|||--Chapter 699: The Gao Family Returns to Shun

Because the expeditionary division is famous, the generals are the generals of a hundred battles, and the army is the division of tigers and wolves, except for a few small city lords who did not open their eyes at the beginning and made some senseless resistance and were beaten to the ground, no one dared to use their arms as a car, and the cities along the way all looked down on the wind.

The next ten days were very calm, and Shi Bin felt a little bored, because it didn't look like he was helping the Duan family restore the country, but like the Duan family took him to Dali for sightseeing.

Because the perennial leader of the troops has developed the habit of being cautious, Shi Bin gradually felt a little uneasy. Of course, I don't think I'll be defeated in this little Dali, but I don't like this feeling of not knowing the future.

Just in case, Shi Bin ordered Xu Feng to call Duan Xing to inquire. "Duan Xing, tell me what kind of temperament the people of the Gao family are."

I don't know what Shi Bin is asking for, but Duan Xing will never let go of this great opportunity to discredit the Gao family. So he said: "Lord Shi, the Gao family is full of traitors and villains, and they are very good at disguise. At that time, several emperors in Dali were forced to abdicate and become monks because of the cunning of the Gao family. ”

"Oh? The Gao family has so much power in your Dali? "I heard that the Gao family forced several emperors of the Duan family to abdicate, and Shi Bin immediately became interested in this.

"Yes, since I founded the country in Dali, many prime ministers are members of his Gao family, and many emperors are also supported by them to ascend the throne. There are countless protégés and former officials in the court. It's only because my Duan clan occupies orthodoxy that I can continue the imperial power. However, many emperors took the initiative to abdicate because they were worried about being harmed by the Gao family. Duan Xing said with a bitter face and ashamed.

It was the first time Shi Bin had heard of such a strange thing, which showed that Duan's position in Dali was not solid. Even if it is stronger than the Gao family, it is not much stronger.

"You mean that the Gao family is actually not much weaker than your Duan family?"

"Yes. His Gao family is also a big family in Nanzhao and Dali. Gao Shengtai also usurped the throne, but not long after he ascended the throne, he returned the power to the Duan clan. ”

After usurping the throne, there was still power to return to the emperor? It's so ridiculous, Shi Bin feels incredible. If such a thing happened in the Great Song Dynasty, the nine clans of the usurper would definitely go underground to see the king of Hades a long time ago, where could they continue to be a powerful minister? So he shook his head helplessly and said, "Duan Xing, your Dali affairs are too incredible. If you can return power after usurping, aren't you afraid of being wiped out? Okay, it's far away, I don't want to listen to you say bad things about the Gao family, I want you to talk about how the Gao family generally handles problems. Because the journey was so peaceful, it made me feel uneasy. ”

Knowing why Shi Bin asked the Gao family questions, and clearly saying not to listen to the bad words of the Gao family, of course Duan Xing, a smart person, would no longer smear the Gao family. In turn, the Gao family is good at winning people's hearts and has a deep influence on the local area. At the same time, he also understands power and strategy, and does not easily implement the truth.

As for the reason why this road was calm, Duan Xing could only guess that the Gao family was shrinking the defense line, mobilizing troops, and preparing to fight Shi Bin to the death outside Dali City.

Shrink the line of defense, mobilize the army? It's not impossible. After all, although the Gao family is dominant in Dali today, in fact, many places are independent. In order to defend against the Song army, I am afraid that I can only give up some places to strengthen the defense.

"Are you saying that most of the Gao family is now mobilizing troops and preparing to fight to the death with me in Dali City in front?" Shi Bin asked.

"Lord Shi, maybe the villain is not accurate enough. But I am sure that the Gao family is now mobilizing troops, and most of the cities that do not resist are also given up by the Gao family on their own initiative, as for whether they want to fight to the death with the adults, the villain does not dare to guarantee. ”

The Yuan people have been withdrawn from Dali for several years, and the Duan family has also been in exile for many years, but the Gao family has not yet been proclaimed emperor, which shows that he is really cautious and does not want to be truthful. Such a cautious family would never kill themselves with their mantis arms, so Shi Bin was sure that the Gao family would not fight to the death with him. At most, it is to fight two wars to win some political interests.

After thinking about these things clearly, Shi Bin said: "Duan Xing, you are right, when I calm Dali, there will be a lot of benefits for you." Go ahead. ”

Hearing this, Duan Xing immediately raised his eyebrows, expressing his willingness to remain loyal to Shi Bin, and would urge the Duan family to also be loyal to Shi Bin

。 After saying this, Duan Xing left immediately.

