Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 169 Heaven is not benevolent, all things are dogs, saints...

In mid-August, upland rice and paddy rice are mature, which is the harvest season.

Beside Taishou Lake, tens of thousands of acres of fertile land carry the hopes of the eight counties of Yanzhou and the four counties of Xuzhou, and also entrust Cao Cao's general idea of ​​welcoming the emperor!
The sky was as hot as ever, as if this... drought would never end.

Dry weather, dry season.

Suddenly a gust of north wind blew, and a dark cloud surged from the northern sky. During this period, there were lightning bolts and thunderclaps.

In an instant, the wind was strong, and the sky was covered with dark clouds, and then the big raindrops fell from the sky, dripping on the eaves, dripping into the Qionglou, countless windows were blown by the wind, and the rain slapped .

All the common people, all farmers, and all soldiers are facing the sky...

Everyone stood in the rain in a daze, letting the rain slap on their bodies.

They shouted excitedly and loudly... "The rain is coming, the rain is coming... The rain is finally coming!"

The damn drought is finally over.

"Boom!"

There was another thunderbolt, deafening, and in an instant... the rain became a line, and with a "wow", the heavy rain poured down from the sky overwhelmingly like the sky had collapsed.

The strong wind whipped the rain, like countless whips, smashed down violently, like a giant python leaping between the clouds, a thunder exploded.

"It's raining too much... go home!"

"Yeah, it's going to take another night, so what's the deal?"

"Bamboo hat, who has a bamboo hat?"

In the fields, the farmers who were still catching locusts quickly scattered... The rain was too heavy.

...

It's pouring rain!

The sky is roaring continuously, and the speed of the raindrops is like hundreds of thousands of arrows falling from the sky.

Gradually, the people realized that something was wrong... This is not raining!
This is clearly pouring hundreds of rivers down in an instant!

The wind is roaring, the thunder is roaring, the sky seems to be shaking violently, and there are more and more dark clouds, as if they are burning, spraying out terrible blue flames...

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and then there was a "rumbling", and a burst of lightning split an old tree.

The sky is trembling, and the earth is trembling timidly!

At this time...

Many farmers near Chenliu County are aware of a problem. Under such heavy rain, the Taishou River will inevitably overflow the embankment, pour into nearby ponds, and even wash away the embankment, causing floods...

And will the tens of thousands of acres of rice planted around the pond be washed away?
This... this is the hope of all the people in Yanzhou and Xuzhou today!
"Damn..."

"This will go on and on, and the rice will all be washed away."

"Hey... hey!"

The roars came from each house, but...their voices couldn't shake the sound of rain outside the window, and the roar of thunder and lightning outside the window!
This is a heavy rain in the Central Plains this year... since the hot summer!
It seems to be a little later than before, and it is much more fierce than ever before.

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Beside Taishou River…

Xiahou Dun frowned tightly, while Dian Wei beside him also frowned.

As early as more than ten days ago, Dian Wei brought the soldiers of the Longxiao Battalion to come, and even told Xiahoudun a news. Mr. Lu calculated that the Taishou River would be flooded...and asked him to do a good job of flood prevention and reinforcement of the embankment , and prepare enough sandbags in advance, ready to block the gap of Taishou River at any time.

Thanks to the words brought by Dian Wei himself...

Xiahoudun knew that Dian Wei was now the virtuous brother's personal guard. Since the virtuous brother asked Dianwei to come here in person, then...heavy rain poured down, and the inference of the Taishou River's flooding must be inseparable!
How can it be so easy to reinforce the embankment?

Since his eldest brother Cao Cao took over Yanzhou, he has never repaired the embankment of the Taishou River. Xiahou Dun has a faint sense of foreboding!

All he could do was to mobilize all his soldiers to harvest rice and prepare enough sandbags for emergencies.

In ancient times, there was no weather forecast.

The so-called judgment of the weather is mostly based on looking at the weather, and what you can only see is the weather changes that you can't see, and this... It would be good if you can predict the weather within two hours at most.

For this reason, Xiahoudun led more than [-] soldiers to station beside the river embankment from the beginning of the sign of rain, paying close attention to the changes in the water potential of the Taishou River.

