Chapter 233 The new city is a big pocket

I only listened to Hua Xindao: "The land of Guanzhong, when the world was in turmoil at the end of the Han Dynasty, although it was severely destroyed, but since Emperor Taizu (referring to Cao Cao) was in power, the people of Guanzhong have been able to recuperate, after years of operation, now the land of Hanzhong has been restored as before, and its wealth and prosperity are not under the Central Plains." Eight hundred miles of Qinchuan land is fertile, rivers are vertical and horizontal, the climate is mild, and the products are abundant, which can be the foundation of the emperor's hegemony.

Moreover, the terrain of the land in the middle of the pass is dangerous, 'it is carried by the mountains and rivers, and the four stops are solid', there is Tongguan in the east, Dasanguan in the west, Wuguan in the south, and Xiaoguan in the north, as long as the pass on the mountains on all sides is guarded, it is difficult for the enemy to attack Chang'an. We can move the capital to Chang'an, according to the Hangu Pass and Tongguan Pass, and forgive Liu Chan's little boy who can't help us for a while.

As long as it takes a long time, the soldiers and horses of the king of Qin from all over the country will gather, and then the inside and outside should be combined, and the Shu army will be wiped out in one fell swoop. On the other hand, Xudu, located in the Central Plains, is a flat river here, and there is no danger to defend, so it is really not a good place to be the national capital. Hua Xin shook his head as he spoke, looking like he was scolding Fang Xuan and pointing at the country.

Xuchang is indeed not very suitable to be the capital, the reason why Cao Cao wanted to move the capital to Xuchang was that Chang'an and Luoyang were destroyed by the war, on the one hand, and on the other hand, the clan power in these two places was too huge, so he had to move the capital to Xuchang to weaken the influence of the clan power on the imperial court.

Hua Xin's words are right, in the past, he was very knowledgeable and insightful, but that was relative to the cognition of the cold weapon era. With the Shu army's existing means of warfare, the topographical advantage of this point can almost be ignored. Not to mention that those firearms and fire# can blow up the pass, even hot air balloons can fly to the pass to bomb, and even transport people and goods to the other side of the pass to launch a sneak attack.

This is no wonder Hua Xin, although he is full of poetry and books, but after all, he has never seen this new form of warfare, and if Sima Yi is still in the Wei Dynasty, he is definitely not as optimistic as him. But at this time, someone is more optimistic than him, and he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, this person is Taiwei Zhong Xuan, and he only listened to Zhong Xuan:

"Your Majesty, don't move the capital lightly, once the capital is moved, what will the people of the world think of the imperial court, how will they look at Your Majesty? The matter of moving the capital is a matter of importance, and it will affect the whole body, don't say that you want to move the capital, as long as Your Majesty leaves Xudu, rumors will inevitably spread in the country, and the army's heart will be shaken. Although the Governor of Sima was newly defeated and lost 200,000 troops, our country has a million troops, and now there are still 780,000 horses scattered throughout the country.

As long as His Majesty makes an edict and lets the soldiers and horses of the whole country come over to King Qin, how can tens of thousands of horses and horses in Shu be worried? As long as Xu can hold on for a period of time, when the soldiers and horses of the Quartet King Qin arrive, it will be the time when the Liu Chan kid is destroyed. Please think twice. ”

Zhong Xuan's words are actually very reasonable, with hundreds of thousands of troops and a strong city to rely on, there is no reason to be afraid of Shu State's soldiers and horses that are not even 100,000, but that is also for cold weapons and horses. With the attack power of the Shu army, the speed of attacking the city is extremely fast, maybe Xuchang will be captured, and King Qin's troops are still raising grain and grass on the road.

