Three Kingdoms: I, Ma Su, just want to die

Chapter 693 Prepare early
At this time, the Yellow River is generally still clear. Because the accumulation of silt is not serious, from the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, although there were some floods in the Yellow River, they were not that serious.

The only time the Yellow River was so severe that it changed its course was during the reign of Wang Mang. The Yellow River burst forth, forcibly creating a new river valley, and the change of course affected nearly a million people.

Besides, the Yellow River has never been so violent. Even if there is a flood, it will not affect a large area.

But even so, Ma Su could now see some clues from the river flow.

"The water of this river is much more turbid than that of the Yangtze River." Ma Su looked at the rolling water of the Yellow River through the window of the carriage and suddenly spoke.

Ma Su spoke, and an attendant from Qingzhou beside him quickly responded.

"General, I don't know what the southern river is like, but the water in this river is much more turbid than other rivers. It is said that it is mixed with mud and sand carried down from upstream."

"Has the river water always been like this?" Ma Su narrowed his eyes and asked.

But the attendant shook his head and answered honestly,

"That's not the case. My father once said that the water in this river has changed significantly compared to a few decades ago... It's just that it has become clearer in the past two years. I don't know why."

"So that's how it is..." Ma Su nodded slightly, then his brows gradually frowned.

Ma Su had also fought his way here from the upper reaches of the Yellow River. He had seen what the water of the Yellow River was like in Guanzhong. The clarity of the water was far beyond that of the lower reaches.

It seems that the Loess Plateau has already begun to take effect...

"This big river water will surely cause frequent floods in a few hundred years." Ma Su finally commented, but this sentence almost scared the attendant from Qingzhou to death.

"General, please don't scare us..." As a native of Qingzhou, the attendant was frightened.

People living near the Yellow River are well aware of the dangers of this river. The Yellow River did not stop flowing for many times during the 400 years of the Han Dynasty, but each time it was a large-scale disaster, which made the locals terrified.

If floods occur frequently in the future, the local people will not be able to survive.

"It's probably not wrong..." Ma Su shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice.

"From now on, we will have to deal with this river all the time. We must be prepared for everything in advance, otherwise future generations will be the ones who suffer!"

Speaking of this, Ma Su was also thinking about how to deal with this matter.

If he were reborn in the Ming Dynasty, he would definitely have a big enough stage to perform. But now is the Han Dynasty, even if he knows how to control floods, it is of no use now.

Whether it is to build a levee with sand or to control the water and attack the sand, neither of them can be used in the Yellow River now. Moreover, these are all large-scale projects, and Ji Han simply does not have the national strength to implement them.

Probably all Ma Su can do now is to write down some important knowledge about flood control in advance.

"Okay, let's continue investigating this section of the river. I'd better learn more about the river. It's better to prevent a disaster before it happens than to stop it after it has already happened."

After watching it over and over again, Ma Su asked his attendants to help him mount his horse and personally watch along the river. The Qingzhou attendants, who were in a state of panic, obeyed the order without hesitation and protected Ma Su as he mounted his horse and moved forward.

It was not until they had traveled dozens of miles that the guards felt something was not right.

Hey, why is the general riding on the horse again?
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………… "So, Ma Su is currently riding a horse and leading his men to inspect our coastal defense along the river?"

Sima Shi, who had encircled and wiped out the last remnants of Cao Shuang in Qinghe County, suddenly received such shocking news.

Ji Han started large-scale construction, and Cao Wei obviously could not fail to notice it. A large number of spies were spread along the river, constantly spying on Ji Han's movements across the river.

This peek gave them some bad news. The great devil Ma Su did not go to the front line in person, but rode a horse with his men, walking along the river and observing very carefully.

This frightened the Wei army on the north bank, and they immediately rode over to report to Sima Shi.

When Sima Shi received this news, his heart suddenly tightened. After all, judging from the situation, Ma Su was spying on the deployment of the Wei army.

There had been no fighting with Ji Han for two years. Now Ma Su came to spy on them in person. Wasn't this a clear enough signal?
Ma Su plans to take action against Hebei!

Sima Shi, who suddenly became nervous, could only redeploy troops to guard against the Shu army. In order to ensure stability, Sima Shi transferred another 20,000 troops to support Cangting in one go to prevent Ma Su from crossing the river to attack on a whim.

As a result, Sima Shi's troops were stretched to the limit to suppress Cao Shuang...

"Western Shu is really despicable! They always take action at such a critical moment!" Sima Shi's face became a little gloomy, and he felt even more aggrieved in his heart.

Three times! Three times!
Every time he pushed Cao Shuang into a desperate situation and was about to kill him, Western Shu would suddenly move out. Every time the opportunity was lost, Sima Shi was in a stalemate for two and a half years and failed to completely defeat Cao Shuang.

Even though Cao Shuang himself had died in an assassination attempt earlier this year, his remaining troops were not leaderless, and his brother Xiahou Xuan was still resisting, forcing Sima Shi to suppress them all the time.

I don't know why these people had such a strong will to resist. Even the messengers that Sima Shi sent to persuade them to surrender were killed by them many times.

However, in addition to being angry, Sima Shi also felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

He had too little strength at his disposal, and the gap was too big compared to the Han army. Even though he tried his best to make up for the gap, it was of no avail.

If they continue like this, it will only be a matter of time before their family is wiped out by Ma Su.

"How's the situation in Yecheng... Zhao didn't cause any big trouble, right?" Sima Shi rubbed his temple with a headache and asked his confidant.

"General, the Grand Tutor has stabilized the court very well. He perfectly suppressed a riot at the beginning of the year, and the entire Ye City is as stable as a rock!"

The confidant replied, but the answer did not make Sima Shi feel at ease.

Sima Shi knew very well what his younger brother's ability was. Although he had a certain degree of political wisdom, it was definitely not superb.

Now that I feel so relieved all of a sudden, it is likely that there is a master who is giving me advice. But now that it has come to this... is this master really reliable?

Sima Shi recalled the young man named Zhong whom he had met before and frowned.

"Zhong Hui, the youngest son of Zhong Yao..." Sima Shi frowned and spoke after pondering for a while.

"Send someone to keep a close eye on him. This guy's position is not that stable. We must be on guard against him!"

"only!"

(End of this chapter)