"Xu Feng, what do you think of what Duan Xing said? Will the Gao family fight to the death with me? ”

"My lord, you already have the answer." Xu Feng said with a smile: "I think that the Gao family will not fight you to the death, but it will definitely fight a fight." Because if they don't fight, their Gao family will be looked down upon by adults, and everyone will think that his Gao family is a coward, which is not good for them. What's more, you can also use this to explore the depths of adults. If you fight to the death with your lord, it will consume too much of his Gao family and affect his foundation, so they will not do it. The only correct thing to do is to fight two battles with the adults and then surrender and become vassals. ”

"And what do you think I'm going to do?"

"Naturally, after two battles, we will persuade them to surrender and let them have steps down." Xu Feng said, "Of course, those diehards must be beaten or destroyed, otherwise there will be troubles." ”

After discussing with Xu Feng, Shi Bin continued to lead the army forward. Finally, I saw the army of the Gao family thirty miles outside Dali. Seeing such an army, Shi Bin couldn't help laughing.

The appearance of this army is neat, the queue is still orderly, and the weapons are also very sophisticated, the reason why Shi Bin laughed is only because there are various military uniforms on these soldiers, at least ten kinds. This can show that the Gao family's army is a rabble, which was hastily put together by other families or tribes to borrow troops.

"Xu Feng, how do you say that we can fight the more than 10,000 Dali army?" Shi Bin said with a smile.

"My lord, it's up to you to decide how you fight. Such a rabble will win no matter how they fight. Xu Feng also replied with a smile.

"Of course I know how to fight and win, but I mean which people's armies are mainly fighting. Do you concentrate on fighting those strong soldiers, or do you go and destroy those weak soldiers first? Shi Bin asked deliberately.

"If my lord wants my Great Song to rule effectively, I will naturally try my best to weaken those big clans, but this will also consume some of our strength. If the adults allow several big clans to exist and be in a state of mutual checks and balances, then as long as they do their best to weaken the Gao family. ”

"Okay, then try your best to attack the armies of those big clans, and mobilize 15,000 forbidden troops and 2,000 firearms to fight them." Shi Bin ordered.

At first, Dali's army could resist, but gradually it was pressed and beaten by the Song army because it was a rabble. Fortunately, the Gao family is strong and can still support it, so this formation has not been defeated. The battle lasted for two hours, and there were many casualties on both sides. When the Gao family thought that the Song army would stop fighting and repair, the Song army suddenly rushed out of the formation of 2,000 firearms and defeated the Dali army's main formation in one fell swoop.

Since it was to weaken several big clans in Dali, Shi Bin naturally wouldn't let their remnants slip away. Therefore, the remaining forces have long been ambushed at various intersections, blocking their escape routes. I didn't expect the Song army to be so able to fight, but it only took two hours to defeat its own army, and Gao Zhixing, the commander of the Gao family, did not hesitate to raise the white flag and surrender in order to maintain the strength of the Gao family.

Shi Bin, who saw the white flag, was very disappointed because his plan had failed. Before the battle was over, the Gao family surrendered. This means that there is no intention of resisting at all, just to maintain strength.

"What should I do?" Shi Bin asked.

"Your Excellency doesn't want to accept the surrender of the Gao family?" Xu Feng asked.

"Why don't you want to, of course you want to!" Shi Bin said impatiently, "But I don't want to accept it now, if I accept it now, the strength of the Gao family will hardly be weakened." We will never be able to rule this place effectively. What's more, Gao Zhixing does not represent the Gao family. What's more, there are several other great clans' armies among them, and they can't be too comfortable! ”

After understanding what Shi Bin meant, Xu Feng suggested that Shi Bin pretend that he didn't see the white flag and continue to attack with all his might. After the battle is made by the Gao family and the armies of several other big clans, they will stop again. After thinking about Xu Feng's suggestion, Shi Bin nodded and went back to the handsome tent to drink tea.

After fighting like this for another hour, there were less than 5,000 Dali troops left in the besieged army, and Shi Bin 'saw' the white flag and ordered to stop the attack. He ordered the commander of the enemy army to come, and Shi Bin accepted the surrender.

