How wide the Yangtze River was in the Tang Dynasty, even without this continuous rainstorm, the widest part was one kilometer.

There are no artificial embankments in many places on both sides of the river, only continuous dense forests, and more virgin forests.

Li Yuanxing put the first stop of defense in Jingzhou, because he believed that further on, nature would leave water in the river. Jingzhou is the first stop, and together with the population of more than one million counties, we dare not have the slightest damage.

The cabinet master understands Li Yuanxing's approach, but he also has his own thoughts: "When Chang'an is electrified, the embankment of Poyang Lake will only increase the amount of water stored." Take advantage of this big water, wash the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, once you can clean up the sediment at the bottom of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, there is a tributary from Hezhou to Taihu Lake, borrow this one, introduce water into Taihu Lake, and then go straight down Hangzhou Bend, only 70 miles. ”

The cabinet master has entered Suzhou City, and he has the most detailed river map here.

Li Yuanxing sat in Chang'an, and the map in his hand was actually not as detailed as that of the cabinet master, so he said that Taihu Lake was more than five times larger than the modern era of later generations.

In modern Taihu Lake, the main lake is a wetland to the southeast.

In Datang, that wetland was originally a lake area, Suzhou is next to Taihu Lake, and Jiaxing can also see the lake. In the modern era of later generations, there are only patches of wetlands in the northwest direction of Jiaxing.

"Jiangnan River, the canal from Hangzhou to Jiaxing in the former Sui Dynasty. What we need to do is to blow up a waterway 20 miles west of Jiaxing to divert the water of Taihu Lake to Hangzhou Bay, and then release the water from Hezhou, which will only flood for 300 miles. It can protect the grain fields south of Jingzhou. ”

After Li Lanshan made the calculation, she made a suggestion to Li Yuanxing.

"It's crazy, the cumulative amount of earth dug is seventy miles. How long will this take, and is it in a hurry? ”

"Your great arena, built on a mountain, has almost dug up the earthwork of a mountain in three months, and its earthwork is fifteen times that of this waterway, and at that time, you only had 20,000 people working, and we mobilized 200,000. It's not about building canals. Just take advantage of the situation to dig up some places, and don't let the water hurt the three cities of Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Jiaxing. The rest, I can't take care of it. ”

Li Lanshan and Li Yuanxing were arguing.

This is a professional question, Li Er just listens. He has not spoken.

Finally. Li Er asked, "Goro." When Luoyang is flooded, one person can not die. Is it possible now? ”

Li Yuanxing shook his head helplessly: "If you can control the dead and wounded within a thousand people, the imperial brother will sacrifice to the sky." It's probably tens of thousands of people. Terrible floods with hundreds of thousands of dead and wounded. If any of these cities of Laizhou and Suzhou were flooded, there would be hundreds of thousands of people in that city. ”

"Lan Yue said that the embankment was broken and the water was released, is this plan feasible?" Li Er asked.

"This is fighting with the sky, planning things in people, and achieving things in heaven. My Datang must not be defeated without a fight, only after fighting this one, can I know the depth of the road. Li Yuanxing said this, and glanced back at Li Lanshan: "There is no on-site investigation, how can this be started, is it based on feelings?" ”

Li Lanshan only said two words: "Desperate!" ”

"Akika, record the order!" Li Yuanxing clenched his fist hard.

Li Er also ordered at the same time: "Order the chief officers of the six departments, Tianying Pavilion to come to Qinwangzhuang immediately." I want the world to know the Tao, the backbone of my Datang! ”

Hangzhou City!

The general guarding Hangzhou gathered all the elites in his hands.

"His Royal Highness King Qin ordered that the task of nine deaths and one life will not be named, and he is willing to accept the task of taking a step forward."

Neat footsteps, eight hundred elites took a neat step forward.

"First team, using glider ......"

Using a glider during a thunderstorm is not a life-or-death event, this is what is meant to be sent. Once struck by lightning, ten deaths are lifeless. But Li Yuanxing needs it, and the cabinet master in Suzhou also needs a detailed water map and topographic map of this area. The one who can command the glider is definitely not an ordinary soldier, it must be the most elite of each army.

knew that he would die for a lifetime, but he didn't make bold words, only silently took a step forward.

"Go, your family is here!" A very simple promise.

In the sky, Datang's strongest scout elite used gliders to collect all the information about the flood.

At this time, the largest and strongest flood peak of the Yangtze River has not yet appeared, and the rainy season in the south has just begun. Wu Cao sat in the city of Suzhou, praying for a sunny day, even if it was only half a day, it was enough for the flying boat to take off and take an aerial photo.

In any catastrophe, the big city is protected first, then the small city, and then the town. As for the small villages, at least in ancient times, they were almost entirely self-helping.

Li Yuanxing is not a god, nor is he a saint. The order of the Qin Wangfu is also to protect several important cities first, to know how many taxes are brought to the Tang Dynasty by such big cities as Suzhou, Hangzhou, and Jiaxing, and Jiaxing alone.

