When discussing the place to build a capital, the predecessors compared it to establishing a capital in Chang'an as a powerful force; establishing a capital in Luoyang and Kaifeng as a powerful force; building a capital in Beijing (Yanjing) is a force of Qiu Qiu.
Guanzhong is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the terrain is steep and condescending, so it is called the power of building a palace; Luoyang, Kaifeng is located in the Central Plains and extends in all directions, so it can be expanded in all directions, so it is called the power of building a large house; Qiuqiu means lifting the clothes and pulling out the collar.
Yanjing was established as the capital because Gu Zuyu said: "According to the power of the upstream, we can control Liuhe by the river." Therefore, it is called the power of Qiu Qiu. According to the "Minutes of Fang Yu of Reading History", it is said that Yanjing is "surrounded by the sea to the east, and Taihang is on the right.
Zhang, Wei and his brother-in-law are in the south, Juyong locks the key in the north, and Yan Xingsheng is the best in the world."
If you want to be more superstitious, Yun Zheng felt that the kingship of the world should be in Yanjing. In the original era, since the Song Dynasty, the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties were all in Beijing. The Ming Dynasty first had its capital in Nanjing, and the King of Yan
After Zhu Di's Battle of Jingnan, the capital was moved to Beijing. If we look further back, the capital of the Republic of China was in Nanjing, and was ultimately defeated at the hands of Mao Taizu, who had his capital in Beijing.
Of course, for a person like Yunzheng who does not believe in ghosts and gods, Wang Qizhi's statement is really unreliable. What he believes in is the strategy of the world.
The overall trend of ancient China's political center of gravity was to move from west to east. It also experienced a period of swing in the Qin Dynasty. The Western Han Dynasty established Guanzhong as its capital. The turmoil in the late Western Han Dynasty caused Guanzhong to be broken. Therefore, the Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Wei and the Western Jin Dynasty established Luoyang as their capital during the Sixteen Kingdoms and Northern Dynasties period.
The Northern Wei Dynasty, which had unified the north for a long time, later moved its capital to Luoyang. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties unified the world again, the political center of gravity shifted back to Guanzhong. The turmoil in the late Tang Dynasty caused great damage to Guanzhong. Therefore, the Great Wei Dynasty established its capital in Luoyang. In the previous history, Beijing was
However, it was not until the reunification of the Yuan Dynasty that the political center of gravity truly moved to Hebei, and this has continued ever since.
But there is a reason for this, and Yunzheng's advanced strategic thinking is enough to bring these advantages into play in advance. Yanjing is located in Hebei, on the third level of China's topography. The reason why it is also called "the trend of upstream",
It is not due to its own topography, but due to its relationship with the surrounding areas and its resulting position in the entire geographical pattern of China.
Hebei is surrounded by mountains and seas on three sides. To the south is the Central Plains and to the east is the vast sea. The Taihang Mountains and the Yanshan Mountains stretch for thousands of miles and surround it to the west. Several major rivers in Hebei in the north originate from these two mountain ranges.
It passes through the mountains to form traffic channels, and thus forms some dangerous passes. It is because of this location that the "collar" in front of it means
Yun Zheng is full of confidence, not just because he occupies this "collar", but because with Hebei in hand, the Yun family has complete control of the "two mountains", referring to the Yanshan Mountains and the Taihang Mountains.
The Yanshan Mountains connect Hebei and the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. The grasslands of Inner Mongolia have always been the place for northern nomads. When the nomads outside the Great Wall were strong, they often went south to raid the Central Plains. Hebei was one of the main directions for their southward movement. The nomads outside the Great Wall invaded Hebei and can be divided into
There are two situations: one is coming from the Liaohe River Basin, the other is coming from the Mongolian grassland. The communication channel between the Liaohe River Basin and Hebei is the Liaoxi Corridor, Shanhaiguan chokes it, Lulong, Qian'an, Leting, Zunhua and other places
A convenient route to enter Hebei from the Mongolian grassland, which is an important town, is to enter the Datong Basin through the low entrance of the mountains in the northern part of the Datong Basin, and then enter the lowlands of the valleys of the Sanggan River and its tributaries into Hebei. Juyong Pass, Zijin Pass and other passes choke its throat, Datong, Xuanhua,
Huailai, Zhangjiakou and other places are important towns. Yanjing, as a center of gravity in northern Hebei, can handle these two directions at the same time. Yanshan Mountains surround Yanjing, and there are also Songting Pass, Gubeikou, Lengkou, Xifengkou and other pass guards.
