Chapter 321: The First Goal

Hearing Li Zengbo's words, Shi Bin felt very comfortable in his heart, regardless of whether his words at this time were true or false, but one thing was guaranteed, that is, he would never have the heart to kill himself before this battle.

Sai Zilong, who was following along, said with a smile, "My lord, listen, Li Zengbo's words are a bit interesting, and he seems to have no intention of going against us." ”

"Well, at least for the time being." Shi Bin also smiled: "Thank you for letting me relax and accommodate others, otherwise it will be rare to have such a situation, and when the time comes, I will have to prevent Li Zengbo from betraying me while going on the expedition, and cut off my grain and grass so that I can't advance or retreat." Now at least you don't have to worry about him betraying, even if he still has malicious intentions, this trick can only be made after the war. ”

"My lord, it's ridiculous. The subordinates just did what they had to do. Sai Zilong replied very humbly.

"You and I don't have to be so angry, I'm all from the bottom of my heart." Shi Bin said very sincerely: "Since you have already helped me come up with such a good idea, why don't you help me think about how much credit to give him if he wins in the next battle?" ”

"Okay." Sai Zilong is also a very resourceful person, otherwise he would not be the head of the secret service. With his previous experience, Shi Bin asked him to think about it again this time, so he was no longer nervous, and remembered it as he walked.

In the end, he is a perennial agent, and the suggestion put forward is very simple: take Li Zengbo to participate in the pre-war meeting, and according to what was said before, he will hold the Chinese army, but he will also be the governor of grain and grass, and if he wins like this, he will be given a great merit at best.

Sai Zilong's suggestion Shi Bin understood as soon as he heard it, originally the governor should be responsible for Shi Bin, and this arrangement was to give Li Zengbo more opportunities to make meritorious contributions. Take this opportunity to make Li Zengbo more loyal to him, instead of being false and wronged. What's more, the three armies did not move the grain and grass first, and it was a great achievement to be able to keep the grain and grass without accidents.

The two credits are taken together, and it is a matter of course to count Li Zengbo's great achievements, so that he can not only be subdued but also fall into the hands of others, showing that he can be tolerant and generous, which is really a wonderful plan.

After hearing this, Shi Bin immediately thanked and said, "Zilong, your plan is really extraordinary, I will thank you." Then he immediately ordered Xu Feng to send a message to Li Zengbo: Three days later, he would attend a pre-war combat meeting.

Shi Bin rarely thanked him, and usually praised others, which was a great affirmation of him Sai Zilong, and Sai Zilong was also very happy, and repeatedly said that he would do his best to assist Shi Bin to occupy more of the market.

These words are naturally true, but Shi Bin didn't like to hear them, so he changed the topic, saying that he was a little tired and wanted to rest, and he reunited after resting, so he hid back in the house.

Time flies, three days pass in the blink of an eye, although the sun is already shining, Shi Bin doesn't want to get up because of the cold, and has been shrinking in the bed.

It didn't take long for the Saijia brothers and the Lu family brothers to come one after another, and only one Li Zengbo, who had been beaten and had some difficulty moving, had not arrived.

Shi Bin didn't bother to care so much, he was the highest-ranking official here, and it was not a fault that he was late, and sometimes it was a sign of majesty.

Just when Shi Bin wanted to continue to lie in bed, Sai Zilong came in, but he strangely did not advise Shi Bin to get up as soon as possible, but sat on the stool and gently knocked the purple sand teapot with his fingers. Shi Bin, who was still dazed in bed, was very awake by this crisp and continuous sound, and he couldn't sleep when he wanted to, so he had to get up.

hurriedly got dressed, and was about to reprimand Sai Zilong for being rude, but Sai Zilong said: "Li Zengbo is coming, please welcome your lord." ”

It turned out that this guy wanted to play some tricks to show his friendliness more sincerely, and further reduce Li Zengbo's resentment towards himself, Shi Bin said secretly.

"Zilong, it's rare for you to think so much about me, thank you

。 Shi Bin thanked him again.

In Shi Bin's eyes, it was too hypocritical to greet him, and it was better to be simple, so he first went to the council hall to meet the four generals and then greeted Li Zengbo at the door.

