"What, the river broke out near the battlefield?"

Wu Lun led Hanoi and the Wei County soldiers chased to the east of Yuancheng, and then heard the news.

After all, in the New Qinzhong, Weijun and the Yellow River had been intimately in contact with each other for several years, and he would not ask the words "How can the river break through the dry season in spring?"

The Yellow River is a river with strange tempers, and it is not common sense to guess. The fifth reunion asked Du Shi, a technical official who manages river and canal affairs, to count the number of times it made noises and found that within two hundred years, there were nine major floods.

Except for the time when the Chu and Han dynasties, the other eight times show the even distribution of spring, summer, autumn and winter, which shows how "working" the Yellow River is.

When autumn water comes, it floods and breaks when it rains heavily. In the deep winter, in the river section downstream that is northerly than the upper reaches, it freezes first in the northerly during the flood season, and then freezes later. When the water in the upper reaches comes, an ice dam has already formed downstream, so the river often floods the beach, and people who are several miles by the river have to run.

Fifth reunion recalled the spectacular scene when I first saw the stormy snowfall in New Qinzhong. The ice line of the Yellow River was like the winding knife marks on the yellow curtain, which was clear and bright. Looking from the embankment towards the river, huge lotus ice balls were nowhere to be seen. Plugs were erected, and fragmented ice cubes with intertwined teeth occupied the entire river channel. The ice cap was lifted up by the top of the water. Some ice cubes were as sharp as swords, some ice cubes were as big as roofs, and some thin ice that was uncrowded had climbed the embankment and reached the shore.

"It's even more amazing when spring begins."

People who have experienced similar scenes shivered when they think of the situation. In this era, the water flow rate is slightly larger than in later generations, and the frozen Yellow River water level is at least one meter higher! When it melts, the upstream is already surging, and the decomposed ice cubes flow downstream with the river water, but the downstream is still frozen, and the ice cubes are blocked and climb up and down, and a large number of accumulations have formed an ice dam. However, this dam is unreliable. Under the scorching sun and the comfort of the warm spring breeze, it is still collapsing.

"If it melts slowly, it is the 'Wenkai River', which can be flooded several miles along the coast at most. Ignorance and I often feel cold the next day. I open the door and find that hundreds of acres of farmland a mile away have been covered with ice water, and all the wheat seedlings are destroyed."

"And if the weather is good in spring, the temperature will rise high..."

For example, this year, it was quite warm in the middle and late January, and there was no late spring cold.

"That's Wukai River! The water drums and ice opens, ice water flows together, ice destroys waves, rushes through the embankment and collapses the dam, and it is unstoppable!"

What happened in Dongwuyang County today is the "Wukai River". The rivers in that area move north and south, and there is another big turn eastward, which is most likely to form ice dams.

And in the evening, when the Fifth Reun led his army to the battlefield, the scene was already terrible.

The first one I met along the way were the "defeated soldiers". They were all Jizhou soldiers under Geng Chun. They had just quelled the rebellion in Youzhou and hurried south to join the war and encountered Chimei. They thought they had obtained great military achievements, but they never thought they would encounter such a thing.

I heard that when the river was broken in the morning, the ice dam by the river was as ice as a mountain, and it penetrated straight to the bottom of the river. There was no way to go. It soared like a boil, overflowing and causing disasters. It swept over ten miles of land on the shore in a short time.

Who can withstand this? Their system has completely dispersed, the division cannot find the brigade, and the brigade cannot find the camp. They gathered in groups of three or five, searching for firewood, and sitting together to keep warm. They must dry their clothes as soon as possible, otherwise it will be even harder to bear at night. Some people are even injured because they escaped a little slower and were caught up by water. Although they were not swept away, the ice hitting their legs was like a knife cutting, leaving deep wounds, crying at their parents.

Everyone's face was filled with the luck of surviving the disaster, and at the same time, they refused to approach the river half a step closer.

Going further forward, when the fifth reunion climbed a slightly higher hill, there was only a cold and silent world within reach of his eyes...

Wherever the Bingling went, the trees were washed down, the walls of the house were flattened, and some places were frozen again. Stiff corpses and solidified faces were soaked in the ice water, including the Jizhou soldiers and the Red Eyebrows Army. Both sides of the war were severely damaged under natural attacks.

Geng Chun, who was busy arranging search and rescue and gathering the army, also came over to apologize in a very embarrassed manner. Before the war began, they lost their troops and lost their generals.

The fifth reun only said to him: "In the New Qin Dynasty, there was a saying that flood is easy to rush, but it is difficult to prevent the flood. When the downfall of the flood is broken, the river official is not guilty. You just happened to catch up. What crime is there?"

In the new Qin Dynasty, the area of ​​Ningxia in later generations was vast and sparsely populated, without dams. Now the Yellow River has been diverted, far away from the dams built by the Warring States princes and the Han Dynasty. The river channel downstream is no longer restricted, and the mother river is becoming more and more unscrupulous and cannot be guarded against.

