Chapter 150: The Race for Life

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The torrential rain has been falling, the water in Xuzhou City has reached two or three feet deep, and the houses have been submerged in some places, and the four years of the Apocalypse have not been twenty years, and the terrifying memory is still deeply rooted in people's memories.

Countless people abandoned their homes with tears in pain, took their wives and children, and wanted to escape. But there are still some people who are reluctant to leave their homes where they have lived for many years, and they are still trying to find a way to drain the water outside.

Crash!

The old brick wall could not withstand the soaking of the water, and a huge crack appeared, and then a loud noise came, and the whole house also collapsed, dusty, and splashed, which frightened the people around a lot.

"Daddy!"

A heart-rending sound came, and a man ran to the front of the ruins in three steps and two steps, desperately picking up the bricks and logs with his hands.

Behind him, a woman in her thirties was holding a child and two and a half children, and she also cried loudly.

"Folks, fathers, all the big guys are helping, please!"

"Uncle and aunt, uncle and aunt, save my grandfather!"

In the face of their crying, there are also people next to them who are tempted, but more people are pouring into their homes, this house can collapse, and their own homes are not safe, so it is better to move out of the pots and pans and flee for their lives.

With tears in his eyes, the man desperately turned his head, his fingers were worn out, his forehead was bruised, and he didn't dare to stop anything.

"Dad, you hold on, my son promises to rescue you."

Although he tried his best, time waited for no one. I saw more and more water flowing into the rubble, and if I dragged it any longer, I would be able to save it. I'm afraid I'll be drowned!

Sweat, rain, tears, blood, all mixed together, the man is still making his last struggle. But suddenly, there were a lot of footsteps around me, and I ran over in the muddy water.

He was still stunned. There were countless strong hands in front of him, moving the masonry and wood away quickly. The man only felt like he was in a dream, could it be that the heavenly soldiers would not help him in the future?

Look up. I saw that the people who came to move the bricks and stones were dressed in khaki clothes, and they were not very old, but their movements were swift, and they had soon moved a large area.

The man saw this. He grinned. Ignoring the muddy water and broken bricks and tiles on the ground, he kowtowed desperately.

"Thank you, thank you!"

"Don't be polite, it's important to save people!" Zhao Tian commanded loudly.

The man nodded hurriedly, and a dozen people worked together, and in less than a quarter of an hour, a piece of the masonry ruins was cleared, and the situation in the house was revealed. An old man was huddled in the corner. It's all water under the waist, on the head. His arms were all smashed and bleeding.

"Dad, don't be afraid, you can be saved!" The man shouted overjoyed.

At this time, the two soldiers had already rushed over, they carried the toppled beams with their backs, Zhao Tian, the man, entered it and dragged the old man out of it, the old man couldn't say a word at this time, but his eyes were full of horror, and old tears flowed from the corners of his eyes.

"Master Jun, if it weren't for you, my father would have died, and the villain would have kowtowed to you!"

"Don't kneel, hurry up and take the old man to the south of the city, there is a settlement point over there."

"Okay, the villains all listen to you."

The man got up, took his father, wife and children, and withdrew to the south of the city under the guidance of the soldiers. At this time, An**'s soldiers also helped more people get out of danger, and everyone was grateful.

"Listen, Grandpa Guo has an order, human life is the most important, don't care about things, quickly withdraw from the north of the city, it's too dangerous!"

While he was talking, suddenly several little Taoist priests in green robes also ran over, shouting as they ran: "Oh no, the well mouth of the True Martial Arts Temple is gushing with water!" ā€

When the common people heard this, their scalps suddenly went numb, and they suddenly felt bad.

The wellhead of Zhenwuguan is said to be connected to the Yellow River, and in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, the river overflowed the embankment, and the well gushed like a spring. Now again, I am afraid that there is really danger, and more and more men, women and children, under the guidance of the soldiers, leave the north of the city and move to a safe place.

At the time of the transfer, many young people also took the initiative to stay.

"Master Jun, this Xuzhou is also our home, let's work together!"

Not only these young men, but even many gentry came over, and one by one the old tears were in tears: "An ** is really good, the old man has never seen a soldier who can really help the people in his life!" The big guys are listening, their arms and legs are good, and they all listen to An**'s orders, defend the embankment, and guard our Xuzhou City! ā€

Don't underestimate these gentry, they are more effective than officials, and suddenly all the young and strong people are mobilized. Zhao Tian was also very happy when he saw that there were people to help.

"Listen, big guy, people will withdraw first, and the young men from eighteen to twenty-five will stand up, bring tools, and go up the embankment together!"

"Yes!"

The people agreed in an uproar, and with An ** taking the lead, the people of the whole city showed unusually high efficiency, and all of them mobilized and threw themselves into a struggle against God.

At this time, Gu Zhenhua had already led people up to the Kuishan embankment, and under his feet was the churning Yellow River water, less than three feet from the top of the embankment. Looking at the churning river, Gu Zhenhua's heart was also churning.

If this embankment does not hold on, hundreds of thousands of people in Xuzhou will suffer disasters and the city will be washed away. At this time, there was no time or financial resources to rebuild Xuzhou, so he could only watch this springboard for entering Henan being destroyed, and Gu Zhenhua's heart was extremely anxious.