Many people near the Taishou River also came here one after another. Their mood was the same as that of Xiahou Dun. They knew better what General Xiahou and these soldiers were guarding.
The rain is getting heavier…

call…

The sound of heavy breathing is endless!
Xiahoudun stood here, and the common people and farmers seemed to have finally settled down. They stood tightly behind him one by one, and everyone wanted to help...to contribute!

The common people and the soldiers, nearly 2 people were scattered on the river embankment and dam in coir raincoats...

The rain is getting bigger and bigger, the wind and rain are pouring, and the rumbling thunder disperses into bursts of thunderbolts, which makes people subconsciously feel thrilled, but the thunderbolts are still crackling, shooting golden arrows of lightning from the dense clouds. To the earth, to every corner of the dike.

"Grandma, I can't hear anything." Dian Wei growled vigorously, but under such a heavy rain, how could he hear each other's voices.

If there is a danger somewhere, only by beating gongs and drums can other people realize it, and rush to the place where the embankment broke as soon as possible!
Watching the tens of thousands of people on the embankment in order...

Dian Wei couldn't help sighing, thanks to the young master's deduction in advance, General Xiahou was well prepared, otherwise...wouldn't the current place be a mess?
The rain fell from the corners of Xiahou Dun's face. Although it seemed that the embankment could still withstand it, his face was always sullen, and the water level kept rising, which made his heart almost gripped tightly.

At this moment, if possible, he really misses the ancestors of God...

After finally surviving the drought, until the upland rice and rice matured, your uncle, there is such a heavy rain, if all the rice is washed away, in the next year... the people, farmers, and soldiers in Yanzhou will all Be hungry!
How can there be so many locusts in the field for people to prey on?

Not to mention that now his virtuous younger brother, who has been close to him for eight obeisances, is still planning big things, and his eldest brother is even more interested in expanding the territory. The foundation of all this lies in the rice fields behind Xiahoudun!

The rain was like threads, and it slapped his face and coir raincoat with "di di da da", it hurt... In addition to the pain, it was also icy cold. The rain seemed to be soaked in ice for thousands of years.

"Grandma, my elder brother used to say that the sky is not benevolent, everything is a dog, saints are not benevolent, people are dogs, these great principles have an egg, grandma, I can keep this rice field, God you are a dog !"

Cao Cao used to...always like to teach these clan brothers some words of saints...

It's just that Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan, Cao Hong, etc. can be heard a little bit, which is another story.

"not good…"

Suddenly, the sound of gongs resounded in the ears, Xiahou Dun and Dian Wei's expressions were all frozen. "Did the embankment break?" The two subconsciously spoke in unison.

The next moment, the two stepped up their icy legs almost at the same time, and rushed towards the sound of the gong.

Sure enough...the severe rainstorm still caused the Taishou River to flood, and a dam couldn't bear the impact of the flood, and a gap was opened in an instant.

The Taishou River surges towards the embankment...there are terraced fields of upland rice.

actually…

Xiahou Dun had prepared enough. His soldiers immediately pushed the straw bags filled with soil into the gap, but the water flow was too fast, and the straw bags were washed away in an instant. The situation was not optimistic. If this gap is blocked, the gap will only become bigger, and even pour into the rice fields beside it...

call…

Xiahou Dun puffed his mouth and frowned. He gasped heavily, bursting out with foul language.

"I am your ancestor!"

The continuous pouring rain in the sky was getting colder and colder. Xiahoudun felt cold all over his body, and his teeth were chattering, but...compared with this coldness, his heart was colder.

Don't let the flood flood into the rice fields, this is the hope that the good brother finally brought to Cao Ying and Yanzhou!

Surrounding them, the eyes of the soldiers and peasants showed infinite worry, and even... this worry became more and more intense, and it was about to converge into another emotion-despair!
After a severe drought, even...even the last hope of the rice fields, even these rice fields will be washed away?Is everything a dream?
tread…

Xiahou Dun took a step. At this moment, he seemed to have made a decision.

He took a step forward, planning to jump into the river first.

Who would have thought that Dian Wei would have been one step ahead of him...with a "plop" he jumped into the river, and now...everyone, including Xiahou Dun, was shocked.

The next moment... Dian Wei stood up from the river. He was tall and heavy, and he stood on his heels in the turbulent water with his body in a daze.