Several other traffic channels through the Yanshan Mountains
Therefore, the Yanshan Mountains act as a barrier against the nomadic people outside the Great Wall heading south, protecting Hebei and even the entire Central Plains. The Qin and Han Dynasties operated Yuyang, Shanggu, and Youbeiping, the Sui and Tang Dynasties operated Fanyang and Pinglu, and the Ming Dynasty operated Xuanfu and Jizhen.
While guarding the dangers of Yanshan Mountain to prevent the invasion of northern nomads, the land of Yan was lost in the Five Dynasties and the key points of national defense in the north were lost. By the Northern Song Dynasty, the court was obsessed with regaining the lost land. Lu Zhong said: "If Yan thistles are not harvested, the land of Hebei will not be solid;
If it is not consolidated, Henan will not be able to sit back and sleep peacefully." This shows the significance of this area to Hebei and even the entire Central Plains.
But now the Yun family has not only firmly secured the sixteen states of Yanyun, but also gained a large area of Zhongjing Road and Xijing Road in the Liao Kingdom. It has a wider room for maneuver in the defense of the north. In addition, the Yanshan Pass and the world
Commander Yunshan, who is the most adept at defending, is stationed in Yanjing. Not to mention the decline of Liao and the rise of Mongolia, even if there is a strong enemy, it will not be a big deal. With such an advantage, how can the general situation in the north change?
The Taihang Mountains connect Hebei and the Shanxi Plateau. The struggle for balance in the north is often represented by the struggle between Guanzhong and Hebei. The Shanxi Plateau is like a wedge, wedged between Hebei and Guanzhong. When Hebei and Guanzhong compete for balance, can they control it?
The situation in the Taihang Mountains is often related to the success or failure of Hebei's forces.
On the front line of the Taihang Mountains, there are Zijing Pass, Daoma Pass, Jingxing, Fukou and other passes that block the passages. Among them, Zijing Pass and Daoma Pass mainly guard the passage from the Datong Basin through the Sanggan River Valley. These two passes are related to
Juyong Pass jointly protects the west and north sides of Yanjing (named the "Three Nei Passes" in the Ming Dynasty); Jingxing Pass and Fukou guard the passage between Shanxi and central and southern Hebei, Zhengding, Xingtai, Handan and other places.
Due to the dangers of the Taihang Mountains and the control of the above-mentioned pass passages, we can become an important town and manage the passes of the Taihang Mountains to ensure the safety of the right wing. From the south of Shanxi to the Central Plains or from the west to Guanzhong, we have the potential to build a strategic position.
The land of Shanxi was originally the jurisdiction of the Yun family. It has been operating for more than 70 years now, and it has long been ingrained that the Yun family looks at Shanxi and Guanzhong. The advantage of being in a high-rise building has been formed. If Guanzhong wants to attack Shanxi from the east, there will be the natural danger of the Yellow River first, and then there will be
The Taihang Pass, and fighting against the Taiyuan Guards, who are famous for their good defense, is so difficult that it is equivalent to climbing to the sky.
In fact, when Yunfeng left the town of Hebei, he did not expect that the Yun family would have such an advantage two hundred years later. Of course, when he left the town, he only controlled the northern part of Hebei. Later, as the Liao Kingdom became more and more powerful, he only relied on the power of the northern part of Hebei.
The strength could not stop the Liao army's cavalry, so the Yun family also took care of southern Hebei. As for Shanxi, it was the war dividends that the Yun family gained after that great change.
