Chapter one hundred and sixty-two
Ji Linxi was the first to react, and was shocked, rushed out quickly and said, "Where did the dam break? Tell me quickly! Where did the dam break?"
Xu General, Yang Wei and others were also shocked and hurriedly followed him, even the nine-year-old Zhao Si was the same.
If there is a dam breaker and the roaring flood finds a catharsis outlet, it may rush out a larger gap. The flood will surging down, which is not as simple as flooding several state prefectures!
The east and west routes of Hebei may be mostly submerged!
Such consequences are simply unimaginable!
The person who came was a commander. He was covered in mud and said anxiously: "Your Highness, the Ministers, you are just dozens of miles away from Qizhou Prefecture. The other side of the originally planned flood discharge point was heading towards Jingdong East Road..."
Ji Linxi almost stood firm and said with a hurricane expression: "Where could it be? The water level there is low and the dam is high, so it is impossible to collapse the dike!"
Jingdong East Road is the Shandong Peninsula in later generations, and the borders with Hebei Road. The terrain on one side of Jingdong East Road is relatively high, and it is difficult for floods to rush through, but if there is a gap, the flood may return and floods will flood out of the embankment!
Ji Linxi's scalp was numb when he thought about that momentum!
Xu General, Yang Wei and others were even more sank as water. Once the flood broke, it would be difficult to block it again. The gap would continue to grow, and it would be swept away with mud and sand. The gods would block the gods!
Zhao Si kept remembering the task assigned to him by Zhao Xu and couldn't help saying, "Everyone, what should I do now?"
Yang Wei was panicked and had no idea and looked at Xu Jiang.
Li Qingchen suddenly woke up and said, "The twenty commanders of Yunjie Army are there, what are they doing?"
The commander hurriedly said: "The Qingsai army from the other side of the shore, I saw them retreating in a hurry before coming, and I don't know anything else."
General Xu looked calmly and thought for a long time, saying, "First, hurry up and notify the people downstream of the collapsed dike to evacuate. Second, we must speed up the discharge of floods downstream of the gap and evacuate the people downstream as soon as possible. Third, we must order the Yunjie army to use all means to speed up the blockade of the gap and block as much as possible! Fourth, we order the troops to stop resting and strengthen the dike again! It may rain again in this weather."
Yang Wei and Li Qingchen all changed their color and immediately said, "Okay, let's go now!"
When Ji Linxi heard that 'It will rain again', he panicked and said uneasy: "Go now!"
Immediately, the originally calm and calm atmosphere in Qizhou Prefecture became a mess.
Zhao Si tightened his face and looked at Xu Jiang and said, "Shangshu Xu, can this arrangement block the flood?"
Xu Jiang glanced at him and said with a stern look: "It depends on how big the gap is, but the problem should not be big when it is running to the higher side."
Although Zhao Si was young, he still heard the uncertainty in Xu Jiang's words and was uneasy. He blinked and said, "The official family asked me to patrol the river. You can't wait like this. Let's go to the riverside, even if it's boosting morale."
Xu Jiang's eyes flashed in surprise and then said, "Okay, I'll let the guards protect Your Highness."
Zhao Si waved his hand like Zhao Xu and said, "No, I'm not afraid."
As he said that, he took the cloak, wrapped it in himself, and walked out with great strides.
Xu Jiang looked at his back and showed a strange look without any concealment.
Very few people in the royal family are so brave, most of whom are indulging in pleasure and hide when encountering problems. Zhao Si is so brave at such a young age that he really makes him look at it.
Xu Jiang was just surprised, and Xuanzhi followed him out, flipping through the arrangements and arrangements.
At the Hebei two routes, General Xu mobilized two routes under the order, plus the Hebei two routes, a total of four routes, almost seventy commanders, the imperial guards, the wing army, and nearly 50,000 civilians.
People and horses in various parts of the Yellow River section of the two roads in Hebei were quickly mobilized, and they worked hard to rescue and built river banks.
