On the ninth day of the fifth month, in the yamen of the governor of Kaifeng, Henan, Xiao Baoguan's eyes were bloodshot!

It rained heavily for two days and two nights, and he didn't sleep for two days.

It started to rain in the evening the day before yesterday, Xiao Baoguan didn't feel anything at first, the weather forecast in the Royal Institute of Technology was just a scare, how could it be a heavy rainstorm, and it was still more than a month.

But the night before yesterday, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and it didn't stop all night, and he became more and more worried, and that night, he didn't sleep at all, but kept staring at the heavy rain outside, and at the same time kept hoping that the heavy rain would stop.

At the same time, he also dispatched a large number of people overnight to pay close attention to the flood situation, and strictly ordered local yamen officials at all levels to prevent floods and prevent any dangerous situations.

And yesterday morning, the heavy rain that had been falling all night finally subsided, but the rain still did not stop, but although it was still raining lightly, he still wore a raincoat and took a large number of officials to personally inspect everywhere, especially the Yellow River outside the city!

Yesterday morning, when I inspected the Yellow River, the situation of the Yellow River was quite good, although it rained all night last night, causing the water level to rise sharply, but the Yellow River has always been a key river for prevention and control, and in recent years, it has also been the focus of treatment, and the river embankment has been reinforced, so there is no danger.

However, in many areas of Kaifeng City and the suburbs, there is a situation of waterlogging, the rainwater has fallen too much, although there are drainage canals, etc., but the amount of water is so large that it cannot be discharged at once, so it is a certain amount of waterlogging.

Although the overall situation was not too serious, and there were no reports of casualties or even large areas of farmland being completely submerged, Xiao Baoguan did not dare to relax at all.

As the governor of Henan Province, he personally summoned local middle- and low-ranking officials and strictly ordered them to do a good job in flood control and flood control on the Yellow River, especially to quickly and urgently raise the embankment and strengthen the embankment, so that the embankment must not burst.

If the water level is simply too high, causing part of the Yellow River to overflow the embankment and then flow to other places, there is no way to do it, although there is harm, but the harm can still be controlled.

But if the dam collapses and the Yellow River bursts, then it will not be a little overflow, but a whole of the Yellow River.

At that time, it will definitely not only be one or two prefectures and counties that will be affected, but will affect most of the provinces and even northern Anhui and Jiangbei under its jurisdiction.

So no matter what, there can be no dike breaking!

But the Royal Institute of Technology said that this rain may fall for a full month, even if it is not this downpour in the following time, as long as it continues to rain lightly and lightly, then the total rainfall will be very terrifying.

In order to prevent accidents, Xiao Baoguan will not have the slightest luck now!

On this day, he only summoned relevant officials to prepare for an emergency meeting to discuss the follow-up flood control work.

But before that, he was going to meet a few old farmers!

These old peasants, who he specially ordered to find, are all sixty or seventy-year-old old people, old farmers all their lives, they can't read a word, but their rich experience is enough for them to preliminarily judge how long this rain will last!

These old farmers were naturally terrified when they saw the governor personally summoning them, but Xiao Baoguan didn't have the heart to talk nonsense with them, so he asked directly: "A few old men, according to your experience, how long will it rain again?" ”

Those old men, you look at me, I look at you, but none of them dared to speak first, Xiao Baoguan also knew their feelings, it was just that they were afraid to speak.

Immediately said: "Although you tell the truth, there will be no blame, and there will be a reward, ten taels of silver per person!" ”

This made it clear that there would be no blame, and the old peasants began to be the first to speak.

The old farmer who spoke first was over seventy years old, the oldest of the people, he looked old, and he was still on crutches, and said in a cautious tone: "If you go back to adulthood, I have lived a lifetime, and I have only seen such heavy rain four or five times, according to past experience, I am afraid that it will take ten days and half a month!" ”

Several other old farmers also spoke one after another!

"Yes, this rain is too big, I have lived a lifetime, I have never seen it a few times, and every time it rains like this, that scene, alas, ......"

"I'm afraid this rain is heavier than the few times in the past few decades, it's been raining for two days, although the rain has decreased now, but look at this god, I'm afraid there will be a heavy rain in three or two days!"

Listening to their words, Xiao Baoguan's heart was cold!

I have only seen it a few times in my life, so that is to say, this heavy rain is not only seen once in ten years.

Mom, it's over!

In a normal year, the Yellow River has to burst its embankment every year, but most of the time the scale of the embankment is not large, and the place is different, so although the disaster occurs every year, it can be controlled on the whole, at least from the perspective of the last ten years, the Yellow River section in Henan has burst the embankment 12 times, and the average is more than once a year.

However, the scale of each levee burst was not large, and it was re-plugged, so it did not cause any major disasters that affected the whole province.

