Chapter 475: Arms Dealer
Chapter 475: Arms Dealer
In the name of supporting medical aid, Xu Feng successively went to the respective camps of Lu Wende and the five to secretly investigate.
Along the way, even Xu Feng, a veteran who has been fighting on the battlefield all year round, felt miserable. There are wounded soldiers who are lying in the camp with missing arms and legs and wailing, and only a few people who look like their heads can still be treated, and the rest of the wounded soldiers can do nothing but wail, and whether they can survive or not is completely resigned to fate. At this time, if there are any nobles who are willing to reward them with a bottle of wine to disinfect their wounds, I am afraid that they will be grateful to Dade and repay them with their lives.
To Xu Feng's surprise, the least wounded soldiers among the five battalions was not Lu Wende or Wang Jian's battalion, but Wang Lixin's battalion. However, according to his subordinates, Wang Lixin's soldiers also fought bravely to kill the enemy and did not frighten the fight.
This situation aroused Xu Feng's interest, and he wanted to see how Wang Lixin, a guy who had never fought siege warfare at all, could not only ensure the intensity of the siege but also control the casualties. It is important to know that this degree is not easy to grasp.
Naturally, he couldn't ask Wang Lixin in person, Xu Feng could only pretend to be a medical ambulance and ask while helping the wounded soldiers to treat, so as to get the information he wanted to know.
No less than 20 people were asked before and after, and they all spoke the same way: Wang Lixin was on the front line to command the battle during the siege, and when the casualties of one battalion reached a certain level, the other battalion was on top. The detached soldiers were immediately placed together for the simplest treatment to stop the bleeding and clean the wounds.
This is like Wang Lixin's style of doing things, although he is dull but very regular, it seems that he knows that it is difficult for him to take Datong, so he simply joins forces with Lu Wende and others to consume the Yuan people in the city, Xu Feng said secretly.
After reading this, Feng took the 'medical rescue team' back to Shi Bin's camp and reported everything he saw and heard to Shi Bin. Shi Bin, who heard what Xu Feng said, was also very surprised. According to common sense, Wang Jian should be the one with the least battle losses, because he is both stable and not greedy for merit, but now he has become Wang Lixin, which is really strange.
"Xu Feng, are you saying that Wang Lixin was so rigid in the siege battle that he didn't change from beginning to end? Is it to attack, to remove, to house the wounded? Shi Bin said a little incredulously.
"Yes, my lord, Lord Wang has been fighting like this, and it means that he wants to consume and grind the Yuan people in the city to death." Xu Feng said with certainty.
Without speaking, Shi Bin touched his chin and nodded one last time, and then said, "Although I am not smart, I am very safe." Dealing with Ah Shu, a character who is obviously several times more powerful than him, is probably the wisest to do so. ”
Shi Bin's attitude made Xu Feng feel a little surprised, this kind of play was too stupid in Xu Feng's opinion, and he really didn't deserve the word 'wise', and even insulted these two words.
As if to understand what Xu Feng was thinking, Shi Bin smiled: "Do you feel that I have overpraised Wang Lixin?" ”
Xu Feng, who didn't dare to answer directly, just nodded silently.
"Wang Lixin is not good at siege warfare, if he blindly attacks for the sake of performance, he is disregarding human life and doing evil. However, he realized this and did not attack Datong. Instead, he is willing to endure the contempt of others and besiege the city in the most rigid way, which is really rare. What's more, isn't it wise to not only train his soldiers' ability in siege warfare, but also preserve his strength? Shi Bin grinned.
After listening to Shi Bin's explanation, Xu Feng immediately lowered his head in shame. When Shi Bin said this, he thought of his previous plan to do arms trading with Lu Wende and others.
"Xu Feng, how do you think our arms trade should start with Wang Lixin?"
"Wang Lixin?" Wang Lixin didn't even help Shi Bin with a small favor before, but now Shi Bin wants to do business with him. This made Xu Feng feel a little incredible. In his opinion, if you want to help, you should also help Chen Yan or Li Tingzhi. "What do you mean, sir? With all due respect, Wang Lixin doesn't seem to deserve your help. ”
"Help?" Shi Bin said with a smile, "What I'm talking about is that buying and selling is not helping, I am a businessman when I do business, and I will never lose money to make money." ”
Still didn't understand why Shi Bin wanted to start with Wang Lixin, Xu Feng had to ask Shi Bin to explain a little bit in order to prevent Shi Bin from making mistakes.
