Huainan, Lu'an County.
There are branches of the Yangtze River flowing here, the plains are vast, and the agricultural industry is extremely rich.
In the middle of the night, the wind roared and thunder shook the sky and the earth.
Lightning pierced the sky, illuminating the woods in the mountains and illuminating the rolling waves under the Lu'an Dam.
The high waves have reached the red line. In the dark night, the rolling and undulating sound of the water is terrifying. If anyone is on the dam at this time, they will be scared to death by this scene.
This heavy rain has been falling for several days.
It is the summer and autumn floods.
Another bolt of lightning lit up the sky, followed by bursts of thunder, and a heavy rain suddenly poured down.
The water surface was splashing loudly, and the raindrops were thick and fast.
A moment later, strong winds and waves came, and with a roar, the already shaky Lu'an Dam collapsed. It was not a gap, but the entire dam was directly destroyed and split into countless pieces. At that moment, the flood It was as if they had found a breakthrough, scrambling to be the first, like thousands of horses galloping down the embankment.
Under the destructive power of nature, wherever the torrent passed, it was like a beast with a huge mouth, swallowing everything.
"Dang-dang-dang!"
In a certain village, the village chief was beating the gong crazily, running out of breath: "There's a flood! There's a flood——"
In the middle of the night on this rainy day, the rapid sound of the gong sounded like a funeral bell, ringing all the villagers in the village. Everyone rushed out in their clothes. As soon as they understood the situation, they were so frightened that they had no time to do anything. There was a deafening roar. From far to near.
"Run! Run quickly——"
The whole village suddenly became a mess. Some people hurriedly collected things, some hurriedly picked up their children, and some smarter ones began to climb the trees crazily.
But how could it be faster than the flash flood? In an instant, the huge flood swept over.
There was no accident. The torrent was taller than people, rolling and turbulent, and only one impact passed by. Not to mention the farmland and chicken coops, all the houses in the entire village were taken away in one wave.
That night, the Lu'an Dam burst. The floods took advantage of the terrain, and flash floods broke out, destroying everything in their path. No one, including humans, animals, and crops, was spared.
Late at night, at the residence of the Lu'an County Magistrate.
"County Honor! County Honor!"
There was a banging sound on the door. The county magistrate was sleeping soundly with his beautiful concubine in his arms. Being woken up in this way, he was naturally a little annoyed: "What a bitch!"
His concubine also squeezed into his arms, without opening her eyes, and said vaguely: "Who is it at this late hour?"
"It's me, sir! Something bad has happened!" An anxious voice came from outside the door.
"Master Lu?" The county magistrate heard the voice and frowned, but he still pushed the concubine away, got out of bed, put on clothes, and walked to open the door. At the same time, he was quite unhappy: "Master Lu is not resting at home on such a rainy night. , why disturb people’s dreams.”
The door opened with a creak, and lightning illuminated the night sky. It was still raining heavily outside. Master Lu was wearing a thin official uniform and was dripping wet. He was in a miserable state, like a drowned rat.
But he didn't care much and said anxiously: "Your Majesty! The Lu'an Dam has burst. The embankment has burst!"
"What did you say!?" One sentence suddenly woke up the county magistrate from his drowsiness. His eyes widened, and he subconsciously grabbed the collar of his shirt, and his tone became a little ferocious: "Did the county magistrate hear you wrong just now? ,Can you say that again!"
"The Lu'an Dam has burst!" Zhu Bo repeated, his anxious expression not much worse than his.
After being confirmed, the county magistrate's head buzzed, and after a while he said with the last glimmer of hope: "Is it serious? Will it destroy people's houses and farmland?"
Zhu Bo was silent for a moment and said: "The specific situation is not clear yet, but...but the entire dam collapsed, and wherever the torrent passed, there will be mourning everywhere."
Hearing this, the county magistrate tilted his feet, sat down on the ground, and screamed: "It's over! It's all over! It's all over!"
Lu Zhubo quickly stepped forward and pulled him up, also frightened.
The county magistrate became more and more sad: "Why did you say that the dike broke when it was so good? Didn't you say it was fine at the beginning? How could something happen? How could something happen! How can this county explain to the higher ups? There will definitely be someone by then. Came to check!”
Lord Lu said in a trembling voice: "This flood is raging. For the current plan, we must first appease the people, use the government treasury to provide disaster relief, and then plan a countermeasure. The county magistrate should make preparations as soon as possible."
"How to prepare! It's easy for you to say!" The county magistrate said sternly: "The Liu'an Dam was only built last year! It burst this year. Can this matter be fooled?"
Master Lu swallowed hard and lost his voice.
However, the concubine on the bed was completely awakened, and she said coquettishly and displeasedly: "Oh, sir, what are you doing?"
"Shut up! Go to sleep!" The county magistrate was not thinking about Fengyue at this time. After scolding him, he hurriedly left with Master Lu.
Likewise, he didn't care about the heavy rain outside, and didn't even have time to get an umbrella.
Half an hour later, in the back hall of the county government.
Four cups of hot tea were served in the hall, and four people sat there, the Lu'an County Magistrate, the County Magistrate, the Chief Bo, and a water affairs official.
Tea smoke curled up, but no one came to hold the cup. All four of them were dressed in official uniforms, and their faces were gloomy and ugly.
After a brief silence, County Magistrate Guo Baode took the lead and said: "Everyone knows the matter, now let's talk about what to do."
Still silent, no one spoke easily.
This has been the case since the call. Guo Baode couldn't help but feel angry: "When we divided the money, each one got it faster than the other! Now something has happened, but everyone has lost their voice. Do I have to bear it alone?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down, how dare we." Lord Bo Lu Renyou said quickly, "Isn't it that Lord Wang has not come yet? We are all in the same boat, so we must advance and retreat together."
"He can't shirk it!" Guo Baode said angrily: "It's now like this, I don't know what he is thinking! Do you think he can shirk it?"
The other three people couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this. The county magistrate said: "This is impossible. Such a big thing happened. How great is Mr. Wang's understanding? Didn't he also participate in it in the first place?"
"Who knows!" Guo Baode said irritably: "Ignore him! This matter cannot be delayed, and there is no way to hide it and not report it. And if it is exposed, public opinion in Lu'an will also be fierce, and we will die without a burial place!"
"Then, what is the county magistrate's idea?" Lu Renyou asked subconsciously, and everyone looked over.
Everyone was in a state of confusion, and there was no plan. Guo Baode glanced at a few people, and first looked at Lu Renyou: "When you built the Lu'an Dam, you applied for a huge allocation from above."
"Then, didn't the county magistrate also approve the official document?" Lu Renyou said anxiously.
Guo Baode ignored him and looked at the county magistrate: "You are responsible for the construction."
Then he looked at the water affairs official: "It's you who measure, supervise, and purchase materials."
"Then, it's Wang Shaocheng's acceptance."
"Who can escape in all aspects?"
