Chapter 192: Compromise

After taking Guangyuan, Wang Jian immediately led the soldiers to sweep away the remnants of the enemy in the city, Wang Jian is a Confucian general who pays attention to benevolence and righteousness and does not kill and surrender, Li Yuxi has a hatred for the Yuan people, even if it is the Yuan soldiers who have surrendered, she also sees one to kill the other, pays attention to leaving no remnants, she thinks that the kindness to the enemy is cruel to herself.

Due to the disagreement between the two on this issue, they almost faced each other, but Li Biao was still quite smart, and Shi Bin, who was fighting outside the city before the conflict started, was invited back.

As soon as he entered the mansion, he saw the scene of the confrontation between Wang Jian and Li Yuxi, and the needle point was no longer enough to describe the situation of the two at this time, if it weren't for the fact that both of them still cared about Shi Bin's attitude, maybe they would have already started fighting.

Seeing Shi Bin enter the door, Li Yuxi, who was flushed with anger, immediately got up and walked to him, pointed at Wang Jian angrily and said, "Lord Shi, is there something wrong with Wang Jian's head?" How could you Lord Yu send such a sour man to lead the troops? ”

Sour Confucian? This was the first time Shi Bin had heard someone say this about the generals of the Great Song Dynasty, so he couldn't help but smile.

"Lord Shi, are you still smiling? What's so funny? Are you happy to see Hongu lose his temper? ”

Although he had long expected that the two would definitely have a dispute after taking the city, he didn't expect it to be so serious, and he couldn't even smile easily as a peacemaker.

Since he is here to be a peacemaker, and he is a man, he pays attention to good men and does not fight with women, of course, he does not care about Li Yuxi's rudeness at this time, and said very kindly: "Princess Yuxi, this official knows that you will have a conflict with Lord Wang Jian, but Li Biao is in a hurry to pull me back into the city and did not make it clear, I am still confused about why you have a conflict, please tell me how?" ”

Stepping into the topic, Li Yuxi naturally would no longer play the princess's temper in front of Shi Bin, "Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just a matter of dealing with the prisoners in the city and the families of the Yuan people." ”

Hearing that it was this question, Shi Bin laughed helplessly, "It's very simple, how could it be pinched because of this question?" Even if the two of you have a disagreement on this matter, you can ask Zhao Gang, he has fought with me many times and knows the way. ”

After speaking, Shi Bin turned his head to look at Zhao Gang, with some disappointment in his eyes, and some helplessness in Zhao Gang's eyes.

At this time, Zhao Gang sat exhausted and sat far away from Wang Jian and Li Yuxi, as if he was afraid of approaching the two evil gods. This state has never been seen since Zhao Gang followed him.

Seeing this, Shi Bin immediately walked over and asked, "Commander Zhao, didn't you tell Lord Wang and Princess Yuxi about my treatment of the Yuan people?" ”

Zhao Gang didn't seem to have the strength to answer, and he didn't bother to answer, just let out a long sigh, from this attitude Shi Bin already knew that Zhao Gang had already said a way, but the two didn't listen.

At this time, he remembered that Li Yuxi said that Wang Jian was a 'sour Confucian' when he entered the door, and asked, "Lord Wang, may I ask why Princess Yuxi is so rude to you and calls you a sour Confucian?" And this official remembers that you didn't seem to be born in the imperial examination, but rose through military merits. ”

"Lord Shi, the lower officials advocate not killing and surrendering, and Princess Yuxi is too brutal, saying that as long as it is a Yuan person, regardless of the old, young, women and children, they will be killed." Wang Jian said angrily.

Seeing Wang Jian's attitude at this time, Shi Bin estimated that if he was not taboo and could not destroy the alliance between the Great Song Dynasty and the Western Xia royal family, he should have even used the words 'barbaric land' and 'disobedience to education'.

"Lord Wang, this is your fault, Princess Yuxi's words are right, kindness to the enemy is cruelty to yourself. The brutality of the Yuan people is well known, and it is okay to kill a few more. ”

Seeing Shi Bin's support for him, Li Yuxi immediately lost his temper, and Wang Jian was even more angry.

