In the third year of Taiwu, on March 21, Zhang Chong set up camp in Beibi Mountain.

A battle of great political significance for the Taishan Army began on this day.

When the Taishan army was arranging in the area of Beibi Mountain, Kyoto Castle was in a panic under the dispatch and arrangement of Pingxi General Zhu Jun.

Zhu Jun is indeed an old man seeking the country, and he sees the true colors of the sea in times of crisis.

After he took over the defense of Kyoto, he began to plan for the worst, successively using Taicang's money to dispatch the people inside and outside Kyoto to lay a series of small barriers in the suburbs of Kyoto, and then formed a corner with Kyoto to strengthen the overall defense force.

Zhu Jun saw it very thoroughly, he knew that the money and silk were dead things, and now he would hire people when he still had some use, and when the Taishan army entered Kyoto, all the things in the Taicang Mansion would be cheap Taishan army.

Therefore, Zhu Jun's remuneration was extremely generous, attracting a large number of people to build defensive barriers for him.

For the defense of Kyoto, Zhu Jun has his own overall plan.

These warriors, who have lived in Kyoto for half their lives, can think of Kyoto's weak defenses with their eyes closed.

First of all, Kyoto is located in the Koraku Basin, and the terrain is not high all around, but it is located in the northwest corner of Kyoto, and the terrain is high, and it is leaning on the mountain in the north.

If the enemy builds a tall building or an earthen slope here, it will be able to form a high-rise view of Kyoto, and you will be able to see the situation inside the castle.

Therefore, in the eyes of Zhu Jun, a warrior, this place can be described as a major point in the defense of Kyoto, and the enemy must not be found.

There is a question here, that is, this dynasty has been building in Kyoto for so long, is it only Zhu Jun who sees this danger?

Of course not, not to mention that in the past, the country was strong, and Kyoto was guarded in all directions, and the golden drum was not heard at all, so Kyoto never needed to consider security from a military point of view.

On the contrary, it would be the safety of the Son of Heaven that would be considered.

In Kyoto's building regulations, only the Imperial Palace could be built, which was a requirement for the safety of the Emperor on the one hand, and etiquette on the other.

Therefore, if a high-rise barrier were to be built in the northwest corner of Kyoto, it would be very bad for the Imperial Palace.

But this is different, and when Zhu Jun decided to build Kyoto into a real military fortress, political and ceremonial factors had to give way to military factors.

As a result, Zhu Jun built three high-rise barriers on the northwest corner of Kyoto.

These three walls are lined up from north to south, there are doorways to communicate with each other, the overall plane is slightly in the shape of a zigzag, the total length of these three walls is about two miles, the width of the east and west is half a mile, the whole city wall is rammed, it can be said that it is quite solid.

After the completion of the three high-rise barriers, the role of looking out for the enemy and defending Kyoto was completely achieved, and Zhu Jun was also overjoyed after seeing it, and gave him the name "Kim Yong Yong".

The so-called gold is as solid as gold; The so-called Yong, the tall wall.

With Kim Yong Castle, Kyoto has defensive support to the northwest, but that's not enough.

Zhu Jun also built a fortress complex in the northern suburbs of Kyoto, especially near Beibi Mountain, which was originally the largest Changping position near Kyoto, and was later transformed into a series of fortresses by Zhu Jun.

This series of fortifications in the north was actually outside the Gumen in Luoyang, and the defenders inside the Gumen were in a manner.

There is a northwest corner, there is a north side, there is also a barrier in the western suburbs of Kyoto, and the valley water flows from Shin'an Dong to Qianqiu Pavilion, and then the east path Yonggu Creek, back to Xiu, and the stone road blocks the gorge, which can be said to be the natural lock key to the west.

Zhu Jun set up a fort between this gorge and stone, and named it Xiashan Fort.

In addition to the farther Xiashan Fort, there are more than ten strongholds near the Kyoto side, all of which are the gardens of the original Han family outside the city.

For example, the northwest corner of Shanglin Garden, Guangcheng Garden, Pingle Garden, Xianyang Garden, Liang Garden, White Horse Temple, West Garden, Hongde Garden and other garden temples were all used by Zhu Jun as a place for Tibetan soldiers.

Even, in the eastern suburbs of Kyoto, that is, the place of the spring festival of the Han emperors in the past dynasties, Zhu Jun also built this suburban altar into a military station.

Buildings such as Lingtai, Mingtang, Biyong, and Taixue on the other side of Luoshui in the south of the city were also appropriated by Zhu Jun as military station barriers.

These places that used to be sacrificed and played by the emperor of the Han family have all become places of soldiers at this time.

