Chapter 574 Portal Battle

Li Jing nodded, "Historically, the north has always dominated the world, often from the north to the south, whoever wins the north can unify the world." The dispute between the north is often the dispute between Guanzhong and Hebei. The most important thing in the competition between Guanzhong and Hebei lies in the competition in Hedong. ”

"Those who get the east of the river will get the north, and those who get the north will get the world."

Chen Kefu couldn't help reciting the sentence repeatedly, "Those who get the east of the river have the north, and those who get the north have the world." ”

For Guanzhong, Hanzhong and Hedong are its two wings, especially the operation of Hedong as the key; For Hebei, Hedong and Shandong are its two wings, and the operation of Hedong is also the key. Because the competition in the north is often manifested as the competition between Guanzhong and Hebei, Hedong is like a wedge wedged into Guanzhong and Hebei, and the competition between the two sides in Hedong is often of decisive significance.

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The four sides and four corners are real strategic places, in the troubled times, on the contrary, the Central Plains is not a good place, and there are few who rely on the Central Plains to finally succeed in winning the world.

The Central Plains is located in the Quartet, which can be combined with the whole situation of the world. The Central Plains is a place that extends in all directions and is the hub of the four parties. It is very convenient to go from the Central Plains to the surrounding areas, and from the surrounding areas to the Central Plains. The situation is closely related to the surrounding area. The Central Plains affairs must involve the Quartet; If there is something in the Quartet, it will affect the Central Plains. The Central Plains must be stable, and the Quartet can be stable; If the Central Plains is chaotic, the square will inevitably fall apart.

However, at the beginning of the chaos in the world, because the Central Plains could be attacked on all sides, the centrifugal force of the collapse of the four sides was enough to tear apart the situation in the Central Plains, and make the Central Plains a turbulent meeting place. The turbulent torrent was enough to wash away any effort to hold the Central Plains. At this time, it is easy to rely on the dangerous land of the four corners of the mountains and rivers, but it is difficult to fight according to the four wars in the Central Plains.

In the alternating changes of historical chaos and division, in the stage from governance to chaos and from integration to division, it is often difficult to divide according to the land of the four wars in the Central Plains, and it is often easy to use the four corners of the mountains and rivers;

In the stage of moving from chaos to order and from division to convergence, only those who go out of the four corners to fight for the Central Plains have the opportunity to fight for the world. If you still stick to a corner, it will be difficult to get rid of the hegemonic situation. In any overall competition, the Central Plains is a place of contention. Enterprising the world, the Central Plains is the place where it must be taken; Stabilize the world, and the Central Plains is the control center. Only the Central Plains is the real arena for the champions. Only the geographical conditions of the Central Plains extending in all directions can obtain the situation of controlling all directions.

Chen Kefu felt that his exchange with Li Jing had improved him a lot. In the past, he was most concerned about the army, and if he felt that the army was strong, he could reduce it by 10 points. But now I suddenly understand that fighting for the world is not only about being strong. There are so many examples in history of defeating the strong with the weak, which has long shown that the strength of the military and horses does not mean everything.

For example, in the past, he did not understand the general trend of the world, and even Hebei, where he was based, had not been swept away, but he sent troops and horses eagerly south. Shandong is not peaceful, and it is not far away, so the troops and horses are transferred south to Jianghuai. The repeated actions have made the army of the Beijing court now, from Liaodong to Hebei, to Shandong, to Jianghuai, a long chain. However, even the base area of Hebei has not yet been pacified, but it has already dispersed its forces so much. Now the southern part of Hebei is a peasant army, and the Central Plains is Li Mi and Wang Shichong, and the three forces are now in chaos, and there is no time to go north.

If at this time, the Central Plains forces suddenly go north, then the Liaodong Army is very likely to be cut off by the Yellow River, and the hinterland of Hebei, which is the center of the foundation, will also be attacked. At that time, even if the imperial court soldiers and horses are strong, they will have to pay a great price, even if they find the enemy who is defeated, I am afraid that Hebei will not only be greatly damaged, but also may miss some important opportunities. Maybe even a key place like Hedong will be taken away by other forces.

