In Jiangxi at that time, facing the siege of the Southern Song Dynasty army, they could not only use inferior troops to counterattack, but also fight thousands of miles all the way to Lin'an, and finally even retreated unscathed.
Hundreds of thousands of Song troops surrounded him, and thousands of them were helpless and did not even dare to approach, so he successfully escaped from Lin'an City in an easy manner.
This courage, determination, and overall view are all the best choices.
After learning about this, Su Yonglin admired Xu Tong very much and saw in him the potential to become a famous general throughout the ages, so he entrusted him with important tasks after the war and trained him carefully.
Now when there was such a difficult task, Su Yonglin also thought of him.
After asking a little about what Xu Tong was doing now, Su Yonglin was surprised to learn that Xu Tong was in Zhongdu now.
It seems that he felt that he was somewhat lacking in cultural theory and felt that he still had some shortcomings. Therefore, after the army's reorganization work was completed and on track, he made a report and requested to go to the cadre training class at the Zhongdu Renaissance Association headquarters for in-depth study to make up for his shortcomings. shortcomings.
A general who is willing to strengthen his learning skills is a promising general.
The Organization Department approved Xu Tong's request, so Xu Tong took several military cadres and political cadres from the Yiyong Army whom he was also optimistic about to go to the Zhongdu Cadre Training Class to recharge and further their studies. It has been more than three months since then.
If you really want to sleep, someone will give you a pillow.
Su Yonglin immediately sent someone to call Xu Tong to the palace and met Xu Tong.
"It has been more than three months since you came to Zhongdu. Do you feel that your knowledge has improved? In addition to studying in training classes, what other books have you read recently?"
"In addition to the teaching aids in the training class, I also read some biographies of famous generals in the history books of past dynasties."
Xu Tong smiled and said: "I always feel that I am now a serious general. The 30,000 soldiers under my command need me to take responsibility. I can no longer lead everyone to risk their lives as I did before, so I must Learn more, both political and military."
"this is necessary."
Su Yonglin nodded with satisfaction and said: "Since ancient times, if a famous general wants to succeed, defend his merits, and achieve final results, he must not only be good at using troops, but also understand politics. A person who does not understand politics but is very good at fighting a general will often not end well, so , which biographies of famous generals do you read?”
"I read Wang Jian's biography, Xiang Yu's biography and Han Xin's biography."
Xu Tong said with a smile: "When I was still in the mountains of Jiangxi, Director Zhao told me that these three people are very representative. I must read the biographies of these three people and learn more about them when I have the opportunity in the future. Read, read intensively, and after reading through the biographies of these three people, you will be able to understand the way to be a general in a certain sense."
"This is what I told Yucheng."
Su Yonglin smiled and said: "I took Yucheng as my disciple, so I passed on my experience and insights in studying to Yucheng, telling him how to study and which books to read. Among them, I have the biographies of these three people. I find it very interesting, I must read it and understand it.
If you understand Wang Jian, you will know how a general will survive; if you understand Xiang Yu, you will understand how a general will destroy himself; if you understand Han Xin, you will understand how a general will choose. I was the first to read, and I also felt that The biographies of these three people are the most important to read. "
Nodding, Su Yonglin looked at Xu Tong.
"So, which one of these three people do you think is the most worthy of your appreciation?"
Xu Tong was silent for a while, then raised his head and looked at Su Yonglin.
"I don't appreciate any of them. I admire their achievements and military capabilities, but I don't like any of them as a person or their choices."
"oh?"
Su Yonglin asked with a smile: "Why? Ordinary people would choose to admire Wang Jian."
Xu Tong shook his head.
"According to common sense, Wang Jian is the only one among the three who died well. Ordinary people will appreciate Wang Jian, but in order to survive or for personal desires, he will transfer the property belonging to the country or the people to his own name at the expense of the welfare of the people. At the cost of achieving well-being for themselves and future generations.
In my opinion, this is wrong after all. Some people say that Wang Jian is smart and understands politics, but I would rather die than have this kind of political wisdom of sacrificing the interests of the people in order to protect himself. "
Su Yonglin paused after hearing this, then asked with a smile: "What about Han Xin and Xiang Yu?"
