On June 11th, the rain still didn't stop. It was as if a big hole had opened in the sky, and the rain poured down crazily from the hole!
In the main hall of the Sand Dune Palace, the priests were chirping and praying, accompanied by the rumble of thunder in the sky from time to time, making Zhao Yong feel more and more irritable.
The Zhang River overflowed, the Sang River overflowed, and the Niushou River overflowed. News of the disaster spread to the Sand Dune Palace one after another from the front lines.
All it takes is the Yellow River to burst its banks!
Zhao Yong walked slowly around the dormitory, glancing outside the hall from time to time, waiting for the thunderbolt that was about to hit his head.
Now that the depression under the Dune Palace is open for boating, Zhao Yong really didn't expect that the situation would turn out to be so dangerous! A heavy rain completely destroyed the fruits of his two years of hard work.
Luo Coral stood prettyly behind him and did not dare to say anything to comfort him, for fear of disturbing his thoughts.
Zhao Yong stopped again and stared intently at the Kanyu map in front of him.
The current flow path of the Yellow River is different from that of later generations. The lower reaches of the Yellow River in later generations were mainly concentrated in Henan and Shandong. The greatest harm caused by the bursting of the banks downstream was also in Zhengzhou and Kaifeng of Henan, that is, Wei and Han (Henan).
Now the Yellow River has just experienced its first change of course. The river flows from Puyang all the way north through Yecheng (Daming), Guanyi, Pingyi, Pingyuan, Cangzhou and other places, and then enters the sea from Huanghua.
It can be said that the entire lower reaches of the Yellow River now crosses the State of Zhao. If the Yellow River breaks its banks, the entire southeastern part of the State of Zhao will be completely destroyed, and it may even directly threaten the capital Handan.
There are two embankments of the Yellow River in the State of Zhao, one in Yecheng and one in Julu. Back then, Zhao Suhou dug up the embankments of Yecheng and the two of them, Qi and Wei, perished together.
The Julu dam is specially used for flood discharge, which is also an important reason why Zhao Yong stayed in the Sand Dune Palace.
Compared with war, human beings are even more powerless in the face of natural disasters!
Nowadays, people mainly rely on water control and flood prevention, that is, flood discharge. In the era before reinforced concrete, rammed earth embankments were of limited use when faced with the impact of floods.
"It's terrible! It's terrible!" The priest suddenly shouted with a fearful expression.
Zhao Yong suddenly turned around and stared at him with unkind eyes.
"In the Year of You, there is a lot of miasma among the people, and the harvest of silkworms in the fields is seventy percent. Beans and wheat are good in high places, but they may be difficult to keep in low places. It's a big disaster, Your Majesty!" said the priest.
Zhao Yong frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
Luo Coral looked a little surprised and explained to Zhao Yong: "What the priest means is that there will be floods this spring and summer!"
The priest was stunned. He didn't expect that some of the girls in the harem were proficient in this art.
"It is exactly what the young concubine said. The hexagrams show that this year, Ding You year, the stems and branches are not good, and the evil aspect is second only to Gengzi! Floods are raging!" the priest replied.
Zhao Yong resisted saying anything and faced the situation in silence.
But he cursed loudly in his heart: Why didn’t you fucking tell me earlier, why did you resort to superstition as an afterthought?
Zhao Yong waved his hand to signal the priest to step back. He took a deep breath and asked Luo Coral softly: "Is there any movement in Zhongshan Kingdom?"
"The Hutuo River is overflowing, and the whole country in Zhongshan is dredging the river." Luo Hualu replied.
"Where is Qi?" Zhao Yong asked again.
"Qi State condemned 30,000 civilians to strengthen the dams."
Zhao Yong nodded. Compared with Zhao and Wei, the terrain of Qi State is lower. If the Yellow River floods, Qi State will probably suffer more serious disasters than Zhao State.
It's okay if the two countries have too much time to take care of themselves. If the two countries take advantage of the situation at this time, Zhao Yongke will cry.
