Qiming 1158

Chapter 749 The Victor Wu Gong

This rhetorical question from Qi Fang made Tian Shizhong hesitate.

He knew what the court meant. The court just felt that in the face of the threat of the Ming Dynasty, the combat effectiveness of the Jinghu Theater was insufficient, and he felt that few of Zhang Jun's subordinates could fight.

Therefore, it is necessary to transfer some generals who can fight well from the western theater where there are more generals that can fight to enrich the combat effectiveness of the central theater.

This decision was also allowed by Zhao Gou at that time, and of course there is no problem from the perspective of the court.

For Tian Shizhong, who is eager to retire, it is also a good idea.

But from the point of view of the military world and factions, this is breaking the balance of power in the military world and impacting the forces of Zhang Jun's old department.

As we all know, Zhang Jun and Zhao Gou have a very close relationship and are Zhao Gou's cronies.

The banquet that Zhang Jun invited Zhao Gou to eat was the most luxurious and famous banquet in Chinese history.

As for business affairs, out of trust in Zhang Jun, Zhao Gou asked Zhang Jun to do a lot of dirty work. After Zhang Jun retired, he would ask his ministry to do it in the future. For example, Tian Shizhong was responsible for poisoning Yue Fei’s general Niu Gao. ordered to do.

It can also be said that Zhao Gou's cronies in the military world are mainly those of Zhang Jun's clan, including Yang Cunzhong, Zhao Gou's most trusted general of the guard, who is also Zhang Jun's subordinate.

Zhao Gou's abdication is now abdication, but Zhao Gou, the Supreme Emperor, is still alive. Previously, the imperial court dispatched Wu Gong to serve in the central theater, mainly to deal with the threat of the Ming Kingdom, but now the two sides have signed a peace treaty, and the crisis has passed.

Under this circumstance, if Wu Gong continues to be reckless and gradually encroachs on the Jinghu Theater as the Wu family's sphere of influence, then it will be a huge impact on Zhang Jun's old department and even Zhao Gou himself.

Especially for Zhao Gou, it may not be a good thing.

After all, he is no longer an emperor. Compared with Zhao Tan, who has just ascended the throne, his attractiveness is obviously insufficient. If he does not trust Zhao Tan wholeheartedly, this situation must not be what he wants to see.

But then again, Wu Gong's ascendance is probably what the current court wants to see.

Especially after Zhang Jun was appointed as the privy envoy, the Wu family can be regarded as his old department, and they will definitely obey his orders.

Even if not from this point of view, Jang Jun's political attitude and Jang Jun's political attitude towards war are completely different.

Therefore, Tian Shizhong thought about it and felt that according to this person's usual strong style, supporting the Wu family and suppressing Zhang Jun's faction was almost a certainty, and such an approach would definitely get the permission and support of the new emperor Zhao Tan.

Is it in your own interest to go against the current emperor for the sake of an abdicated emperor and a past tense?
Tian Shizhong looked at Qi Fang's letter, and thought about his own needs, as well as the needs of his children after retirement in the future, and suddenly felt that he should not go against the general trend.

Qi Fang is certainly a colleague, but he is not that important compared to future interests.

After weighing the pros and cons, Tian Shizhong made a decision. He decided not to help Qi Fang, but to encourage Wu Gong, and then send some more troops to Wu Gong to make Wu Gong more powerful and force Qi Fang to obey Wu Gong's request. .

At the same time, he also wrote a letter to Qi Fang to analyze the pros and cons for him, hoping that Qi Fang himself could make the right choice.

Of course, how Qi Fang chooses is not something he can decide, and he is not sure whether Qi Fang will follow his advice.

But at most, he helped Wu Gong here. After all, Wu Gong's behavior was somewhat unhappy, and it was too embarrassing to expect him to do something wholeheartedly.

A thousand cavalry followed the courier to Nanchang City, and there were only 2000 people around Tian Shizhong. Of course, this was absolutely enough for him alone——he thought so.

On August [-]th, Qi Fang's troops still failed to capture Nanchang City, and the troops under Nanchang City suffered heavy losses due to Han Wu's strong resistance.

"Okay, General Qi, two days have passed. For the whole 24 hours, I did nothing. I just watched you attack Nanchang City, but you disappointed me so much that you still failed to take Nanchang City. What happened? So far, what else do you have to say?"

Qi Fang blushed, panting heavily, and looked at Wu Gong angrily.

"Shameless child, how dare you insult me!!"

"So what? Soldiers, talk about your record. What about your record? Show it to me!"

Wu Gong arrogantly threw three heads that had been embalmed with lime in front of Qi Fang.

"This is the head of the three rebel leaders I killed, what about yours? Show me your record!"

Qi Fang couldn't bear it any longer, his anger broke through his heavenly lid like a gushing magma, and it burst out suddenly.

Not to be outdone, Wu Gong drew his sword out of its sheath at the same time, roared, and confronted Qi Fang.

When the two swords were about to collide, Tian Shizhong's letter and supporting cavalry arrived.

There are two letters from Tian Shizhong, one for Wu Gong and one for Qi Fang.

Wu Gong read the letter and was overjoyed. It turned out that Tian Shizhong was on his side. Although Qi Fang wrote to ask Tian Shizhong to help him because he was also Zhang Jun's former department, Tian Shizhong still supported him. Wu Gong, and allotted one thousand to Wu Gong from his own bodyguard cavalry as support.

When Qi Fang read the letter, he collapsed to the ground as if struck by a thunderbolt.

It turned out that Tian Shizhong was unwilling to support him. Instead, he wanted him to see the current situation clearly. Zhang Jun's old department could no longer get the support of the emperor as before, because the emperor had changed. important.

Don't conflict with Wu Gong, try to listen to Wu Gong and please Wu Gong, so as to ensure a good retreat in the future. If Wu Gong is angered, Zhang Jun behind Wu Gong will never give him a good look.

Qi Fang suddenly slumped.

Thinking that his backer no longer exists, and even people from the same faction are thinking about how to choose a retreat, he no longer has the confidence to oppose Wu Gong.

He put down the letter and looked up at Wu Gong, who was smug.

Wu Gong was condescending and faced Qi Fang with the expression of a winner.

"General Qi, the situation should be clear, right? You should be clear about what to do and what not to do, right?"

Qi Fang was trembling even with his breath.

"Wu Gong, you are amazing, you are really amazing, you have left me nowhere to go!"

"That's because General Qi himself made him have nowhere to go. If General Qi knows how to be flexible, why is this?"

"You win, you win."

With the help of his subordinates, Qi Fang slowly stood up and nodded towards Wu Gong: "Do whatever you want. From now on, you are the coach!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Wu Gong was very proud and laughed loudly: "Okay, then ask General Qi to lead the army back to the barracks to rest for a while. This Nanchang City, as well as the rebels in the city, will naturally be eliminated for the Great Song Dynasty!"

(End of this chapter)