"grown ups!"??
"grown ups!"
"grown ups!"
In the end, Xu Zhenggui failed to stabilize his shaky body.
He squatted down on the muddy ground again.
"Is there any news from County Magistrate Hou?"
"Is there any news from County Magistrate Zhu?"
"Is there any news about His Royal Highness King Yan?"??
Xu Zhenggui stood up with difficulty with the help of several government officials.
His pale face was full of despair.
But there was still a hint of hope in the eyes of the soldiers around him.
However, the words stopped.
Several of the messengers lowered their heads in unison.
It seemed that he couldn't bear to look at Xu Zhenggui's eyes that were full of fatigue and despair, with despair mixed with a little hope.
"Say it! Magistrate Hou! Magistrate Zhu! His Highness King Yan! Is there any news!"??
The hope in Xu Zhenggui's eyes gradually dissipated, but he still asked without giving up.
"Crack!"
Another bright bolt of lightning flashed across the gloomy sky.
When lightning flashed, the lowered heads of several messenger officials shook their heads feebly several times.
"Heh...hehehe..."
"Haha...hahaha."
"Heaven...heaven will destroy my Yancheng city! Heaven will destroy my Yanxian city!"??
The hope in Xu Zhenggui's eyes completely dissipated.
Instead, there was an indescribable look.
There was a hint of fatigue, despair, powerlessness and unfair anger towards God in his expression.
"Boom!"
A dull loud noise exploded above the gloomy clouds as promised.
The little raindrops and the short span of more than a hundred breaths have a tendency to connect into a line again.
The torch under the thatched shed on the side, which was used to illuminate the way for the government officials, soldiers, and civilians, became flickering again in the wind and rain. ??
At the foot of the barren mountain.
Xu Zhenggui and several messenger officials stood dumbly in the violent storm.
No one said anything about the rain and the cold.
No one even mentioned going to the hut to take shelter from the wind and rain.
Although everyone has different knowledge, experience, and status, they also have different status.
But in my heart, I understand the same thing.
That means Yanxian City will most likely not be able to survive tonight. ??
Once the Sanggan River bursts its banks, what awaits everyone is nothing more than early death or late death.
If the skin is gone, how can the hair be attached?
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Gradually, gradually. ??
The bright lightning became more and more rapid.
Muffled thunders continued to explode in the sky like marching drums.
The storm became more violent at this moment.
Just when Xu Zhenggui and others were desperate and waiting to die.
Several black figures led the horses and staggered towards the hay shed not far from the foot of the barren mountain.
Unknowingly, the hut with the barren mountain at its back has become the only light in this place besides lightning.
"Where is Magistrate Xu now?"??
"I am here to find Magistrate Xu on the orders of the Marquis County Magistrate! I have something important to report!"
"Who knows? Lead the way quickly!"
"Where is Magistrate Xu now?"
"I am here to find Magistrate Xu on the orders of Magistrate Zhu! I have something important to report!"
"Who knows? Lead the way quickly!"
The two government officials walked one behind the other into the thatched hut at the foot of the barren mountain. Looking around, they saw panicked figures everywhere, so they had to shout loudly.
"County Magistrate Hou? Magistrate Zhu?"??
Not far from the hay shed, Xu Zhenggui, whose heart was filled with despair, suddenly had a hint of hope in his eyes when he heard this.
"My officer! My officer
here! "
"What...what do you want to report?"
"Did Magistrate Hou and Magistrate Zhu come to help?!"
Xu Zhenggui was like a person about to drown when he suddenly saw three or two straws beside him.
He immediately tried his best to stagger towards the hay shed.
At this time, Xu Zhenggui had already forgotten the previous agreement with Hou Wenyuan and Zhu Qingxiong. ??
It was agreed that Zhonghou and Zhu were only responsible for preparing shovels, pickaxes, sacks and other items, and moving Sancheng County government grain, grass and other items to higher places.
No one came to help.
"I am Xu Zhenggui."
"Please tell me what happened quickly."
Xu Zhenggui's urgent voice had already reached the hut before he entered the hut.
"Return to Magistrate Xu."
"The things raised by my county magistrate Zhu have arrived outside Yanxing City."??
"We're heading here."
"We'll arrive here in a short while."
"I hope Magistrate Xu will make preparations early."
A yamen official bowed his hands and quickly reported the report.
"Return to Magistrate Xu."
"My magistrate Hou is currently trapped in Mengzhuang Township."
"I might be late. I hope County Magistrate Xu will make preparations early."??
