Chapter 2247 Panyu New City
Of course, Shi Ji would not defend Panyu City to the death, because he knew better than anyone else that the real terribleness of the Wei army had not yet been shown. If Panyu City to the death, once the Wei army besieged the city and used a catapult to attack, then the Wu army would definitely not be able to defend it and would be defeated.
And you will lose very miserably.
Although the city walls in Panyu are of the size of a prefecture city, they are actually not even comparable to an ordinary county city. They are simply not comparable to cities like Jiangling in Wuchang. The rammed earth walls may not even be able to withstand the attack of the Wei army's catapult.
The Battle of Jieyang only showed the Wei army's strong field combat capabilities. The people of Jiaozhou were not clear at all. However, the Battle of Jieyang had already made the people of Jiaozhou frightened. If they were allowed to see the Wei army's siege methods, they would probably collapse even more.
Shi Ji is already a rare Wei State. Jiaozhou really doesn’t know much about Wei State and the Wei Army, so he was blindly optimistic before the war and panic after the war.
In Shi Ji's opinion, there is no need. Although the Wei army was relatively strong and had strong combat power, they were not impeccable. If they could use the relatively complex terrain and terrain of the Yushui Entrance Sea area, the Wu Kingdom could at least be invincible.
So Shi Ji proposed a plan, which was to give up Panyu, build a Panyu New City at the fork of the river flow west of Panyu, move all the military and civilians in Panyu to the new city, and take advantage of the advantage of the new city surrounded by water on all sides to block the Wei army's attack.
Of course, it is too late to build a new city at this time, so the "new city" planned by Shi Ji is just like a camp. All tents are built, fences are set up as city walls, and gates are city gates. Such a "new city" can only be built in a few days.
When Tao Ji heard Shi Ji's suggestion, his eyes suddenly became lit. To be honest, he was reluctant to give up Panyu City. After all, he had been the governor here for many years. Tao Ji had already become accustomed to life in Panyu, allowing him to move to the more desolate and remote Jiaozhi County. Tao Ji was also unwilling to do so.
It was just that the situation was pressing, so Tao Ji had to make this bad decision. Now that he heard that Shi Ji had a better solution, Tao Ji was of course very happy. He could stop the Wei army without moving the capital, so Tao Ji must have been happy to see it.
After listening to Shi Ji's detailed introduction to this plan, Tao Ji was also quite moved. Although Shi Ji's plan was also moving out of Panyu City, it was not like they planned to move to Jiaozhi County thousands of miles away, but was just opposite Panyu City. The location of the new city was across the river from the old Panyu City, and the appearance of Panyu City can be clearly seen from there.
In this way, they will not be too far away. After the Wei army cannot retreat for a long time in the future, they can still move back to Panyu City.
After Tao Ji agreed to a plan, he immediately implemented it. After all, after taking over Jieyang, the Wei army may launch an attack on Panyu at any time. It is difficult to move all the military, civilians and materials in Panyu out of the city in a short period of time. The earlier the action, the greater the chance of success, and the later the action. Once the Wei army is at the city, it will be too late.
In order to ensure that the migration is not affected, Tao Ji also sent Tao Huang and Tao Jun to lead a group of troops to garrison in Zengcheng and Boluo to block the Wei army. They could only evacuate after the Wu army evacuated from Panyu.
Although Panyu City is not too big, it has a population of more than 100,000 at least. It is indeed unimaginable to move all 100,000 people out in a short period of time.
But this difficulty cannot shake Shi Ji's determination, just like his determination to retreat from Baqiu South, even if he was responsible for a crime of rebellion, Shi Ji would still insist on his own actions.
From this point of view, Shi Ji is a stubborn person who likes to be stubborn and accept the truth. As long as it is something he recognizes, even if he uses eight horses, he will not be able to turn back.
Shi Ji had already planned this time when Panyu moved the city, so he was not ruthless in implementing it.
First, Shi Ji sent people to build four floating bridges on Yushui, and Shi Ji did not use wood, but bamboo.
The most in the Jiaozhou area is bamboo, and compared to trees, it is much less difficult to cut bamboo. Each soldier gave a hatchet. At the end of a day, each person could cut at least hundreds of bamboos, and tens of thousands of people worked together. The number of bamboo cut every day was quite amazing.
In just one or two days, all the bamboos near Panyu were cut down. Shi Ji ordered the Wu army to transport the bamboos to Yushui, half of which were used to build floating bridges and half for building "new cities".
Bamboo is quite widely used. It can not only build fences, bamboo houses, but also make horse-resistance and various fortifications. It is very convenient for Wu Jun to use local materials. In just a few days, a brand new "Bamboo City" was built. From a distance, a piece of emerald green, white or gray tent may appear in it, which is also full of wildness.
After the "new city" was built, the relocation was immediately carried out. Shi Ji and Taoji had a clear division of labor. Shi Ji was mainly responsible for the construction of the new city, while Taoji was responsible for the relocation matters.
Master Wu, Sun Feng, took the lead in crossing the river, left the "Imperial Palace" that he had just ascended the throne and moved into the "New Palace" in the new city.
The so-called new palace is a few relatively new tents. The tents are spliced with good whole buffalo leather. The utensils and objects used by Sun Feng were moved over without falling. The ceremonial guards that the emperor should have will not be simple, and the pomp that he should have must be lacking is just a little shabby.
Sun Feng took the lead in setting an example, but the people of Jiaozhou responded. After all, they have lived in Panyu for many years, and all their industries are in Panyu City. It is of course difficult to accept emotionally for them to give up suddenly.
What's more, this time the government moved the people without any compensation. Life would become very difficult after leaving Panyu City, so many ordinary people were unwilling to relocate.
But Tao Ji didn't have that much to manage. He wanted to build a strong wall and clear the country in Jiaozhou. Not only Panyu, but also people from other nearby cities and villages must move to the new city, and they must not be allowed to stay to support the enemy.
At the critical moment, Tao Ji's hands are not soft. It is impossible to leave a civilian and a property east of Yushui. Tao Ji's purpose is to make the Wei army in edible grains and eventually retreat when it is difficult.
Chapter completed!