Although Su Yonglin tried his best to downplay some factional differences in the army, after the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, some differences that would appear in the army would still exist. After all, the army naturally worships the strong and advocates merit and honor.
Whichever unit has high military exploits, which unit has strong commanding ability, and is a famous general, will naturally have a higher status in the army, and its subordinates will also be honored.
Then, topics such as "Who is stronger", "Which army is the strongest", "Who is the strongest general" will naturally arise, and will soon cause a reaction across the entire army. Everyone is dissatisfied with each other. There have been some similar controversies.
It's just that this type of dispute is often limited to a relatively controllable range, and there is no issue of conflict of temperament.
Moreover, each major army group had its own contribution to the founding of the country, so Su Yonglin never assigned any credit to each army.
But, as the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Each army will have internal competitions such as competitions. From an external perspective, it is naturally a competition of performance.
The Henan Corps where Zhou Zhi belongs is the earliest corps-level organization established in the Liberation Army system, and it is also a corps with very dazzling military exploits.
As soon as they were established, they captured Henan, expelled all the Jin soldiers, and captured Kaifeng. Later, they cooperated with the Qilu Corps on the Guanzhong strategy, controlled Guanzhong together, and in fact destroyed the Jin Kingdom.
Therefore, the Henan Corps' military exploits are very impressive.
Zhou Zhi himself is considered a relatively well-known general. His experience before he officially became Su Yonglin's subordinate is generally not mentioned. After that, his achievements in repeatedly leading troops to attack Jin Guoli were his absolute reliance on being a general in the army, so He is also very confident.
However, after all, the Huben Army is the emperor's personal army, the Imperial Guards, the elite of the elite, and all cavalry. They are all powerful forces used to protect the emperor himself. Therefore, although the Huben Army is only a military-level establishment, the officers at all levels of the Huben Army are in front of them. He won't get angry when he is facing an officer of the corps who is one level above him.
As a general who joined Su Yonglin's group halfway, it was normal for Zhou Zhi to feel a little uneasy when faced with Geng Xingwen, deputy general of the Zhongdu Forbidden Army who had followed Su Yonglin from the beginning.
He was very worried that as a general of the first army, he would not be able to suppress the deputy general of Huben Army. He was afraid that the deputy general of Huben Army would be too strong and would not obey orders, so that he would not be able to carry out his plan well.
The biggest fear on the frontline battlefield is that friendly forces cannot cooperate with each other. If friendly forces cannot cooperate with each other, Tianhu will be defeated at the beginning.
It's like a certain army, which obviously has strong troops and powerful weapons and equipment, but was defeated [retreating as fast as the wind, outflanking Xu Rulin, plundering money and invading as fire, friendly troops in trouble as unmoving as mountains] The astonishing situation finally "turned thousands of miles away and occupied the island."
This situation was quite common when Zhou Zhi followed Zhao Kaishan.
The various forces cannot effectively cooperate with each other. Friendly forces simply do not help when encountering difficulties, and some even hold each other back.
However, under Su Yonglin, such a situation has never happened. However, it is said that once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of the well rope for ten years. Zhou Zhi has always been worried that this problem will reappear.
Seemingly sensing Zhou Zhi's worries, Geng Xingwen invited Zhou Zhi to have a meal together. During the dinner, Geng Xingwen talked about a series of Su Yonglin's operations before and after the bloody battle of Zhending.
During the bloody battle of Zhending, Zhou Zhi was still fighting under Zhao Kaishan. He was not very clear about what happened before and after that battle. He only knew that in the end, Su Yonglin established his identity as the Lord of Hebei through this battle.
Not only that, after this battle, Su Yonglin's power also made Sun Ziyi, one of the three giants of the Liberation Army, give up his independence and choose to join the army. From then on, he acted as Su Yonglin's subordinate, making Su Yonglin's actual power surpass that of Zhao Kaishan in one fell swoop.
