Competing

Chapter 461
Zhou Da left, but Zhang Han's mood was not so relaxed!
That's right, one of the most important reasons why he stood still and waited for the time being was to guard against the Wuling barbarians, fearing that something might go wrong.This is the first time he has led the Yue army to fight. Now that his identity has changed, it is rare for the king of Yue to trust him so much, so he must be more cautious in making contributions.

If there is any mistake in this battle, his reputation will be completely discredited and he will become the object of ridicule by the world.Not only that, but the king of Yue will also be ridiculed by other people. Unknown people have a huge impact on the king.Zhang Han didn't want to be a laughing stock, nor did he want to implicate King Yue because of this matter.

In addition, there is another very important reason. King Yue didn't say it clearly, and it was impossible to say it clearly, but he saw it very clearly.This battle is a two-pronged approach. I led the South Route Army to send troops from Fanyi to the west, and they walked through the mountains and forests. The difficulty can be imagined.As for Pu Jun of the North Route Army, he went up along the river, the terrain was more flat, and with the cooperation of the navy, the whole process was more convenient.In contrast, the Northern Route Army has great advantages.

Moreover, Jiangling, the capital of Linjiang Kingdom, is located along the banks of the great river, so it can be said that it was directly kept under Pu Jun's soldiers, and it would be more convenient to have the water army assist in attacking the city.It can be seen from this that the possibility of the North Route Army capturing Jiangling City is very high.

As the commander-in-chief of the South Route Army, Zhang Han knew this very well. This was deliberately arranged by the King of Yue.Winning the capital city of Linjiang Kingdom is undoubtedly a great credit, and King Yue wants to give Pu Jun this credit.

Now in the country of Yue, the power of the Qin family is too strong, so Yin Xu has always been determined to suppress the power of their Qin family.They are well aware of this, and completely understandable.Chen Ping was prime minister, and Li Si withdrew was a good example. In the harem, the king of Yue deliberately refused to make Ying Ziye his queen, and this was the method of King Yin Xu of Yue.

But in the military, a large part of the Vietnamese army came from the Qin border army. Among the generals, Zhang Han, Dong Yi and Su Jiao were all former Qin generals.The Qin faction distributed by the military also needs to be suppressed, and the intentional suppression of Dong Yi is only one aspect.Now I also need myself very much, so it is impossible for the King of Yue to neglect himself.

However, there must be someone in the Yue army who can be equal to him, so as to have a check and balance. Judging from the current situation, the candidate chosen by the king of Yue is Pu Jun.

Pu Jun has followed Yin Xu for the longest time and is absolutely loyal. Moreover, he is also very talented and has great prospects for development.Other than that, I can't find anyone else who has such potential.

Pu Jun has met all the conditions, the only thing missing is military exploits and qualifications.So Yin Xu took this opportunity to raise Pu Jun intentionally and accumulate military merits for him.In fact, Yin Xu's ideas in this regard are very far-reaching. For example, some practices in Jiujiang State, Yin Xu really wants to attract Yingbo to Jiangdong.Yingbu is brave and good at fighting, he is a rare general, and his qualifications and status can completely compete with Zhang Han.So Yingbo is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

However, there are many unknowns about the things in Jiujiang itself, so we can't give too much hope.What's more, both Zhang Han and Yingbo used to be princes and kings, and they may have more ambitions, and they are both outsiders.In the final analysis, if you want to gain confidence, you still need your own confidant generals. Pu Jun is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate, so Yin Xu invested more in him.

Zhang Han is very clear about this, and of course he also understands some practical problems, that is, there are many cities along the river, and Pu Jun needs more time and energy to fight.So I simply moved slowly, and simply gave Pu Jun enough time to attack Jiangling.At the same time, there is also a trace of relief and pride in his heart. Yin Xu put himself on the south line, and one big reason is to guard against Wuling Man.

Perhaps Yin Xu knew that Pu Jun did not have such experience and strength to deal with Wuling Man, so he entrusted such a major matter to himself.In fact, this is also a kind of trust. Zhang Han knows it well and is very measured.