Another officer bowed his hands in panic.
As soon as he finished speaking, the yamen servant quickly turned around and led the horse out of the hay shed.
When Xu Zhenggui heard this, he was stunned as if struck by lightning.
Until then.
Xu Zhenggui just remembered that Hou Wenyuan and Zhu Qingxiong were only there to prepare supplies.
But even so.
The trip is still not going well. ??
"Magistrate Xu?"
Just when Xu Zhenggui's mind went blank and he had no idea what to do.
In the pouring rain in the hay shed, three figures leading horses appeared again.
Xu Zhenggui turned around and looked dullly.
The three people who came here were all thin and thin, but the horses beside them were unusually strong.
And there was a faint outline of armor on his muddy body.
"I am Xu Zhenggui."??
"The person who comes is...the person who comes is..."
For some reason, Xu was afraid of being disappointed again.
Xu Zhenggui clearly had a guess in his mind, but he still couldn't blurt it out.
"By the prince's order."
"I came here to bring shovels, pickaxes, sacks and other items to He Shui Town."
The leader of the group walked to the hut and quickly saluted Xu Zhenggui with clasped fists.
"The... army has arrived at Heshui Town?"??
"Yan...His Royal Highness King Yan is here too?"
Xu Zhenggui counted his breaths in a daze.
After a few breaths, Xu Zhenggui trotted towards the three heralds with a face full of ecstasy and disbelief.
"The army has arrived at Heshui Town!"
"The dykes of Heshui Town burst! Countless people were killed and injured!"
"If it is not controlled, disaster may spread throughout the city."
"Xu County Magistrate quickly ordered people to transport shovels, pickaxes, sacks and other items to Heshui Town!"??
"This is the king's order!"
The first messenger said with a serious face.
"Yes, yes! I'll arrange for someone to deliver it right now! I'll arrange for someone to deliver it right now."
"Ho Water Town, Ho Water Town, Ho Water Town."
"Quick! Go and stop that person just now!"
"Hurry, hurry! Mengzhuang Township is the closest to Heshui Town! Go quickly!"
Xu Zhenggui raised his hand and slapped himself twice on the face, forcing himself to calm down. ??
Then he quickly gave instructions to the Yamen servant beside him.
"Hurry, hurry! That road on the left! That's the only way to Mengzhuang Township!"
"Go! Go!"
Xu Zhenggui looked anxiously at the Pan County Yamen servant.
urged.
Although there were several government officials from the city around him.
However, Xu Zhenggui, who was well aware of the water crisis everywhere, would not easily use the city's government officials who could serve as guides.
Therefore, Napan County Yamen became Xu Zhenggui's best choice. ??
The words are over.
The Pan County government official was stunned for a moment, then abandoned his horse, quickly rushed out of the hay shed, and headed straight for the road on the left in the face of the violent storm.
"Magistrate Xu, where else can we be urgent?"
"Come quickly, we will return immediately to report to the prince."
The messenger asked.
"Mengzhuang Township, Ziliu Township, Wangjiatun, and Hejia Town."
"The rivers in these four places are in danger. I hope that the three of you will return immediately to report to His Highness King Yan of the Ming Dynasty."??
Xu Zhenggui blurted out without thinking.
The words are over.
Xu Zhenggui quickly turned around and looked at several government officials beside him.
"You will go with the three generals as soon as possible."
Xu Zhenggui quickly gave instructions.
"yes."
Several government officials looked serious, bowed their hands and quickly led their horses towards the messenger. ??
"You cannot be called a general."
"Please take care of yourself, Magistrate Xu."
"Everyone, please follow closely. It's raining and the roads are slippery. Don't fall behind."
The first messenger said a few polite words, and then quickly rushed into the majestic rain with several government officials.
After everyone's figures completely disappeared behind the curtain of majestic rain.
After several times of despair, Xu Zhenggui finally saw the light of day with a sincere smile on his face.
"There is help, there is help! The straight bitch is finally saved! Hahahaha."??
Gradually, gradually, Xu Zhenggui could no longer suppress his inner joy and burst out laughing.
However, laughter spreads for a few breaths.
Xu Zhenggui suddenly stopped laughing.
His whole body seemed to have endless strength and he rushed out of the hut quickly.
He ran straight towards the river embankment not far away.
Fang Yi is close to the river embankment.
Countless chants, cries, howls, and harsh curses instantly hit Xu Zhenggui's ears. ??
: "Cry, cry, cry! Are you a straight bitch and a thief?! Cry your ass! Hurry up and help me move the rocks!"