"Oh no, this piece is rippling!"

Hearing the exclamation of the soldiers, Gu Zhenhua hurriedly ran over, and the old man Pan Yueshan did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly came over to investigate. I saw that about five feet outside the embankment, a stream of turbid water continued to gush out from the ground, like a spring, with countless mud and sand!

"Not good!" Pan Yueshan was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

"Grandpa Guo, the embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed in the anthill, and it must be strengthened as much as possible, otherwise it will be bad!"

"If you hear me, go and carry the sandbags."

At the sound of the order, all the soldiers moved, and just a mile away, there was a sand picking point, where soldiers had already filled one sand bag after another. The soldiers who ran over picked up the sandbags and left, weighing more than a hundred catties, on the shoulders of these soldiers, as if there was nothing, and they were not slow at all.

Bags of sand and gravel were thrown, and Guan Yong was finally controlled. And there was a situation over there, and the dirt on the top of the embankment fell into the river in large chunks.

This time the trouble was even greater, the palm of the sand digging was blistered by the shovel handle, and the shoulders of the anti-sand stone were red and swollen. But the big guys didn't know that they were tired, they didn't know that they were hungry, and bags of sand and gravel were thrown down, blocking one danger after another.

The sky had darkened, and the rain had weakened a little, but the river was still rising.

Pan Yueshan pulled Gu Zhenhua to the side, and said dejectedly: "Grandpa Guo, you don't have it now, the danger in the afternoon has increased significantly." ā€

"Well, Mr. Pan, is there anything you can do about it?"

"Grandpa Guo, the Yellow River went south to seize the Huai River, from Surabaya into the Huai River, and this section of Xuzhou is the original Surabaya River. The river is crooked, with many bends and poor water flow. Moreover, the two banks are mountainous, the river channel is narrow, and the Yellow River is more than ten miles wide in other places, or even dozens of miles, only this section, the width is only sixty zhang. What's even worse is that the Kuishan embankment is still running north-south, just at the corner of the Yellow River, the embankment has been washed all year round, and it has long been overwhelmed! ā€

Gu Zhenhua let out a long sigh: "Mr. Pan, I don't listen to this, you only sue me, is there any way to keep the embankment?" ā€

"As the so-called blockage is better than sparse, for today's plan, as long as the water is diverted and the flood is discharged."

When Gu Zhenhua heard this, he also nodded: "Mr. Pan, what should I do, you can say it!" ā€

Pan Yueshan hurriedly pulled Gu Zhenhua aside, found a clean pavilion, took out the drawings in his arms, and put them in front of Gu Zhenhua.

"Grandpa Guo, this is Xuzhou, the north is the Yellow River, and it turns down in the east of Xuzhou, to the southeast of the city, that is, the Kuishan embankment where we are located, and then turns another corner from here and turns to the northeast. Looking at Xuzhou, as long as the tributary water in the south of the city can be used for flood discharge, as long as the water is chiseled and the Kuishan embankment can be poured out. ā€

Gu Zhenhua also looked at it, and then asked, "Mr. Pan, I don't think the branch water is wide enough, I'm afraid it will be difficult to drain all the river water." ā€

"Grandpa Guo is wise, the branch river is no more than ten meters wide and five meters deep, which is not enough to discharge the flood. In fact, my ancestors also governed the Yellow River back then. In the eighteenth year of Wanli, the river flooded, Xuzhou was flooded for more than a year, the ancestors were ordered to control the river, and finally dug a branch of water to discharge the flood. However, due to the large amount of water, it caused the river to encroach and gushed all the way to Shigou Lake. ā€

Gu Zhenhua hurriedly looked at the map, Shigou Lake was in the southwest of Xuzhou, and it was the source of the branch water, just opposite the city gate.

"Mr. Pan, this river water has poured into Shigou Lake, if it flows out again, I am afraid that the city wall will be worried."

"That's right, the ancestor was lucky that time, did not destroy the city wall, and afterwards his old man also specially analyzed the disadvantages of using branch water to discharge floods, not only the possibility of threatening the city wall, but also the flow of water, but also damage the Kuishan embankment, burying hidden dangers. As a result, in the fourth year of the Apocalypse, according to his old man's prediction, the river poured back, broke the water gate of the southeast city wall, and submerged the entire Xuzhou! ā€

"If it's dangerous, what should we do?"

"Grandpa Guo, in my opinion, this rain will not stop, at most two or three days, Kuishan embankment will not be able to withstand it, so it is an inevitable choice to dig water and discharge floods, I have the courage to build yƬ Grandpa Guo has sent manpower to widen the branch water and evacuate the people downstream, so as to ensure the safety of a city in Xuzhou."

"It's not a small project!" Gu Zhenhua also frowned: "The flood channel should be at least thirty meters wide, and the earth and stone alone are almost enough to pile up a mountain!" ā€

"Grandpa Guo, I also know that it is not easy, but in addition, I am afraid that there is only one way left to abandon Xuzhou!"

"Okay, that's it!"

Gu Zhenhua's order was issued, and the security ** who was still on standby were all mobilized, and these young men rushed towards the branch water with tools. (To be continued......)