"What to do! What to do!"
Looking at the big ship sandwiched firmly by the ice wall, at this moment, everyone fell into deep despair!
The ice floes on the river are still piling up, and with the intervention of this big ship, the ice wall is accumulating much faster than before!
As the ice wall accumulates, the water level in the upper reaches of the river is also rising at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"How about scuttling the ship?"
After silently watching the water for a while, a "smart man" suddenly had an idea and wanted to use the method of sinking the ship to let the water flow out along the gap that had been punctured by the collision.
However, as soon as his suggestion came out, others mercilessly rejected it.
Now this big ship has been sandwiched by the ice wall, and the broken bow has even crossed the ice wall and is hanging in mid-air!
In this case, even if all the bottoms of the ship are drilled, the ship may not sink!
"What about setting fire to the boat? It should be okay to burn the boat to ashes, right?" The first person returned in frustration, and then another person patted his head and asked tentatively.
Next to him, a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe glanced at the speaker and hummed: "Burn the ship? Now the ship has taken on water. Even if oil is poured on it, only the hull above the water can be burned! You can just burn it.
There, even if it is burned to ashes, it will not have any effect!"
Seeing that the proposal was knocked back to its original form again, everyone on the top of the valley was stunned. They stared blankly below for a long time before anyone remembered that there were people on the ship!
"That's right! Save people, save people first!"
I don’t know who shouted these words, but the words immediately woke up the dreamer! Only then did everyone remember that the warriors on the ship were still on the ship and had not come down.
But the problem is, in this situation, how easy is it to save them?
Nowadays, the river is full of ice floes. If you go by water, small boats dare not get off, and big boats are afraid that they will not be able to come back!
If you take the mountain road, even if you hang a rope, go down the valley cliffs on both sides, and then follow the ice wall to the boat, it is absolutely impossible!
Because the ice wall in the water is of varying heights, the higher areas are okay and can barely stand on, but the lower areas have long been overflowed by the river!
Just look at the river water pouring down from the ice wall like a waterfall. No matter how bold and stupid you are, your throat can't help but tremble, and there is a look of fear in your eyes.
"But... let's wait until the governor comes here! If the governor wants to dig a dike to release the flood, there will be no need to bother. Once the dike is opened, the flood here will recede, and the people on the boat will naturally be saved."
An older gentleman frowned, and then sighed heavily!
Compared with the lives of a few people on the boat, he cares more about the lives of countless people downstream!
The crisis in front of us seems to have become a dead end!
Dig the embankment! The river will flood countless villages with fertile land!
Don't dig a dike! When the river water rises for a while, the ice wall will eventually crack and collapse. By then, the lower reaches will become a swamp!
In this case, whether you do it or not, the outcome seems to be the same! Even if the governor arrives, he should be at a loss, right?
In fact, the old gentleman was right!
After learning about the situation on the ice wall, Master Cui Ren, who had already rushed here in a hurry, fainted on the road!
After his subordinates hurriedly pinched Renzhong and gave him water, they finally woke him up.
Master Cui Ren, who was in such a state of embarrassment, only had time to spit out a mouthful of blood, then he struggled to his feet and galloped towards this side on horseback!
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After crossing the wide river, Liu Chenggong on the boat soon saw Master Cui Ren, who was covered in blood and mud from a distance.
At this moment, the two people looked at each other across the river. The rumbling sound of the water blocked everyone's voices, but strangely, the deep loss and helplessness on their faces could be clearly seen.
"Save people! No matter what method you think of, save people first!"
Shaking his body, Master Cui Ren retracted his gaze, gave instructions to the officials who hurried over to greet him, and then looked involuntarily along the river to the mountains to the west.
There, the fiery red sunset enveloped the setting sun, spreading from the horizon to the top of his head. At a glance, it was as spectacular as a burning sky fire!
However, Master Cui Ren was not looking at this magnificent picture of sunset. What he was thinking about now was to pray that the sky fire would come to the valley and burn this damn ice wall!
Even if the heavenly fire will burn him together, he will devote himself to it without any hesitation for the sake of the millions of people in Luoyang City.
Unfortunately, wishes never come true. When the last ray of sunset falls, the sunset glow on the horizon changes from red to jet black.
The sky turned dark unconsciously.
Before the disappointed Cui Renshi could look away, his subordinates, covered in mud and water and shivering from the cold, had already rushed over to report that the plan to rescue Liu Cheng and others had to be suspended because it was dark and they could not see clearly.
Looking at his men who looked extremely embarrassed and even had ice hanging on their clothes, Master Cui Ren knew that he had tried his best, so he could only sigh and said: "That's it! Let all the officials go back first and inform the people of Luoyang City and everyone downstream!
Let them pack up their things overnight and move to a safe area immediately! Otherwise, when the flood comes, it will be too late!"
"Sir! Has it really come to this?" Upon hearing this, the subordinate suddenly raised his head and looked at Master Cui Ren, with despair in his eyes!
These people are all genuine Luoyang people, born here and raised here!
I thought I would grow old and be buried here!
But now it seems that all this has become an unattainable dream! When the water surges down, can a few huts in his city really stop the powerful flood?
"Be prepared for the worst!" Master Cui Ren heard what his men said and did not answer directly. He just sighed again, turned around and walked towards the darkness, step by step.
In the past, my back, which had always been straight and straight, slowly became rickety at this time.
If his subordinates are unwilling to give in, will he give in?
This city was built by Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Dynasty with all the efforts of the whole country! It is said to be a city that will never be conquered!
It blocked Yang Xuangan, blocked Li Mi, and even blocked the current His Majesty, but now it is about to be broken by a flood?
However, if you are not willing to give in, what can you do? How can a mere manpower compete with the sky?
"Oh, one more thing. Since we have to break the bank, let the people from the Ministry of Works calculate whether the loss is lighter, digging the embankment or breaking down the ice wall! If that doesn't work, then we can organize people to dig the embankment while the water level is not high.
Come on! Even if future generations want to scold me, let them scold me!"
This chapter has been completed!