Chapter 575: Batu Surrenders

Coming out of prison, a breeze and a ray of sunshine looked so beautiful and rare, which made Shi Bin even more sure that as long as the plan could be implemented normally and he showed enough sincerity, Batu would definitely take effect.

The next step is to use both soft and hard, coercion and inducement, to get more valuable information from the mouth of the spy. And by the way, he knew the character of these fellows and their attitude towards Batu, so that he could choose the most suitable person to go to Montgona to ask for ransom, so as to achieve the dual purpose of obtaining the ransom and soliciting Batu.

This kind of person can be found everywhere, but Shi Bin found three in two days. This made Cheng Yuanfeng and Wang Lixin, who saw the results, very embarrassed. Because they know very well that if it were themselves, they might not be able to make a Yuanren spy leader submit for half a month.

This is the gap between people and people. As soon as Shi Bin's signboard lit up, the Yuan people, who had a slightly worse psychological endurance, immediately surrendered without a fight.

Now that the candidate is already available, there is a most realistic question to be discussed: what should be demanded for the ransom? How to get Möngke to accept this kind of blackmail.

This kind of request must not be too much, too little is not enough, it must be just right. In order to prevent bias, Shi Bin called Jia Ling, Sai Xishi, Cheng Yuanfeng and Wang Lixin over.

After hearing Shi Bin's question, Sai Xishi, the female bandit leader, said that she wanted horses, and they were at least five hundred good horses from the Western Regions, not the kind of thin and short Mongolian horses. Because what Shi Bin lacked was cavalry, and besides, although Mongolian horses were easy to feed and had strong endurance, they were too poor in weight-bearing and short-distance sprints, and were not suitable for real cavalry battles.

Jia Ling, including Shi Bin, all cast 'admiration' glances at Sai Xishi. Not because of anything else, just because she dared to open her mouth.

"Xi Shi, you are really powerful, you have been a bandit in the end, dare to ask for such a price. A medium-sized tribe of the Yuan people does not necessarily have two hundred good horses from the Western Regions, and you want five hundred now, do you think Meng Ge will give them? Shi Bin smiled and said helplessly.

"Three hundred, then. The value of these spy leaders should be not small, if they are determined to help us, I am afraid they can be worth twenty or thirty thousand elites. Said Seish.

I have to admit that Sai Xishi is reasonable, but I can't think that Meng Ge will accept such a sky-high price. Not to mention whether Meng Ge wanted to ransom the captured spies.

"Sister Xi Shi, we shouldn't want these, not even a good horse in the Western Regions. Touching Meng Ge's reverse scales like this is not good for her husband. What we ask for should be acceptable to him, and we need it. ”

Jia Ling's words were unanimously agreed by Shi Bin, Cheng Yuanfeng, Wang Lixin and Xu Feng. And it didn't take long to figure out what was best to ask for: leather. Leather is very common for the Yuan people, but it is very needed for the Song people, which can not only keep warm but also make armor, so this kind of ransom can be 'happy for all'. It was quickly decided that the ransom would be 3,000 cowhides or sheepskins.

"Guys, I don't think it's urgent." Seeing that Jia Ling was eager to try, Shi Bin suddenly said calmly, "It may be better to let Meng Geduo be anxious, and it will be more beneficial to us." It is better to talk about the ransom after he has been unsuccessful in rescuing or extinguishing the mouth several times. ”

Naturally, I understood the meaning of Shi Bin's words. If Möngke sent someone to rescue or assassinate his spies, it showed that he was anxious, and that some of the spies must have important information. If the spies know this, they are more likely to be rebelled, and even if they are not, they are more likely to be asked about their secrets. At the same time, Shi Bin also demanded more ransom from Meng Ge.

So Jia Ling proposed to fake a shot, pretend to be the leader of the Yuanren spies, and wait for Meng Ge to send someone to rescue or assassinate him. It's just that once the Yuan people who come are caught, whether they are rescued or assassinated, they will have to be labeled as killers.