Thinking of this, Chen Kefu couldn't help but feel a little afraid. After all, these people are a little too underestimated. For a long time, in addition to fighting some vicious battles in Liaodong, after entering Hebei, there was basically no real war with those powerful forces, which also made the top and bottom begin to underestimate the enemy. …,

Li Jing said slowly, "History has changed the chaos and the general trend of the world has also changed. Often, a unified dynasty collapses because of too many defects, and the world falls apart, and it becomes a situation of competing heroes.

Although the deer is in the Central Plains, the males who can really participate in the deer are not as good as the Central Plains, but tend to be four corners. Historically, most of the forces that finally completed the great cause of unifying the world tended to be in four corners. Historically, most of the forces that finally completed the great cause of unifying the world originated in the dangerous places of the mountains and rivers in the four corners. First, there are one or two corners, accumulate strength, then expand to the two wings, and then, develop to the Central Plains, and enter the world.

The Qin, Western Han and Sui dynasties all unified the world based on Guanzhong. The unification of the Western Han Dynasty and the Sui Dynasty is about to follow the path of Qin, and its foundation is in Guanzhong, expanding in the two wings, and the decisive battle is in the Central Plains.

Liu Xiu of the Eastern Han Dynasty set a precedent for Hebei to enter the world. Liu Xiu broke away from the first emperor in Hebei and established himself, first according to Hebei and Hanoi as the foundation, then took Henan, according to Luoyang, and established it as the capital, and then, sent the four strategies, pacified the Quartet, and unified the world; Today, our court occupies Hebei in the four corners, and there is Liaodong behind Hebei in my court, which is a real worry-free future. ”

Chen Kefu's eyes became brighter and brighter, "According to the corner of Hebei, we will accumulate strength, seize the right wing of Hedong to secure the right flank, expand our forces, and finally encircle on both sides, and the decisive battle will be in the Central Plains." According to Luoyang, it was the capital, and then sent the four strategies to pacify the Quartet and unify the world. ”

Li Benlei also sighed with emotion when he heard it, "The situation of the mountains and rivers in Hebei is enough for the heroes." ”

Li Jing continued, "Hebei is long and narrow from north to south, and the east and west are sandwiched between mountains and seas. The Taihang Mountains are not only a western barrier, but also a zone of great interest to other regions. This regional shape of Hebei and its relationship with the Taihang Mountains make Hebei present three levels: the northern part with Beijing as the center of gravity, the central part with Hengshan County and Hejian County as the axis, and the southern part with Yecheng as the center of gravity.

The three levels presented by Hebei have a lot to do with the geographical situation on both sides of the Taihang Mountains. Taihang Mountain and Hebei Pinglian, the west side has Yanmen, Taiyuan and Shangdang and other strategic places and Hebei's three levels of parallel correspondence, Taihang Mountain's several roads connect them, several important passes and guard these traffic channels. It is connected with the northern part of Hebei is the Yanmen of Hedong, there are several passages between the Yanmen and the valley, the Flying Fox, the military capital, and Puyin, all of which are fast passages connecting the two places. ”

"And Hengshan County controls the Jingcheng Pass leading to Taiyuan, and Hejian County is the barrier to defend the city of Beijing, so Hengshan and Hejian are the second level of Hebei. Now the northern and central parts of Hebei are in the hands of the imperial court, and the Yanmen in the east of the river is also under the control of the imperial court, and Beijing can be safe. However, corresponding to Hengshan and Hejian is Taiyuan City in the east of the river, Taiyuan is located on the plateau, and has the advantage of attacking the central part of Hebei. And Taiyuan is the center of Hedong, one day does not occupy Taiyuan, then Hebei may one day be the enemy forces, from Taiyuan to break through to Hejian and Hengshan, Hebei will be cut off from the waist, this is a very serious hidden danger, only to seize Taiyuan, in order to ensure the safety of the central and northern parts of Hebei. ”

