Wanli 1592

Chapter 928 This city seems not suitable for being a capital anymore

On December 26, the 26th year of Wanli, the countdown to the Wanli era began.

Compared with the outer city, which is a mass of loose sand, the inner city is more heavily defended. Some preparations made to defend against the northern captives have shown their effectiveness at this moment. All kinds of defense equipment are prepared on the city wall Then, the soldiers seemed to be waiting in full battle, but just from the momentum, we could see the huge gap between the two armies.

With 20 elite troops facing 10,000+ mobs who lost their fighting spirit, Xiao Ruxun didn't know how to lose.

After so many years of fighting, he has always fought more with less, and he has never fought so smoothly.

This also made him deeply understand the inner weakness of the old empire, why the Snake Tunxiang was able to succeed, and why the barbarians outside the Great Wall could rampage as if they were in no one's land. This is the reason, this is the reality.

A mob is by no means a match for a well-trained elite division.

It was doomed from the moment the cannon roared.

Relying on the advantage of distance, Xiao Ruxun ordered the siege troops from all sides to bombard the city wall with red cannons, destroying some defensive equipment on the city, destroying the defensive organization and fighting will of the soldiers on the tower, and further destroying them is not very firm. Fighting spirit, completely crush them, and reduce the difficulty of the army's siege as much as possible.

After all, it is the siege side, and it is normal to be hit by a wave of damage if you don’t pay attention. It is not so easy to climb the nine-meter-high city wall with a ladder. Just crossing the moat requires a lot of maneuvers. For the casualties of soldiers, Xiao Ruxun also did his best.

The sound of the rumbling cannon sounded, and the scorching solid bullets wrapped in a scorching air flow drew a beautiful arc in the air, and then fell on the city wall one after another.

There was a mess on the tower.

"Unfortunately, this gun is not very easy to grasp, and I don't know when the artillery that can grasp the precision will be deployed in our army. Otherwise, it will be easier to fight this city. Every cannon can hit the place it needs to hit. , what a scene it must be!"

Zhou Yao followed Xiao Ruxun, and heard Xiao Ruxun's words as if he was talking to himself.

"Even without the advantage of artillery, His Majesty's army is brave and good at fighting. The soldiers in the city have already been taken away by His Majesty's army. It is impossible to support them for a long time. The city will definitely be breached in less than an hour."

Xiao Ruxun smiled.

"This is the capital of Ming Dynasty. Generations of emperors have put all their efforts into building such a majestic city. Why is it so vulnerable in your eyes?"

Zhou Yao said: "There has never been a city in the world that cannot be breached. Regardless of whether it is majestic or not, the strength of a city has never been determined by the height and thickness of the city wall. Whether it is a capital city or not, since history, have there been few capital cities that have been breached?" ?”

Xiao Ruxun nodded.

"Of course there are quite a few capital cities that have been breached, so in your opinion, what kind of city is the least likely to be breached?"

"A city where people's hearts gather must be indestructible."

Zhou Yao's answer was very orthodox.

"Hahahahaha, well said, well said, a city where the hearts of the people gather is indeed indestructible."

After a pause, Xiao Ruxun said again: "Do you think this city can still be a capital?"

Zhou Yao was startled.

"Your Majesty means..."

"What I mean is that this city doesn't seem to be suitable as a capital anymore."

Xiao Ruxun said slowly: "Zixian, I don't think this place is suitable as the capital of the new dynasty."

"This...Your Majesty, although Yanjing is the capital of the old Ming Dynasty, it has been the capital of more than two hundred years after all. All the equipment is very complete and can be used with a little rectification. If you want to change the location of the capital, it will inevitably be worn out. Ju, does His Majesty want to move the capital to Nanjing?"

Zhou Yao looked at Xiao Ruxun.

"This can be discussed, and I haven't decided yet, but Zixian, don't you think the weather has been getting colder and colder in recent years?"

Zhou Yao was stunned for a moment: "What does His Majesty mean?"

"The colder the weather, the further north you go, the land will not grow food. Yanjing, as the capital, is located in the country, and food and other materials are completely unable to be self-sufficient, so they have to rely on the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal to supply demand. Gave me a one-hit-kill chance.

There are more than a million people living in the capital, how can there be a small number of food and various materials needed?The people in the south of the Yangtze River have been exhausted for a long time, and there have been many incidents along the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal due to special circumstances. These are bad governance, and I want to get rid of them.

The status of the capital is of course important, but if the whole country is to spend too much energy to support it because of the capital, I think it is not good. If the capital can be moved to an area that can still be self-sufficient to reduce the pressure on the people, then Will it be better? "

Hearing what Xiao Ruxun said, Zhou Yao hurriedly said, "Your Majesty doesn't want to keep Yanjing?"

Xiao Ruxun shook his head: "Yanjing can continue to exist as Beijing in the new dynasty, but I will only retain its status as an important military city. Ordinary people need to move south, and only soldiers are stationed. As the base of the Northern Expedition, the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal is only for military needs, so it can reduce The transportation pressure of the entire Beijing-Hangzhou Canal greatly reduces the consumption of people's power.

In the past, Cheng Zu moved his capital to Yanjing for the Northern Expedition to Mongolia. Now that the situation is like this, Yanjing has completely become the front line. It not only needs to ensure the lives of the people and officials, but also maintains a large number of troops. The consumption is too great. The system of nine sides I also don't want to keep it. It is meaningless to continue to use Yanjing as the capital of the country. "

In this case, it seems like a new idea?
Zhou Yao suddenly felt that what Xiao Ruxun said made sense.

The capital is too close to the front line, and the emperor guarding the gate is heroic, but the price is too high. Over the years, the Ming Dynasty has been threatened many times in the capital. Putting the emperor in such a dangerous situation does not seem to be the right choice.

If the capital is moved to the south, and Yanjing is completely turned into a military center, it seems that it is not impossible...

At least Xiao Ruxun was right about one thing.

The grain harvest in the north has not been harvested year after year, and it is completely unable to be self-sufficient. It needs a large amount of supply from the south, not to mention the consumption of people's resources, and it is easy to make mistakes. The reason why Xiao Ruxun can succeed quickly this time is that cutting off the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal route cut off the Shen Yiguan government. food sources, making them powerless to resist.

From this point of view, it is indeed not a good choice for the new dynasty to continue to establish Beijing as its capital. If it is simply used as a military center to move a large number of people south, it can indeed reduce a lot of pressure and help restore people's strength.

And now the new dynasty, how should I put it, has been completely bound to Xiao Ruxun, and the power left by the previous dynasty is not enough to compete with the power in Xiao Ruxun's hands. If Xiao Ruxun plans to choose another place as the capital, it will be almost impossible. No pressure.

If you really want to change the capital at this time, things will be very promising.

Zhou Yao looked at the battlefield where the guns were rumbling and the smoke was billowing, and he knew that this matter was really promising.

Under the artillery fire, the ancient and majestic city walls seemed to be crumbling, as if they could not resist such an attack at all.

And Xiao Ruxun didn't seem to intend to wait any longer.

He gave the order to seize the city.

"Decree, the first person to climb the city wall and capture the flag will be rewarded with [-] silver, and the army that is the first to capture the city gate will be rewarded! Whoever captures Shen Yiguan alive will be named Marquis!"

(End of this chapter)