mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 1025 Turning the Tide
The river in Lugang Town has many rapids, making navigation difficult and basically no shipping.

But before the rise of the insurance team, the Japanese occasionally transported timber and food to the Yalu River.

The river in Lugang Town has a mainstream valley about 500 meters wide, with green mountains and dense vegetation on both sides. There are some alluvial plains along the river with extremely fertile soil. The people of Lugang Town grow a lot of corn, soybeans and rice.

The rice in the western suburbs of Lugang Town is particularly famous. The rice produced there is so fragrant that it can make people dizzy. However, after all, this place is not a plain and there is not much land to grow rice. The rice produced here is limited to internal supply. Occasionally, Lugang Town will give a little to friends when exchanging gifts.

The two main characteristics of the river here are: winding and abundant.

Before the rise of Zhao Chuanxin, Zhao Zhongyi and Liu Baogui, this river was called Tongji Yaji by the bannermen.

When Zhao Zhongyi was in power, it was changed to Tongjiajiang according to its homophony.

Thanks to Zhao Chuanxin's foresight, an order was issued to stop the Japanese from logging indiscriminately, and soil erosion was not so serious.

So we've had a lot of rain this year and the land is still absorbing the water.

But eventually, when the water was full, a torrential rain hit, starting from the Haryafan Mountain, and water from the ditches on both sides flowed into the Tongjia River, eventually forming a huge flood.

Zhao Zhongyi and Liu Baogui took turns rushing to the front line of flood control and rescue. Sandbags were piled up like mountains on both sides of the river, but the Tongjia River had become a vast ocean.

First, the dikes in some areas burst, and then the water spread.

House seemingly endless rain.

There are many horses in Lugang Town, and there are several horse farms, one of which is in Linjiang County. The Yalu River also rose in water, and the Japanese opened the sluice gates on the opposite bank to release floodwaters, causing the fertile grasslands in the river valley to be washed away by the flood. Many horses did not have time to reach the shore and were washed away by the flood.

Zhao Zhongyi and Liu Baogui were extremely worried and felt helpless.

"Commander, the catalpa bark sentry post was breached, and two families didn't have time to escape and were trapped on the roof."

"Commander, the Gaoli Weir was washed away. A family that raised pigs was swept away by the flood in order to protect their property."

"Brigade Commander, the starry sky is flooded."

"Brigade Commander, the horse stable in Yandaigozigou is gone..."

"Brigade Commander, the Donggou training ground is blocked by water. We can't get through."

"brigadier,"

Zhao Zhongyi felt his scalp tingling: "We are short of manpower, so we need to mobilize the people..."

Before he could finish his words, he heard exclamations.

He turned his head and saw a figure running wildly on the bridge across the river.

By this time, the flood had already reached the bridge and no one could get on.

When a wave comes, no matter how powerful you are, you will be swept into the torrent.

Lugang Town is actually a huge ditch pond.

Thousands of peaks on both sides are locked in mist, the rain never stops, the color of the water is mixed with green, the turbid current beats against the shore, and the flood peaks are as surging as Penglai.

No wonder everyone exclaimed.

It's like an individual challenging the power of nature.

A red light flickered in the rain, and the shaky bridge deck that blocked the flood was quickly cut off. The man at the place where the red light flickered was seen retreating step by step, and wherever he retreated, the bridge collapsed.

Someone said: "Commander, that man seems to be destroying our bridge..."

Zhao Zhongyi smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. We can just destroy it and rebuild it."

The man broke the bridge into pieces and let them fall into the flood and were swept away. The flood blocked by the bridge flowed smoothly, and the pressure on the embankments on both sides was immediately relieved a little.

The man was in the shallow water of the flood, and he lowered his body and fell into the water.

Everyone exclaimed again.

In fact, some places that seem calm are more dangerous.

The water was muddy at this time, the shore was bumpy, and the depth was far more than two meters. In addition, the water was surging, and it was very difficult to get out once you got stuck.

Zhao Zhongyi was surprisingly calm: "Don't panic, he's fine."

