Chapter 6 Fulfillment in the 10th Month of the Seventh Month, Hedong, Kasakatsu. After the Tai Lieutenant Yang Biao got off the ship, he saw Xu Rong, the general of Zhengxi, Lu Yi, the general of Zuo, Zhao Yun, the general of Longxiang, and Lu Bu, the general of Fenwei, who came to greet him.

The four generals of the Northern Xinjiang Unified Army came to pick up at the same time, which made Yang Biao's uneasy heart suddenly relaxed.

"Where's the general?" After Yang Biao and the four of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, they immediately asked.

"The general has returned to Handan." Xu Rong said respectfully.

"Back to Handan?" Yang Biao was very surprised,

"Lord Xu, aren't the generals and you attacking Luoyang? Why did he suddenly go back to Handan again? You've withdrawn your troops too? Xu Rong's face darkened,

"The Yellow River has burst." Yang Biao was shocked in his heart, and stood on the embankment speechless for a long time. The Han Dynasty has suffered many disasters and hardships in recent years, and the community and the people have been ravaged by wars and disasters, and the mountains and rivers have been dilapidated.

Could it be that Dahan has really come to an end? The group returned to the camp with a heavy heart. Xu Rong gave a brief introduction to the situation in Jizhou.

Due to continuous heavy rains in Guanzhong, Guanxi and the Central Plains, the water level of the Yellow River has skyrocketed. At the end of June, the Yellow River embankment in the eastern county of Yanzhou was the first to burst.

In recent years, the Yellow River has had many floods and frequent embankment bursts, but because of the war, these breaches have not been well restored and reinforced.

The levee was overwhelmed and soon collapsed.

"It's not just a natural disaster, it's a **." Yang Biao said angrily,

"Although there is a lot of rain this year, it is not enough to burst the embankment in 12 places, and there will be no miracle that the north embankment will burst and the southern embankment will be unharmed. There's definitely something famous in it. ”

"It was not Yuan Shao who instructed someone to do it, or Cao Cao, the traitor." Koji said angrily,

"I knew that there was today's disaster, and at the beginning of spring, we should have crossed the river to the south to kill Yanzhou, and killed all the rebellions of this gang of people who have brought disaster to the country and the people." Xu Rong shook his hand at him and motioned to Lu Yi not to yell in front of Yang Biao.

"Lord Taiwei is here for the sake of food?" Yang Biao sighed. He can't open this mouth now, no matter what.

The Yellow River burst its embankment is different from the past, the Yellow River embankment burst in 12 places, almost all the southern prefectures and counties of Jizhou were flooded, and millions of people were affected, and the situation of disaster relief in Hebei was very grim.

At this time, not to mention a boatload of grain, it is a grain of grain, which is also precious to the victims of Hebei disaster.

"That's it." Yang Biao shook his hand, heartbroken,

"Even if there is no chaos in the world, the imperial court will not be able to solve this catastrophe. If the general and the people of Hebei can survive this catastrophe safely, the Han Dynasty is hopeful, otherwise it will ......" He looked up to the sky and sighed, griefing to the extreme,

"The 400-year-old foundation of the Han Dynasty will be cut off." Their hearts were hurt, and they hung their heads and said nothing.

"What's the situation in Guanzhong?" Koji Yi barely held back his anger and asked dissatisfiedly,

"Your Majesty drove us away. Yuan Shao and Kuai Yue should be driving, how can they still lack food? Where is Your Majesty going? Is it to Jingzhou or to Luoyang? Yang Biao smiled bitterly, shook his head again and again, and explained the situation in the pass.

"Now that Hebei has been affected, the Northern Xinjiang Army is unable to fight again, Yuan Shao, Kuai Yue, Ma Teng and others have nothing to fear, and the situation in Guanzhong will get worse and worse." Yang Biao looked sad,

"Now Your Majesty does not dare to go anywhere, and cannot go anywhere. I am a Han with thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, and there is no place for His Majesty to live and survive......" Speaking of this, two lines of old tears slowly rolled out of Yang Biao's eyes.

"My lord, the general dispatched 100,000 people to King Ma Qin this time, and his determination is great, and his loyalty to the Han and His Majesty is known to the whole world. Why can't Your Majesty trust the General? Why can't you go to Hebei? Lu Bu said with a little excitement,

"I really don't understand, why does Your Majesty not distinguish between loyalty? Could it be that Zhang Ji, Huangfu Hong and a group of powerless ministers can calm the world and revive the Han Dynasty? Yang Biao opened his mouth and swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.

