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This battle, which turned from victory to defeat and ended in a draw, can be described as full of twists and turns, which makes people feel that the battlefield changes are really fast-changing, and they lose all the games if they are not careful.

On the way back to the camp, in order to prevent Kublai Khan from breaking his trust and sending troops to pursue, Shi Bin cast a lot of trapping nets along the way and dug a lot of trapping pits.

And Ali Buge, the Great Khan, did not deliberately avoid Shi Bin this time, but went hand in hand with him. It's just that the smile on his face when he speaks is too ugly, as if the facial muscles of a patient with facial paralysis are shaking uncontrollably. didn't want to show his helplessness, so Shi Bin didn't look at Brother Ali Bu much, but only occasionally glanced politely.

"Master Shi, thank you very much this time. If it weren't for you, I'm afraid that the 30,000 soldiers and horses under my command would have lost more than 10,000, but most of them. Brother Ali Buge smiled a little embarrassedly.

"The Great Khan is polite, Shi is still the same sentence, you and my allies should help you. Shi thinks that even if your iron cavalry can no longer attack the defending position, it is not a problem, but there are only one or two thousand more casualties, and it will definitely not be more than half. ”

Hearing these words made Ali Buge's heart feel a little more comfortable, but he was quite sober this time, and understood that this was just a consolation, and he didn't really think that his troops would have such strong combat effectiveness. Therefore, Ali Buge also modestly said that his troops would not be so strong, and only together with Shi Bin's troops could Kublai Khan be completely defeated.

I didn't expect Brother Ali Bu to lower his body and say these words, Shi Bin was very surprised. Then he looked at Ali Buge's face and felt that he was not talking nonsense but telling the truth. This gave Shi Bin the idea of making friends with him.

Of course, he couldn't say these things immediately, Shi Bin just followed Ali Buge's words and said: "The Great Khan is right, Kublai Khan is too cunning and has strong combat power. If you and I don't attack with one heart and one mind, I am afraid that we will never be able to destroy the scourge of Kublai Khan. ”

"That's true. Lord Shi, this time we could have won, but because of my greed for merit, not only did I lose the battle, but I also caused you to lose a lot of men, which is really unbearable. ”

"There is no failure, the Great Khan does not have to mind. It's just another tie, which makes Kublai Khan linger for a few more days, and it will be a matter of time before he is exterminated. ”

These words are also true, but from victory to draw, he Ali Buge has an unshirkable responsibility, so Ali Buge solemnly said that he owes Shi Bin two great favors, and there will be a good reward after that.

Of course, you have to pretend to persuade Brother Ali Bu not to care so much, but Shi Bin's heart is happy, and he can't wait for Brother Ali Buge to say that no matter what he wants, he will agree to it.

After walking five or six miles like this, the soldiers recovered, and Shi Bin and Ali Buge immediately ordered to speed back to the camp.

This time, Brother Ali Buge personally sent Shi Bin back to his camp, showing great respect. This made Shi Bin feel Ali Buge's sincerity, and he wanted to be friends with him even more.

returned to the tent, and the people sitting in the tent were naturally cronies and important generals. Shi Bin understood very well why they were sitting here at this time, this was to ask the teacher to ask for guilt. "Hello everyone, why are you all gathered here with me?" Shi Bin said with a clear pretense of confusion.

"Dashuai, you're so smart, don't you know why we're here?" Jia Ling said in a weird way.

"I really don't know." Shi Bin replied with a smile, "Please also ask Madame to make it clear." ”

"If Ali doesn't want to chase him, let him chase it, if you're afraid that something will happen to him, it's good to support him a little, just put it

It's enough for him to get it back safely, why do you still help him fight? Sai Xi Shi grabbed the conversation and asked angrily.

"Indeed, please tell us why you are still helping Ali Buge to fight. His 30,000 horses are fine even if the whole army is exhausted, and he still has 60,000 elites at his disposal. What's more, once something like that really happens, it will only aggravate the contradiction between Ali Buge and Kublai Khan, so that Ali Buge has to rely on us more, so that we can control Ali Buge more effectively. Wang Jian also said angrily.

Ignoring Wang Jian, Shi Bin turned his head to look at Xiang Shibi and asked with a smile: "What about you, what do you think, Lord Xiang?" ”

Shi Bin helped him, not to mention that Shi Bin didn't make a big mistake this time, but Xiang Shibi didn't think that Shi Bin did it right, so he was sloppy and said: "Dashuai, the lower officials think that what the two ladies and Lord Wang said is right, and what the adults did is not wrong, but your starting point is different." The two ladies and Lord Wang are the interests of the Great Song Dynasty first, and the Great Shuai is the first of faith..."

As soon as these words came out, Shi Bin laughed, and Jia Ling, Sai Xishi and Wang Jian all snorted coldly.

"Lord Xiang, you don't have to be like this, I know that you are not very happy that I helped Brother Ali so much. My approach is indeed a bit impulsive, as Lord Wang Jian said, even if Ali Buge's 30,000 horses were all annihilated by Kublai Khan, it would not be a big deal. Moreover, his 30,000 horses could not be completely annihilated. Shi Bin smiled.

Seeing that the faces of several people in the tent were better, Shi Bin spoke again: "Maybe there is one thing that you will still be happy about." This time, because he helped Brother Ali again, he personally said that he owed me two favors and would be rewarded. ”

"Generous retribution? Yuan people have never been faithful, and I don't believe in his promises. Jia Ling was still angry.