To Zhang Han's delight, Wulingman surrendered without any effort, which surprised Zhang Han, and of course there was an infinite surprise afterwards.He wasn't very worried about such things as false surrenders. To play such a trick in front of the top three generals in the world was undoubtedly asking for trouble.

While Zhang Han sent the news back to Shanyin, he also sent someone to inform Pu Jun, so that he could understand the situation and act properly.After doing all this well, Zhang Han still moved steadily, step by step, and moved slowly.

Zhou Da was puzzled, now that the matter of Wuling Man has been resolved, why is he still procrastinating like this.Maybe the general is also worried about false surrender. It is right to be cautious, but this first effort is completely gone, alas!
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On the edge of the great river, the fleet of the Yue Kingdom traveled up the river, and the tens of thousands of troops finally approached Jiangling City after conquering the cities along the river.

This is the capital of Linjiang Kingdom, as long as Jiangling is captured, this battle will be considered a victory, Pu Jun is still a little excited about this.This time his route is very smooth, except that there are more cities to conquer, everything is going well.Especially the Xu family's large number of ships, as well as the recently trained navy, have given great convenience.

Now that they finally came to Jiangling city, as long as they capture the city, they will take great credit in their hands.

Pu Jun was very excited, this credit was about to belong to him, there was news from Zhang Han that Wulingman had surrendered, that is to say, there was nothing left to do in the future.Zhang Han's army is already on the way, and it won't be long before they arrive to join him in the battle...

Pu Jun didn't have a strong idea. If he wants to get this credit alone, the overall situation is the most important thing. He understands this kind of truth, and he has been doing this for a long time.

But now the attack on Jiangling City can start. Before starting to attack the city, Pu Jun thinks it is better to salute first and then fight...

So a letter was sent in, and Jiangling City was sent to Linjiang Wang Gongao.

In the main hall of Linjiang Palace in Jiangling City, Gong Ao sighed helplessly while holding the letter sent by Pu Jun.

The Vietnamese army occupied most of the land of Linjiang in such a short period of time. Now that soldiers are approaching the city and surrounding the capital, it can be said that the situation is over!
Gongwei on the side was even more frustrated. Ever since he suffered a failure in Wulingman, he knew that there would be such a result.Relying solely on Linjiang's military strength is no match for Yue's country. If Yun Qingshan can be persuaded to send troops, there is still a chance relying on Manbu's bravery.But I didn't expect that Yun Qingshan would be so disrespectful, no matter whether it was coercion or temptation, all of them failed, and he returned to Jiangling City in despair.

From the letter sent by Pu Jun, it can be seen that Wuling Man has surrendered to the Yue Kingdom. Although they don't want to accept this fact, the current situation is really helpless.

There is no chance for Linjiang Kingdom, Gongwei is extremely decadent, and his dream of spring and autumn has been shattered like this.Gongwei suddenly stood up and howled loudly, and there was a lot of unwillingness in the howling...

In August of the second year of King Yue, General Pu Junbing of Yue State besieged Jiangling City, and the world was shaken.

When the news came back to Shanyin, Yin Xu clapped his hands and applauded, very excited.

In the imperial study room, Yin Xu held the military report sent by Pu Jun and Zhang Han, and said with a smile: "The two generals have done a good job, and the results of the battle are unexpected!"

"That's right!" Li Si also sighed, "I didn't expect Wuling Man to submit himself!"

Yin Xu was also very pleasantly surprised, and said with a smile: "That's right, Wuling Man caused me a lot of headaches and worries before. The reason why General Zhang Han was sent to march from the southern line was because he thought that only he could deter Wuling and deal with it. Man, the general really lived up to his expectations!"

There was indeed such a reason, but Li Si and Wei Liao also knew very well that the business had some other purposes.If not, Zhang Han might be the one fearing Jiangling City now that soldiers are approaching the city.As for Pu Jun... the facts are in front of us, General Pu is indeed mighty...

