Caozhou Mansion, Xiao Rui and others came to this Lord Thorn Shi who also went to drink during work.

It seems that he also knew that it was not good to drink during work, so he was scared into a cold sweat, and hurriedly bowed: "Xiaguan Su Ming visited His Royal Highness, I didn't know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was coming, and he missed the welcome, and asked His Highness to forgive his sins." ”

Xiao Rui frowned, because he smelled the strong smell of wine on this Caozhou Thorn Shi, especially the wine on his face, which was as ruddy as a monkey's butt.

"Your Majesty heard that there was a flood in Caozhou, and for fear of causing a disaster, he ordered the palace to come and supervise it. Master Su, how is Ling Xun's situation now? Xiao Rui asked.

Su Ming didn't dare to look up at Xiao Rui, and he was hesitant, and said: "Back to Your Highness, the lower officials have arranged for the people to clean up the ice on the Yellow River, and a total of more than 800 people have been dispatched!" Nowadays, Lingxin mainly occurs in... It happened in the Jinsha section of Caozhou..."

Xiao Rui was suddenly furious, and what kind of system did he become!

"Shut up, find someone who can explain it clearly to this palace!" Xiao Rui shouted coldly.

Su Ming was so frightened that he immediately knelt down, trembling all over.

At this moment, a man wearing a commanding envoy's robe walked in outside the yamen, and after entering the house, he bowed and said: "Your Majesty Caozhou is the commander of the envoy Zhang Ning, meet His Royal Highness the Prince!" His Majesty is willing to serve His Highness! ”

Xiao Rui nodded and asked, "It turned out to be Commander Zhang, are you familiar with the situation in Lingxun?" ”

Zhang Ning replied: "Returning to Your Highness, Ling Xun started five days ago, and at first there were only signs of Ling Xun, and it was not serious, so Xia Guan notified Lord Su and immediately reported the situation to Kyoto. In the past few days, the sudden rise in temperature has caused a large-scale melting of the ice in the upper reaches, which has exacerbated the phenomenon of flooding, and now the length of the flood has reached more than 30 miles, and it accumulates at a rate of three or four miles every day. Especially in the downstream section of the Jinsha River, where there is a sharp bend, the flood piles up to form an ice dam, and now the upstream water level is rising, the longer it drags on, once the flood capacity of the river is exceeded, the flood overflows the river embankment, and it will inevitably cause a tragic situation. ”

Xiao Rui nodded with satisfaction.

Ling Xun is not terrible, what is terrible is the delay in the early stage, once delayed, it will be a bad thing, and then Ling Xun will spread for tens or even hundreds of miles, Xiao Rui has no way to return to the sky even if he has gunpowder.

I remember reading an article in my previous life, which was also about the Yellow River, the floating ice was blocked by the ice dam, forming a huge flood, and the water level of the Yellow River was as high as more than 300 meters, what kind of concept is this? At that time, after the levee burst, the downstream flooded area reached more than 10,000 hectares.

Xiao Rui didn't care about resting, and immediately said: "Then trouble Commander Zhang, quickly take the palace to the Jinsha River section!" ”

"Yes!" Zhang Ning responded with a fist.

The group left the Caozhou Mansion City, and Zhang Ning saw the five thousand prince's guards outside the city, this heavy armored cavalry formerly known as the Iron Dragon Cavalry, the spirit and spirit were different from the soldiers of the guard.

Zhang Yu smiled: "Your Highness, I used to be born as an iron dragon rider!" Now I can count myself as seeing my relatives. ”

Xiao Rui asked curiously: "What is the relationship between Commander Zhang and Marquis Zhongyong and Zhang Hao?" ”

Zhang Ning introduced: "No, these two are lowly cousins! ”

And so it was!

Xiao Rui had already guessed that the Zhang family of the Great Xia Kingdom, although it was not obvious and not leaky, was the top military general family in the Great Xia Kingdom, they did not fight for power, and the Zhang family was rarely seen in the court, but in the border passes and local guards, they all had their sweat, and the children and grandchildren of the family all relied on military merits.

Zhang Ning is the commander, and he doesn't dare to ask Ling Xun, but he knows the details, so it can be seen that he always pays attention to this matter, on the other hand, he doesn't know about the history of Caozhou's assassination, and with Zhang Ning's temper as a general, he naturally can't get used to it, so the thousands and hundreds of households under his command also despise the assassin Shi Suming. This is the reason why when he entered the city, the hundred households fell into the well.

