The troops began to get busy, and such a huge movement woke up the people nearby. Some people began to come out in the rain to go out to the streets, wondering what was going on.

A brave man grabbed a soldier and asked, "Mr. Jun. What's wrong with the Chinese Army?"

The soldier did not be rude to him, but said patiently: "Because of the heavy rain, the water level of the moat in the west of the city has soared. It is about to spread to the ground. The commander asked us to go and open up channels and divert water to the north."

Someone said: "This heavy rain was really a bit sudden, and it could actually increase the water level of such a huge moat to such a level."

An old man said, "This is probably a rainstorm that has never happened in a century. I have been in this city for nearly thirty years and have never happened before!"

At this moment, someone suggested: "Friends, if Huaxia City is flooded, it will be difficult for us to survive alone. What will we be affected by the flood? So, I suggest that we pick up our hoes and go to Ximen to help the Huaxia Army open up channels?"

Someone responded to the call.

"Yes, I think so. The Chinese Legion guards us in war, not for digging channels. No one is more professional than us in this kind of work!"

"I agree!"

"I'll join!"

"Me too!"

...

Many people quickly gathered together, and some even went directly to various households to promote and let them join the team. After only a while, more than 2,000 people gathered. They headed towards the West Gate in a mighty manner.

At this time, it was very bright above the Ximen City Tower, just like daytime. At this time, there was a row of headlights on the city tower. These lights were illuminated very far, illuminating the nearby places very brightly. People did not know that this was exchanged for Qing Cang's five-day health value from the mall. If the rescue was dark, it would cause a huge obstacle to rescue. The rain was still falling, the sky was too dark, and there was no torch. If you were not careful, you might even sacrifice your life directly.

"Is it dawn? What is that white light? I have never seen a light that is whiter than the moon at night, except that."

"It's so dazzling that I can't see what it sent."

"The light seemed to be shot out from the city lord."

"Is that a divine thing?"

"I don't understand, the city lord often brings some weird things, which is puzzling."

People didn't know that this was the light, and it was not surprising that they mistakenly thought it was a divine object. They did not stop anymore, but quickly walked up to the city wall and asked the guards to ask Qing Cang to see him.

Qing Cang was commanding many soldiers to place the prepared sandbags on the edge of the river embankment. At this time, the river water had spread a little more. The water in the river was very turbid, and the waves kept hitting the river embankment. If it was not reinforced in time, the bottom of the river would probably be destroyed by the waves. Once the dam collapsed, a series of chain reactions would be brought to us, such as the suspension bridge might be dangerous, because the suspension bridge was also built on the river embankment. How could there be a complete egg under the collapse of the nest?

Qing Cang was full of confidence and shouted loudly: "Thank you all for your hard work, the one on the right must be strengthened! The height is not enough, and the width is the same!"

The soldiers under the city wall had high morale and immediately stacked sandbags as he asked. Each sandbag had about a hundred kilograms of these sandbags in their hands. If nothing was left, especially the generals, they were even more brave. They had to take the lead and take the lead so that the morale of the soldiers could be improved.

"Commander, there are nearly 2,000 people below who want to help open channels!"

Qing Cang felt a little warm. This was the second time that the people asked for help. When something happened suddenly, the more people, the more power it would be. Qing Cang agreed without thinking: "Okay, take them to Commander Zhang to help. Remember that personal safety is put first. I don't want anyone to be injured or killed because of this!"

"Yes! Commander!"

The guards immediately went down the city tower. After a while, a large number of farmers walked out from the city gate. Each of them crossed the suspension bridge and went to the place where the mountain springs gathered in the west. At this time, tens of thousands of people were digging the river. They dug in sections, and a channel was dug every meter or so. At that time, water was directly diverted into the channel, and the water would directly break the one-meter-long area, and the channel would naturally open.

With the addition of more than 2,000 people, they did more farm work, and they naturally dig faster than the soldiers, so the overall progress has increased a lot. This is not over yet. As time goes by, another 5,000 people have joined, adding a lot of strength to the entire excavation team. At the same time, many soldiers on Zhao Ziyun also worked very hard to collect a large amount of sand and put them in bags. They were transported away after they were loaded, and the supply of these sandbags had not stopped yet.

It was already clear and people had been working for two hours in a row. Not only the West Gate, but also some soldiers guarded the other gates, carefully observing the water level. Fortunately, the news from the front was that the moat outside the three gates was normal.

The heavy rain is still falling, and from a distance you can see that the water level has risen one foot above the ground. Since the source has not been blocked, the water flows more and more, and the horizontal line is getting higher and higher.

Qing Cang asked the guard who had just returned from the front line.

"How is the progress of Commander Zhang?"

"It's still a little while before you can open up the channels."

Seeing the water level of the moat continue to rise, Qing Cang is more anxious than anyone else. He cannot damage the city wall because of heavy rain. Once the water does not reach the foot of the wall, it may not be visible on the surface. In fact, due to the infiltration of the water, it may have been eroded. As long as there is an unstable foundation, it is possible to collapse. Although Qing Cang still believes in Wang Zongwei's work, the craftsmen he hired are also people with the most advanced technology in the city.

But according to Wang Zongwei, the city walls are still afraid of water. In this way, he came up with the idea of ​​upgrading all city walls. That is to make the foundation, make waterproof, and use more solid adhesive to apply the exterior walls, which can not only protect against water, but also resist external attacks.

Just as he was thinking, Wang Zongwei trotted up.

"Commander, according to our craftsmen, if the water is not flowed out at this time, our sandbags will not be able to act. At that time, the water will be more fierce and will cause greater damage to our city walls. Please think of a solution!"

Qing Cang looked at the people who worked hard to dig channels in the distance, and then looked at the increasingly overflowing moat. At this time, the water flow was gradually getting faster. There were still a large number of soldiers carrying them by the moat. He had to make a decision quickly, otherwise it might harm nearby soldiers and even the city walls were not guaranteed. This Ximen would definitely become the first choice for the Qiang and Hu army to attack, because it was close enough and the open space outside was large, so it must be protected no matter what.

This will happen today. Obviously, when designing, it was impossible to divert out a few more water canals. If the diverting was done well, the situation today would not be so critical.
Chapter completed!