After two months, Xingcheng was captured and the coalition forces retreated directly to Shangdu City.
Shangdu is about 300 miles away from Xingcheng and about 600 miles away from the imperial capital of Wu.
It was the imperial capital during the reign of Emperor Taizu when the Wu Kingdom was first established.
Later, during the reign of the third emperor, Emperor Sejong, the imperial capital was moved south.
However, even if it is no longer the imperial capital, it is still a secondary capital.
It is one of the most prosperous cities in the entire Wu Kingdom.
Most of the people who migrated from Xingcheng have now been resettled in Shangdu City.
The Dagan army wanted to take the imperial capital of Wu directly, and the next place they had to face was Shangdu City.
However, as the former imperial capital, Shangdu City's defenses are obviously stronger than Xingcheng's.
Therefore, after taking Xingcheng, Xiao Chuyun quickly gathered his troops, stayed on standby, and sent the battle report back to Dagan Dijing, waiting for Dijing's next instructions.
This siege resulted in a stalemate that lasted for two months.
This resulted in the direct loss of nearly 50,000 troops, which was a huge loss.
Because, in his opinion, the time to continue attacking the capital city was not yet ripe.
We need to wait for another group of new troops to join.
It would only be possible if he had an army of 300,000.
He wrote all his opinions and thoughts in the memorial.
He reported his current situation and also elaborated on the situation of the coalition forces of Wu, Shu and Southern Chu.
Jiang Wan'er in the imperial capital soon received his battle report.
She was still very happy about taking Xingcheng in one fell swoop.
However, she was not satisfied with the loss of 50,000 soldiers.
The fighting power of the coalition forces was somewhat beyond her expectations.
Unexpectedly, such a huge loss would be caused to her in a prosperous city.
He immediately issued an imperial edict, ordering the left prime minister Lu Liuliang, the right prime minister Xiao Danglu who had already returned to the imperial capital, Prince Kang, and the new internal historian to enter the palace to discuss matters.
Soon, several people arrived, and Jiang Wan'er handed Xiao Chuyun's battle report to them to read.
Then he asked, "Tell me, what is General Chuyun's opinion?"
"Also, let's discuss the attack route."
As she spoke, Jiang Wan'er's gaze fell on Zuo Xiang.
The left prime minister took a step forward and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, what General Chu Yun said makes a lot of sense!"
"Now, what I am facing is not just the State of Wu."
"It's the combined power of the three countries of Wu, Shu, and Southern Chu."
"It took us two months to fight for Xingcheng. If we want to destroy Wu in one fell swoop, we must have an army of 400,000!"
"As for the route of attack, we don't have to attack the capital city."
"Now that Shu has been occupied by us, we can go around to the southwest and take a bow."
"In this way, we can not only avoid the fortified Shangdu City, but also take over most of the land of Wu from north to west."
"As for food and fodder, we can get them from within the Shu Kingdom."
Jiang Wan'er nodded slightly, then turned to look at Right Prime Minister Xiao Danglu and asked, "What's the old general's opinion?"
Xiao Danglu said, "Your Majesty, I also agree with what the Left Prime Minister said."
"If we attack the capital by force, we will suffer heavy losses if we try to capture it because of its strong structure."
"At the same time, Shangdu City is the largest city in the north of Wu State. The number of people in the city, including those who migrated from Xingcheng, is probably close to one million."
"If we attack this city, there will definitely be a large number of civilian casualties."
"This will add a huge obstacle to our destruction of the Wu Kingdom."
"We have now adopted the method of massacring the city in Shu because there are rebellious forces in Shu, and we have no choice but to do so."
"I think it's best not to massacre civilians if possible."
“Otherwise, there will be a strong backlash. Even if we eventually destroy the country, it will be difficult to sort it out in a short period of time and safely incorporate it into our territory.”
A massacre has already been carried out in Shu, and now in the hearts of the people of Shu, there is a blood feud between them and Dagan.
Although they no longer have the power to resist, this hatred will always exist in their hearts.
If the Wu State continues this kind of harmful action.
The result is predictable.
I’m afraid that the scene from the Warring States Period will appear.
The Qin Dynasty expanded eastward and swallowed up the six kingdoms, but ultimately perished in the second generation.
And got the title of "Tyrannical Qin".
This is enough to show how powerful the hatred among the people is.
The later Han system all originated from the Qin system, so how come it was no longer tyrannical by the time of the Han Dynasty?
The logic here is still because of hatred.
After the destruction of the Qin Dynasty, by the time of the Han Dynasty, the people no longer had that kind of hatred in their hearts.
After listening to the opinions of several people, Jiang Wan'er said in a deep voice: "In this case, then order the army to attack Shangdu City, surround Shangdu, and then stand by."
"Minimize the power of Xanadu City."
"Besides, even after a long siege, the capital city is probably not that easy to capture."
"Master Neishi, immediately organize people to build water conservancy projects outside the capital."
"If we really can't attack by force, we will divert the Chu River and flood Shangdu City in half a year!"
After hearing what she said, Zuo Lian hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Shangdu is in a high place, and Chushui is in a low place. How can we divert Chushui to Shangdu?"
Jiang Wan'er smiled and said, "Left Prime Minister, you don't know this. The Gewu Academy has already carefully studied the feasibility of this matter."
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