To be honest, Kyoto is not easy to fight.

Inheriting the system of the former Han Dynasty, this dynasty has always been accustomed to a military pattern of internal emphasis and light importance.

In addition to deploying the most elite northern and southern armies inside and outside Kyoto, he also cultivated a core army in the area of Gyeonggi Mikawa, and once there was an incident on the four sides, he gathered the northern army and the Samhe knights to conquer.

It can be said that the most elite armaments of the dynasty were gathered in Kyoto. On weekdays, these people are stationed in and around Kyoto, which makes Kyoto itself a huge military camp fortress.

And this huge fortress is divided into two parts, inside and outside.

At its outermost periphery is an irregular rectangular city wall, about nine miles long from north to south and six miles wide from east to west.

It is this land of sixty-nine that lives the most noble group of people in the whole world.

Outside the South Palace, a delegation that only sent the chief envoy had been waiting for a long time.

There are three horses, three pairs of gold and silver saddle bridles, a pair of South China Sea ivory and tortoiseshell, three ears of gold bottles, six rosewood lacquerware, ten Shu embroidery horses, ten urns of honey water, and three boxes of bud tea.

If so, there are Luoshui and Yang Canal around the city outside, there are 30 miles of city walls, 12 gates of urn city are connected, there are two palaces in the north and south of the finale, it can be said that this Kyoto is the most impregnable city defense in the whole world.

The moat in Kyoto is actually the Rasui and Yang Canal in the south of the city.

In Kyoto Castle, in addition to the Taiguan, Fuzang, and temple buildings, the three public offices, the largest and most important building is the North and South Palace.

Then I saw a group of 100 people, with a large number of wagons, slowly coming towards the base camp of the Taishan Army in the north of the mountain.

In other words, for Kyoto, the two shrines in the north and south are the inner castles, which are also used for defense in themselves. In addition, the Taicang and arsenal near the North Palace, the North and South Palaces alone are the strongest barriers in the world.

Later, the emperor of the Han family tinkered with the city defense under Guangwu's planning, but it did not exceed this framework.

The Yang Canal was a major project implemented by Emperor Guangwu that year, dredging Luoshui, in order to achieve the purpose of connecting the river to the east, leading the Jianghuai River to the south, and transporting it to Kyoto by the Fang Gong Committee.

After leaving the city, they were stopped by a group of wandering horsemen in Linping Pavilion outside the summer gate, and after learning that these people were here to reward Zhang Wang's army, even though their faces were strange, they still led them to Beibi Mountain.

In the architecture of the Qin and Han dynasties, the palace was not simply a function of enjoyment or ceremonies, but also had a military role.

And it wasn't until Zhu Jun really began to take charge of the defense of Kyoto that he found that these irregular city walls were really too conducive to defense.

The towering north and south palaces are a huge fortress in themselves, and you can sit back and relax. In addition, the two palaces are connected by a double path, which can support each other, which can be said to be an excellent two-fortress pattern.

In addition, in order to defend against the enemy, most of the gates of the outer city have a three-story urn city, and the structure of turning the head to open the door is opened.

But Wei Meng didn't have any choice, and as soon as he was about to refuse, he was pushed into the ox cart by Zhi Jinwu and sent out.

Tian Feng replied:

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So the ministers discussed it and decided to send a team of envoys to bring some small gifts to the army, in fact, to let people explore the situation with the Taishan army first.

Then the bus Sima of the South Gate entered the palace with the upper chapter, the contributions of the four parties or the conquest to meet the Son of Heaven.

It's just that this fact is often ignored by people all over the world, intentionally or unintentionally.

These two courses are generally not used much.

When he heard this order at that time, Wei Meng didn't react. He was not surprised that he was promoted quickly, but by the fact that:

"What? Going to the army? Or is it a reward for the Taishan army that attacked us? ”

As a result, Zhang Chong immediately abandoned the original battle plan, ordered the troops to stay in the camp to rest, and he wanted to renegotiate the siege plan with his staff.

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The so-called urn city is to build a closed enclosure with the same height as the city wall at the city gate, and two gates are opened on the enclosure, one door leads to the outside of the city and the other door leads to the city.

In addition to the envoy, there were a total of 80 people in this mission, including 35 people from Jinwu, 43 people from various miscellaneous officials, and then there was a pedestrian from Honglu Temple who could speak Qingzhou dialect.

It can be said that if Kyoto sues for peace at this time, then Yuan Shao will become the person who is against the Taishan army, and he will really provoke the fire.

When he arrived, the front hall of Nangong was very chaotic, and there were constantly people arguing, and Wei Meng didn't know anyone, and he hadn't even seen his lord, the captain.

"Your Majesty, a group of envoys came out of Kyoto City and wanted to meet the king."

Just this gift list still said to go to the army? At this time, Wei Meng broke the jar even more.

At this time, standing with the group of outgoing attachés were the main envoy Wei Meng and the deputy envoy Chongji.