"This is a natural disaster, not a man-made disaster."

"This is true for our army and for the Red Eyebrow."

Wu Lun glared at the guys who wanted to say that this matter was "This is the destruction of the Red Eyebrows". The public opinion must be grasped. Don't end it. In various unofficial history, he was given a black blame for "using water instead of soldiers".

"The Red Eyebrow also suffered heavy losses."

Geng Chun reported: "Those who were exposed to heavy floods will disperse in a ball."

When the flood came, the Chimei and Wei army all ran away. In order to compete for the slightly higher roof, the hills were fighting in a ball, and finally stopped in a hurry, as if a snake and rat were squeezed into a hole. After the danger passed, they realized and fought again. However, they were all scattered dog fights. The Wei army could basically gain the upper hand with the advantage of armor and soldiers. There were countless captured and surrendered.

It was barely considered a miserable victory, but if it was a real battle, Geng Chun was sure to minimize the losses. However, once the flood rushed, Jizhou soldiers would reduce their staff by at least 10 to 20%, which made him feel distressed.

"Your Majesty, how should we deal with these prisoners?"

Since the Ao Cang War last winter, the Red Eyebrow captives have become the target of headache for the generals of the Wei army. Once they are captured, tens of thousands of people are used to being independent. Unlike ordinary thieves, they are prone to reorganization and waste food. But if they are killed, they are not good...

So I could only send troops to watch. I heard that the prisoner-of-war camps in Luoyang were blooming everywhere. At least tens of thousands were arrested today, and I might still capture hundreds of thousands in the future. What should I do about this?

The idea of ​​the fifth relationship has changed a little today. After pondering for a long time, he said, "Natural disasters are ruthless, but we are human after all."

"Let's just put it together first, and I have my own concerns."

After Geng Chun and the others retreated, Di Wulun stood alone on the hill, feeling the chill that was coming to his face and the corpses of the icy water that were mixed in the ice water could no longer tell whether it was the Wei soldiers or the Red Eyebrows. The more they looked, the blurry the eyes became.

After all, it was a miserable victory, but why did he be so angry? Why did he feel so uncomfortable?

Because I am used to having a powerful country that blocks all natural disasters, modern people take many things for granted, and almost forgot that frost, snow, floods, floods, and plagues are natural disasters that have been staged all the time in the history of civilization for five thousand years. Most of the time, most countries have limited things to do, but they just die equally.

The emperors and generals thought they had formed a powerful army to attack the city without compromising; the wild heroes who were not afraid of the heavens and the earth kept saying "sweeping the world". But when the river frowned and became angry, they threw away their armor and their true colors were revealed. The tiny humans were vulnerable under the torrent of nature!

The wind whimpered, as if the river was joking. Rebels, powerful men, emperor? In front of this surging river, there were just a group of weak and ridiculous little insects!

Wu Lun stood on it for a long time, and didn't know what he thought about, but Geng Chun hurried over to report the good news to him.

"Your Majesty, you have caught it!"

...

Chengtouzilu was found on the remaining roof of Lilu. When he was arrested, he just held the Nuo mask in his hand blankly without any resistance.

It was like a flood that broke the backbone of this man who insisted on fighting the fifth relationship for several years and had been indomitable.

He wore heavy shackles and held wooden shackles to enter the tent of the fifth reunion. The Wei army captains cursed the rebels. Most of them were from a powerful man in Jizhou, but they suffered a lot of losses from the city gates, and countless people shouted to beat and kill him.

The road to the city head seemed to have never heard of it, because his heart was dead. After entering the tent, he saw that the lights inside were brightly lit and not tall, Di Wulun was wearing a casual outfit, looking at the map on the wall with his hands behind his back, with only a few men and personal guards accompanying him.

"Chengtouzilu, also known as Yuanzeng."

"The commander of the Red Eyebrow of the Great River."

Wu Lun turned around and looked at Chengtou Zilu. He thought he would look up and glar and curse endlessly, but Chengtou Zilu's face was dark and he looked like he was waiting to die.

Wu Lun then shook his head: "I thought he was a man who was so stern, but he was so listless and defeated. Could it be that he had accepted the defeat?"

"Defeated?" Chengtouzilu finally reacted a little and sneered: "I went deep into Wei County, burned Shalu, and returned home with a full grain. If I hadn't been lucky enough, I encountered Kaihe and was washed by the flood, what would the Jizhou soldiers be like?"

The fifth reunion said: "Since that's the case, I will send you back to the camp and recruit soldiers, and roar drums to attack each other, and decide the winner and loser. All those who lose will be killed. Can you please give me?"

Now the head of the city no longer speaks stubbornly. He ran away only when he knew that he could not beat him head-on. Chimei also heard that Emperor Wei did not have the habit of slaughtering prisoners in large quantities. Those who were arrested in the past could become Qimin again after working as a coolie for a few years. He had no thoughts on the head of the city, so why bother to drag his brothers and sisters to die together?

