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Chapter 1249 Phoenix City

Taiyuan City is located at the northern end of the Taiyuan Basin, surrounded by mountains on three sides, facing the middle of the river in the west, and a river valley plain in the south.

The eastern mountains are commonly known as Dongshan, which is a branch of Taihang Mountain, and the main peak is Hanshan Mountain.

The western mountainous area is the eastern wing of Luliang, and the main peak, North Yunding Mountain, is the highest peak nearby.

In the north is Zhoushan, originally the boundary mountain between the Xinding and Taiyuan basins.

The Shiling Pass and Tianmen Pass, known as the "Northern Gate Lock and Key", were battlegrounds in ancient times to defend against enemies coming from the north.

However, it is the unique terrain of Taiyuan that determines that it has a great geographical advantage when defending against enemies coming from the north.

But when defending the enemy coming from the south, there is a feeling of being "caught in a urn".

Therefore, Zhu Xieyuan attacked Sun Chuanting's department for a long time, and after retreating to Taiyuan, he sent the general Jiang Xiang to garrison Taiyuan County, and Li Fuming, the deputy general, to garrison Geta, Jiuxian County, to guard against the rebels.

Taiyuan County is forty-five miles southwest of Taiyuan City, seven miles around the city.

Originally, Taiyuan County was called Pingjin County, which was set up by Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi after he pacified the Northern Han Dynasty. The county seat was on the east bank of the Fen River, [-] miles away from the current Taiyuan County.

At the beginning of Hongwu, Pingjin County was destroyed by floods, and the governor of Shanxi and the prefect of Taiyuan wrote to the court, requesting reconstruction.

After approval, Jinyang City to the west of the Fen River was selected, which is the site where Zhao Guangyi burned down Taiyuan City in the past to build a new county, which is called "Taiyuan County".

The so-called "Old County Ge Pagoda" where Li Fuming, the deputy general of Shanxi, was stationed was actually the ruins of Pingjin County.

Since this place is a lot higher than the nearby ground, it is just right to set up camp here.

One of these two places is located to the west of the Fen River, and the other is located to the east of the Fen River and south of Taiyuan City.

When Zhang Shun led Sun Chuanting, Wei Zhiyou, Zhang Dashou, Yang Chengzu, Zhang Rujing, Wang Zhong and other five battalions along the Fen River to Taiyuan County, he saw that the Ming army was guarding the gate and the defense was strict.

He also sent soldiers to investigate the surrounding situation, and soon learned that a battalion of soldiers and horses was stationed in the "Jiuxian Geta" in Hedong.

Song Xiance stared at Taiyuan County for a while, and couldn't help but said happily: "Your Highness, there is also a story here."

"Oh? I don't know what the allusion is?" Zhang Shun was already used to his nagging appearance, so he couldn't help asking.

"In the past, the dragon of the Tang Dynasty prospered here, and its virtue declined, and the later Tang, later Jin, later Han and Northern Han all prospered here, and the dragon spirit was pervasive, so it is also called the 'Dragon City'." Song Xiance stroked his beard, and couldn't help laughed.

"And Zhao Guangyi, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, conquered this city. In order to cut off its dragon veins and eliminate its dragon energy, he destroyed Jinyang and set up Pingjin to defeat it!"

"Oh?" Everyone knew about this matter, and Zhang Shun was noncommittal.

"It's not unusual at all, but what's strange is that when the world is settled at the beginning of Ming Dynasty and the Great Yuan Optimus Prime Wang Baobao died, it's not surprising that Pingjin City happened to be destroyed by water?" Song Xiance couldn't help being mysterious. Unpredictable smile.

"Water and fire are ruthless, the number of days dictates it, why is it so strange?" Zhang Shun smiled when he heard the words, and said in his heart: Where there is no natural or man-made disaster, let me see how you brag.

"Water and fire are ruthless, and the number of days dictates it?" Song Xiance was taken aback when he heard the words, and then he couldn't help but suddenly realized, "What King Shun said is true!"

"It is said that Pingjin City was destroyed by water, and the officials wrote to the court to rebuild Taiyuan City at the old site of Jinyang."