This made Zhao Kaishan very angry at the time, and he deeply felt the huge threat from Su Yonglin. The mainstream within the Liberation Army changed from cooperation to confrontation, and it also pushed Zhao Kaishan to the end. A handful.
"At that time, our army was also in a bad situation. There were wolves in front of us and tigers in the back. General Jin's army was eyeing him. Everyone felt that General Sun could not save us. Our army itself could not save itself. If we divided our troops to save them, we would not be able to win without fighting. Said, there is also the danger of being cut off by gold thieves.
However, His Majesty argued against all opinions and said that General Sun was on my flank. If he was destroyed, the golden thieves would be able to successfully outflank our army's retreat, making our army unable to advance or retreat. In the end, it would be very likely to be destroyed, so His Majesty personally led the army. The cavalry raided the rear of the gold thieves and destroyed the gold thieves' food routes, and I was lucky enough to be a member of that cavalry..."
Following Geng Xingwen's memories, Zhou Zhi seemed to have returned to the battlefield of the bloody battle that year. He saw the extremely dangerous scenes on the battlefield and realized the circumstances under which Su Yonglin made such a decision.
He was still facing a huge threat, but he decisively divided his troops to rescue Sun Ziyi, and used this as the beginning of reversing the situation of the war. In the end, he not only defeated the main force of the Jin army with his courage, but also won Sun Ziyi's heart.
Within the Liberation Army at that time, Zhou Zhi himself could feel that the various armies were a mixed bag and had different people's hearts and minds. There were many people who disliked each other and harmed their comrades.
And under such circumstances, against the background of a group of cheating teammates, Su Yonglin, who took the risk and took the initiative to help the friendly forces escape the danger of destruction, was simply a breath of fresh air. It was indeed worthy of Sun Ziyi to lead the entire army to join Su Yonglin.
Thinking about it now, the reason why Su Yonglin's reputation is so good has something to do with his excellent style.
After talking about the past, Geng Xingwen said with great emotion: "So since then, the entire army has understood a truth. Internal conflicts are of course unavoidable, but at no time can internal conflicts override external conflicts. Above all, we must learn to grasp the main contradiction.”
"The main contradiction? This... is what the revival meeting says, right?"
Zhou Zhi suddenly remembered something Zhang Yuejing had said to him before.
"Did you join the revival meeting too?"
Geng Xingwen asked with a smile.
"No, not yet. I was just recommended by Commander Zhang and read some related books. Commander Zhang also suggested that I attend the lectures. However, I was busy with military affairs and heavy training tasks, so I never had time to attend the lectures."
Zhou Zhi shook his head and asked: "How many of us generals have joined the revival meeting?"
"I can't talk about this, and I don't know the specific situation very well. Anyway, I have already joined, so I have to demand myself not only as a soldier, but also as a revival member."
Geng Xingwen chuckled and said: "General, don't worry that the Tiger Army will act alone. In the face of important military and national affairs, all Ming armies only have external conflicts and no internal conflicts. The military actions are unified and obey the command, without exception."
Zhou Zhi nodded slowly, his heart suddenly enlightened, as if he had been walking in a dark path and suddenly discovered a light not far ahead.
Since Su Yonglin became the de facto leader of the Liberation Army, the conflicts and disputes within the army have indeed been greatly reduced, and there has never been such a situation where each other was trapped and ignored.
During the battle, the various armies cooperated very well. Wherever you attack, I attack, and we advance together. Or if my attack goes smoothly and your attack is blocked, I will take the initiative to send troops to help you.
When this situation became a routine within the Ming army, the Ming army naturally gained another advantage over most armies of this era.
When friendly troops are in trouble, they must help. Whenever there is spare power, they must spare no effort. Treating each other with trust and sincerity regardless of region or origin is a very special feature of this army.
He felt that after this battle, he should take some time to attend some kind of training class and seriously understand what the Renaissance meant and what kind of organization it was that could actually form such a broad and widespread formation within the army. Deep understanding.
It seems that you can't just dive into military training and completely ignore other things...