Due to Shi Bin's repeated overtures, not to mention that he was still greeting him at the door, Li Zengbo, an old fritter who was quite a city government, also decided to let go of his old grudge against Shi Bin and fight against Yuan with him.

Lu Wenfu and the four of them were very surprised, except for Sai Zilong, Shi Bin went to pick up Li Zengbo, who helped him all the way, and apologized again and again. And Li Zengbo no longer seems to care about the previous things, and communicates with Shi Bin very peacefully. This scene made everyone decide that this battle would be obedient to Shi Bin.

Entering the conference hall, Shi Bin helped Li Zengbo to sit down, and after sitting on the main seat, he said: "Before the meeting begins, first of all, I want to apologize to Master Li for beating him a few days ago. Then he got up and saluted.

never expected that Shi Bin would apologize to himself in front of the four of Sai Zilong, which made Li Zengbo a little panicked, and immediately replied: "My lord, my subordinates can't afford it." The lord did not pursue my defeat and slander for the crime of being so polite, and the officials were ashamed. In the future, adults but there is a place to get a lower official, please speak bluntly, I Li Zengbo will never say anything. ”

"Lord Li doesn't have to be like this, as long as you and I work together to resist the Yuan soldiers, it will be the greatest help to me." Shi Bin said, "Okay, there is no need to go into details, I want to ask you what you think about this foray into Zhumadian." ”

As soon as the words fell, Sai Zhangfei got up and said: "My lord, we broke 5,000 yuan soldiers in Nanyang before, not to mention that they were also severely injured in that vitality, if we fight hard, we will definitely be able to take Zhumadian, why think so much?" ”

"Hehe, the commander of the race understands that it is easy to take Zhumadian this time as long as there is no accident, but we should try to minimize the combat attrition. You must know that now that the Great Song Dynasty is barren, the death of a soldier is a weakening of our strength. Shi Bin smiled.

These words made Sai Zhang Fei sit down with a red face, and the other four people were all admired.

Just as he was about to ask again, Li Zengbo got up with the handle of the chair and said, "Your Excellency is right, and the lower official has a word and asks your Excellency to consider it." ”

"Master Li, please speak." Li Zeng Boken spoke what Shi Bin wanted to see the most, so he responded immediately.

"Xia Guan thinks that the commander of the race is right, the morale of the garrison of the Yuan people in Zhumadian must be very low, and it will collapse as long as it is pressed slightly. Therefore, we don't have to attack Zhumadian by force, especially not to surround them on all sides, so that they will have the mentality of fighting to the death, and it will be unfavorable for us to lose both at that time. ”

Li Zengbo's words made Shi Bin and the other four people agree very much, and their views on him have changed a lot, at least I believe that he is now fighting against the Yuan with one heart and one mind with him.

"Then Master Li thinks it's better to fight?" Lu Wenfu asked.

"It's best to surround three without one, and if there are reinforcements, add a halfway ambush."

Although Li Zengbo may be the same as Zhao Kuo on paper, he can only say that he can't do it, but the strategy he proposed is very suitable for the current situation, so Shi Bin immediately adopted it. And made specific arrangements: Shi Bin was the front army, Li Zengbo was the central army and the governor of the grain and grass, Lu Wenfu and Lu Wenxin were the left and right armies, and Sai Zilong and Sai Zhangfei were the rear army.

Maybe it was because the Yuan people suffered heavy losses in the first battle of Nanyang before, and they were afraid of being afraid to go out of the city to fight in the field, and only dared to defend the city and wait for reinforcements, so all the way to Zhumadian, Shi Bin also saw a few Yuan people's scouts, until Zhumadian City did not see a Yuan cavalry to come to intercept.

Such a strange phenomenon is something that Shi Bin has never encountered since he joined the army, even if the Yuan people are scared and dare not go out of the city, they should not be disturbed, this is not the style of the Yuan people. If things are abnormal, there must be demons, and Shi Bin can be sure that this Zhan Yuan person will definitely set him up.

But you have to attack Zhumadian first to find out, so Shi Bin still uses Li Zengbo's strategy to encircle three and lack one. It surrounds the east, west, and south sides

, leaving only the north for the Yuan people to escape, or for the Yuan people to enter the city for reinforcements. And in a small hill fifteen miles from the north gate of the city ambushed a thousand firearms soldiers, led by Sai Zilong, specifically to block the reinforcements of the Yuan people and the Yuan army that escaped from the city of Zhumadian.