For Zhu Jun, if he wins, the Han family is here, and these buildings are meaningful, if he loses, who cares if this place is a sacrificial Ming Hall?

But it is not the majority who can be as pragmatic as Zhu Jun, even at this time, there are still Qingliu who criticize Zhu Jun's offense, but at this time Zhu Jun has won the support of most of the old ministers in Kyoto, and a little noise can't change anything.

In fact, these ministers of the DPRK and China are more sensitive than the outside world thinks.

When He Jinjun was overthrown in Hanoi, these Kyoto ministers judged that Kyoto would become the final decisive battle between the Taishan army and the Kwantung court, and it was almost a fool's dream to rely on Heyang to stop the Taishan army.

So at that time, these ministers invested the most resources in the defense of Kyoto, and their support for Heyang was actually Zhu Fu's five hundred Yue horses.

That bit of support is actually more symbolic than substantial.

With a little sense, these ministers will realize that such a picture may become a reality.

That is, those moths and thieves may really want to take Kyoto and change the dynasty.

In their concept of the world, once Kyoto is broken, then the dynasty they represent will also die.

And if you don't follow this theory, you will lose Kyoto, and the world will have to change colors. Because Kyoto is located in the middle of the world, once the Taishan thieves are allowed to gain a foothold in Gyeonggi, they can then advance into the Central Plains and sweep the world.

Therefore, Kyoto cannot be lost, and the Han Dynasty must not die.

But the ministers' decision to hold on to Kyoto was not because they suddenly began to care about the world and sacrificed themselves to stop the Taishan army, but because most of their wealth and connections were in Gyeonggi, and what could they do if they left here? Who wants them to be the remnants of the past dynasty?

However, in the eyes of these ministers, although the matter is critical, it is not yet dead.

First of all, the fortifications built by Zhu Jun along the four suburbs of Kyoto gave them a great sense of security, and the Kyoto city wall was the strongest in the world, and they thought they were safe under the protection of this brick and stone building.

In addition, Kyoto is the richest place in the world, with 200,000 young people in the city alone, and once forcibly recruited, an army of 200,000 can be formed in an instant.

Although these people are not accustomed to the golden drum, it is still no problem to stand on the city wall and guard it.

Finally, and most importantly, these people think they have foreign help.

After He Jinjun was overthrown, these people decisively sent people to get in touch with Yuan Shao in Yuzhou. These people are inextricably linked with the powerful families in Yuzhou.

Even in Yuan Shao's shogunate, there are many of these people's sons and nephews, so they are actually betting on Yuan Shao behind their backs.

And what about Yuan Shao? On the bright side, the contradiction with the Kwantung court is the blood feud of the year of Jiazi.

But this is also easy to do, didn't He Jin disappear? Then throw the whole blame on him.

In a word:

"All sides are guilty, and the sin lies with the general."

And what about Yuan Shao's side? He did want to help Kyoto, because he also realized that he was in danger.

He didn't need Guo Jia's staff to consult for him, he understood that once the Taishan army took Kyoto, its war against the whole world would have to accelerate to a faster pace.

Originally, he also had the opportunity to annex Liu Biao's Jingzhou, and accumulated chips for the decisive battle with the Taishan army in the future, but who knew that the Kwantung court was simply a shame, and in less than a month, the Taishan army came to Kyoto from Taiyuan.

What a bunch of pigs! No, the pigs won't be delivered so quickly.

How long did the Kansai Prefecture hold out? It's half a year!

And Kanto is so compared, Kansai really tried his best.

At this time, Yuan Shao has no choice, the strategic window period is so short, once you don't catch it, you can only bear the consequences.

Therefore, Yuan Shao concluded an alliance with Liu Biao before the battle, and dismissed each other's troops, and he returned all the Jiangxia, Xiangyang and other places annexed in the war to Liu Biao, and then returned to Yuzhou with the main force, and moved troops to Yingchuan.

A few days ago, Zhang He, a general under his command, had just won Guangcheng Pass.

Guangcheng Pass is the only way for Yingchuan to enter Heluo, and with this pass in hand, Yuan Shao can at least protect Yuzhou from being caught up in the fire.

Although Yuan Shao withdrew his troops in time, he still understood that the previous battle of Jiangxia still brought huge hidden dangers to Yuzhou.

In terms of personnel losses, in the campaign for more than half a year, Yan Miasma, sword soldiers, and insect snakes successively took away more than 3,000 core warriors in Yuzhou.

These warriors were the basic plates of Yuan Shao, and they had manors and tribes in Yuzhou.

