Yang Tianfeng pondered and continued, "Tomorrow, I am going to send people to walk around to see which high posts and earth mountains can avoid floods and transport supplies in advance; In addition, I also want to invite Zhang Tianshi from Baimatan to come and make up an excuse that the river god is going to be angry and this land within a radius of 100 miles is going to be flooded, so that the people can harvest it in advance. ”

"The crops are almost ripe, harvest in advance, and no one will be reluctant!" Old Lady Yang frowned and said.

"Old lady, the young master also has good intentions in doing this." Zong Baichuan explained for Yang Tianfeng: "I can't bear it now, when the flood comes, there will be nothing." Grab some of them, but you can eat them if they are not ripe, but you can't buy this food if you want to buy it in the future! ”

"yes, that's what I meant." Yang Tianfeng nodded and continued: "It would be better if we could find someone who knows how to water conservancy, and he can make a lot of suggestions, such as where to build a dam and where to divert water, maybe the loss can be minimized." In addition—" He paused, glanced at Old Lady Yang, and said hesitantly, "Since the fields must be flooded, I think it is better to simply waive this year's rent, so that we can let them harvest early and not attract too much opposition." ”

Zong Baichuan pondered for a moment, stood up, bowed deeply to Mrs. Yang, and said, "I congratulate the old lady, the young master is far-sighted, well-planned, resolute and decisive, and it is enough to regain the strength of the Yang family." ”

Old Mrs. Yang was stunned for a moment, then looked at Yang Tianfeng with satisfaction, nodded slightly, and praised: "My son has indeed grown up and matured, such a big thing, you can think so carefully in such a short time, it's very good." My mother is getting old, and my body is getting worse and worse, and I wanted to hand over this family business to you, but you are good now, and my mother should also spread her hands and enjoy the blessings. This family business, it's up to you to toss! With that, the old lady stood up and said to Yang Tianfeng and Zong Baichuan: "You can discuss it, I'll go to the back, burn incense and tell the master that there is a successor to the Yang family." ”

Yang Tianfeng sent the old lady out of the door, she was in a good mood, we will be the head of the Yang family in the future, we can do whatever we want, ha, it's very cool.

Seeing Yang Tianfeng's complacent appearance, Zong Baichuan couldn't help but smile and reminded: "Young master, you have to continue to work hard, the key on the old lady's waist ......"

Smart people can understand it a little, Yang Tianfeng blinked his eyes and nodded. I understand, the old lady is not completely at ease with herself, and she has left a hand, or it is more appropriate to call it an investigation.

Only he and Zong Baichuan were left in the room, and they didn't speak for the time being.

Zong Baichuan thought for a while, then raised his head and asked solemnly, "Young Master, you may be angry when I say this." But for the sake of the Yang family, I have to figure things out. I don't think what you just said is the truth, or that you have been deceived by the Japanese, and the Japanese will never do anything about breaking the embankment and releasing water. ”

Yang Tianfeng smiled, he was mentally prepared for this, and the nonsense he made up could only deceive the old lady who didn't understand military knowledge, but he couldn't deceive this shrewd old man.

"Elder Zong is really shrewd!" Yang Tianfeng praised it first, then sat down and said slowly: "That's right, the Japanese will not be stupid enough to flood themselves, it is the national * army that wants to break the embankment." The Japanese planes detected that the Kuomintang seemed to be preparing to burst the levee, but they still did not believe that the national government would release water to flood a large area of their country, risking the lives of hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of its citizens. Patriarch, do you think it's possible? ”

Zong Baichuan sighed lightly, looked at the map on the table, shook his head with a wry smile, and said, "Replacing soldiers with water has existed in ancient times. The south bank of the Yellow River is thousands of miles, which is quite difficult to defend, and during the flood, the Japanese army is afraid of attacking the embankment first. As the saying goes: the first strike is the strongest, and the second strike suffers. Rather than let the Japanese army drive straight into the Central Plains and occupy the Central Plains, which would lead to the fall of the entire rear and the destruction of China, it would be better for the martyrs to break their wrists and dig embankments to release water first to protect the Central Plains. If the flood flows southeastward, it will create an inundation area, and if it cannot submerge the Japanese army, at least it will make it difficult for its mechanized troops to move, and China's war against Japan will inevitably change, or at least give it a chance to breathe. If it were me, I would have considered it the same way. Losing the small to save the big is also a helpless move. ”

Yang Tianfeng also sighed deeply. At that time, the Nationalist government troops near the Central Plains were no longer able to fight, and the Nationalist troops on other battlefields were beyond their ability to rush to help. In this situation, "replacing the army with water" may be the only option for those in power to block the Japanese army.

At the same time, it is also a helpless ploy, causing disaster to the Chinese people. The military strength is inferior to the people, and the combat strength is inferior to the people, which is the sorrow of a weak country and a weak army. Without the heinous war of aggression launched by the Japanese devils who should be exterminated, nothing would have happened.

Zong Baichuan tapped the map lightly with his fingers, was silent for a while, and said in a low voice: "Young Master, your plan is very good, I will pick up the missing pieces and make it more perfect, and then I will immediately send people to carry out it separately." By the way, beware of the scourge of Zhoulai Mountain. ”

"I've already recommended to Miyamoto that he be the deputy captain of the detective team, and I'll let him get out of his way tomorrow." Yang Tianfeng said with a sneer.

"That's good." Zong Baichuan clapped his hands lightly and said, "Please come to Immortal Zhang, buy the mouth of this god stick with a lot of money, and spread the news that the flood is coming, this trick is clever!" Well, after the fact, this person must not stay. ”

"Coaxing money and harming people's lives, will such a bastard stay if he doesn't kill him?" Yang Tianfeng asked rhetorically.

Zong Baichuan said: "There is one more thing, what should I do if the Japanese want to collect grain from all over the country, it is not impossible to delay it, but we have to give the Japanese a deadline!" We are now taking refuge in the Japanese, and even if the common people are going to starve to death, hehe, we have to send food to the Japanese. Isn't it? Master. ”

Yang Tianfeng's eyes narrowed, he felt that Zong Baichuan's words were very much like a temptation, but now he didn't want a showdown, the time was too tight, and he couldn't allow him to observe slowly and gradually establish a team that he could trust. Moreover, Mrs. Yang trusts Zong Baichuan so much, it can't be without reason, right?

"Sect Elder, my mother just told me that she can trust you absolutely as much as she trusts her." Yang Tianfeng decided to be open and honest and say his thoughts as they were, which is indeed a bit risky, but in life, there are always one or two times when he is gambling, and everyone doesn't trust him, what can he do alone, "Tonight, I will make everything clear to you, and I hope the sect elder can support my decision." ”