"Both of them seemed to have put all their wisdom into fighting, but had extremely fatal flaws in other areas."
Xu Tong frowned and said: "Xiang Yu was brave but unintelligent, mean and ungrateful. He believed too much that force could destroy everything, and ignored the importance of people's hearts. As a result, he lost people's hearts and was isolated by Liu Bang. He was finally defeated by the Wujiang River and became a legend for future generations. Lessons learned.
Han Xin's soldiers were like gods, and even ten Liu Bangs were no match for him on the battlefield. However, when it was his turn to do other things, he was extremely indecisive. He wanted to do big things but didn't dare. He was unwilling to settle for wealth. He was ambiguous, neither superior nor inferior. In the end, he died of a woman. His hands are really the butt of a joke. "
"It sounds like you dislike all three of them."
Su Yonglin leaned back on his chair, looked at Xu Tong, and asked with a smile: "These three people are already very good famous generals. You dislike them all, so who in the past and present can meet your requirements for famous generals? ? Wei Qing? Huo Qubing? Liu Yu? Li Jing? Li Ji?"
"Su Yonglin."
Xu Tong stared at Su Yonglin and said, "Famous generals from ancient and modern times, the only one who can convince me to accept them is right in front of me."
Su Yonglin really didn't expect that Xu Tong blurted out his own name.
He laughed dumbly and pointed at himself.
"I?"
"right."
Xu Tong nodded: "Throughout the ages, you are the only one who can be called a famous general, and you are the only one who makes me feel inferior in terms of personal conduct and political integrity."
Su Yonglin was immediately interested.
"Your choice really surprised me."
"That's not surprising. Aren't you a famous general?"
Xu Tong spread his hands and said with a smile: "Thousands of people raised an army, and in just three years they overthrew the huge Jin Kingdom with hundreds of thousands of soldiers. During this period, they did not lose a single defeat, and they won against the wind many times. They set a record that can be called a miracle, so that the world People regard you as a descendant from heaven, and your achievements are unique in the entire history of China."
"Am I that powerful?"
Su Yonglin said a little embarrassedly: "But to put it this way, I have been away from the frontline battlefield for a long time, and I have not led troops for a long time. I am not a general now, just a person who handles government affairs."
"No matter how you see it yourself, I will never not think that you are a unique and famous general because of these things."
Xu Tong smiled and said: "And what's even more special is that you did not use this unique ability to seek any benefits for yourself, but did your best to seek benefits for the whole people. The starting point of all your actions is to seek benefits for the people. And you succeeded, this alone is enough for you to surpass all ancient famous generals.
They may be fighting for their eternal reputation, they may be fighting for fame and wealth, or they may be fighting to repay the benefactors who promoted them, but no one really fights for the people, so the only thing worthy of admiration is their military skills. Technique, there has never been any other. "
Su Yonglin was silent for a moment.
When he guided Zhao Yucheng to study, Zhao Yucheng also told him that he didn't appreciate these people very much, and always felt that these people were not very suitable for today's situation.
So Su Yonglin told him that these three people should not be studied by revolutionaries.
Wang Jian was tolerant and compromised, Xiang Yu was impulsive and aggressive, and Han Xin wavered between left and right.
The shortcomings of these three people are all taboos for revolutionaries. If you understand these three people, you can see the three reasons and endings for the failure of revolutionaries.
At that time, Su Yonglin smiled and told Zhao Yucheng that if he had any new people he admired in the future, he would introduce the biographies of these three people to him and see what he could read.
Only by seeing through the complete failure of these three lines can we see the integrity and determination of a revolutionary.
They are no longer feudal generals. They do not need to have any foolish loyalty to the emperor. What they need to learn from them is not only military wisdom, but also political lessons.
Now it seems that the newcomer Zhao Yucheng values is Xu Tong, and Xu Tong has lived up to Zhao Yucheng's expectations.
"So this is how you view the matter... So, in your opinion, a truly famous general must not only have military accomplishments, but also have sufficient integrity?"
