Chapter 402: Forced Surrender

Zhengzhou has been laid, and the next step is naturally to recover Bianjing (Kaifeng). was just about to raise troops, but received an edict from Lin'an: the class teacher returned to the court. The reason is that the Great Song army suffered huge losses and needed to be repaired, and Shi Bin, Lu Wende and others should not work too much, so Zhengzhou was handed over to Chen Yan to stay.

Shi Bin and Lu Wende, who received the order, were furious. Shi Bin scolded Li Zong for being mediocre and deserved, and Lu Wende swung his knife and killed dozens of Yuan people in a row before he could relieve his anger.

Although the two are not grasshoppers on a rope now, they also have common interests. Because after this battle, Lu Wende was not only the pacification envoy of Jiangnan West Road, but also added General Zuo Jin Wuwei. And Lu Wenfu and

Lu Wenxin became a state system. Therefore, they also want to continue to fight when they have the ability to conquer the Yuan people, and earn more military exploits so that they can be crowned with their wives and sons.

But now things are difficult to do, the edict of the Emperor is coming, if you don't obey the order, you will resist the order, and if you resist the order, you will be killed. Although Li Zong will definitely not kill Shi Bin and Lu Wende, it is not difficult to use some tricks to seize the military power of the two. So Shi Bin and Lu Wende felt in a dilemma.

Since they didn't want to return to their division and didn't want to bear the charge of resisting the order, Shi Bin and Lu Wende couldn't help but think of the same idea: to use soldiers together, and when the time comes, they will bear both rewards and punishments together. There is no need to discuss this method at all, and the two hit it off. Soon the result was discussed, Shi Bin sent 30,000 troops, and Lu Wende sent 25,000 troops, divided into two ways to conquer Bianjing, and drove the Yuan people to Jingdong Road (Shandong).

In order not to appear greedy, Shi Bin asked Lu Wende to lead the troops first this time, and he only set off from Xuchang to serve as a flank cover. didn't expect Shi Bin to be so good at talking, Lu Wende was naturally very happy, and immediately pulled out with enough grain and grass.

Zhengzhou and Bianjing are not far away, but on the fourth day, Lu Wende's army drove to the foot of Bianjing. Looking at the depressed and dilapidated Bianjing City in front of him, Lu Wende was very emotional, thinking back to how prosperous the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty was, but now it is like this, Lu Wende has the idea of dying headlong.

Fortunately, Lu Wende is also a handsome person, and his judgment was not affected by emotions, and after thinking about it, he made a plan - persuasion. So he took fifty guards out of the camp and came to the city, and loudly persuaded him to surrender. Back and forth, it was only said that if the Yuan people surrendered, they would not kill a single person, and if they did not surrender, once the Yuan people were defeated, they would not accept surrender and kill them all.

Before he could shout a few times, arrows rained down on the city, and a Han man's head was thrown down. There is no doubt that this Han man must have been killed for persuading the Yuan people to surrender. Seeing this, Lu Wende scolded the Yuan people for being cruel and unkind, accidentally hit an arrow, and was forced to return to the camp to heal his injuries.

I was very angry at the withdrawal order of Li Zong before, and now I was even more angry when I was shot and wounded by Yuanren. So he didn't want to persuade him to surrender, so he immediately ordered to attack the city with all his might, and once he captured Bianjing, he would never leave a single Yuan person.

It is a pity that although Bianjing is depressed and dilapidated, it is still the city of Gaochijian, and Lu Wende attacked with all his strength for three days, and did not capture Bianjing until Shi Bin led the army arrived.

He didn't plan to capture Bianjing within three days, so Lu Wende didn't feel ashamed to see Shi Bin again, but he just felt angry, angry that Shi Bin was late, so naturally he didn't give Shi Bin a good look. Knowing that this was Lu Wende's arrow, he was not happy, so he didn't care that he lost his temper so wildly.

