The Power of the Three Kingdoms at the End of the Han Dynasty and the Imperial Power of the Han Dyna

"Wenhe."

"Lord."

"I want to move the capital."

"Ok?"

Liu Han has been thinking about this matter for two years. Although Jinyang is good, it is a bit north. Although there are flying pigeons to deliver messages, many things are still inconvenient. Although the central government has strengthened its control over the local area, it only reaches the first county. Although it has been strengthened at the county level, it is still unsatisfactory.

"My lord, this is what you want..."

Jia Xu thought Liu Han was interested in proclaiming himself emperor. With Yuan Shu in front of him, it was hard not to think so.

"My lord, moving the capital is a big deal, but it's too early to move the capital to Luoyang now."

Jia Xu took the risk of displeasing Liu Han and insisted on dissuading him. An old fox like him knows how to protect himself wisely, and he is willing to take risks to persuade Liu Han, which shows that Liu Han's status in his heart is not low.

"Wenhe..."

"The minister is here."

Liu Han laughed, "You misunderstood."

"what?"

Jia Xu was ready to be scolded.

"I said, you misunderstood me. When I said moving the capital, I did not mean Luoyang, but Yecheng."

"Yecheng?"

“It’s a great place.”

Jia Xu's first reaction was that Yecheng was indeed the best place to govern the Han Dynasty today.

Yecheng was built in the Spring and Autumn Period. According to the records in "Guanzi Xiaokuang", out of the need to strive for hegemony, Qi Huangong built five cities in succession around 685 BC, and Yecheng was one of them.

From the late Spring and Autumn Period to the Warring States Period, Yecheng changed hands several times and was successively controlled by Wei, Jin, Wei, Zhao and other countries. During this period, Yecheng has always been a military fortress and an important place for garrisoning troops.

After the Qin Dynasty unified the six kingdoms, the country implemented a two-level management system of counties and counties, and Yecheng became a county-level administrative unit, subordinate to Handan County.

In the early Western Han Dynasty, Yecheng was still a county-level area and was under the jurisdiction of Wei County. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, a three-level management system of state, county and county was implemented. Yecheng was subordinate to Jizhou and became a state seat. Strategically, Yecheng has become an important military town in the north.

Secondly, Yecheng's geographical location is very special. It is located in an important road area in the northern region. From Yecheng to the east, crossing the Yellow River via Cangtingjin, you can reach the west of Yanzhou, and from Yanzhou you can radiate to all parts of Shandong; from Yecheng to the west, through Fukou and across the Taihang Mountains, you can enter the Bingzhou area; from Ye To the north of the city, you can go directly to Jicheng, the capital of Youzhou, through the Handan area; from Yecheng to the south, after crossing the river through Liyang, you can go directly to the East Henan Plain. Like Xuzhou, Yecheng is a rare transportation node in Jizhou.

In addition, the area around Yecheng is flat and belongs to the plain area, with roads extending in all directions. At the same time, water systems such as Zhangshui and Huanshui in Yecheng are interconnected with water systems such as the Yellow River and Baigou, and water transportation is very developed.

The most important thing is that Yecheng is located in the center of the seven prefectures of Hebei, Qing, You, Bing, Yan, Henan, and Sili. From this place as the center, it radiates outwards, and the exchange and replenishment of people and materials are very important. More convenient.

Now that Liu Han has captured Yanzhou and Xuzhou, Jizhou's goal of radiating in all directions can be achieved, and there is enough strategic space for the outside world. Even if the enemy attacks, there is enough reaction time.

Luoyang cannot do this. Nanyang in the south of Sili is still in Yuan Shao's hands, and Luoyang is still exposed to the enemy's blade.

From a military perspective, Yecheng has very good defensive advantages. There are natural chasms of the Yellow River to the east and south of Yecheng. As long as we set up defenses at Liyang, Cangtingjin, Baima and other major locations, we can prevent the enemy's attacks from both sides. To the north of Yecheng, there are Zhang, Huan and other water systems flowing through it. , are also two natural defense lines to block the enemy; especially to the west of Yecheng, the Taihang Mountains serve as a natural barrier. You only need to guard Fukou to block the enemy from the Bingzhou area. Although there are plains in the east and south, Liu Han has a large number of cavalry in his hands. How much more cavalry does the combined number of the southern princes have? No need to worry at all.

Therefore, although Jizhou has experienced several major turmoils, it has still recovered quickly, and its population, agriculture, economy and other aspects are relatively developed. From the Warring States Period to the Western Han Dynasty, Yecheng has always been one of the most prosperous cities in the lower reaches of the Yellow River.

Liu Han's decision to choose Yecheng as the center and foundation of the group was also based on Yecheng's favorable factors at the time and after comprehensive consideration. After the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao had a clear goal for his own development and growth, which was to occupy the four states of Qing, You, Bing, and Ji north of the Yangtze River as his base. In addition, he had already crippled Xianbei, Wuhuan, until now, has been mired in civil war, marching south to the Central Plains and west to Guanzhong, until they unify the country, Yecheng has naturally become the most suitable base camp.

"My lord, this is a very good move." "After this battle, we will start preparations when we get back."

"Here."

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Nanyang, Xinye.

Yuan Shu's declaration of emperorship had a significant impact on Yuan Shao, most of which was negative.

Not to mention that the noble families in Nanyang were quite dissatisfied with them, but the pressure from the north made Yuan Shao uneasy.

"Cough cough cough... Ziyuan, how is the situation?"

"My lord, the King of Zhenbei has issued a message... to attack Yuan Shu and you..."

Xu You really didn't dare to tell the content of the appeal, he was afraid that he would make Yuan Shao angry to death.

"Yuan Shu, if you fail to succeed, you will fail!"

The Yuan family in Runan should be both prosperous and devastated. But when Yuan Shao invited Yuan Shu to participate in the battle of Guandu, Yuan Shu just ignored him and secretly made a stumbling block.

"Yuan Chang, what should we do now?"

Among the people under his command now, Yuan Shao only believed in Xu You and Zhong Yao. One was a child, and the other had a genocide feud with Liu Han.

"Lord, Lu Zhi in the north has gathered tens of thousands of elite troops to go south. We have prepared supplies in Wancheng, enough to fight him."

After two years of licking his wounds, Yuan Shao's army reached 20,000, but most of them were new soldiers and their combat effectiveness was questionable.

"Ok!"

"only……"

"Just what?"

"My lord, please come and report to me. Liu Biao has been very restless recently."

"Liu Biao? What is he going to do?"

As an ally of Yuan Shao, although Yuan Shao has always looked down on Liu Biao in his heart, he now has to rely on the supplies he provides.

"Lord," Zhong Yao smiled bitterly: "No matter how unbearable Liu Biao is, he is also a clan member of the Han Dynasty. If such a big thing happens, if he doesn't express his position, he may not be able to get through in front of the world, especially..."

"Ziyuan, please go to Xiangyang for me and tell Liu Jingsheng that I, Yuan Shao, have no ambitions."

"Here."

Xu You lowered his head after hearing this, thinking about something.

He had heard that Liu Bei had left Yuan Shu and came to Xiangyang, and Liu Biao invited him to banquets many times. The two must have reached some unknown agreement.

"What is Yuan Shu doing?"

"Yuan Gongluo has gathered an army of 100,000 to start a decisive battle with Liu Han in Yuzhou and Xuzhou."

"Hmph! Bones in the grave!"

Yuan Shao hopes that someone can defeat Liu Han once, but he doesn't want that person to be the prodigal son! (End of chapter)