Chapter 389: I Had to Go

Because of the deception of Li Zong, Shi Bin had a sense of accomplishment, and returned to the original Zheng Mansion with a smile, and now his temporary mansion.

As soon as I entered the gate, I heard the sound of horses' hooves coming from afar. Because he is very familiar with this sound for many years, he can even judge whether the person riding a horse is good or evil, male or female. After careful judgment, the person who came was a strong man but had no killing intent, and then Shi Bin relaxed.

When he turned his head, it turned out to be his father-in-law's personal guard Erzhuang. As soon as he saw that it was him, Shi Bin immediately raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Erzhuang, my father-in-law did a really good job this time, and the emperor was full of praise, even I didn't expect it, hahaha!" ”

"Uh, uh..." Er Zhuang seemed to have some words to say, but he couldn't stop making a 'uh' sound.

I thought it was Erzhuang, I was embarrassed, after all, it was indeed unexpected for Jia Yidao, a traitor, to make such a great contribution.

Erzhuang's journey was obviously very tired, and Shi Bin of course quickly welcomed him in, and ordered the servants to help him rest.

didn't think that Erzhuang had no intention of resting at all, so he pulled Shi Bin into the wing, and then latched the door shut, and then said very anxiously: "Uncle, the matter is urgent, and the master asks you to raise troops to save him immediately." ”

What do you mean? The matter is urgent, immediately raise troops to save Jia Rudao? Didn't it come to good news not long ago, how did it become like this now?

"Didn't you say before that he annihilated the two thousand Yuanren cavalry who were advancing lightly? Why are you in a hurry all of a sudden? What's more, my father-in-law really can't fight and can hide in Yangzhou City, with Meng Ge's little strength, as long as he doesn't break Zhengzhou, my father-in-law will be fine, why are you so anxious? Shi Bin asked puzzled.

After listening to what Shi Bin said, Er Zhuang shook his head vigorously, looking very ashamed and painful, as if he had done a big mistake. Shi Bin finally saw that something was wrong, how could Erzhuang, a simple man, be so emotional? It seems that there is definitely a big problem coming to the door. He asked worriedly: "Erzhuang, could it be that my father-in-law's annihilation of the 2,000-yuan cavalry was a lie about the military situation?" ”

nodded first, and then shook his head, knowing that Shi Bin didn't understand, Er Zhuang said, "Uncle, it's not either." It was true that a force of Yuan cavalry was annihilated, but not two thousand cavalry but twenty scout cavalry. ”

What the! Jia Rudao actually has such a big courage? However, if you kill twenty Yuan human scout cavalry, you dare to exaggerate that you have annihilated two thousand elite cavalry! This can be regarded as scaring Shi Bin, who has always been honest. If he were to lie to 50, he would be uneasy, and if he was 100, he would have stayed awake all night. His father-in-law dared to expand a hundred times, although he despised him, but he also admired his courage...

"Lying about the military situation is a big crime, but it is not urgent, I believe that my father-in-law should not be afraid of this little thing, is there any trouble?"

Nodding vigorously, Er Zhuang said the most troublesome thing: the grain transportation army collapsed twice in a row.

This news made Shi Bin even more 'admire' Jia Rudao, he could actually let the army 'collapse into a system' twice in a row, and it couldn't be done without some profound skills.

"What is the situation in Zhengzhou City now?" Shi Bin asked.

"Fortunately, Lord Lu's grain and grass can last for at least three months, and the soldiers still have the fighting spirit, but he hopes that the emperor will immediately send troops to support, after all, he is too tired to support alone." Er Zhuang said.

It seems that Lu Wende has not planned to ask Sai Zhangfei for help, which means that the situation in Zhengzhou is indeed not very urgent, and Shi Bin is relieved.

At this time, I thought about Jia Yidao's situation that made people laugh and cry, and then thought of Chen Yan, who he had just recommended to the emperor.

Although Chen Yan helped Lu Wende defend the city, he may not be able to keep Lu Wende's entire grain route, so there are still many uncertainties in the matter, so Shi Bin has to think carefully.

"Er Zhuang, you don't have to worry for the time being, because I have already recommended Chen Yan to the emperor to help, and he should still be able to hold on for a while."

