Great Wei Overlord

Chapter 729 Heroes Twilight
Chapter 734

As long as the Yellow River is flooded, it usually twists its body. The Yellow River we see in later generations is actually not the same as the Yellow River in this period.Our current Yellow River course has only a history of more than [-] years. It is recognized as the earliest channel of the Yellow River in "Shangshu Yugong". It starts from below Mengjin, joins Luoshui River and other tributaries, goes directly north, passes Xingtai, and crosses Julu. Finally, it entered the sea in Cangzhou.

Every time the Yellow River moves its body, it will bring disaster to the middle and lower reaches, and countless people will go bankrupt and be displaced.

In Ran Ming's memory, the large-scale diversion of the Yellow River seems to have to wait until the Northern Song Dynasty to enter the sea via the famous Cangzhou, but the history of the Southern and Northern Dynasties is very chaotic, and there is no relevant record at all.

It seems that, based on the need to dig canals to transport grain and grass during the Huanwen Northern Expedition, there should be no water in this period.But due to the arrival of Ran Ming, a butterfly from another world, Huang He seemed to show his power ahead of schedule.

The key point is that Ran Ming is not a water conservancy engineer, he has limited knowledge of water conservancy improvement, and finally Ran Ming waited for Dushui Jiancheng.The water envoy of the capital of Wei State, the capital water supervisor is actually in charge of affairs such as river canals, Jinliang, dikes and weirs.Ran Ming didn't know who this envoy of Dushui was, whether he relied on Yinfeng or supported Ran Min's meritorious service.

Before Ran Ming could ask the envoy of Dushui, the envoy of Dushui approached him.The envoy of Wei State's capital was called Wu'an Cong.Ran Ming thought that Wu Ancon's surname was Wu and his first name was Ancon.In fact, it was Ran Ming who had made a fuss. It turned out that the envoy of Dushui had his surname changed back to Wu An, and his first name was Fian. (The helmet worn on the head of the general, the meaning is the same as solid) The compound surname Wu An comes from the god of war, Bai Qi, the god of killing known as the human slaughter, and Bai Qi was named Wu An Jun (quite a marquis) by Qin State, so his descendants are Take Wu'an as the surname.

This Wu Ancon should be over 50 years old, but he is in good health.Holding more than a dozen water patterns in his arms, kneeling in the muddy ground with a face full of fear, he said, "Your Highness, something is wrong with your Highness!"

Ran Ming couldn't bear to watch such an old man kneel down to him, so he helped him up and said, "What is it, let's talk slowly!"

Said, Ran Ming led Wu Ancon into Ran Ming's tent.

Wu Anfang spread out the map and placed it on Ran Ming's wooden box as a desk, and said anxiously: "Your Highness, the river flows eastward and is narrow and shallow, and it may collapse and divert!"

"What dike collapse and diversion?" Ran Ming said incredulously, "It took so much effort to mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians to guard against death, but you actually told that the Yellow River will collapse and divert?"

"Yes!" Wu'an said seriously: "From the third year of Xianhe (328 A.D.), the rainfall in the Central Plains has gradually decreased. Especially in the Guanzhong area, there has been nine droughts in ten years, so the flow of the Yellow River has obviously decreased. Take Nanle as an example. , In 30 years, the Yellow River in the Nanle section has shrunk by more than 670 steps, and the water level has dropped by more than four feet and six feet."

Hearing this, Ran Ming was stunned. Nima, he has shrunk more than 30 steps in 600 years. What kind of speed is this?

Wu Anqian said again: "As for Yanggu and Liaocheng, they are even more shallow. Now that the river is too strong, I am afraid that Yanggu and Liaocheng will be overwhelmed. They will be diverted to the full embankment."

Ran Ming was shocked when he heard this, and he must not change his course in Qingzhou. If the embankment broke in the Heluo area, the loss of Wei State would be very heavy, but it is not unbearable, at least the alleys and workshops in Qingzhou can Keep it, not to mention that Qingzhou is now the No. 1 state in Wei State, and the loss in the event of a flood is unimaginable.

Ran Ming said: "What's the best opinion of the envoy of Dushui?"

