Chapter 189: A Plan to Attack Guangyuan

Of course, I understand what Li Yuxi is doing when he pulls Shi Bin aside, but Wang Jian must not show the slightest displeasure, his identity is already low, if his disrespectful behavior leads to the collapse of the plan of the Song court and the Western Xia armed forces to jointly resist the Yuan, then he is a sinner of the country, and the crime cannot be punished.

So when Li Yuxi and Shi Bin came back together, Wang Jian apologized before they spoke, "Princess Yuxi, being in a low position will definitely make the princess a little misunderstood, I hope the princess will forgive me." Maybe it was President Yu who was eager to promote the subordinate and didn't think about it, so he apologized to you for him. ”

I wanted to press Wang Jian well after coming back, so that he would really think of himself as the master in the future and not know how to accept good words, but now he saw that he was very humble and apologized, which made Li Yuxi have nowhere to start even if he wants to press.

Since Wang Jian knew the advance and retreat, Li Yuxi of course still focused on the overall situation, and immediately changed his face and smiled: "Lord Wang is serious, Song Tingken is willing to help me Xixia, the little woman is already very grateful, as for who the main general is, it doesn't matter." It's just that I didn't understand the situation clearly and there was a slight misunderstanding, so please don't worry about it, Lord Wang. ”

"Understand, Lord Shi is famous, anyone will want to cooperate with him, not to mention that at that time, the princess, you agreed to cooperate with Lord Shi instead of Lord Yu, some misunderstandings are too normal."

The two of them just borrowed the slope to get off the donkey, and they were both temperamental people who seemed to have become good friends when they talked and talked.

Although she agreed with Shi Bin's plan to borrow grain, Li Yuxi was bottomless, and she had to give Wang Jian a clear attitude and plan, so she asked: "May I ask Lord Wang, just now Lord Shi proposed a plan to borrow grain for me, I don't know what you think?" After all, I only have 5,000 stone grain and rice for a full dozen, which can not last more than a month and a half. ”

Money and grain are always the most comfortable in their own hands, even if the reputation of the person who borrowed the grain is good, it is difficult to rest assured, Wang Jian naturally understands this, "Princess Yuxi, please rest assured, we can only borrow ten days of grain and grass at most, that is to say, no more than a thousand stones." Let me tell you another reassuring news, yesterday our grain transport team began to transport grain here. ”

There is a good saying that 'a family property is not as good as a day', and when he heard that Wang Jian had already started to transport grain here, his promise could be fulfilled.

According to what Li Biao said, they still have at least a month's worth of grain and grass, and it is estimated that they don't even have to borrow five days' worth of grain and grass. Let's take a look at the specific offensive matters. ”

finally got to the point, which made Wang Jian, who has always been resolute in doing things, greatly relieved and comfortable, "Okay, Princess Yuxi." I have two plans, the first is to occupy Guangyuan and make it a bridgehead to put pressure on Bazhong and Hanzhong. The second is to capture Longnan and make it a nail in the realm of the Yuan people, the pressure on the Yuan people will be very great, but our own pressure will be even greater, and we will be attacked by Tianshui, Hanzhong, and Guangyuan at the same time, and if we are not careful, the whole army will be wiped out. ”

Li Yuxi naturally hopes to restore the past glory of Western Xia as soon as possible, and even if she can't build a country again, she will take revenge, so her first reaction is to take Longnan and then stick there, so that the Yuan people are like a fish in the throat, and they can't stop for half a day.

Although Shi Bin is also crazy, he is not very in favor of taking such an enclave without support, first of all, logistics is a big problem, the Yuan people would rather get an empty city than leave a person who opposes them, if they can't hold it after taking it, Longnan is likely to be slaughtered; Another reason is that he Shi Bin will have to return to Tanzhou sooner or later, and Zhao Gang is so obsessed with Li Yuxi, so he must try his best to ensure Li Yuxi's safety.

If she is unwilling to return to Tanzhou with her, even if she stays in Guangyuan, she can't leave her in the crisis-ridden Longnan.

"Princess Yuxi, what do you think?" Out of respect, Wang Jian first asked Li Yuxi.

