Chapter 21                                                                                                                             �

Isn’t it a good thing that the Yellow River becomes clear?

If it is absolutely a good thing, and a great thing, after decades of afforestation, controlling the silt and sand in the northwest, and finally clearing the Yellow River bit by bit, this is definitely a good thing. But now after a major earthquake, such a situation may not be a good thing.

There are many possibilities.

For example, just because of earthquakes, the river water can be clarified and the clear water of the Yellow River can be shown. However, Zhou Mengchen is more worried that the upstream river water cannot flow smoothly into the downstream due to earthquakes or actual reasons. In the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, the water flowing downstream has dropped sharply, and there are still some tributaries in the Luoyang section of the Yellow River.

As we all know.

The reason why the Yellow River is mostly mud and sand is that the middle and upper reaches of the Loess Plateau carry a huge amount of mud and sand. Now these mud and sand are no longer there. The water flow below naturally needs to be much clearer.

In other words, there is a landslide lake in the upper reaches of the Yellow River due to an earthquake.

How can this not shock Zhou Mengchen very much? Because this is a time bomb. If there are not many earth and rocks blocking the river, they will be quickly washed away by the water flow. It is naturally the best result. But the lower reaches of the Yellow River suddenly have to bear a wave of flood peaks. The Yellow River often emits heavy water, and maybe another major disaster. If the earth and rocks are very strong and the Yellow River cannot be washed away, is it a good result?

The result will only be worse.

First of all, the more water the Yellow River gathers, and finally it will flow back to the sides of the Yellow River and find other paths to go east. It is likely that it will return to the old path. After all, the river channel in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River is relatively stable. However, this will make the people who have just suffered an earthquake worse.

If the Yellow River does not return to the old path, this is even more amazing. The harm of diversion this time is probably greater than the harm of diversion of the Yellow River downstream.

Zhou Mengchen could no longer sit still when he thought of countless people drowned in the flood.

I immediately asked the local elderly man if the water in the Yellow River had dropped significantly. The answer was that it was not. Although it was lower than the level in previous years, it was not much worse.

Zhou Mengchen then breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't know what happened upstream, he would not have reached the worst result.

So, Zhou Mengchen did not stop any longer. After crossing the river, he crossed Luoyang and did not enter and went straight to Tongguan. However, before he reached Tongguan, he could no longer walk on the road.

Tongguan is in danger.

The Tongguan Roads of thousands of years are all located in the north and the mountains to the south. There is only an ancient and repeatedly repaired official road between the mountains and rivers. It is an important road connecting Guanzhong and the Central Plains.

It's no longer like this now.

This place is not far from the main earthquake zone.

In fact, when he was on the north bank of the Yellow River, Zhou Mengchen had already seen many earthquakes. After all, there were many more people who had funerals in the post station, or the big holes on the city wall, and those collapsed houses in the city than in previous years.

However, Zhou Mengchen also understood that this place is far away from Mount Hua after all. The sequelae of the earthquake is relatively small. Zhou Mengchen could only order the local prefect to provide good pensions.

But here, Zhou Mengchen truly saw the power of the earthquake. The mountains in the south seemed to be gently pulled by the giant with his hands and all fell to the north. Countless rocks rolled onto the official road, flooding the official road. Many rocks even rolled into the Yellow River and were swallowed by the rolling Yellow River.

"Sir." Qi Jiguang said: "I will notify the Luoyang Prefecture and immediately recruit the civilians to clear the passageway."

Zhou Mengchen said: "It is appropriate to clear the passageway. After all, this is the main road to enter Guanzhong. Most of the subsequent materials must enter Guanzhong from here. But I can't wait here. Do you know what the people in Guanzhong need most now?"

Qi Jiguang said: "What is it?"

Zhou Mengchen took out the king's flag from behind and ordered the two soldiers behind him to fight out, saying, "It's faith, it's heaven's kindness, let them know that the court's rescue has arrived."

Zhou Mengchen turned over and dismounted, took off his official boots, changed into a pair of leather boots, and said, "Have my order to the Luoyang Prefect, let him clear the Tongguan Road at all costs, and I will take people to go first."

