On the south bank of the Han River, a large city dominates the upper reaches of the Han River.
"Is that Xiangyang City, so majestic" On a big boat on the Han River, Li Chengqian and other children couldn't help but sigh in surprise when they looked at the city that was gradually revealed in the distance.
"Well, that is Xiangyang City, which was built in the sixth year of Emperor Gao of the Western Han Dynasty, and it has been more than 800 years now.
This city is surrounded by water on three sides, one side is backed by a mountain, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is based on the Central Plains of the Han River.
Since the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Biao came to Xiangxiang as the pastor of Jingzhou, and has been governed by states, counties and counties, and is an 800-year-old military fortress. ” As an important city in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Jingzhou has a prominent position.
Xiangyang, as the most important city on the Han River, is even more important than Jingzhou.
The most important thing about Xiangyang is that he communicates with the north and the south.
As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Xiangyang already had the Beijin Garrison, which was a large military ferry port in the north of the Chu State.
It is convenient to enter and exit the Han River through the North Canal Tanxi River channel that connects with the Han River in the east of the lake, and the terrain on the opposite bank of the river slope is high and cool, which can be opposite to the Beijin Shu to return to the wharf, which has the superior natural conditions of a large-scale military training ferry.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it has always been a gathering place for Chu military training during the northward expansion, eastward expansion, and westward expansion, especially the entry and exit of Chu Wangshi, and later gradually developed into a large-scale city.
During the two Han Dynasty, the status of Beijin became more and more prominent, and it was changed to Xiangyang after Beijin.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Biao built a new state city in the northeast of the original city, which is now Xiangyang City, and after several generations of expansion, more than 800 years, finally formed the pattern and scale of today's Xiangyang City.
"Is there really eight hundred years, isn't that longer than Chang'an."
Chai Ling martial arts.
Li Chengqian glanced at his cousin with contempt, "Chang'an City is only a few decades old, where can it be compared with Xiangyang City."
This Xiangyang City has a history of more than 800 years."
"This city is so big, is it bigger than Chang'an?"
Chang'an City in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the scale can be called the largest in the world today, with a circumference of seventy-two miles.
Even Luoyang City, which Yang Guang built later, was not so big.
Although Xiangyang has a history of 800 years, it is not so big.
"Xiangyang City is nine miles around, there are urn cities on the three city gates in the southeast, east and west, there are horse faces and watchtowers on the city walls, and there are wild goose wings in the northeast and northwest corners of the city that extend to the riverside."
"It's only nine miles" A group of little guys all knew that Chang'an City had a circumference of seventy-two miles, and when they heard that Xiangyang City was nine miles, they immediately felt that Xiangyang City was nothing more than that.
"Don't underestimate Xiangyang City, although Xiangyang City is not as big as Chang'an City, it has a dangerous terrain and is backed by mountains and rivers.
Especially surrounded by water on three sides, with mountains behind it, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack.
There are 3,600 battlements on the city wall, and the moat is as wide as 80 zhang, and it is known as the Xiangyang City of iron. ” "Eighty zhang wide moat" Li Chengqian exclaimed, this width is too wide.
"Therefore, it is more appropriate to call it a moat instead of a moat.
Xiangyang is surrounded by water on three sides, plus there is a moat on the side of the mountain, in fact, Xiangyang City is like a big island, the real husband is not open, ordinary means, if you want to storm Xiangyang City, there are no 100,000 soldiers and horses, it is impossible to shake it. ” Although Li Chao also came to Xiangyang City for the first time, who didn't know that Guo Jing and Yang Guo led the martial arts heroes to fight against the Mongolian army in Xiangyang City, and the Xiangfan War lasted for 16 years.
Li Chao first knew about Xiangyang before, it was in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and then in the Condor and the Condor.
Later, when I was studying, I seriously learned about the history of Xiangyang City, and I learned that Xiangyang is also known as the first city in China.
I know that the Mongol army that once swept the world was blocked for 16 years.
