There is no shortage of water along the Changshui coast, and we even have to guard against rising water in many cases. Especially in some places with loose terrain structure or areas with hanging rivers, once the water rises, it may cause floods. Not only casualties, but also damage and spread over a large area, causing tragic natural disasters.
Although the Hong Dynasty has never been proactive about people's livelihood, there are always some people who still want to do things, such as Feng Mingyuan, the lord of Yongchuan City, and Mu Wuchen, the lord of Shuangqing City.
The two of them felt that a place called Jiupan Town in the middle of the two cities would be flooded almost every year during the high water season, and the flood would follow this low-lying and slightly higher "canal" on both sides. "The terrain shape flows straight down the river, hitting directly for more than a hundred miles, and everywhere it goes is the ocean.
The land where the originally good food was grown has become a huge burden. The two cities invest a lot of money in food relief every year, and even allocate a certain amount of food rations after disasters.
After all, it's just a bad thing. Over the years of the Hong Dynasty, the city lords of these two cities have been fed up with this matter. Some simply ignore it. Anyway, the water will only go south if it is blocked, and will not spread to the vicinity of the cities on both sides where it cannot affect their respective cities.
Feng Mingyuan and Mu Wuchen, who couldn't stand it, decided to work together to solve the problem in Jiupan Town at once.
After many on-site observations and many consultations, the two sides finally decided on a strategy, which was to find a suitable location to build a dam in the direction of Changshui in Jiupan Town. During normal water seasons, water is diverted for irrigation, and even more fish ponds can be built. During low water periods, silt is dug, and during high water seasons, water is stored to prevent disasters.
The long construction in the past five years was incredibly expensive, but in the end, Mu Wuchen and Feng Mingyuan were able to get it done. It has also become a major achievement of the two of them. At least for Feng Mingyuan, the dam incident has earned him a lot of reputation in the temple. Compared with other children of aristocratic families, he was impeached in the temple after that. Much less.
In recent years, the dam has been expanded twice. Because there are no floods, there are more and more people here in Jiupan Town. Grain production has increased, and the residential areas have become larger. More and more people have built ponds to raise fish. This Business is more profitable than honest farming, so more water is needed to bring it down. There are also new requirements for the water storage capacity of dams.
Bai Lang knew these things when he was listening to people chatting on the street. The details were what he knew when he chatted with people from the boat gang on the pier about interesting things about the Changshui Basin, including the size of the dam.
Last year Bailang took his younger brothers and sisters to play at the dam. At that time, he lamented that although the dam was rough, it was still spectacular and looked solid.
Nowadays, no one takes seriously the dams built by the two cities for the sake of people's livelihood, because the consistent thinking of "sticking to the defense" has restricted the eyes of almost everyone, making everyone stare at the city walls and various defenses. weapons, and even various consumables and food reserves in the city.
When the ruler pole in Liu Jianyu's hand landed more than three inches above Wocantang, everyone was stunned at first, and then because of the logo representing a dam inserted there, their minds started buzzing with thoughts!
Wocandang is located diagonally below Jiupan Town, less than twenty miles away from both sides, and Jiupan Town is less than ten miles away from Jiupan Dam. If we take advantage of the terrain and the large amount of water in the high water season that seems to be the recent Changshui if.
"You are all soldiers. I pretended not to have heard those stupid words I just said. But now that you have recognized Jiupanba, tell me what you think. Is it possible to carry out this raid?"
Liu Jianyu's voice fell, and no one jumped out to object this time, nor did they think Liu Jianyu was crazy like before.
At the corner, Bailang also understood Liu Jianyu's plan: to take advantage of the opportunity when Yunyan's army had to stop and recuperate due to the injury of the general, and to use the right time and place to destroy the Jiupan Dam located on the high ground. The turbulent water after the Changshui rose surged down and rushed into Wocandang along Jiupan Town! Let the place of Wocandang return to what it was more than ten years ago.
And because Jiupanba was only repaired and put into use in the past ten years, it definitely belongs to "unprecedented terrain information" for Yunyan. It also means that in a short period of time, Yunyan Manzi will not be prepared for the unexpected event that the Jiupan Dam bursts and floods.
"The barbarians know very little about water, and the floods carrying the mud and rocks down will definitely cause huge casualties to them!"
"Yes! The terrain on Wocandang's side happens to be in the area with the most ferocious water and the most mud and rocks, and it is surrounded by high terrain on all sides. The water depth can be at least two feet. Under such an impact, it is also the long flood season. , after the killing, it can form a water belt that will not recede for at least a month or two, which is undoubtedly an excellent barrier for us!"
"You can choose to blow up the dam late at night, and wait until the water reaches Wocandang at the right time. In your sleep, the damage will definitely be greater!"
It is said that everything is difficult at the beginning. Bai stared at the generals around him who seemed to be enlightened and talked more and more excitedly, while looking at Liu Jianyu who was standing in front of the sand table. For the first time, he had some admiration for the general who suddenly came to Yongchuan City to take charge of the defense. At least in the current extremely bad situation of being swept away like fallen leaves, Hong Chao still did not give up any chance to win, instead of blindly immersing himself in the city defense with little chance.
And at least judging from the current deduction, there is really a chance to use the right time and place to inflict a heavy blow to Yunyan.
It was not until dawn that the generals in the big tent listed out the final military strategy under Liu Jianyu's selection and synthesis.
"It doesn't take many people to destroy the dam, but it does require as many Qi practitioners as possible to go there and use spells or formations to expand as large a gap as possible in a very short period of time. At the same time, you need the rangers to get close after the dam breaks. This side of Yongchuan City is being cleaned up.
The city defense affairs remain as usual, but due to the shortage of troops required for the clearing, we need to mobilize them from elsewhere. Therefore, the city defense will be rotated, and you will be notified separately at that time.
So, do you have any other opinions? "
"Follow the general's orders!"
"Very good! Then just follow the orders! Prepare today and launch the attack at night. Do everything as soon as possible!"
Bailang came out of the Chinese army's tent and was not in a hurry to go back. Instead, he waited in the military camp for subsequent adjustment orders.
Sure enough, Bailang received a new appointment, asking him not only to guard the industrial park, but also to be responsible for the defense of the city wall to the east of the city. Because once there is a change, the industrial park outside the east city will inevitably be attacked first. If it cannot defend Bailang, it is reasonable to retreat directly to the east city wall and then switch to defending the city wall.
It's just that the five hundred or so people in Bailang's hands are really not enough! Moreover, Bailang's plan was to add his men to the "killed list" bit by bit when the industrial park was attacked, and then escape from the battlefield by boat and evacuate to Daomen Village.
Now it seems that adjustments must be made.
(End of chapter)
