Chapter 692: Patrolling the Yellow River

Chapter 692: Patrolling the Yellow River

Zhuge Liang arrived in Jinan and quickly accepted the disaster relief work. After working overtime for half a month, the disaster was finally brought under control.

This time, because there were many high-lying areas in Qingzhou, the flooded areas of the Yellow River were basically limited to Pingyuan County and Jinan County. The total disaster-affected area was less than two counties, and the affected population was about 200,000. The pressure of disaster relief was much smaller than expected.

As the materials from the entire Guandong were poured into Qingzhou, the disaster relief work became more and more smooth. A large number of victims were isolated and provided relief, and those who died in the disaster area were buried on the spot as soon as possible, minimizing the possibility of plague.

But this did not make Ji Han relax, because the gap in the Yellow River has not been plugged yet. If the gap cannot be plugged in the next flood season, the entire Qingzhou area north of the Jishui River will basically be ruined.

But it is not easy to plug the gap. As time goes by, Qingzhou has arrived in December, the coldest time of the year.

The climate in North China is obviously very different from that in Sichuan. It was freezing cold in Qingzhou in December, and everyone had to stay at home and wait for the weather to warm up.

At this time, even Ma Su dared not say anything. After all, asking the people to work in the cold climate of the north was almost the same as murder.

And Ma Su himself had problems. He had not recovered from his last illness, and he was not used to the climate again after coming to Qingzhou. If Zhuge Liang had not asked the imperial physician from Chang'an to follow Ma Su at any time, Ma Su might have died in this winter in Qingzhou.

There was no way, the climate in the north was too bad for southerners...

It was precisely because of this that even though Ma Su was anxious, he could only wait for the winter in the north to pass while recuperating.

In this way, he stayed in Qingzhou until February of the following year, when the temperature gradually turned mild. At this time, there were less than three months left before the flood season of the Yellow River!

"Three months... can the gap be plugged in time?" Zhang Yi, who was traveling with him, was a little hesitant. Is it really possible to make it in such a short time?

"If it's not possible, I will personally lead people to plug it! Even if we face the turbulent Yellow River water, we must plug the gap!" Ma Su didn't give too much hope, but just said slowly.

However, what Ma Su didn't know was that when he said this, the left and right generals present all looked serious. They exchanged glances with each other and determined what to do next.

Even if it means gambling your life, you must plug the gap in time. Otherwise, the general will be forced to come down personally, and everyone present will be a sinner of the Han Dynasty!

Soon, the group rode through the narrow road in Jibei and entered the northern part of Qingzhou from Yanzhou. Then they marched eastward along the south bank of the Yellow River and finally found a gap near Pingyuan County.

From the size of the gap, it can be seen that it is definitely not something that can be dug out in a short time. This also proves that Cao Wei has been planning for a long time.

However, considering that Guanqiu Jian was fighting with Jiang Wei at that time, the outcome was still unclear. So Ma Su guessed that Sima Shi's goal was probably not just to destroy the Shu army.

His goal might also be Guanqiu Jian and his loyal troops to the Cao Wei court...

"This madman..." Ma Su gritted his teeth. He didn't know before that Sima Shi would be so crazy after being pushed into a corner.

The current head of the Sima family is like Sima Yi, a bastard who will do anything for the family. For this kind of madman, there is only need or not, not dare or not.

"It seems that exterminating their entire family is a bargain for them..." Ma Su narrowed his eyes, and even hated Sima Fu's family who had surrendered.

You are not a good family!

"Go and mobilize people to start the construction, our project is not simple!"

Because at this time a large amount of Yellow River water is still gushing out along the gap. The large amount of water flow makes it extremely difficult to fill the gap.

However, this did not pose a problem for the Han people. The civilians quickly began to use bamboo strips to make baskets. Then they filled the baskets with stones and sank the heavy baskets into the gaps.

In this way, a large amount of stones will slowly block the gap. Then fill the gap with mud and sand, and the gap in the Yellow River can be slowly blocked.

This link is more cumbersome and requires a lot of logistics. Because of the obstruction of the flood, the logistics of the civilians can only rely on transportation from Yanzhou.

The road is not only narrow and long, but also close to the Yellow River. Such a long supply line is extremely prone to attack by the pseudo-Wei.

This requires a big boss-level figure to be responsible for sitting here and patrolling back and forth. Relying on its huge deterrent power, it deters the Wei army from making trouble...

There is nothing to say about this, except for reporting Ma Su's ID number directly. Although Ma Su was somewhat reluctant, he still took the job honestly under Zhuge Liang's hand holding the feather duster, and signed a military order.

So, when the civilians began to work enthusiastically, Ma Su had to take a hundred people and sit in a carriage to patrol along the narrow road in Jibei.

This is an idle job, but it is also a bit too boring. Several times, Ma Su wanted to ride a horse to patrol in person, but was rejected by the attendants on the grounds that "the general is in poor health and it is not appropriate to get on the horse for the time being."

"The prime minister always likes to use talents for small purposes. If a politically significant general like me does not personally go down to eat and live with the civilians, how can we show that our Han people love their children?"

After many requests failed, Ma Su could not help but complain. But soon, the guards outside gave him a reply,

"Don't worry, General. Now the generals of the four expeditions and four towns have all gone to the front line to eat and live with the people instead of you. Even the prime minister has expressed his willingness to come in person. The people of Qingzhou can all feel his love for the people!"

"So General, you should rest first and wait until you recover."

Well, Ma Su has figured it out. In order to prevent himself from going to the front line, the whole general's mansion has colluded with the prime minister. Seeing this, Ma Su had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​going to the front line and instead took care of his illness.

Ma Su inspected all the way and nothing happened. However, what surprised Ma Su was that although the water of the Yellow River at this time was not very clear, it was still much worse than the bowl of river water and half a bowl of sand in later generations.

The current Yellow River water is generally not much more turbid than the Yangtze River.

This is also because the vegetation damage on the Loess Plateau is not so serious, and there is not much mud and sand in the water, so the problem of the river on the ground has not troubled people until now.

It was not until the Song Dynasty that the destruction of vegetation on the Loess Plateau became increasingly serious, and the Yellow River gradually became filled with silt. As the silt continued to sink to the bottom, the riverbed continued to rise, and eventually became the above-ground river of later generations.