Sure enough, just as the words fell, the figure swam upstream, appeared more than 20 meters away, and then sank into the water again.

In just a few breaths, he arrived in front of everyone.

Zhao Chuanxin emerged from the water wearing the Chaos Armor and stood in front of Zhao Zhongyi. He waited for the water on the Chaos Armor to flow off before he opened his visor: "Brother, is everyone okay?"

The people around were delighted and said in unison: "Captain."

Although the Lugang Town Insurance Team had been regularized, it was even more like a professional soldier than the Qing Dynasty's new army.

As the military strength continued to expand, the highest position reached was brigade commander.

But there is only one captain of the insurance team - Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhao Zhongyi stepped forward and patted Zhao Chuanxin on the shoulder: "It's okay. I have moved the people in the town to a safe place. It's just that our Lugang Town is too big and there have been no natural disasters for many years. I can't take care of people in other places. There are too many disaster-stricken areas, so I have to ask you to come back to help save people."

When Zhao Chuanxin was teleported back to the villa, the secret realm inventory had already been cleared.

At this time he said, "Brother, ask someone to fill the sandbags, no need to transport them, leave the rest to me."

Zhao Zhongyi immediately gave the order.

We were shorthanded originally, but if we were just filling sandbags, it would be much easier.

When Zhao Chuanxin went to move the sandbags, he saw Miao Cuihua busy among the crowd.

Her hair was beaten by the rain and stuck tightly to her cheeks, making her already fair face look a little pale and her lips lacked much blood color.

Zhao Chuanxin felt distressed when he saw this: "Sister Hua, why do we need you?"

Perhaps because of her pregnancy, Miao Cuihua was a little sentimental and said with a choked voice: "If you don't come to help, our home will be gone. Look over there."

Zhao Chuanxin looked in the direction she pointed and found Defu, Zhao Hongzhi, Jiang Mingxin and other grown-up snotty kids, all busying themselves with their butts sticking out.

It seemed that all the people in Lugang Town were mobilized to help with the disaster relief, showing a rare unity in the world.

Zhao Chuanxin manipulated Lord Runzhi's greetings to evaporate the moisture from Miao Cuihua's body, put a raincoat on her and said, "I'm back, so you don't have to go into battle. Just show your appreciation. Haven't you heard of putting on a show?"

Miao Cuihua burst into laughter and said, "What's the point of putting on a show? You're not afraid of people hearing it."

A man from Lugang Town nearby bared his big yellow teeth and said, "I didn't hear anything."

He is also an old man who knows Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhao Chuanxin spat: "What can I do if I hear it? I can take on a hundred of them."

The people around just laughed and were not angry. Zhao Chuanxin was just that kind of person and they were used to it.

There is strength in numbers. The bags were filled up and Zhao Chuanxin collected the mountains of sandbags with a wave of his hand, causing a burst of exclamations.

Zhao Chuanxin took out the third generation of dragons and flew away, splashing a curtain of water.

Arriving at a severe breach, Zhao Chuanxin got out of the car, stepped into the water, and manipulated Lord Run's Salute to cut through the waves, separate the water flow, pile up sandbags on top, and securely block the breach.

After the water flows merge, the flood here is immediately blocked and will only spread and will not continue to erode the gap.

When people outside saw this, they were amazed and couldn't help cheering.

"Captain Zhao, Captain Zhao..."

Zhao Chuanxin first filled the breaches on both sides of Lugang Town. It was already afternoon then.

He went back and asked Zhao Zhongyi: "Brother, is there anyone else who needs rescue?"

With Zhao Chuanxin around, Zhao Zhongyi heaved a sigh of relief. He looked at the map and said, "There are several families trapped at the Qishupizi Sentry Post. If you can, please rescue them."

The bark of the catalpa tree is easy to peel. In the spring, people who go up the mountain to pick wild vegetables will peel the bark of the catalpa tree and use it as a rope to tie the wild vegetables around their waists. When they go down the mountain, their bodies will be covered with wild vegetables.

Large-leaf celery can be used to make dumplings and stir-fry meat.

