Chapter 638: Luring the Wolf into the House

Looking at the smiles on Shi Bin's three faces, Ali Buge felt a hint of conspiracy, and this was obviously a conspiracy, even if Shi Bin smiled so 'sincerely'.

It's just that the benefits of this conspiracy are still very tempting to Ali Buge. Because as long as he defeated Kublai Khan with the soldiers of the Song people, he would be the king of the steppe. He didn't think that he would be able to defeat the Song people, who were mainly infantry, in the vast grassland. What's more, even if he can't beat him, he can run, he can cut off the grain route of the Song people, disturb the peace of the Song people, and force the Song people to finally have to retreat.

Although he felt that he could ignore this conspiracy in his heart, Brother Ali Buge didn't want Shi Bin to be too easy, so he still frowned and looked melancholy.

"Lord Shi, what do you mean... Will you lend me my soldiers and horses to resist Kublai Khan? ”

"Yes and no. After all, I don't want to give more weapons and food, those are all the wealth of my Great Song. Wouldn't it be better to pull some soldiers and horses out to fight a dozen battles, which not only sharpened the combat effectiveness of the army, but also helped the Great Khan, killing two birds with one stone? Shi Bin smiled.

"Then how many soldiers and horses are you going to lend me?"

"Ah, Great Khan, there is one thing I need to declare, not to borrow your troops and horses, but to send troops out of the customs to help you contain Kublai Khan's army, so that he does not have too many troops to attack you." Jia Ling reminded.

"Lord Shi, do you mean that those soldiers and horses are still under the command of your Great Song?" Brother Ali asked a little unhappily.

You must know that Song and Yuan were originally an enemy country, and letting an enemy country soldiers and horses who were not subject to his Ali Buge's restrictions enter the country is actually luring wolves into the house. Once something happens, he will be a sinner of Dayuan, and he will be scolded by all the people.

"Yes, that army and horses still have to be commanded by me, after all, this is the Great Song Dynasty soldiers and horses, if it is completely handed over to the command of the Great Khan, with all due respect, I, Shi Bin, am not at ease."

"Lord Shi is quick to talk, but by letting a completely unrestrained Great Song Dynasty soldier and horse enter my Yuan territory, am I luring a wolf into the house?" Ali Buge said politely.

"It depends on what the Great Khan thinks." Jia Ling smiled, "If the Great Khan sees us as enemies, then it is indeed a wolf into the house. If the Great Khan sees us as friends, then this is the aid of friends. Actually, none of this matters, the result matters, right? Enemies reach a consensus, that is, friends, and friends who turn their faces for some reason are also enemies. ”

"That is, the Great Khan will never think that we are here to help Kublai Khan exterminate you." Sai Xi Shi laughed along.

was said by Jia Ling and Sai Xishi, but Brother Ali was no longer unhappy, but calmed down and thought carefully about their words.

Ali Buge was very surprised that two women could say such profound political wisdom, and at the same time, he admired and agreed very much. It is true that there are no permanent friends and enemies in political groups, only interests. Now what he Ali Buge's group needs is support, as long as there is no support, he can't escape the way to destruction. Now, regardless of whether the soldiers and horses of the Song people are lent to him for command, or the generals sent by the Song people to command them personally, as long as there are soldiers and horses that can contain Kublai Khan, it is right.

He had already made up his mind in his heart, but the cunning Ali Buge still thought about how many weapons and food supplies he could ask for from the Song people, and how many troops the Song people could send to the rear of Kublai Khan. Therefore, he nodded in agreement on the surface, but said in his mouth: "Lord Shi, your method is not bad, but this issue is too sensitive, and Ben Khan has to think about it carefully." Rushing to reply is not good for you or me. Right? How about we rest and talk over dinner? ”

Shi Bin also thought it was inappropriate to reach an agreement in a hurry, he didn't want to make this business a loss, so he happily agreed to Ali Buge's suggestion.

Back in the small pavilion before, Shi Bin smiled a little proudly: "Brother Ali Bu agrees that we will send troops, which will be easy to do." As long as we negotiate the conditions, everything will be under control. Let him and Kublai Khan fight to the death, we just need to be the last fisherman. ”

"It's about to become a fisherman, but we still have to beware of Kublai Khan's counter-plots, or simply stop fighting with Ali Buge and turn to attack us together." Jia Ling said calmly, "After all, they are the same race, and we are different races." ”

The question Jia Ling said is indeed very important, the country where Shi Bin and Ali Buge are not only enemy countries but two ethnic groups are not the same, they are different races. Doesn't that mean that it will cost a lot of money to ensure that Ali Buge keeps his promise?

"Xiaoling, do you mean that as long as Kublai Khan's envoy arrives, all the agreements between us and Ali Buge may be useless? That guy might even turn against him? ”

It's very unbelievable

Nodding regretfully, Jia Ling remained silent.

