Tian Shizhong's talent points are basically on the political level, and he specializes in pleasing his boss.
At this level, he can be regarded as a talent. By pleasing Zhang Jun, Qin Hui and Zhao Gou, he was able to become a guarding general for more than 20 years with mediocre qualifications.
If Yue Fei had his ability, things like Fengbo Pavilion wouldn't have happened.
But it's a pity that Yue Fei didn't. Yue Fei only had victory and righteousness in his eyes, and he didn't settle for anything less than Tian Shizhong.
Because he is too specialized in political skills, his military ability is average. Even the degraded Yue family army still looks down on him. For more than 20 years, it was only through bribing powerful officials in the court that Tian Shizhong could sit in this position. Otherwise, he would have been in this position long ago. He was pushed away by his subordinates.
As time passed, the Jin Kingdom fell and the Ming Kingdom was established. Tian Shizhong thought that all risks in the north had disappeared. He could face the ups and downs calmly, live a comfortable military life, and wait for his glorious retirement.
But he didn't expect that the war between the Ming and Song dynasties was about to break out, shattering his illusions. Only then did he realize that he was already on the cusp of the storm.
This time, he was lucky and did not catch up with the Ming army's attack on the Jinghu Theater. If he had been less lucky and the Ming army's main attack direction was the Jinghu Theater, then the elders in his hometown would have been beating gongs and drums to eat.
Tian Shizhong's second advantage besides politics is that he knows how much he has.
Of course, the same was true for the imperial court. Although Zhao Gou knew that Tian Shizhong was obedient, he also had a deep understanding of Tian Shizhong's incompetence. So on the eve of the war, Wu Gong, the eldest son of the deceased famous general Wu Jie, was transferred from the Sichuan-Shu War Zone to Beijing. In the Lake War Zone, he served as the magistrate of Xiangyang Prefecture.
Tian Shizhong knew very well that Wu Gong was the successor chosen by Zhao Gou. In the future, if the Jinghu Theater became the main battlefield of the Ming-Song War, Wu Gong would definitely step forward to become the chief general and lead the army in the Jinghu Theater and the Ming Dynasty. The army fought bloody battles.
Regarding this, Tian Shizhong has no dissatisfaction.
Especially after seeing the fierce fighting power of the Ming army, he was even more afraid to continue to serve as the head of the Jinghu Theater. He only hoped to "retire with honor" as soon as possible in this terrible situation, get out of the pit, and change his position. Have a safe place to live your old age.
Therefore, this last expedition was regarded by Tian Shizhong as a stage for Wu Gong alone.
He has no idea of competing for credit, and even regards the credit he liked most in the past as a hot potato and avoids it like a scourge.
He appointed Wu Gong as the vanguard general, constantly added troops to Wu Gong, and asked Wu Gong to rush and fight all the way in the front, while he himself followed slowly, hoping that Wu Gong would perform better and allow the court to appoint Wu Gong as soon as possible. Gong became the commander-in-chief of the Jinghu Theater and allowed him to retire with honor.
The greater Wu Gong's meritorious service and the higher his military record, the happier he became. He was completely free of his usual jealousy and jealousy, which made his close subordinates think that he had been taken away from him.
Wu Gong didn't care about this. He knew what the imperial court meant by asking him to be the prefect of Xiangyang, and he also knew Tian Shizhongzhong's thoughts, so he just rushed forward, and Tian Shizhong would handle everything else for him and help him.
Tian Shizhong followed Wu Gong's butt and arrived in Yichun but did not move forward. He set up his general headquarters here and then sent another veteran general Li Dao to lead 20,000 troops south to Luling to quell the Jizhou rebellion.
Li Dao is the only former member of the Yue family army still alive in the world, and his status is still very high. Compared with his former colleagues, he has a prosperous official career and is obviously very capable.
And one of his Taoist friends pushed his status to another peak.
This Taoist friend was named Huangfutan, and his experience was very miraculous.
If this word can describe this person's experience, it should indeed be said.
He was originally a Taoist priest, specialized in medical skills, and had a small reputation in the world.
At that time, Zhao Gou's mother suffered from an eye disease, and no imperial doctor in the palace could cure it, so she had to appeal to the people. So Huangfu Tan stepped onto the stage of history and cured Zhao Gou's mother's eye disease, and also cured a palace official of Zhao Gou. Human leg disease.