: "It can't be blocked! The eastern section really can't be blocked! Someone, hurry up!"
: "Where have all the straight bitches and thieves gone! Anyone who doesn't come here will die today!"
: "Cheer up, everyone! Our parents, wives, and children are all behind us!"
: "Oh God, please let us go!"
: "Feng Laosan! Get up now, you straight bitch! How long have you got straight bitches? Why don't you let me be lazy!"
: "Feng Laosan?! Feng Laosan?! Feng Laosan!!! Don't scare me! Feng Laosan!!"??
: "Okay! Stop yelling, you bastard! That person is already dead! He's exhausted! Come over here and help! Hurry up! You're just dragging your feet!"
: "Say one more thing! I will kill you today! You are dead! Feng Laosan! Wake me up quickly! Hurry up, you straight bitch!"
: "What a thief! If you want to kill me, you have to wait until today! Come here and move the rocks! Hurry up!"
Xu Zhenggui stood by the river embankment, letting the huge noise continue to hit his ears.
His eyes looked at the government servants, soldiers, and civilians lying in the mud with extremely complicated eyes.
Since the first wave of heavy rain stopped, it has been reported, and more than two hundred people died of exhaustion in this place alone.
At that time, Xu Zhenggui felt nothing but sadness. ??
But at this time, when countless government officials, soldiers, and civilians were lying in the mud with their faces pale, and they were lying in pieces in the mud, with the cold rain constantly beating on their faces, the scene truly appeared in front of them.
The huge impact instantly shattered the joy just now.
"This is a natural disaster! This is a natural disaster
! "
"This is the dead man! This is the dead man!"
Xu Zhenggui stood in the storm in despair.
When the cold numbers are placed directly in front of him.
Huge fear instantly enveloped Xu Zhenggui. ??
Ruo Zhenggui had seen this scene when he proposed to flood the city even though he risked his own life.
I'm afraid it would be difficult to mention the plan of flooding the city.
"Who is that over there? What are you doing in a daze?"
"There are no more stones or sacks! Hurry up and drag the bodies over to block the water!"
Just when Xu Zhenggui was stunned.
A slightly thin man gritted his teeth and dragged two equally thin bodies towards the east section of the river embankment, one step at a time, with his face flushed.
"Corpses... corpses... corpses filling embankments..."??
Xu Zhenggui came to his senses instantly after hearing this.
"Pah! Pah!"
After counting the interest.
Xu Zhenggui raised his hand and slapped his face twice.
"We keep saying we are serving the people! Now we can't even see the corpses?!"
"Xu Zhenggui, Xu Zhenggui! How courageous you were to sacrifice your life just now!"
"You straight-ass coward! Villain! Hypocrite!"??
Xu Zhenggui cursed angrily and walked quickly towards a corpse not far away. He suppressed the discomfort in his stomach and reached out to grab the corpse's trousers.
With a strong tug, the trousers, which were covered in mud and could no longer distinguish their original color, were broken into pieces.
Xu Zhenggui staggered and almost fell to the ground.
After finally stabilizing his body.
In desperation, Xu Zhenggui had no choice but to grab the corpse's ankles from behind.
Fang Yi started.
A cold touch hit the deepest part of Xu Zhenggui's heart. ??
"Ugh~!"
"Ugh~!"
Xu Zhenggui sat slumped in the mud again, his stomach feeling like he was in over his head.
"Who is that over there! Can your mother hurry up!"
"We are really waiting for the east section to burst! None of us can escape! We will all die!"
"Hurry up! Just keep waiting for me!"
The thin man squatted on the ground and took a rest, panting. ??
Seeing Xu Zhenggui still dilly-dallying there, he suddenly became angry.
Hear the curses.
Xu Zhenggui instinctively wanted to reveal his identity and teach the thin man a lesson.
But through the rain curtain, I saw the man squatting in the mud and panting, looking like he was out of breath.
And behind him were two bodies that were dragged dozens of steps away, leaving two long drag marks on the muddy ground.
Xu Zhenggui instantly became speechless and stood up without saying a word.
Holding back the overwhelming feeling in his internal organs, he turned his back to a corpse and slowly squatted down. ??
"Straight bitch! Let's go!"
Xu Zhenggui grabbed the corpse's ankles with both hands, gritted his teeth and cursed angrily, then stood up and walked towards the eastern river embankment step by step.
I don't know whether his blunt voice was cursing the sky or the thin man.
Or maybe he was scolding himself for being so weak and incompetent just now.
