing that Lord Shi has always been a surprise soldier and a dangerous move, Yu Mou is also very impressed by his courage." Especially your firearms unit, it's really eye-catching..."

If you are not afraid of people wanting it, you are afraid that people don't want it. As soon as he saw this situation, he immediately understood that Yu Jue also wanted to establish a firearms force with the same lethality as himself, how could Shi Bin let go of such an opportunity? Without the slightest hesitation, he said: "My lord, the lower officials just improved those firearms, and they are not as powerful as they boasted outside. Master Lu Wende, Master Lu, you have some firearms from me. If you want it, I'll give it away. However, this time there are only 1,800 people in total, and the lower officials plan to send you 600 Shi Bin guns and 30 tiger squat cannons after the war, what do you think? ”

With such a big stroke, Yu Jue never dreamed that his more than 100,000 army firearms would only last for 5,000 guns, and there were still many inferior goods that could be blown up in a single hit.

At this time, Yu Jue's heart was already itching, but the perennial official knew that he had to be moody, so he smiled and said, "Shi Zhizhou, I'm afraid this is not appropriate." Six hundred muskets is a lot of money, and it's a bit embarrassing for me to take advantage of you as a governor. ”

Shame? Shi Bin really didn't think that Yu Jue should be ashamed, so he replied very solemnly: "Of course, the lower officials will suffer, but the adults should not be ashamed." You've been stationed here for decades and saved tens of millions of people, so what's the point of taking my hundreds of guns? It's those armory bastards who should be ashamed! ”

The more he said this, the more speculative he became, and Yu Jue no longer had fire, and began to admonish Shi Bin, asking him to know the commander of the army if he wanted to fight in the future, and not to be so reckless.

Knowing that this was a heartfelt word, Shi Bin was of course very grateful, and said that he would leave a few subordinates who knew these guns as leaders.

After reaching these tacit understandings, Yu Yu was naturally very happy and included Shi Bin in the battle sequence.

Shi Bin also talked with Yu Yu about the specific matters of the operation before leaving, Shi Bin, who was out of the marshal account, was very happy to get things done before the official document arrived, looking at Yu Ji's attitude, once the military situation was urgent, the first support force that came to mind should be his Shi Bin's.