The Song Dynasty was a dynasty that advocated Taoism. Zhao Gou's father, Huizong Zhao Ji, even called himself Taojun Emperor, which shows the Song's admiration for Taoism.
Huangfutan cured Zhao Gou's wife. She was eloquent and knowledgeable. She made Zhao Gou very happy in a few words, and she treated Huangfutan differently from then on.
By chance, Huangfutan told Zhao Gou that Li Fengniang, the daughter of Li Dao who was then the military governor of the Qingyuan Army, was a stunning beauty. He also said that a black phoenix had descended upon her when she was born, and that her face was beyond words. She has the appearance of a mother who cares about the world.
Zhao Gou trusted Huangfu Tan very much. When he heard what he said, he immediately became interested. He called Li Fengniang to the palace and saw that she was indeed a stunning beauty with a rich face. He was very happy, so he made the decision and betrothed her to Zhao Fengniang. His son Zhao Dun.
From then on, Li Dao became a relative of the emperor.
This experience can be described as fantasy.
A Taoist priest could actually persuade the current emperor to betroth a beautiful woman to his grandson, especially when Zhao Min had basically established the outcome of the throne succession war. Under such circumstances, this woman was likely to be the future queen.
Was the Song Dynasty so hasty in choosing its queen?
But in any case, Li Dao has become a relative of the emperor, a being that Tian Shizhong dare not provoke, although Tian Shizhong has indeed not bothered Li Dao much before.
During this southern expedition, Tian Shizhong knew that he had no ability, so he mainly relied on Wu Gong and Li Dao.
Needless to say, Wu Gong is a very capable general.
As for Li Dao, who could serve as the commander of an army during Yue Fei's era, he was naturally very good at using troops.
After Li Dao was appointed by Tian Shizhong, he led his troops south to Luling, preparing to make another military exploit at the end of his life and put a good end to his military career.
Tian Shizhong's attack was very fierce, and Qi Fang's attack on the other side was also very fierce.
Qi Fang was also a man of great luck. He was originally a great thief in the south of the Yangtze River. In the Southern Song Dynasty at that time, he had a special title called a military thief.
He was originally against the imperial court. After being defeated by Yue Fei, he took refuge with Zhang Jun and was taken in. From then on, he fell into Zhang Jun's lap and followed Zhang Jun's official career.
To be honest, in the Southern Song Dynasty, it was not shameful to be defeated by Yue Fei. Being able to survive under Yue Fei's hands was indeed not something ordinary people could do. This Qi Fang also had some abilities of his own.
This time he was ordered to send troops, and he took 30,000 people with him. After occupying De'an County, he went further south and occupied Jianchang County. At this time, his goal was Nanchang.
At this time, Han Wu was enjoying his glory and wealth as the overlord, completely unaware that he was facing a two-pronged attack.
When he learned that Qi Fang's army was approaching Nanchang, he sent his general Wu Dayan to lead his troops north to attack him. He felt that as long as the rebel army attacked aggressively, the Song army would be defeated.
But there is still a difference between the regular army and the local army. If the local army is terrible, the regular army is also at a very bad level.
The rebel army defeated the terrible local army, but they had not fought against the terrible regular army and had little experience.
Wu Dayan was also a man who underestimated the enemy and advanced rashly. He used 20,000 troops to fight against Qi Fang's 30,000 troops in the plain area. After fighting for only half an hour, he was severely defeated by Qi Fang's troops.
Wu Dayan fled back to Nanchang in embarrassment, and there were less than two hundred people who came back with him.
This defeat awakened Han Wu from his dream of becoming the overlord.
Seeing Wu Dayan returning in panic, Han Wu became anxious and immediately ran out of Wenrou Township and asked Wu Dayan about his specific situation.
"There are cavalry, infantry, many elite weapons, and they all wear armor. Our people don't have much armor. We suffered a lot when fighting against the Song thieves. We couldn't beat them at all. They were defeated very quickly. This They should be the elite of the Song thieves! The elite!"
Wu Dayan's face was full of panic.
Han Wu took a few deep breaths and felt that the Song Army he faced this time was different from the one he had faced before. He might really be an elite one.
If the 20,000-strong army was defeated so simply, it would be difficult for the remaining troops in his hands to compete with them. The city can be defended for a while. If we fight in the field, aren't we looking for death?
At one point he wanted to run away.
But he gave up this idea in an instant.
