Weird Three Kingdoms

Chapter 385 The Decayed Pingyang

Feiqian's Beiqu Camp is not at the former site of Beiqu County, but in the Xinshui River Basin in its southwest direction, and a distance east and south of Xinshui River is Pingyang County, which is also the old Pingyang Hou Kingdom.

The old Pingyang Hou State was originally the fiefdom of Cao Shen, the hero who was opened by the Han Dynasty.Cao Shen followed Liu Bang to fight against Qin in Peixian County. He has experienced hundreds of battles and made many military exploits. He captured the two countries and 120 counties.After Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor, he rewarded meritorious ministers according to their merits, and Cao Shen ranked second in terms of merit.Therefore, Cao Shen named Pingyang Hou and established Pingyang Hou State with a household of [-].

However, in the sixth generation of Marquis Pingyang, Cao Zong, the fifth grandson of Cao Shen, was expelled from the country because of the prince's rebellion case, and the household was [-].

Later, although Cao Shen's eighth grandson Cao was originally the Marquis of Pingyang, and he restored the Marquis of Pingyang, which had been exterminated for 90 years, but it had already declined and there were only a thousand households...

During Wang Mang's period, Cao Ben, Marquis of Pingyang, died and was succeeded by his son Cao Hong.

In the second year of Emperor Guangwu Jianwu, Cao Hong sent troops to assist Emperor Guangwu to pacify Hebei, so after Guangwu ascended the throne, he remained the same as before.After that, Cao Hong passed away, and his son Cao Kuang was heir.

But unfortunately, Cao Kuang died without heirs, and the entire so-called Pingyang Cao family was cut off, and Pingyang County once again declined...

In the second year of the founding of Emperor Hanzhang, Cao Zhan was granted the title of Marquis of Rongcheng after Xiazhao restored the title of Cao Can, and continued to worship Cao Can.

Soon, it was cut off again.

In the third year of Emperor Yongchu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor He ordered Da Honglu to search for Cao Zhan's close relatives and make them Shaofeng.

Fortunately, after this time, the Marquis of Rongcheng granted by the descendants of Cao Shen never ceased in the Han Dynasty.

However, this is no longer in Pingyang, but in Rongcheng.

But now, in front of Fei Qian, the old Pingyang County is already scattered with yellow sand and ruins...

After more than 100 years, the original prosperous Marquis has completely disappeared.

Fei Qian asked Ma Yue to lead his soldiers to set up camp near the original site of Pingyang County, while he walked slowly to the old site of Pingyang County with Huang Cheng.

All powerful things in the world are as insignificant as a speck of sand in front of time.

The city wall of Pingyang County may have been a majestic giant many years ago, but now it is completely abandoned, and no one is on duty to guard it. The green bricks on the surface of many places on the city wall have collapsed to the ground, exposing the rammed earth inside. Layers, like a giant died and left the remains buried in the desert, it looks so bleak.Some weeds grew firmly in the gaps between the blue bricks and the soil of the city wall, and they were dyed with a little vitality and greenness in the yellow and black.

In ancient times, grass was not allowed to grow on city walls. Grass roots would destroy the original compact green bricks and soil layer, and then collapse very easily. Therefore, once grass grows, it must be removed immediately, and abandoned cities like Pingyang, Naturally there is no one to manage and clear...

Fei Qian looked left and right, found a gap where the city wall had collapsed more severely, and climbed up, the original green bricks on the city wall had fallen off a lot, just forming a stepping slope.Fei Qianmao stooped, using both hands and feet, and stepped on the rammed earth layer of the city wall without much effort, but was contaminated by fine yellow sand while climbing, and yellow marks were everywhere on his body.

Dust to dust, dust to dust.

No matter how prosperous, majestic and glorious it is, it is now a piece of loess under its feet.

"Shuye, how about we set up a camp here?"

Huang Cheng stood beside Fei Qian, looked left and right, hesitated, and said: "This place is flat, although there is water, but there is no danger to defend, I'm afraid..."