Zhong Xuan and Hua Xin argued, and Cao Pi couldn't make up his mind for a while, he wanted to listen to other people's opinions, so he asked Wang Lang: "What do you think, Wang Sikong?" ”

Wang Lang arched his hand to Cao Pi and said: "Your Majesty, the minister heard that the attack power of the Shu army is unparalleled in the world, when in the state of Wu, Liu Chan led tens of thousands of people into a no-man's land, and Lu Xun led hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, not only could not stop the advance of the Shu army, but even relied on the strong city to be lowered by its ten days.

The previous battle led by Sima Dadu and the battle in Xiangyang also confirmed this, under the siege of more than 200,000 troops, the Shu army not only left calmly, but also lost tens of thousands of horses and horses of our army. This Shu army is really not suitable to fight with it, and it seems to be a good choice to avoid its edge for the time being. ”

This Wang Lang seems to be in favor of moving the capital, in fact, only he knows in his heart, he thinks that the Shu army is invincible, it is better to surrender, but his words have not been finished, and there is still the second half, I saw him pause and continued:

"But what Zhong Taiwei said is right, if you don't fight hard, you will move the capital rashly, it will be a bit long for others to lose their prestige. The minister thought that he could prepare with both hands, on the one hand, he issued an edict to King Qin, on the other hand, he was ready to move the capital, if King Qin's troops arrived, the Shu army could be the enemy, then he might as well fight to the death, if he couldn't do anything, it would not be too late to move to Chang'an when the time came. ”

Of course, if you want to say it for the better, it can also be said that he combines the characteristics of the two and combines them into a way to get the best of both worlds. Whether it's praise or depreciation, it's all in one thought.

Cao Pi heard it, this idea is not bad, he can send a confidant to Chang'an to make a little bit of a move, ready to move the capital, Chang'an has been the imperial capital after all, the heritage is still there, the palace and everything, but it is a little dilapidated, as long as it is slightly repaired, it can be used for the time being, as for wanting to repair a little, you can only wait for the situation to stabilize in the future and then slowly do it.

Here you can first pack some valuable things, such as gold and silver treasures, antique jade, as well as grain, grass, books, archives of various yamen and other important things can be packed and transported over first, and even some departments and harem concubines that have nothing to do with the war can be moved over first, and then as long as you pass, it will be a new court, and it is a new court that can operate immediately.

It's a big deal if you repel the Shu army and let them move back. This is nothing more than a waste of freight and manpower and material resources. However, he himself can't go over first, as long as he, the emperor, is still in Xuchang, then this capital will not be moved, as long as he is still sitting here, it will not be a heavy blow to morale because of the relocation of the capital and the emperor's escape.

Therefore, he must hold on to Xuchang for a period of time until he can't hold on anymore, and then break through and escape, which should be the best choice in the current situation. The plan was decided, and Cao Pi finally adopted Wang Lang's opinion and decided to make preparations for both.

Here I have to praise Cao Pi, worthy of being Cao Cao's bloodline heir, there is a ruthlessness, ruthless to others, ruthless to himself, dare to risk himself, use his body as bait, and change those Taiping Emperors, few people can have this courage.

But not to mention what the Wei court has decided, the Shu army has been intensively preparing to send troops in the past few days. The target of this dispatch is Xincheng County, and the Wei army in Xincheng County is now like being in a pocket, which is related to the terrain of Xincheng County.

The south of this new city is Jingshan and Jingshan, and the north is the Qinling Mountains, a tributary of the Han River runs through it. This place is mountainous and forested, the terrain is steep, there is little arable land, and the grain is not self-sufficient.

Fortunately, there is a tributary of the Han River, otherwise, it is very difficult to transport grain, although this river is running through the mountains, the river is breathing, the river channel is narrow, and the water situation is complicated, but it is better to transport it in small batches and small batches with some small rafts than to transport it over the mountains and mountains by land.

The key is that now the north and south of Xincheng County are mountains, and there are Zhang Fei and Pang Tong's armies to the west, and the only way to live is in the east, but now Liu Hou's Hong army occupies Xiangyang and Fancheng in the east.