What about ordinary villages?

A five-year-old child is asking his grandfather, "Grandpa, the water is so cold, what are we going to do?" ”

What to do? Perhaps there is only prayer.

The young man dived into the water several times and took out some food from the flooded house. There was water on all sides, and this was already the last roof, and there were houses made of brick and stone by the rich families in the village, which were higher than ordinary houses, and the rest of the houses had been flooded.

But even this roof can't stay for the whole village.

A few simple wooden rafts, as well as some tables and furniture, were joined together and tied to the beams.

The old and weak remained in the hall, and the younger ones were supported on the wooden rafts, and they did not dare to leave, only hoping that the flood would recede one day sooner, and that it would be washed away by the water, and they did not know where the road would go. There was an ocean on all sides, as if the heavenly river was leaking, and the water was constantly falling.

"Old patriarch, make some fire, get some hot food. My daughter-in-law is a full moon body, she can't hold it anymore, and the seventh woman also has a four-month body. A young man climbed to the roof and begged.

The old man had a roll of oilcloth wrapped in his arms, and there were a few pieces of firewood soaked in grease, which could be ignited under a simple roof shed, and some firewood that was not too wet.

Hearing the young man's pleading, everyone's eyes turned to this place.

The old man hugged the oilcloth bag tightly and shook his head very resolutely.

Nothing was said, nothing was understood. The old man had an obsession in his heart, he was waiting, he believed that a miracle would appear. So he was holding this oilcloth bag one by one.

The young man lowered his head helplessly, and a line of tears slipped from the corners of his eyes.

Swim to the other side of the roof, put the raw rice in her mouth and bite it, and feed it to the woman who is already extremely weak.

It was slowly getting dark.

Hunger, cold, and even death threatened the 100 people in the village.

Suddenly, with a whoa, the young man who had been begging so hard just now burst into tears, and several older women hurried over to observe the pregnant woman, who was about to give birth, who was already full-term.

The flood had been besieging the village for eight days, and the sudden flood had left the village at a loss.

is still a middle-aged man who used to be a soldier and commanded everyone to save himself.

On the highest, strongest roof, these people were saved, leaving behind a lot of rope, a lot of cooked food. But he was hit in the chest by a piece of wood in the water, and after spitting out a few mouthfuls of blood, he forced a child to the roof.

Then, he held the oilcloth bag until he couldn't hold on and fainted, and then the oilcloth bag was handed over to the patriarch of the village, leaving four words in a very weak voice. By this time, he had been in a coma for four days, and now he was already breathing out more and inhaling less, and he didn't know if he would be able to hold out until dawn tomorrow.

The old patriarch gritted his teeth and hugged the oilcloth bag with a pale face.

"Old Patriarch!" The young man rushed over: "Please, please." Let's make a fire! ”

The old patriarch was also extremely weak, he had no way to bite the rice with bad teeth, swallowed some raw rice, but he also had indigestion, coupled with the cold of these days, the old patriarch already had a fever at this time, but he still persisted.

"Old patriarch! Please! The young man grabbed the old patriarch's hand, and the young man was startled. It's hot! hurriedly stepped forward and touched the old patriarch's forehead, and the young man's heart sank all the time. The old patriarch had a fever, and it seemed to be very hot.

It's still that child, leaning on the old patriarch's body. The child didn't know what danger was, so he opened his mouth and said, "Grandpa is so warm!" ”

The child's voice attracted several adults, and several of them leaned over at the moment.

The old patriarch couldn't support it anymore, so he handed the oilcloth bag to the begging young man, and tried to open his mouth to say something, but the young man hurriedly leaned over.

The old patriarch also said four words: Believe in King Qin!

Believe in King Qin! The young man was stunned, staring blankly at the oilcloth bag in his hand. The old clan was carried aside, and he didn't react.

This is a small village 200 miles southwest of Yuezhou, because they didn't have time to escape because of the rising water of Dongting Lake, so they were trapped by the flood. There were very few merchants here, and it is difficult to say whether anyone remembers this small village.

The young man gritted his teeth and sat down where the old patriarch had just sit, and hugged the oilcloth tightly in his arms.

As the minutes ticked by, it was darker, the rain was heavier, and the wind was colder!

"Quick, get that ginseng." Someone shouted.

The young man turned around and saw someone take out a slice of ginseng and put it in the middle-aged man's mouth. Many people turned their heads a little unbearably, this middle-aged man used to be a soldier, this time he was returning to his hometown to visit relatives, and he saved the whole village.

The young man jumped up violently and shouted to the sky: "Your Royal Highness King Qin, my leopard brother will believe in you until death, and the old patriarch will also believe in me." What did you do to save us! ”

Suddenly, a bright spot appeared on the distant surface of the water, and then a pillar of light swept across the water.

"Chai, that chai!" Several people shouted.

A fire-soaked wood soaked in grease was lit, and it looked so faint in the wind and rain that it would be extinguished at any moment. (To be continued......)