mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 140

The 31st year of Guangxu, also 1905 in the Western calendar, is called "Einstein's Miracle Year" by later generations.

Zhao Chuanxin could not understand the six papers he published in this year even in later generations.

After leaving Tianjin, he did not return to Lugang Town, but continued southward.

At the beginning of August in the lunar calendar, he arrived in Jiangsu.

The further south you go, the more developed the transportation, and many railway lines are opened.

After arriving in Jiangsu, the result was hit by strong wind and rain.

The third tide, the eighteenth water, blinking, not reaching the mouth.

This is a folk proverb that was later spread in the streets and alleys.

That is, on the third day of August, the streets and alleys of coastal cities were flooded in an instant due to heavy rain and typhoons.

On this night, Zhao Chuanxin was walking, but the wind, rain and tide came together.

He only remembers the important things in history, and he doesn't know that there are still natural disasters at this moment.

Witness the shocking scene where the water level is five or six feet above the seawall.

The homes of countless people were submerged.

He was also very scared. When the flood came, he opened the Azure Ghost Armor and went upstream in the water.

A family with five children was desperately waiting to die when a human head popped out of the water.

"Adults, hold a child each, cover your mouth and nose, and I'll take you out!"

No one moved, they were all terrified.

Zhao Chuanxin repeated the sentence again, and this family only reacted.

A woman holding a child was carried into the water by Zhao Chuanxin.

He didn't dare to stay underwater for too long, so he stepped out of the house and quickly emerged from the water.

The woman was choking and coughing, and the tide came in waves, Zhao Chuanxin just carried the two girls out of the water and walked forward.

Xingyue gave a rough route, finally found a high position, and sent the woman up.

It was windy and windy, and it was impossible to hold an umbrella at this time, so I could only let the rain drench like this.

Zhao Chuanxin rescued the whole family in one go, and then rushed to the next family.

Personal strength is limited after all, and the underwater battery life of the Azure Phantom Armor can be said to be inexhaustible.But many people had drowned by this time, and the bodies were everywhere in the water.

He tried his best, but in the end he only saved more than 200 people.

I was exhausted already.

Sitting on the roof, he panted heavily.

Looking at the people who were still in shock, he smiled wryly and said, "The rain is not so heavy now, I will find a sampan or a boat and take you away first."

There was silent sobbing all around, and someone knelt down to Zhao Chuanxin on the roof.

Zhao Chuanxin didn't waste his energy to help him, do you know that he doesn't have that energy?

He started again and found the small boat that was overturned and submerged in the port. It took him a lot of effort to get out of the water, and then he pushed and ran under the water.

"Leave all your luggage here first, and only take your valuables with you. Hurry up and get on the boat. There are still people who are not dead waiting to be rescued."

Although he only saved more than 200 people, many people survived and found high positions waiting for rescue.

At this time, the government is simply powerless to rescue!

A woman never let go of her burden: "These are new clothes, don't throw them away."

Zhao Chuanxin nodded: "Okay, you wait here to die with your clothes. Others come up."

A man pushed away the person next to him: "I'll go first."

Zhao Chuanxin jumped up suddenly and pushed him into the water so that he would not be swept away.

He said coldly: "The old and the weak, women and children go first, and the men wait for the next wave."

The man didn't dare to compete with this fierce man, so he had to climb ashore angrily and hide aside, trembling with his arms folded.

Crying and howling, the woman holding revenge finally left the burden behind.

Pushing a boat is even more hard work. Zhao Chuanxin worked hard this night and transported hundreds of people away.

Until dawn, he was exhausted and collapsed, unable to get up at all.

Hundreds of people surrounded Zhao Chuanxin to protect him, all silent, their eyes full of gratitude.

Zhao Chuanxin muttered, "I'll sleep for a while, you guys watch me and don't let the water sweep me away."

"Engong, go to sleep, I won't let the water sweep you away after I die."

"Yeah, I'll be right here with you."

During Zhao Chuanxin's deep sleep, Jiangsu governor Lu Yuanding organized manpower relief.

When they saw hundreds of people gathered here, they came to ask curiously.

When they learned that the person lying on the ground had saved hundreds of people by himself, a group of yamen servants were stunned!
"Who is this person's name? Report it to me, and I will take credit for him!"

"Amazing, amazing!"

In the torrential water, it is difficult for people to survive. Who would have expected that there would be people who could save people with bare hands?
And saved hundreds of people.

With this kind of courage, even Xiang Yu is still alive!
A yamen servant exclaimed in admiration: "This man is probably a fierce general who can be defeated by thousands of people when he goes to the battlefield!"

When Zhao Chuanxin woke up, the people surrounding him were still there.

"Engong, this is the dry food left for you, you can eat some."

Zhao Chuanxin looked at the pancakes that were soaked in water, and shook his head simply: "Eat it yourself, I saw that a lot of goods from the commercial port were washed away, and I think we can find something to eat."

Said, got up, and went into the water.

The people watched En Gong go into the water, and in the blink of an eye, his head appeared more than ten meters away, and everyone was shocked.

"Grandfather is so watery!"

"No matter how good the water quality is, I'm afraid it can't be done so fast?"

"I asked Engong's name before, and he said that others called him the Archmage. Engong must know magic spells! Otherwise, how could he save so many people?"

"This is a living Bodhisattva!"

Zhao Chuanxin found a place where no one was around, went ashore and opened a can, took out a slightly hard white flour steamed bun and ate it.

After eating and drinking enough, I took out the binoculars and looked around.

At this time, the tide is still fierce, but it is much worse than last night.

He saw some people in the Yamen rowing oars in the water to save people, searching for survivors to board the boat.

This is a coastal area, and there are small boats on both the sea and the river. Zhao Chuanxin found another empty boat, took out some food and utensils from the space, loaded the boat, and pushed towards the rescued people.

"This is what I collected. Share it with everyone. Don't grab it. Everyone gets some. Eat some if you're not full. Go nearby to see if there are any surviving people. Everyone should stretch out while ensuring your own safety." to help."

After the boat was emptied, Zhao Chuanxin pushed the boat into the water and rowed away.

He joined the rescuers at the gate of the yamen.

At this time, he had already boarded the boat and rowed forward.

Together with these search and rescue personnel, rescue people wave after wave.

A yamen servant pointed to a house and exclaimed, "There is a child there."

Zhao Chuanxin looked over and saw a child with only half of his head above the water surface, and was still submerged in the water from time to time.

He seemed to be stepping on something to save him.

The current was so fast that the small boat would not be able to come back even if it was rowed, so the yamen guards did not dare to go forward, let alone swim in the water.

There are undercurrents everywhere at this moment, and anyone who is not careful will be swept away.

Zhao Chuanxin said: "Come here and row the oar, and I will save the child."

After speaking, without waiting for everyone's reaction, he plunged into the water.

In the blink of an eye, he arrived at the child's side and lifted the child up.

The child was half-floating in the water like wading in the water, somewhat frightened, waving his hands in the air.

But the speed is very fast.

After a while, they came to the boat.

The child struggled to climb onto the boat, only to realize that someone underwater had been supporting him.

Zhao Chuanxin showed his head and grinned at him.

The yamen servants applauded loudly!

Zhao Chuanxin shouted: "I will rescue anyone who is difficult to rescue!"

(End of this chapter)