Chapter 282: The Situation Is Critical

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the eleventh year of Chunyou (1251), and as mentioned before, the Yuan people began to invade the Song Dynasty in the south. However, this time, the Yuan people changed their strategy, not to go to Jingxiang or Lianghuai, but to go to Dali (the territory covers present-day Yunnan, Guizhou, southwestern Sichuan, as well as Burma, Laos, and parts of northern Vietnam).

The weak state of Dali took a sharp turn for the worse, and Yu Jue's pressure increased sharply, and he had to send ten roads and eight hundred miles to the Song court within five days to urgently request reinforcements. Since the closest and most combat-effective troops to Yu Yu were Shi Bin's men, Yu Yu not only sent a message to Lin'an, but also sent people directly to Dingzhou for help.

Shi Bin, who received the letter for help, was very conflicted, and did not express his position immediately, but arranged for the messenger to rest, and he ordered Xu Feng to call Wang San, Jia Ling, Sai Xishi, and Zhao Gang to discuss the matter.

Wang San and Jia Ling have always been careful, and when they saw Shi Bin, who was full of seriousness, holding a letter in his hand, they knew that there was something big; Sai Xishi was a little sluggish, but when he looked at the study, not only the descendants but also Li Yuxi immediately understood the general idea; Zhao Gang and Li Yuxi haven't figured out what is going on, and they thought it was information sent by the Longnan Intelligence Station.

"You take a look at this letter first, and then we'll talk about it later." Shi Bin walked up to Jia Ling and handed the letter to Wang San.

Several people quickly understood the content of the letter, and also knew why Shi Bin called them all, such a big matter really had to be discussed carefully, and there could be no mistakes.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think about this? I haven't figured it out yet, but I'd like to hear what you guys have to say. ”

"Big brother, little brother thinks that Lord Yu is dedicated to the country, and he still has to save it. What's more, it would be unwise not to go to the rescue. And..." Wang San said with some apprehension.

"Nonsense!" Before Wang San finished speaking, he was rudely interrupted by Jia Ling, only to hear her shout angrily: "Wang San, what are you talking about?" He Yu Yu wants to ask us to support with a letter, which is ridiculous! Before, we personally went to ask him to help take the 80,000 stones of grain and grass from the Yuan people, but he ignored it. Now that he is in trouble, he wants us to help, is there such a reason in the world? ”

"Yes." Sai Xishi, Li Yuxi and Zhao Gang all echoed each other. Wang San just kept silent, and did not refute them, after all, the anger of the people was unbearable.

Seeing this, Shi Bin knew a rough idea, and his attitude was a combination of the attitudes of Wang San and Jia Ling. He wanted to support Yu Jue to maintain the stability of Sichuan, but he didn't want Yu Jue to come over this hurdle so comfortably, so he also kept silent.

"Sister-in-law, my little sister thinks your words are right, but the words of the third brother Wang also make sense, after all, if Sichuan is lost, it will be our Jinghu that will suffer. On the cusp of the storm is the eldest brother and your father, the eldest brother finally became the pacification envoy and transfer envoy of Jinghu South Road, if it is because of the war to destroy our Jinghu Road, it will be more than worth the loss. Li Yuxi admonished in a low voice.

Before, Jia Ling was just a few angry words, and she regretted it a little after speaking, but now Li Yuxi came out to convince her, and she, a rude young lady who still has a sense of the overall situation, naturally no longer seems so oily and salty, but in order to save face, she still said coldly: "Since Sister Yuxi thinks that what I and Wang San said makes sense, then do you mean to find a compromise method?" ”

"I'm afraid that's all it takes."

"A compromise?" Zhao Gang frowned at this time and said, "The way to deal with this letter is nothing more than support and non-support, where is there any compromise?" ”

Looking at Zhao Gang with a helpless smile, Wang San said: "Of course there is... And there's more than one. ”

Although Zhao Gang was a little naïve, he was still studious, and when he heard that there was not only a way, but also more than one, he immediately urged Wang San to speak out.

"The first one is very simple, let's have a 'drag' trick, promise Yu Jue to support but find various reasons to drag, such as insufficient grain and grass, insufficient military salaries, soldiers to make salaries, etc., but still go to him before other armies in the imperial court support him."

"What about the second one?" Zhao Gang immediately asked.

"The second is the 'talk' formula, promise Yu Yu to support, but let's negotiate terms with him, until the court or negotiate with us to support him." Wang San replied with a smile.

"Is there a third one?" Zhao Gang asked while slyly pointing at Wang San and smiling.

"Of course, there is a third type, but this is also the last one, that is, according to the rules, neither delay nor talk, so didn't Zheng Qingzhi promise that we can freely mobilize troops below three thousand? On the one hand, we asked the Song court to send troops, and on the other hand, only three battalions of firearms soldiers were sent to support Yu Jue, and we will never mobilize a single soldier before the imperial court's will arrives. ”

Wang San's three methods made Shi Bin smile and agree with them all very much, because in this way, they would not leave anyone with any truth.

However, Shi Bin didn't agree with the second method very much, thinking that it would be too urban, and the first and third methods would be the best, which would be safe and would not damage his reputation if he was suffocated.

After making a plan, Shi Bin hid Wang San and the others in the secret room of the study, and asked Xu Feng to call the postman who had delivered the letter before

The post man was obviously still tired, and it was estimated that his body and bones were about to fall apart all the way, which showed that he was a very responsible person, Shi Bin was not in a hurry to ask, but signaled to him to rest and rest, and rewarded him with two taels of silver.

