Chapter 842: Above the dam, the army and the people are united
Chapter 842: Above the dam, the army and the people are united
"Tell them that if there is anyone who disobeys the order, wait for me to come back and check the treasury accounts together!"
Shen Tang said in a cold voice.
"I obey my orders!"
"Walk!"
Shen Tang turned over and got on the horse led by Qian Hong, and then the horse galloped away in the direction of Guangdu County.
The rest of the people also mounted their horses or ran to keep up with him!
Guangdu County is not far from Fucheng. Shen Tang rode quickly and arrived at Wujiaba in less than half an hour!
"The magistrate of Guangdu County..."
"What's going on now!"
Shen Tang interrupted the magistrate.
"Now the water has risen so much that the water surface is only one and a half feet away from the dike! The official is urging the people to raise the dike as high as possible!"
The magistrate said hurriedly.
"grown ups!"
Seeing Shen Tang step forward, Tian Guanhua, Qian Hong and others quickly stopped him!
"My lord, there is danger on the embankment ahead. My lord, please stay here and let me take the people up there!"
Tian Guanhua shouted loudly!
"fart!"
Shen Tang directly pulled away the people in front of him and walked quickly onto the embankment! Seeing that they could not stop him, the others hurriedly followed!
Standing on the embankment, Shen Tang's face was like condensed water! At this moment, the water surface was almost level with the embankment, and the water waves hit the embankment, washing the embankment over and over again!
"How many people are there over there!"
Shen Tang asked, pointing to the other side of the embankment.
The magistrate looked pale, wiped the rain off his face and shouted, "Sir, within ten miles below, there are people from thirteen villages, with a population of more than 20,000!"
"Master Tian! You immediately lead the squad and the police to evacuate the population of these thirteen villages to higher and lower places! Where is the county captain of Guangling County!"
"The official is here!"
"You lead the three squads of county government officials and cooperate with Mr. Tian to evacuate the people!"
"Sir! You go, I'll stay here!"
Tian Guanhua gritted his teeth. This embankment is the most dangerous place. Once the embankment breaks, no one knows how many people will suffer.
"Go immediately!"
Shen Tang glared and said, "Later, the Military Supervisor and the garrison outside the city will come. Only by sitting here can we suppress them! Go quickly and gather all the ships you can find. Here, just in case!”
"Take care, sir!"
Tian Guanhua stamped his feet fiercely, took off his bamboo hat and smashed it on the ground, "Zaoban, catch me, come with me!"
This scholar, who always seemed peaceful, actually looked a little more heroic at this moment!
"The rest of the people are waiting for orders! Go up to the embankment and help the people transport earth and rocks!"
Shen Tang shouted again, and then the people behind him cheered in unison and walked forward quickly.
If a general is brave, the whole army will not be afraid of death! The same is true in this officialdom! If Shen Tang is hiding far away at this moment, sitting in the tent and gesticulating, then these people under him will definitely be afraid Not before, even if he really went up, it was just for show! But now, Shen Tang, with the dignity of the prefect, is standing on the embankment. Tian Guanhua, the second-in-command, with muddy water dripping all over his body and a face full of fortitude, is standing here Under this situation, whether they were infected by Shen Tang and the other two, or they did not dare to slack off, in short, everyone shouted slogans and worked hard to transport earth and rocks!
Not long after, the people who walked quickly joined the team! Then, the people from the workshop also brought more tools!
"Go! Let me continue to organize the people..." The magistrate of Guangdu County looked at Shen Tang's straight figure on the embankment, gritted his teeth, and shouted at the chief clerk beside him.
However, before he could finish speaking, a clerk on the side shouted, "Sir, look!"
The magistrate of Guangdu County turned around and saw groups of people appearing in his sight! Among these people, there were old men on crutches, shirtless men, women and children with spatulas in their hands, and even some who were helping. Toddler in stroller.
A total of seven or eight teams slowly appeared like this!
"Sir, we are from Dongshi Village!"
The leader of the old man shouted, and then waved his hand, "Men from Dongshi Village, go up to the embankment to help. Mother Erniu, you take the women and children in the village and bury the pots for the old and young men to make rice!"
"Men from Daji Village, follow me to the dam!"
"Let's go, man from Sanchuan Village, don't let others look down on you, come with me!"
The magistrate of Guangdu County trembled with his lips, his face was a little moved and a little shocked! "The people's support can be used, the people's support can be used! This thief, God, I don't believe that tens of thousands of people in Guangdu County will fall into your trap." On the head!"
"Get out of here, the prefect is standing on the dam, I need you to protect me! Keep me covered!"
The magistrate yelled at the government servant who was following closely beside him, grabbed the basket on the side, and walked out.
On top of the dam, Shen Tang looked at the crazy rising water and felt worried! There were still not enough people. The dam was hundreds of feet long. How easy was it to raise the height?
Moreover, most of what these civilians transport are earth and rocks! Large rocks are fine, but ordinary soil will be washed away by water if you throw it away!
"Boom, boom, boom..."
At this moment, the ground trembled slightly, and Shen Tang turned around to look. He saw an endless black mass of men and horses approaching quickly!
"The last general, Niu Dabing, has been ordered to come with 3,500 troops. Please give me your orders!"
"The last general, Dawa Tata, has been ordered to come with two thousand soldiers. Please give me your orders!"
"Dawa Tata, ask your people to go to the dam immediately to help! Niu Dabing, send 500 people and ask the county magistrate to find someone to lead the way to help Tian Tongpan transfer the people! You lead the remaining 3,000 people and give them to me Five hundred steps away, build another dam!"
"As you command!"
With these two thousand soldiers and horses on the dam, not only did the people on the dam feel a lot more relaxed, but the speed of building the dam was also accelerated a lot! On the other side, Niu Dabing took his three thousand soldiers and horses and began to carry earth and rocks, and , some soldiers went to cut down trees and began to build the second embankment!
Seeing the surging flow of people on the embankment, Shen Tang felt a little calmer.
However, there was a bit of murderous intent and coldness in his eyes!
Before he set off, he had someone notify the military and horse supervisors and inspections in advance! An hour has passed now, but he has not seen even a single person! On the contrary, Niu Dingbing, who was supposed to come later, arrived. Watata arrived first! It seems that someone really did not take the order of the prefect in his eyes!
If it was just a casual matter, that would be fine. However, now that the water situation is serious, it affects tens of thousands of people. What these people do is simply damnable!
After cleaning up the government office, Shen Tang still wanted to take advantage of the soldiers and horses in the city.
After all, soldiers and horses are different from officialdom, and it is easy to cause other troubles.
However, now it seems that these people cannot be kept at all! If we really count on these people, I am afraid that even if all the people die, they will not pay attention!