Chapter 474: Datong is difficult

In this way, there are already four state capitals in Hedong: Taiyuan, Yangquan, Shangdang, and Jincheng in the hands of Shi Bin. Although Lu Wende and the other five knew that Shangdang and Jincheng were not deliberately taken by Shi Bin, they were already in their hands, and it was impossible for him to give up again.

The situation became extremely embarrassing, as if Shi Bin's few flags and a few songs were stronger than the attack power of the two hundred thousand soldiers under Lu Wende and others, which could be regarded as making them lose face.

When Xu Feng was still overjoyed, Shi Bin had already considered this problem, and Mu Xiu would destroy it in Lin Feng. He didn't want to be targeted for being too good at fighting. In the end, he was beaten by a group of mediocre talents, and was finally driven back to his hometown. So on the night of sending troops to take over Jincheng, a military meeting was held.

Everyone was very surprised that Shi Bin was suddenly so anxious, and even a little disgusted. Because everyone was very tired after the battle just now, Shi Bin didn't give them any time to rest, and even thought that it was a meeting held by Shi Bin to ensure the ownership of the city.

There was not a single person in the conference hall who had a comfortable face. Shi Bin was embarrassed, Lu Wende, Chen Yan, and Li Tingzhi were a little ashamed, and Wang Lixin and Wang Jian were full of incredulity.

The longer you stay in this atmosphere, the more likely it is to get cranky and misunderstand. Therefore, Shi Bin waited for the five of them to sit down and immediately spoke: "Five adults, I am so anxious to invite you over today, Shi apologizes first. Everyone has been exhausted for a long time, but it still disturbs your rest, please don't mind. ”

Apologizing as soon as you open your mouth is definitely nothing good, this is the experience of people who have been in officialdom for a long time. Therefore, after listening to Shi Bin's apology, the faces of Lu Wende and the five of them not only did not get better, but became worse.

"It seems that you have misunderstood, Shi should not apologize before he starts to get down to business." Shi Bin said with a smile, "I invited you here today to ask you a question. ”

It turned out that it was just a question, and looking at Shi Bin's appearance, this question didn't seem to be very difficult to answer. The atmosphere in the hall was a little better, and Wang Jian, who was more upright and didn't have much intersection with Shi Bin, asked directly: "What does Shi Dashuai want to ask?" Just ask. ”

"Lord Wang is really refreshing." Shi Bin said with a smile, "I just want to ask if Shi needs to support you in the next siege battle." Anyway, the flag and the military band Shi will no longer support it, so what about the others? If you need it, please list it and discuss it before doing it. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Wende and the others understood why Shi Bin was holding a meeting at this time, which was a gesture of respect for them.

Chen Yan immediately opened his mouth to thank him, "Thank you for thinking about your humble position, you don't have to apologize." You didn't take credit for helping us capture the city, and if we still want you to apologize, then we are too unhappy, worse than beasts. You're going to make us restless when you say that."

When Chen Yan was about to say all the good things along the way, Shi Bin reluctantly interrupted him and said, "Lord Chen, you have already understood what Ben Shuai meant, so do you think you need Ben Shuai to intervene in the next siege?" ”

This question is not easy to answer, if Chen Yan is alone, he will definitely say that he will ask Shi Bin to help with all his might. But now that there is still Lu Wende, the commander of the road, he doesn't dare to answer without permission. He could only nod lightly to Shi Bin when he bowed his head, which was regarded as a statement.

I thought that this question was relatively easy to answer, but I didn't expect that things would be more troublesome than I thought, only Chen Yan secretly expressed his position, and the other four were all silent, as if they didn't hear what Shi Bin said.

When he was puzzled, Xu Feng secretly leaned into Shi Bin's ear and said: "Dashuai, your asking this will make Lu Dashuai lose face, be careful and do bad things with good intentions." ”

After Xu Feng's reminder, Shi Bin suddenly remembered that Lu Wende asked him to help at night and came behind someone's back. Now, even if he wants to get his help again, I'm afraid he can't show it in front of anyone else. It is indeed possible to do bad things with good intentions.

But since the meeting has already begun, of course, it can't just end like this, and we have to negotiate something useful. So Shi Bin said that he was still willing to provide the support of thirty tiger squat cannons to the five people in the hall, and there was no need to come to him specifically, just bring the identity card to Xu Feng. And he will not interfere in the wars in Xinzhou, Shuozhou and Datong. If you don't want support, it's okay, it's all casual.

These two promises made Lu Wende and the others feel a lot more comfortable, and it was very worthwhile to find Xu Feng with his identity card to get thirty powerful tiger squat cannons. Especially not having to meet Shi Bin in person, this is what makes them the happiest part, so that they don't feel inferior.

Because Shi Bin didn't ask a good question, and everyone was very tired, the meeting ended naturally and hastily. The only thing that made Lu Wende a little more comfortable was Shi Bin's promise of thirty tiger squatting cannons, and he didn't have to hold his Shi Bin's banner.

The cities in the southeast of the river have all been captured, and the rest is the state capital in the north of Taiyuan, according to what was said before, Shi Bin is only a spectator except for providing those tiger squat cannons.

Perhaps it was because the morale of the Song soldiers was strong, and the Yuan army lost cities and lands one after another, but Xinzhou was attacked by Wang Jian and Wang Lixin without much effort. Shuozhou was captured by Chen Yan and Li Tingzhi within 20 days. Now only the precarious lonely city of Datong remains.

