"Your Majesty, Jiangling Mansion is close to the Yangtze River in the south, Changhu Lake in the east, and there are Baling Mountain and Ji Mountain on the east and west sides. It can be said that it is close to mountains and rivers, and can be relied on as a barrier. As a strategic location, this place is more than enough. But if it is used as a companion capital

, I’m afraid it’s not quite suitable!”

Speaking of which, this Jiangling Mansion has water veins and rivers connecting various places. Although it is not in the center of the Yun Kingdom's territory today, considering that the Yun Army can also invade the Xia Kingdom's territory, this place seems very suitable.

But it also has a fatal flaw, that is, it is too close to the front line!

Cheng Bushi, the leader of the generals, also came out to fight at this time and said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, please think twice!"

"Jiangling Mansion is only five hundred miles away from Xinye, Nanyang County, Xia Kingdom. Only Xiangzhou and Jingmen can be garrisoned in between. And Jiangling City is only seven hundred miles away from Xinyang Mansion, Xia Kingdom.

, only Suizhou City and the Han River in the middle can serve as barriers to hold on."

Jiangling City is too close to Nanyang County in Xia Kingdom's Yu territory. If the capital is set up here, the Xia army in Nanyang County can autonomously attack Xinyang and Xinye.

At that time, there will only be a few cities that can serve as a barrier for the capital. Other than that, we can only rely on the wide Han River and defend along the river.

If you are not careful and fall in any direction, the Xia army will approach the city and threaten the capital.

Although none of the civil servants had a specific impression in their minds, when they heard what Cheng Bushi said, they were suddenly shocked and quickly tried to dissuade them:

"Jianling Mansion is like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult to serve as a companion capital!"

"Your Majesty, please choose another place."

"Your Majesty, please think again!"

Xiao Cheng listened to the objections of the courtiers, but waved his hand and said with a smile:

"Cheng Qing is too cautious, don't scare my officials!"

"Suizhou is surrounded by mountains on three sides. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is a strategic location that must be fought over by military strategists. If it weren't for the weak defense of the Xia army, Cheng Qing would not have been able to capture it so easily."

When Cheng Bushi heard what Xiao Cheng said, he hesitated for a moment, nodded, and said:

"It's exactly what your Majesty said!"

The biggest reason why the Yun Kingdom's war went so smoothly and they were able to attack Jiangzhou County in one fell swoop was because of the battle in Rongzhou City. At that time, the Xia army did not know what the strange sight of the army was, so they saw the strange sight of the Yun army.

Condensed, like seeing ghosts and gods, morale collapsed, hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated, and there were countless casualties.

Since then, the huge Xia Kingdom has been facing a shortage of elite soldiers and horses in the southwest. Many local cities that were easy to defend and difficult to attack were easily captured because they had no soldiers and horses to guard them.

Xiao Cheng saw Cheng Buji admit it and continued to laugh:

"As for Xiangzhou, I dare to say that Cheng Qing is afraid that he will attack all the way from Xiangzhou County, and he will never see such an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack city! If an effective general is sent to garrison with 50,000 troops, no matter how many Xia troops there are,

There will always be no problem if we attack and hold out for several months waiting for reinforcements to arrive!"

Cheng Bushi heard the words and nodded again.

Speaking of which, when Cheng Bushi led his troops to attack Xiangzhou, even though his army was elite, fought consecutive victories, and had high morale, it still failed at the foot of Xiangcheng and suffered heavy casualties.

In the end, after Cheng Bushi captured Fancheng, he sent out nearly half of his troops to besiege Xiangzhou, making the Xia army in the city unable to threaten the army's retreat. Finally, Jiangzhou County was captured, and the defenders in Xiangzhou City were left alone.

The reinforcements were forced to surrender due to lack of food and fodder.

Such a strong city cannot be easily broken.

"Even the upper and lower reaches of the Han River are under the control of our army. Our inland river naval warships can come and go freely, and it is easy to block the river. How can the Xia army easily reach Jiangling City?"

At the beginning, Di Qing led hundreds of thousands of elite frontier troops from the Yongzhou camp to attack Hechi prefectures and counties. It was because the Xia army sent out naval forces to block the river that the war made no progress for several months.

The Han River is wider than the Yong River. Under the naval blockade, the possibility of the Xia army successfully crossing the river is extremely small!

But even though Xiao Cheng said this, all the courtiers at this time still looked hesitant.

"Your Majesty, since you have chosen the city as the companion capital, it is better to be a little safer. After all, in the future, hundreds of court officials will need to enter the companion capital to handle affairs. It is so close to the front line, and if there is a slight mistake, the court will be shaken!"

"Your Majesty, regardless of whether the Xia Army can capture Jiangling Mansion or not. But as the capital of Dayun, as long as the Xia Army is ready to attack, it will have to mobilize a large army to garrison, which will inevitably affect the frontline war!"

This statement makes perfect sense!

If Jiangling Mansion is chosen as the companion capital, even if there is no Xiao Cheng in the city, there will be no civil and military officials. However, as a companion capital, it has great political significance and must not fall into the hands of the enemy.

As long as the Xia army made few movements, the Yun army had to react and mobilize troops and horses for defense. This was equivalent to being controlled by the enemy and was of no benefit to the war.

But even so, Xiao Cheng still had no intention of changing his mind. Because Jiangling Mansion was, relatively speaking, the most suitable place.

Although being close to the front line has its drawbacks, from another perspective, it is also helpful for the court to receive military information from the front line and formulate adjustment strategies. Moreover, it can also let the soldiers and civilians in the country know where Xiao Cheng's ambitions are, so that they can work together to advance the Central Plains.

place.

At this time, facing the objections of hundreds of officials, Xiao Cheng looked calm and calm and said loudly:

"Now there are many inconveniences in Zhongqing City. After the capital is built, I want to move to the capital. By then, even if the Xia army comes to the city, I will be there!"

If Xia Jun can attack the city, that would make Xiao Cheng even more happy! He still holds a golden policy card [Heavenly Murderous Intent] in his hand!

Xiao Cheng's tone at this time was light and he seemed very casual and confident.

But just such a sentence made the courtiers who were still fiercely opposed just now quiet down.

Since Xiao Cheng came to power, he has personally conquered and defeated the army on his own; he has personally entered the military camp and subdued the border troops; his light cavalry has wreaked havoc in the Xia Kingdom, forcing the Xia army to return for reinforcements and saving the country from the generals...

These many deeds gave Xiao Cheng an extremely high prestige among the people in the army.

Not long ago, the assassination incident on the Yuanjiang River made Xiao Cheng's invincible image completely engraved in the hearts of all officials in the court, as well as the soldiers and civilians.

At this time, just such a light "I am here" made the officials in the DPRK and the Central Government, who had just been worried about the Xia army's attack, feel at ease and no longer had any objection.

Anyway, as long as His Majesty is here, why worry?

After a long silence, all the officials looked at each other, then they all bowed their hands and shouted:
Chapter completed!