Chapter 156: On the Road to Rescue

The play has been played, everything is back on track, since the natural food and salary must be prepared for the expedition, Shi Bin naturally has to go to Liu's Mansion again.

Originally, he wanted Cheng Changyu and Shi Bin to solve the matter, but now seeing Shi Bin's strength, Liu Zhenxiao no longer dares to be perfunctory, as soon as Shi Bin speaks, he will follow, but the official document for a cup of tea has been prepared.

Since Liu Zhenxiao knows each other so well, of course Shi Bin has to win him over. It has been repeatedly suggested that there are countless benefits to not doing it against.

Although he understood that this was to calm his heart, he also knew that Shi Bin's words were not completely empty, so Liu Zhenxiao was also more happy.

Shi Bin never procrastinated, and after taking the official document, he went to the granary to bring enough grain for five battalions in March. Although they all knew that this was a clear robbery, no one dared to make accusations.

Just as he was about to leave the camp, he heard a familiar voice coming: "Shi Bin, do you want to leave my sisters and run away secretly?" ”

Sisters? This time it was Shi Bin's turn to feel confused. He has always been a crazy girl like Jia Ling who wants to follow him when he goes on expeditions, when did it become two? Is it possible...

Turning around, it was really the two of them, Shi Bin knew that it would definitely not work to be hard, and he could only come soft to these two tigresses, so he said kindly: "Xiaoling, Xi Shi, why are you two here?" What should Yun Peng do when he is home alone? ”

The two glanced at each other, and Jia Ling said: "Yun Peng naturally has a wet nurse and Xiaoqin to take care of it, so you don't have to worry about this." ”

It stands to reason that there is indeed no need to worry, but Shi Bin is really uncomfortable in his heart, where is the husband going out on the expedition, and the two wives follow to join in the fun, but leave the child at home to the nurse and maid? Such a mother has no sense of responsibility.

So Shi Bin still decided that he couldn't let them come nonsense, so he said in an undoubted tone: "It's okay to go to Dingzhou with me to suppress bandits, but you can only go to one, don't think about both." Where can you leave a child who is still nursing at home, a mother like you is too disrespectful! ”

Raising a child is a responsibility that no mother can shirk, and Jia Ling and Sai Xishi have nothing to say at this time.

But it's not impossible, there is a loophole in Shi Bin's words: you can only go to one, don't think about both.

At this time, the contradiction changed from the two sisters Jia Ling and Shi Bin to the two sisters Jia Ling and Sai Xishi.

Jia Ling is cunning by nature and doesn't like to fight and kill as soon as she comes up, so she smiled and said to Sai Xishi: "Sister, how do you see my sister going?" My sister hasn't been out for almost a year since she was pregnant, so it's really suffocating, how about you be considerate and considerate of me? ”

Sai Xi Shi is the leader of the bandits, although she often fights and kills, she must be resourceful, she is even more 'caring' and said: "Sister, this time I went to Dingzhou not to go north, the enemy and I in the north are known at a glance, but this Dingzhou is difficult to distinguish between the enemy and me." And you are pregnant for ten months and your body has not fully recovered, how can you go out with your husband? What's more, if something happens to you, your father won't tear your husband apart? Especially sister, how can you leave Yunpeng's biological mother, wouldn't it cause people to gossip and say that the eldest lady of the Jia family is too ignorant? ”

Under Sai Xishi's care, Jia Ling was forced to say nothing, her body did not recover, and she really couldn't have an accident.

But as a willful eldest lady, of course she will not be persuaded by these few words, if the soft one doesn't work, the hard one will come, so she opened her mouth and said: "Sister, I am your sister." Are you going to listen to me? My sister thinks that although you are brave and resourceful, you are a female relative in the family, and it is no longer suitable to show your head. ”

Ordinary wives have always listened to Mrs. Mazo, and unless her husband interferes, Mrs. Masamu's words will always be right. So Sai Xishi could only swallow his anger and replied: "Yes, sister." ”

Jia Ling was very happy that Sai Xishi actually admitted defeat without any resistance this time. Just when he was about to get into a carriage, Sai Xishi's voice came: "Since my sister thinks that my sister's words don't count, then there is no question of two going to one, it's all up to the husband to decide, my sister is right." ”

These words made Jia Ling speechless, and at this time she understood that Sai Xishi was planning to burn jade. The truth is there, even if his Sai Xishi's words are useless, these words are absolutely useful when Shi Bin says them, but it is not appropriate to try to be temperamental in such a large public.