Wu Anqian said anxiously: "There has been too little rainfall all year round, and the Yellow River has never flooded. Now that it is suddenly flooded, there is no way to do it. The only way is to quickly transfer the people and their belongings before the flood arrives!"

Ran Ming asked unwillingly: "Is there any way to keep the Yellow River?"

Wu Anfang said: "There is, but it's impossible."

"any solution?"

"Unless the heavy rain stops immediately!" Wu Ancon said without hesitation.

Ran Ming looked up at the sky that was almost leaking. It is impossible to stop the rain in the Yellow River Basin now, even after more than 1000 years.

"Is this impossible?" Ran Ming asked.

Wu Anqian thought for a while and said, "Or choose a low-lying, salty place to open a dike to discharge the flood!"

Ran Ming was confused, the theory of breaking the embankment to release the flood is feasible, but he has no right to do so.No matter where this opening is opened, there is a vast ocean.The people there will leave their homes.

But thinking of Qingzhou, Ran Ming couldn't let go. As a Ran Ming who doesn't understand water conservancy, it is indeed a tragedy. No matter how well he is blocked in Heluo, if Qingzhou is flooded, he will feel like crying without tears.

There is a saying that the leak in the house happened to be raining continuously, and when Ran Ming was in a dilemma, Ran Ming received the news that Ran Min vomited blood and fell into a coma.

Chen Liu, anyone who has watched "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" will be familiar with this place. This is where Cao Cao raised his troops.In the Spring and Autumn Period, it was Liuyi, which first belonged to Zheng State and was later acquired by Chen State, so it has its name.During the Warring States Period, Chenliu belonged to Wei, and after Qin destroyed Wei, Chenliu County was established.The Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and Chenliu County was still set up.The importance of Chenliu's geographical location had already emerged in the late Qin Dynasty.When Liu Bang, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, launched an army to attack Qin, his counselor Li Shi (surname) said, "Husband Chenliu is the center of the world, and the suburbs extend in all directions."

Now Ran Min is temporarily stationed in Chenliu City.At this time, Chen Liucheng was actually not the same as Chen Liu, who was raised by Cao Cao.In the first year of Taishi, Wei Emperor Cao Huan was named the King of Chenliu by Sima Yan. In the second year of Taixing in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Chen Liuguo was revoked and merged into Xiaohuang City.So the current Chenliu City is just the Little Yellow City forty miles west of the Yellow Ruins.Xiaohuangcheng is a small county town established in the Western Han Dynasty. As early as the Taishi period, there were more than 33 households and more than 140 million people in Chenliu County alone.However, Chenliu County now has only 15 households and a population of less than [-].

As for where the other 100 million people went, no one can tell clearly. Maybe the long-dead Shihu somehow understands what's going on inside.Today's Chenliu County City is a small Huangcheng, only a few people are hurrying on the dilapidated streets, so the streets and alleys have already been taken over urgently by the elite troops of the Wei Army.Although Ran Min's troops did not carry any weapons and equipment this time, due to Ran Min's sudden coma, Shi Yue and Zhang Ai dared not be careless. While reporting to General Dong Run, they ordered Yecheng to urgently transport food, grass and equipment.

Only [-] heavily armed Wei soldiers surrounded the entire Little Yellow City.However, the sky that was originally full of haze suddenly became clear. The night sky after Chen Liuyu was very high and refreshing.But it makes people feel a little lonely, the stars are bright, the Milky Way is more empty, it seems to be lonely; it adds a little vitality.The atmosphere here is a bit weird, even more deserted.

Not far away, the barracks were brightly lit.Zhang Ai is Ran Min's confidant general. Although he is only an official Shesheng captain, in the era of Ling weapons, the Shesheng army played a very important role. In the battle of Liantai, Zhang Ai only used more than a thousand Shesheng soldiers. There are more than 14 armor-piercing crossbows, but the [-] cavalry of the Yan army have nothing to do with Ran Min's army.Although there are not many deeds left by Zhang Ai in history, he pioneered the method of continuous crossbow shooting.

