Chapter 43 The Sneak Attack of the Western Mongols Study the Yellow River Problem

Coincidentally, Zhang Zhimu and Lu Chengxiang were talking about studying the matter of Sanmenxia on the Yellow River with Mr. Lu Bingyi, when Yang Yulin pushed the door in and said, "Mr. Lu is here!" ”

Zhang Zhimu and Lu Chengxiang looked at each other and smiled, "Hehe, it seems that this person really can't help but chatter!" ”

"Why are you nagging me?" Lu Bingyi came in in response.

"Haha!" Zhang Zhimu and Lu Chengxiang both laughed.

Before Zhang Zhimu could speak: "Yang Yulin came in again and said, Uncle Chen's phone!" ”

Zhang Zhimu had no choice but to wave his hand to signal Lu Bingyi to sit down first, then turned around and picked up the phone.

Chen Yufeng's voice came from the phone, "Zhimu, our people are fighting with the Mongols in the Yeerdi Shihe (Irtysh River)!" Can you come right away? ”

"Good! I'll go over right away," Zhang Zhimu put down the phone and said to Lu Bingyi and Lu Chengxiang, "Let's go to the command center to drink this tea!" ”

Over there, Yang Yulin has already arranged for a car. Lu Chengxiang and Lu Bingyi didn't ask what was going on, and followed Zhang Zhimu outside, and Zhang Zhimu said on the elevator: "The Western Mongolians have finally appeared." Our men met them with them on the other side of the Irtysh River (Irtysh River). ”

"Oops! We don't have many people over there, huh? Lu Chengxiang said, "Only the cavalry of one of their divisions escorted tens of thousands of camels by General Ningde, and then the troops of a cavalry regiment sent by General Jiang Ping." ”

"The problem is not here," Zhang Zhimu said, "to say that the strength of one of our cavalry divisions and one cavalry regiment is not something that the Mongols can take advantage of, I am afraid that their long camel team will be too easy to attack, and as soon as our cavalry is dispersed, our strength will be too weak!" ”

"Another terrible thing is that we have been fighting so smoothly that it is difficult for the soldiers to maintain a high level of vigilance, and it is easy to be disrupted by a surprise attack." Lu Bingyi said worriedly.

The three of them came to the command center, and Chen Yufeng, Ouyang He, and Liu Yun were studying something in front of the big map.

Ouyang He greeted him and smiled and said, "Mr. Zhang, the three of you are studying something, right?" ”

Lu Chengxiang said: "There is nothing to do and there is no need to fight!" ”

Chen Yufeng came over and said with a smile: "It's no big deal!" The Mongols were beaten away, and it is estimated that they will have some losses. ”

"It seems that the Western Mongols have been planning for a long time and seized the opportunity to launch a surprise attack!" Ouyang He said, "After our grain transport team and the cavalry regiment sent by Jiang Pai converged in the upper reaches of the Irtysh River, they found that the upstream water was turbulent and unsuitable for boating, and the guide told them to go a little downstream before they could have boats. Together, they walked along the south bank of the Irtysh River. On the way, he was suddenly attacked by tens of thousands of Mongols. The convoy was cut into several sections at once. Our cavalry and transports immediately counterattacked, and although many Mongols were killed and food supplies were saved, they also suffered a lot of losses. ”

Liu Yun said: "Walking along the riverbank, tens of thousands of camels can be pulled out of the river, and our little army can't take care of them at all." However, our thousands of cavalry, and thousands of transporters, will not stand up to let them fight, and it is estimated that we will not be able to kill the Mongols this time. If it weren't for their sudden attack, our convoy would be too long, and they wouldn't have taken advantage of it at all! ”

"Intelligence shows that the Western Mongols fled far away?" Zhang Zhimu asked.

"This is the characteristic of the Mongols, and this is where their threat lies," Ouyang He said, "They often ride in two people, have a very large range of maneuver, and they come and go like the wind when they are done." We built the Great Wall for so long to defend against them. ”

"Ningde is still on the way, this time they are taking the Mongolian people with the living Buddha, and the Wutai Mountain side will also send people to follow Ningde and them to the west. If the Mongols can surrender, it is best, if they do not surrender, we will be driven to the edge of the sky and they will be destroyed. Otherwise, they will always be in trouble. Chen Yufeng said.

