After a day and a half of hard work, Zhu Youjian finally arrived at Shanhaiguan, the first pass in the world.
Looking at the huge city wall more than 4 feet high and 2 feet wide in front of him, Zhu Youjian finally knew why Shanhaiguan Pass was called the best pass in the world.
There are four city gates on the east, west, north and south sides of Guancheng. The east gate is "Zhendong Gate", which is "the first gate in the world", the west gate is "Ying'en Gate", the south gate is "Wangyang Gate", and the north gate is "Wangyang Gate". "Weiyuan Gate" has gate towers built on the four gates of the city. There are urns built outside the four gates of Guancheng, with open doors on one side.
Each has a southeast corner platform and a northeast corner platform, and a turret is built on the corner platform respectively. It is a defensive building at the corner of Guancheng. There are also Linlu Tower, Muying Tower and Xin Tower on the north and south sides of the Zhendong Tower. There is a water gate in the southeast, northwest and southwest corners of Guancheng, and there is a moat outside the wall.
It can be said that if Wu Sangui, a great traitor, had not taken the initiative to sell Shanhaiguan, he would not have been able to seize control of the Central Plains and enslave the Han people for more than two hundred years.
Shanhaiguan is only 280 kilometers away from the capital, and the terrain between the two places is mainly plains that are conducive to cavalry charging.
It is precisely because of the special geographical location of Shanhaiguan that it is related to the safety of the capital of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, from the middle and late Ming Dynasty, Shanhaiguan gradually won the title of "the best pass in the world".
The so-called "first" in "The First Pass in the World" not only refers to Shanhaiguan's location at the easternmost end of the Great Wall, but also shows its important geographical value in guarding the Western Liaoning Corridor and protecting the North China Plain.
But now, the land outside the pass has been recovered by the Ming Dynasty.
The remaining forces outside the customs have basically been eliminated.
Shanhaiguan will not become the front line in the short term.
In addition, the earth is now in a freezing period.
Bohai often enters the freezing period in winter.
This led to the fact that although the Ming Dynasty actively developed maritime transportation, it was difficult to meet the needs of the Liaodong region.
Therefore, as an important area, Shanhaiguan prospered.
However, even if it prospered, Shanhaiguan was still a military city. In order to avoid the end of the historical frontier army, the Central Plains dynasty had to wait for its demise.
Zhu Youjian did not dare to relax the training of local officers and soldiers.
Therefore, Shanhaiguan is still a military city.
It has strong characteristics of a military city.
Just like the current train station, it does not go directly into the city, but stops in a small courtyard 200m away from the city gate.
Such a small courtyard, in addition to being surrounded by walls, also has dozens of fortresses set up around it.
All trains passing through Shanhaiguan must pass inspection before entering Shanhaiguan.
Except for military supplies, if the rest of the goods want to enter Shanhaiguan for sale, they must be unloaded on the spot and transported by horse-drawn carriages on the side.
If you want to leave Shanhaiguan and go outside the customs, you must have approval from the court.
Moreover, when goods are transported through Shanhaiguan, they are escorted by a team of cavalry. They are not allowed to stop during the entire process inside Shanhaiguan.
This is only a requirement in peacetime, if it is wartime. Or maybe Liaodong was at fault, western Liaoning was in danger, and Shanhaiguan became even more strict.
After a detailed inspection, Zhu Youjian was finally allowed to enter Shanhaiguan.
After entering Shanhaiguan, Zhu Youjian did not immediately go to various city walls to take a look, nor did he go to the inn to rest. Instead, he ordered people to bring the token to the Shanhaiguan guard, and the rest of the people followed him straight away. Go to Shanhaiguan College.