But this time, it's a once-in-a-decade flood!

What's more, the weather forecast report of the Royal Institute of Technology said that this rain is not only limited to the Kaifeng area, but throughout the Central Plains, Henan, Shandong, northern Anhui, Jiangbei and even other areas of Zhili will have heavy downpours.

Of course, the rain in Jiangnan Province and South Anhui Province is not so heavy, and the area north of the Yangtze River is the area with the greatest rainfall.

This is a heavy rain all over the two provinces!

What should I do?

In the event of a large-scale disaster, I don't know how many officials will be unlucky because of this incident, and it is normal for a lighter career to be over, and a more serious one to lose his head.

Why is he so unlucky, but at this time in Henan, if this time the embankment bursts and causes a large-scale flood, it will not only affect Kaifeng Mansion, but most of Henan and Jiangbei Province under its jurisdiction.

With such a large-scale flood, Xiao Baoguan can't do it well, I'm afraid he will have to take off his black gauze hat!

After asking these old men to reward money, he walked out of the signing room, and then went to the side hall, where there were already more than a dozen people waiting, not only officials, but also military generals!

In the face of this sudden flood, the civilian officials and generals came together for the first time, of course, it was not that they were arrogant, but Li Xuan clearly instructed the garrisons in various places to actively participate in the flood fighting and disaster relief.

Of course, the local garrisons still decide what to do for flood relief, and the local government has no authority to instruct the military what to do, at most it is to ask for cooperation.

Even in the face of floods, the separation of military and government has been strictly guaranteed!

However, in order to allow the local yamen and the garrison to better cooperate in fighting the disaster and surviving the difficulties, the military also sent generals to the meeting to discuss the relevant situation.

After everyone saw Xiao Baoguan come in, they all got up one by one.

Xiao Baoguan was still walking, so he said directly: "You're welcome, time is pressing, let's start directly!" ”

As he spoke, he took two steps to his main seat, and then said, "Just now, the official has personally asked many old farmers in the local area, and they all said that this rain is afraid that it will rain for many days, and it is rare to see in the past few decades!" ”

"The weather forecast report of the Royal Institute of Technology, I believe you have all read it a long time ago!"

"So, this time our task is quite heavy!"

After the opening remarks, Xiao Baoguan looked directly at the Tongzhi of Kaifeng Mansion: "How is the situation of the river embankment outside the city now?" ”

The reason why he asked Tongzhi, not the prefect of Kaifeng Mansion, is because the prefect of Kaifeng Mansion is still staying on the river embankment, and he personally gave instructions yesterday that the chief officials of all localities must personally preside over the flood control affairs, and those who dare to slack off will be cut first and then played!

He is the governor of Henan Province and the minister of imperial feudalism, and in a province of Henan, except for the lack of military power and tax power, everything else can be managed, and he really holds great power.

In an urgent situation, he directly beheaded a middle-level official, which was fully powerful.

The Tongzhi of Kaifeng Mansion immediately replied: "Lord Qiqi, the river embankment outside the city is still stable, but Lord Fang also sent back the news that the water level is getting higher and higher, and it has reached the warning line!" ”

"The second embankment in reserve is already under emergency construction, and our government has urgently requisitioned 30,000 people, working day and night!"

In order to prevent the water level from being too high, resulting in the overflow of the river water above the embankment or the occurrence of a levee burst, Xiao Baoguan yesterday ordered the Kaifeng Prefecture to build a second embankment in the area where the embankment is prone to burst.

At this time, Major General Lin Xunyang, commander of the Henan Provincial Garrison Command on the side, also spoke: "Our army has sent 8,000 soldiers to arrive, and we can go into battle today!" ”

"The general has received an order from the War Department, and according to the combat instruction, a total of 15,000 officers and men of the reserve division under the command of our provincial headquarters will be mobilized to participate in the flood fighting operation!"

"At the same time, the 13th Army has been informed that they have also received an order from the War Department, and according to the combat instruction, the 13th Army will also send the main force to participate in the flood fighting operation!"

"Today, a reserve division urgently allocated by the provincial garrison headquarters with a total of 8,000 people has arrived, and another reserve division of 7,000 officers and men is on a rapid march and is expected to arrive within two days!"

"In addition, the 13th Army has reported that 4,000 soldiers of its main infantry regiment stationed outside Kaifeng City are also about to arrive at the river embankment, and another two infantry regiments and a reserve division totaling 11,000 soldiers are gathering from all over the country, and it is expected to arrive at the predetermined locations within five days!"

"At that time, 30,000 soldiers of our army will participate in the flood fighting operation!"

After saying this, Lin Xunyang looked around, and said in a deep tone with a firm tone:

"The Yellow River wants to burst its banks, unless our army is dead!"

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