"Is Xiangyang City so powerful, then why didn't the imperial court choose Xiangyang as the new capital, but still build the Han capital in Dengzhou?"
the prince asked.
In fact, many ordinary people also ask this question, but they don't have the opportunity to ask Li Chao.
In the Xiangyang Basin of Nanyang, the real place of beauty is, of course, the first choice Xiangyang, which is a place where soldiers must fight, and it has been an important military town in ancient China since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Xiangyang is located in Wudang Mountain, Jing Mountain, Funiu Mountain and Tongbai Mountain surrounding, the north and the Nanyang Basin are connected, the phase is across the Han River and Pancheng facing each other, the geographical pattern between mountains and rivers, and the relatively closed regional environment make it easy to defend and difficult to attack.
There is a saying that the shape of Huguang wins, whether it is in Wuchang or Xiangyang or Jingzhou, and then it is said that in terms of the world, it is important to focus on Xiangyang.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Xiangyang was a place of fierce contention between Wei, Shu and Wu.
During the Northern and Southern Dynasties, Xiangyang was always a strategic stronghold for the Southern Dynasties against the Northern Clans.
Later, during the Song and Yuan dynasties, it was a strong position to resist the southward movement of the Jin and Yuan dynasties, and it was the national gate of the Southern Song Dynasty.
The importance of Xiangyang, especially when it is reflected in the division between the north and the south, is the core point, and whoever can fight for it will be able to occupy the overall initiative.
However, the military importance of Xiangyang has not changed, but the choice of the capital city is not to choose the most solid and dangerous place.
This is like, the most dangerous place in the pass should be Tongguan and other four stops, and the most dangerous place in the Central Plains should also be the Tiger Prison Pass, but the capital Guanzhong, the site is in the center of the plain in the Chang'an area of Guanzhong, the capital of the Central Plains, and the capital is also in the Luoyang area.
The capital city has to think more than just military security.
First of all, the place is large, the capital covers a large area, and it must be able to accommodate hundreds of thousands of people.
The second is that the transportation is convenient, the water and land are convenient, and it has to be accessible in all directions, and thirdly, it is convenient to irrigate the surrounding fields, so as to raise a large number of people in the capital.
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It is precisely because of these requirements that Xiangyang, a military fortress, is not suitable as a capital.
Xiangyang is more suitable to be the outer fortress fortress of Hanjing City.
Xiangyang is located in the middle of the two basins of Nanyang and Xiangyang, and the place is actually very narrow, and there is no potential to build a larger capital city on the edge of the city.
It is far better to choose Dengzhou in the middle of the Nanyang Basin, where the plain is larger, in the center of the basin, surrounded by mountains and rivers.
As the capital, the conditions are more suitable in all aspects, far better than Xiangyang.
Although Xiangyang City was not chosen as the address of Hanjing, it has always been the center of Shannan.
Li Chao's Yamen, the Metropolitan Governor of Shannan Dongdao, and the Xuanfu Envoy, Observation Envoy, Transit Envoy, Salt and Iron Envoy, and Tuntian Envoy Yamen of Shannan Dongdao were also located in Xiangyang City.
The sun has risen very high, and the autumn tiger is still very powerful.
Although it was the season of fragrant osmanthus flowers in August, the sun at noon was still quite poisonous, and a large group of officials stood at the Xiangyang pier waiting for the arrival of King Li Yan.
Some people have called Li Chao the king of Hades before, but no one has mentioned this title anymore.
But this time Li Chao killed thirteen people in Shangzhou, so he, the nickname of King Li Yan, became louder again.
Regarding Li Chao's arrival, Xiangyang was a little uneasy I stayed in the hospital for almost a day today, and I didn't get well with a cold, I was so sleepy when I coded the word, and I was not in a state, the only thing I could be happy about was that my father was much better, and now he was able to stand, although he could only stand for a while, and he couldn't walk, but it was already very good.
It seems that there is hope to go home for the New Year, and my heart is a lot more relaxed.
I'll go to sleep first, and if it gets better in a while, I'll code again.
Otherwise, I'll code it again tomorrow, thank you.
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