Who knew that Shi Bin changed his words again, "But Princess Yuxi, it seems that even the old and young women and children are too late, and in my opinion, she killed those soldiers, what do you think?" ”

Turning around is still his Shi Bin's approach, Wang Jian and Li Yuxi naturally disagree.

"Princess Yuxi, the Yuan people are beasts, you are not, you can't be murderous. Lord Wang, you are indeed too pedantic, this is a real war, not a story. Then I have one more suggestion, kill all the Yuan people who can pose a threat to us, what do you think? This time, Shi Bin asked in an unquestioning tone.

If you want to unite again, this is the only feasible plan, Wang Gang and Li Yuxi can only compromise, in less than half an hour, the Yuan army surrendered all the troops were killed, and more than 200 strong Yuan women and nearly 50 Yuan people over the age of 16 were also killed, leaving only some old and young.

Both of them were relieved and could finally communicate normally.

Now that time is pressing, Wang San is under a lot of pressure in Longnan, and now what we have to discuss is how to deal with the next situation, no one expected that Guangyuan would be taken down so quickly.

"Lord Wang, you are the chief general, I want to ask your attitude, do you order the king to lead the troops to withdraw to Guangyuan or do we take Longnan in one go?"

Shi Bin's question is more difficult to answer than the last time whether to take Longnan or Guangyuan, the meat in Longnan was not cooked before, and it took a lot of effort to eat it, but now Guangyuan is already in hand, and the meat in Longnan is cooked, just see if you can swallow it if you eat it.

I thought that it must be Li Yuxi and not Wang Jian who wanted to take Longnan, but I didn't expect Li Yuxi to oppose taking Longnan, and Wang Jian wanted to attack Longnan in one go.

Maybe Wang Jian and Li Yuxi were born to be at odds, and they pinched again on this issue.

"Lord Shi, the little woman thinks that although we have easily taken Guangyuan, it must have seriously stimulated the Yuan people, and we will inevitably suffer from their fierce retaliation, and it won't be long before they will stop fighting and lead the army to recapture Guangyuan."

Li Yuxi's words are very reasonable, after all, the Yuan people will not be able to capture the town at most when they go south, and they will rarely lose the town. With his temperament that will be reciprocated, he will definitely fight back with all his might, Shi Bin nodded frequently in agreement.

Seeing that Shi Bin, a victorious general, agreed, Li Yuxi said again: "At that time, the battle will definitely be very fierce, and we don't have many troops, so how can we still divide our troops?" Even if we capture Longnan, under the huge pressure of the Yuan people, we will definitely not be able to bear it without strong support, and we will definitely withdraw in the end, so that those soldiers who captured Longnan will not die in vain? ”

As soon as Li Yuxi's words fell, Wang Jian took over the conversation and retorted: "At this time, it is the time when the Yuan people are in internal and external difficulties, and it is the best time to take Longnan, and such an opportunity is fleeting. ”

"Lord Wang, you are so happy!"

"Princess Yuxi, you are afraid of war!"

The more I listened to Shi Bin, the more funny I felt, and I actually buckled each other's big hats, Shi Bin had no choice but to come out to be a peacemaker again, "Two, let's talk here, there is no point in fighting, this official thinks it's better to bring some horses to support Commander Wang first, and see his opinion, how about it?" ”

This is of course the best way, only the front-line generals can know the specific situation of the battlefield best, not to mention that this issue is very important, it is indeed not suitable for discussion on the table, it must be discussed with Wang San to be the safest.

Since they all thought so, Shi Bin asked Zhao Gang to guard Guangyuan, and he, Wang Jian, and Li Yuxi led two hundred guards to Wang San's camp.

When he arrived at the camp, in order to have a good time, Wang Jian, who was usually very steady, also hurriedly told the matter and asked Wang San's opinion.

Of course, Wang San knew Shi Bin's thoughts, their foundation was in Tanzhou, and it would not be beneficial for them to take Longnan, the benefits obtained from this expedition were big enough, and it was time for the rapids to retreat, so he said with a sad face: "Lord Wang, your idea is very good, but there is no feasibility, although it is impossible for the Yuan people to deal with us with all their strength, but the pressure is still not small, and the lord and faction in the court have the upper hand, as Princess Yuxi said, once the court orders us to retreat, our soldiers will die in vain." ”

Li Yuxi's words in Guangyuan City had little impact on Wang Jian, Wang Jian is a main battle faction and is definitely not afraid of war, but he is very afraid of the imperial court, Wang Sanyi said this, Wang Jian immediately deflated, although he didn't speak, his face was already full of frustration.