Lu Wende is also an old fritter in officialdom, of course he will not be brainless, and immediately sent Lu Wenfu to invite Shi Bin to the dinner after losing his temper. What is the situation in Bianjing City, Shi Bin intends to understand, and he does not plan to be stiff with Lu Wende like this, so he naturally agreed to the banquet very happily.

The march was very tiring, and after agreeing to the banquet, Shi Bin went to sleep in the handsome tent, opened his eyes and it was just time to eat, and after dressing, he took Xu Feng to Lu Wende's handsome tent.

Seeing Shi Bin's arrival, Lu Wende immediately greeted him and said very politely: "Brother Shi can come, brother, I am really happy." ”

"Brother Lu invited, brother, how can I not come?"

"Thank you brother for being willing to come to the banquet regardless of his past suspicions, my brother's bearing is really not small." Lu Wende said with a smile on his face.

"Brother Lu, you and I have known each other for many years, so there is no need to say these kind words. I have a big bearing, is Brother Lu's bearing small? You are too modest. Shi Bin smiled. These half-truths and half-truths are now slipping away.

"Thank you brother for your appreciation, foolish brother is ashamed. Invite my brother here today to discuss something. ”

understood what Lu Wende wanted to discuss, and Shi Bin also came for this matter, so he said very calmly: "Brother Lu, please speak." ”

What Lu Wende wants to say is that he wants to capture Bianjing, and he feels that he has more than enough strength but not enough strength, and hopes that Shi Bin will help him instead of just helping him protect his flanks and retreat.

This is a more sensitive issue, and the credit for guarding the flanks and retreating will not be very large, and it will be as much as it means, or even just spend a little silver. But attacking together, once Bianjing is captured, half of the credit will be shared, so it is easy to have contradictions.

This time, Shi Bin has benefited a lot, and some don't want to have a bad relationship with Lu Wende because of a Bianjing city, so he plans to agree to Lu Wende's request, and he only needs gold and silver without credit. When he was about to speak, he was rubbed under his ribs, knowing that this was Xu Feng reminding himself that he couldn't be so 'generous', so he had to close his already open mouth and bow his head in thought.

What to do? To help, or not to help? What are the benefits of helping? It is certainly not possible to work in the day, and I cannot explain it to my brothers.

Suddenly, Xu Feng leaned into his ear and said, "My lord, Lord Yi Jun and Lord Liu Xiao may need this opportunity. ”

Knowing what Xu Feng meant, Shi Bin was very happy. understands that if he can't rise in the short term, he can't make great contributions anymore, and the great achievements in front of him are better than letting Yi Jun and Liu Xiao, who have been nesting in the nest, stand up.

"Brother Lu, my brother is willing to help you capture this Bianjing City, but my brother also has a small request." Shi Bin said with a smile.

Seeing that Shi Bin was willing to help, Lu Wende was overjoyed. He knew that Shi Bin's subordinates were all capable of recruiting and fighting, and they were all quite strategic, and with his help, Bianjing would definitely be able to fight in one battle. immediately said that no matter what Shi Bin's conditions were, Lu Wende would agree.

"Then thank you Brother Lu. My request is simple, just remember to give some credit to my two subordinates, and I'll forget it. However, these two are still in Jingnan, and you may have to wait a while before you can attack. ”

How could Lu Wende not agree to such a simple request? He immediately agreed, and said that he would wait even if he had to wait for half a year. In his opinion, nothing is more important than the great achievement of recovering Bianjing.

After the agreement was made, Shi Bin immediately ordered someone to send 600 miles to Jingnan to urgently transfer Yi Jun, Liu Xiao and 4,000 firearms soldiers to help.

I thought it would take at least twenty days to see Yi Jun and Liu Xiao, but I didn't think that they would arrive with a thousand strikers on the 14th. It seems that it is such a great credit that makes these two people crazy and tireless, Shi Bin said secretly.