Knowing that Xu Feng would ask for an explanation, Shi Bin was not surprised or unhappy, and immediately said four reasons. The first is because Wang Lixin has a close relationship with him, which is not far and close, and is the most suitable for doing business. The second is because he must be guilty of not helping well before, and it is easy to open a high price and negotiate this business to accept this other form of help. Third, because of his lack of experience in siege and lack of strength, the last thing he wanted was too many casualties. Therefore, it is very desirable to use more firearms to attack the city to reduce casualties and thus preserve strength. The fourth is that a decent person like him can actually show the power of firearms the most.
The more I listened to Xu Feng, the more I felt that Shi Bin was right, and finally excitedly shouted, "Handsome, reasonable." Xu Feng, who was excited, immediately asked Shi Bin how to make this deal with Wang Lixin. After all, Wang Lixin is also a cautious person, he will not act rashly, he will not be in love with a cold ass, and he will not want to become the target of public criticism. Therefore, he will definitely do this business with Shi Bin after careful consideration. That's where the right opportunity comes in.
The question is, where is the opportunity? It is definitely not possible to talk to Wang Lixin directly, Shi Bin is afraid that his hot face will stick to Wang Lixin's cold ass.
"Dashuai, maybe we should find a suitable person to deliver the words to Lord Wang." Xu Feng said.
"Find a suitable person to pass the word to Wang Lixin?" Shi Bin said secretly, "The method is not bad, the question is who is the most suitable?" ”
When he was still thinking about it, Xu Feng said again: "Dashuai, we may find Wang Lixin's personal guard, which may be the most suitable." ”
Bodyguards? Shi Bin agrees with Xu Feng's statement. Although the status of the personal guard is not high, it is actually the same as the little brother of the chief, and many things are easy to say. Xu Fenghe himself is a good example.
"Don't say it directly, I guess you have to use some means." Shi Bin said with a smile.
"Of course, what you say directly is too stupid, and it will make Wang Lixin see the clue at a glance." Xu Feng said with a smile.
"So what do you say? It's up to you. ”
"Shuai, I think the best way is tantamount to eating and drinking." Xu Feng smiled slyly, "And it's right to say it with a lot of resentment." ”
After listening to Xu Feng's words, Shi Bin nodded again and again, and motioned for him to do it immediately.
Wang Lixin's chief guard was a real person, and he didn't suspect that Xu Feng had any other intentions in inviting him to drink, and after receiving the invitation, he went to the banquet after finishing the matter at hand.
Although alcohol is not allowed in the army, it is for ordinary soldiers, and some people are not included. Therefore, Xu Feng and Wang Lixin's chief guards ate and drank with their stomachs open, and it didn't take long for them to eat three catties of beef and drink half a catty of wine. However, before drinking, Xu Feng drank a lot of yogurt, so he was not drunk, while Wang Lixin's chief guard was a little dizzy.
Seeing that the guard chief was a little unconscious, Xu Feng began to complain that the Yuan people were cruel and attacked Datong with too many casualties. Although Wang Lixin's chief guard did not have to go to the front line, he also saw many brothers in Pao Ze die on the battlefield, and of course he was just as indignant. just lamented that he was not capable enough to change this tragic situation.
While complaining and comforting, the two didn't have anything to talk about for a long time. Xu Feng even led the topic to how to reduce battle losses.
The captain of the guard wanted to help Wang Lixin reduce the battle damage, but he was unable to do anything, so he didn't do anything other than sigh and shake his head incessantly.
Xu Feng 'inadvertently' shifted the topic to Lu Wende's purchase of arms from Shi Bin, and said that Shi Bin actually still wanted to sell some arms to make money, but now is a sensitive period and can only come secretly.
In order to ensure that Wang Lixin's chief of guard wrote down his words, Xu Feng also expressed his willingness to give him a benefit fee, as long as he was willing to help
Solicit business.