However, the improvement of the Yun family's status is due to the Liao Kingdom. In the original Xiongnu period, the main threat was in the west rather than in the east. Even in the Turkic period, they preferred to plunder Guanzhong and Longxi instead of Hebei. But in the Liao Kingdom period, because the Liao Dynasty
The center of gravity of the country is in the east rather than the west, so the strategic pressure on Hebei immediately became extremely great. Although there was also a threat from Xixia in the northwest, relatively speaking, the Liao Kingdom was naturally much stronger than Xixia, so Hebei's status became more prominent.
At the beginning, the Liao Kingdom was still extremely powerful. The Yun family alone could not withstand a land in Hebei without blood transfusions from the central court. But after that great change, the Yun family gained Shanxi, and not only their military strength was strengthened, but also their military power was strengthened.
The economic strength has also been greatly strengthened, and since then the dependence on the imperial court has become much smaller, but the imperial court still needs financial blood transfusions from time to time to maintain its stability.
But after Yun Lan's battle that year, the situation changed. After that battle, the Liao Kingdom's vitality was severely damaged, and the threat to Hebei suddenly decreased. The Yun family entered a period of development, and strategic advantages began to accumulate. Yun Zheng also served as the governor of Hebei to carry out the clan.
After the industrial restructuring, the Yun family's huge basic family industries such as mining and smelting began to explode, and the Yun family's accumulation of strategic materials reached its peak.
Taking the copper mines from the Philippines, taking control of Japan's Silver Mountain, and conquering Goryeo, the three major strategic steps were successfully completed. The Yun family's biggest disadvantage, the economy, was not only self-sufficient, but also had plenty of surplus. At this time, the Yun family,
As the most powerful vassal town, apart from the so-called "righteousness of the world", it has no weaknesses. Because of the Battle of Goryeo, the Yun family's new army was trained, new weapons were tested, and new tactics were proven - Yun
The military strength that our country is most proud of has been further strengthened.
At this time, Yunzheng chose to test his sword with the Liao Kingdom. He led an army of hundreds of thousands to the northern expedition to the Liao Kingdom, defeated the Liao Army along the way, seized a large area of territory, and forced the Liao Kingdom to cede two important strategic areas to the Yun family. From this point on, northern Xinjiang
Materials and weapons, military morale, reach their peak
An important advantage that the Yun family's northern frontier army had over the armies in the Central Plains was the cavalry. In the world of the Wei Dynasty, only the Yun family had the Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture to herd horses. Therefore, only the Yun family had an organized cavalry force. But now Zhongjing Road and
The acquisition of Xijing Road provides the basis for further expansion of this advantage.
The significance of Hebei, especially the northern part of Hebei, is that it connects the Central Plains of the agricultural economy with the nomadic economy beyond the Great Wall. In that world, when the Mongols took over the Central Plains and chose the location for their capital, Mu Huali suggested: "You Yan Zhi."
The land is dominated by dragons and tigers, and the situation is majestic. It controls the Yangtze River and Huaihe River in the south, and connects the Shuo Desert in the north. It must be Yan."
Now the Yun family controls a large area of pasture in the north, the Hebei Plain in the south, the Taihang Pass in the west, and the natural dangers of the Yellow River in the outer ring. Under such a situation, if Yun Zheng still dares not send troops, he would be embarrassed to say that his surname is Yun!
The Yingyang Guards have now transferred some of their troops in Japan and Goryeo back to northern Xinjiang. Now they have gathered 50,400 of these nine guards in Yanjing, serving as the backbone of Yunzheng's southward march.
In addition, Yun Lan assigned Yan Yun Guards 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th guards to Yunzheng, a total of seven guards, thirty-nine thousand two hundred people, Zhending Guards ranked first,
The third, fourth, fifth, and sixth guards totaled five guards with 28,000 people. The Taiyuan guards numbered seven, eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth with a total of six guards of 30,000 people.
Thirty-six hundred people
In this way, Yunzheng once again took control of twenty-seven guards, a total of 151,200 elite troops, and marched south to capture the Central Plains!
