Chapter 304: Guard
Before coming, Zhu Chen didn't expect it to be so serious.
He thought that at most, the fertile land would be completely submerged, but he never expected that the entire Wu County would become a water city.
The most important thing is that the Suzhou prefect still did not report.
Why do you have to hide it every time something like this happens?
Zhu Chen couldn't figure it out and didn't understand.
But Zhu Chen knew that this time the situation was serious......
The land of Wu County was flooded by water, if it is not handled well, not to mention the entire Wu County, that is, Suzhou Mansion, will also become a water city.
Zhu Chen gritted his teeth and said, "Where is the prefect of Suzhou?" ”
"The prefect is leading all the officials and people to rescue the flood in Wu County." The two soldiers answered truthfully.
No wonder, there were only two people guarding the gates.
It turned out that such a big thing happened in secret, and all the manpower was mobilized to Wu County.
Zhu Chen did not hesitate, and immediately shouted: "Go, go to Wu County!" ”
The city gate of Suzhou Mansion was completely opened, and 5,000 soldiers entered the city and quickly rushed to the land of Wu County.
After more than half an hour of wild running, Zhu Chen led 5,000 people and finally rushed to the front of a bridge.
As long as you cross this bridge, you can reach Wu County.
But at this time, flood control fortifications were being built on this bridge overnight.
Countless shouts sounded, and in front of the bridge, there were many officers and soldiers and civilians, who were temporarily building the dam.
The temporary dam is more than 20 feet high.
But in the face of the flood, it still looks so fragile, and under the continuous impact of the flood, this temporary dam leaks everywhere.
The prefect of Suzhou asked people to raise the fortifications on the one hand, and on the other hand, let people block the leaking place.
Throughout the scene, thousands of people, or even nearly 10,000 people, tried their best in front of this bridge.
All the people are desperately trying to stop the flood.
Here, the water just doesn't reach people's knees.
But on the side of the temporary dam, the water potential is already as high as more than 20 feet, which is enough to flood all the houses and fertile land.
Seeing the scene of nearly 10,000 people rushing to rescue the flood, and seeing the situation of the water being monstrous enough to flood a city, Zhu Chen's pupils shrank sharply.
The flood is too big!
If he hadn't seen this scene with his own eyes, Zhu Chen would never have believed it.
Human beings will never be able to do anything with nature.
At this moment, he realized.
It's not like a dam bursting.
It's artificial!
If the dam had burst, it would have been impossible to burst so hard, and the water would not have been so turbulent.
Someone is definitely loosening the gums of the dam.
When the bottom is loosened, the entire dam will completely collapse, like the water of the heavenly river pouring into the city, which is naturally terrifying.
And all this, if it is artificial, then who has such guts?
"Han Wang ......"
Zhu Chen gritted his teeth: "King Han, it's definitely him." ”
"The flood is monstrous, flooding Suzhou, for the throne, you are really crazy."
Who would dare to dig the gums of the Wu County Dam?
This is the matter of killing the nine clans, and all Zhu Chen can think of is only the madman King Han.
It's not just Zhu Chen who was dumbfounded.
Even Liu Rong and the two Tie Hanhan were all dumbfounded.
"This ...... How is this possible? Liu Rong couldn't believe it, looking at the scene in front of him, his heart was shocked.
I thought it was just a small water, but I didn't expect it to be a monstrous flood.
At this moment, Liu Rong really realized that if it couldn't be blocked, the entire Suzhou Mansion would really be flooded, and at that time, how many people would die in Suzhou Mansion and how much property would be lost?
No one dared to think about it.
Even the 5,000 soldiers behind him dismounted in an instant and made all preparations for emergency rescue and flood relief.
Zhu Chen glanced at Cuihua and shouted, "Go and find me the prefect of Suzhou, I want to interrogate me in person." ”
The water was too strong, the impact was too violent, and it was raining continuously, so it was difficult to hear Zhu Chen's words clearly.
Cuihua asked twice in a row, and then she understood what Zhu Chen meant, quickly dismounted, and ran forward.
Water, no knees, it's hard to think about it.
Cuihua wasted a lot of effort before she found the prefect of Suzhou and quickly brought it to Zhu Chen.
Suzhou prefect and other high-ranking officials, after seeing Zhu Chen, immediately knelt down in a panic and saluted.
"Meet King Huai."
"Meet King Huai."
"King Huai, you came at the right time, Wu County, it has been completely flooded!"
They knelt in the water, and the water was no longer above their chests, and they could not speak.
None of their bodies were clean, there was mud everywhere, and the grief on their faces could not be suppressed.
Especially after seeing Queen Huai, he was even more flustered.
Zhu Chen asked in a deep voice: "Why didn't you report it to the imperial court?" ”
The prefect of Suzhou trembled with fright, and hurriedly said: "I have already reported it, but it is too late." ”
A sneer appeared on Zhu Chen's face: "Too late? ”
The prefect of Suzhou complained bitterly: "The water is too strong, and we are only thinking about blocking the flood." ”
"In the past few days, we have been rushing to rescue floods, checking history, Suzhou has never had such a big flood, unless it is ...... by man"
Zhu Chen sneered: "I think you deliberately concealed the report, for fear of losing the black yarn hat." ”
The prefect of Suzhou lowered his head, his face flustered and anxious.
"King Huai, what should we do next?" The prefect of Suzhou asked.
Zhu Chen took a deep breath and looked at the temporary dam, with a hint of gloom on his face: "Tear down the dam!" ”
As soon as these words came out, it was like a thunderbolt from the sky.
At first, the prefect of Suzhou didn't hear it clearly, but after hearing it clearly, his face showed disbelief: "King Huai, what did you say?" ”
"If this dam is demolished, the whole of Suzhou will be flooded, and hundreds of thousands, millions of people will die......
When Zhu Chen heard this, his face turned terrified: "Then you can build a dam here and block the entire Wu County?" ”
"In Wu County, how many people have not been evacuated?"
In this era, the population of a county town will not be too much, but it will definitely not be less than twenty or thirty thousand people.
In Suzhou counties like Wu County, the population will only be even larger, reaching about 70,000 or 80,000.
Are all these 70,000 or 80,000 people drowned in it?
The prefect of Suzhou lowered his head: "The water is too urgent, and the people of Wu County have almost not been able to withdraw......"
But soon, the prefect of Suzhou looked at Zhu Chen hopefully: "King Huai, you know, this is a natural and man-made disaster, in order to protect the whole of Suzhou, even if the entire Wu County is dead, we will not hesitate to do it!" ”
When he said this, a fierce look flashed in the eyes of the Suzhou prefect.
At this moment, I can only abandon the car to protect the handsome.
This is the wisest choice.
And Zhu Chen also knew that he was not wrong.
Suzhou Province, with a population of one million, flooded 780,000 people, and saving a million people sounds like a good deal.
The government, at present, does not seem to be wrong.
Zhu Chen sighed: "You're right. ”
Affirmed by King Huai, the prefect of Suzhou breathed a sigh of relief, and his eyes showed relaxation: "King Huai is wise." ”
It's just that 70,000 or 80,000 people were drowned alive, and all counties were wiped out, and the government did not come to the rescue, but blocked the dam here, is this really what the government should do?
Zhu Chen looked at the flooding Wu County and muttered, "But, that's my Ming people." ”
"One day is the people of the Ming Dynasty, and the people of the Ming Dynasty will be the people of the Ming Dynasty for the rest of your life!"
"What the Ming Dynasty has to do is to protect them, and must not leave any city, no compatriots ......"