Bracken can be pickled or stir-fried.

The young thorny shoots are coated with flour and fried, and they are very fragrant.

There are a lot of wild vegetables in Qishupizishao, which is where the name of the place comes from.

When Zhao Chuanxin arrived, he saw families, young and old, lying on the roofs of several houses.

The flood knocked down a catalpa tree, which was lying between two houses.

The houses here are all made of yellow mud and thatch, which have long been softened and rotten by water. The trees block the flow of water, and the two houses are crumbling.

The man on the roof had a pale face and it was unknown how long he had been hiding.

Zhao Chuanxin took in three generations of wandering dragons and went into the water to test the current.

There were also soldiers from the insurance team here. They were anxious but could not help. Seeing Zhao Chuanxin, they were a little confused: "Who are you?"

"What are you going to do? You can't go down there."

These are all newcomers and don’t recognize Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhao Chuanxin ignored them and dived in.

"Wow...if you don't listen to the old man, you will suffer the consequences."

"This guy is finished."

The man on the roof didn't know whether he was drenched by the rain or hungry, but his mind seemed to be a little unclear and he didn't see Zhao Chuanxin at all.

Zhao Chuanxin first cut off the tree that stood between the two houses with a several-meter-long light blade. After the tree was swept away by the flood, he rushed out of the water and jumped onto the roof.

However, the thatch under his feet seemed unstable. His weight plus the Chaos Armor were too heavy and there was a risk of falling.

He said, "We can only save one person at a time. Who will come first?"

At this moment, the people on the roofs of the two houses woke up from their dreams.

A man with high cheekbones shouted, "Save me first, save me first..."

Zhao Chuanxin grinned: "Then let's save this child first."

The man stared with his triangular eyes: "I said, save me first, are you deaf..."

Zhao Chuanxin threw a big arm backhand: "I just asked casually, you took it seriously?"

The man was knocked back and forth, and fell into the flood, struggling hard.

Zhao Chuanxin ignored him, held the skinny child with one arm and said, "Hold your breath."

On the crumbling roof, Zhao Chuanxin didn't dare to jump, so he could only dive into the water and swim quickly to the shore with the child, handing him over to the stunned insurance team members.

When Zhao Chuanxin came back, the others were whispering to each other. "Who is that person?"

"You can swim while wearing full body armor?"

"Uh... I think that person should be Captain Zhao."

Everyone exclaimed: "War God Zhao Chuanxin?"

Zhao Chuanxin went back and carried the skinny old man across the river for the second time.

After getting ashore, the old man choked on the water several times.

Zhao Chuanxin complained, "Didn't I tell you to hold your breath?"

The old man coughed and said, "What are you talking about? I can't move a muscle, but you're talking so loudly, and I'm just going to answer you. I didn't hear you clearly. In this day and age, you're still making me die..."

Zhao Chuanxin: "..."

Listening to the Shandong dialect is really creepy.

When he reached the roof of another house to rescue someone, they were obviously relatives or friends, and they all said, "Good man, save our child first..."

Zhao Chuanxin worked hard for several times and was sweating all over.

Finally, the only one left was the man in the water. He still had strength left and held on to a pillar, refusing to let go, and was not swept away.

"Save me, save me..."

Zhao Chuanxin sat on the roof, took off his mask and lit a cigarette: "Save your mother, save it next door, don't you see me smoking?"

"Ah... I'm finished, I'm finished, please save me."

"You're fine. Just hold on until I finish smoking and take a break."

The man cried, "Why are you taking a break? Even the landlord's donkey doesn't dare to take a break like this..."

This guy burst out his physical potential and held on.

After Zhao Chuanxin finished smoking, he said, "I heard you say you want to hold your breath, do you want to hold your breath..."

Before he could finish his words, Zhao Chuanxin jumped down, grabbed his arm and walked away.

The man choked on the mud soup several times, feeling like he was dying of ecstasy, and out of drowning instinct, he wanted to wrap himself around Zhao Chuanxin.

Zhao Chuanxin elbowed him so hard that he saw stars.

