Chapter 460: Something is wrong

From the time Shi Bin began to cross the river to the two hundred miles after landing, his men and horses did not encounter any decent resistance, and there were only two sneak attacks of less than 500 men in total. And this so-called sneak attack is just shooting two arrows and leaving immediately. Shi Bin's side didn't kill a single one, and only four were injured, and the Yuan people were really not attacking, and it was extremely asymmetrical with their bloodthirstiness and ferocity all along.

Chen Yan and Li Tingzhi were more happy with the reaction of the Yuan people, thinking that the Yuan people were afraid that their strength would be too damaged when they fought them outside the city, which would lead to insufficient troops to defend Taiyuan City, so they simply reduced their forces and entered the city to strengthen the city defense. As for the two sneak attacks, they were just testing the strength of the Song army.

But Shi Bin, the coach, doesn't think so, he feels that there must be something strange in it, but he can't think of a reason. Knowing that a commander could not be without a target, he had to suppress the doubts in his heart and continue to march along the periphery of Luliang Mountain.

However, the more he walked, the more uneasy Shi Bin's heart became, and he couldn't hold back anymore when he saw the army stretching to dozens of miles, and summoned Chen Yan and Li Tingzhi into the tent to discuss matters.

looked at Shi Bin in front of him with a sad face, obviously worried about something, but Chen Yan and Li Tingzhi were very puzzled and a little disdainful, thinking that Shi Bin was worrying about the sky. Isn't it good that this way is advancing and the Yuan people have not made a decent resistance? Why bother to make yourself unhappy again? What's more, just in case, they had already sent nearly two hundred scouts to search the area within a radius of fifty miles, and if there was really an ambush, it would be impossible to escape their detection.

"Two adults, do you think that our march this time is too smooth?" Shi Bin asked in a slightly worried tone.

"It's very smooth, but the humble position thinks that this is normal, and the Yuan people sent a large number of troops south in order to deal with the attack of Lord Lu, which led to the lack of troops on the north side of Hedong Road. The reason why we didn't encounter an effective attack was because the Yuan people retreated into the city in order to keep the important town of Taiyuan. Chen Yan said with great certainty.

"Makes sense, but I'm still feeling a little uneasy. The feeling is familiar. Shi Bin said.

It's normal to feel uneasy, and Chen Yan and Li Tingzhi can understand it. They all know that Shi Bin is a commander who likes to make surprising moves, and often takes risks with his life, so the two of them can't guess what Shi Bin's so-called 'familiar feeling' is. So he turned his gaze to Xu Feng, hoping that he would give him a hint or an answer.

However, this time, Xu Feng didn't quite understand what Shi Bin's 'familiar feeling' was. Because in his opinion, there are no loopholes in the arrangement between Chen Yan and Li Tingzhi, as long as they fight Taiyuan steadily, they will definitely be able to take it down. Even if Taiyuan can't be taken for the time being, as long as it is surrounded, Shi Bin and Lu Wende will attack from the north and south, and Lu Liang will definitely be able to go down in one go. Once Luliang is taken, Taiyuan will not be able to escape.

The coach was so worried that it would have a great impact on morale and was not conducive to the battle, so Chen Yan, Li Tingzhi and Xu Feng decided to dispel Shi Bin's doubts before attacking.

"Marshal, I think that the terrain in the east of the river is very unfavorable for cavalry combat, if the Yuan people want to keep Taiyuan, there is indeed only one way to go into the city, as long as we don't rush in easily, it's fine." Xu Feng said with certainty.

"This terrain is not conducive to cavalry raids and retreats, and the Yuan people will not fight me in the field until they are completely sure that they are not enough, but why do I always feel uneasy? I don't think I'm a suspicious guy. Shi Bin still insisted on his opinion.

"Please don't worry, don't worry, in this mountainous area, my infantry has an absolute advantage against the Yuan cavalry, unless they dismount and fight. If you dismount and fight..." When Li Tingzhi said this, he couldn't help laughing loudly, "That's why they killed themselves!" ”

The strength of the Song army was more than twice that of the Yuan people in the Taiyuan line, and if the Yuan people gave up the advantage of fighting immediately and turned to dismount to fight, it would indeed taste like they were seeking their own death.

