Chapter 586: Failed Infiltration

Three groups of people were sent to inquire about the specific situation of Zhending Mansion and Sindh Province, but apart from getting some basic information about the defenders and guards and the location of the grain storage, there was no more useful information.

This result made Shi Bin very dissatisfied, but it seemed that he was helpless. Because according to their subordinates, it's not that they don't do their best, but that the Yuan people have strict military discipline, and it is difficult for them to even reach ordinary Yuan people, let alone become friends with them. Since you're not even an ordinary friend of wine and meat, don't think about getting any useful information.

Of course, I don't think that my subordinates are talking nonsense, because Ali Hague and Arakhan are both famous generals, and the army led by such a person will definitely be strictly disciplined and extremely difficult to penetrate. What's more, the Yuan people have suffered many losses in the hands of Shi Bin, and now they may fight again, how can they not be cautious?

But Shi Bin couldn't allow time to pass slowly like this, but the situation made no progress, so on the night of the third group of people to send back the news, Shi Bin summoned Wang San, Jia Ling, and Sai Xishi for a meeting.

"A month has passed, and three groups of people have returned, but they still only got some basic information, and they haven't even figured out the living habits of most of the guards, which can be said to be a big defeat in our intelligence war." Shi Bin said with a frown.

As soon as these words came out, Wang San and the others all showed shame on their faces, because they were the ones who presided over the investigation of the Yuanren's intelligence.

"Wang San, tell me why it's so difficult to penetrate this time."

"Yes, big brother. The Yuan people suffered a lot of losses from the eldest brother several times before, and many of them were related to you outwitting the city gate, so they replaced the patrolling soldiers and the soldiers guarding the city gate with the most reliable Yuan people. Then there is the implementation of a curfew, and those who are still wandering in the city at two o'clock will be punished according to the Song people's spies. Implement the policy of 'preferring to kill mistakes rather than letting them go'. As a result, six or seven hundred people have died in Zhending and Sindh. ”

"Is that true even of their own soldiers?" Shi Bin asked, obviously surprised and a little suspicious.

"Yes, even their own soldiers must return to the barracks at two o'clock, or they will be punished. Twenty sticks for the light, fifty sticks for the heavy. Wang San said with great certainty.

I didn't expect Ali Hague and Arakhan to be so cautious and wary of their own people. This also made Shi Bin realize that he was encountering a difficult opponent this time, and he might lose all the games if he was not careful.

"Have any of the people we sent out have been found?" Shi Bin asked.

"Yes, about two dozen people in the three groups were found, but none of them were caught by the Yuan people." Jia Ling said, "Our people are all very capable. ”

They all came back on time, and they were not caught and interrogated even if they were exposed, which shows that their subordinates are really good. But at the same time, it also means that Ali Hague and Arakhan already know that Shi Bin is planning to attack Zhending and Xinde, and they will definitely be more vigilant, and it will be more difficult to infiltrate again.

"Is there any way for you to infiltrate Zhending and Xinde again without alarming the Yuan people?" Shi Bin asked with a glimmer of hope.

After listening to Shi Bin's words, Wang San, Jia Ling and Sai Xishi all shook their heads with bitter faces, indicating that they were helpless. This last glimmer of hope was shattered, which made Shi Bin very unhappy, but he did not intend to give up there. Because once he really fights hard, he will definitely lose his strength and vitality, which is something that both the Song court and the Yuan people want to see and they will never accept. So it must not be such an outcome.

But looking at the current situation, he definitely couldn't think of an effective way, so Shi Bin had to announce the dismissal of the meeting, and he went for a walk alone again, hoping to get inspiration from it and come up with a way to break the city. It's a pity that no matter how he walks, his legs hurt, and Shi Bin still can't think of a way to solve this problem. In the end, I had to give up going home to rest for the time being.

It's easy to get tired by always using your brain, so it's not yet time for the light, but just after dinner, Shi Bin went to the bedroom to rest. Jia Ling and Sai Xishi knew that Shi Bin must be very depressed now, and they couldn't bear to leave him alone, so they decided to comfort and comfort him.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw a Shi Bin with a wry smile on his face and a depressed face.

"Husband, why are you so frustrated? That's not good. Jia Ling said.

"How can you not be frustrated? When I went south, I made a promise to Zhao Kui and Lu Wende that I would take the initiative. Now that the Yuan people have built Zhending and faith like an iron bucket, if I go to fight, can I not hurt my vitality? That's the relatives and the enemies are happy. Shi Bin replied.

"There's still a long way to go, so there's no need to be so frustrated. What's more, there are no victorious generals in the world, if we can't defeat Zhending and Xinde, let's just go back the same way. At most, he was ridiculed for two sentences and reprimanded by the imperial court. As long as our strength is not lost, what is there to be frustrated? Said Seish.

Being persuaded like this, Shi Bin was indeed much more comfortable, and his mood immediately calmed down a lot. Jia Ling and Sai Xishi were naturally very happy, and simply stayed in the room to accompany Shi Bin to set up the dragon gate array.

It's easy to get thirsty when chatting, and Sai Xi Shi has been on fire for the past two days, so it didn't take long for a pot of tea to be drunk by Shi Bin and the three. Sai Si Shi drank the most, so she took the teapot to get tea.

Sai Xishi was supposed to come back soon, but Jia Ling and Shi Bin waited a lot of time. The two simply changed the topic and talked about it. After talking about incense for a while, I saw Sai Xi Shi walk in with a smile on his face.