"How's our convoy doing now?" Zhang Zhimu was still not at ease, because Jiang inlaid their food had to be replenished by them.

"It's okay, it's time to move on." Ouyang He said.

Zhang Zhimu let out a sigh of relief and said, "Ningde, they have to repair the railway as soon as possible." If the railway is combined with the water transport of the Irtysh River, with the help of the water network of the Irtysh River, we can guarantee transportation all the way to the Ural Mountains. ”

"Mr. Zhang, rest assured! The convoy was accompanied by sappers who were to take measurements for the construction of the railway. In addition, from the Hami side, the construction of the railway in the direction of the Irtysh River has begun, and they have built a section of roadbed to lay a section of track. Hami has a lot of stuff piled up. Boilers, diesel engines, and diesel fuel used in shipbuilding are piled up in Hami. On the other side of the Irtysh, the transport conditions were not good, and the camels could not carry large items, so they were ready to transport them by climbing plows in winter. If there were tugboats and diesel-engine speedboats in the Irtysh River, the transportation capacity would be greatly improved. ”

"Hmm!" After hearing Liu Yun say this, Zhang Zhimu was very satisfied, indicating that the preparations over there were very solid, "This Irtysh River is a tributary of the Ob River, and when you enter the Ob River, you can directly enter the White Sea (Arctic Ocean), and through the Arctic Ocean, you can connect with the Yenisei River, the Lena River, and other rivers that enter the White Sea (Arctic Ocean) in the north and the waters of the North Sea (Lake Baikal). We're going to do a comprehensive survey of the entire northern waters, and then we're going to do a comprehensive plan. Last time, Uncle Chen also said that he wanted to connect the waters of the North Sea (Lake Baikal) with the waters of our Heilongjiang River. Think about it all! ”

Lu Bingyi looked at the map and said: "The entire northern region is too big, we have to send several teams to investigate and survey, and it will take a lot of time to complete." However, after a year of hard work, the design work on the Songliao Canal side is basically completed, and they can withdraw some people, plus our students who will graduate this year, and students who will graduate next year, and then send troops to assist them in their work, and we can make a plan to carry out the investigation work in the north. ”

Zhang Zhimu pointed to the Altai Mountains on the map and said: "This area is our treasure land, and Mr. Lu will send a geological expedition team to explore here." There are not only a large amount of gold deposits, but also a large number of rare and precious metals, such as beryllium, cesium, lithium, tantalum, etc. Its large scale, many types of minerals, high grade, abundant reserves and clear layers are rare in the world. This place, even if you take the whole of Japan, I won't change it. Zhang Zhimu knew that in his previous life, 40 percent of the foreign debt owed by the Republic to the Soviet Union was repaid with the ore here. Its value is immeasurable.

Zhang Zhimu's analogy also shocked everyone present, and Lu Bingyi immediately said: "I will organize an exploration team when I go back, and when the conditions are ripe, I will immediately go over to explore." ”

"In my opinion, not only will the railway be built," Ouyang He said, "but an airfield will be built on the banks of the Irtysh River, and the planes will be connected to the Ural Mountains." Railways and planes are connected, and we respond faster when something happens! It seems that the plane already has a lot of weight in Ouyang He's heart

Liu Yun said: "I think I have to transport grain to Jiang Ji and them once before the freeze, so that they don't have to worry about food." ”

"Ningde will let Ningde handle this when he goes back!" Chen Yufeng said, "For such a thing, we don't need to talk much with Ningde, just remind us." This shows that Chen Yufeng trusts Ningde very much.

"Huh! Now I am very concerned about the great plains of the middle and lower reaches of the Irtysh. The Great Siberian Plain (the largest plain in Asia) is unmatched by any of our plains. It's a very good pasture and there's a lot of land to cultivate. Zhang Zhimu said, "After our railway and waterway are opened, we must make good use of this place!" ”

"Emigrants! Emigrate to the past! Lu Chengxiang immediately spoke, "We can reward those who have immigrated to the past, and we can subsidize them if we don't collect taxes for a few years." ”

"Hahaha!" Listening to Lu Chengxiang's eager voice, everyone laughed.

Chen Yufeng said: "Mr. Lu has seen a lot of silver! ”

Lu Chengxiang was not embarrassed at all, and said seriously: "It's not a lot of silver, it's silver that can't be pulled by a car!" ”

"Haha!" Everyone laughed even more.

