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Chapter 724 I built this city not to defend but to advance (first update)
Chapter 733

"That's good, we must build this city as quickly as possible. In this way, we can form a horn with the Baishi City, and behind, there will be the old Yanzhou City to respond. When the time comes, Xixia wants to If he wants to invade this Yanzhou, he has to carefully weigh whether he has the ability to take down this unprecedented fortified city."

"My dear brother, if we do this, will this place be another unified city?" Zhe Keshi hesitated for a long time, and when the two of them slowly steered their mounts towards the hot construction site. At that time, he leaned close to Wang Yang's ear and whispered.

"Tong Wancheng..." Wang Yang glanced at Zhe Keshi, and he understood what this guy was worried about.

The reason for the unification of Wancheng was that at the end of the Han Dynasty, Helian Bobo of the Tiefu tribe of the Huns established the Daxia Kingdom based on Xiazhou.According to "Wei Shu · Tie Fu Liu Hu Biography", "Jin Shu · He Lian Bo Bo Zai Ji" and other records, in 410 A.D., He Lian Bo Bo used Chigan Ali as his master craftsman and dispatched 10 people from northern Yixia The capital city was built in the north of Shuofang and south of Heishui, and it will be called "Tongwan" tomorrow.

Bobo said to himself: "I will unify the world, and the king will come to all nations, and I can unify all nations for a name."

The construction of Tongwan City lasted six years.After the completion of Tongwan City, Hu Yizhou, the secretary supervisor, wrote a praise article. In the praise article, it is said that the built Tongwan City is "Gaoyu Yinyue, Chongyong Jiyun, Shiguo Tianchi, Zhou Mianqianli". "Hualin Lingmarsh, Chongtai secret room, connected rooms and pavilions, Chidao garden".

The size, layout and construction methods of Tongwan City at this time all reflected the importance of Tongwan City in terms of geographical location and strategic position.During this period, Tongwan City achieved unprecedented prosperity.

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, in the fourth year of Shiguang in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Wei army conquered Tongwan City, and in 430 A.D. Wei destroyed Daxia.In 430 AD, Tongwan Town was built, and it was used as pasture land because of its rich water and grass.

In the seventh year of AD 480, Xiazhou was established and Tongwan City was established as the administrative seat of Xiazhou. According to the "Shui Jing Zhu", at this time, Tongwan City "Although the battlements are old, they are as high as new."It shows that the city is still quite intact.

During the Sui Dynasty, Tongwan City was under the jurisdiction of Shuofang County and was the seat of Shuofang County.In the 13th year of Daye's reign, Liang Shidu, the general of Shuofang County, rebelled and proclaimed himself emperor according to Tong Wancheng. The country was named Liang and Jianyuan Yonglong.

In the second year of Tang Zhenguan, the Tang army pacified Liang Shidu, restored its land to Xiazhou, and unified Wancheng as Xiazhou's governing place.In the first year of Tianbao, Xiazhou was changed to Shuofang County, and in the first year of Qianyuan, it was restored to Xiazhou.

During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Xiazhou was ruled by the Li family of the Dangxiang clan. There were also wars during the period, but Tongwan City still occupied a very important position in military affairs and transportation.

In the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty, Tongwan City was occupied by the Xixia people and they cut off Xiazhou. After that, the Song Dynasty and Xixia conquered each other.In the fifth year of Chunhua, the Song army captured Xiazhou, and Song Taizong ordered the people to be relocated and the city destroyed.The city wall of Tongwancheng Toudao City (that is, Waikou City) was destroyed at this time.

But after Xixia regained Xiazhou, although its outer city outline was not repaired, it was still regarded as an extremely important military town.

"A unified city that lasted for nearly [-] years was occupied by foreign tribes. It was destroyed by Emperor Taizong, but now it has fallen into the hands of Xixia."

"And with the talent of a virtuous brother, I know that you will definitely be able to build a strong city that is not inferior to the city that dominates the world, but if..."

