So despite the impracticality, these patriotic scholars still insisted on forcing the Yellow River to flow eastward, resulting in major breaches every time it flowed eastward, leaving the Hebei region barren and the people destitute.

The internal turmoil in the north had only ended a little over a year ago, and agriculture had just begun to show signs of recovery. If another flood were to occur, it would undoubtedly be adding insult to injury.

These past few days, Zhao Huan has been unable to sleep peacefully every night.

Natural disasters are a very troublesome thing. Even in the era he lived in before he traveled back 20 years, the Yangtze River basin was also suffering from floods.

Upon receiving the confirmed news, Zhao Huan immediately summoned Zhong Shidao and ordered him and Li Gang to mobilize troops and rush to the front lines to control the water level of the Yellow River.

In the following few days, from the Central War Zone to the local militia, a total of 800,000 soldiers and laborers were mobilized.

For several days in a row, the headline news in the Song Dynasty's official gazette was about the Yellow River.

To this end, some people took the lead in forming a commune, which called on the people of Tokyo to donate money in order to mobilize more forces to control the Yellow River.

Thus began an unprecedented flood control campaign in the Song Dynasty.

From Zhengzhou in the middle reaches to Hedong Road in the lower reaches, almost all areas are within the potential disaster zone.

This even includes the capital city of Tokyo!

In fact, this was already a very serious crisis, which the imperial court classified as being on the same level as the southward invasion of the Jurchen invaders.

As the imperial court continued to promote the message, it also gained increasing attention among the common people.

Every day, countless soldiers would take their oaths and then head to their respective posts on the banks of the Yellow River.

It's like going to war; many people may never return.

P.S.: I'm really not in the mood today, so there's only one chapter. I'll add more tomorrow.