Shi Bin and Jia Ling waited for so long, and the two of them died of thirst, but Sai Xi Shi still smiled, which was definitely intolerable, so they both reprimanded Sai Xi Shi, saying that she didn't know how to care about others and was selfish.

In normal times, Sai Xishi would definitely 'rise up and resist' if she was reprimanded by Shi Bin and Jia Ling like this, but this time she smiled and was silent. A slap didn't make a sound, and Shi Bin and the others reprimanded him for being bored, so they naturally shut up. In a good voice, he asked why Sai Xishi was delayed.

"Tell you about some of the things I just saw outside, and you can think for yourself." Sai Xi Shi said very smugly.

actually put up a shelf, and Shi Bin and Jia Ling were a little angry. But Sai Xi Shi rarely does this, and the matter is small, so the two of them don't plan to care, and listen to Sai Xi Shi first.

"When I was making tea just now, I heard two servants who got along fairly well on weekdays quarreling. One is the concubine of a big family, and now the family is declining, so he has to come to Shifu to be a domestic servant in order to fill his stomach. The other is the son-in-law of the small rich man's family, and although he is now a domestic servant, he actually has family property to inherit. The two had a dispute because they both wanted each other to do more, and later they talked about the dispute between the concubines. ”

"The dispute between concubines?" Shi Bin and Jia Ling said in unison. Neither of them was stupid, and they immediately understood what Sai Xi Shi meant. It is to find a breakthrough with the help of the Yuan people's practice of dividing people into Mongols, Semu people, Han people and Nan people.

"It makes sense, since those Yuan people are not easy to start, let's find those foreign generals who have been oppressed. They have power in their hands, and if they are rebelled, it will be easier for us to conquer Zhending and faith. Shi Bin nodded and said, "Then send another twenty people to Zhending and Xinde, and try to rebel against those foreign generals who have strong dissatisfaction with the Yuan Dynasty." Presumably they are easy to be rebelled into, but don't worry, take it slowly. ”

I didn't expect Sai Xishi's method to be so effective, but the good news came back in eight days: among the two prefectures of Zhending and Xinde, there were at least six guards who were strongly dissatisfied with the Yuan people, although they were only commanders, but they also had some soldiers and horses, and they could enter and exit the city gates at will. But there is also bad news: they are all timid, afraid of anger, and if they do not have strong support, they will choose to go against the grain.

"Xu Feng, this means that if there is not enough support and temptation, they will not take refuge in me and help me seize my truth and faith."

"That's true."

"What do you think it takes to get them to help me, and what is the right way to do it?"

"My lord, people die for money, birds die for food. As long as you can show enough sincerity and enough strength, they should change their hands and take refuge. Xu Feng replied affirmatively.

"Enough sincerity and enough strength?" Shi Bin said, "Then when it comes to sending troops, try to make the momentum as loud as possible, the bigger the better, and you must not be stingy if you want to give them a little more benefits." ”

"Yes, my lord. They're just commanders, and they won't want too many benefits, and you can afford them. Xu Feng said with a smile.

So Shi Bin immediately sent Xu Feng to meet the six rebellious commanders on his behalf.

Perhaps it was because the Yuan people killed too much and the power was too heavy, causing Xu Feng to return in vain. The reason is very simple, it is too insincere to send a representative over, and the coach must come to talk in person.

"You're saying that the six commanders all unanimously want me to talk to them? Otherwise, you will never cooperate with me? Shi Bin asked helplessly.

Xu Feng was very ashamed and said: "My subordinates are incompetent, please forgive me." ”

"Don't blame yourself, you've done your best. It's really risky for them to rebel against the meta-people, and it's normal not to believe you. Looks like I had to make a trip. Shi Bin said.

"My lord, absolutely not!" After hearing this, Xu Feng planned to say, "If something happens to the adult, Xu Feng and I will die hard!" Please dispel this idea. ”

"High risk comes high reward. Besides, if I don't go to see this side, I will have to pay at least 10,000 more casualties, which is really cruel. If I can reduce the casualties of 10,000 soldiers by going there in person, then I have done a good thing. Shi Bin smiled a little embarrassedly.

"My lord, mercy is not in charge of soldiers, righteousness is not in charge of wealth. When we come to be soldiers, we come to die, and even if we die, we won't blame anyone! Sacrifice for the country and die as you deserve! Xu Feng said loudly, "But you can't have an accident, if you have an accident, the dragons are leaderless, and all of us are afraid that there is really only one way to die." ”

knew that what Xu Feng said was right, but Shi Bin was unwilling and couldn't accept the embarrassment of having a way but not being able to go.

So he said in a loud voice: "You don't have to say it again, and you don't have to call Wang San and them, I have already decided to cross the river to negotiate with those generals." In fact, the situation is not so bad, all the ferries of the Yellow River are in my hands, as long as I want to come back, Ren Yuan people have thousands of troops and horses can not stop it. Also, don't try to play tricks, just go with me! ”

Knowing that he would never be able to make Shi Bin change his mind by himself, Xu Feng could only retreat to the next best thing, stabilize Shi Bin first, and use a delaying strategy. Said that it would take at least an hour to go.

Unable to withstand Xu Feng's 'explanation', Shi Bin finally accepted Xu Feng's suggestion, and in order to prevent him from cheating, Shi Bin asked other guards to prepare and left Xu Feng by his side.