Chen Pingdao: "Congratulations first, Your Majesty. Jiangling is already an isolated city. Without the Wuling Man, Linjiang Kingdom has no allies. When General Zhang Han's army arrives, the destruction of Jiangling City is inevitable. Your Majesty, etc. Just wait for the good news, the south is already in the hands of the king."

Speaking of this, Yin Xu was also very excited. He did not expect to successfully win the Linjiang Kingdom in such a short period of time.In this way, the areas along the Yangtze River are in their own hands.In other words, more than half of the land of the once powerful Chu State is already in its own hands.Now I have the strength to compete with Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, and I am no longer afraid of one of them.

That is to say, from now on, Yin Xu really felt that with Xiang Yu and the capital to stay in the world, the status of Yue Kingdom will have a completely different change from today.The current situation in the world can no longer be described as the previous struggle between Chu and Han, surrounded by other small princes.

It should be more accurate to describe the current situation in the world as a tripartite confrontation, but the current tripartite confrontation is not the same as the original form in history.

There is not a complete and unified situation in the north, and the situation presented by the Chu and Han countries is a confrontation between east and west.And his own country of Yue is equivalent to an existence of Soochow, and the situation between Chu and Han is quite different from that of Wei and Shu.

All in all, the current situation of Yue State is pretty good, and there is still great potential for development. Yin Xu is quite satisfied with this.After all, the starting point is there, and it is not bad to have today's achievements.

Of course, it is hard to say what kind of state the world situation will develop in the future, and Yin Xu is also very upset about this.Although now I have the strength and opportunity to suppress or balance Chu and Han, there are still many variables in it.It seems impossible for me to keep watching the two countries of Chu and Han being hostile and fighting all the time.Sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, reaping the benefits of the fisherman, although such a thing is good, it is really not easy to continue.

One of the big variables is the princes of Hebei. In fact, for Yin Xu, that person is Han Xin.Han Xin has now started to conquer the land of Hebei. What kind of achievements he will have in the future and how he will choose his future path are also a big variable.It is still uncertain now, maybe when the situation in this world will change from three-legged confrontation to four-point world.

All in all, from now on, Yue's top priority is to further strengthen its strength.Gaining your own place in the current favorable world situation can maximize your benefits.It can be imagined that the core of the next battle is the Central Plains. For the Yue Kingdom, the forefront of the battle may reach the Huaihe River, or even closer to the north.

The pace of competing in the Central Plains has officially begun. Yin Xu has been waiting for this day for a long time, and the excitement in his heart is self-evident.Now the time has come, as for what kind of achievements can be achieved... There is no turning back now, the winner is a prince and the loser is a thief, now I can only go all out!
Yin Xu immediately ordered: "Order Pu Jun and Zhang Han to take down Jiangling City as soon as possible, and completely place Linjiang Kingdom into the territory of our Yue Kingdom. As for the Wuling Man, they must be appeased. I heard that their leader Yun Qingshan admires the Central Plains culture very much, and when he is around, people want to meet him and chat with him..."

Chen Pingdao: "Yes, I will send a message to the two generals!"

Yin Xu said: "Now I have something important to discuss with you!"

"Your Majesty, please tell me!" At this time, everyone knew that Yin Xu must have some ideas on national policy, and they couldn't help cheering up, wanting to know what King Yue's next plan would be.It has to be said that Yin Xu made the right move in attacking Linjiang Kingdom in the southern front.

Yin Xu said: "You have also seen that Linjiang Kingdom has basically been taken down now, that is to say, all the places from the east to the sea and west to Jiangling belong to our Yue Kingdom. Our defense mission, and The difficulty of controlling various places has undoubtedly increased a lot. The Jiangdong land is not bad, we have been operating it for a long time, and it is relatively stable. However, Peng Lize’s land in the west has just been taken back, and it seems to be controlled and deterred. Some thin.