So, Wei Meng was silent all the way, he was a wood all the way, and everything listened to that kind of album.

Everyone laughed, and then Zhang Chong allowed the envoys outside the camp to enter the camp.

Among them, Taicang was built in the north of Diquan.

Even the majesty platform of Deyang Hall has two zhang high, there are five red birds in front of the hall, towering into the clouds, you can see it from forty miles away, majestic and magnificent.

This gift is a single look, what do you say about the specifications?

So, Wei Meng, who was still copying books in the Taiwei Mansion, was called over and asked to go to Nangong to discuss matters.

Wei Meng is from the Wei family in Gyeonggi Valley City, and his family is from Shishi County, which is considered to be a wealthy family in Gyeonggi. Originally, this Wei Meng was an official in Dongjun, but later because of the Yanzhou Rebellion, he took his family to join the clan.

Strange to say, the walls of Kyoto are not aesthetically boxy, but rather very irregular, with some areas protruding and some walls concave, which is very unsightly.

Tetsusen is an inland river in Kyoto and can be connected to the Yang Canal.

Once the enemy breaks through the gate of the plane, it will only enter the enclosed area of Urn Castle, not directly into Kyoto. And around the urn city, arrow towers are generally set up, which can cover the enemy troops who break into the urn city.

This is undoubtedly a betrayal of Yuan Shao.

Just hearing this person's surname, Wei Meng knew that he was covering for this person this time, and he didn't say anything else, so he could only bury his head in the gift list.

Later, after the emperor of the previous dynasty Gaozu was located in the Yang of Bishui, he also placed wine in the South Palace of Luoyang and feasted on meritorious deeds.

That is summing.

In short, it's not a good door, and it won't be opened all year round.

So at that time, some courtiers asked Guangwu, who planned the city wall, why it was not built in a more orderly manner, but Guangwu smiled silently and did not answer.

That's right, it's you who kills yourself.

But it's a pity that your ability is valued by the big guys, not necessarily because you are reused, but more likely to let you take the blame.

"In addition to a long-term siege, I'm afraid I still have to attack my heart!"

At this moment, Wei Meng has become the best candidate for this envoy.

It's just that when he was leaving, he asked his colleague to go back and tell his family that he would not go back to eat tonight.

Isn't he as good as those sour jujube coalition forces?

But on March 28, when Zhang Chong was about to run around Kyoto with a rampage, he realized how ridiculous his previous idea was.

And just when Zhang Chong recruited He Kui, Xun You, Tian Feng and other staff members to the shogunate to discuss, Kyoto, which had been silent for the past few days, suddenly opened the summer gate.

Later, at the end of the Warring States period, Qin captured this place and rewarded it to Lü Buwei as a fiefdom. Lü Buwei carried out careful management and expansion of the South Palace, making it large in scale and spectacular in scenery.

Zhang Chong heard this, and after a little thought, he understood what was going on, and then he smiled and said to the staff:

"It seems that our strategy is going to be here."

In addition to the outer city walls and moats, the most defensive is actually the north and south palaces.

That's what it is? It's when you buy a fund, but the fund manager takes your shares and lends them to others, and then shorts yourself.

Even, it was the north and south palaces that first had Kyoto, and there were other settings outside.

It is also because the urn city is empty and unobstructed, so if you don't carry these things, the enemy soldiers who enter the urn city will be dead.

Later, there was a shortage of scholars in the Taiwei Mansion, so the family asked Wei Meng to find an errand.

If it is a loyal person, as long as there is one or two possibilities, he will inevitably fight for the Han family until the last moment. But these ministers who have reached the pinnacle of wealth in the world dare not gamble like this, so they thought of a way.

Luoshui flows from west to east through the south of the city, and then the Yang Canal was built in the Guangwu period, which was dug from the west of the city to the east of the city, so that Luoshui can be diverted through the west, north and east of the city.

So, he asked Tian Feng:

"How does Tian Jun think he can break Kyoto?"

Zhang Chong pondered for a while and asked:

What's more, Wei Meng saw that they were leaving from Xiamen, and he didn't know about the situation in Kyoto, and Wei Meng also knew that this was for the dead. Can a normal mission go here?

Therefore, Taicang is located here, and the tribute from Jianghuai can be directly sent outside Taicang through the lake, sea and rivers in one stop.

Later, Tian Feng, Xun You and other staff members made suggestions, but they were not quite in line with Zhang Chong's thoughts.

In the base camp of Beibi Mountain, Tian Fengzheng said bluntly to Zhang Chong:

The North Palace, which stands opposite the South Palace, was probably rebuilt during the Ming Emperor's reign.

This kind of transactional work doesn't need to be rejected, so Wei Meng can't be considered to be in the curtain. However, even though he was only receiving a meager salary, Wei Meng still fulfilled his duties.