As the Yellow River was in danger of breaking the dam, Hebei and Jingdong East Road were alarmed, and all prefectures and prefectures started to move.
The court attached so much importance to it this time, not only mobilized the army, but also sent two ministers, even the younger brothers of the government. Who dared not pay attention to it?
But as Xu Jiang expected, it was raining again on the third day.
In addition to the two Hebei routes and Jingdong East Road, the three routes were facing a great enemy and invested more efforts to fight floods and disaster relief, and the mobilized civilians and military troops became even bigger.
General Xu mobilized 30,000 troops from three routes in the name of the Minister of War, and invested more than 100,000 people!
Kaifeng soon received news that the Political Affairs Hall quickly sent troops near Kaifeng and Luoyang.
On the third day, there was heavy rain in Qizhou Prefecture, and the rain was unprecedentedly fierce.
General Xu and Zhao walked on the river bank, looking at the turbid and turbid Yellow River like a giant dragon roaring, both of them looked solemn.
They were wearing thick straw raincoats, and they didn't even notice anything when they hit their bodies as big as raindrops as small fingers.
They were surrounded by soldiers and civilians carrying mud bags, digging soil, carrying stones, rolling wood.
After leaving for a long time, Ji Linxi rushed over, his expression relaxed, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, Shangshu Xu, good news, that gap is finally blocked."
Xu Jiang was not happy. The place was blocked, but it had already flooded countless places. The point they originally planned to discharge the flood could not be easily dug out, and both sides could no longer withstand the huge impact of the flood discharge.
Zhao Si seemed to understand something, looked up at the endless pouring rain, and said, "The water level is still rising, can the river bank hold on?"
Ji Linxi's smile disappeared and gritted her teeth and said, "Your Highness, you have to hold on if you can't hold on! There is too much rain this year. If you can't hold on, at least half of the Hebei two roads will be submerged!"
Zhao Si often looked at the map of Hebei Two Roads. When he heard that such a large place might be flooded, his face changed slightly, and he looked up at Xu Jiang.
General Xu thought for a while and said, "Your Highness, we are already discharged from the flood, and the upstream is also draining the flood, so the pressure is not that great."
Ji Linxi listened and immediately said excitedly: "Shangshu Xu, is this really the case?"
Xu Jiang looked at the prefect of Qizhou indifferently. This person was really ignorant.
Zhao Si glanced between the two and said, "The flood is going to be discharged."
General Xu nodded, looked at Ji Linxi, and said, "Prince Ji, you have to choose another point, so you can go quickly."
Ji Linxi immediately said, "Yes, the official will go back and prepare now."
As soon as Ji Linxi left, a doctor came over with deep and shallow feet, wiped his face and said, "Shangshu, there is some trouble with Yongsheng's army, and more than a dozen commanding soldiers are unwilling to move."
One commander led five hundred men.
Xu General Xu was not surprised at all and said directly: "Transfer them down, disperse and disperse them, and once the reinforcements from the front office of the Beijing Palace arrived, let them take them back."
The doctor wiped his face again and said, "Yes."
These days, Zhao Si has seen these imperial guards more than once. The wing army is quite delicate. At first, he is unwilling to control the river, but he is willing to force and tempt the enemy.
Two more days later, in mid-August, the rain dropped slightly, and the water level of the Yellow River no longer continued to rise sharply. In addition, the flood discharge continued to increase, and the water level gradually stabilized, which made Qizhou Prefecture quietly relieved. Everyone who had severely insufficient sleep breathed a little relieved and slept a little more.
At noon, the doctor of the Ministry of War brought a middle-aged man in a mess and bloody body. He looked like a commander in his uniform and hurried into the Qizhou Prefecture Office.
"Doctor, Shangshu has just fallen asleep, and it's not half an hour. Shangshu hasn't been in a few days. There is no urgent matter. Please let him sleep for a while." The guard whispered.