Judging from the absolute numbers, Yuan Shao's losses seemed acceptable, but in fact, the Battle of Jiangxia dealt a huge blow to his prestige.

You know, the loss of 3,000 victories, and the other foot soldiers are not counted, but what is the result?

Except for taking a Yiyang Sanguan, everything gained in the war was lost. What's the use of capturing some warriors from Jingzhou? Gains don't make up for losses.

At this time, Yuan Shao also discovered a huge problem with his samurai system.

That is, you can only win, not lose! It is necessary to constantly win external victories to satisfy the appetites of the samurai of the middle and lower estates.

It's not that these people are greedy, but that this system dictates that the samurai must gain something every time they go on an expedition, otherwise the family's manor will definitely go bankrupt.

But war is not child's play, and who can guarantee that every battle will be won? Therefore, Yuan Shao's manor samurai system has major systemic flaws.

Now Yuan Shao has understood, but what can he do? At this time, he can still rely on this system to save up 50,000 Shengjia and 100,000 weapons for Hego, without this system, he Yuan Shao will be finished directly.

Therefore, Yuan Shao could not let Kyoto fall into the hands of the Taishan army, he had to burn the war in Gyeonggi, so that the Taishan army fell into the quagmire of the war in Kyoto.

But at the same time, Yuan Shao did not fight a decisive battle with the Taishan army, because he was worried that Liu Biao would retaliate against him.

In the previous war in Jingzhou, he killed a son of Liu Biao, and the two sides can be said to have formed a blood feud.

This time I was able to make peace, also because Liu Biao himself couldn't move, so he had to breathe a sigh of relief. And once he puts the main force in the north and fights the Taishan army, then Liu Biao will ignore the opposition of his ancestors and directly attack him.

It was with this in mind that Yuan Shao still occupied the three passes of Yiyang after returning most of the territory to Liu Biao.

He's afraid!

But the paradox of the matter is here, precisely because he Yuan Shao is still occupying other people's throats, and people are not at ease in their hearts, and they understand that they are only temporarily retreating, so as long as Liu Biao has the most basic military concepts, he will also take advantage of the weakness of his troops to fight back.

It's not that people are sinister, it's that people also have to survive.

But what about Yuan Shao? Give the three passes of Yiyang to Liu Biao? He didn't have that sense of security for Liu Biao.

So, things twisted and twisted step by step.

And what about Kyoto?

They didn't know much about Yuan Shao's situation, but they saw that Yuan Shao's army had appeared outside Guangcheng Pass, and they could go north to support Kyoto at any time.

As long as they hold Kyoto here, the Taishan army will be under the city, and Yuan Shao's army will go north, and the two sides should be united, and the big thing will be done like this.

Unlike the ministers' peace of mind, Zhu Jun is really dreaming of sleeping at night these days, tossing and turning.

The death of his eldest son had left him devastated, and the complications in Kyoto had made him even more emaciated.

Those ministers are all idle talking, and their mouths seem to have arranged things properly, but the actual situation is not like that at all.

Zhu Jun has been on the front-line battlefield for many years, and he is very clear about the consumption of the elite of the Kwantung Imperial Court in recent years.

Don't look at the fact that Kyoto can pull out 200,000 Dingkou on the books, but in fact, this data is that those ministers come as soon as they open their mouths.

After these days of personal investigation, the actual situation in Kyoto is shocking.

A large number of Dingkou continued to migrate to the south during the war, and they went south along the Dagu Pass, and then the continuous fighting also exhausted the elite of the army, and there was no place to replenish.

You must know that the elite is the soul of an army, if there is no large number of veterans to support the grassroots, those recruits who have expanded in are simply market gangsters with spears, and they can't be called the army at all.

And the elite does not fall from the sky, nor does it grow from a tree, every old pawn is honed from a large number of wars, but the war consumes a large number of old pawns, so if you want to maintain a proportion of the army's old pawns, this needs to be supplemented by a steady stream of officials.

But the result? Originally, the reserve of Zhu Jun's troops, which was supposed to replenish the Western Army, was directly pulled away by He Jin, forming his own pro-conquest army, and finally sent to Hanoi.

Then now you and my Lao Zhu want soldiers, we want to defend Kyoto, and even have to kill the victorious Taishan army to a certain extent, why don't you people let us Zhu go to the sky?

At this time, Zhu Jun's heart was full of despair.

And just when Zhu Jun was about to make persistent efforts, his personal general Zhou Ang walked in and told Zhu Jun about it with an embarrassed face.

After hearing this, Zhu Jun was furious, and finally made up his mind to do a ruthless thing.