From the day he inherited the imperial throne, the Son of Heaven was successively held hostage by Dong Zhuo, Li Dao and Guo Yan.

In the seven years before and after, there was not a single day when the Son of Heaven did not live in fear and blood. In addition to believing in the ministers around him, who else would he believe?

The general is very strange and afraid of him, how dare he come to Hebei?

"We were brave and loyal to King Qin, but we were framed by Your Majesty, and we were said to be rebellious by Your Majesty, which is ......" Lu Yi saw Xu Rong's reproachful eyes, and hurriedly swallowed back the more ugly words behind,

"We are all rebellious now, and Hebei is rebellious up and down, so what are we going to Qinwang for? No wonder Yuan Shao was bent on rebuilding the imperial system, and now it seems that Yuan Shao is right. We are not going to King Qin, we are going to die. I just can't figure it out, Your Majesty killed the general, killed us all, and the world was pacified by him? Will he be able to thrive a big man? If Emperor Guangwu had treated us loyal ministers like His Majesty, would the Han Dynasty be able to prosper? Yang Biao sighed lightly and took out a holy decree from his arms,

"Your Majesty has decreed that you are no longer rebellious."

"Hmph......" Koji sneered, shook his head and sneered,

"We are all rebellious, is this decree still valid for us?" Zhao Yun hurriedly stretched out his hand and slapped Ko Yi.

"Bah......" Koji Yoshiki stood up suddenly, spat on the ground fiercely, and walked away in anger.

The atmosphere inside the tent was awkward. Zhao Yun coughed lightly, and a modest smile appeared on his handsome face,

"My lord, when the general was leaving, he expected the situation in Guanzhong, and specially ordered us to prepare two boats of grain......" Yang Biao looked up at Xu Rong, Lu Bu and Zhao Yun in disbelief,

"Really?"

"The general said that no matter how difficult Hebei is, you can't starve the Son of Heaven." Xu Rong said slowly,

"Originally, we wanted to send it over as soon as possible, but suddenly we all became big men and rebels, so we ......" Xu Rong spread his hands helplessly,

"We just want to send it, but we don't dare to send it." Yang Biao never expected the result to be like this, he happily gave up his hand again and again, and his gratitude was overflowing.

He wanted to say two words of gratitude, but his throat choked and his eyes were sore, and he couldn't say a word.

"After the Northern Xinjiang Army withdrew to Guanxi and Hedong, the main iron cavalry has returned to the desert in a hurry, and General Zhao Yun will also lead the army back to Jizhou in the near future. There were only less than 50,000 foot soldiers in Kansai and Hedong. Xu Rong continued,

"Although we still have troops, we do not have enough food and grass, so it is impossible for the army to go on a long expedition except to garrison the passes." Yang Biao understood what Xu Rong meant.

If there is any crisis in Guanzhong, the Northern Xinjiang Army will no longer intervene.

"There's not much food, but it's enough to sustain itself. Considering that Yuan Shao may increase his troops in Guanzhong, the general ordered us to send you another shipload of ordnance. Xu Rong looked at Yang Biao and asked with a smile,

"My lord, if you need anything, tell me now. As long as I can, I will help you do it. Yang Biao was also not polite, and immediately said: "Can you still provide us with food as in the past?" Xu Rong nodded,

"Now, the officers and men of the Northern Xinjiang Army can only eat one meal a day. So, as long as you save a little, we can still barely hold on. Yang Biao excitedly stroked his long beard and asked, "If Yuan Shao increases his troops in Guanzhong, can the adults have a way to deal with it?" Lu Bu, who was sitting on the side, immediately opened the map on the desk, pointed to Tongguan and Taolin Fortress and said: "Your troops are insufficient, if Yuan Shao's reinforcements rush to Guanzhong, Guanzhong will definitely not be able to hold it." At this time, it is best for your majesty to persuade your majesty to quickly retreat to the area of Tongguan and Taolin Fortress. When you withdraw here, you can not only get the support of the Northern Xinjiang Army, but also get the replenishment of food, grass and ordnance. ”

"Okay, good ......" Yang Biao was excited,

"I'll go back right away, Your Majesty, right away." In mid-July, Jizhou. The general Li Hong returned to Handan day and night.

Thirty miles away from Handan City, it was Shi Xunyou, the chief of the Eldest Princess's Mansion, who greeted the general. Xun You's eyes were red and swollen, his expression was haggard, he was very tired, and his speech was a little upside down.