It didn't take long for Gao Zhixing to be brought to Shi Bin by Xu Feng. Shi Bin saw that although Gao Zhixing was not very strong, he still walked vigorously. Even if he surrendered, he didn't have the slightest obscenity, and even dared to look at each other himself, which made Shi Bin right

He was highly rated.

"Gao Zhixing, why don't you kneel?" Xu Feng saw that Gao Zhixing had been standing, and asked very unhappily.

"A man has gold under his knees, and he kneels to heaven and earth to his parents and kings, and never to anyone else."

Hearing Gao Zhixing say this, Xu Feng felt that his face was dull, and he stretched out his hand to hit him, but was stopped by Shi Bin. Whether Gao Zhixing really thought so or deliberately pretended, Shi Bin felt that this person was good. So he smiled: "I didn't expect General Gao to be so dignified, Shi admires it." However, since General Gao is so dignified, why did he surrender again? Can you explain? ”

"It's nature. I surrendered for only one reason, not wanting more people to die. Everyone in the world knows that Lord Shi is a victorious general who even the Yuan people are afraid of, and he is also quite famous. And the fact that my lord crushed my army in two hours proves this statement. If I resist again, once I really anger the adults, I will kill myself. It's a small thing if I die, but if an adult gets angry with others, it's a big thing. Gao Zhixing said sonorously.

"That's a good reason, you don't have any selfish intentions?" Shi Bin said with a smile.

"Naturally. But everything is for the Gao family, I believe that the adults saw the white flag I set up at the beginning, but they just turned a blind eye. The reason why this is the case is that the adults should be to hurt several of our big families in Dali and let us know the advance and retreat. ”

"You are really a smart person, no wonder the Gao family wants you to lead the troops. Now that I accept your surrender, what are you going to do next? I have promised Duan that he will still be the hereditary king of Dali. However, the Dali Kingdom was incorporated into the territory of the Great Song Dynasty and was divided into Yunnan Road and Guizhou Road, and the Great Song Dynasty would garrison it and send officials to govern it. Of course, you can also sponsor officials. ”

After listening to what Shi Bin said, Gao Zhixing understood the meaning. Dali has become a part of the Great Song Dynasty, and the so-called 'hereditary king of Dali' is only in vain. In order to appease the local nobles, they were not completely deprived of the power to govern the locality.

"My lord, my Gao family is willing to submit to the Great Song Dynasty, but it is not much weaker than the Duan family, so I want the same reward. If not, please at least give it to the prince. ”

"You dare to speak." Shi Bin smiled, "You agree with the conditions I just said?" ”

"Agreed, if you want my Gao family to take a step back, it's okay. I can help you convince the other clans to stop being enemies of the Great Song, after all, the Great Song has not really violated their interests. ”

didn't expect Gao Zhixing to be so happy, Shi Bin was very surprised, and he felt that he should not negotiate as soon as possible, and should stop first. So he stepped aside and said to Xu Feng: "What do you think of this Gao Zhixing?" ”

"My lord, this person is very smart, not only knows how to advance and retreat, but also is very loyal to the family, and thinks that he should be wooed. It's just that the adults should also want the Gao family, like the Duan family, and only obey the dispatch of the adults, not the Song court. ”

"Well, that's good." After speaking, Shi Bin said to Gao Zhixing: "I promise that your Gao family will be the hereditary king of Nanzhao County." There will be one person in the deputy position in each place who is a person from Dali. The chief official is sent by the imperial court, and of course, you can also sponsor it. As long as the ability is sufficient, it can be served. ”

Shi Bin's promise made Gao Zhixing very happy, because he was very lucky to have such treatment after the defeat.

"Thank you, Lord Shi, Gao can promise on behalf of the head of the family that the entire Gao family will only obey you and not Song Ting. But my lord, I have something to ask for..."

"Gao Zhixing, don't go too far, don't get an inch!" Xu Feng shouted.

"Xu Feng, let Master Gao say, I believe he won't be excessive."

"Thank you, Lord Shi, for your trust. Gao just wanted to ask the adults to treat these captives well. After I had convinced their master, I let them go. ”

"Don't worry, as long as it's safe, I won't touch a single hair of them. But I don't have much time to convince you. Give you half a month, if you don't convince them, then I will lead the troops to continue the attack. ”

"Please rest assured, I will do my best to convince. If someone is not convinced, Gao Zhixing is willing to exterminate those who are not convinced for the vanguard. Gao Zhixing said.

Since an agreement was reached, Shi Bin let Gao Zhixing go and let him be a lobbyist for himself.