"In Taiyuan County, which was rebuilt in the Ming Dynasty, there are nine streets and eighteen alleys, fifty-one city blocks around it, thirty-two enemy towers, the height of the city is three feet, and the depth of the trench is one foot."

"There are four gates, of which the north gate is called Fengxuan Gate, and the city gate opens to the north and the urn opens to the east, which means that the head of the phoenix is ​​looking eastward, which means "Dan Feng Chaoyang".

"There is a water well on the north and south sides of the exit road inside and outside the Wengcheng, which symbolizes the eyes of the phoenix."

"The two urns in the east and west are Guanlan Gate and Wangcui Gate respectively. The outer gates of these two gates face south, like the wings of a phoenix."

"The south gate is called Jinxian gate, which represents the tail of the phoenix."

"The cross street in the city is like a huge phoenix, occupying a high platform, so the name of the city is: Phoenix City!"

Hearing this, Zhang Shun almost cursed on the spot.

Do you know why?

It turns out that this water has the meaning of dragon, and the word phoenix is ​​more likely to remind people of the words "fire" and "zhu".

Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi's Pingjin City, which was used to suppress the dragon spirit of Jinyang, was destroyed by water. Doesn't it mean that the dragon spirit is revived?

And the new Phoenix City was reborn on the original Jinyang ruins in the early years of Hongwu. Doesn't it mean that the dragon veins are newly formed?

"Then what does Mr. Song mean?" Zhang Shun couldn't help asking tentatively.

You guys don't want this king to destroy "Phoenix City", do you?

Song Xiance smiled and said: "I once heard that Hong Wu ordered Liu Ji to cut off the dragon's veins in the world in order to last forever, but now I know it's absurd."

"Although all dragon veins in the world can be cut off, how can there be any reason to cut off their own veins?"

"Therefore, let me save it. Those who are enlightened are fire virtues! Those in Phoenix City are the dragon veins of enlightenment!"

"If King Shun can grasp his veins and plunder his energy, he will know his death!"

Good guy, you are talking about it for a long time, just to demonstrate the importance of attacking Taiyuan County?
Although Zhang Shun couldn't laugh or cry, he had to admire Song Xiance's vicious vision.

In fact, for Taiyuan Fucheng, which is surrounded by mountains on three sides in the east, south and west, the Taiyuan County Town and the "Jiuxiange Pagoda" on both sides of the Fen River are the two gates to the south.

If the gate is opened, how long can the isolated city of Taiyuan Prefecture last?

It's just that it's getting late now, and the Ming army is heavily guarded. The rebel army has come from afar, and the soldiers are exhausted.

Zhang Shun frowned, couldn't help talking about him, and laughed loudly: "Zhu Xieyuan of the Zuozhu Kingdom has such a great reputation, I wonder what he can do?"

"I never thought that I would retreat to Taiyuan after only fighting our General Sun once, and put on a posture of 'holding my head and being beaten'. I know it's timid!"

Sun Chuanting and the others just heard Song Xiance's prophecy, and Zhang Shun was so confident, they couldn't help laughing, and their morale was boosted.

"Your Highness King Shun, for today's plan, set up camp and defeat the enemy tomorrow!" Sun Chuanting is not a person who does not know how to fight, and naturally knows that Zhang Shun's elevating himself and belittling Zhu Xieyuan is for long-term planning, so he can't help admonishing road.

Zhang Shun raised his head to look at the sun, the sun was already in the west, so he took the donkey down the slope and said, "Okay, now it's getting late, let's retreat to the Jinci Temple and rest for a night."

Jin Temple is located in the south of Xuanweng Mountain, ten miles southwest of Taiyuan County, also known as Jinwang Temple.

Originally named Tang Shuyu Temple, it was built to commemorate Tang Shuyu, the founding prince of the Jin Kingdom, and his mother Jianghou.

Afterwards, later generations continued to repair and expand, and gradually formed a huge building complex, which is suitable for the rebel army to shelter from wind and rain.

(End of this chapter)