The Shesheng army is one of the effective means to deal with the cavalry. Although the power of the crossbow to break the armor cone is great, it consumes a lot of energy. Even if a strong Shesheng soldier can shoot two pots of arrows at a time, he will exhaust his energy.In the Battle of Liantai, Zhang Ai asked those few trained auxiliary soldiers to help the soldiers of the Shesheng Army load the crossbows, then put their feet on the strings, and then handed over the stringed crossbows to the soldiers of the Shesheng Army to shoot, so that both It can ensure the accuracy of shooting and maintain the continuous shooting of the Sound Army.

Although Ran Ming didn't have a deep relationship with Zhang Ai, because Ran Ming saw that Zhang Ai was more scheming than Dong Run, Zhang Wen, and even Jiang Gan. He was brave, resourceful, and very talented.Ran Min kept Zhang Ai by his side, not to suppress him, but to trust him more.Zhang Ai led a team of guards to inspect Xiaohuangcheng, and after finding nothing wrong, he came to the place where Ran Min stepped down temporarily.

There is no Ran Min's palace in Chenliu City, but Ran Min's status is different today. Although the conditions are simple, Chen Liu's prefect, Chang Shi, Du Wei and others dare not be careless. They borrow the best house in the city. come over.This courtyard with an area of ​​nearly twenty acres and seven yards is Ran Min's temporary palace.

Zhang Ai felt a faint feeling of uneasiness in his heart. In fact, all battle-tested warriors would have a sense of spirituality. When danger comes, they may be the first to notice it, especially sometimes they can predict the danger.Although Ran Min did not tell Zhang Ai about the discovery of gunpowder by Huang Xu, Zhang Ai still felt the danger coming.At that time, Zhang Ai ordered the troops to stop advancing. Even if the gunpowder successfully caused the riot, Zhang Ai's losses could be minimized.Of course, when Zhang Ai got the news from the scouts, he immediately felt incredible.

At this time, Ran Min was lying on the bed, his face was sallow, and his breath was like gossamer.Seeing this scene, Zhang Ai felt a pain in his heart unconsciously, tears almost flowed out.Zhang Ai came to the door and saw that Jin Nu and Tie Nu were equally expressionless.

After a pause, Zhang Ai said: "Brother Jin, Brother Tie, how is your majesty's condition?"

Jin Nu said: "Not too optimistic!"

Zhang Ai said again: "What did the imperial doctor say?"

"This is a heart disease." Jin Nu said: "No medicine can cure this disease. As for whether it can get better, only Your Majesty can help himself!"

"Oh!" Zhang Ai suddenly realized.Sure enough, it was just as Zhang Ai guessed.

Back in his small tent, Zhang Ai lost all sleepiness. For Wei Guo, an unprecedented disaster had come.The state of Wei has been established for eight years, and the people in all counties and counties have recognized the rule of the great Wei Ran family. Since some people want to take the opportunity to make trouble, I am afraid there is no chance of success.With the elite troops of the Great Wei in hand, any rebellion would be like hitting a stone with an egg.

At this moment, Shi Yue, the captain of the Yueqi school in military uniform, came to the tent.Zhang Aimeng looked at Shi Yue, who was fully armed, with a trace of surprise in his eyes.Shi Yue is also a talented general of Wei, just looking at his ability to predict the crisis, one knows that he must be extraordinary.

Zhang Ai said: "General Shi, why are you wearing armor in the middle of the night?"

"I don't know why, I always feel something is wrong, it seems that something important happened." Shi Yue said: "Isn't it the same for the general?"

Zhang Ai said: "Ai is also puzzled, something important must happen, but I don't know what will happen. Maybe Ai is suspicious!"

Shi Yue said: "I'm afraid there will be accidents!"

"Maybe!" Zhang Ai said, "It's best to be safe and sound, our Da Wei is still too weak, and we can't stand it at all!"

In the dark night, a fire dragon was rapidly approaching Chen Liufu.In front of the team was Ran Ming, the King of Qin in the Great Wei Dynasty.Ran Ming's expression was grim. This tough man had lost a lot of weight after spending five days and five nights on the embankment of the Yellow River.The outline of the face became deeper and deeper, as if it had been cut with a knife and an axe.The skin on the lips is already broken, not because of lack of water, but because of getting angry.

The Qilin guard cavalry soldiers behind Ran Ming all looked haggard and stoic.

(End of this chapter)