Following Jia Yidao all the year round, Er Zhuang knew that Yan Zhou's ability to lead Chen Yan could indeed block it, and he was no longer so anxious. However, he had no confidence in whether Chen Yan would be able to fully withstand Meng Ge's attack, so he still hoped that Shi Bin could leave Beijing and go to Yangzhou with him as soon as possible.

Knowing what Er Zhuang was thinking, Shi Bin smiled and said: "Er Zhuang rest assured, your master is my father-in-law, can I still help him?" If I don't help, won't I be as good as a brute? It's just that this matter has to be discussed, and how to break the siege is good. I'm sure you know I was sick before. ”

Understood the meaning of Shi Bin's words, Er Zhuang was completely relieved, as long as his uncle, who can fight well, is willing to come out to rescue everything. Then Er Zhuang immediately felt tired, and his steps floated. Seeing this, Shi Bin immediately ordered the servant to beckon Er Zhuang to rest.

"Xu Feng, what do you say? My father-in-law is also too powerful, the battle of annihilating twenty scout cavalry dares to be reported as the annihilation of two thousand elite cavalry, and the two grain pressing teams can be broken up in formation..." Shi Bin smiled bitterly and shook his head.

Xu Feng also shook his head, in his eyes, Jia Rudao was as tall as a god, he didn't expect it to be so useless, the contrast was too big to accept.

Xu Feng, who had been following Shi Bin, knew what Shi Bin was worried about, and he was thinking about who Chen Yan would send to fight Meng Ge once he couldn't resist it. However, one thing is certain, Shi Bin immediately stepped forward to support in person is an absolute next step.

"My lord, I think it's best for you not to go to your father-in-law in person immediately, you should wait a little longer. It should wait until Lord Chen Yan can't hold it anymore. Xu Feng said very seriously.

Of course, Shi Bin understood what Xu Feng meant, and he himself thought so, but he felt uneasy. Although Jia Rudao is a traitor, he has great kindness to himself, and it is really unreasonable for him to be like this. But if you just go to the previous play, it will be in vain, and you will be a little unwilling.

This is really a trouble, could it be that I really used this jade belt of Li Zong to say that I am well and can lead the army to go on the expedition? This is really a ridiculous joke in the world, Shi Bin sighed secretly.

"Xu Feng, you said that it is not appropriate for me to raise troops to relieve my father-in-law's siege for the time being, so who should I send to do so? Chen Yan couldn't support it for long, it is estimated that Meng Ge will defeat him with two subcalculations, and at that time, even if Lu Wende has the help of his two brothers, it will not be of much use, which is probably not good. Shi Bin said with a frown.

Xu Feng smiled bitterly and said, "My lord, if you want to say something, it may make you unhappy..."

Since ancient times, advice is good for deeds, and of course Shi Bin signaled Xu Feng not to care about his attitude when he said it.

"My lord, I'm afraid I forgot your promise to Lord Lu before."

Promise? His promise was to rescue him, and even the candidates for the rescue were discussed. Shi Bin didn't understand what Xu Feng meant, and was very confused.

"My lord, if the matter is urgent, Lord Lu will definitely personally send troops to ask you to come to the rescue, and now Lord Sai Zhang Fei has not been invited by him to move, if the adult himself orders Sai Zhang Fei to dispatch, is it a little inappropriate?"

"Lu Wende is fine there, but my father-in-law is fine. If my father-in-law doesn't send grain and grass over, he and Lu Wende will have trouble. Shi Bin said a little impatiently.

"My lord, good intentions often do bad things. If you really send Master Sai there, not only Lord Chen won't be happy, but Master Lu won't be happy either. ”

Chen Yan was unhappy Shi Bin understood, because this was a doubt about his ability, but how could Lu Wende be unhappy? Although it is not a moment of emergency, his food supply has gone wrong and may be cut off at any time.

Seeing that Shi Bin hadn't figured it out yet, Xu Feng had no choice but to say patiently: "My lord once said that Lord Sai doesn't like to suffer losses, will sending Lord Sai go at this time, will it make Lord Lu mistakenly think that Lord Sai is Lord Sai to fight for merit?" I'm afraid I won't be able to tell you all over the place. ”

I had to admit that Xu Feng was reasonable, so he took a compromise solution: let Erzhuang bring a message to Jia Yidao, and let Chen Yan do his best to protect the grain road, and nothing else had to be done. If Chen Yan is defeated, he will send Sai Zhang Fei to protect the grain road, and if Sai Zhang Fei is defeated again, his son-in-law will definitely personally raise troops to go to the battle. As for the report to the emperor, it was said that Meng Ge was good at fighting, and the battle entered the stage of a war of attrition.