Then Zhao Yong asked outside the palace: "Is Qiu Hao here?"
"Your Majesty, Sikong is already waiting for summons outside the palace." Chen Zhong replied softly outside the door at this time.
"Hurry up!" Zhao Yong said urgently.
Not a moment later, a figure walked in from outside the palace. When the visitor entered, he bowed his head and said, "I, Qiu Hao, pay my respects to the king."
This Sikong looked a little embarrassed at this time, with water stains all over his body. As he moved, there were water droplets dripping down from the hem of his sleeves.
Zhao Yong ignored the small talk and asked: "How is the condition of the dam in Yecheng? Can it stop the flood?"
"There are already water seepages in many places at the embankments of Yecheng. I have ordered the water officials to inspect them at all times, and at the same time build new embankments around the existing embankments." Qiu Hao replied truthfully.
The density of the rammed earth was too low, and water seeped into the embankment of Yecheng, which was obviously about to collapse. Can the new embankment be built in three to five days?
"I'm asking if we can stop this flood!" Zhao Yong repeated unhappily.
Qiu Hao did not dare to hide it, and bowed his head in a tearful voice: "If the heavy rain does not stop, I am afraid that within five days, the embankment will collapse and I will die."
Zhao Yong cursed secretly after hearing this!
"Have the people been evacuated?" As he said this, he walked out of the palace. Big raindrops hit the eaves and splashed his hem again.
"I have honored the king's order. All the people near Yecheng have temporarily moved into Handan City." Qiu Hao replied.
"Get up!" Zhao Yong looked at the rain on the horizon. Let alone five days, I'm afraid it will take another ten and a half months.
"I ask you, is there any way to prevent the embankment from breaking?" Zhao Yong turned to look at Qiu Hao.
It's useless to complain now.
"According to my knowledge, we can only release the flood for now!" Qiu Hao raised his head and replied.
"How to vent?" Zhao Yong asked.
Qiu Hao pointed to the Kanyu Map and said: "Dig the Julu Embankment and divert the river water into Dalu Ze (Julu Ze)!"
Zhao Yong stared at the Kantu map in front of him. Flood discharge would be a good idea. Julu Dam was originally built for flood discharge.
This is the first time Qiu Hao has seen such a huge flood disaster in his many years as Sikong. It has never been recorded in history. Heavy rains lasting for more than ten days are simply unheard of.
Digging embankments to release floodwaters is a risky move, but it can only be done at this moment. Moreover, as early as Dayu's flood control period, Dalu Ze was a major place to guide the water of the Yellow River, but...
"It's just that it's more than ten miles from Dalu Ze to Julu Embankment. The water diversion channel built by the ancestors has long been filled with silt because it has not been repaired for many years. If you want to divert the river water, you have to dig and repair it again." Qiu Hao replied truthfully.
The actual situation Zhao Yong also knew was that the Yellow River had two small-scale floods during Suhou's reign, and the water diversion channel had never been repaired.
If the embankment is dug rashly, the water flow is not like livestock and cannot be controlled by humans. By that time, the entire Julu and Bai people in eastern Xingxiang will probably turn into a marsh country.
But if the embankment of Yecheng is allowed to collapse, it will directly threaten the capital Handan. So digging up the Julu embankment can be regarded as avoiding the important and taking the easy.
dig!
"Qiu Hao, take my soldiers and talismans to the barracks at Sand Dune immediately, mobilize the soldiers and civilians to rush to Julu. I order you to dig out the old water diversion channel in Dalu Ze in three days!" Zhao Yong said solemnly to Qiu Hao.
Although the 20,000 standing soldiers Zhao Yong brought from Handan were not used in Fuliu faction, they now also have a new battlefield.
"Here!" Qiu Hao took the military talisman and immediately turned around and walked out of the hall.
The nature of water has deteriorated, and this time Zhao Guo can be regarded as competing with the sky.