Lu Chengxiang knew that he was a little out of shape, and said with a smile: "Now what makes my old Lu stare is no longer a lot of silver." But how much grain can be produced in such a large plain every year? ”

Zhang Zhimu said to Lu Bingyi: "There are three major black lands in the world, and our slave is one of them. Let's develop the black soil over there in Nuergan first. The organic content of black soil is several times or even ten times higher than that of loess, and it is a grain base with a vast area, the highest fertility and the most suitable for large-scale development. While we are building the Songliao Grand Canal, we must also arrange and develop the black soil there. ”

Lu Bingyi said: "It's not just the black soil over there. On the other side of the entire Liao River and the Songhua River, both sides of the river are very good and endless good fields. Ideal for mechanized farming. I think that by developing the land in Liaodong, we can solve half of the food security problem. That is, I don't know if Li Yunhe's tractor output can meet our needs? ”

"It is estimated that the Taiyuan Automobile Plant will be put into operation this year, so the production capacity of the kiln can be fully produced for special vehicles such as tractors." Zhang Zhimu said, "Even I was thinking that after the Taiyuan Automobile Factory was put into operation, we could also build a large factory to produce all kinds of tractors, and the amount of tractors in the future would not be less than that of cars." ”

Lu Chengxiang said: "I support Mr. Zhang's opinion. Now all over the country are vying for tractors, let's just say that there are not enough on the Hetao. There are also harvesters, which have to be produced in large quantities. ”

"Let's discuss these things with Li Yunhe!" Zhang Zhimu said to Lu Bingyi, "We need to make an overall plan for industrial production. ”

"I think it's time to do some research. Let's wait for Li Yunhe to be busy for a while! Lu Bingyi agreed.

Zhang Zhimu suddenly thought that Lu Bingyi must have something to do when he came to the office today, "Mr. Lu ran here before he said anything about today!" ”

"Yes, yes!" Lu Bingyi said, "What I want to say is that our first-class reservoir in Tianshui will be finished next year. Now we are finishing the work, but through the Hutuo River and this reservoir, we have trained some technical personnel, and some of them, I have already transferred them to the project of bringing the water from the water to the Weishui. We need to build a dam in the upper valley of the Weishui River to raise the water level of the Weishui River and then divert water from the Tao River into this reservoir. In this way, not only the water of the Tao River can be diverted to the Wei River, but also can be navigable in both directions. The other part of the people, I divided into two parts, upstream of this level of reservoir, we are going to build secondary and tertiary reservoirs at the same time. With the experience of the first-class reservoir, the simultaneous construction of these two reservoirs will not be much slower than that of this first-class reservoir. ”

"That is, the first-class reservoir can generate electricity first?" Zhang Zhimu asked in surprise.

"Yes!" Lu Bingyi said with certainty, "However, the total amount of water is not very large, and the power generation will not be very large. However, this bit of electricity, without large-scale industrial production, is enough for civil use in Xi'an! ”

"Good!" Zhang Zhimu said yes again and again, "Just now, our Mr. Lu is still saying that we will wait for Tang Jingyao and them to come back, and we will study the matter of the Yellow River together." It seems that when we consider Sanmenxia, we should also take into account the factors of the Tao River water and the Lingnan water transfer. ”

"Huh! Mr. Zhang is going to study the matter of Sanmenxia? Lu Bingyi asked with a smile.

Lu Chengxiang said: "If you don't study the Sanmenxia matter, there are too many boats blocking the Kaiyuan New River every day. ”

Ouyang He said: "The railway from Tongguan to Kaifeng has been repaired for nearly two years, and it will be opened to traffic in another year or two. At that time, the pressure in Sanmenxia here will be less. ”

"It can be smaller, but it will not fundamentally change, water transportation is still much cheaper than trains and cars, and the volume is huge." Lu Chengxiang said.

