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Chapter 264 Flood
Gan Ping stood at the northeast corner of the Xuzhou City Wall, watching the Nanqing River, a tributary of the Huai River, continuously flowing into the Huai River.

No, it should be called the Yellow River now.

"If the notice goes down, all the people on both sides of the lower reaches of the Yellow River from Xuzhou will be relocated, and not a single household will be allowed to stay."

"Take the order, general." After receiving the order, his subordinates immediately went down to deliver the order.

The spring flood has just passed, and the summer flood is coming, but the water level of the Huaihe River is already in jeopardy.

Gan Ping's decision was very difficult.

Relocating people will not only bring a huge burden to the military government, but will also bring all agricultural and industrial production on both sides of the lower reaches of the Yellow River to a standstill.

Coupled with resettlement after the flood, it will be a huge expense.

"General Gan, I think we should simply give up the land on both sides of the lower reaches of the Yellow River. Otherwise, if we do this every year, no matter how much capital we have, we won't be able to withstand it." Jia Tao, standing next to Chen Xun, suggested.

"Millions of acres of fertile farmland are irrigated with water, but you just give it up?" Gan Ping asked rhetorically.

"Otherwise? As long as the Yellow River does not change its direction for a day, it will be impossible to control the floods downstream. No matter how many fields there are, what is the value if there is no harvest?" Jia Tao replied.

Yes, what’s the value of land that doesn’t produce anything?
The water of the Yellow River comes from the northwest plateau. It has less water in winter and more water in summer. After taking the Huaihe River and flowing into the sea, the original Huaihe River channel cannot accommodate such a large amount of water in the summer, and it will naturally flood towards both sides.

As for building embankments to expand the original Huaihe River bed, it can't be completed in one or two years.

A simple calculation shows that if we have the financial and material resources to raise the Huaihe River dam, it would be easier to dredge the original Yellow River channel directly from the upstream and then change it back to enter the Bohai Sea from the northeast.

"It's better to ask the governor for instructions. I guess he won't be willing to go through this trouble every year." Jia Tao suggested again.

"That's for sure. I'll write a report when I get back and see what the governor decides." Gan Ping replied.

Looking at the broad river in front again and the surging water, Gan Ping prayed silently in his heart, but he must give the military government time to relocate the people, so that the embankment would not burst suddenly.

God does not fulfill one's wishes.

Sometimes, when you pray for something not to happen, something happens.

Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

This world is so evil.

The house leaked and it rained all night. Just after Gan Ping prayed in his heart, the sky in Kaifeng changed.

There was a drizzle at first, but then it became continuous. For two or three days in a row, the weather was gloomy and the drizzle was intermittent, as if God had prostatitis.

Gan Ping had to step up the relocation of people in the lower reaches of the Yellow River. The Chen Jiajun in Kaifeng only left three battalions as the bottom line, and the others were sent out.

For those stubborn people who are unwilling to obey orders to move, let the army go up and suppress them with force. As long as their legs are not broken, they can be beaten hard.

For many old people who cannot be persuaded or beaten, they have no choice but to give up.

But just when Gan Ping thought that the rain was almost done, the rain became heavier and heavier.

Even the water level of the upper reaches of the Yellow River west of Xuzhou has become very dangerous.

March [-]th was another night of heavy rain. Gan Ping couldn't sleep all night. He sat in the room and looked at the heavy rain outside the window.

"General! General!" The shout outside the gate came from far to near.

Gan Ping secretly thought: It's over!

Sure enough, his subordinates brought news that Gan Ping least wanted to hear.

The Yellow River broke its banks, and the point of collapse was in Luliang Town, down from Xuzhou, only a dozen miles away from Xuzhou.

"Notify the soldiers downstream as soon as possible to avoid the flood." Gan Ping ordered weakly.It's raining so hard now that the snow pigeons can't be released, and the news can't come as fast as the flood. Notifying people means doing their best to obey fate. In the end, it depends on how the soldiers downstream respond.

Gan Ping came to the embankment breach point overnight and found that it was not the embankment breach like the original Yellow River channel. Because the Huaihe River bed was lower than the ground, its banks were not embankments. Now the river water had overflowed the river banks and was flowing towards the impact plains on both sides. passed.

The disaster in this case will be lighter than that of the embankment collapse, but with the current ability of Chen Jiajun, there is nothing that can be done to face this kind of natural disaster.

"Let all the naval forces outside the city be dispatched to rescue people. Save as many as possible."

Following Gan Ping's order, the entire city of Xuzhou moved.

……

Jingzhao Mansion, Weiqiao Town.

Sun Zheng stood on the boat and looked at the special river scenery in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart at the miraculous craftsmanship of nature.

I saw a relatively clear dividing line on the wide Weihe River, dividing the water surface.

One side of the water is clear, while the other side is earthy yellow and very turbid.

"This is the origin of 'Jingwei Mingming', the place where the Jinghe River merges into the Weihe River." A staff officer next to him introduced Sun Zheng.

The Wei River is the largest tributary of the Yellow River, originating from Gansu and entering the Yellow River through Shaanxi.

The Jinghe River is also a tributary of the Weihe River and originates from Ningxia.

The two rivers met in the later Gaoling District of Xi'an City and the current Weiqiao Town of Jingzhao Prefecture.

The water in the Jing River is clear, while the water in the Wei River is turbid. When the water from the Jing River flows into the Wei River, it is clear and not muddy.

This is the clear distinction between Jing and Wei, half of which is used as a metaphor for clear boundaries or clear distinction between right and wrong.

After the beginning of spring this year, the Kaifeng Army set out from Shaanzhou and headed west along the Weishui River.

I finally entered Jingzhao Mansion in mid-March. It was really difficult to conquer this way.

Sun Zheng originally planned to continue heading north along the Yellow River, but as soon as he went north, he encountered a super large waterfall (Hukou Waterfall), which directly cut off the possibility of boating on the water.

Without ship supplies, given the supply needs of the Chen family army, the combat effectiveness will inevitably be greatly reduced.

In the end, Chen Xun had to choose to follow the Weishui River to the west.

There is a saying in later generations: "Eight hundred miles of Qinchuan has raised a bunch of lazy people."

This shows how suitable the Guanzhong Plain is for farming.

Since ancient times, this place has had good weather, fertile land, and developed agriculture, which laid a strong foundation for the rise of Qin civilization, so it is known as the "Eight Hundred Miles of Qinchuan".

At the same time, it can also be said to be the birthplace of Chinese civilization.

From Shaanzhou to the west, first came Hangu Pass, then Tongguan, and then Huayin Pass and Chishui Pass, which made Sun Zheng truly understand what the terrain is dangerous and what it means to be easy to defend but difficult to attack.

However, this attack along the way also trained the new soldiers under Sun Zheng. It can be said that every loss must be followed by a gain.

"Chang'an is ahead, the ancient capital of thousands of years. If Chang'an is captured, the northwest can be settled."

Sun Zheng could only partially agree with what the staff officer said.

After leaving Chang'an in the west, there are still thousands of miles of Qinfeng Road. How can it be settled in Chang'an alone.

It can only be said that with Chang'an, even if the Chen Jiajun controls the Guanzhong Plain, they will have the capital to attack the northwest from Guanzhong without relying on supplies from the Central Plains.

(End of this chapter)