After they came ashore, Zhao Chuanxin threw the half-dead man to the ground. The members of the insurance team applauded: "Captain Zhao is awesome!"

Zhao Chuanxin bowed and said, "It's just a trivial skill, not worth mentioning. Please excuse me, excuse me."

When the rescued people heard this, they all knelt down and said, "Captain Zhao is so kind, Captain Zhao..."

However, Zhao Chuanxin had already teleported back to Lugang Town and disappeared right before their eyes.

"Captain Zhao is a god, Captain Zhao has boundless magical powers..."

……

At the Lugang Town Public Security Bureau, Liu Baogui slumped in a chair, talking on his mobile phone, "You don't know, I'm so exhausted."

Guotie asked: "What's going on?"

Liu Baogui said: "Naturally, it is a natural disaster that saves people. The flood is ruthless, but people are kind. I, Liu Baogui, risked my life to save people, which is better than building a 1,800-step pagoda. After death, I will definitely go to heaven."

Guotie'er was amazed: "You are really amazing..."

Liu Baogui was very proud.

Since meeting Zhao Chuanxin, there have been many more highlights in his life.

At this time, Li Ziyu said in the group chat: "Is Mr. Zhao here? I need something..."

Liu Baogui interrupted him: "Chuanxin is not here, he is busy rescuing people. He has a lot to do this time. The rain is pouring down. After rescuing people in Lugang Town, we have to go to the Yalu River. After rescuing people in the Yalu River, I'm afraid we have to go to the Tumen River area."

Liu Huaqiang from Hankou was shocked: "The principal is truly a god, and all families are blessed with Buddhahood."

On Ao Island, Li Ziyu listened to their conversation and swallowed back what he was going to say next.

At this time, the Governor-General of Guangdong and Guangxi was replaced by Yuan Shuxun from Zhang Renjun.

When he was the governor of Shandong, he was very tough in diplomacy and impeached officials who were ineffective in banning opium, resulting in the dismissal of many people. Therefore, he was praised for a time.

Li Ziyu does things differently from Zhao Chuanxin. He is not a hardliner and has had frequent dealings with Zhang Renjun. As a new official, he naturally has to send someone to visit him with gifts.

As a result, gifts are given and received, money is given and received.

Li Ziyu was stunned and muttered in the Governor's Mansion of Macao Island: "Hypocrite."

Then I heard that Yuan Shuxun banned gambling.

Just ban gambling.

Li Ziyu was a shrewd person and had long realized that Zhao Chuanxin was a man with a fiery temper and could not tolerate gambling and drugs.

Therefore, during his administration of Macau, he reduced the gaming industry while vigorously developing finance, catering, entertainment, and import and export trade to compete with Hong Kong Island.

After the car was built at Hankou Juanwang Technical College, he was the first to realize Zhao Chuanxin's intention. While vigorously building roads, he bought a car for himself and equipped the Governor's Office with several cars. With the influence of his superiors, there was a subtle trend of popularization of cars in Ao Island.

However, he imposed heavy taxes on cars, providing the Xuantian Sect in Australia with an important source of income.

So Li Ziyu doesn’t really care about banning gambling.

But when he learned that a gambler named Qiu Jialiang bribed Yuan Shuxun with 300,000 taels of silver, Yuan Shuxun accepted the bribe and allowed Qiu Jialiang to open a gambling house, and even ignored the gamblers in Qiu Jialiang's gambling house smoking opium. What's even more outrageous is that he handed over the salt affairs of the entire province to Qiu Jialiang.

Li Ziyu then got angry.

He originally wanted to say hello to Zhao Chuanxin and teach Qiu Jialiang a lesson after getting permission, but he heard that Zhao Chuanxin was fighting floods and disaster relief, so he had to hold back for the time being.

……

In the evening, the rain did not stop, but it was lighter.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Baogui and his people brought pot-stirred dishes, which were cornmeal pancakes stuck to the edge of a large iron pot of stewed beans, also called pot stickers.

Liu Baogui joked: "I don't know if the pot stickers flying in the sky have ever been eaten."

They often chat in groups to communicate.