"Taiyuan is not only the center of gravity of the Taiyuan Basin, but also the center of gravity of the entire Hedong, and its strategic position is very important. Jingcheng connects the Taiyuan Basin with the central part of Hebei. Controlling Jingcheng is crucial for either side on either side of Taihang Mountain. No matter which side passes through the well, it can enter the hinterland of the other side and receive the effect of its pivot. But relatively speaking, the importance of Jingcheng to our court living in Hebei is greater than that of Hedong. The terrain of Hedong is high and steep, Hebei is located in the plain, it is more difficult to attack Hedong from Hebei against Jingcheng, but it is easier to cross Jingcheng from Hedong to the east. …,

Qin attacked Handan, the capital of Zhao, and Wang Jian led the Qin army from Jingcheng to the east. During the Chu-Han War, after Han Xin entered Shanxi, he destroyed Wei and Ping dynasties, and then went out from Jingcheng to the east, broke Zhao and descended Yan, and slightly settled Hebei. The Northern Wei Dynasty Tuoba Jue attacked Houyan, with an army out of Juyongguan to attack Youyan, and led the main force from Jinyang to the east of Jingcheng and surrendered Changshan. Now Hedong is the time to make money, but the imperial court has ignored this great opportunity, which is really undeserved. ”

"Moreover, all along, the imperial court has neglected a very important place, that is, the southern part of Hebei." When Li Jing said this, he shook his head and was very unhappy. In Li Jing's view, the imperial court ignored the importance of Taiyuan in Hedong and the role of the gateway barrier in southern Hebei, which was a low-level mistake, but the entire imperial court did not understand it, which has to be said to make him feel a little ridiculous.

Chen Kefu looked at Li Jing like that, and couldn't help blushing. Such a low-level mistake seen by others, so many generals in the entire imperial court and the staff headquarters, but no one found out.

"Reading the Minutes of Reading History and Public Opinion" said that Handan, Wu'an County, "goes out of Zhangye in the west, and the shape of the world wins, and the east strangles the Qingwei, and the world loses." The land of Handan is really the heart of Hebei, and the shoulder of Henan! Called Xiangguo, the west brings the party, the north controls Changshan, the Hebei is important, and the east of the river is also covered. Called Wuyang County, Taihang in the west, Heji in the east, the shape is strong and solid, so the root of Hebei, and the people with Henan also. Li Jing quoted a few sentences in succession, and immediately expressed the importance of the counties in southern Hebei.

"Corresponding to the southern part of Hebei across the Taihang Mountains is the Shangdang Basin. The Changzhi Basin is high, like a fortress, overlooking Hebei and Henan. There are important strongholds such as Shangdang and Huguan. The road from Shangdang to the east and Taihang into Hebei is mainly a valley lowland cut by rivers such as turbidity and Zhangshui, and there are passes at important passes. Fukou is the fourth of the eight Taihang mountains, the mountain range is high and deep, and it is the dangerous pass at the southern end of the Taihang Mountain. ”

Li Jing couldn't help but feel a little sad about the fact that the southern part of Hebei, which is so important at the moment, is still controlled by a group of peasant troops, "The counties in southern Hebei are not only the gateway between the party in Hedong and the southern part of Hebei, but also the gateway barrier between Henan in the Central Plains and Hebei. Handan and Xiangguo have always been the southern gateway of Hebei, facing the Yellow River in front, blocking Zhangshui in the second, and Taihang in the west. The enemy coming from the south of the river, even if he crossed the Yellow River, Zhangshui and other dangerous obstacles, would not dare to continue to penetrate if he did not conquer these important strongholds; Whether it is the imperial court going south to fight for the Central Plains in the future, or the imperial court guarding against the Central Plains forces in the south, the four counties of Handan and Xiangguo County of Wu'an County, Yecheng of Wei County, and Wuyang County are all crucial and important places, and soldiers must fight for them. But in such an important place, the imperial court still ignores it until now, but instead goes to Jianghuai to fight, isn't this reluctant to seek the near and far, putting the cart before the horse? ”

Chen Kefu couldn't help but change color.