Money can make a ghost grind, let alone just a drunk? On the third day after drinking, Wang Lixin came to the door.
Of course, Shi Bin was not surprised by Wang Lixin's arrival, but he felt a little funny about his appearance. It's not like a big party at all, but like a young person who has just entered the career.
"What is Lord Wang doing here?" Shi Bin asked with a smile.
"I want to ask you to help me reduce some of my battle damage." Wang Lixin said euphemistically.
"Reduced battle damage?" Shi Bin became 'uneasy', and immediately said 'angrily': "What does Lord Wang mean by this, wanting Shi to become the target of public criticism?" I've already said I'm not going to interfere with your siege anymore. ”
"Naturally not, Wang just heard from the chief of the guard that you intend to sell some arms to make money." Wang Lixin said, "Therefore, when I came to visit today, may I ask Shi Dashuai, is it true or false that you plan to sell arms?" ”
"What does Lord Wang think?" Shi Bin calmed down and said with a smile, "Lord Wang shouldn't think that Ben Shuai has nothing to do to fool you by putting out fake news." The Beacon Theater Princes are not fun. ”
"Shi Dashuai forgive me, it is Wang who spends the belly of a handsome gentleman with the heart of a villain." Wang Lixin immediately apologized.
"There is no need to apologize, Lord Wang has always acted cautiously, and Ben Shuai understands. Moreover, the arms trade is a major matter, and it is not okay not to be cautious. ”
"And how are you going to sell it?" Wang Lixin saw that there were no other generals in the Shuai's account, so he asked with some apprehension, "The Marshal won't just sell me one, right?" If that's the case, Shu Wang doesn't dare to do this business. ”
"Lord Wang, you are really cautious. Rest assured, I won't just do business with you, and I won't let you be the target of public criticism. It's just that it just feels like you're the best fit for the deal. ”
This sentence made Wang Lixin a little incomprehensible, in his opinion, it should be Lu Wende, Chen Yan or Li Tingzhi who are suitable for dealing in arms with Shi Bin, not Wang Lixin.
Of course, you can't tell the truth completely, Shi Bin said with a smile: "Ben Shuai is a businessman now, and what a businessman wants to do most is to make money." Lu Dashuai and I have done a few business, but now the relationship is a little stiff, and the old customers are not easy to negotiate the price, so it is not suitable to ask him to do business. Chen Yan and Li Tingzhi are not bad, but they are not suitable for commanding firearms soldiers, and I am afraid that after selling them to them, they will not be able to give full play to the advantages of firearms. Wang Jian is too old-fashioned, and asking him to do arms trading is asking for his own hardship. That's why I'm looking for you Wang Lixin. ”
Although he didn't fully believe Shi Bin's words, Wang Lixin also thought he was reasonable. What's more, Wang Li's confidence is not hard, and he can't stand such a big casualty. After thinking about it for a while, he said: "Wang is very happy to do business with Dashuai, we can indeed do it." ”
"Good. Lord Wang, you can rest assured, I will never sell you arms alone, I want to make money now, so the bigger this deal is, the better. ”
"Shi Dashuai, Wang admires you." Wang Lixin suddenly smiled and said, "I remember that you said before that you would no longer interfere with the five of us attacking the city, but now you should have seen that the casualties were too large to come up with such a trick to help us reduce casualties." ”
smiled and nodded, "Mingren doesn't say secret words, yes." However, I Shi Bin must emphasize that this is a deal, not pure support, and anyone who wants to do it can come. ”
After figuring out what Shi Bin was thinking, especially after hearing that 'this is a deal, not pure support, whoever wants to do it can come', Wang Lixin made up his mind to make this deal.
In order to make Wang Lixin more assured and make his business more profitable, Shi Bin said that as long as Wang Lixin introduced a business, he would have a five-point commission after opening a high price.
This time Wang Lixin was very excited, and without saying a word, he negotiated a big deal with Shi Bin, which was enough to equip a thousand of his men. and said that he would go back to help Shi Bin expand his business, as long as Shi Bin waited for his good news.