I think at the beginning, none of the "Five Tiger Generals" were so submissive, and everyone had gossips around them, so Sun Tzu Yi's feeling at that time was not that special.
But after that, things were different.
Su Jue led the Liaodong Corps to pacify Liaodong, killed Wanyan Yong, the puppet emperor of the Jin Kingdom, and silenced all those who doubted him with his military exploits and prestige.
Now when it comes to the generals under Su Yonglin, everyone thinks that Su Jue, who pacified Liaodong and wiped out the Jin Kingdom's pseudo-emperor Wan Yanyong, is ranked first, and there is no doubt.
Su Haisheng led the Qilu Corps to capture the entire Hedong. They fought three battles and fought twenty times, without losing any of them. He was very famous. Now he has half of the credit for taking Guanzhong and destroying the Jin Kingdom.
At the beginning, there were still people who said that Su Haisheng was just a vanguard general who took orders from Su Yonglin and did not have the ability to take charge of his own affairs. There are no such voices now.
Han Jinggui led the Hebei Corps to regain most of the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture, ensured the safety of Yanshan Ranch, captured Datong Prefecture in Xijing of the Jin Kingdom, and wiped away the shame of the Han people being unable to regain the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture since Shi Jingtang.
Zhang Yuejing defeated the Jin army and regained Henan, regained Kaifeng, the old capital of the Song Dynasty, conquered Tongguan, conquered Chang'an City, and recovered half of Guanzhong. He was the first under Su Yonglin to unite the army to go out alone and achieve results, and he was also very prestigious. .
The four of them have absolutely excellent military achievements and have secured their positions as commanders of the corps. They are trusted by Su Yonglin, recognized by their colleagues, and convinced by their subordinates.
Therefore, it was natural for them to become commanders after being forced out of the Liberation Army, which was full of generals.
As for Sun Tzu Yi, he was Su Yonglin's comrade before. He had fought some victorious battles during the old Liberation Army era, but the scale was not large.
Later, on the eve of the bloody battle of Zhending, he was defeated and almost wiped out. However, Su Yonglin sent troops to save him, so he took refuge with Su Yonglin.
Then he became the person in charge of the navy and led troops north to the Yanyun area. Later, he was naturally transferred to the commander of the Yanyun Corps.
Speaking of military exploits, he also had them, but they were not brilliant.
Although he was one of the initiators of the Hebei Counteroffensive and once captured the city and surrounded Zhongdu, the earth-shattering battle of the Counteroffensive was personally directed by Su Yonglin, and the attack on Zhongdu was also personally planned by Su Yonglin.
The main force of the Jin army was defeated and Sun Zi Yicai took advantage, so it was recognized in the army that he did not play a big role in this.
At that time, Sun Tzu Yi was not so skeptical when he was the commander of the Yanyun Corps. The army jokingly called these five people the "Five Tiger Generals" under Su Yonglin.
At first, this was really a joke, even a bit derogatory.
But as the battle to destroy the gold went on, the other four people shined brightly, and the title "Tiger General" lost its derogatory connotation and became a real good name.
This reputation is incredible. As the only one among the five who is lagging behind and full of connections, Sun Ziyi's situation is starting to become a bit embarrassing.
Five Tiger Generals Five Tiger Generals, each of them must be a strong general who is as good at fighting as a tiger to be considered a tiger general, but what is the situation on your side?
Sun Tzu Yi even heard rumors in the army that the top of the Liberation Army was surrounded by four tigers and a cat.
How could this make him feel so embarrassed?
Anyone else would probably be furious and look for an opportunity to retaliate against those who gossiped, but it was Sun Tzu Yi.
Sun Tzu's righteousness is good because he has self-awareness and knows how to advance and retreat.
When he found that he was indeed not suitable to be at the top of the Liberation Army, especially since his background was not that superior, and at this moment, Su Yonglin was about to become emperor.
Is making trouble at this time good for yourself, Su Yonglin, and the entire Liberation Army?
After careful consideration, Sun Tzu Yi believed that to retreat bravely from the rapids, it might be better to use retreat as a strategy to advance.
A certain part of Chinese philosophy was brought to its extreme in Sun Tzu Yi at this moment.
Sun Ziyi decided to take a step back.
He wants to leave the position of commander of the Yanyun Corps, abdicate in favor of others, and stop doing it.