The group got on their horses and headed north, and came to the edge of the Yellow River.

At this time, the Yellow River, which is more than a mile wide, is covered with ice slag, stretching for dozens of miles, reflecting the luster under the reflection of the sun.

Xiao Rui walked downstream along the river, and when he came to the Jinsha River section, he saw that it was a big bay, where ice cubes were piled up, forming an ice dam and forming a blockage.

Su Ming said that he sent people to clean up the ice cubes, and there were indeed people here to clean them up at this time, but it was almost whimsical to rely on these hundreds of people to solve the clogged ice cubes!

Xiao Rui did it himself, and Zhang Liang and Zhang Ning checked the status of the scene and the coastal terrain, and it took more than two hours to figure out the situation.

Then the three of them found an open space on the shore to discuss countermeasures.

Zhang Liang drew a map of the flow of the Yellow River and said: "Your Highness, fortunately we came in time, and now the situation in Lingxun has not reached an uncontrollable situation, although an ice dam has been formed, the water level has not risen too much. As long as the ice dam is blown open and the river channel is cleared, the ice can move downstream. But this is a palliative, not a cure. Dredging the ice dam will not prevent the continued production of ice cubes, and all other methods must be used to cure it. ”

Zhang Liang is worthy of being well-informed, after observing the terrain, he immediately had an idea, and said: "There are two ways for subordinates here, one is that because the Jinsha River section is a big bay, and the ice ridges are most likely to accumulate to form an ice dam, so this big bay must be solved, and the curved and narrow river section that is easy to form a stuck ice dam can be cut and straightened and widened, and the curved river channel becomes smooth, and it is naturally not easy to form an ice dam." Secondly, a flood discharge area can be found in the Jinsha River section to share the pressure of the ice ridge and discharge the flood. ”

Second, the subordinates believe that if the ice is not powered by the water flow, the ice is stationary, so the water flow is the key to the formation of ice hazards, and if the water flow can be controlled, the ice will be controlled without forming a peak, and the ice dam will be avoided. Even if an ice dam has been formed and blocked, the amount of water coming in can be controlled to limit the rise of the flood level and prevent the levee from bursting. ”

After listening to this, Xiao Rui analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of the two methods, and finally said: "The second method is to directly cure the root cause, but the manpower and material resources consumed are too great, and in addition, if you want to build a reservoir upstream to control the river, you will not have enough time to do it now." Therefore, we can only use the first method to solve the current crisis first! ”

Zhang Liang nodded and said, "Your Highness is right, it's important to solve the troubles in front of you first." ”

Xiao Rui took out the token that Ru Zhen had come into, handed it to Zhang Ning, and asked, "Zhang Ning, how many soldiers are there in Caozhou?" ”

"Returning to His Royal Highness, a total of 15,000 registered soldiers in Caozhou have been transferred, and 10,000 people are left to be in charge of military affairs in the whole state, but only 5,000 people can be assembled at the fastest today. If the people of Caozhou Mansion are recruited temporarily, 15,000 people should be gathered early tomorrow morning. In three days, 30,000 people were gathered! "Zhang Liang is like a treasure.

Xiao Rui and Zhang Liang glanced at each other and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

With 30,000 people tidying up the river and gunpowder blowing up the ice dam, the flood can be solved in the early stage.

Xiao Rui handed the token of Ru Zhen's presence to Zhang Ning, and shouted: "Zhang Ning, this palace orders you with the gold medal of Ru Zhen's presence to gather all the soldiers who are idle near the Caozhou Prefecture Capital, and recruit the people of Caozhou Mansion and nearby villages to dig rivers and solve this flood crisis." Whoever dares to disrespect orders and not listen to recruitment, stealing and playing tricks, will be imprisoned according to the law! Disobedient, slash! Gather all the people for Hongu in the shortest time! ”

"Obedience!" Zhang Ning immediately responded, then took the gold medal with both hands, and immediately returned to the city to gather people.

And Xiao Rui and Zhang Liang were not idle, and immediately arranged for the Iron Dragoon soldiers to blow up the ice dam, so that the blocked ice cubes could move downstream first, so as to avoid the water level from continuing to rise!

And just like that, everyone got busy.