Infantry? Mountain warfare? This made Shi Bin startled, he remembered the situation when he was ambushed in the valley, what if the Yuan people also used this trick? Right now

The army was pulled out for dozens of miles, and there were weaknesses almost everywhere, and once the Yuan people were determined to fight to the death, sacrificing 20,000 people in exchange for their own casualties of 50,000 or 60,000 people, then there would be no need to fight this battle again. Even if he doesn't plan to fight so hard, just making trouble here and there can make him anxious, and I'm afraid that he will eventually retire because he can't bear the harassment.

"How many detectives have you sent out to find out?" Shi Bin asked.

"Two hundred." Chen Yan replied.

"What about the scope of the probe?"

"Handsome, fifty miles in radius." Li Tingzhi replied.

"Fifty miles? Seems to be enough. Shi Bin said secretly, "But my army has been stretching for dozens of miles, how can these fifty miles be calculated?" ”

So Shi Bin asked specific questions, such as the direction of exploration, the number of scouts in each direction, and whether there was any abnormal situation. Whether there is a dark whistle to observe, etc.

Soon Shi Bin discovered a big loophole, Chen Yan and Li Tingzhi arranged for the reconnaissance cavalry to be sent to the direction of Taiyuan to explore the range of 50 miles, and the left and right wings were also 50 miles, but the rear army only had a range of less than 20 miles.

This will lead to a small group of two scouts in a radius of more than ten miles on the left and right wings, that is, two scouts, and the number is seriously insufficient. The rear army is even more ridiculous, the exploration range is only twenty miles, and the Yuan people can attack their rear army with only one rapid march.

While talking about the specific arrangements for Chen Yan and Li Tingzhi, they felt Shi Bin's anger, and they also felt the omission of their own arrangements.

In the end, the two couldn't talk anymore, because Shi Bin's face was already on fire at the bottom of the pot.

"This is the scout you arranged? In the middle of the mountains, you can send detectives like this? Do you think that's enough? Shi Bin said angrily, and slapped the small coffee table that was not very sturdy with one palm.

"No... Not enough..." Chen Yan said hesitantly.

"Yes... It's a lack of thoughtfulness and negligence. Li Tingzhi also said tremblingly.

"Quick! Send me an additional 1,000 scouts to investigate the surrounding situation, each group of men and horses must have at least five people, and the range of the rear army will also increase to fifty miles! ”

Not daring to bear Shi Bin's greater anger, Chen Yan and Li Tingzhi quickly withdrew from the tent after receiving the order.

"No, there must still be problems that have not been solved..." Shi Bin was still a little uneasy, but it was no longer so intense.

Shi Bin, who lost his temper, felt a little tired, and he didn't bother to think about it anymore because he couldn't think of anything, so he fell asleep.

Although there was some noise in the barracks, it was very quiet around the tent, and Shi Bin naturally slept well. I woke up refreshed and comfortable.

So he went to the camp and started to walk, which can be regarded as checking his own camp. Before he could take a few steps, Shi Bin heard insults. Although Shi Bin was born in the mountains, he also spoke foully, but he didn't like to listen to foul language, so he walked over to see what was going on, and by the way, he educated the unobtrusive soldier.

After listening carefully, I realized that it was a quartermaster captain who lost his temper because his subordinates did not send grain and grass to several camps under his jurisdiction in time.

Although he hated the quartermaster lieutenant's foul language, but he was loyal to his duties, Shi Bin didn't plan to educate, after all, it was difficult for a bunch of old men to mess up together.

"Xu Feng, is our grain and grass still enough?" Shi Bin asked.

"Enough, handsome. What we brought ourselves was enough for one month, what we hoarded in the camp in Hedong was enough for three months, and what we hoarded at the Yulin Ferry in Hexi was enough for half a year. ”

"Ten months? That's enough. But I always feel that this grain road is too dangerous, and it is difficult to feel at ease because there is a mountain road and the Yellow River blocking it. Shi Bin said.