It is definitely not enough to simply send troops to garrison. Political control must be strengthened to make them submit to the rule of Yue State.But our capital is in San'in, which is on the easternmost sea, far away from the city and land in the west.In the long run, the control of the western land does not seem to be a good thing!
Speaking of this, everyone understood that the king of Yue didn't want to do anything else, but to move the capital!

Moving the capital is very important to any country, and it has been the case throughout the ages.During the Warring States Period, I kissed Xian/Yang, which had moved the capital from the Wei River to the middle and lower reaches, so as to strengthen the control of Guanzhong and strengthen the conquest of the East.Wei Guo also moved its capital from Anyi to Daliang to strengthen its rule and influence in the Central Plains.

Of course, these are basically the voluntary relocation of the capital, and there are also some passive relocations. For example, Chu State was threatened and attacked by the Qin army.After moving the capital twice from Ying on the upper reaches of the river, the capital came to Shouchun on the lower reaches of the Huai River...

Today, Yin Xu also proposed to move the capital. Obviously, this is an offensive initiative to move the capital.The political and military significance behind moving the capital must be very significant.

Gao Yi asked, "Your Majesty, where do you plan to move the capital?"

For such a plan to move the capital, everyone was a little shocked, but it was still reasonable and completely acceptable.San'in is located in the east, which is indeed not conducive to the control of the western land.So it is necessary to move out of Sanyin, but where to move?

Yin Xu smiled and said, "Hongdu!"

Among them, the important ministers had already had some conjectures in their minds. Why did Yin Xu occupy Yuzhang County from the very beginning, so that Pu Jun had to build a city there, and the scale of the city was not small. The most important thing was the name of the city——Hongdu !
In ancient times, the word "du" was not easy, and a city that could be named with the word "du" was undoubtedly a very important position.For example, Luoyang in the Sui and Tang Dynasties was called the Eastern Capital. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao coerced the emperor to order the princes, and brought Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to Xu County, and then changed it to Xudu!

Yin Xu named the city of Yuzhang County as Hongdu from the very beginning, that is to say, from that time on, Yin Xu had plans to move the capital.Nowadays, a lot of land near Hongdu has been reclaimed, and the population is increasing. From all aspects, it has begun to have the potential to be a capital city.So Yin Xu's proposal was not abrupt, and it was reasonable.

Yin Xudao: "Hongdu is at the confluence of Peng Lize and Dajiang. Its geographical location is very important. It can control the east of the river to the east, and the old land of Linjiang to the west. It can be said to be the middle of our land of Yue. Putting the capital here is right. Both east and west can be controlled. With the support of two wealthy places, Kuaiji and Fanyi, there must be no problem with financial and material resources.

You can also rest assured about your safety. There are natural dangers around the river, and Peng Lize is by your side. It is not easy for other countries to invade.Moreover, the navy of our Yue State is powerful, which cannot be matched by other princes. With a large army guarding it, the safety of Hongdu City will not be affected.

Chen Ping nodded and said: "Your Majesty is right, moving the capital to Hongdu is indeed a good choice, but the matter of moving the capital is costly and I'm afraid it will be difficult to complete it all at once. Now is the troubled season, when is the time?"

Yin Xu smiled and said: "Chen Ping, don't worry, I know you are talking about the war in Jiujiang. Hongdu is indeed very close to Jiujiang, and it is easy to be threatened by the Western Chu Kingdom. But I have already said that Hongdu's defense I am very confident and don't worry about any changes in the Chu State. The most important thing is that Hongdu's geographical location is important, not as simple as controlling the land of our Yue State.

There is another very important purpose for the widow to move the capital here!
After Yin Xu finished speaking, he looked at the crowd and laughed without saying a word!
Wei Liao said, "Does Your Majesty want to attack Jiangbei?"

Yin Xu laughed: "It's still Mr. Wei Liao who understands the widow. It is very convenient for Hongdu to march from east to west, or to the north. The widow just wants to use Hongdu as a base to start the Northern Expedition and compete in the Central Plains! Now is Time to compete with Xiang Yu and Liu Bang!"

(End of this chapter)