The topography of the old Pingyang county site and the Beiqu camp built by Feiqian is completely different.

The Beiqu camp is located in the hilly area on the edge of the Loess Plateau. Although the water and soil damage of the Loess Plateau in the Han Dynasty was not as obvious as in later generations, the rainfall and water erosion over millions of years have gradually produced some folds on the Loess Plateau. , the terrain is relatively fragmented, with large ups and downs, mountains, hills, plains and wide valleys coexist. If someone who is not familiar with the terrain breaks in, looking at the mountain and running to death is not just an adjective...

But the old county site of Pingyang is not like this.

This place is located on the west bank of the Fenshui River system, at the intersection of the Fenshui Plain and the folded terrain of the Loess Plateau. The terrain is relatively flat, without so many gullies and hills, and it is suitable for growing crops. When the gate is closed, the place where Wanfu cannot open.

That's what Huang Cheng meant by the half of what he didn't say.

Although the decline of Pingyang County was due to the fact that the Marquis of Pingyang lost his heir, it was mostly related to the terrain...

Fei Qian walked slowly along the rammed earth of the city wall and walked into the old city. Although most of the rammed earth city wall had collapsed, it was not easy to walk.The watchtower on the city gate has collapsed, and the city gate hole is completely blocked, so if you want to enter the city, it should be easier to climb through the gap in the broken city wall than to open the city gate.

"Pingyang County has been abandoned for nearly 20 years, right?"

Fei Qian slid down the rammed earth layer of the city wall with a steep slope, carefully avoiding some areas that seemed loose when stepped on, and descended into the city of Pingyang County.

Huang Cheng and the other personal guards were obviously much better than Fei Qian, and they all got down smoothly.

"I'm not sure about this, but judging from the situation, it should be about the same." Huang Cheng broke a wooden beam of a collapsed house and found that the wood was basically rotten, so he said.

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the world was determined, so this flat area was suitable for a large number of intensive planting of crops. Without the war, the place quickly prospered. When Cao Shen was here as a marquis, Pingyang County had a population of [-] to [-] households. It is a huge county.

But when the period of war comes, it will not be easy to defend here. It is not good to defend the city when the enemy comes, and it is even worse not to defend the city. Afterwards, the Huns will plunder. Today the Huns will come, and tomorrow the Qiangs will come again. , no matter how flat the land is, no matter how suitable the soil for planting, without a safe environment, how can harvest be guaranteed?
Without the harvest of food, naturally they couldn't live on, so slowly, the population moved away, to Linfen in the southwest, to Xiangling, which has a favorable location, and the city of Pingyang was naturally abandoned...

But it is undeniable that Pingyang is indeed a good place.

This place is not only good for the surrounding land suitable for farming, abundant water sources, and convenient transportation. More importantly, this county is unowned. As long as Fei Qian has the ability to control this area, it will naturally be here. It will become the property of Fei Qian.

But the premise is that it must be preserved...

　Cheng Yu reminded Cao Cao many times before setting fire to Chibi...

　　When Pang Tong offered a series of tricks, he reminded that it would be over if they were tied together and encountered a fire attack. Cao Cao laughed: It’s okay, there is no southeast wind in winter;

　　When the southeast wind blows, Cheng Yu comes to remind him again, and Cao Cao laughs: The winter solstice is full of sun, and it is normal for the southeast wind to blow occasionally;
　　Cheng Yu was the first to realize that something was wrong when Huang Gai led the boat to surrender. Cao Cao didn't laugh this time, but after listening to the explanation, it was too late to stop him.

　　By the way, when Huarong Road was blocked by Guan Yu in the end, Cao Cao's men were either dumbstruck or wanted to fight to the death. Only Cheng Yu persuaded Cao Cao to come forward and show affection, and they were able to escape.

　　But what did Cao Cao do after that?

　　He beat his chest, stomped his feet and looked up to the sky and cried loudly: If Guo Jia was still alive, how could I suffer such a big defeat!

　　Cheng Yu's mood...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)