This made Shi Bin even more relieved, because he didn't think that such a lonely city, Lu Wende, and the five people would not be able to attack it. In this way, I don't have to stay in the rafters on the cusp of the storm to make people jealous.

It's just that things don't seem to be as smooth as imagined, although there is only one lonely city left in Hedong, but the resistance of the Yuan army in the city is still very tenacious, and the difficulty of attacking the city is better than that of Taiyuan.

After a month and a half of fierce attacks, Lu Wende and others lost 12,000 people, but Datong was still as solid as a rock. This situation is beyond everyone's expectations, although Datong is an important city, but it is a lonely city after all, how can it be so difficult to fight? Aren't the Yuan people in the city afraid of death?

Of course, the Yuan people are afraid of death, and the reason why they resist so resolutely must be because Shi Bin and others don't know.

"What should I do?" Shi Bin paced back and forth in the tent, muttering to himself.

Although it was not his soldiers and horses that were damaged, Shi Bin still couldn't bear to see so many soldiers die tragically under Datong City. It's just that he has already said before that he will no longer interfere in the military operations of Lu Wende and his people, and if he comes out to interfere now, it will be untrustworthy. There is no joke in the army, so what Shi Bin can do now is to stand aside and be a spectator, until Lu Wende and they can't bear the pressure and take the initiative to come to him.

"Marshal, there are always dead and wounded in war, and this is already very good. In the past, when my Great Song Dynasty fought with Liaojin and the Yuan people, not only was he passively beaten, but also a loss of hundreds of thousands, which was unbearable. Xu Feng knew what Shi Bin was thinking, and immediately relieved.

Anyway, there was nothing to do, Shi Bin had no choice but to accept Xu Feng's relief, so he could only nod in frustration. However, he still asked: "Go and find out for me who the Yuanren guard of this Datong is, how can it be so difficult." Check secretly, don't let Lu Wende find out, so as not to cause misunderstandings. ”

Knowing what Shi Bin meant, Xu Feng immediately went to do something, and brought back the result in less than an hour: the current Datong guard will be the Taiyuan guard general Ashu who failed in the battle with Shi Bin before.

It's this guy for a long time, and now Shi Bin understands why Datong is so difficult to fight. Although Ah Shu is only responsible for defending the city, he is also a marshal all the way, he has escaped once before, and now Hedong is about to fall, he can no longer escape, only to resist to the death.

"Xu Feng, how many people have we lost now?" Shi Bin asked.

"Dashuai, my losses along the way are relatively small, 80,000 horses, and 55,000 people. Lu Dashuai lost a lot of losses along the way, and there were only more than 35,000 of the 80,000 horses left. ”

"That means that I have only 90,000 of my 160,000 horses left?" Shi Bin asked.

"Yes, sir. In fact, it was less than 90,000, because some of them were injured and could not fight. I am afraid that there are only 85,000 people who can actually fight. Xu Feng replied with some embarrassment.

"Give me a way to break this Datong quickly!" Shi Bin roared angrily.

"Dashuai, it's not difficult to think of a way, just smash the Datong city wall with a return cannon. But the adults have promised not to interfere with the actions of the five adults before, and I am afraid that it will not be good for you to do so. It will definitely be the target of public criticism. Xu Feng immediately reminded.

Aunt Sally? Shi Bin couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this word. Indeed, if he breaks Datong, he will definitely be the target of everyone. So we have to find a way to let Lu Wende and the five break the city.

"Dashuai, if you can let Lord Lu and them take the initiative to ask you for help again, things should be easier."

"It won't be better. Chen Yan, Li Tingzhi, and Wang Lixin will not be unhappy because they ask me for help, but Wang Jian and Lu Wende will definitely be unhappy, and Lu Wende will even hold some grudges. However, if it was only lent to Chen Yan and the three of them, and not to Wang Jian and Lu Wende, it would be inappropriate to favor one over the other. Shi Bin shook his head.

Shi Bin's words reminded Xu Feng that the key to this matter was not someone else, but Lu Wende. He is also a commander of one way, and if he always asks for help from another commander, I am afraid that it will be a big blow to him.

"Dashuai, Lu Dashuai also bought a lot of our guns before, why didn't he master a little trick of using firearms? Even if you see enough, you should have seen enough. ”

"How do I know this? Maybe he likes to fight with knives and guns. Shi Bin smiled, "Why don't we sell them some more firearms?" How about reducing casualties? ”

Shi Bin's casual remark made Xu Feng feel a little moved, and it seemed good if he could make a few arms deals through the war. Therefore, after listening to Shi Bin's words, he immediately agreed, and should immediately convene a meeting to express his willingness to sell weapons to Lu Wende and them.

"Xu Feng, is this really possible?" Shi Bin asked.

"My lord, this is their money to buy guns, they paid for it, not your handouts and pure help. That way they won't feel so ashamed. Xu Feng smiled slyly.

Admitting that Xu Feng is right, the buyer and the seller are equal, one party is willing to buy and the other is willing to sell, and no one will feel ashamed. So Shi Bin said he could try. But he didn't hold a meeting quickly, but asked Xu Feng to do a specific investigation first to see what kind of mentality Lu Wende's people had when they were not conducive to the siege of the city, and whether they really wanted help.