The doctor frowned, glanced at the nervous and nervous command beside him, and suddenly said, "Have your highness been asleep?"
The guard was stunned and hurriedly said, "You should wake up. Your Highness is probably writing a letter to Beijing at this time."
The doctor pulled over the commander and rushed to Zhao's room.
Zhao Si was originally writing a letter to Zhao Xu, listening to the doctor coming in, putting down his pen, and listening to them saying.
After they finished speaking, Zhao Si was still a little confused and said in confusion: "You mean, the last time the dam collapsed, someone deliberately dug the dam? Why? Is it a bad person?"
Seeing that Zhao Xu was only nine years old, but he was indeed the younger brother of the official family, the commander patiently said: "I don't know the specific reason. I saw dozens of people quietly digging open the estuary of the river at night and letting the river water rush out."
Zhao Si blinked, but still didn't understand. He looked at the doctor of the Ministry of War and said, "Do you understand?"
In fact, the doctor didn't know, and said, "Your Highness, why is this matter not important? What's important is that someone is deliberately digging the embankment and must stop it. Fortunately, this time I'm controlled, but it may not be the next time."
This time, Zhao Sinn understood, thought for a while, and said, "Please ask Secretary Xu, Secretary Yang, Minister Li, and Prefect Ji."
Zhao Si has never been like this. Xu Jiang, Yang Wei and others were woken up from sleep. When they woke up, they were secretly shocked and hurried to Zhao Si's room.
After they heard it carefully, their expressions changed, and then their faces were as deep as water, carefully considering the problems.
Who is good for digging the embankment and flooding the Yellow River? Who has the courage to break the embankment! Who can bear such consequences?
Yang Wei, Li Qingchen, and Ji Linxi were all puzzled. This is a thing that has no benefits. Who would do it? What is the purpose?
Xu Jiang's face was tired and his eyes were red. He thought quickly in his heart, looked at the commander and said, "Do you have any other clues?"
The commander shook his head quickly and said, "The villain didn't see anything else."
General Xu nodded silently. Such a big thing must be very hidden. It is not easy to be seen by others, and it is difficult to find any other flaws.
Yang Wei couldn't figure it out and said directly: "Use the excuse of resting the wheel as a way to adjust them, keep silent for the time being, wait until the water level drops before checking!"
Li Qingchen nodded, this was indeed a solution.
Xu Jiang was uneasy and looked up at Ji Linxi and said, "Prince Ji, what do you think?"
As a local snake, Ji Linxi couldn't figure it out thoroughly and shook his head and said, "What they dug was for Jingdong East Road. It was not easy to cause floods in the highlands. On the contrary, it was almost all fertile fields on the opposite side, all in the hands of dignitaries in the capital. Even if someone wanted to take revenge on someone, they should dig the opposite side. It's not right. There is the flood discharge point we selected, so there is no need for them to dig..."
Xu Jiang's face moved slightly, and he seemed to have caught something in his heart, but it flashed by and couldn't think about it carefully.
Seeing Xu General pondering, Li Qingchen said, "Shangshu Xu, the rain is about to stop. If they fail to make a plan, they may come again. The most urgent thing is to transfer Yunjie's army to avoid any more chaos."
Xu Jiang nodded slightly, looked up at the others, and said, "Well, I'll go in person later. You guys will go to other places and check them secretly. Remember, don't alert the snake."
Everyone responded immediately, without saying anything else, and left in a hurry.
Only General Xu and Zhao were left behind.
Zhao Si was still thinking, but he had experienced too little, so he turned to Xu Jiang and said, "Shangshu Xu, this matter is strange."
Xu General also knew that it was not something that ordinary people dared to dig a dam in this situation.
But now we cannot investigate with great fanfare, and we can't even show the verbal slightest way to investigate. We have to pretend that we don't know anything and talk about it after the flood season.
Chapter completed!