bastard seizes tang

Chapter 267
No one in the city saw the inexplicable flood outside Xuyi City, and no one knew why, but the embankment at the intersection of Huaisi and Si was breached by the flood, and it was only repaired yesterday, which is well known , So under the divergent opinions, naturally there are various rumors.

The situation in Xuyi City is chaotic, the people are panic-stricken, and everyone is in danger. If this continues, the people of Xuyi City may destroy Xuyi City before the flood destroys the city.

What Lin Yuantu said is naturally very reasonable, so Li Ke also followed what he said, leaving Wang Xuance with a group of royal guards to guard the people in the city, while he took Xi Junmai and Sanwu Qingqi to go straight Huai Shui away.

The Huai River was dug by Zuo Youxian, and the Huai River had already flowed out of the gap. When Li Ke and his party left the city, there was already a vast ocean outside the city, the water was already knee-deep, and there was still a lot of water. Streams of water surge from north to south.

Li Ke hurried to the river embankment anxiously, but Li Ke was only three miles away from Xuyi City, but on the road, he saw soldiers and civilian husbands of the Xiuhe Mansion retreating head-on.

"Everyone stop, what are you waiting for, why do you retreat?" Li Ke saw that the people repairing the river were busy retreating, so he stopped them and asked.

The leader of the hind legs was Li Changsong, the commander of the Chuzhou Commander's Mansion. Seeing that Li Ke stopped drinking, Li Changsong hurriedly stepped forward and replied, "Your Highness, the Huai River has burst, and I won't be able to do much by staying on the embankment any longer. I just fed the fish and shrimp for nothing, and the minister was worried about the lives of his soldiers, so he made the decision and retreated first."

Li Changsong came from the Huai River, so he naturally knew the condition of the embankment, so Li Ke asked Li Changsong, "But the embankment at the confluence of Huaisi River is broken?"

Li Changsong shook his head and replied: "It's not that the embankment at Huaisi burst. The embankment near Sishui was repaired yesterday and it is still intact. Judging by the way the water flows, it may come from the west."

west?

After hearing Li Changsong's words, Li Ke felt a little settled in his heart.Since it was determined that the river embankment at the intersection of Huaihe and Si did not burst, there was still room for recovery.

"You have all retreated, where is Yuan Chengfan?" Yuan Chengfan was ordered by Li Ke to monitor the water conditions in the Huai River. Li Ke didn't see Yuan Chengfan at a glance, so he asked.

Li Changsong pointed to the west, and replied: "Yuan Zong saw that the west bank burst, and he has already gone west."

Yuan Chengfan knew Li Ke's determination to control the water better than anyone else. The matter of water control and embankment protection was an important task entrusted to him by Li Ke. Therefore, when Yuan Chengfan guessed that something happened to the west embankment, he immediately rushed to the west.

Li Ke heard that he already had guesses about Yuan Chengfan's intentions.

Li Ke is also very clear about the situation of the Huai River. The west side is located in the upper reaches of the intersection of Huai River and Si River.

Li Ke understands the truth. Yuan Chengfan is proficient in water affairs, so he naturally knows that Yuan Chengfan must have found it strange to rush to the west to investigate the situation, so he went to find out.

Li Ke said to Li Changsong: "It's quite strange that the embankment is broken in the west. You should speed up your troops and bring some equipment for repairing the river, and go west with me. If the gap in the embankment is not big, you may be able to block it." , to save the situation."

The embankment in the west is no better than that in the east, and there is no large current flowing in within a hundred miles, so the water flow is not too fast. If the gap in the embankment is not large, it may still be blocked.

The water situation in Huainan has a lot to do with it. Even if Li Ke still has a glimmer of hope, he should try it.

However, although Li Ke was not afraid of taking risks in order to control the water, most of these government troops in Chuzhou Prefecture showed a timid look on their faces.

Although the government army was also part of the Tang military system, it was far inferior to the frontier army in terms of elite soldiers and strict orders and prohibitions, let alone the Chang'an Forbidden Army who had experienced many battles.

At this time, if Li Ke was in front of Li Ke, the commander-in-chief's right guard in Chang'an, as long as Li Ke gave an order, he would definitely follow him. forward.

The land of Huainan has been in peace since the rebellion of Li Xiaogong and Fu Gongyou. Outside the bow and horse, they are no different from those farmers in the field, even Li Changsong, the leader of the army, is the same.

Li Ke looked at the people including Li Changsong and saw the timidity in their eyes, so he didn't bother to say anything, but said flatly: "This is a military order. Anyone who violates it will be killed."

After Li Ke finished speaking, he rode straight to the west without looking at them or stopping for a moment.

Li Ke is the governor of Yangzhou. Li Changsong's head is on the peak, and he is holding a festival axe. within cheap.

Li Changsong looked at the leaving Li Ke's back, how could he dare to neglect in his heart, Li Changsong was very aware of Li Ke's current situation, Li Ke had no way out, his words just now were by no means just threats.

Li Changsong had no choice but to slap his thigh suddenly, took his men and horses, and followed Li Ke bravely.

Li Ke was not afraid that Li Changsong would not follow. Li Ke rode his horse, followed the direction of the water, and searched westward. Water Cao officer, Yuan Chengfan patrolling the water's edge.

"My minister, Yuan Chengfan, pays homage to Your Highness." Li Ke had just arrived, and Yuan Chengfan also saw Li Ke coming on horseback, and bowed down to pay homage.

The situation is urgent now, and Li Ke has no time to be courteous, so he got off his horse, helped Yuan Chengfan up, and asked, "Is this the place where the Huai River broke the embankment?"

Yuan Chengfan nodded and replied: "That's right, all the water outside Xuyi City flows out of this gap, if this can be blocked, the flood can be stopped."

Hearing this, Li Ke nodded and looked towards the embankment. Sure enough, there was a zhang-wide opening on the embankment not far away, and the river gushed out from this gap.

Li Ke looked at the generous mouth and asked: "If you want to rebuild this hole, how many days will it take?"

Yuan Chengfan said: "Two days, at least two days. The terrain here is narrow, and no matter how many people there are, we can't spread it out. We can only take it step by step."

Li Ke heard the time of two days from Yuan Chengfan's mouth, and said to Yuan Chengfan: "Two days is two days, the king has ordered Li Changsong to lead the Chuzhou government army here, and I will leave it to you to call."

Yuan Chengfan responded immediately: "Fortunately, only this embankment was excavated. Don't worry, Your Highness, the minister will finish the work in two days."

Dig up?

Li Ke heard these four words from Yuan Chengfan's mouth, and then he realized that the embankment here was dug up intentionally, rather than a natural disaster?

Li Ke asked: "Do you mean that the embankment here was dug by villains, not caused by flood?"

Yuan Chengfan picked up a handful of dirt from his feet and handed it to Li Ke, saying, "That's right, this dirt dump was just picked up by the minister at this time, and it is very likely that this dirt dump was used by the gangsters to dig the embankment. .If the villain did not dig here, but at the turn of Huaisi, the consequences would be disastrous."

Li Ke's heart trembled suddenly after hearing Yuan Chengfan's words, and four words appeared in his mind: "Tune the tiger away from the mountain!"

(End of this chapter)