The eldest princess, the right generals Zhang Yan, Zhang Wen, Zhao Qi and other old ministers, Shi Liwei, the head of the Great Sima Mansion, Shi Zhumu, the head of the Great General's Mansion, and officials of all the provinces of Hebei rushed to the affected counties and counties to provide relief.

Handan Xingyuan was left with Xun You and Xiao Lan with a group of Peng subordinates to preside over daily affairs. Li Hong impatiently inquired about the disaster.

Twelve breaches are distributed on the north embankment of the Yellow River section of Wei County, Yanzhou East County, Qingzhou Plain County, the Yellow River roars down, flooding the southern part of Wei County of Jizhou, the northern part of Hejian County, the southern part of Bohai County, the northern part of Yanzhou East County, the northern part of Qingzhou Plain County, and the entire Ganling Kingdom of Jizhou is flooded, and there are more than 50 counties affected by the disaster, and the affected population is about more than 3 million, and millions of acres of fields are all washed away.

In the past, once the Yellow River burst, the north and south banks of the Yellow River would be affected, but due to the human factors mixed this time, the flood rushed to the north bank of the Yellow River, causing a tragic disaster to Jizhou.

"How many people died? Approximately how many people died? Li Hong asked loudly.

"I don't know, no one knows." Xun You said weakly,

"Now the main focus is on fighting floods. After the flood water rushed into Hebei, it entered several major rivers such as the Tuxiao River, the Maji River, the Dahe Gudu, the Qinghe River, the Zhangshui River, and the Hutuo River from south to north. However, the flood is too big, and there has been a lot of rain recently, and almost all the rivers of all sizes have overflowed, and many places have broken their levees and been affected. As of today, the situation has not been fundamentally reversed. ”

"What about Zhongxingqu? Didn't the Zhongxing Canal play a little role? Li Hong was worried, and asked in a hoarse voice,

"I have repeatedly explained that the excavation of the Zhongxing Canal should start from the desecration of the river, so that in the event of a flood, it can also play a role in flood distribution, and the flood water flowing into the Dahe can be quickly diverted to the Zhangshui River and the Hutuo River. Didn't you do it? ”

"It was done, we did it." Xun You said in a loud voice,

"Although the excavation time of the Zhongxing Canal is only a few months, due to the large number of displaced people participating in the excavation of the ditch and the progress is very fast, it has played a great role this time, speeding up the flood distribution time to a certain extent and avoiding the further expansion of the affected area."

"When will the flood waters recede? When will the danger be lifted? Do you have a number in your hearts? Has the disaster relief work already begun? ”

"If it doesn't rain, there will be another five to 10 days and the danger will be alleviated." Xun You rubbed his increasingly heavy eyelids vigorously, and yawned a few times in a row,

"Wen Chou, Zhang He, Gao Lan, He Feng, Wu Xiong, Gao Shun, and Xu Huang are directing the soldiers to go all out to block the break. Seven have been blocked, and the remaining five will soon be closed. As long as the breach is blocked, things will be much easier. The disaster relief has already begun, and the eldest princess has been personally supervising it in the affected counties. ”

"Where's Lord Zhang Yan?"

"In Yangpyeong, Dongjun. There was the biggest breach, and we didn't plug it up for ten days. Lord Zhang Yan is sitting there in command. ”

"Let's go, let's go directly to Yangping." Li Hong turned around and shouted to Sai Feng and Zhang Zhen,

"Summons the ministries, speed up."

"My lord, aren't you going back to Handan?" Xun You asked in surprise.

"When things are done, I'll go back to Handan." Li Hong took out two beautiful bags from his arms and handed them to Xun You,

"This is a gift I bought for my daughter, you can help me bring it back." Li Hong whipped down, Feixue hissed in pain, and his four hooves were like flying, and he rushed away.

In mid-July, Yangping City, East County. On the embankment, the flow of people shuttled, the roar was like thunder, and thousands of soldiers and nearly 10,000 people in northern Xinjiang were struggling to plug the gap.

Zhang Yan, Zhu Mu, Wen Chou, Gao Lan, Zang Hong, Chen Gong and other officials of Northern Xinjiang were covered in mud and came to meet the general Li Hong.

It was the first time for Li Hong to see Zang Hong and Chen Gong, and he greeted the two very politely, and then talked to everyone about the disaster relief.