Among them, the main hall in the north palace is the Deyang Palace, the east and west are 37 zhang and 4 feet wide, and the north and south are 7 zhang long, although it is not as good as the Qin Afang Palace, and it is not as good as the Weiyang Palace of the former Han Dynasty, but it can still accommodate 10,000 people present.

So, Wei Meng was preoccupied, and took the bus of the Son of Heaven to conquer Junjie and drove into Nangong.

In the end, the rest is the deputy envoy, who introduces himself as a seed series.

Because it was called by these ministers, in order to relieve the pressure of the external situation, Yuan Shao began to focus on the side of the Taishan army, not only sent troops to Guangcheng Pass, but also could attack Yique Pass and Dagu Pass at any time to support Kyoto, and had already joined forces with Chen Liu's Zhang brothers to prepare for an attack on the Taishan army's Heji.

However, it is precisely because it is not open all year round, and the two most important buildings are also set up here, namely the Taicang for storing grain and the arsenal for storing weapons.

They discussed it for a while and chose a person named Wei Meng to be the main envoy.

For example, the Summer Gate, which was used as a mourning passage [; Another example is the Valley Gate, which is the passage to escort criminals out of the city for execution.

Of course, the armor and blades that held the gold go were also taken away.

Just when Wei Meng appeared, before he even introduced himself, he was ordered by an old minister to go out of the city to reward the Taishan army.

After that, the court Guangwu to the South Palace, but not the Palace, decided to set the capital of Luoyang, and the South Palace was systematically renovated, officially accepted as the palace.

Treat the enemy army and then beat yourself harder?

In addition to the two gates on the north side, there are three gates on the east and west sides, and only the south side is unique, with four gates, which shows the importance of the southern castle wall of Kyoto.

Just as everyone continued to think, the voice of the general came from outside the tent:

Nangong? That's where the ministers are in power, and he, Wei Meng, is just a little eater, what are you going to do there.

In addition, there are a total of 12 gates on all sides of Kyoto, including two gates on the north wall, one on the west side of the summer gate, and the other on the east side of the valley gate.

"Then how do you attack the heart?"

With a little ability, he won't get things wrong. There are also clans and family members in Beijing, which can be easily handled. What's more important is that he comes from an ordinary wealthy family, and he doesn't have much background.

Not to mention, in another plane, in the face of the uneven Kwantung coalition army, didn't Dong Zhuo also set Kyoto on fire, and then retreated to Chang'an?

Therefore, in fact, in Zhang Chong's heart, this Kyoto is not difficult to fight.

But at this time, the ministers of Kyoto care about your Yuan Shao's life or death?

However, the matter of seeking peace cannot be done directly, not because of Yuan Shao's side, but because the dignified Han family wants to sign an alliance with the thief Kou Taishan Army, and it is always ugly to say it.

In Kyoto, needless to say, self-denial and dedication to duty are not much, so Wei Meng's duty performance fell in the eyes of many people.

In addition to these twelve gates, Kyoto also has a large number of waterways running through the outer city, so there are also six water gates for goods to enter and exit, and each water gate has an iron gate that can be lowered at any time to prevent enemy attacks from outside.

Therefore, the main gate of Kyoto is located in the south, and the two gates in the north are not commonly used.

"Your Majesty, I thought that this battle would be ploughed and swept away, but today, looking at Kyoto City, I am afraid that this Kyoto will not be easy to take."

In fact, in the days when the Taishan army was resting outside the city and building siege facilities, the ministers in the city were not idle.

Nangong was the city of the Zhou royal family, and the famous East Eighth Division was stationed here in the past to stabilize the situation in the eastern part of the Zhou royal family.

Because the Son of Heaven sits in the north and faces south, the etiquette system of this dynasty is to enter through the south gate to participate in the court meeting, and to go to the south to write or ask for an interview.

And then there's the moat outside the gates.

At this moment, many staff and military officials have bowed their heads.

Zhang Chong also agreed with Tian Feng's words, and the optimism of the previous victory due to the great destruction of the Luobei Zhubi also dissipated a lot.

Compared with the regular city wall, the irregularity provides more fire surface, making the outer city defense more three-dimensional.

After watching the long and optimistic field battle on 22 March, these ministers were already frightened. The ministers, who had full confidence in defending the city, were no longer fully sure.

Opening the summer gate is not a good sign.

But the bus was already waiting at the external office, and even though he was confused, Wei Meng still stepped on the car.

This was the most ridiculous order Wei Meng had ever heard.

After all, when the Qingjun of the Henan Shi clan went straight to Kyoto from the Tiger Pass, didn't Liu Hong just keep it and run away?

In this way, when Wei Meng and his party were taken to the base camp of Beibi Mountain, and even allowed to meet Zhang Chong's request, no matter how ridiculous they came here, Wei Meng could only go on hard.

For there are still his wives and children in the city.

So, with a deep breath, Wei Meng straightened his clothes and walked into the camp.