Let the tired Yi Jun and Liu Xiao rest for a day, and take them to see Lu Wende the next day.

Although Lu Wende has been in a high position for a long time, he does not dare to have any disdain for the two new faces in front of him, not only because they are Shi Bin's brothers, but also because they are also generals who can fight well. Yi Jun and Liu Xiao have heard of Lu Wende's prestige for a long time, and they are even more humble, which makes the atmosphere in the stadium very harmonious.

"Two adults, I believe that your eldest brother has already told you about our current situation. The Yuan people in Bianjing City were not disheartened by their emperor's defeat, and they were still resisting stubbornly, what do you think? ”

"Lord Lu, I want to know if you found any weaknesses in the Yuan people during the siege of the city?" Yi Jun asked.

"Weakness?" Lu Wende muttered, "There is no obvious weakness, that is, the troops are slightly insufficient, but their bravery also basically makes up for this weakness." ”

"May I ask Lord Lu, have your subordinates ever captured the city gate?" Liu Xiao asked.

"Take the gates?" Lu Wende smiled a little painfully and said, "Lord Liu, don't you know how wide the moat in Bianjing City is, more than four zhang. My soldiers desperately crossed the river and did not survive, and if they attacked again, they were almost all gone, and where could they still take the city gates. ”

Is Bianjing's defense so powerful? This is much beyond Liu Xiao and Yi Jun's expectations, and there will be no three out of ten when they cross the river... If you have some more rolling wood and stones, you will indeed be exhausted.

The two turned their heads to look at Shi Bin, who was sitting silently on the side, Shi Bin nodded slightly, signaling that Lu Wende was telling the truth. And he gave them a look and asked them to help as much as they could.

He was here to make meritorious contributions, even if Shi Bin didn't make a look, the two would try their best to help. So Yi Jun and Liu Xiao thought hard.

Not long after, Yi Jun, the tomb robber, spoke: "Two adults, I have a law that can be done. ”

Shi Bin was not excited, but Lu Wende was very excited, and motioned to Yi Jun to hurry up and say the solution.

"Lord Lu, we can try to throw some gunpowder at the Bianjing City Gate through the stone thrower, and at the same time continue to send soldiers to attack. Of course, these soldiers have to do great good, otherwise no one would want to do something almost suicidal. ”

"I agree with Lord Yi's idea, and I think you can also throw as many iron bullets at the city gate as you cross the river." As soon as Yi Jun's voice fell, Liu Xiao continued.

There is no need for the two to explain, Lu Wende understands what they mean, this is a burn and a smash, as long as the city gate is captured, everything will be easy to do.

Very happy that the two of them could come up with such a brilliant idea, Lu Wende did not hesitate to praise Yi Jun and Liu Xiao, and said that he was very envious of Shi Bin for having such a wise and brave subordinate.

After the good words are said, of course, the fight will begin. Everything went according to the previous plan, and after a while, the gates of Bianjing City were indeed destroyed under the double blow of gunpowder and iron bullets. Seeing this, Lu Wende was overjoyed and immediately ordered 1,000 dead soldiers to seize the city gates, and the other 5,000 elites were ready to send out support at any time.

But it didn't take long for Lu Wende to laugh. Because their intelligence was wrong, the gate that they captured before was only the gate of Wengcheng, and the main city of Bianjing City was still intact. The most annoying thing is that the main city gate is actually made of refined iron, and ordinary gunpowder and iron bullets are completely ineffective against it.

This made Lu Wende very frustrated, of course, Yi Jun and Liu Xiao couldn't be blamed, they both made great efforts in this, and it was their own intelligence mistakes that led to the loss of a thousand dead soldiers. So after withdrawing the troops, Lu Wende immediately retracted his tent and didn't see anyone.

Shi Bin gasped, and secretly sighed that Bianjing is really good at city defense, not only is the moat very wide, but there is also an urn city, and the main city gate is still made of fine iron, and it is estimated that even if he sends firearms soldiers to go up, it will all be lost there.