Qi Jiguang said: "I am willing to open the way for the teacher. The teacher is here to urge the clearance of the passage. I will go first."

Zhou Mengchen said: "No, you can't replace me in Guanzhong. If you don't leave anyone here, who knows what Luoyang is like? You are an earl after all. The Luoyang prefect dares not give face. Guanzhong doesn't know what it looks like. This road is the lifeline."

Indeed, this section of the Yellow River is famous for Sanmenxia. There are three large reefs in the Yellow River, which divides the Yellow River into three tiers, known as the Three Gates, Gods, Ghosts, and People. When you arrive here, you can be said to be a life-and-death life. Later, it was repaired, and in the end there was a stone pillar, which was the so-called mainstay. Although it was a famous scenic spot in history, I don’t know how many lives it took.

Therefore, this section of river is generally not open to navigation. If you want to enter Guanzhong, you can take the land instead of water.

This is the Tongguan Road by land.

Zhou Mengchen knew that it was not appropriate to go, so he immediately took half of his men and walked on foot.

Although there are a large number of rocks that block the road and naturally cannot ride a horse, it is not impossible to walk over. It is just that even so, it is quite dangerous.

As a result, aftershocks continued after such a large earthquake.

Of course, this aftershock is incomparable to the original earthquake. However, the impact of the earthquake on the geology of the area centered on Mount Hua is very great, such as the mountain south of Tongguan Road. It had collapsed long ago, otherwise there would not be so many rocks that would have been smashed down.

Even many stones on it were shaking, and almost a little earthquake might continue to fall.

As for the stones under their feet, they were not very stable. They just stayed on the roadbed of Tongguan Road for the time being, and the Tongguan generation was also the Loess Plateau. The geology here in Tongguan was mostly loess, and the road surface was loose. Maybe as they walked, the road ahead would sink.

No one can do anything about the power of heaven and earth.

Zhou Mengchen could only walk with his teeth. He just believed that after this super earthquake, there should not be an earthquake of the same magnitude so quickly. Moreover, the Tongguan Road was not only available today. To be honest, it is estimated that the intersection of Shang and Zhou dynasties, or even more, would have been there. However, the imperial courts in the past dynasties reinforced it.

After such a long period of ups and downs, the ancient Tongguan Road was definitely not destroyed at all. And he also remembered that Henan and Shaanxi had more transportation in later generations, so he also went here. I think his luck would not be so bad.

Tongguan Road is not long, only more than a hundred miles. There is also an inn along the map. However, there is only a pile of rocks at the inn. There are vaguely a few pieces of wood exposed from under the stones.

Seeing this, Zhou Mengchen could only remain silent for a moment. Then he canceled the rest plan and asked the people below to eat dry food while walking.

Because he knew that everyone in this inn was no longer saved.

Although Zhou Mengchen whipped up his horse and did not stop for a moment, it had been ten days since Zhou Mengchen came here from reporting the situation below.

In ten days, someone may be able to survive ten days. But the probability is extremely small, and Zhou Mengchen is even more worried about what Tongguan City looks like. Because the most frequent casualties in this area must be Tongguan, and several surrounding counties.

Zhou Mengchen walked for two days on the road to Tongguan in Baili.

This is already very fast. Although it cannot be said that there is no road, not all Tongguan roads are covered with rocks. It is just that the rocks divide Tongguan Road into several sections. It is easy to walk in the middle section. However, the rock-covered sections are difficult to walk.

Zhou Mengchen almost fell down. He stepped on the empty foot and stepped on a stone the size of a human head. Although this stone hit a large stone several tons, the big stone fell into the river valley swayingly. After a long time, the dull sound of falling into the water sounded.

Several guards around Zhou Mengchen almost sacrificed their lives to hold Zhou Mengchen back.

Not everyone is treated as Zhou Mengchen. There are more than a dozen people in front and behind, stepping on stones and falling into the valley. The gap here is very large, and the water of the Yellow River is also quite turbulent here. It is almost impossible for people who fall to their bodies to survive.

After paying such a great price, Zhou Mengchen came to the city of Tongguan.
Chapter completed!