"Why are you still standing there? Du Te, mother of Longxiao Camp, dance for me!"

Although I can't hear what Dian Wei is screaming...

But the next moment, soldiers from the Longxiao Battalion also jumped into the water one after another, without any hesitation.

"Hurry up, connect your arms so damn well!"

Even in the water, Dian Wei is still yelling, at this moment he is like a god of war leading his brothers to fight against the flood!

The Long Xiao Battalion was well-trained, Dian Wei yelled, and immediately, hundreds of people joined hands and formed a wall.

Now, Xiahoudun and a group of soldiers on the embankment finally understood that Dian Wei was leading the brothers from the Long Xiao battalion to build a human wall and stop the rushing water with his solid arms.

Xiahou Dun also wants to dance...

Unexpectedly, Xia Houlian, the clan brother next to him, grabbed him. "Brother...you can't dance! Just in case... just in case..."

Xiahou Lian's eyes kept looking at the place where the embankment broke, who knows... how long these crumbling embankments can last, water and fire are merciless!
"Didn't you see the Longxiao Camp?" Xiahou Dun growled sharply. "What's the matter? Is Xiahou Dun's soldiers inferior to Longxiao's camp?"

"Brother...you're on top, I'll jump off!" Xia Houlian still held Xiahou Dun's arm tightly.

Xiahou Dun glanced at Dian Wei, "If I don't jump? My soldiers? Who would dare to jump?"

While talking, he shook off Xia Houlian's shoulders and jumped into the river...

Now, the soldiers under Xiahoudun's command also jumped in one by one, the water was rushing... They tried their best to stand firm, and then went to support the front... Those soldiers of the Longxiao Battalion who were already a little bit tottering.

The water is getting more and more turbulent, the soil is subsiding, and the water is accompanied by rocks...

Every impact is a game of life. Whenever Dian Wei and the soldiers of the Long Xiao Battalion feel that they are about to be washed away by the flood, there will always be a pair of strong hands behind them to push them up, lifting them up!

This scene moved everyone on the embankment...

It's not just the soldiers... some strong farmers also jumped into it one after another, blocking the breach of the embankment.

A person's power may be limited, but tens of thousands of people are connected with each other, and their hearts are connected with each other. This power, even if it is ruthless, is difficult to shake.

"Everyone on the embankment, don't stand still...throw the earth bag towards me!"

Xiahou Dun kept yelling, under such circumstances, he was not afraid at all, and even... ordered!
After all, it was predicted more than ten days ago, and Xiahou Dun and the soldiers had already made sufficient preparations, and even... simulated many times the response actions when the embankment broke!
In an instant, countless straw bags filled with soil were thrown towards Xiahou Dun. Xiahou Dun and the soldiers in the river built these soil bags upstream of the human wall, where the embankment broke!
After more than two hours of hard work...

The gap in the dike was plugged up again, and the rushing river finally bowed its head and flowed back to its original waterway... rushing eastward.

Fortunately, the water level has never crossed the embankment... This is already a blessing in misfortune.

Rain and sunshine, all night...

Including Xiahou Dun and Dian Wei, all the soldiers and peasants had tired faces, their bodies were covered with mud and water, and some of their faces were covered with scars. They sat on the ground limply, leaning on each other!

call…

Seeing that the rain was getting lighter, Xiahou Dun did not forget to order.

"Get up, it's not time for victory yet, come, strengthen the embankment!"

Everyone supported their bodies with their hands and tried their best to stand up. Although they were exhausted, they turned their heads...Looking at the rice fields that were not washed away by the torrent, there were sunny smiles on their cheeks.

"Ha ha…"

Dian Wei also forced a smile on his face.

"I'm exhausted..."

"Ha ha…"

A gratifying laugh arose. After all, because of the young master's deduction, the Taishou River embankment has made complete preparations in advance. Most of the rice in August will usher in a bumper harvest, hahaha!
Dian Wei just lowered his head and smiled...

Xiahou Dun walked to his side, clenched his fist, and lightly hammered Dian Wei's chest with his almost limp fist.

"Dian Dutong is worthy of being the No. [-] general under the virtuous brother, he has a way!"

