"There are water toads in the river, and the old man who called is in trouble, and he grabs a few to drink and eat...... Quack, all gone! ”

On the embankment on the north bank of the upper reaches of Zhangshui, Ding Fei wore a hat and a robe, standing in the pouring rain, singing folk tunes, checking the changes in the water potential, making various marks, and taking out a wine gourd from time to time, and taking a few sips to dispel the moisture on his body!

The yellow squirrel and a dozen brothers, carrying the digging artifact - the Wuxian shovel, followed closely behind, wherever there was a mark, they would dig a hole, check the inside of the embankment, whether it was hard rock or soft loess, and look for the best place to burst the embankment!

If you are not careful, you will be swallowed up by the raging river, this kind of high-risk, high-tech work, only the 'digging army' who is proficient in civil engineering can be competent!

Dian Wei, Cao Xing, and dozens of personal soldiers, carrying bows and arrows and holding sharp blades, were distributed around the embankment, guarding the safety of Ding Fei, Yellow Squirrels and others, and at the same time monitoring the distance, so as not to encounter the Yuan army patrol, then it would be a big deal!

Xiao Yat was also in the team, not interfering with everyone's work, but standing on the high place of the embankment, sometimes looking up at the sky, observing the size of the rain, whether there were any signs of sunshine, but staring at Zhangshui, his thoughts up and down, and his heart suffered from gains and losses......

Replacing the army with water and drowning the enemy camp is definitely a dangerous move, the thing is done successfully, Yecheng can be broken with a hand, and most of the Northern Expedition will be completed, ending the war in the Central Plains ahead of schedule, and the people will suffer less from the swords and soldiers, and they are also immeasurably meritorious!

If the plan fails, Zhangshui will pour thousands of miles, and the cities and towns in the south of Jizhou will become a country of water, and the people of the Han family will die in the flood disaster and the displaced people will be millions, how can they bear such a heinous sin?

"The sky, the vast earth, and the ancestors of China, I hope to protect Yu Wuwu, kill all the alien iron horses, and revive the heroic style of the Han Dynasty......."

Xiao Yi faced Zhangshui, looked at his nose, nose and mouth, and asked his heart, praying silently in his heart, hoping to get a little enlightenment, whether this battle would be fought or not?

"Wow! --Wow! Wow! ”

"Long! --Prosperous! Prosperous! ”

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The sky did not respond, and the earth did not prompt, only the cold rain poured down, and then converged into the Zhangshui, the river surface increased sharply, and the water flow was extremely fast, like a galloping and roaring dragon, constantly hitting the embankments on both banks, making a loud 'rumbling' sound!

In the undulating waves, a faintly visible overflow dam, which is the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients, is to build a lower embankment in the middle of the river, if it is the dry season, the embankment can stop the river water, a steady flow into the ditch, irrigation on both sides of the fertile land!

If you encounter the rainy season, the river floods, and can overflow the embankment, so as to drain the flood, the land in the south of Jizhou, drought and flood to ensure harvest, every year, is by this kind of 'overflow embankment', in addition, on the top of the embankment, stands a stone statue of Dayu, three or four zhang high, weighing tens of thousands of catties!

King Yu wears a hat, wears a short coat, holds a long-handled shovel in his right hand, holds a handshake in front of his left fingers, his eyes are firm, looking down at the four directions, and there are eight big characters engraved on the pedestal: "Yuzhen Jiaolong, Hong returns to the sea!" ”

Legend has it that when Ximen Leopard ruled Ye, there were evil dragons in Zhangshui, and they repeatedly made waves, people failed to build dams several times, and drowned many people, so that no one dared to start construction!

Later, there was a master instructed, on the top of the embankment, build a stone statue of King Yu, deter the evil dragon who made trouble, it will be safe, the people acted according to the plan, the embankment was successfully built, from then on, people all built the embankment, repaired the dam, opened the river...... Must set up a statue of King Yu and pray for the protection of the gods!

The legend can not be believed, but the stone statue on the embankment, it has a certain effect, that is, to measure the water level, the stone statue of King Yu is three feet high and six feet high, the carving is very exquisite, if the river is in the knee position, it means that everything is normal in Zhangshui, if it is lower than the foot surface of the statue, it is the dry period, and it needs to store water in time!

If it is higher than the waist of the idol, it means that the river is overflowing, and you must be prepared for flood control, because it is raining heavily, and the water is rising rapidly, and it is already approaching the shoulder position, which has never been done in recent decades!

With such a turbulent water potential, as long as the embankment is dug and the flood flows down, more than 100,000 people and horses in Karasuma, Xianbei, and Liaodong will inevitably be wiped out......

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"Smack! --Syllable! Syllable! ”

While pondering, Xiao Yi heard a strange noise, and after looking down, he found a guy by the river, the size of a fist, covered in gold, looking very cute, it turned out to be a money turtle, crawling in the muddy water, playing happily!

The golden turtle, also known as the 'golden thread turtle', is golden all over, looks cute, has a long lifespan, can live for hundreds of years, is deeply loved by the Chinese people, and is often used as a symbol of longevity, given to relatives and friends, or carved on the official seal, is a kind of animal representing auspiciousness!

