Great Song Pirate

Chapter 383 Flood
After arranging the affairs of these children and Sun Hai and others, Xu Yi plans to set off to return to Jilong Village. There are still many things that need to be arranged by him. At least for now, copper smelting cannons are the most important thing. There must be no delay.

But God didn't want to let him go back to Jilongzhai immediately. Suddenly, a typhoon broke his plan to return to Jilongzhai by sea, so he had to stay here for a few days in Danshui. All production activities had to be suspended, and the members of Danshui Village were constantly running around, braving the wind and rain to repair the houses damaged by the typhoon.

"To tell you the truth, my lord, everything is good here on Liuqiu Island, but the wind and rain here are too heavy. It's always such a strong wind and heavy rain, and you can't even get out the door!" Hearing the howling wind outside the house, Li Bo exerted all his strength. After closing the door that was blown open by the strong wind, he said to Xu Yi impatiently.

Xu Yi walked to the window, fixed it, and smiled at Li Bo: "Liuqiu Island has always been windy and windy because of its geography. We can't do anything about it, but the soil here is fertile and the rice production is quite large. That's right, compared to our Dulong Island, the biggest advantage here is that it is a big character, and it is far away from the scope of the imperial court. We can let go of our hands and feet and do a lot of work. It is impossible to have so many tribes and islanders, things always have a good side and a bad side, such a strong wind can only let us rest regularly!"

"My lord, you really think about it! This has delayed us a lot of work! By the way, my lord! Qian Gui has been away for several months, and it is supposed to be back around this time. Why haven't we heard from them until now?" What? I'm really worried about this guy!" Li Bo suddenly thought of Qian Gui, this guy used to follow Li Bo every day, and after seeing him for such a long time, Li Bo really missed him a little bit.

Xu Yi pinched his fingers and nodded and said: "That's right, even if he and Cao Xian went to the Great Food Kingdom, it won't be too long. According to Cao Xian, they should return at about this time. What do you say? , it really made me a little worried about this kid!"

But in this era, there are neither telephones nor generators. After the ships are scattered, the short-distance communication can only be done by flying pigeons. Once the distance is too far, even flying pigeons will have difficulty in sending letters. A few pairs of pigeons were brought on board, but God knows whether those pigeons will be able to fly back to the Great Food Country!Anyway, I haven't heard from them yet.

Just as they were discussing about Qian Gui and Cao Xian, the voice of the guards sounded outside: "Commander Gao Xugao, please see the lord!"

"Please hurry up!" Xu Yi quickly replied, and Li Bo stepped forward and opened the door.

Gao Xu plunged into the house with rain all over his body, looking a little embarrassed. Once he entered the house, Gao Xu hurriedly said to Xu Yi: "My lord! A cargo ship ran aground on the beach south of the river mouth! On the other side of the river The sentry sent out horns to announce that it was our cargo ship, but the wind and waves are too strong at the moment, and our ship dare not pass! I don’t know where our ship is coming from!”

Xu Yi's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, thinking that things couldn't be so coincidental!Is it true that Cao Cao Cao Cao is coming?But why only one boat?Or his character is too bad, what are you afraid of?So he quickly asked, "Oh? How's the river situation now? Can't our big ships leave the shore?"

"This rain has caused the water of the Tamsui River to surge, and now the river is almost overflowing the embankment. The wind is strong and the waves are rough, and it is impossible to sail! I asked the brothers on the pier, and we will not be able to get through against the wind at this moment!" Gao Xu quickly replied road.

Hearing what he said, Xu Yi knew that there was nothing he could do if he was in a hurry. The boat was sailing under the condition of strong wind, heavy rain and soaring river water. The big boat couldn't do it, and the small boat was looking for death!So I had to say: "Try to inform the other side, let them rescue and resettle first, and we will go there immediately after the wind calms down!"

"I obey!" After Gao Xu got the order, he immediately turned around and plunged into the wind and rain again.

After Gao Xu left, Li Bo looked at Xu Yi's uneasy look, and said with some trepidation: "It can't be such a coincidence! Maybe it's a boat coming from the north?"

"No! The southerly wind is blowing now, and the ships from the north will not rush across the mouth of the Tamsui River and run aground on the beach in the south. Nine out of ten ships that run aground there at this time are from the south, not Kong Qingxi's boat, but It's Qian Gui's boat, this damn typhoon! Damn it will really make us mess up!" After hearing the news, Xu Yi felt a little terrified, and couldn't help cursing the hell out of it.

The time passed slowly in their uneasiness. In order to distract himself, Xu Yi went out of the house and came to the meeting hall against the wind and rain. It was also a busy scene here. From time to time, people ran into the meeting hall to face Gao Xu Reporting the situation in various places, Gao Xu kept discussing with Chang Le and others, and sent some craftsmen to some places to help the immigrants repair their houses, or photographed some small officials to go out to some places to resist floods. This happens once every time a typhoon comes, and now they are used to it, and they basically deal with it in an orderly manner.