"I want to take Longnan, with my understanding of Longnan, there are about 1,500 soldiers and horses in the city, 500 yuan soldiers, and 1,000 rebels of our party."

"It doesn't seem that the number of troops is very large, we have eight thousand people, more than five times as many as them, and there is Lord Shi, Longnan must be at your fingertips." Wang Jian said with a smile.

Just as Li Yuxi was about to open his mouth to echo and Shi Bin to be modest, Wang Jian changed his words and said: "But it's still that question, how to hold on for a long time after conquering?" If the Yuan people cut off our food route, how to deal with it? ”

"Can you ask Lord Yu to put pressure on Guangyuan and Bazhong in the south, so that they can't transfer troops north to help Longnan?" It is estimated that it is unlikely, Li Yuxi asked very humbly tentatively.

In order not to make Li Yuxi too faceless, Wang Jian did not deny it directly, but said euphemistically, "It's not impossible, but it's too expensive, so it's better to take the Bazhong in one fell swoop and then take Guangyuan." ”

As a member of the Western Xia royal family, even if she knew that Wang Jian's words were right, she was not happy, and still insisted on trying to capture Longnan, and if she failed, she would fight Guangyuan.

How can you scare the snake like this? Shi Bin and Wang Jian all shook their heads again and again, and those with a little military common sense knew that if they went so deep behind the enemy to attack the enemy's city, they had to fight and defend it, otherwise they would be sent to death, especially when the enemy was mainly cavalry.

Even if Li Yuxi is a princess, she can't help herself from being so messy, she can decide the life and death of the party members, but the life and death of the Song people can't be decided by her.

Seeing that not only Shi Bin and the others disagreed, but even Li Biao beside him had a sad face, Li Yuxi knew that he had said the wrong thing and no longer spoke.

Coughing lightly, Shi Bin eased the awkward atmosphere, "Actually, this official feels that Princess Yuxi's words are not completely impossible, but they can't be so. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone on the scene except Wang San was shocked, especially Wang Jian's eyes when he looked at Shi Bin as if he was looking at a mad patient.

"Maybe this is a better way to take the two cities of Longnan and Guangyuan." Shi Bin said with a smile, "Actually, we don't have to be confined to a certain place, just have meat to eat." ”

The more people heard this, the more confused they became, but looking at Shi Bin's appearance, it was still normal, and they could only savor the meaning of these words.

"Is there meat to eat? Let's fight Longnan, the Yuan soldiers of Guangyuan and Tianshui will definitely come to the rescue, if they are trapped in Longnan, it will be a dead end for the whole army. Wang Jian said anxiously, "No, absolutely not, Lord Shi, although you are Zhizhou, I am the main general of this battle, please forgive me, I must reject your suggestion." ”

"Wang Jian! Please respect Lord Shi and let him finish his words, Lord Shi obviously has something to say. Li Yuxi has always admired Shi Bin for looking down on Wang Jian, but now seeing that Wang Jian is so rude, she immediately came to the fire and reprimanded him.

Something you didn't say? Rude? Wang Jian was also furious when he heard Li Yuxi's reprimand, but recalling that although Shi Bin had never been in danger but had never tasted defeat, his performance just now seemed to be full of confidence, and it was estimated that he did not say anything.

immediately apologized humbly, "Princess Yuxi, Lord Shi, it was rude to the lower officials just now. But I still want to ask what does Shi-sama mean by 'eating meat when you have it'? Why did it become a good way to take the second city by fighting Longnan first? The lower officials are not knowledgeable enough, and they still ask Lord Shi for advice. ”

"It's simple, it's just a matter of encircling the point and sending reinforcements." Shi Bin said with a smile.

"It's really a good way to encircle and send reinforcements, but they will definitely have two reinforcements, and our eight thousand men and horses want to intercept two reinforcements and trap Longnan, and the troops will definitely be insufficient." Wang Jian said very worriedly.

"Don't worry, Lord Wang, things aren't that bad."

Seeing that Li Yuxi and Wang Jian were still so full of disbelief, Shi Bin had no choice but to continue to explain, "Both of my firearms troops know each other, right? ”

Who doesn't know Shi Bin's firearms unit, who doesn't know? Of course, the two of them knew, and then nodded quickly.

