A happy event in a fertile field: the black-bellied husband is as beautiful as a flower

Chapter 828 A Dead City

The soldier replied: "Little General Qiu was in charge of this place before, but today Little General Qiu was transferred to Sankou City for disaster relief."

Lord Ming Yan knew that Sankou City was submerged by floods. It is time for the soldiers of the camp defense to raise their troops for thousands of days. At this time, the soldiers went first to fight the flood and rescue the people. They took the lead and paved the way. Only when the imperial envoys and relief supplies arrived smoothly, the follow-up work of relief and resettlement of the people began.

Qiu Ke, that's it.Who else could understand him better than she did.

He was always ahead, never afraid, never hesitating.

Lord Mingyan once asked him before, "Qiu Ke, aren't you afraid of death?"

Qiu Ke replied, "I'm afraid."

Lord Ming Yan said: "Then why do you always walk in front?"

Qiu Ke looked back at her and smiled warmly, and said, "This way you can stay behind me well."

Lord Ming Yan refused to admit defeat and said: "Whoever wants to stay behind you, I will fight side by side with you."

So they went out on many missions together, suffered from hunger and illness together when marching abroad, escaped from pursuers and killed bandits together.

She remembered that Qiuke used to come to her yard to talk to her when she was on missions.

At that time, he leaned against the door and asked her with a smile: "There are bandits making trouble outside Yongmao City. I plan to lead people to suppress the bandits. Do you want to go with me?"

Without further ado, Mr. Ming Yan went into the house to get the spear.

Qiu Ke's voice came from behind and said, "I heard that most of the bandits over there are extremely vicious. Are you afraid? If you are afraid, hide behind your brother."

Lord Ming Yan said: "I'm afraid I'll go with you to suppress some bandits, so I might as well embroider at home."

Qiu Ke laughed twice when she heard the words, looked up at the blue sky above her head, her eyes were full of smiles, and said: "Our Lord Yan is really not afraid of heaven and earth."

Compared to Mr. Ming Yan, Mrs. Qiu is probably the one I fear the most.

As Qiu Ke is the eldest son of the Qiu family, Mrs. Qiu is really afraid that once he leaves, he won't be able to come back.

Therefore, Mrs. Qiu always told Mr. Ming Yan, saying: "Mr. Yan, if you see something wrong, you must retreat immediately. Remember to take Qiu Ke with you. If he charges forward again, you will knock him out and bring him back."

Ming Yanjun nodded solemnly.

But in fact, when things went wrong when she was outside, most of them were Qiu Ke who dragged her to retreat in time.

She thought she could fight side by side with him forever.

Ming Yanjun paused on the spot for a while, then came back to her senses, watching the soldiers continue to be busy digging ditches to drain water, and then she rode away.

Amidst the scattered sound of horseshoes, she thought, he has not changed, sticking to his original intention.

It's just that she can't fight side by side with him anymore.

While he strode forward unswervingly, she could only be trapped in place.

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The soldiers going to Sankou City this time were dispatched and coordinated by General Ming.Qiu Ke did not directly belong to his camp. When he took the initiative to invite General Ming, General Ming directly appointed him as the leader.

General Qiu had nothing to say about this.He knew that General Ming was deliberately giving Qiu Ke a chance.

The timing is good this time. If Qiu Ke successfully completes the task this time, assisting the imperial envoy to relieve the victims and ease the situation in the disaster area, it will be a meritorious service after returning to Beijing.

Qiu Ke has been honed for many years, and it's time to show her edge.

The marching speed of the soldiers was limited, so Qiu Ke led dozens of cavalry to take the lead in rushing to Sankou City.

Qiu Ke led the cavalry to drive for nearly two days, and then bypassed a mountain, and Sankou City was in front of it.

On a high ground with a wide view, Qiu Ke reined in his horse and stopped.

Looking up, you can see the vastness of the distant sky, and the city of Sankou is in sight.

However, the originally prosperous port city is now shrouded in an indescribably heavy depression and dead silence.

The dyke that combed the three intersecting rivers collapsed, and the flood flooded in all directions, mixed with muddy mud. From a distance, the streams of water were yellowish-brown, and the streets and houses in the city were washed away and swallowed.

After the flood, only fragments of walls remained.

Sankou City looks like a dead city.A suffocating dead air spread, and it still made people feel suffocated even after a long distance.

Qiu Ke looked at it for a while, and then led the cavalry to ride in the direction of Sankou City.

Before entering Sankou City, it can be seen that the crops on the large fertile land outside the city were destroyed, some were uprooted, and either drifted forward in the overflowing river, or were patted on the mud bank, and some were still tenaciously rooted on the ground. There, only a faint greenness floated on the water.

Qiu Ke and the others rode horses on a road that was not originally a river, and the overflowing river could drown half of the horse's legs.

The roiling water continuously washed the horse's hooves, rushing into the gate of Sankou City.

Fortunately, the horse carries a considerable weight, and the horse is more stable when it walks in the water.If a single person walks in this current, if he is not paying attention, he will be washed away.

The crops and fields were destroyed and desolate everywhere.Overhead the sky was dark with clouds, and the dusk was heavy.

Qiu Ke ordered: "Let's go into the city and have a look."

So the cavalry team drove their horses cautiously to the gate of the city.

After entering the city, it can be seen that the city has almost become a water city.The streets could not be seen clearly, and many houses were washed away by the flood and then swept away. In serious cases, there were not even a single beam left, leaving only empty places.

The water accumulated in the city was deeper, reaching the belly of the horses.

It is also extremely difficult for the horse to walk.

Later, they heard crying and howling from far and near, and they were heart-piercing and sorrowful.

Occasionally, floating corpses could be seen soaking in the water, which were intercepted by floating objects on the water surface and failed to flow down the water.Clothes and hair were dyed in the water, looking cold and creepy.

Even though these cavalrymen were used to seeing the impermanence of life and death, it was inevitable that they would be shocked when faced with such a situation.

A small number of people in Sankou City survived the disaster. After the flood gradually subsided, they rowed into the city by boat, trying to find survivors.

However, most of those found were dead.

After the survivors entered the city, they rowed to their homes immediately. What they saw was that their homes were destroyed and their families were no longer there. When they saw floating corpses nearby, they hurried forward to salvage them. Anxious mood.

I am afraid that those corpses are my family members, and I am afraid that they are not, and I will not even find the corpses in the end.

The whole city was surrounded by a great despair, which made people breathless.

Qiu Ke saw someone holding the floating corpse, weeping bitterly and staggering in grief, and also saw someone desperately rowing the boat into the only remaining frame of his home, shouting the names of his family members at the top of his voice.

Later, Qiu Ke seemed to hear an unusual cry.

He paused, collected his mind, and then walked slowly towards the crying sound.

After rounding a corner, he finally found the source of the sound.

A pile of driftwood was piled together because of the narrow space, and a child was lying on one of the logs.

(End of this chapter)