So he just closed his eyes and said, "Since you have captured, you should kill and kill as much as possible, so don't say much!"

Wu Lun smiled and said, "Your city head Lu is also a good soldier. You can get involved with General Wenyuan for a long time, which shows your extraordinary life. It's a pity that I'll die. I still want to use you and the Red Eyebrow of the Dahe to deal with the great enemy."

"Hahahaha." He said so bluntly that the head of the city laughed: "Fifth Reunion, although you forced Chi Yu to death, you also ruled Wei well, so that after we went deeper, even the poor people were unwilling to join. I thought they were the best among the emperors, but I never thought that they were so ridiculous."

He gritted his teeth and said, "Do you want to use me as a knife to attack Fan Giant for you? Or Liu Xiu, King of Wu? Don't pretend to be merciful. You so-called heroes who are full of emperors and domineering will just want to use the Red Eyebrow as a knife and wipe it out little by little!"

But Wu Lun said: "You are wrong. Your biggest enemy is not Fan Chong, Liu Xiu, and Gongsun Shu."

Of course, Wang Mang was even less worthy. The fifth reunion did not even have the desire to send someone to "spread rumors" about Tian Weng's true identity.

"I understand today when I look at this Ling Hong."

"The great enemy and the great harm in the world are the Yellow River!"

These words were yelled, bringing all kinds of indignation and reluctance to witness today.

The way to the head of the city was quite surprised, but he heard the fifth reunion say: "I have interrogated several captured three elders, and heard from them that they told you about Chi Zhaoping and your long-cherished wishes. You are all victims of the river disaster. They are forced by the river disaster. At first, they mostly rely on the new imperial court to manage rivers and provide relief, but what they waited for was increasingly heavy taxes, and they had to go back."

Wang Jujun, who was shouting every day that he wanted to change the world, was a theoretical giant and a dwarf in action, and was revealed in front of the Yellow River's breach and lay down directly. This is the fifth reunion that most despises him.

That moment happened to this moment.

The fifth reunion said: "You then deeply regret the new house, thinking that destroying Shalu would make the river calm down. Now Shalu has been destroyed, and the tombs and temples of Wang Mang clans are all gone. But what about the river? Are you still in peace?"

Without any, the Yellow River completely mocked the ignorance and innocence of Red Eyebrows with a sudden Linghong.

It turned out that they were working hard for a false lie. Now that everything was lost, the road to the city was collapsed, and they didn't even have the idea of ​​holding a knife and fighting again. They just wanted to die.

"I said that you were defeated by you before, but it was not because I was defeated."

"But you say, after you are defeated by the river, will you be willing to be an An An drowning ghost??"

The fifth reunion words hit Zilu’s chest one by one, causing his silent heart to jump back.

"Emperor, I can't count on it."

"The gods and immortals are also indifferent to you."

"what to do?"

"What should I do?" If Lu from the head of the city knew, he wouldn't have to be so desperate! They had tried their best, including cruelly throwing boys and girls into the river to pay homage to Hebo, bowing their heads to worship, begging her not to be angry, but the Yellow River has never heard of it and still does what he wants. Since he broke up and changed the way, there have been no restrictions and they have been making trouble almost every year.

"There is another way!"

The fifth ethics says: "Since Dayu controlled the flood in ancient times, and Han Wuhuhu blocked the mouth recently, the river water may not be impossible to control."

"I have passed away, Chengtouzi Road."

"You are in trouble with Wei County and Hebei, and your sins are heavy, and you will die for a hundred deaths. But now there is a chance that all the red eyebrows will redeem their sins, live, and even return to their homeland."

Wu Lun stretched out his hand to him: "I am different from Wang Mang's Yongjun who directly surrendered and appeased the river."

"The river has been flooding for more than ten years, destroying countless hectares of fertile land and causing millions of disaster victims. Therefore, countless dead people are dead. I hate it deeply!"

"Yu doesn't believe that any saint comes to the world and saves all life. Only by relying on our own hands can she be calm again."

"I want to use you and the red eyebrows of the river as long tassels to tie this 'yellow dragon' together!"

This is what the fifth reunion said to the Yellow River on the hill.

That's right, we are bugs, and individuals are always small and can never conquer nature.

But we also have the right to survive. We would rather be a mantis than waving our arms and struggling in the surging tide!

Human systems and civilization are also spiraling upwards in the struggles again and again! They are gradually upgrading and surpassing them.

"In ancient times, Houyi shot nine suns, Emperor Shun eliminated four evil spirits, and Duke Zhou drove away fierce beasts."

"How can people today be inferior to those of their predecessors?"

The fifth reunion's words are loud and powerful, which makes the city pass for a moment, and only for a moment. I feel that the person in front of me is the saint who came to the world, the savior that Chimei has been looking forward to?

"I am here to declare war on the Yellow River for all the people who are suffering and disaster!"

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Chapter completed!