"I can understand that you have such worries, but you should also understand that when Tongwan City was in the hands of foreign races, what was the reason? It was at the time when my Central Plains was in chaos, and those foreign races had an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Now, our Song Dynasty has been at peace for a hundred years and has become prosperous and powerful. The population of our Song Dynasty is several times that of the Han and Tang Dynasties.As long as a large number of Han people can migrate here to recuperate and multiply, as long as the stability of business, trade, production and life in these three states can be ensured, the population will increase. "

"At that time, I am afraid that those alien races, apart from putting down their knives and arrows and honestly bringing cattle and sheep over for supplies, would they dare to use their swords and soldiers?"

"What's more, my little brother, I built this city not to defend, but to move forward."

After hearing Wang Yang's words, Zhe Keshi nodded and smiled. "Brother Yu, you have great foresight and foresight, Brother Yu is naturally trustworthy."

"I really hope that the old land of the Han and Tang Dynasties can be restored sooner. I, the Song Dynasty, don't have to be so aggrieved all the time. A little Xixia has made my Song Dynasty helpless for a hundred years."

"Why can't we completely restore the old land of Han and Tang Dynasties? Brother, do you know the reason?" After hearing Zhe Keshi mention this, Wang Yang spurred his horse forward slowly and spoke.

"Why is this?" Zhe Keshi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, his tone a little unhappy.Why do you think this guy is accusing Da Song's army of not being strong enough, what's the matter with us not being strong enough?It is clear that the literati ruled the country in the Song Dynasty, and the policy of literati in charge of the army led to the current situation, right?
If it weren't for the fact that Wang Yang has always been very powerful, and his relationship with the military and his friendship are very friendly, then Zhe Keshi resisted not directly showing his face, but held back his temper. I want to find out.

"Actually, it's very simple. The Song Dynasty, which has been at peace for a hundred years, lacks not only the enterprising spirit, but also the bloodiness. It also lacks cavalry with powerful motors. It also lacks one thing, which is the unwillingness to use a serious attitude. attitude to face our enemies." Wang Yang slowly expressed his thoughts.

Zhe Keshi slammed his mouth in pain. "What do you mean by not being willing to face the enemy with a serious attitude?" What the hell does this guy mean by this.

"What kind of mentality did I have in Song Dynasty when dealing with Beiliao? Do you understand what kind of mentality I was in Song Dynasty when dealing with Xixia?" Wang Yang simply stopped his horse and asked Zhe Keshi.

Zhe Keshi pondered for a while before giving his own answer. "Northern Liao's national strength is similar to that of our Great Song Dynasty. As for the Western Xia, our Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty should be able to resist it with all our strength."

"Then I would like to ask, brother, do I really know the national power of the Northern Liao Dynasty well? How much do I know about the deployment of troops, weapons and equipment of the Northern Liao Dynasty, and the traffic roads in the places where the Northern Liao Dynasty is based?" What is the situation, the situation of grain reserves? And do you know whether the local people are satisfied with the rule of Bei Liao..."

A series of questions, with lightning speed, knocked Zhe Keshi, the self-proclaimed famous general, into a dizzy state. With a calm face, he could only bite the bullet and say. "Brother Yu really doesn't know much about the situation in Beiliao..."

"Well, you don't need to say it. In fact, Zhe only knows the situation that he has been exposed to in Xixia today. I don't know much about other things such as people's livelihood, transportation, and food reserves."

Wang Yang cast his eyes on the big river that was surging with waves, and said leisurely and authentically. "Know the enemy and know the enemy before you can win a hundred battles. In the Song Dynasty, those civil officials had too high a vision. They thought they could win thousands of miles away after reading a few books on military affairs.

However, generals like you, Brother Keshi, are only willing to protect their own one-acre three-point land wisely because of the imbalance between civil and military affairs. "

Even if Zhe Keshi wanted to refute this, he didn't know how to refute it.Because Wang Yang's words indeed revealed the biggest disadvantage of the Song Dynasty's military today.

(End of this chapter)