The Han Dynasty defeated the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and this was seen.
But the Northern Zhou Dynasty will never and cannot be the last enemy of the Han Dynasty.
After the Northern Zhou Dynasty, there are already known Goguryeo and Tuyuhun in the near future. One of them is located in the northwest and the other is located in the eastern part of Liaoning. They undoubtedly blocked the way for the Han Dynasty to expand its territory. Therefore, it is necessary to attack these two guys.
The Taiwei Mansion had already reached a consensus, and even the six civil servants in the DPRK and Central Government did not object.
Why, isn’t it because it’s profitable?
Since Goguryeo in the east has coal and iron ore transactions with the Northern Zhou Dynasty, it means that the coal and iron resources in this place must be very rich. These things are of course good things for the Han Dynasty, whose industry is developing rapidly.
Each of the workshops is like a baby waiting to be fed with its mouth open. Only by getting these iron ore and coal can they live. Not to mention that the fertile fields in Liaodong are thousands of miles away, and if they cannot be preserved, they can be cultivated by immigrants.
The war has greatly restricted the survival and reproduction of the Chinese nation. Now that the peaceful age has arrived, the population will naturally grow explosively. In particular, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Han Dynasty has made breakthroughs in farming technology and grain breeding improvements, and there are more
The food will naturally be able to feed more people.
As for Tuyuhun in the northwest, let alone that. The Silk Road was held in the hands of Tuyuhun. In the past, no one would be interested in a road for trade. In fact, the Han Dynasty had always used it as the Silk Road.
The Hu merchants in the Western Regions are responsible for the procurement, transportation and resale of goods. China, which mainly focuses on farming, does not bother to participate in this kind of trade, but it is completely different now.
Chinese merchants are gearing up one by one, waiting for the Silk Road to be reopened.
When the Silk Road reopens, the goods that Han can offer are no longer the original silk and tea. The high-quality goods produced on the assembly line are now equivalent to being ahead of the entire world. Therefore, when the time comes, Han will be able to sell goods at an astonishing speed.
Continuously obtain wealth from all over the world.
For Hube, it doesn't get much better than this.
The Six Ministries have been clamoring to negotiate with the Northern Zhou Dynasty and ask the Northern Zhou Dynasty to surrender immediately. Of course, this is not entirely because they have many things they are responsible for and are eager to do. It is also because they hope that the court can quickly shift its attention from the Northern Zhou Dynasty to a broader place.
Go, the sooner you open up the Silk Road or stabilize Liaodong, the sooner you can get countless money.
Now that Tuyuhun is so active, he must be the first to attack him. The military has also mentioned this issue before. The Han Dynasty has been operating in the northwest for a long time and has all kinds of information. In contrast, he still lacks understanding of Liaodong.
If you attack Goguryeo rashly, you may run into problems because you are not familiar with human geography.
Therefore, Zhang Xutuo said that Tuyuhun simply came to the door, otherwise the military would have attacked Liaodong first after careful consideration.
"The top priority is to think carefully about how to capture Yecheng." Li Xingchen said with a smile.
Xiao Shilian and Zhang Xutuo both handed over their hands.
To be honest, the Battle of Yecheng was not what the Han Dynasty originally expected. The Taiwei Mansion had always planned to have a decisive battle with the enemy in Baigou. After all, where was the Han's offensive strength, and the battle line was dragged to the foot of Yecheng City?
, is indeed beyond the expectations of the Taiwei Mansion. Therefore, although the Taiwei Mansion has made corresponding plans, they are not perfect after all. It will also take a lot of energy to re-formulate the plan now.
"Each ministry sent out scouts to investigate the enemy's defense situation in Yecheng, and encircled Yecheng from the east, west, and south. In addition, whether the lower reaches of Zhangshui River can be opened to ships, we must also find out as soon as possible." Li Mingchen also asked.
Yecheng is backed by the Zhang River, so it can be put to good use.
Xiao Shilian and Zhang Xutuo left, and the army that had been arrayed in the wilderness moved in all directions, seizing water sources and setting up camps.
Li Xingchen stretched out and felt the spring wind blowing his clothes.
Now, what he needs most is to wait for good news to come out from Jinyang battlefield.
The long road through Xiongguan is as strong as iron. Now that I have gone through the journey of blood and fire, there is only this last step left.
God, don't tease me.
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"Boom!" The roar of the cannon echoed in the narrow valley.
The artillery was lined up one by one under Guancheng, roaring continuously.
The cannonballs were thrown directly from the steep hillside and hit the city wall heavily, quickly tearing out pits one after another. The city wall of Yanmen Pass is not a brick wall. Now in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, except for Yecheng and Jinyang, there are two majestic cities.
In addition, other state capitals did not have time to wrap the city walls with blue bricks. Of course, this was also because for the Northern Zhou Dynasty, which was also strapped for funds, wrapping the city walls with bricks was naturally a very expensive matter, and whether it would be effective or not was unclear.
There are two more things to say, so there is no need for bricks to be covered with masonry passes such as Yanmen Pass, which are not originally on the frontal battlefield.
Who would have thought that Yanmen Pass would also face rumbling artillery fire soon?
But Yanmen is Yanmen after all, not only because of its dangerous terrain, but also because the city wall at the saddle is thick enough. Even if there are no artillery, the defenders will still have to face the attack of trebuchets, right? Therefore, the heavy artillery shells
Hitting the city wall only created large and small potholes, so that the Han army gunners began to transport artillery to the hillsides on both sides in order to make the cannonballs hit higher, so that they could hit the people on Guancheng.
The enemy soldiers were in for a surprise. Otherwise, if they were to attack from the bottom of the mountain upwards, the elevation angle would be too high and they would not be able to reach the city wall.
The shelling has been intermittent at the beginning and has been continuous for several days now. The fortresses and camps under Yanmenguan City have long been demolished, and the Han army is ready to go after the artillery positions built under the hillside.
"Attack from the west wall. The mountains on the east wall are higher and there are wild goose pagodas for viewing and defense." Yu Xi stood on the mountainside on the artillery position, raising the whip in his hand and pointing at Yanmen Pass ahead.
As a cavalry general of the Han Dynasty, the infantry attack on the mountain naturally had nothing to do with him. Therefore, after this guy led the cavalry to block the roads outside Yanmen Pass, he ran over leisurely and attacked the infantry.
Arrangements were made to point fingers, but this guy couldn't be wrong, so there was nothing we could do against him.
The Great Wall is like a coiled dragon, rising and falling among the mountains from west to east, while the Great Wall at Yanmen Pass swoops down from the steep hillside on the west side, hugs the cliffs of the valley, and then goes southeast along the mountains.
The city wall on the cliff of the river valley also rises high. There is a tower on it called the Wild Goose Pagoda. It guards the revolving eastern section of the city wall and overlooks the entire battlefield.
On the north side of the Yan Pagoda is the North Gate, on the east side is the Southeast Gate, and there is also the Southwest Gate that leads directly to the mountain. Together they form the Yanmen Gate, which is not very wide, but completely guards the surrounding key points.
The majestic pass and the long road are equally suitable to praise Yanmen Pass.