为了防范沿海的倭寇与海寇,明初政府将筑城运动的重点放在广东沿海的卫所,而对内陆的猺区疏于防范。正统初年以来,广西的流贼结合本地的猺贼、獞贼作乱,给广东的社会稳定带来很大的威胁,地方政府为了应对这些流贼、猺贼与獞贼,采取了筑城以保障军民的措施,因此明代中期广东掀起了一波筑城运动。其中值得注意的是在地势险要的地区也创筑城郭,以加强对地方的控制。 In order to prevent the pirates and pirates on the coast, the government at the beginning of Ming dynasty focused the fortification campaign on the guards along the coast of Guangdong, while neglecting the hinterland of the hinterland. Since the beginning of the orthodox period, the thieves in Guangxi, combined with local thieves and thieves, have posed a great threat to the social stability of Guangdong. In order to deal with these thieves, thieves and thieves, the local governments have taken the lead in fortifying the city The measures taken by the army and the people therefore set off a wave of fortification in Guangdong in the mid-Ming dynasty. It is noteworthy that forts are also built in areas where the terrain is difficult to strengthen the control of the area.