This is a kind of aquatic turtle, very good at swimming, natural yin, like quiet, usually lurking in the crypt, in a semi-sleep state, only when it rains heavily, will crawl out of the burrow, go around with the waves, with aquatic plants, snails, small fish, shrimp ...... For food, it is an omnivorous turtle!

"Pray to the heavens, pray to the earth, I didn't see the gods appear, but I sent a money turtle, is this a reply to me?"

Xiao Yi pinched the little turtle and looked at it carefully, the back carapace was golden, and each piece had four 'annual rings', indicating that it was just four years old, and it was still a small water turtle......

In the medical classics, there is a record of the golden turtle, whose carapace can be used as medicine, nourishing yin, clearing heat, detoxifying, and benefiting the kidneys...... There are a lot of benefits, and then think of its living habits, Xiao Yi smiled knowingly, and put the little golden beetle into his arms, this is a rare treasure!

"Who are you, why are you staying on the embankment, and what are your sneaky intentions?"

While everyone was surveying, a group of Yuan troops came in the distance, about seventy or eighty people, in addition to knives, guns and clubs, they also held shovels, hammers, stakes, and ropes...... It's supposed to be a river patrol camp!

The first person, with a slender figure, a face as white as jade, bright eyes as stars, three strands of long hair, and a unique temperament, is Hebei Mingshi - Xinbi!

Xin Ping and Xin Bi brothers, originally under the command of Qingzhou Thorn History, after the death of the eldest prince Yuan Tan, they were also implicated, and almost fell to the ground, fortunately, the Xin brothers are popular, and the civil and military officials have rescued them, and bribed Yuan Shang with heavy money, and finally escaped!

However, the death penalty can be avoided, the living crime cannot be escaped, the original official position can not be kept, it can only be demoted, Xin Ping was demoted to the city gate order, defending the south gate of Yecheng, Xin Bi was incorporated into the river patrol camp, specializing in inspecting the embankment, the dignified Hebei celebrities, fell to this point, and it was also a bitter tear!

Patrolling the river is a chore, and when it rains heavily, the road is muddy, and no one wants to be offended when he takes three steps, so he pushes Xinbi out to check the embankments on both banks, whether there is any water seepage, and it is good to repair it in time!

"Brothers, don't get me wrong, we are under the command of Lord Zhengnan, and we are ordered to measure the water level, so as not to flood the fertile fields on both sides of the river!"

Dian Wei, Cao Xing, Yellow Rease and others, while pretending to be the subordinates of the trial, trying to fool the past, while holding their weapons tightly, ready to fight at any time, although their number is small, they are experienced warriors, and it is not difficult to kill the other party!

The problem is that if Xin Bi and the others go and have no return, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of Yuan Jun, and then send a large team of men and horses to search, at that time, it will be impossible to dig the embankment, and 7,000 people and horses will also be exposed, and the consequences will be unimaginable!

"I know most of my subordinates, how do you think you are a little ...... Well? ”

Xin Bi is not easy to fool, the other party is not many in number, but he is a strong individual and has excellent weapons, he is by no means an ordinary soldier, but like a personal soldier under his tent!

Therefore, while signaling his subordinates to prepare for battle, he slowly approached and looked at the other party's appearance to see if there was anyone he knew, and he really found a familiar face - Xiao Yi!

As an envoy of Hebei, Xin Bi once sent an envoy to Xuchang City and visited many court officials, Xiao Yi, as a great Sima and the first general in the world, naturally paid special attention to it, this slightly black little face was deeply imprinted in his heart!

Xiao Yi, as the general of the unified army, did not stay in the Cao army camp, but sneaked into the vicinity of Yecheng and appeared on the Zhangshui embankment.

"Brush! --Brush! Brush! ”

Dian Wei, Cao Xing and dozens of personal soldiers, secretly exposed their blades, and slowly surrounded the past, as long as Xin Bi exclaimed, they immediately killed the killer, and then escorted Da Sima to evacuate and join the team!

Unexpectedly, Xin Bi was stunned for a moment, and instead of shouting loudly, he turned his eyes a few times and showed a friendly smile......

"Haha! - Sure enough, it's a subordinate of the judge, that's his own family, 3,000 soldiers in the river patrol battalion, patrolling the river twice a day, and the nearby fifteen-mile section is all in charge of the younger brother, if there is anything in the future, just say hello!

Now that we have been inspected by the water, we are relieved that we are leaving, brothers, and we are looking for a place to shelter from the rain, and I invite you to drink a few glasses of hot wine to ward off the dampness! ”

After a few words of greeting, Xin Bi left with his subordinates, his movements were extremely natural, and there seemed to be a deep meaning in his words!

After inspecting the embankment for a long time, Yuan Jun was cold and tired, and when he heard that there was hot wine to drink, he immediately left in a hurry, and no one thought much about anything else!

"This nerd is dizzy-eyed and didn't recognize us, God forbid!"

Looking at the departing river patrol team, Dian Wei and Cao Xing breathed a sigh of relief, and slowly withdrew their blades, it is really a great blessing and a great creation, such a dangerous thing can also get away with it!

"Huh! -He recognized me, but he was just deliberately confused, and in his words, he revealed a lot of information, which was very useful to us! ”

Xiao Yi touched his chin and showed a knowing smile, Yuan's perverse behavior has already lost people's hearts, and today's incident is proof!

(End of chapter)