Sooner or later, the breach will be blocked, and the most urgent issue at hand is disaster relief, how to let Hebei survive this disaster smoothly.

Gao Ran knelt down and pleaded guilty. The north embankment of the Yellow River in Dongjun broke four mouths in a row, and as the commander of the army stationed in Dongjun, he had an unshirkable responsibility.

"No one is held accountable now." Li Hong helped him up,

"If you want to be held accountable, I am the Great Sima and the Great General, and I am the most culpable, followed by Lord Zhang Yan, and then it will be your turn." Li Hong looked at Gao Ran's emaciated face and patted him on the shoulder painfully,

"There's still a lot to do, don't get tired and lie down, I'm counting on you." Gao Ran's eyes were hot, and he hurriedly lowered his head and wiped his eyes.

Zang Hong and Chen Gong looked at each other, their eyes full of admiration.

"General, the first thing to do in Hebei is to cross the river into Yanzhou and skin Cao Cao's butcher." Wen Chou gritted his teeth and said,

"And that bastard Tian Kai, I'm going to eat his meat. In order to keep their own territory, these two traitors secretly sent people to dig embankments and release water. How many innocent people died in the flood like this, and how many fields, houses, and livestock disappeared in this way. Wen Chou roared angrily,

"Hate ah......"

"How many holes did they dig into?" Li Hong looked at Zhang Yan.

"At least half." Zhang Yan was exhausted and sat on the ground very tired.

"The first two places of the North Embankment of the Yellow River in Dongjun broke through, and we tried our best to block them, neglecting to guard other sections. As a result, two or three days later, a large area was poured down, and it couldn't be blocked even if I wanted to. ”

"The current is so strong that if you dig a small opening, the flood will immediately knock down the levee, so we don't know how many breaches they deliberately dug out." Zang Hong said angrily,

"Cao Mengde, a traitor, has slaughtered innocent people again and again, and it will not end well in the future."

"I didn't expect Tian Kai to be so mad." Tian Chou stood behind Li Hong and sighed softly,

"It seems that this matter also has something to do with Yuan Shao. In order to occupy Guanzhong, he did such a thing that people and gods were angry at any cost. Isn't he afraid of thunder and thunder? ”

"He's not afraid." Wen Chou scolded angrily,

"This time, he, Cao Cao, and Tian Kai have made us so miserable, what is he afraid of? When we recover, we will kill them to the point of blood, and we will avenge our revenge today. Li Hong gritted his teeth, and his heart was murderous.

In mid-July, Ganling country, Ganling City. The eldest princess rushed out in surprise. Li Hong stood in the lobby, his long hair was scattered, tall and mighty, with a faint smile on his face, and a little dust on his thick and slightly messy beard, obviously coming all the way.

The eldest princess stood up suddenly, two blush suddenly appeared on her charming face, and her eyes welled up with affection.

Li Hong heard the sound of footsteps coming softly, and hurriedly looked up. When the two eyes met, Li Hong was suddenly suffocated, and his heart beat violently in an instant.

The eldest princess has grown up and become more and more beautiful, and even when she sees it, she has a sense of amazement.

"Your Royal Highness......" Li Hong was just about to salute, when a fragrant wind came to his face, and a pair of white and delicate little hands suddenly appeared in front of him.

The feeling of suffocation became more and more intense, Li Hong took a step back, took a deep breath, and bowed again.

"Your Highness......" The waist has not yet bent down, and the pair of white and tender little hands follow like a shadow, and then they are handed to his eyes.

"General......" Li Hong's face was ashamed, he took a step back, and said softly: "Your Highness, King Chenqin failed and failed to see Your Majesty. The white little hand trembled for a moment, and then slowly withdrew it in disappointment and frustration.

Li Hong saw two crystal tears rolling down.

"You promised me, and when you left, you promised me with your own mouth." The eldest princess grabbed Li Hong's big hand,

"You said you could save Your Majesty." Li Hong smiled bitterly.

"Hebei is affected by the disaster, King Qin is even more slim, when will Your Majesty be able to get out of the sea of suffering?" The eldest princess suddenly fell into Li Hong's arms and cried bitterly.

Li Hong grabbed the eldest princess with one hand, and stretched out in the air blankly with the other, not knowing what to do. Outside the lobby, Zhang Wen, Cui Lie, Ding Gong, Cai Yong, Zhao Qi and other ministers happened to hurry over, and when they saw it, they couldn't help but be dumbfounded and shocked.

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