Among the idle people flying in the sky, Guotie'er is the most shameless, so he is the one who joins the group chat.

Zhao Chuanxin said while eating a whole grain pancake with the taste of boiled beans: "Potstickers often wear a sheepskin coat, which is black, hard and shiny, and dirty enough to be used for ironmaking, so they are called potstickers. They are different from potstickers."

"So he is such a loser. I will give him a bad rap next time."

Everyone ate, drank and laughed, which to some extent dispelled the fatigue.

Zhao Zhongyi said: "After this flood, Lugang Town must build a dam and can't delay any longer."

It's not that there is no dam, but only part of one side is built. Otherwise, it would never be destroyed. If it just overflows and backflows, the damage would not be that serious.

Liu Baogui sighed: "That will cost me a lot of money again."

As they were talking, a local from Lugang Town came to offer condolences with food and drink: "Thanks to Captain Zhao, I don't have much good stuff, but this basket of eggs is a token of my appreciation."

"I've made a pot of tea, share it among you all."

Zhao Chuanxin stood up and said, "In this disaster relief effort, all the young men in Lugang Town rushed to take the lead. This is not just the work of Zhao Chuanxin alone. Look at those kids over there, they are so tired that they can't even open their eyes. We are not afraid of natural disasters, but we are afraid of people's disunity. With this experience, I think Lugang Town will be invincible no matter what natural or man-made disasters are. We will never be afraid again."

The words were powerful and expressed true feelings.

The people around cheered loudly.

Looking at Defu, Zhao Hongzhi and the other half-grown kids, they were already exhausted, their heads nodding with sleepiness, but they did not leave. When they heard the cheers, they wanted to join in the fun, but they looked up and looked around in confusion.

The soldiers and civilians were moved by each other and smiled with relief.

Zhao Zhongyi nodded repeatedly: "It is much more stable to pass on the torch."

Liu Baogui sighed: "Liu has made a lot of progress. It seems that he will also leave his name in history."

Zhao Zhongyi: "..."

Zhao Chuanxin slept with Miao Cuihua in his arms all night. The next day, seeing that the water level of the Tongjia River had receded a lot, he rode his Third Generation Dragon Boat through the Nanling Mountain Road opened up in Lugang Town, entered the water at Sandaou, and drove on the turbulent torrent to the Yalu River.

Some people who lived in low-lying areas were swept away by the flood, leaving no trace behind.

Most of the horses in the horse farms below could not survive, and a few were taken away.

There is no point in rescuing people along the coast, so we can only go upstream and observe the disaster situation along the way.

There were shadows of Japanese soldiers on the south bank of the river. When they saw the three black dragons swimming on the river, they thought they were monsters at first.

"Look, the Dragon King has appeared!"

"No, that's a thousand-year-old turtle that only appears when the water level rises."

Superstition is very serious in Japan.

"Maybe it's a kappa."

"Nonsense, with such heavy water, even a Kappa would fall over."

When the Third Generation Dragon got closer to them, the Japanese officer who had seen Zhao Chuanxin's heroic appearance on the battlefield said in a deep voice: "A bunch of idiots, that's Zhao Chuanxin's car. Stay away from him, he is ruthless, don't let him kill you, you won't be able to complain to the King of Hell."

"..."

……

Sato Masayoshi rushed to North Island with a Russian.

He touched the bronze eye hanging on his neck and muttered, "God of War, bless me and give me a helping hand. God of War, bless me and give me a helping hand..."

Maozi, who was riding in the same carriage, said impatiently: "Sukka, what the hell are you mumbling about?"

Sato Masayoshi was furious: "How dare you! I'm your superior, how dare you talk to me?"

Maozi thought of the cruel methods Zhao Chuanxin used when training them. He shuddered and stopped talking, just looking out the window.

Sato Masayoshi snorted coldly and thought to himself, when we get back to the Peacekeeping Bureau, I'll show you... I'll show you how I'll deal with you.

At this moment, the carriage was suddenly stopped.

Some Russian soldiers stopped them...

(End of this chapter)