"Kublai Khan is a hero among men, he can't think of such a simple way, he will definitely send this messenger. Fortunately, Xiaoling, you reminded us, otherwise we might not only support Ali Buge's weapons and food supplies in vain, but we might even be eaten by him and Kublai Khan together. ”

Suddenly, Shi Bin felt that he had no strength and no energy. Complaining about how troublesome things come one after another, and why it's so difficult to get things done. However, Shi Bin only felt tired and did not feel hopeless. There are too many examples of luring wolves into the house in history, so it is still very likely that Ali Buge will abide by the agreement. The question is how to get Ali Buge to reject Kublai Khan's possible alliance?

"Husband, if you don't want Ali Buge and Kublai Khan to unite, I'm afraid you can't be too greedy, and you have to make Ali Buge feel in crisis all the time, and feel that if you leave, you will definitely fail."

This made Shi Bin think of a word: 'want to be captured'. Since he is not greedy, then simply do the opposite, Ali does not ask for advice, Shi Bin does not send troops and does not support weapons and food. Let Ali Buge be on the verge of failure again and again, so that Ali Buge will no longer believe Kublai Khan's words.

"Two ladies, how about you say that as soon as we hear that Kublai Khan sent an envoy to talk about alliance with Ali Buge, we will take the initiative to withdraw our troops and stop supporting? After going back and forth like this a few times, I think Ali Buge would never believe in Kublai Khan's alliance no matter how stupid he was. ”

"The slave family thinks it's good." Sai Xi Shi said, "The concubine also thinks that if Brother Ali asks what you need, you will say that you only want peace from Song and Yuan." No matter how he tried, you said that what you wanted was peaceful development, so that the common people of the Great Song Dynasty could live better. ”

Looking at Sai Xi Shi with a smile, Shi Bin said, "Xi Shi, you are cunning enough. I see, it's about putting yourself in the most noble position anyway, right? ”

"That's for sure, otherwise how can you dispel Ali Buge's suspicions? Even if I can't eliminate it completely, I can be a little less. ”

After listening to Sai Xishi's words, Shi Bin secretly thought that she was more suitable to be a politician than himself.

In fact, Shi Bin was a little afraid of dinner, because he was afraid that there would be something else that he hadn't thought through, and it would not be good if something went wrong. This can only be said to have just been scared. But it didn't take long for Shi Bin to regain his composure, anyway, it was useless to worry, since he couldn't think of anything, it was better to just rest.

Soon it was time for dinner, and Ali Buge arrived on time, although he no longer felt so tired, but still uncomfortable.

"Great Khan, let's talk while we eat." Shi Bin didn't want to get along with Brother Ali more, so he spoke very bluntly.

"Okay. Lord Ishii, please. Ali Buge said, "I just thought about it. You said you could send troops to help me take some of the pressure off. How many troops do you plan to send? And with the support I want, how much more can you give? ”

"The Great Khan is shrewd, remember that. The number of troops and horses I send depends on the will of the Great Khan. I believe that the Great Khan does not want me to have too many soldiers and horses, nor does he want me to have too few soldiers. I can only tell the Great Khan that my 1,000 soldiers and horses can contain Kublai Khan at least 3,000 soldiers. As for the support of weapons and food, how about we talk about it later? ”

"Okay. Ben Khan's 50,000 men and horses were not at a disadvantage when they fought with Kublai Khan's 50,000 men and horses. If it is fought well, it can even fight against Kublai Khan's 70,000 horses. As long as I am given enough time to unite with the three khanates, I will have at least 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers and horses under my command. It will be able to fight against Kublai Khan's 100,000 horses. ”

After a pause, Ali Buge said again, "Kublai Khan should leave at least 50,000 horses to garrison the lair, he is afraid of my sneak attack. Therefore, I only need Lord Shi to help me contain Kublai Khan's 50,000 to 70,000 horses, which should be enough. ”

50,000 to 70,000 horses? In other words, Brother Ali only hopes that Shi Bin will lead about 20,000 soldiers and horses into Dayuan. After hearing this, Jia Ling and Sai Xishi glanced at Ali Buge with disdain. Secretly scolded him for being too hateful.

"Twenty thousand horses?" Jia Ling said with a little dissatisfaction: "Great Khan, what my husband said is only approximate, and if Kublai Khan is only defending against you and encircling and suppressing my Great Song army with all his might, it will be too dangerous." I don't think the Great Khan was completely sure of breaking through Kublai Khan's defenses. ”

"Great Khan, please spend my belly as a villain, my Great Song is a foreign race after all. What if Kublai Khan wants to make peace with you and ask you to destroy us together? I'm afraid 20,000 horses won't be enough for you to stuff your teeth. Sai Si Shi sneered.

As soon as he heard Sai Xishi's words, Brother Ali Buge immediately became angry, and his eyes could burst into flames. "Shi Bin, what do you mean by this lady? Is it doubting the sincerity of my union? ”

"The Great Khan is angry, the Great Khan is angry." Shi Bin said with a smiling face. Then he feigned anger at Sai Xi Shi, "Xi Shi, what do you mean by this? Don't you know

Did the Great Khan always believe in his word? That Kublai Khan is the villain who has no promise! ”

After giving Sai Xi Shi a look, Sai Xi Shi also apologized to Ali Buge and quickly exited the house.