Instead, he took up an official position for which he was qualified.
Su Yonglin didn't expect that Sun Tzu Yi would be so calm, so free and easy, and would give up the top position in the army at any time.
He didn't even have such a plan, Sun Ziyi took the initiative to propose it.
So Su Yonglin thought that he should appease Sun Ziyi a little.
"If it is because of some rumors in the army, I think brother Ziyi need not be like this. You deserve the position of commander of the Yanyun Corps. In my heart, you are worthy of your name.
Moreover, when we started the army together, your status was equal to mine. Now, as my subordinate, you are on par with my original subordinates. This is already the result of you taking a step back. How can I ask you to take another step back? "
Su Yonglin did anything to save her.
Sun Ziyi felt relaxed, but still smiled and shook his head.
"As the saying goes, people compete for a breath, and Buddhas compete for a stick of incense. How can I, my grandson, a decent man, let others point at me and ridicule me without knowing it?
If this continues, there will only be more and more gossip, and the Yanyun Corps will not have any wars in a short time, and I will not have any opportunities to display my talents. Besides, I have no military talents.
Others don't know this kind of thing, but I have to know it myself. I really can't do such a shameless thing as continuing to be the commander, so Yuting, you'd better find another place for me. "
In exchange for such a powerful position with Su Yonglin, what can Su Yonglin give in exchange?
At that time, Su Yonglin had the position of privy envoy. It sounded majestic, but how could it compare to commanding thousands of troops galloping around?
After his magical transformation, the Privy Councilor is now a great butler of the army. It is said that he has the lifeblood of army logistics and promotion, which means he is very powerful in the face of ordinary small fish and shrimps.
But what the Privy Council now needs to face are the meritorious generals who followed Su Yonglin to conquer the world. Faced with so many outstanding and powerful generals, it is really not easy to be an army steward.
What supplies this army needs, what supplies that army needs, how much supplies this army has, how much supplies that army has, and which army the new ordnance should be allocated to, are all questions.
If there is even a slight dispute, the powerful generals might go to the Privy Council to cause trouble. As the chief steward, the Privy Councilors will be one at the head and two at the head.
If someone with the same meritorious service was appointed as the big housekeeper, he could still control those powerful generals with outstanding meritorious service, so Su Yonglin even thought about whether he should temporarily take charge of the Privy Council.
Su Yonglin told Sun Tzu Yi clearly about this matter. Unexpectedly, Sun Tzu Yi was surprisingly satisfied with the position after hearing this. He felt that he preferred doing logistics work to fighting on the battlefield.
"You also know my command level, Yuting. I can fight a smooth battle, but if I really encounter a strong enemy, I will be at a loss. I have killed many subordinates, and I really don't want to encounter a strong enemy in the future. At that time, more subordinates will be killed. As for the chief steward... just for now, it won't be too difficult for me compared to those generals, right?"
Sun Ziyi smiled bitterly and laughed at himself.
Su Yonglin knew Sun Tzu Yi's command level well. He could fight against the wind, but he couldn't fight against the wind, let alone make a comeback from a desperate situation.
That's why Sun Tzu Yi admired Su Yonglin so much after witnessing the bloody battle in which Su Yonglin made a desperate comeback. He knelt down and surrendered to Su Yonglin, no longer independent.
Now, Sun Ziyi may have just used his self-knowledge again and made the decision to retreat bravely.
Su Yonglin suddenly felt that Sun Ziyi's future was still very promising.
He has such decisiveness and the courage to let go. In this huge circle of power, it is not ordinary people who have such salty thinking.
The power field seems to be full of flowers, but in fact there are turbulent undercurrents. At this time when the People's Republic of China is about to be founded, the four major factions, Shandong, Yanyun, Waizu, and Yuancong, will surely start fighting one after another around the political situation in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. .
If you are not careful, you will fall into the clouds in this power dispute.
Of course power is good, but it is like a person carrying a basin of hot oil. It can be poured out and hurt others, and it is also easy to burn yourself.
Su Yonglin suddenly felt that Sun Ziyi might not necessarily be the most influential person in the future, but he would definitely be the one with the best outcome.
Being able to retreat unscathed from the power field is a huge skill in itself.
Therefore, Su Yonglin decided to appoint Sun Tzu Yi as the Privy Council envoy, to lead the Privy Council and take charge of the logistics affairs of the entire army.