Shi Bin, who was relaxed before, also felt a lot of pressure now, he didn't think that he couldn't attack Bianjing, but he didn't want to spend too much effort on it. He also wants to save his energy to recover Jingdong Road as soon as possible. Therefore, he ignored the frustrated Lu Wende, and directly called Yi Jun and Liu Xiao into the tent to discuss the attack.

"What do you say? How to deal with the fine iron city gate? Shi Bin asked very angrily.

This can make Yi Jun and Liu Xiao feel that they have nothing to say, the fire can't be burned, and the iron bullet can't be beaten, what else can they do? The two immediately shook their heads with bitter faces, indicating that they couldn't think of a way.

"It's not for dry rice to call you here, if you want to be promoted, you have to come up with a way for me to capture Bianjing!" Shi Bin said unceremoniously.

After a while, Yi Jun remembered his old job, and said with a somewhat obscene smile: "Dashuai, I have a way to do it." ”

"Tell me about it." Looking at Yi Jun's appearance, Shi Bin felt hope.

"I used to be a tomb robber, and this lord knows. If we don't send a few tomb robbers to loosen the foundations of the city gate, maybe it will be a lot easier to attack..." Yi Jun said with a smile.

Loosen the foundation? Shi Bin really hadn't thought about this method. He didn't think about it at all, but now that he heard it, he felt good, and the possibility of success should be very high, so he immediately agreed to this plan.

This time he was not in a hurry to give an order, with Lu Wende's previous experience, he didn't want to lose thousands of elites in vain. So he said: "If you have any other ideas, the more practical the better, I don't want my men to suffer too many casualties." ”

After a while, Liu Xiao spoke: "Marshal, I heard that you captured a few people who can build giant stone throwers when you were fighting with Meng Ge before?" ”

As soon as he heard this, Shi Bin immediately slapped the coffee table and said loudly: "Oh, how did I forget these treasures!" "Immediately ordered those people to build a giant stone throwing machine overnight, and the first one must be built within five days.

When he was dancing happily, Liu Xiao said again: "Dashuai, there is a saying in a humble position that I don't know whether to say or not." ”

"Say, what can't be said!" Shi Bin said with a smile.

"I wonder if the adults plan to fight with the Yuan people or make the Yuan people surrender?"

Let the Yuan people surrender? Shi Bin was a little puzzled. Lu Wende's persuasion to surrender was not only unsuccessful before, but also received an arrow, how could he succeed in persuading him to surrender?

Knowing that Shi Bin's mind had not turned for the time being, Liu Xiao continued: "I think that my lord can first conduct a military exercise of a giant stone thrower outside the city. Then dig the root of the wall of the city gate according to what Master Yi said, and then put this giant stone throwing machine into actual combat. Once the city gate was broken, he was persuaded to surrender, and he thought that the Yuan people should surrender at this time. After all, no one wants to die in this defeated battle, to be a lonely ghost far from home. ”

Liu Xiao was right, and Shi Bin accepted it.

Five days later, the giant stone throwing machine had been built, and Lu Wende and the Yuan people in Bianjing City were shocked when they saw such a large machine. Lu Wende vigorously asked about the manufacturing method of this machine, and Yuan Ren prayed to the immortal heaven that this machine was just a silver-like pewter gun head.

Because the roots of the city wall have been secretly dug up, the damage to the fine iron gate of the main city of Bianjing caused by the hundreds of catties of boulders thrown by this giant stone throwing machine to be huge. However, after throwing away only seven or eight boulders, the fine iron gate collapsed. Without this barrier, the Yuan people were immediately at a loss, and some of them couldn't even stand and sit on the ground.

At this time, Shi Bin stopped the attack and began to persuade him to surrender as Liu Xiao said.

Sure enough, after thinking for only a quarter of an hour, Yuan Ren raised the white flag and surrendered.