At this time, Xu Zhenggui only wanted to drag the corpse to the east section of the river embankment as soon as possible to make up for the trouble caused by the shortage of stones and sacks.
As for using King Yan’s army to boost morale?
It seems that there is no need to do this at this time. ??
Before a catastrophe strikes, the people under your rule may have problems of one kind or another.
When a catastrophic disaster strikes, the people under the rule may use various reasons and excuses to avoid the disaster and live an ignoble existence.
But when the catastrophe really comes! And there is no way to avoid it.
The people who remain in their homeland will spontaneously unite to fight against the disaster.
Even if they lose their lives, they will continue to move forward! Charge forward!
They may not even know a single big character.
Perhaps the farthest place they have ever been to in their lives is Yancheng City, or even the towns near that village. ??
They may not know what it means to sacrifice one's life for righteousness, what it means to sacrifice one's family for everyone, and what it means to have no hesitation!
They only know that they cannot retreat and do not dare to retreat.
Behind them is not family and country, but family!
"Perhaps this is the true character of the Chinese people!"
On the eastern section of the river embankment, Xu Zhenggui, panting, worked with others to pile the body in front of a river embankment that was about to be washed away.
I couldn't help but think to myself.
...??
...
Heshui Town, Yanxing City.
In the past, Yanxian City was the most prosperous town, but now it is knee-deep in water.
And as time goes by, the water continues to rise.
Not long after, the water level reached the adult's thighs.
And it is rising rapidly towards the waist.
There was lightning and thunder. ??
Some small boats, wooden planks, tree trunks and other objects can be faintly seen, constantly bumping in the flood.
No matter how hard the people who control boats, planks, tree trunks, etc. try to control the direction.
In the end, it was difficult to withstand the impact of the raging floods.
Surrounding the boats, planks, tree trunks and other objects were countless people struggling in the flood.
From time to time, dozens of people would disappear completely in the floods.
Heshui Town is located on a slope that can barely be considered a highland.
More than a dozen white-haired old men stared at the violent storm, constantly comforting more than a hundred children around them. ??
Even though it was cold all over his body, he still did not forget to protect the children around him from the wind and rain.
Except for the old words that sounded from time to time, there was no other sound on the slope under the heavy rain.
More than a hundred children sat slumped on the slope with pale faces, staring blankly at the panting flood below and the figure who was constantly struggling in the flood.
Or they may fall down on the slope with their face flushed and their eyes red and swollen, rolling left and right silently and painfully.
For a while.
The small slope was filled with a strong aura of despair.
"ah!"??
"Sir! Sir! Mr. Geng! It collapsed! It collapsed!"
"Mr. Geng! Mr. Geng! Li Erhu fell! Li Erhu fell!"
"Mr. Geng! Zhao Minjie also fell down! What should I do, Mr. Geng?"
Not long after.
Accompanied by several "inaudible" sounds of falling water.
Suddenly there was a panic at the small slope.
"Children, don't panic! Don't panic!"??
"Everyone come closer to you, sir!"
"Don't panic! Don't panic! Come closer Manman!"
Geng Maocheng, who was called sir by the children, stood up slowly.
The hoarse voice once again erupted into a voice as loud as when he was giving a lecture in a private school.
"First...Sir...Li Erhu fell."
A child walked toward Geng Maocheng, trembling all over, crying as he walked.
"Sir, Zhao Minjie and Zhao Minjie also fell."??
"Sir, Sun Chengye can't be found!"
"Sir...sir."
In an instant, several children were trembling all over, trembling and crying.
"First... sir, I know..."
"Children... children, come closer quickly."
"Little...be careful of the slippery ground..."
Geng Maocheng, who was nearly sixty years old, sighed silently. ??
Then he forcibly cheered up and once again asked the children to stay away from the edge of the slope.
I don’t know how much time passed in the panic
.
When all the kids are in one place.
No matter how hard it was for Geng Maocheng to hold on, he was dizzy and swayed and fell straight to one side.
"Mr. Geng!"
If it weren't for the sharp eyesight and quick hands of the old man next to him, I might have suffered this fate forever.
"Mr. Geng, if you keep persisting, everything will pass, everything will pass."??
The old man beside him helped Geng Maocheng and slowly sat on the slope.
"He Lao, can you really make it through?"
Geng Maocheng looked feebly at the old man beside him.
"It will pass. Even if it is for these children, it will pass."
The old man of Heshui Town, who was called Mr. He, patted Geng Maocheng sincerely.
"Yes, it will pass, it will definitely pass!"