"Last time, I discussed this matter with Mr. Zhang," Mr. Lu said, "I think we should consider the Yellow River in a comprehensive way, one is Sanmenxia, and the other is that Hukou is an obstacle to the Yellow River's water transportation." Mr. Zhang proposed to build a dam at Hukou to raise the water level upstream, so that the water level of the Jinshan Grand Canyon would rise, and the river would be wide and navigable to large ships. After passing through the lock, it can be transported to the downstream of Hukou, so that it can be navigated from Lanzhou to the downstream of Hukou. The water level of the dam built here has risen, and the water level of the Yanhe River can also be raised, and the river can extend far inland, and the whole line of the Yanhe River can be navigated. There are other tributaries that can also be extended and navigable. It can produce a lot of more water to water the ground. If we build a dam at the same time in Sanmenxia to raise the water level in Sanmenxia, then the dangerous road in Sanmenxia will become a very good waterway. What a good thing! ”

"There are many factors to consider when building a dam on the Yellow River, the first is the sediment problem, if we don't solve this problem, it won't take a few years for the sediment to silt up the dam. In addition, the Sanmenxia Dam should not be built too high, otherwise, the water level of the mouth of the Wei River into the Yellow River is too high, and the sediment of the Wei River cannot come down, and the Wei River will rise, and then the 800 miles of Qinchuan along the Wei River will be seriously salinized, and a little flood will become a serious disaster. Therefore, I think that if we want to solve the Yellow River problem, we should set up a special research committee on the Yellow River after Mr. Tang Jingyao returns. This is demonstrated in detail. ”

"I agree with Mr. Zhang," Mr. Lu said, "that the sediment of our Yellow River is mainly produced from Lanzhou to Tongguan." Although we have dealt with some soil erosion problems in the past two years, we have not fundamentally solved this problem. We will continue to do more in the future. However, for the foreseeable future, there is no way to solve this problem from the ground up. The dam we built could not intercept the sediment, and when it came downstream, the Yellow River flowed very fast in the Grand Canyon of the Yellow River Gorge in Jinyu Province, and the sediment was deposited very little, resulting in a large amount of sediment accumulation in the canyon, and the Yellow River slowly became a heavenly river. The section from Kaifeng to the sea that we newly dug is now very silted. The slower the flow, the more sedimentation will be. If this matter is not resolved, the harm of the Yellow River will always exist. ”

"The method we have adopted on the canal from Kaifeng to Huai'an to deposit sediment with two lagoons is very effective, and we are not looking at whether we can build two large sediment lakes after the Yellow River leaves the gorge, and use them in rotation. In this way, we can use the sediment deposited in the lake to create fields on the slopes of the mountains. At the same time, the amount of sediment deposition downstream is reduced, and perhaps after a few years of erosion, the sediment in the riverbed can be lowered. Zhang Zhimu said this after thinking, and the two sediment sediment lakes from Kaifeng to the Huai'an Canal were experiments.

"But the amount of sediment that comes down from the Yellow River every year is so great that a large piece of land can be filled in at the mouth of the sea every year." Lu Bingyi said.

"I thought about this, we can also dig two large lakes near the exit of the canyon, so that the Yellow River water will slow down in the lake, and the sediment will settle. In two years at most, we will change to another lake to sediment. We can pump the water out of this sedimentary lake, and then use a large conveyor belt and excavator to dig out the sediment in the lake and transport it to the mountains, river valleys and other places to fill the land. It can also make comprehensive use of sediment, which is the best material for firing bricks and tiles. We build a few large brickyards, not expecting to make money, but digesting the sediment and making some money. ”

Lu Chengxiang said: "The brick and tile factory can't accompany the silver, and the sediment of the Yellow River is all fine sediment, and you can burn very good bricks and tiles without screening." We can use these things for large-scale projects in the future. In addition, it is close to the Yellow River and the cost of transportation is not high. Don't worry about that. ”

Ouyang He interjected: "I don't understand what you are talking about. However, if Mr. Zhang's method can be achieved, we still have many rivers with too much sediment content, which can be dealt with with by this method. ”

"Good is good!" Chen Yufeng said, "In this way, we have to have a set of people every year to deal with the sediment of the Yellow River, we have been peaceful, if there is another war, no one cares, then it will not be a few years, the Yellow River will return to its original state." And with so much sediment every year, burning bricks and tiles can only be a small part. Where the large amount of sediment is transported is a big deal! ”

"What Uncle Chen said is," Zhang Zhimu said, "that we should consider the matter of controlling the Yellow River as a whole, and it is not a simple matter. Anyway, it's time to think about the Yellow River! ”

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