At this moment, Shi Bin walked out and said with a smile, "Commander Wang's words are wrong, and it is not impossible to take Longnan in one go." ”

Hearing Shi Bin's words, Wang San, Wang Jian and Li Yuxi were all surprised, and they all cast questioning looks.

"You don't have to be surprised, this official admits that it is indeed a bit rash to withdraw troops after capturing Longnan, but it also has its benefits, but it needs some help."

These words made the three of them even more puzzled, and Wang Jian was so anxious that he immediately asked: "Please Lord Shi make it clear, why do you support the capture of Longnan?" ”

"There are only more than 18,000 soldiers in northern Sichuan and southern Shaanxi, including more than 10,000 puppet troops, but they must guard five cities, and the troops are not strong. And Lord Yu has an army of 100,000 in northern Sichuan, and his strength is strong. As the old saying goes: the real is the virtual, and the virtual is the real. Lord Wang, why should we be so persistent? ”

"What does Lord Shi mean to ask Lord Yu to command the army to attack Bazhong with all his might, and we will attack Longnan, but only take one city?" Li Yuxi was very smart and instantly understood the meaning of Shi Bin's words.

This method made Wang Jian can't help but admire Shi Bin, if he acts like this, there may be eighty percent of those who take Bazhong or Longnan, he is not a mercenary person, as long as he can fight the Yuan people, he will approve of it.

What's more, even if he can't win Longnan, he also has the credit of assisting Bazhong, plus the previous capture of Guangyuan, his credit is already very great.

As the so-called; Walk above men, and the crowd will not. Shi Bin's light was too bright and turned to leave, but he couldn't, so Wang Jian finally chose to compromise and expressed his support for Shi Bin's suggestion: ask Yu Yu to attack Bazhong with all his might, and he will lead the army to attack Longnan, but the purpose is not to take Longnan but to take Bazhong.

Such a suggestion is naturally the best, and everyone agrees with it.

After the meeting ended, Wang Jian walked up to Shi Bin and said, "Thank you, Lord Shi, for breaking the siege." ”

"No thanks, you and my colleagues are determined to resist the Yuan, and we should support each other."

"Princess Yuxi is right, I'm a little overjoyed. You are more reasonable, we can use Longnan to disrupt the deployment of the Yuan people, and help Lord Yu capture the important land in Bazhong, and it is more useful to get one Bazhong than to get ten Longnan. ”

"Thank you, Lord Wang, for your understanding. It was Shi who blocked Lord Wang's path to advancement, just ask Lord Wang not to blame him. Shi Bin replied modestly.

Li Yuxi saw Wang Jian's compromise, and also knew that it was inevitable to seize Bazhong, even if she took Longnan and gave up, those soldiers would die as they deserved, not careless of human life, she was naturally happy.

The two reconciled again, which made Shi Bin breathe a sigh of relief. On the same day, he sent Xu Feng back to Yu Jue's camp to ask him to give relevant orders.

Yu Yu was overjoyed to get the news of taking Guangyuan, and immediately agreed to Shi Bin's suggestion and ordered him to storm Longnan, while he attacked Bazhong with all his might, but with the ultimate goal of capturing Bazhong. Once Bazhong is taken, Longnan must be abandoned and troops must be withdrawn back to Guangyuan.

With this order, Wang Jian commanded the army to attack Longnan with all his might, and the Yuan people were really caught off guard, and finally Bazhong and Longnan fell one after another.

But Yu Jue's military order was that even if Longnan was taken, Guangyuan must be withdrawn, and Wang Jian was not as bold as Shi Bin and dared to disobey the military order, so he had to give up Longnan and retreat with a little regret.

However, Shi Bin, a boy who amassed money, still made him happy: he hinted that he could beat the local tyrants, divide the land, and rob all the wealth of the pro-Yuan elements.

If Wang Jian would never agree in the past, but those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black, and there is nowhere to come out of the breath of retreat, so he naturally listened to Shi Bin's opinion, and he also became a hero in the green forest before returning to Guangyuan.