"Don't worry, sir, didn't you send another thousand scouts before? If the Yuan people have action, they will definitely not be able to escape your eyes. ”

"I hope so. However, I still ordered to protect the safety of the grain carriers on the front line of the Yellow River, and even if the Yuan people were not strong enough to confront our army head-on, it was still possible to attack the grain carriers that did not have much counterattack ability

Target. In addition, an additional 3,000 men and horses were sent to the camp in Hedong to prevent the Yuan people from attacking the camp and burning grain and grass. ”

"Understood." Xu Feng said, and when he was about to leave after receiving the order, Xu Feng said again: "My lord, can we send some people to Taiyuan City to check the situation in the city first?" ”

Shi Bin nodded in agreement. Because it was an old spy who had infiltrated the city for many years, the situation in Taiyuan City was transmitted in two days.

There were 15,000 defenders in the city, all elite. Enough grain and grass for three years. The general who defended the city was Ashu, the grandson of Subutai and the son of Wuliang Hatai.

The grandson of Subutai, the son of Wuliang Hatai? Shi Bin couldn't help laughing after hearing this, and said, "It's really not a bad match!" Xu Feng, my father-killing enemy is here, do you think that he will just keep cowering in Taiyuan City and not come out? ”

"I thought that ... No. Xu Feng said, "Dashuai, I have known this person in the past, his reputation is not weaker than that of his father Wuliang Hatai, he is a general under Kublai Khan, and it is said that he is both wise and brave." ”

"Wisdom and bravery?" Shi Bin took a deep breath and said, "This time I'm relieved." ”

I don't understand why Shi Bin met such a powerful opponent, but said that he was relieved, it was too strange.

"Originally, the Yuan army, which only planned to trap Taiyuan City, first defeated Lü Liang, and then attacked Taiyuan with Lü Wende. Now it looks like plans are going to change. Shi Bin continued, "I'm afraid that the Taiyuan guard will deliberately show weakness and suddenly give me a knife at a critical time, but now it seems that it will not work if I don't pull out the nail of Taiyuan." ”

"That's true. If you don't capture Taiyuan, Lord Taiyuan will have a thorn in his back, and it will be difficult to fight with all his might. If you are not careful, I am afraid that our army will suffer heavy losses. Xu Feng agreed.

In Shi Bin's opinion, it is impossible to suffer heavy losses, but it is possible to attack Lüliang without being able to fight with all his strength. And Shi Bin couldn't understand why Ah Shu dared to leave only 15,000 soldiers and horses in the city as a defender.

Fifteen thousand people seems like a lot, but there are 70,000 Song troops outside the city, many of whom are still Shi Bin's firearms soldiers, and there are even return cannons. In this case, fifteen thousand people, even if they are all elite, are slightly insufficient.

"How many defenders were there in Taiyuan City before we crossed the Yellow River?" Shi Bin asked.

"Thirty thousand."

"Then why is it only half now?"

"I listened to my subordinates because that half was transferred to block Master Lu."

"Transfer half of the Taiyuan garrison to resist Lu Wende?" Shi Bin felt a deep taste of conspiracy from it, "When did you go?" ”

"Shortly after we take Yulin."

At this time, Shi Bin stopped talking but couldn't stop nodding and smiling, as if he was happy to hear what Xu Feng said.

"Any idea why I'm laughing?" Shi Bin asked meaningfully.

Xu Feng is not stupid, and immediately understood after Shi Bin's reminder, "Da Shuai means that this is intentional by Ah Shu?" ”

"Definitely. Since he is a wise and brave general, how can he not know the importance of Taiyuan, how can he not defend the city well and wait for reinforcements but be stupid enough to send 15,000 people to fight a field battle? ”

"In that case, we are in extreme danger. Now it's certain that the 15,000 men are eyeing us nearby. ”

"Yes, it's definitely not far from us." Shi Bin said, "And I can feel that this Ah Shu not only wants to severely damage our army, but also wants to completely annihilate our army in this mountain forest, and even wants to kill me to avenge his father's murder." ”

Xu Feng immediately got anxious after hearing this, and asked Shi Bin what to do.

Shi Bin smiled and said that he didn't have to worry, because in his opinion, Ashu's arrangement had not yet been completed, as long as he didn't attack Taiyuan Ashu, he wouldn't attack him. And it will make this greedy guy burst his belly.

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