It should be grateful to Shi Bin for his reward, and the post guard spoke with a strong spirit, "Lord Shi, please don't worry about the villain, the villain often runs around so much and can bear it." The military situation is urgent, so let's talk about the military situation first. ”

"Okay. The official has already read Lord Yu's letter. In his letter, he said that the Yuan people had invaded the country of Dali, and now nearly half of their territory had fallen, was that true? ”

In order to complete Yu Jue's military order as soon as possible, the post guard naturally added fuel and vinegar to exaggerate the results of the Yuan people, saying that their army would arrive in Chengdu in a short time.

"I want the truth!" Shi Bin drank suddenly when the post man was talking energetically.

The dignified Jinghu South Road transfer envoy and pacification envoy lost his temper and naturally scared the post man a lot, and it was a felony to deceive the officials, so he had to honestly tell the battle situation.

It turned out that the Yuan people took the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau this time, and after penetrating from Lijiang to the side of the Southern Song Dynasty, Yu Jue was caught off guard. Although the defenders and grain and grass in Yibin City could support at least half a year, Yu Jue's military order to this post guard was that he must bring back at least 3,000 elite soldiers from Shi Bin within two months.

"In other words, before you came, Yibin was only besieged and not lost, and even if you were trapped for half a year, as long as there were no major problems, you wouldn't lose it?" Shi Bin smiled weirdly.

"Yes... Yes, but the Yuan people are powerful after all, and if the generals defending the city can't bear it, it will be bad. Adults must know that the Yuan people slaughtered the city at every turn, and they were taken by the iron blood of the Yuan people, if you don't send troops to support as soon as possible, I'm afraid that it will only take three months for Yibin to be gone. ”

Shi Bin naturally didn't believe these words, in his opinion, Yu Yu is now the Sichuan pacification envoy, the Sichuan consul and the Kuizhou Road transfer envoy, with more than 100,000 soldiers and horses under his command, how could he have to have these 3,000 elites under his command? Most of them are used as cannon fodder.

Knowing that Shi Bin definitely didn't believe his words, the post man gritted his teeth fiercely and said: "Lord Shi doesn't know, my family is not in good health now, and he has long been unable to lead the army to attack, so he can only command the army to resist the Yuan people in Rongcheng, which is really an urgent situation." ”

Not long ago, when he talked to Yu Yu about intercepting the grain and grass of the Yuanren, Shi Bin remembered that he was still in good health, why couldn't he lead the army to attack in such a little time? The news came as a big surprise to him.

"Then you tell me what is the physical condition of your Lord Yu now, so I can think about other things, after all, the transfer of troops is a big deal."

"Lord Yu is an internal disease, Uncle Xie Fang falsely accused my family in front of the emperor, saying that he monopolized power and did not have the courtesy of a monarch and a minister. When my family learned from his colleagues that Ritsu was suspicious of him, he became indignant. The post man gritted his teeth and said with a crying voice, "Although the adults can still be directors now, they have already used medicine to continue their lives." ”

Shi Bin never expected that Yu Jue's health would be so bad, and the few countermeasures discussed with Wang San before were useless in his opinion, and what he had to do now was to send troops to Sichuan to support Yu Jue as soon as possible. But fortunately, he has also been an official for more than ten years, and he did not express his position immediately, but only reassured the post guard that he would send troops as soon as possible, and he still had to consider specific matters.

After the post went down, Wang San and the others naturally came out of the secret room. They were all in a heavy mood when they heard these news, and Jia Ling, a person who loves and hates clearly, changed his previous attitude and said that he would immediately send troops to rescue.

This time, it was Wang San's turn to hesitate, and he muttered: "Lord Yu has the talent of being handsome, he can command at least 50,000 soldiers and horses even if he is bedridden, and it is okay to confront the Yuan people for a while, so the situation is not as serious as you think, sister-in-law." ”

After listening to it, everyone felt that Wang San's words were reasonable, and Yu Jue was ordered to take back Sichuan, which had fallen eight or nine times out of ten, from the hands of the Yuan people, so he must have the ability to 'strategize in the middle of the battle and win thousands of miles away'. What made Shi Bin feel unhappy was that he knew that the situation was critical, but let a seriously ill person stand alone against the thugs, and he felt a little ashamed and unbearable in his heart.

"What do you think? Forget about the delay in peace talks. Do we follow the rules to seek a safe place, or do we believe in Zheng Qingzhi's promise to immediately lead 3,000 elite soldiers to support Yu Jue? Shi Bin asked.

As soon as the words fell, Zhao Gang rushed out and shouted that he wanted to send troops immediately, and as for the grain and grass, he would be requisitioned and transferred to the counties along the road, after all, a few stones of grain and grass are a trivial matter, and losing the city is a big deal.

Zhao Gang's words make sense, but they are not very thoughtful. We can requisition grain and grass along the way, but we have to carry our own baggage, especially guns and ammunition, without ammunition our guns are useless, and they have to be transported over in a steady stream. Sai Si Shi added.

Looking at the few people in the study, Shi Bin understood their attitude, they all wanted to send troops to support Yu Yu as soon as possible, which was the same as his thoughts, so he immediately ordered: mobilize 3,000 elite firearms soldiers, and half of the ammunition inventory will be transferred, and set off in three days.

Then he wrote a handwritten letter and handed it to the post guard, asking him to take it back to Sichuan immediately and hand it over to Yu Jue. When the post man saw Shi Bin's handwriting, he immediately knelt down and thanked him, and then turned around and ran away.