When Erzhuang rested for two hours and saw Shi Bin again, Shi Bin told him about this method and told him. Although Erzhuang is simple, he is not stupid, and he knows that Shi Bin is not suitable for raising troops to go out at this time, so he firmly said that he will let Jia Yidao resist Yuan with peace of mind to protect Yangzhou, and believe that as long as he listens to Shi Bin, he will definitely have great merit waiting for him.

Shi Bin was very happy after hearing Er Zhuang promise to do what he said, and after sending Er Zhuang away, he went back to the bedroom to sleep by himself, he was too tired.

I wanted to play for a few more days, but I didn't expect that in less than half a month, the news came that Chen Yan was defeated by Meng Ge and retreated back to Yangzhou. As soon as he heard that the situation of being able to 'defeat the Yuan people' was gone, Li Zong was furious, and demoted Chen Yan by two levels, from the commander of the Ma army to the small captain of Zhaowu. It's just that it is not good to change generals in battle, so it is still necessary to let Chen Yan lead the army to atone for his crimes.

This time, Jia Rudao did not send Erzhuang to urge reinforcements, but 'sticked' Yangzhou with Chen Yan.

As expected, not long after the grain road was cut off, Lu Wende sent someone to ask Sai Zhang Fei to lead troops to support. This time, Zhang Fei performed very well, he did not go directly to Zhengzhou to support Lu Wende, but went to Yangzhou, and pulled out Chen Yan, who was shrinking in Yangzhou, to protect food and support Lu Wende with him.

This kind of practice of sharing merit together and carrying it together is the most suitable for the current situation, so Shi Bin was very excited when he heard the news, and praised Sai Zhang Fei again and again for doing a good job.

Now that the war is deadlocked, it is easy to tell the winner from the loser. However, as long as the grain route is not cut off, Sai Zhangfei and Chen Yan can effectively support Lu Wende, and it will not be long before the Yuan people will withdraw their troops. At that time, if you dare to go out of the city to pursue, you will probably be able to inflict heavy damage on the Yuan people with a little means.

So the key issue now is how to ensure that Sai Zhangfei and Chen Yan can protect the grain road and effectively respond to Lu Wende without Shi Bin coming forward. However, Shi Bin didn't think that the two brave generals Sai Zhang Fei and Chen Yan could stop such a hero as Meng Ge, so he didn't take long to think about it calmly.

"Xu Feng, let me think about how to make Sai Zhang Fei and Chen Yan cooperate well to withstand Meng Ge's attack?" Shi Bin asked.

I saw Xu Feng shaking his head very discouraged, and said, "My lord, it is impossible to withstand Meng Ge's attack with the cooperation of the two of them. It's impossible for you to go out without mentioning the army, it's just a matter of time. ”

"Oh?" Shi Bin knew this answer, but he was just hoping to see if Xu Feng could come up with any clever solutions to solve this dead end. There was no way, Shi Bin couldn't blame Xu Feng, and then asked: "Then tell me when it's appropriate to raise troops to rescue?" I don't want to lose too much, and I don't want this battle to be too bad. If the casualties are too great, I can't feel at ease, I'm afraid that then I will really be haunted by ghosts..."

"My lord, I have a way to solve this situation." Seeing this, Xu Feng immediately said.

Like a life-saving straw, Shi Bin motioned for Xu Feng to speak immediately.

"Please instruct your father-in-law, Lord Lu, Lord Sai and Lord Chen to jointly send an excerpt to the emperor, and ask him to send you to lead the troops to the rescue. When they are willing to join forces, that is the best time for adults to send troops. ”

It's really a good plan, if the implementation not only relieves their siege, but also doesn't take the initiative to fight for merit, so that it will not be realistic, and it will definitely kill two birds with one stone.

After thinking clearly, Shi Bin immediately ordered Xu Feng to send someone to contact Jia Yidao, Lu Wende, Sai Zhangfei and Chen Yan with his own intentions.