"Sister, Brother Ali is not like a traitorous villain, his words should still be believed. I just feel like it's probably not as thick as we estimated. Sai Si Shi laughed.

"The second lady has a point." Wang Jian said immediately. Xiang Shibi also nodded yes again and again. Seeing this, Jia Ling didn't bother to argue, just lowered her head and drank tea.

This little turmoil finally passed, and Shi Bin breathed a long sigh of relief.

Since several important people were sitting in the tent, Shi Bin didn't want to disperse like this, so he announced that he would rest first, and there would be things to discuss later. Everyone knows what to discuss next, so of course they should take a break. lest you make a fool of yourself because of lack of energy when discussing major matters.

After about a quarter of an hour, Shi Bin said, "Okay, all cheer up, and start talking about further battles." ”

"Dashuai, what do you want to do with Brother Ali Bu?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Xiang Shibi opened his mouth, Shi Bin's brain was excited, and he said: "Good to ask the lord, Ben Shuai is also worried about this." On the one hand, I feel that Brother Ali is suitable and worthy of support, and on the other hand, I am thinking about whether it is a pure interest relationship with him or a little friendship. ”

"What the marshal said is not bad, Brother Ali Buge doesn't have much ambition, and his ability is not very strong, if he wants to keep his sweat position, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort, and he will never have the ability to invade my Great Song again. Kublai Khan had great ambitions and knew people well, and when he became the Great Khan, he would definitely covet my Great Song Dynasty, and he would be a huge threat to my Great Song Dynasty. Therefore, the lower officials also think that Ali Buge is worthy of full support. The difficulty lies in whether it is purely a relationship of interest or a little friendship with him. Xia Guan thought that he could test Ali Buge and then determine what kind of relationship he had with him. Xiang Shibi said.

"It's to be tempted, what can you do about it?"

"Dashuai, the lower officials are stupid and haven't come up with a way for the time being, but they just want to remind them

Adults only. ”

"It's okay, Lord Xiang is very happy to think of these marshals. Kublai Khan will be destroyed sooner or later, and it is time for us to think about how to deal with the relationship with Ali Buge. Shi Bin praised sincerely.

"Husband, the concubine thinks that what Xiang said to the adults is right, we can test and test Brother Ali Buge, and it is best to test the truth of what he said to you, 'I owe you two adult favors, and then there will be a big reward'."

"Tempting the truth of this statement? Shih Tzu, you have a good idea, but how do you test it? ”

"Sister Xi Shi, it's too sensitive to test the truth of those. Ali Buge will think that his husband is a greedy person, and he will deliberately distance himself from his husband. Therefore, it is necessary to move to a more secure and reliable approach. ”

It's just that after thinking about it, everyone didn't come up with a good way to test whether Ali Buge was worth befriending, so Shi Bin could only decide to give up this topic for the time being and discuss how to fight.

"Now Kublai Khan's strength has been greatly damaged, and even the Semu people have been sent by him to fight us head-on, which shows that he has insufficient troops, and he will definitely not dare to fight with me head-on, and most of them will fight guerrillas with us and engage in skirmishes. Let's get tired of it and then eat away at us. This tactic is just right for cavalry, so we face no small difficulties. Shi Bin said solemnly.

"The commander is wise, if Kublai Khan is willing to fight us head-on, everything is easy to say, if he is broken into pieces and attacks everywhere, we will be tired of dealing with it, and it will be even more troublesome." Wang Jian said with certainty.

"Does Lord Wang have any good plans?" Shi Bin asked.

"Dashuai, Xia Guan has a rough idea. I think we can make a difference and disrupt Kublai Khan's rear, so that even if he wants to attack us in pieces, it can only be a pipe dream. ”

"Bottom of the kettle? Mr. Wang, please tell us more about it. ”

"No matter what kind of battle, the three armies go first without moving food and grass. Even if Kublai Khan wanted to fight a guerrilla war with us, he had to have enough food and grass. If you want to replenish food and grass, you need to have supply points, so as long as we destroy those supply points, they will not be able to carry out effective attacks. Sooner or later, we'll have to go back to fighting us head-on. ”

"Yes, Lord Wang said it well. All we need to do is send an elite force to disrupt Kublai Khan's rear and run out of supplies. Those supply points may not be easy for us to find ourselves, but we can definitely find them after a few herdsmen interrogation. What's more, such a small supply point must not be strong in defense, and it is definitely easy to be breached. As for our supplies, we will 'borrow' them from local herders. Shi Bin smiled slyly.

Next, Jia Ling proposed to first go to the reconnaissance cavalry to investigate the reality of Kublai Khan's rear, and then discuss how to send troops after getting the news. This was naturally necessary, and Shi Bin immediately agreed.

When everyone thought they had nothing to leave, Shi Bin suddenly shouted: "Don't go, did we discuss how to test Brother Ali Bu just now but didn't discuss a result?" ”

"Yes, sir." Wang Jian said, "Could it be that Lord Fei has thought of a way? ”

"Sort of. How about you say that we will push this good thing to Brother Ali Bu to do? Shi Bin smiled.

I didn't quite understand what Shi Bin meant, and everyone looked at Shi Bin suspiciously.

"Ali Buge is a Yuan person, will it have a greater effect if he goes to Kublai Khan's lair to make trouble than if we go? What's more, this is tantamount to giving him a big gift to Ali Buge, let's just see his reaction after taking this gift, won't we achieve the purpose of temptation? ”

This time, Jia Ling understood what Shi Bin meant, and agreed one after another. and suggested that power should be ceded to Ali Buge when sending troops.