Everyone is lost in thought. Those who can sit here are those who are familiar with the classics.
Since records began, there have been five times. They were in the Spring and Autumn Period. Heavy rains in the fifth year of King Zhou Ding destroyed the original dike on the south bank of Junxian County, Henan. The second time was in the new dynasty of Wang Mang, and the third time was in the eighth year of Qingli in the Northern Song Dynasty. The fourth breach occurred in the Yuanyang area of Xinxiang, Henan Province in the fifth year of Shaoxi's reign in the Southern Song Dynasty; the fifth breach occurred in the seventh year of Emperor Xiaozong's reign in the Ming Dynasty.
The reason why the route was changed is because there was too much sediment, forming a suspended river on the ground. In addition, it was in disrepair for a long time and heavy rains caused the embankment to burst.
What was Dayu's secret to controlling floods? It is better to clear the river than to block it. Take advantage of the situation and divert the river water from low-lying areas instead of blindly adding embankments and dams.
How did the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal come to be? It must have been dug out by people.
Anyone with a little bit of thinking ability knows the answers to the three questions. If you combine the characteristics of the Liaohe River, you will understand why Yuan Keli bombed the Liuhekou.
The west and east waters of the Liaohe River, especially the four branches of the Liuhe River, merged into the area, all carrying sediment, so that they were deposited below the intersection of the Liuhe River and the Liaohe River, and over time it became an above-ground hanging river.
As long as there is a heavy rain, the river will rise. On average, the river will burst once every seven or eight years, forming a Liao Ze.
Although the domestic slaves have been dredging and adding embankments since they occupied Liaodong, there will be a day when no more embankments can be added, and then it will no longer be a swamp, but a real country.
In this case, then blow up the mouth of the Liuhe River and let the water from the Liuhe River enter the low-lying Liaoze area. There are also many rivers in the Liaoze area, such as the Raoyang River, etc. All you need to do is excavate along the flow and divert the river water into many rivers. .
Over time, the entire Liaoze River may be filled up with sediment, and the Liaohe River bursting its banks will never happen again.
And after the war, you have to find something for the people to do. It is not good to just give money. Digging rivers is a good choice.
It is worth trading a short period of pain for hundreds of years of long-term peace and stability.
It can also lower the water level of the Liao River, which is conducive to the army crossing the river. This is a triple benefit.
"Mr. Ge, this seemingly shocking move of yours is actually a stroke of genius!"
"Yes, long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. Sooner or later, the embankment and dam construction will no longer be able to be raised higher. By then, if the embankment breaks, the losses will only be greater!"
"Mr. Ge, this move of yours will kill three birds with one stone. It will lower the water level of the Liao River once and for all, making it easier for us to cross the river, and it will also allow the people to earn some money."
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"No!"
Yuan Keli shook his head: "You also said that three gains are missing. Fourthly, Liaodong has been in the hands of Jiannu for several years. Many people were born here.
We don’t know what the younger generation’s attitude is towards the Ming Dynasty. This move by this cabinet is to test their attitude. The first thing to do when conquering Liaodong is to consider people’s livelihood projects, which will benefit tens of thousands of people, and also make the older generation grateful to the court;
Fifth, use this to regulate the Liao River, open up wasteland, immigrate, and build cities, all of which will be disrupted to facilitate management and the implementation of the strategy of returning land to the people.
Sixth, abolish the natural barrier of Liaoze. Even if there is another rebellion in Liaodong in the future, we will not be able to use Liaoze to stop the imperial army from suppressing the rebellion. The worst case scenario is that we still have the Great Wall and the Guanning Defense Line. This is the most important thing. . "
hiss……
Listening to the three points Yuan Keli said, everyone's faces were filled with shock.
They thought they had seen through Yuan Keli's intention of blowing up the Liuhekou, but in the end they discovered that they only saw through the surface and saw only what was in front of them.
Yuan Keli, on the other hand, looks to the future and thinks from the overall situation and strategic level.
Compared with Yuan Keli, the gap between them is like a firefly and a bright moon.
Is this the terror of the famous ministers of the four dynasties?
There were some careful generals in the Liaoxi Army who felt cold in their hearts at the moment, and their whole bodies were chilled.
This is just Yuan Keli. There are several people in the court who are worse than him, but they are all capable ministers. The most terrifying thing is when these people gather together.
"Okay, let's discuss this later after the war!"
After Yuan Keli finished speaking, he bowed towards Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, the time is almost up, you can swear an oath!"
"I know!"
Chongzhen, who was wearing a bright yellow armor of the Six Gods, nodded and slowly climbed up to the temporary high platform. Under the rising sun, the golden light shone like a god coming to the world.
"My fellow soldiers, let me tell you two good news. We will rush to the southwest six hundred miles in the morning.
With the joint efforts of Southwest Governor Zhu Xieyuan and Zhongzhen Hou Qin Liangyu, Southwest She'an broke through Amizhou City on May 6, captured the main leaders alive, killed 23,600 enemies, and surrendered 11,000!
The chaos in She'an that lasted for several years has finally calmed down!
The second thing is that at noon yesterday, Sun Chuanting, the commander of the imperial army, led an army to attack Xinmin City. Within three-quarters of an hour, Hauge led his army to escape. On the way, he encountered our ambush army. Hauge, Saharian and the Jiannu generals were all killed.
Everything is difficult at the beginning, but before we even get started, we have already achieved two great victories. First, we conquered the city of Nu, and killed his son and his adviser. If the victory comes before the battle is over, we will definitely win this battle. . "
All the soldiers cheered instantly.
The disaster in the Southwest has been going on for several years, and the people in the Southwest are living in dire straits.
Not only in the southwest, but also in the southeast coast, Japanese pirates plundered, the southwest chieftains rebelled, Liaodong established slaves, and the northern Mongols invaded the border. Corrupt officials were rampant internally, and exorbitant taxes were imposed one after another. The people of the entire Ming Dynasty were in dire straits.
Now that the southeast is fearful, the southwest is at peace, the north is surrendered, and the interior is clarified, the only thing left is Liaodong.
This battle is to destroy the Jiannu in Liaodong. Once the Jiannu are eliminated, the entire Ming Dynasty will be completely peaceful.
The soldiers felt full of strength just thinking about it.
"My fellow soldiers, Meng brother Timur, the sixth ancestor of Nurhachi, was recruited by Chengzu and commanded by the feudal state guards.
They were granted the title all the way to Nurhachi, and there were many people among them who were promoted to the right governor, and received the favor of the Ming Emperor for nearly 200 years.
But this person is a white-eyed wolf who is not familiar with the situation. His ambition is fully demonstrated and he rebels.
If you want to treason, then treason, but to come up with the seven hates and claim that you are a victim is simply shameless.
You must have heard of the crimes committed by the slave builders since Nurhachi started his army, so I won’t repeat them.
I know that you have been waiting for several years to destroy Jiannu, and today you have finally waited for this opportunity.
I have only one request for you, kill all the slaves! "
"kill!"
"kill!"
"kill!"
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One hundred thousand elites roared, their voices reaching up to the sky, exploding in the air, frightening the Jiannu on the other side and filling their eyes with a fierce light.
After a while, the roaring soldiers calmed down. Chongzhen put his right hand on the Emperor's Sword at his waist and drew it out with a bang.
"Soldiers, the Ming Dynasty will win this battle and destroy Jiannu. Fight!"
"war!"
"war!"
"war!"
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"Start attacking!"