After attacking for five days in a row, Zhumadian really crumbled and seemed to be within reach. It was Saizilong who intercepted seven or eight Yuanren soldiers who traveled from south to north. The content of the message was nothing more than the Yuan people in the city asking for help and the Yuan people everywhere preparing reinforcements, which made everyone very happy. If everything goes according to plan, Zhumadian will be in hand within half a month.

After another five days, the Yuan people sent a force of 1,500 people from the direction of Luohe to reinforce Zhumadian and was repelled by Saizilong, but the casualties on both sides were not large, and on the next five days, a force of 1,500 people from the direction of Pingdingshan and Zhoukou was also repelled by Saizilong, and the casualties on both sides were not large.

Everyone wants to see this situation, but Shi Bin is uneasy in his heart. Why didn't the Yuan people join forces to reinforce in one place? Why did he retreat in the first battle, and there were not many casualties, it didn't look like he was asking for reinforcements at all, but like a perfunctory military order from the wall. Although the people in the city seemed powerless to resist themselves, they still did not break the city.

Just when Shi Bin was thinking about this, the Yuan people suddenly abandoned the city and fled, and the three-way reinforcements outside the city attacked Saizilong at the same time, which caught him off guard, and he had to immediately ask Shi Bin for help.

Such a series of changes made Shi Bin blind, what does Yuan Ren mean by this? Abandon such an important city as Zhumadian to fight a field war with yourself? There are such stupid generals? Or is it because the Yuanren general in Zhumadian is an extremely important person, and the reinforcements are responsible for helping him open the way and escorting him back?

Sai Zilong finally couldn't withstand the attack of the Yuan people, and was defeated by the Yuan soldiers, and it didn't take long for the Yuan people to set up the banner of the county uncle.

This made Shi Bin even more confused, if there is a Yuan person and a county uncle here, the Yuan people should fight to the death to protect this person, not to mention that there are reinforcements outside the city, they can enter the city and hold on. Fleeing for his life in such a fear of war and losing a heavy city, even the king of the county will be punished, let alone a county uncle.

The only explanation is that Yuanren did set up a trap and wanted him to suffer a heavy blow. So after entering the city, the first thing Shi Bin did was to seal the city, start a large-scale search for the whole city, and combine the troops outside the city to protect his retreat.

After carefully searching for two hours, as Shi Bin expected, nearly 500 Yuan soldiers disguised as Han Chinese were captured from the city. The purpose was to recapture Zhumadian with the Yuan people outside the city on the night after Shi Bin entered the city, and to use the night to carry out a night attack on Shi Bin's army in an attempt to inflict heavy damage on him.

Now that he has seen through the tricks of the Yuan people, Shi Bin plans to come up with a plan, so that all the soldiers inside and outside the city are ready to give the Yuan people a counter-sneak attack.

When it was time to turn on the lights, Shi Bin issued a code that Yuanren had agreed on in advance. Sure enough, the Yuan people outside the city immediately divided into two roads, all the way to the north gate, and all the way to the military camp in the south of the city.

Shi Bin, who was watching the battle on the women's wall in the city, said secretly, it was so dangerous that he almost landed.

However, because of the preparations, the Yuan people were defeated for a while, losing 3,000 elites in the two battles, and also lost Zhumadian, and they were no longer able to fight with Shi Bin, so they had to retreat.

It was another big victory, and Shi Bin and his gang were overjoyed. He also fulfilled his promise Li Zengbolie's first credit, and the four of Sai Zilong were equally credited. Although he did not make the credit book, it was impossible for Li Zong not to be rewarded, after all, he was the coach of two big victories.

After the fold was handed over, Li Zong was naturally very happy, and within half a month, he issued an edict: Shi Bin was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Sichuan, the pacification envoy of Jinghu South Road, and the doctor of Yinqing Guanglu. Li Zengbo was the observer of Jinghu South Road and a doctor in Zhongsan. The other four are all commanders and commanders of one state. After Shi Bin's mediation, Sai Zilong became the commander of Ezhou, and Sai Zhangfei became the commander of Xiangyang.

After this battle, Shi Bin's goal was achieved, and Li Zengbo was completely subdued, and the relationship with Lu Wende's family became closer and better. ()

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