Chapter 645: Change of Generals

Although the surrounding palaces are splendid, there are carved beams and paintings everywhere, which are so exquisite that people are amazing. But at this time, Tutuha was not in the slightest interest in enjoying these beautiful scenery as before. Now all he wanted to do was to leave the captive place and return to the prairie where he could soar like an eagle as soon as possible.

"Lord Tutuha, what's wrong? Isn't it a little upset? Shi Bin sincerely showed his concern.

If it had been before, Tutuha would not have recognized it. But this time he expressed his dissatisfaction very calmly, nodded and said, "Lord Shi, why don't you say a word for me in the imperial study?" Isn't that too unfaithful? ”

He had long expected Tutuha to think so, so Shi Bin was not angry. Instead, he smiled and said, "Lord Tutuha, you and I have a good relationship and appreciate each other." But what we just talked about in the imperial study is a major national event, and we can't tolerate the slightest personal feeling, otherwise it will be treason. And Shi remembered that the agreement between you and me before was to send 40,000 troops in exchange for the land east of Jiayuguan, and I also told the emperor about this and did not break my promise. It was Lord Zhao who got in the way, and you failed to convince him, this mistake can't be counted on my Shi Bin's head. ”

"But Lord Shi, you can help me say a few words!" Tutuha said impatiently, obviously very dissatisfied, "Otherwise, it won't become your Great Song Dynasty who only sent 60,000 troops and asked us to return so much land east of Yumen Pass." Our Great Khan is really at a loss. ”

"Lord Tutuha, I repeat, I can't do it for personal gain, and I've kept our agreement. I must not let a country lose its rightful territory because of a few thousand horses, which would be shameless. I believe that you will not do such a despicable thing, if I really do this, I am afraid that you will no longer look down on me Shi Bin, and will think that I am a mercenary and cunning person. Shi Bin said very solemnly.

These words left Tutuha speechless. Indeed, if Shi Bin really did this, he would no longer look down on Shi Bin and would think that he was a mercenary villain. Although today's practice is not kind and has played a sideline game, at least it is not untrustworthy because of selfishness and public peace.

In order to make Tutuha less uncomfortable, Shi Bin proposed to go to rest first, and expressed his willingness to let Wang San contribute more in the battle against Kublai Khan.

This promise made Tutuha a lot happier, Wang San is also a battlefield veteran, and Shi Bin's die-hard supporter, with Shi Bin's advice he will definitely do more instead of coping with things. After being a veteran for many years, Tutuha quickly thought of a very real question: whose team to send to fight Kublai Khan. It must not all be those old soldiers who can only fight with the wind, and there must be some troops who can really fight well, otherwise they will not be able to resist Kublai Khan's iron cavalry.

"Lord Shi, there is one more thing I want to discuss with you." Tutuha smiled very humbly.

Such a big change in attitude made Shi Bin immediately vigilant, and said with a smile: "My lord, please speak." ”

"How many warriors are you going to send to these 60,000 soldiers and horses who have really been baptized with blood and fire? If it were all soldiers who had not been in actual combat, it would be bad, and that would be tantamount to murdering them. ”

After hearing this, Shi Bin realized that Tutuha was worried that although he sent troops, he sent some rabble.

"Lord Tutuha is really thoughtful, and I really didn't think about how many soldiers can be arranged in the 60,000 army. Of course, it can't all be a hundred battle heroes, in that case, I'm big

Mrs. Song suffered, and they couldn't all be rabble, that would indeed be murdering my Great Song soldiers, and they really needed to be discussed carefully. ”

"Lord Shi praised. Tutuha had an initial idea. Among the 60,000 soldiers, please send 30,000 soldiers, and the rest of the soldiers can be those old soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

"Five-five? Not good. A warrior is bought by the blood of at least three warriors. It is absolutely impossible for me to send 30,000 troops, how can the army of 60,000 in the Great Song Dynasty let me send half of it alone? ”

Maybe he felt that the request was a bit excessive, but he didn't want to compromise, so Tutuha looked sad and obviously very embarrassed. After all, if he 'ceded' a large area of land but only won reinforcements from 60,000 rabble, then Tutuha would never be able to explain to Ali Buge.

Of course, Tutuha can't be too embarrassed, Shi Bin said with a smile: "Lord Tutuha don't have to be embarrassed, not only my soldiers and horses can fight against Kublai Khan, but also the subordinates of the three generals are also very combative." ”

Tutuha still believes this, Shi Bin should be the most capable of fighting among the generals of the Southern Song Dynasty, it does not mean that everyone else is a rice bucket, but he is not as meritorious as Shi Bin. So Tutuha asked about the three men.

"Your Möngke Khan was wounded and died during the attack on Diaoyu City, right? At that time, the main general guarding Diaoyu City was Wang Jian, and the deputy general was Zhang Yu. The third is Xiang Shibi, when he defeated you Yuan people in Fuzhou, you must not forget this. ”

These three people Tutuha will indeed not forget, especially the first two generals who killed Meng Ge, Tuha. Although a wave of anger rose in Tutuha's heart when he heard the names of these people, he finally suppressed it, saying that he could accept Shi Bin's plan. Wang San, Wang Jian and Xiang Shibi led the troops, Wang San was the main general, and the other two were deputy generals.

In order to show his sincerity, Shi Bin said: "Lord Tutuha, I am willing to give 20,000 elites, let Wang Jian and Xiang Shibi each bring 10,000 elites, and the remaining 20,000 are the old soldiers of the Song army, how about it?" ”

Knowing that this is Shi Bin's bottom line, Tutuha is not an insatiable person, but he is still happy to agree to this plan and express his sincere gratitude.