Cheng Yuanfeng

They didn't believe Jia Ling's reasoning very much, because they didn't think that Meng Ge would definitely send someone to rescue or assassinate the spy leader who was captured by Shi Bin. But Shi Bin's words dispelled their doubts: among them was the leader of the entire Shaanxi Yuanren spy organization. Möngke could ignore other spies, but he would never fail to think carefully about his life or death.

Since there was no difference of opinion, Shi Bin ordered Xu Feng to do what Jia Ling said. deliberately revealed the location where the captured 'Yuanren spy leader' was imprisoned, and arranged to send it outside and inside, so that he could invite you to enter the urn and then catch turtles in the urn.

Sure enough, Meng Ge soon sent his men to rescue the captured spy leaders, but unfortunately all of them were caught and none of them escaped. After packing these rescuers, Shi Bin took them to the place where the spy leader was really being held. I have to say that there are still some smart people among them, no matter how Shi Bin reverses black and white, there are always a few who can find out the loopholes. Let some of the people who have been shaken stand firm again.

Since this can't work, Shi Bin is too lazy to bother with any more energy. According to the previous plan, let's have a 'wait word formula'. Constantly spread false news that many spies have defected to Shi Bin and leaked Dayuan's secrets. There are only two ways to force Möngke to go, one is to destroy the mouth, and the other is to ransom the captured spies.

It should be that it is not easy to train a spy, so after three failed rescues and one assassination, Meng Ge had no choice but to send someone to discuss with Shi Bin about redeeming the spy.

Regarding Meng Ge's initiative to send someone to discuss with Shi Bin about the redemption of the spies, Shi Bin and his gang were all smiling, which was very face-saving. In order not to irritate Meng Ge too much, Shi Bin certainly did not deliberately hang the messenger sent by Meng Ge. Instead, as soon as the messenger came, Shi Bin met with him.

As soon as they met, the envoy sued the wicked first, saying that Shi Bin was untrustworthy in his words, and he should not have made such a black hand after agreeing to join Meng Ge, causing huge losses to Dayuan.

Of course, he can't let himself be beaten upside down, Shi Bin kept emphasizing that the Yuan and Song dynasties were enemies, and it was wrong for the Yuan people to send spies to the Song Kingdom, and those spies must be eradicated. As for the promise, Shi Bin played a scoundrel, pointing out that he first did not personally tell Meng Ge to belong to him, and second, he did not sign the relevant documents, so those words were all lies made up by Yuan Ren himself.

Although Shi Bin was untrustworthy in his words, the messenger had nothing to say, because it was true. Moreover, Shi Bin quickly moved out the matter of the Yuan people first violating the Song and Yuan agreements and invading the Song Dynasty in the south. Since Shi Bin couldn't be said in theory, he couldn't use this to press the ransom, so the envoy had no choice but to negotiate honestly.

Shi Bin has never been good at negotiations, so the specific operation is still Jia Ling and Sai Xishi, two iron roosters. After a difficult negotiation, the Yuan people promised to redeem all the Yuan spies who were caught by Shi Bin at a price of 4,000 sheepskins and cowhides.

Four thousand pieces of leather is indeed a lot, but Shi Bin felt that this was a little different from the previous plan, so he announced the suspension of negotiations and pulled Jia Ling and Sai Xishi into the inner room to talk.

"Two ladies, if you do this, you will put it back together with Batu, it is not in line with our plan. Although 4,000 pieces of leather is indeed a lot, I still want a guide who knows a lot about the Yuanren. Shi Bin said anxiously.

"What does the husband mean to let us go back with a Yuanren spy who holds a grudge against Batu first?" Jia Ling asked.

"Yes, haven't we discussed this before, and there are three candidates ready. Let's put one back and let him discredit Batu in front of Möngke. After Möngke has named Batu as a sinner, we will be able to subdue him. Shi Bin said.

After being reminded by Shi Bin, Jia Ling and Sai Xishi remembered these things again, and said that they must subdue Batu as Shi Bin said. After that, several people came out of the inner room and said that negotiations would begin again. Such a strange scene made the messenger very worried, and he became vigilant.