Geng Maocheng let out a weak breath and cooperated with understanding. ??
as expected.
As soon as these words came out, the panic among the children gradually dissipated a little.
But the aura of despair among the more than ten old men became increasingly intense.
...
...
A truly high place outside Heshui Town.
Xu Yi dismounted and quickly led a group of generals towards the halfway point of the highland. ??
Not long after.
Xu Yi frowned and stood on the halfway slope of the highland, using the light of lightning to quickly observe the water conditions below.
After getting up again.
All the generals stood upright with serious expressions on their faces, quietly waiting for Xu Yi's orders.
When it comes to marching and fighting, they are certainly good at it.
But when it comes to disaster relief and rescuing people from fire and water, many generals believe that they cannot compare to Xu Yi, who once turned the tide and saved dozens of millions of Guanzhong victims from dire straits.
Tens of breaths later. ??
Xu Yi stretched out his hand and pointed forward, and then ordered in a deep voice: "Xin Sixuan!"
"The general is here!"
Upon hearing this, Xin Sixuan took half a step out of the queue and saluted heavily with his fists clasped.
"Lead 3,000 soldiers into Heshui Town immediately!"
"After entering Heshui Town, go straight east for three miles!"
"After three miles, when you encounter an intersection, go right for one and a half miles!"
"After one and a half miles, walk eastward and immediately reach the river embankment after two miles!"??
Xu Yi quickly calculated in his mind, and after combining the actual situation with the map he had seen before, he quickly gave the best route.
"Follow the order!"
Upon hearing this, Xin Sixuan clasped his fists deeply again, and then quickly followed the order and left.
"Dong Xing!"
Xu Yi named him again.
"The general is here!"
The former deputy general of Xuanping Gate in Chang'an, the capital city, and now Dong Xing, a member of the Thousand Households in Wang Daying, quickly came out of the queue and saluted with clasped fists. ??
"I give you two thousand soldiers and horses!"
"Half of it is used to remove door panels and other floating objects!"
"Half of it will be used to search and rescue the people of Heshui Town!"
"Three quarters of an hour later! Two thousand soldiers and horses will gather together! Follow Captain Xin's route to the river embankment!"
The words are over.
Xu Yi quickly took out two small talismans from his arms and handed them to Dong Xing solemnly.
"Follow the order!"??
Dong Xing took the talisman with both hands, clasped his fists deeply in salute, and walked away quickly.
"Qu Baotian!"
Xu Yi named him again.
"The general is here!"
Upon hearing this, Qu Baotian quickly stepped out of the queue and saluted with fists in his hands.
"Deploy a thousand soldiers and horses to search for ships and bamboo rafts along the ten miles east and west."
"Deploy another three thousand soldiers and horses to remove as much door panels and other floating objects as possible along the ten miles east and west."??
"No matter how big or small you are looking for, you must return here after half an hour."
Xu Yi ordered in a deep voice again.
"Follow the order!"
Qu Baotian quickly saluted with clasped fists, then strode towards Banpo
Go down.
After the restlessness of the soldiers and horses below completely disappeared.
Xu Yi once again looked deeply at He Shui Town below.
At the same time, my mind was constantly thinking about the next disaster relief matters according to local conditions. ??
He is not a god, so he cannot be omniscient and omnipotent, so he can make decisions once and for all.
Therefore, it can only continuously adjust the next disaster relief plan within a limited known and short period of time.
"Report!"
"Report!"
"Report!"
While Xu Yi kept thinking.
As soon as the order was sent, the soldiers came flying down the hill. ??
"explain."
Xu Yi came to his senses and turned to look at the messenger.
"Your Majesty, the county magistrate has arrived with shovels, pickaxes, sacks and other items."
The soldiers were ordered to report.
"How many vehicles are there?"
Xu Yi pondered for a few breaths, and then asked in a deep voice.
"Go back to your lord."??
"There are horse-drawn carriages, donkey-carts, ox-carts, mule-carts, etc. There are about seventy or eighty of them in total."
The ordering soldier was slightly startled, and then made a quick estimate.
"Niu Yuanheng!"
Xu Yi nodded slightly, then quickly looked at the general in front of him.
"The general is here!"
"Immediately lead our troops to unload shovels and other objects."
"Replace all oxen, donkeys, and mules with war horses."??
"The cart was loaded with stones and transported to the river embankment."
"If necessary, you can drive to fill the embankment!"
Xu Yi ordered in a deep voice with determination on his face.
If the flood can be stopped, why not lose five hundred horses? !