This time, with Xiao Rui, there are more than a dozen detonators cultivated by the Tiger Ben Pavilion. Gunpowder is a murderous thing, Xiao Rui didn't dare to let the soldiers of the Iron Dragoon bury the gunpowder and participate in the detonation, this is a dangerous act, if you accidentally detonate it in advance, it will be sad.

The trained detonators were experienced, and they had the courage to brave life and death, and went directly into the ice dam to bury the porcelain jar containing the gunpowder and connect it to the line of fire, which took a long time to complete the wiring as the sun sank in the west and sprinkled the afterglow.

"Tell Your Highness, the lead has been completed and can be detonated at any time!" One of the detonators shouted haughtily.

This is the first time they have carried out a large-scale detonation mission, and it is impossible not to be excited! They will never forget the shock and shock of the first sight of gunpowder, and since then they have been willing to carry out this dangerous work because it is an honor! For them, it was a mortal possession of the power of God!

Xiao Rui nodded and shouted, "Hard work!" ”

At this time, behind him, the sons of the five thousand iron dragon riders looked at each other.

All they knew was that they had brought a batch of magical things, but what it was, they didn't know. Now that more than a dozen men have been working for so long, it looks very formal, what are they doing?

Also, What is detonation? Detonate what?

This ice dam that is piled up and blocked, if it doesn't rely on humans and cattle and horses to break the ice little by little, can it be that it depends on fairy magic?

Xiao Rui had long noticed the confusion of this group of people, but he didn't need to explain, soldiers take obedience to orders as their duty, and things like gunpowder can only make this group of soldiers more awe-inspiring to keep it mysterious.

However, in this situation, Xiao Rui suddenly became poetic.

He looked back at Qianqian Erlang, suddenly drew out the Chixiao Sword, pointed at the cascading ice ridges, and roared heroically: "Soldiers, do you believe that this king's sword is exchanged for thunder and splits this ice ridge ice dam?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the five thousand iron dragoon soldiers frowned, and thought to themselves, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said too much, and he also split the ice dam with a sword, which is hundreds of meters long!

Xiao Rui laughed, the urge to pretend to be forced came up, and no one could stop it.

Just listen to him say aloud:

"The thunder shook thousands of miles, and the Weiling universe shook the four seas."

"The thunder car drove the rain dragon to the end, and the electric line was like a wild arrow in the air. Wielding swords and golden armor dances, drumming and sparks splitting mountains and rivers! ”

"Bulge!"

As Xiao Rui finished reading the poem, the detonator suddenly beat a rapid drum, and then the detonator stepped forward to ignite the fuse.

Xiao Rui calculated the time, and when he felt that the lead was about to detonate the gunpowder, he began to pretend to laugh again, until the soldiers were really puzzled, Xiao Rui waved the red sky, suddenly pointed to the sky, and shouted:

"Here comes the sword!"

As soon as the words fell, in the middle of the Yellow River, there was a loud noise!

"Boom..."

"Boom..."

In an instant, tens of thousands of catties of gunpowder detonated, and the terrifying air wave directly exploded the ice dam, raising dozens of meters of air waves, and the sky was full of ice flowers.

The earth was shaking, as if the earth dragon was rolling, and the air waves swept around, and when they rushed into the ranks of the soldiers, the frightened soldiers stood unsteadily and fell left and right, and the war horses beside them were even more frightened and struggled, raising their hooves and neighing.

This situation and this scene are really: thunder and swords, and the ground is covered in the sunset.

When tens of thousands of catties of gunpowder were detonated, the ice dam with a width of five or six hundred meters was directly exploded, and the accumulated ice broke off, and the accumulated water level was poured down, and the terrifying state of flood discharge immediately appeared.

Just listen to the whirring...

It was the roar of the water carrying the ice downstream.

Long...

The five thousand iron dragoons still did not wake up from the shock, they looked at Xiao Rui blankly, under the reflection of the setting sun, Xiao Rui, who was covered in golden light, was like a god.

Especially the sound of "the sword came", in exchange for the thunder splitting the ice dam, this situation and this scene made these sons and daughters unforgettable, and the respect and admiration for Xiao Rui in their hearts could not be formed in words, and almost became a faith!

Zhang Liang stood aside and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, His Royal Highness pretended to be forced this time, which is really rare in the world!