Who knew that Shi Bin was the first to attack: "Lord Messenger, it's not that I don't trust you Yuanren, but that you Yuanren are too discredited. So I'm afraid I can't just do that

Make this deal with you guys. ”

In the envoy's opinion, the Yuan people have lost a lot, and now they were actually splashed with dirty water by Shi Bin and said that their reputation was not good, so they immediately slapped the table and stood up angrily. But after Xu Feng and several guards took out Shi Bin's short gun, reason told him that he had to apologize. Otherwise, not only would the mission given to him by Meng Ge fail, he would probably not be able to get out of this house, and in the end, the messenger could only apologize very painfully.

"May I ask Lord Shi, how can you trust our sincerity?" The messenger asked through gritted teeth.

"Simple, you send 300 pieces of leather as a deposit..." Shi Bin said with a smile.

"What?" Before Shi Bin could finish speaking, the messenger interrupted rudely.

"Are you so uneducated?" Xu Feng scolded viciously, and once again pressed his hand on the holster.

Not wanting to die too unjustly, the messenger immediately apologized again, and asked Shi Bin very humbly to finish.

"I'm not going to let you give you a deposit of three hundred pieces of leather for nothing, because we'll also send a spy leader back as a sign of goodwill." Shi Bin smiled, "How about it, this should be acceptable, right?" ”

This is indeed an acceptable and safe way, and the Yuanren envoy was afraid that Shi Bin would regret it, so he agreed very happily, and agreed with him on the time and place of the first exchange.

Soon the first exchange was completed. As Shi Bin expected, Meng Ge did not rush to make the next exchange, but summoned the spy leader to question. And the spy leader really said that Batu was a scapegoat, and all the losses were caused by Batu's intelligence mistakes.

Batu was a general, and Möngke didn't trust it, and sent back the wrong information, plus such a big loss really had to be held responsible. It is impossible for Möngke to bear the responsibility for the crime by his lineage, so whether it is true or not, Batu is eventually listed as a major sinner to bear the main responsibility.

As a result, the three tribes of Batu were wiped out, and he was left alone. Now that the goal has been achieved, Shi Bin naturally relieved himself and continued to ask for ransom. In order to make everything go smoothly, he also expressed his 'understanding' of Möngke, and only needed 3,600 pieces of leather in total, and Batu's 400 pieces would not be sent out by Möngke.

After destroying the three tribes of Batu, how could Möngke still redeem him, after hearing this, he immediately agreed.

At the same time, Shi Bin also told Batu all the original things that Meng Ge had done, without adding any oil and vinegar. Batu didn't doubt this kind of thing, he knew that Shi Bin was telling the truth, and the scapegoat was indeed the most suitable for him to descend.

It's just that what made Batu grief-stricken was not that Shi Bin used this despicable means to separate himself and Meng Ge, but that Meng Ge actually destroyed his three clans without saying anything, making himself a big sinner in the family.

In order to avenge this blood feud, Batu finally agreed to join Shi Bin, on the condition that even if Shi Bin could not kill Meng Ge, he would at least help him kill the executioner who killed his family.

knows that no one will cherish things that are too easy to get, and he has repeatedly asked Batu to surrender before, which has caused him to lose a lot of prestige, in order to let Batu know the severity and dare not come nonsense, after he agreed to surrender, Shi Bin 'hesitated'. Shi Bin couldn't stop saying that Batu's request was very difficult to achieve, and if he couldn't come up with some valuable information, he wouldn't do this loss-making business.

Knowing that he has nowhere to go but to be slaughtered. also knows that Shi Bin's request is normal, and it is impossible to gain a foothold here without submitting a letter of submission. He didn't plan to bargain with Shi Bin, so Batu asked directly: "Lord Shi wants me to submit a letter of nomination, right?" ”

"Of course, if you don't submit your name, I can't tolerate you."

"What do you want?"

"Anything goes, as long as you can gag everyone's mouths." Shi Bin said very easily, "But don't deal with it, that's not good." ”

After knowing Shi Bin's thoughts, Batu thought about it carefully...