Water Margin people

"But I always have a bad feeling!"

Saladin shook his head slightly.

None of the generals understood what Saladin was saying. They felt that it was foolproof. As long as they released the water, the Qi army would be killed without a burial place, and the Mesopotamian Basin and the Persian Gulf would be theirs.

……

Persian Gulf.

"General, the front line reports that a flood will break out tonight!"

A general reported to Qiongying with a telegram.

"What? So fast?"

Qiongying frowned, the flood came too quickly.

"Have all the people been evacuated? Have all the things been moved?"

Qiongying looked at the generals and asked.

"They have all been moved, and they told the public that they were going to suppress bandits."

The generals replied.

"Send telegrams to all places, asking them to spread the news that Saladin built a dam upstream and is now releasing a flood to kill everyone in the Mesopotamian region."

"If you want to survive, escape to higher ground as soon as possible!"

Qiongying ordered that since the flood was coming tonight, there was no need for them to hide it anymore.

Qiongying didn't think of releasing the news first. If they released the news in advance, those people wouldn't reply and would instead become suspicious of them.

And the army could not possibly care about those "troublesome people". No matter where people are from, they are the same. When faced with a natural disaster, they will still selfishly think of their own property and insist on taking it away. They will not give up until they are on the verge of death.

Qiongying would not care about this kind of burden. She would never let her soldiers pay for these fools.

The news of the flood quickly spread everywhere, causing great panic among civilians, and many people fled with their families.

But many people still dismissed it. They believed that this year was a drought year and there would be no flood. Even if there was a flood, how could Qi know about it.

The Qi soldiers left after posting the notice. They would not wait to die here.

After the panic spread, some smart people also discovered the problem. It seemed that all the Qi army had left, even the officials had left.

"No! There must be a flood!"

After a brief analysis, those people made a decision and immediately ran to higher places with their families.

……

North, highlands.

A group of Qi soldiers quietly arrived near the dam under the cover of night.

"There are guards? These Arabs are really careful."

The soldiers looked at the guards near the dam, but unfortunately, they were so sleepy that they were yawning and did not seem to be on guard at all.

The Qi soldiers quickly and quietly dealt with those people, and then carefully installed the explosives.

This time they didn't carry much explosives so they planned to detonate them at a certain point. Anyway, as long as a hole was broken, the flood would destroy the entire dam.

In the river, the slaves were also not sleeping. They were very anxious and didn't know what was going on.

"Boom boom boom!"

Suddenly, several explosions were heard in the river.

When the explosion sounded, the slaves were panicked and fled to higher ground in fear.

But the defenders stopped them, even though they didn't know what the explosion was about.

"flood!"

“The flood is coming!”

"Run!"

"We're going to get higher!"

……

The slaves roared angrily.

"Who dares to talk nonsense?"

The guarding general shouted at the slaves, saying that they were in a low-lying area and would not be able to escape if a flood came.

"kill!"

Suddenly, shouts of killing were heard. Zhang Qing's flag was raised, and shouts of killing and gunfire were heard at the same time.

After the gunshots rang out, many defenders were killed on the spot.

"People from Qi!"

The defenders recognized Zhang Qing's flag and shouted in fear. They didn't know why the Qi general appeared here.

The news soon reached Saladin. When Saladin heard that it was Zhang Qing's flag, he was surprised at first, but then he was ecstatic.

"Quick, go kill Zhang Qing! We can't let him report what happened here."

Saladin gave orders to the generals around him. According to the news, there were only forty or fifty people around Zhang Qing.

The army rushed forward directly. Fifty or sixty enemies were nothing. They could crush them on horseback.

After fighting for a while, seeing that enemy reinforcements were approaching, the old soldier immediately ordered his men to cross the river and leave.

"Don't let them get away!"

The Arab generals roared that Zhang Qing's being alone was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

"Why is Zhang Qing here?"

Saladin's eyes were full of confusion. Zhang Qing suddenly appeared here and discovered the dam. He should have left immediately and returned to pass on the message. Why did he expose his whereabouts and fight against the large army with such a small number of people?

"Weird! Very weird!"

Saladin muttered in confusion.

The slaves had gone crazy at this time and fled to the high ground regardless of anything, which caused considerable hindrance to the army chasing Zhang Qing.

In just this short period of time, the soldiers had reached the other side and headed towards the high ground.

"Boom boom boom boom boom!"

After a deafening explosion, everyone on the Arab side was stunned. They had a bad feeling that the explosion came from the dam.

A big hole was blown in the dam and water gushed out. The entire dam began to disintegrate rapidly under the impact of the water.

"Run!"

“The flood is coming!”

"Run!"

The Arabs cried out in terror, and turned and ran, each thinking of a better place.

The troops that had just been transferred here had no time to retreat as they were surrounded by civilians in the city.

In just a few breaths, the dam completely collapsed, and the flood rushed down, sweeping everything away.

Floods are merciless and will swallow up everything in their path.

"Qi! Qi blew up the dam!"

Saladin also reacted at this moment. Only Qi State could make that explosion.

But now Saladin could do nothing. Under the flood, no one dared to approach those low-lying areas.

"My army! My guards!"

Saladin was furious when he saw the army and guards being swallowed by the flood. These were his trusted confidants, and now they were all gone.

Zhang Qing led people to support the soldiers, but the flood was so fierce that several of those with slower legs fell behind.

Seeing that they were about to be swept away by the flood, Zhang Qing immediately took the rope and threw it out, tied up those people, and then everyone worked together to pull them up.

Fortunately, several soldiers only suffered minor injuries.

From the direction of the mountains, an even duller sound was heard, and the earth seemed to shake.

“The dam has completely collapsed!”

Zhang Qing looked at the vicinity of the mountains. They had only blown up one dam, but apparently the explosion and the vibration of the water flow caused the other dams to collapse as well.

"Come on!"

Zhang Qing immediately called on everyone to go to higher ground, as the flood would become bigger and bigger and it was not safe for them here.

As everyone moved upwards, the water level rose rapidly.

The roaring flood continued to surge all night long, and after dawn, there was still no sign of the flood decreasing.

"I'm afraid a lot of people will die this time, Saladin. You will definitely bear the blame."

Zhang Qing smiled as he watched the rolling flood. Saladin's plan to kill and silence people was disrupted, and his trusted army also suffered heavy casualties. He was also cursed by the world. He really lost more than he gained. (End of this chapter)