At the beginning, Wang San beat Kublai Khan by surprise and severely damaged his 30,000 cavalry, which made Ali Buge ecstatic and laughed and found the right ally. Although Shi Bin didn't come, it was indeed good that his big brain was here.

As Wang San's two lieutenants, Wang Jian and Xiang Shibi felt a lot of pressure, because Wang San was definitely the kind of great wise man who could compete with Wolong and Phoenix Chicks in 'strategizing and winning thousands of miles away'. The two of them are far inferior, and they can only be errand runners, which is a bit embarrassing for the two commanders.

It's just that from the repeated combat meetings, Wang San's high views again and again made the two of them have to be convinced.

Although Shi Bin, who had been staying in Lin'an to control the overall situation, did not directly lead the troops, he did not care about the war in the northwest for a single day. After obtaining that Wang San led the crowd to inflict heavy losses on Kublai Khan's 30,000 army, Shi Bin unexpectedly scolded people.

couldn't understand why Shi Bin was so strange, Jia Ling and Sai Xishi immediately ran to ask, if they were angry because they couldn't stand Wang San's great achievements, it would be too small-bellied, absolutely wrong.

Seeing the anxious looks of Jia Ling and Sai Xishi, Shi Bin was very puzzled, so in order not to misunderstand, Shi Bin asked patiently with a smile.

"Husband, Wang San led the troops to fight such a big victory, why do you still scold Wang San? Even if there were more casualties, it was nothing, not to mention that there were only 3,000 casualties, which was the same as the wounds of the cavalry

There are very few deaths. Jia Ling said with a cold face.

Knowing that the two had misunderstood, Shi Bin sighed helplessly and said, "Two ladies, you have misunderstood. The reason why I scolded people was not because he sacrificed these people, let alone jealousy, but because he should not have won such a big battle. Mu Xiu will be destroyed by the forest wind, he really read this book in vain! If he is too powerful, it is difficult to ensure that Wang Jian and Xiang Shibi are not jealous, and Brother Ali Buge will definitely add more pressure to Wang San. With such internal and external pressure, do you think Wang San's life will be better? Isn't it us who will lose in the end? ”

"What then? Everything has been done. After understanding what Shi Bin meant, Sai Xishi asked anxiously.

"Fortunately, this is only the first time, and you can use a surprise army as an excuse, but the second time, Kublai Khan is prepared, and he can't win a big victory no matter what." Shi Bin said, "I'll write to him right now to tell him about it." ”

It didn't take long for Wang San to receive Shi Bin's letter, which was a somewhat harshly worded letter that made him feel a little aggrieved. Others are praised for their big victories, but they are reprimanded for their three great victories. The only thing that made Wang San feel comfortable was that Shi Bin won the right to dispose of it cheaply, and he could manage the entire Northwest Military Administration.

In the next few battles, Wang San obviously slowed down the pace and reduced the scale, which can be described as a victory in a hundred battles. However, due to the small casualties, this did not have much impact on Kublai Khan's overall strength, and only attracted him 60,000 or 70,000 horses.

This obvious change made Wang Jian, Xiang Shibi, Ali Buge, and Kublai Khan very confused. How did the spear, which was originally long and sharp, suddenly become dull and short?

Wang Jian and Xiang Shibi did not hate this change, but were a little happy, because this not only achieved the strategic goal, but also reduced casualties. However, Ali Buge was very unhappy, because it obviously increased the pressure on his resistance. Kublai Khan was nervous, afraid that he would be stabbed by Wang San again if he was not careful.

Shi Bin is very satisfied with this situation, what he wants is Ali Buge and Kublai Khan to be pinched, and the Yuan people are consumed, and the more they consume, the better.

Before he was happy for a few days, Shi Bin received a private letter from Wang San, the content of which surprised everyone, because he asked to come back to be an envoy along the river and not to lead the troops in the northwest. The reason is that it is too boring and a waste of time.

Looking at this letter, Shi Bin couldn't help laughing, and sighed, "People can't ask for such a position as a coach, he's a good king, and he actually wants to take the initiative to resign and quit his job, saying it's too boring and a waste of time!" ”

Knowing that Shi Bin must be a little unhappy, Jia Ling and Sai Xishi glanced at each other and agreed to comfort him.

"Husband, Wang San is not an ordinary person, he also has the ambition of Kunpeng. If you want him to tease Kublai Khan like this and not allow him to show his strength, he is naturally not happy, and after a long time, of course he will retreat. Jia Ling patiently explained.

"Could it be that he was allowed to show his strength and beat Kublai Khan? Let my Great Song bear the main wrath of Kublai Khan? It became that we competed with Kublai Khan's sandpiper and clam clam and that Ali Buge profited from the fisherman? Shi Bin was very irritable and asked three questions in a row.

"Naturally, this is not good, you are indeed a little troublesome when you say that." Jia Ling said with a frown after listening to Shi Bin's words.

At this time, Sai Xishi spoke: "It's a big deal, change the general, let Wang San come back as his envoy along the river, and send Li Chao to be the commander of the Northwest Army?" Wouldn't it be appropriate for him to have enough ability to produce so many moths? ”

This was indeed a good idea, and Shi Bin finally decided to transfer Wang San back to his original post to continue to serve as the envoy of the riverside system, while Li Chao replaced Wang San as the commander of the three armies of the Great Song Dynasty in the northwest.