Xu Yi stood quietly under the hall for a while, seeing how hardworking they were, he felt very comforted in his heart. He always felt that he was lucky, and having such capable brothers under his command relieved him a lot of burden. If it weren't for these people, I am afraid that his plan to occupy Liuqiu Island will not reach the present situation in another two years.

Gao Xu and others who were busy saw Xu Yi coming in the rain, so they got up to greet them, and were persuaded by Xu Yi to continue their work before returning to the case. , and asked, "Has the conscription announcement been issued?"

Gao Xu quickly replied: "This gale has already been sent out before it came, and it was posted in various villages. The humble official also sent some literate people to preach everywhere. Now the islanders here basically know about the conscription. !"

Xu Yi nodded and asked, "Then what is the reaction of the people here to our conscription?"

Gao Xu's expression was a little bit embarrassed, but he still said: "Although everyone has already known about our conscription, it seems that the reaction is still relatively cold. Most people are still cultivating their fields at home, and then they come again. This storm has delayed this matter, but some people still went to Lizheng, who is in charge of village affairs, to sign up, but we have no chance to work on this matter in the past two days! I will strengthen this matter after the storm is over!"

After hearing this, Xu Yi nodded slightly, and instead of continuing to speak, walked to the lobby door, looking at the pouring rain outside.

Suddenly, a group of soldiers lined up neatly and ran across the meeting hall from the road north of the stockade. Everyone was wearing coir raincoats, and despite the strong wind and rain, the line was not chaotic at all, and ran quickly towards the east of the stockade. Go, but what they fought against was not swords and guns, but each carrying a shovel. No matter how he looked at it, Xu Yi felt that this scene was very familiar.

"What are they infantry doing?" Xu Yi asked strangely.

"Oh! A village to the east of the stockade is in danger of being submerged due to the flooding of the river. The humble staff has limited manpower. I just sent someone to Commander Yang and asked him to send someone to help. They must be on their way right now. We’re going to reinforce the embankment!” Gao Xu took a few steps, and explained to Xu Yi when he came to the door and looked at the infantry teams that were disappearing in the rain.

It turned out to be the army fighting floods and providing disaster relief!No wonder this scene looks so familiar, Xu Yi nodded and said: "This arrangement is very good! This will make our Fubo Army deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and this is also an opportunity to win the favor of the people. You stand here, and I will go to that place to see it too. look!"

As Xu Yi said, he took Li Bo to rush into the rain, Gao Xu hurriedly shouted: "My lord, wait a minute, the river embankment may burst at any time, and it is very dangerous. How can my lord take the risk with my own body? Or let the humble officer do it himself." Let's go!"

Xu Yi turned his head and said to him: "Nonsense! Brothers like Zaixing went there, why can't I go? Besides, you are the most familiar with the affairs here. If you leave, I will definitely catch you blind and make things worse! You still Just sit here! Don't keep talking!"

After finishing speaking, Xu Yi plunged into the rain without looking back. Under the strong wind, the heavy rain lashed his face like a whip, making people feel a burning pain, but Xu Yi still had no hesitation He took a group of guards and ran towards the east gate of Danshui Village.

"Li Bo sent someone to pass my order. All the sailors on the wharf who have nothing to do, under the leadership of the deputy captains of the ships, went to the meeting hall to wait for Gao Xu's dispatch. The heavy rain this time was indeed a bit fierce. Not good, Gao Xu still needs manpower! Don't let people be so idle!" Xu Yi spoke loudly to Li Bo beside him as he braved the wind and rain to move forward.

"I obey!" Li Bo also replied loudly, and then called a personal guard by name, and explained to him, the personal guard turned and ran towards the pier in the south.

Although everyone was also wearing coir raincoats, they were of no use at all under such a violent storm. The moment they rushed into the rain, everyone was drenched by the heavy rain, but at this time everyone did not Anyone who said a bitter word just blindly followed Xu Yi and rushed forward.

The heavy rain beat everything under it like a whip. The dense raindrops made the sky and the earth look like a vast expanse of whiteness. It was almost impossible to see things ten steps away. Everyone was walking on the muddy road. Walk forward with difficulty, closely following the infantry that was rushing towards the accident site.

It took about an hour or so for everyone to rush to the place where the danger occurred. This happened to be the turning point of a tributary of the Danshui River. When the Danshui Village was established, it was selected as a resettlement site and built a The embankment was built to stop the river that would often raging, and the former swamp here became a paddy field that can be cultivated.

But this time the heavy rain seems to be a bit too violent. It is estimated that the rain in the upper reaches is also heavier. There is a possibility of a dam failure.