"These two roads are not a flat river, but there are many mountain passes suitable for ambush, and I am not talking about sending reinforcements to annihilate, but to trap them. The official will divide the firearms unit into three, one on each of the two official roads, and one will be used to assist in the capture of Guangyuan City. Shi Bin said with a smile.

Trapped? Li Yuxi and the others didn't understand these words, and looked at Shi Bin with a puzzled face, the Yuanren cavalry rode directly on horseback, how to trap it?

"Two, my firearms unit doesn't need hand-to-hand combat to injure people, so I can use guerrilla tactics to ambush a small unit every five to ten miles to attack and harass the Yuan reinforcements. After the attack is completed, it will not be fought hand-to-hand, and it will retreat directly to the second attack point, and then attack with it. ”

It turned out to be an attack tactic, which was somewhat feasible, but it was difficult to make a big difference, so Wang Jian asked: "Lord Shi has a maximum of 1,800 firearms soldiers, if it is divided into three parts, each department is only 600 people, divided into ten teams, each team is only 60 people, how effective does Lord Shi think this can be?" ”

"Lord Wang, this official knows that you don't believe in the combat effectiveness of this official's firearms unit, and think that it is a bit exaggerated, which is also normal. But I can say with certainty that if I have 500 firearms soldiers with sufficient ammunition to seal the mountain pass, even the 3,000 yuan cavalry will not want to ride over. Shi Bin said very arrogantly, and then made a 'please' gesture, "Please go to the camp to see the power of my firearms, and you will understand when the time comes." ”

Curious about the unknown, everyone rushed to Shi Bin's camp, after all, hearing is false, seeing is believing.

In order to prevent accidents, Shi Bin arranged the exercise in a mountain col 100 miles south of Guangyuan City.

There were more than 300 targets alone, and they were very loosely arranged. The equipment of Shi Bin's team of 60 people is six tiger squat cannons, 60 Shi Bin guns, 50 bullets per person, and 10 wooden handles for each person.

When everything was ready, Shi Bin gave the order to do an attack of two units.

Of course, Li Yuxi and Wang Jian were very curious, after all, they didn't understand what a unit meant.

As soon as the battle began, there was a thunderous roar in the field, and the targets in the col fell one after another.

I thought that this drill would take at least a stick of incense to complete, but I didn't expect it to be over in less than two quarters of an hour.

This kind of fighting method has never been seen before, and Wang Jian is even more like a treasure, and he has made up his mind to learn from Shi Bin.

When they entered the venue to inspect the target, they saw the lead bullets and iron bullets all over the body, as well as the broken wooden stake on the target, Wang Jian and Li Yuxi were shocked, and the guards accompanying them were even more so, and even some of the guards looked at Shi Bin again with a terrifying look in their eyes, as if he was the life-seeking Yama.

At this time, Li Yuxi and Wang Jian finally understood why Shi Bin dared to ignore the Yuanren cavalry again and again, it turned out that his own was even more powerful, and his weapon was simply a tool of slaughter.

"Lord Shi, the lower official admires it, and the lower official agreed to the reinforcement. Xia Guan now seems to have understood the meaning of the adult's words, and he can indeed eat meat when he has it. Wang Jian said with a somewhat embarrassed smile.

"May I ask Lord Shi, how can this part left in Guangyuan assist in the siege? It's as if none of your guns can break through the gates, let alone the walls. Li Yuxi asked questioningly.

This time it wasn't Shi Bin who opened his mouth to explain, Wang San took over the conversation and said, "Lord Shi should want to come to the center to blossom." Once Guangyuan's reinforcements go out of the city and are trapped by our family's firearms troops, they will immediately launch an attack outside the city, and Guangyuan can be taken by internal and external attacks. ”

"Lord Shi is really powerful. However, Xia Guan has a little to add, for the reinforcements in the direction of Guangyuan, more troops should be deployed to prevent them from returning to Guangyuan, which should be the opposite of the reinforcements in the direction of Tianshui. Wang Jian said excitedly.

The plan was finally decided, and all three parties were very happy.

But no one noticed that the command of the battlefield was quietly taken back by Shi Bin, although Wang Jian was willing to give up.