As he spoke, Xiahou Dun gave a thumbs up to Dianwei and every soldier of the Long Xiao Battalion!
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Yanzhou, Chenliu County, Yashou.

At this moment, many people are surrounded in the government office...

Xun Yu, Xun You, Xi Zhicai, Mao Jie, Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, it can be said that except for Lu Yu, almost all the officials in Chenliu County gathered here.

As for the reason, there is no one else, the sudden downpour... cast a huge haze on everyone's heart.

"Mr. Cao, the embankment of the Taishou River has not been reinforced for a long time. This heavy rain will definitely cause floods. It is almost a certainty that the embankment will be washed away! Mr. Cao... you need to make thorough preparations in advance!"

It was Mao Jie who was speaking. He was in charge of water conservancy and dams in Yanzhou... No one knew better than him the chain reaction that heavy rain would trigger.

"Can the rice beside the Taishou River be kept?"

Cao Cao first asked the question he was most concerned about...

"Difficult! Difficult!" Two consecutive "difficult" words, Mao Jie's eyebrows almost congealed into inverted characters. "The top priority is to either pray that the dams of the Taishou River can withstand the impact of the flood, or... rush to harvest the rice in advance."

The real maturity of rice is in late August, and now it is only early August, and it is still too early... Maybe the degree of fullness of the grains will vary greatly, but... the lesser of two evils, the smaller the grain, the smaller the grain, it is better than nothing what!
"Is it possible that if the Taishou River breaks the embankment, Yuanrang can block the embankment immediately?" Cao Cao asked again...

Every question he asks is crucial...

If he didn't take the last step, he really didn't dare to order the rice fields to be harvested... God knows, the difference is more than ten days, can the early-maturing rice be eaten?

Shake your head...

Mao Jie shook his head again: "Unless General Xiahou made complete preparations in advance at the Taishou River... otherwise, not to mention the impact of the huge river when the embankment burst, it was a force that could destroy everything... even the bag of dirt for a while It’s impossible to prepare so much.”

Speaking of which...

Xun Yu seemed to have thought of something. "Mr. Cao...Mr. Mao, it seems...Lu Gongcao ordered someone to remind General Xiahou half a month ago to pay attention to the flood prevention in August, will it be..."

Ugh…

Before Xun Yu finished speaking, Mao Jie waved his hands again and again. "Impossible, even if Lu Gongcao reminded him, General Xiahou would definitely not believe it!"

"How is it possible to believe this? How can there be torrential rains and floods in August when there is still no rain in July? General Xiahou won't take it to heart... Mr. Cao, the most urgent thing is... to grab the rice and save it." Lose it!"

While talking, Mao Jie could not move his eyes and glanced out of the window...

The rain seemed to be getting smaller, but it didn't mean to stop at all.

"If Mr. Cao doesn't give the order, then...the opening of the embankment will only get bigger and bigger. Once it is fully poured into the rice fields, then...it will be too late!"

"Come here..." Cao Cao didn't dare to hesitate any longer. "Here's an order to immediately order General Xiahou to harvest the rice fields, regardless of whether they are ripe or not, how much can they harvest? And...Miaocai, Zilian, you guys hurry up and take your troops to Taishou Lake for help!"

"Well..."

Xia Houyuan and Cao Hong said in unison that this matter has a lot to do with it, and no one dares to hesitate...

"Tap tap..."

Footsteps sounded, and a group of generals quickly left here, dispatching troops to help!
A group of civil servants stood in front of the door, looking up at the sky, God, you are making a big joke, who can bear it after a severe drought followed by a severe flood!

wait…

One stick of incense, two sticks of incense, Cao Cao's eyes were always condensed, and his whole mood was pulled into his throat!
Finally, after three sticks of incense.

"Report...Taishou River urgent report!" A messenger rushed over, he came from the Taishou River, he did not bring bamboo slips.

To be precise, with such a heavy rain, even the bamboo slips must have been soaked through, and all the writing on them was ruined.

Upon hearing the word urgent report, Cao Cao and the others subconsciously approached him.

The messenger fell to his knees with a "click".

"Mr. Cao, the Taishou River dam burst..."

This remark had just begun, and Cao Cao and everyone else had a huge stone hanging in their hearts...

At the same time, everyone's face was extremely ugly!

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(End of this chapter)