And once this section of river embankment breaks, the tens of thousands of acres of rice fields in this area will be submerged in the flood, and several villages near here will also be submerged immediately. Then all their efforts this year will be in vain. After being washed away by the flood, when Lizheng, who was placed here by the Fubo Army, discovered the danger, he immediately organized a large number of nearby immigrants to rush here to start strengthening the embankment, and sent them to Gao Xu of Danshui Village. for help.

When this infantry arrived here, the situation here was already in a precarious state. Many immigrants were desperately driving piles towards the inside and outside of the river embankment, and they used the straw bags they usually wove to carry the sediment nearby, towards the embankment. for reinforcement.

After seeing a large number of Fubo army garrison rushing forward, everyone immediately cheered. The Fubo army really did not give up on them, and sent their elite infantry here, and they did not expect these people to come here so quickly. Soon, many immigrants were moved by it.

This time it was Gao Jun who led the team, and Yang Zaixing had already been patrolling around before receiving the request for support. They immediately swarmed up, climbed up the embankment and began to repair it. With their participation, the situation here obviously began to improve immediately.

Xu Yi just followed them when they rushed up the embankment, and with a wave of his hand, he ordered the more than 20 guards who followed him to join the rescue team.

Originally, people were busy reinforcing the embankment, so not many people noticed Xu Yi's arrival, but after Xu Yi arranged for his personal guards to help, he didn't start working immediately, but climbed up the embankment first, observing the flood Case.

The flood was wrapped in turbid foam and galloped in front of everyone like a beast. From time to time, some dead animals and some messy branches and woods floated on the surface of the water. It can be seen that the upstream water is quite large. They built the embankment a few months ago, and the water level of the river here was far lower than it is now. When the embankment was built, they did not consider the possibility of encountering such a large flood, so this dangerous situation occurred.

Xu Yi looked while walking, and there were already several gaps in the river embankment here. Fortunately, everyone surrounded them in time, and no major danger was caused. People kept driving some logs into the inside and outside of the embankment, and then filled the gaps between these wooden piles. Straw bags filled with soil were reinforced, and many people continued to carry some stones and sand here with baskets and bamboo baskets on their shoulders. Not only did they raise the embankment, but now there is no need for anyone to organize them, because They also know that if the embankment of this section of the river breaks, their hard work for so long will be in vain immediately, and the home they have just set up, the village they have just formed will immediately become a swamp country. There are many things that need their guarding, and they have been firmly tied to this land.

When Xu Yi was checking a dangerous situation on the embankment, Gao Jun, who had rushed here first, also ran here, watched the situation here, bumped into Xu Yi head-on, and recognized him and Li Bo behind him as soon as he looked up. , So he was shocked and said: "See the lord for the humble position, why is the lord here at this time? It's dangerous here, so please leave quickly, the lord! It's fine if there is a humble position here!"

Gao Jun's voice was quite loud, and when he yelled, the nearby people who were working hard with their heads down heard his voice, so they all turned their heads towards him. A few of them had seen Xu Yi before, but most of them didn't. Those who knew Xu Yi had only heard of him, but they didn't expect that at this critical moment, the leader of the Fubo Army would appear in this place and stand beside them. After a warm current, they realized that the head of the Fubo army here really cared about them.

The people who were still busy stopped their work involuntarily, and bowed to Xu Yi one after another. Many people thanked Xu Yi loudly: "Thank you, Master..."

For a while, such cries became one piece, and the news that Xu Yi came here to rescue the emergency spread like wildfire, and soon spread across the entire embankment, and everyone learned of Lian Fubo's army. The news that the big masters came here in person, immediately more people cheered.

Xu Yi didn't expect that he came here impulsively and caused such a big commotion here, so he quickly raised his hands, braved the wind and rain, and shouted loudly to the people who were surrounding him: "Everyone, don't be polite. Now is not the time to talk about this, everyone, don’t stop what you’re doing, hurry up and continue working, only by keeping this embankment can we keep our fields! Don’t come here, everyone, hurry up!”

Following his shout, many people also realized that it was really not the time to speak, so they immediately bowed to Xu Yi, picked up the thing in their hands again, and worked hard. They were already busy. After a long time, many people were already exhausted, but when they heard the news that even the leader of the Fubo Army had come here, they seemed to have been given a booster, and their tired bodies seemed to have strength again In general, I worked hard.

Gao Jun looked at the flood water under his feet, came to Xu Yi and continued to persuade him eagerly: "My lord! It's really dangerous here, it's fine if I'm here to greet you, you should go back to the village as soon as possible!"

(I suddenly saw the long-lost update ticket today, which made Geda very excited, and saw four update tickets appearing on the 1 words, which feels very good! Let’s make a preview, tomorrow Geda decided to fight his old life I have to eat these update tickets, at least three chapters are updated, guaranteed to exceed 1 words!)
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