The two ladies were together, and the ladies in the main room would be gossiped about before they were in authority, so Jia Ling had to shut up and pray that Shi Bin would let her go together.

At this time, Shi Bin was very happy, he didn't expect it to be 'the snipe and the clam competing for the fisherman's profit', he just threw out a sentence and the result was that the two tigresses fought like this.

So he spoke: "According to the husband's opinion, the words of the two ladies are reasonable. Jia Ling's body has not recovered yet, and Sai Xishi is indeed no longer suitable for showing up, so you two should not follow your husband to go on the expedition, just stay at home. ”

After speaking, he left with the troops, leaving only Jia Ling and Sai Xishi with big eyes and regrets

Tanzhou is not very far from Dingzhou, and it can take the waterway, so it took three days to enter the boundary of Dingzhou.

At a glance, there were barren fields and dilapidated villages everywhere, and there was not a single living person after walking for dozens of miles, Shi Bin and the others were very sad in their hearts.

"Lord Tongju, how do you say we will exterminate it? These peasants also rebelled in desperation, so how many innocent people would have to die if they really fought a few battles before they could talk? If you don't surrender, will you really kill them all? Wang San asked unbearably.

There is no need to answer this question, because whether they surrender or not, they are destined to have only one result - death, but the way of death is different.

They have been branded as traitors, and their strength is too weak to be exterminated if they do not surrender; If they surrender, they will be used as the main force to destroy other traitors or to fight the Yuan people. So there will definitely be no good outcome, unless they can completely overthrow the Song Dynasty itself to power.

Of course, Shi Bin understood the meaning of Wang San's words, Li Chao and Sai Xishi were both bandits, and Sai Xishi also kidnapped him but did not die, so Wang San thought that Shi Bin also thought of a way to recruit these traitors, which not only enriched himself but also saved their lives, which was a slightly better result.

Li Chao sighed deeply, everyone understands where this anger comes from, but they just don't want to say it.

Bandits and traitors are not the same concept, bandits are just robbers who rob homes and houses, and they have not rebelled against the Great Song Dynasty, and traitors are against the Great Song Dynasty and must be exterminated.

"Lord Tongju, there is some truth in Commander Wang's words, let's see if we can find a good way?" Li Chao also said.

Good way? The best thing to do was to overthrow the Song dynasty immediately and re-establish a powerful Han Chinese dynasty, and nothing else could be done.

Judge your lordship? I was called the eldest brother just now, why did I change my name to Shi Bin Tongju as soon as I entered Dingzhou? This made Sai Xi Shi very puzzled.

Seeing that Sai Xi Shi wanted to open his mouth to ask Shi Bin, Wang Sanyi grabbed him and said in a low voice: "Sai Xi Shi, this is the army, not the family, it is the army." There are no fathers and sons in the army, and there are no brothers on the battlefield. ”

Listening to Wang San's explanation, Sai Xishi understood that this was to ensure that the army's orders were forbidden, and he did not show favoritism, and he also understood the reason why Shi Bin's army was so able to fight.

What he saw along the way made Sai Xishi angry, and he only saw a village that was still inhabited thirty miles outside Dingzhou City, but there were only a few families, and most of them were old, weak, sick and disabled, and they couldn't run if they wanted to. Thinking about the current Tanzhou, Sai Xishi can't help but feel that he is living in heaven, and he has a little more respect for Shi Bin, and he is also proud to have such a husband.

Shi Bin and the others, who had long been accustomed to seeing this, looked at Sai Xi Shi as if they were looking at a six-year-old meng child, and Wang San even asked: "Sai Xi Shi, did you find that this Dingzhou can't even survive as bandits, right?" ”

There is a bit of ridicule in these words, but Sai Xishi doesn't care, indeed, there is not even a person in this barren and populated land, and the bandits naturally can't survive, even if they want to, they have nothing to rob.

When the lights were on, he finally arrived outside Dingzhou City, but Shi Bin didn't want to go in at this time, and Wang San, Li Chao and Sai Xishi didn't want him to go in now. Because although the people arrived, the matter was not yet done, so it was necessary to spend the night outside the city.

The four people in the handsome tent sat on the ground, but this time Shi Bin didn't ask Wang San or Li Chao first, but asked Sai Xishi how to fight this battle. I not only want to try the depth of my wife, but also want to see how big her mind is.

"Sai Xi Shih, what do you think we should do next?"

