The Great Explosion of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 398

"Great news!" A messenger Qingqi came to Xiangyang, "General Xue Rengui made an expedition to the Southern Huns, General Li Zheng killed the Southern Huns Shanyu Huchuquan, Zuoxian King Liu Bao surrendered, the Huns were pacified, the Huns were pacified!"

In the recent period, it can be said that Xiangyang has been receiving good news. Either Hanzhong County was captured today, or the army has occupied Yongzhou, or Mu Huali has won the first victory in Goguryeo.

Of course, there are similar not-so-good battle reports.Taking advantage of the great battle, the Wuhuan people went south to plunder before winter, and Cen Xi had already led his army to fight.Zhang Yan's troops were stationed at the frontier, and Xue Rengui would go to join them after he took care of the Southern Huns to guard against Xianbei's southward movement.

The next day, seeing that ninety-nine percent of the world had fallen into his own hands, Shi Hui had no choice but to start discussing the next stage with his officials.The first question, of course, is the question of moving the capital.

Xiangyang extends in all directions, connecting the north and the south, making it a good location for the capital.Similarly, there is no danger to defend here. If the enemy comes to attack, they can only rely on Xiangyang's city walls for defense, which is very dangerous.

It is true that there is no need to worry about who will attack Xiangyang suddenly, but the capital of a country considers things that have happened for hundreds of years, so it will naturally take future changes into account.Of course, this is only part of the consideration for moving the capital. The real reason is that the officials believe that only Luoyang or Chang'an can be regarded as orthodox.

After all, Chang'an was the capital of the Western Han Dynasty, and Luoyang was the capital of the Zhou Dynasty.Surrounded by mountains, the latter is a good location for the capital, and it is more convenient to communicate from east to west, north to south, and to pass orders.

As for Beiping, that is to say, the future Beijing, there will naturally be no candidates. After all, there is no concept of "the emperor guarding the gate" these days.Besides, when Zhu Di moved his capital to Beijing, he still had other considerations. Maybe he didn't plan to come here all at once.As a result, the rumors spread so wildly among the people that future generations would have to worry about it in the borderlands. It was basically tricked by Confucianism.

"How about a different way of thinking?" Seeing the quarrels of the ministers, Shi Hui directly slapped the board, "Xiangyang has no danger to defend, so create some conditions!"

"What the lord said, is it possible that you intend to build a city wall like the Great Wall outside Xiangyang?" A courtier asked, after all, many people would think so at the first time.

The purpose of building the Great Wall at the beginning was to defend against the barbarians in the north. Who can guarantee that Shi Hui will also build such an "inner Great Wall" to defend Xiangyang?
"Let me ask everyone!" Shi Hui shook his head, "Do you know the power of gunpowder?"

"I understand!" Everyone nodded naturally when they heard the words, and Shi Hui had personally shown them the horror of this weapon.

"In future wars, we will gradually move closer to this aspect. Gunpowder will be used to shoot projectiles into iron pipes to kill people, and they will be shot in long barrels to attack cities, and even the projectiles will explode after impact. In other words, in future wars , the role of the city wall will be further weakened, even now, heavy trebuchets can already make the so-called fortified city or dangerous pass invalid." Shi Hui said solemnly.

The ministers whispered to each other, obviously unfamiliar with this mode of warfare, and at the same time could not help but doubt: In this way, martial arts and so on, will it be ruined?

"In view of the change in the mode of warfare, the concept of defense must also be changed!" Shi Hui didn't give them time to think about it. "It's meaningless to build a strong city wall, but we can build a few satellite cities!"

To put it simply, on the basis of Xiangyang, build more than a dozen satellite cities around it to defend Xiangyang.Each city is stationed with 5000 to [-] people, and even a second satellite city and a third satellite city can be arranged.

In this way, unless it is a rebellion in the nest, if the enemy wants to attack Xiangyang, the first thing that cannot be avoided is the defense of the satellite city. If it is ignored, then the headquarters of Xiangyang and the satellite city will attack from inside and outside, and death is probably the same.

If a satellite city is attacked alone, the surrounding two can immediately send troops to support it, and even the latter satellite city can send troops to rescue. The result is much safer than building the inner Great Wall. Of course, relatively speaking, the soldiers may spend more.

Those who can come to participate in the parliament are naturally not ordinary people, and they will soon understand Shi Hui's plan.Compared with the extra military expenditure, the setting of the satellite city can indeed better defend Xiangyang. The premise is that the changes in the future war mode will really appear as Shi Hui said.After all, it has been too long in the era of cold weapons, and there is really a lack of imagination for the war mode of hot weapons.

"The change from cold weapons to hot weapons is an inevitable result. A hot weapon is easier to learn. A commoner will be able to learn how to use such a weapon ten times after enlisting in the army for three months. After feeding it for a year, he can even become a hundred shots. The key point is that if there is no gunpowder in a hot weapon, it will be like a waste. In other words, as long as the gunpowder and projectiles are kept well, and the gunpowder magazine is blown up at a critical moment, then even if there is a change in the place, there is no way to quickly rot. " Shi Hui Come slowly.

In the era of cold weapons, if something goes wrong, those rebels will seize the local arsenal and quickly arm themselves.Let alone arrows, swords and spears can always be armed.But if they only gave them fire sticks without gunpowder, it would be much easier to press them.

"My lord, isn't martial arts going to be ruined?" Nan Jiyun, who came back to report his duties, immediately came out to ask.

"What if the gunpowder is used up when defending against foreign enemies? Are you still holding a firestick to fight with others? Internally, soldiers will be equipped with sticks as weapons, and externally, knives will be prepared. At the same time, bayonets will be set on the firecrackers. Long spears are short, but they will become the main weapon for hand-to-hand combat in the future. Each soldier is equipped with a dagger as an auxiliary weapon for melee combat... Of course, these will be explored later. After all, backward thermal weapons are not as practical as cold weapons. These considerations, It is estimated that our generation does not need to think about it..." Shi Hui replied.

"Since my lord has such foresight, I naturally have no objection!" Nan Jiyun was slightly relieved when he heard this.Indeed, thermal weapons have just come out of a powder keg, and many things are still incomplete, so there is nothing to worry about.

"So, do you have any objections to the idea of ​​satellite cities?" Shi Hui finally looked at everyone.

"My lord is wise, I have no objection!" Naturally, everyone would not have any objection. As for the military expenditure, compared to the safety of the badge, it is indeed irrelevant, especially since the finances of Chu State are increasing at a steady rate.

"Then, let's proceed to the second topic!" Shi Hui looked at the crowd and ordered someone to bring over a pair of documents, "During this time, many people have written letters asking me to proclaim myself emperor directly, or to make Liu Zhang emperor Yeah, why, you can't wait until Liangzhou is defeated?"

"I dare not wait!" People who wrote letters came forward one after another. Surprisingly, Liu Bowen and Fang Xuanling were all inside, "Now the big man has moved out of Huaxia and went to a foreign land. Huaxia cannot live without a king. This land A ruler is also needed, and in this world, the only person who is qualified is the lord! At least, he should be called king first and support Liu Zhang as emperor!"

"You guys..." Shi Hui looked at the crowd angrily. He still didn't know what they were thinking. It was just that he became the emperor, and their identities would naturally improve, but there were too many conflicts of interest inside. Proclaiming the emperor also had to be included in the agenda.

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