After Sai Xishi left, Shi Bin said with some 'embarrassment': "Great Khan, my lady did not offend Great Khan by speaking lightly, and Shi Bin is here to apologize to you for her." But there is some truth in what she said. Shi did not doubt the sincerity of the Great Khan, but that there may be some traitors and villains under the Great Khan who tried to unite the Great Khan and Kublai Khan for their own interests. And the Great Khan, bewitched by them, agreed to the union. ”

This made Ali Buge feel more comfortable, but he was still dissatisfied in his heart, because he didn't think that he would be used by traitorous villains.

"Master Shi, do you think I'll be so stupid?"

"Great Khan, I'm just reminding you. After all, this is related to the life and death of my 20,000 horses, and it is not a trivial matter, and I ask the Great Khan to forgive me. ”

"Okay, Lord Shi is right, I will be careful not to be used by traitors and villains to fall into Kublai Khan's trap." Ali Buge took a step back and said.

"Thank you Great Khan for your understanding." Shi Bin said with a smile, "I plan to send at least 30,000 soldiers and horses out of the customs, less than 30,000 soldiers and horses Shi really has no confidence." ”

In order not to appear too stingy and selfish, and to reassure Shi Bin, Ali Buge said that Shi Bin could take up to 40,000 soldiers and horses out of the customs, but he could not cross Monan. This promise of Ali Buge made Shi Bin very happy, because 40,000 soldiers and horses were enough for Shi Bin who was going to fight Kublai Khan.

"Lord Shi, after we finish talking about the soldiers and horses, shouldn't we talk about the various supports you gave me?"

"Absolutely. How much does the Great Khan want? Shi must say that my Song Dynasty has consumed a lot of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, so you have to take something in exchange for our support. Otherwise, my big Song will lose a lot. Shi Bin smiled, "After all, we are helping you, and we are not much interested in the grasslands outside the gate." ”

"Lord Shi is really shrewd and has not forgotten to ask Ben Khan for favors. I promise to give you enough benefits as long as I can. ”

"Good. Great Khan, I promise to support you with 3,000 sets of equipment and 100,000 stone of food. 5,000 stone guns, 100,000 rounds of ammunition, and 5,000 wooden handles shook the sky. However, these things I will give in batches. ”

understood the meaning of Shi Bin's words, this was because he was afraid that he would turn back on the water if he took the benefits, and Ali Buge had to agree in order to enhance his strength. and took the initiative to ask Shi Bin what he wanted in exchange.

"Great Khan, I want fifteen thousand horses from the Western Regions."

Looking at Shi Bin in front of him, Brother Ali Bu, who was already not generous, had the urge to rush up and beat him. Because in Ali Buge's opinion, Shi Bin is too greedy, and he is completely a black-hearted profiteer. It's just that Shi Bin's own performance is simple, and he doesn't seem to know the value of 15,000 good horses in the Western Regions at all. Because of his demands, Ali Buge had no choice but to suppress his temper.

"Great Khan, you seem to be dissatisfied? Horses are all over the land, and we have sent troops to help you contain Kublai Khan and give you weapons and material support, so it seems that you are not too much to give us 20,000 good horses. Jia Ling said dissatisfied.

Because Jia Ling acted very well, it seemed that she was a Song Dynasty woman who didn't understand horses at all, and Ali Buge was not angry. Instead, he said patiently: "Mrs. Shi, we Yuanren have raised a lot of horses, but most of them are Mongolian horses. Those horses are very short and slow to run, they are not good horses in the Western Regions, and they are not military horses. A good horse in the Western Regions is worth as much as a dozen or even twenty Mongolian horses. ”

"What then?" Shi Bin said with a bitter face, "If we don't want any benefits, do you think the emperor will agree?" You have to give some horses or something of value. Otherwise, how about you give 10,000 good horses from the Western Regions and 5,000 Mongolian horses? ”

After thinking about it, Ali Buge said, "Lord Shi, my own army is a little short of military horses, and it is impossible to give you so much. I will give you up to 5,000 horses from the Western Regions and 10,000 Mongolian horses. ”

scolded Ali Buge in his heart for being too treacherous, and actually turned the number upside down. Shi Bin immediately didn't make a sound, just looked at Brother Ali Bu with a cold face.

Fearing that Shi Bin would give up cooperation because of anger, Ali Buge finally expressed his willingness to give 8,000 good horses from the Western Regions and 7,000 Mongolian horses in exchange. But all the support given by Shi Bin will be in place in three installments within half a year.

With so many good horses, how could Shi Bin be unhappy? He immediately agreed, and said that everything would be left to him, as long as Ali Buge sent a letter asking for help to the emperor at that time. Because he didn't know the mystery, Ali Buge also agreed.

In this way, Shi Bin can not only send troops justifiably, but also let Ali Buge willingly lead the wolf into the house. It can be considered a big win.

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