Being called by her name like this made Sai Xishi actually very unhappy, because she had never been called that since she met Shi Bin, even Sai Zilong rarely called her that. However, after being reminded by Wang San, he knew that this was necessary, and since he wanted to follow, he had to bear it.

"I think that first of all, I have to ask Cheng Changyu, the governor of Dingzhou, for money, at least 20,000 taels of real money and silver before talking about sending troops." Sai Xi Shi said very solemnly.

Everyone thought that she would say how to attack, but they didn't expect her to ask for money in the first place.

Seeing the somewhat surprised eyes of the other three, Sai Xishi said with disdain: "Could it be that you want to work for a day job?" Is it okay not to do something first? Is it necessary for us to cushion first? ”

In the eyes of the three of them, Cheng Changyu did not dare to default, and it seemed a little inappropriate to ask for money without doing anything.

"You guys are so stupid, every time you send troops, you have to be paid by Song Ting first, right? . But now we are fighting for him Cheng Changyu, he is a mercenary, and he will win or lose by himself, of course, he will take a deposit first, and he will take more than that, otherwise he will lose money. ”

In the end, she is a perennial female habitual bandit, so good at settling accounts, it seems that the accounts in the army can be handed over to her in the future, and almost everyone in the handsome account thinks so.

This problem was settled, and tomorrow Shi Bin and Wang San went to Cheng Changyu to ask for money.

This brings us to the second and most important question: how to combat this group of rebels.

In Wang San and Li Chao's concept, extermination is to completely extinguish the spark as soon as possible, and it can no longer be burned in the land of Dingzhou.

Shi Bin put forward a very different view this time: only exterminated in Dingzhou.

"What do you mean by exterminating only in Dingzhou?" Sai Xi Shi, a woman who didn't understand the official language very clearly, asked suspiciously.

These words made Wang San and Li Chao look very admiring, and Li Chao even said: "Lord Tongju is really far-sighted, yes, we will only exterminate it in the Dingzhou territory, and it should be as difficult as possible to fight, and we must not do our best." ”

The appearance of the three men in the account as treacherous people made Sai Xishi shiver all over, what does it mean to only exterminate in the Dingzhou territory, the more difficult the fight, the better, and not to do his best?

The three of them didn't explain, they just drank tea complacently, and Sai Xishi meditated on the side.

"You're bad enough to kick those guys out and let them cause trouble in other states and counties so that they can march again. How can you do this! After thinking clearly, Sai Xi Shi looked at them as if he had seen three demons, and said angrily.

Ignoring Sai Xishi's condemnation, Shi Bin and the three continued to drink tea.

But knowing that this was indeed the best way for Shi Bin to expand his strength, Sai Xishi was excited for a while and reluctantly regained his calm.

Seeing that she was no longer angry, several people began to discuss the third and most troublesome issue: what to do with the captured traitors after the victory.

"My lord, in my opinion, we can kill the rebels who are not at fault with the bandit leader Zhao'an, and let them atone for their sins by participating in conscription. What do you think? Wang San said with a smile.

This is indeed a good way, as soon as the voice fell, everyone was in good spirits, and Li Chao continued to say: "Command Wang's method is very good. Leaving some traitors, they must be grateful for our kindness in life, which will be of great benefit to occupy Dingzhou in the future. Even if that group of traitors is exterminated, they will definitely not be killed, but if they are not killed, Cheng Changyu estimates that he will not be able to sleep just thinking about the rations of these people. ”

Shi Bin and the three of them all agreed, but Sai Xishi shook his head, as if he didn't think very much of this method.

Wang San is recognized as a wise multi-star, and it can be said that he has no last resort, but now he is despised by Sai Xi Shi, and he is a little unhappy in his heart, but he is Shi Bin's wife, and he is not easy to lose his temper, so he just asked: "Sai Xi Shi, may I ask if you have any better way?" ”

"It's not a better way, it's just a matter of wanting to add a little more."

This tone made Wang San feel a lot more comfortable, so he humbly asked Sai Xishi to say what he was adding.

"Commander Wang, I was rude just now, I'm sorry. Actually, I am very much in favor of your approach, but I think that it is not enough to form a conscription, and that the necessary military training should also be carried out. Do you think you can find a way to make them mercenaries like our village soldiers? Let them feed themselves? ”

Like discovering a new world, Shi Bin's eyes lit up, if it weren't for the military tent, Shi Bin wanted to hug Sai Xishi and kiss her, but no, he had to praise her greatly. Wang San and Li Chao also agreed with Sai Xishi's strategy very much, and even said that Sai Xishi was so brave and brave, which was too admirable.