Chapter 565 Active Rescue
After finding out the situation, Gu Nanxi did not hesitate and summoned Niu Jinyi and others overnight: "The river bank in Pingyang County is probably no longer safe. We should try to rescue the people of Pingyang County before the bank breaks."
"Foster father, you take the people to pick up the people. Niu Jinyi, go pick out people who are good at sailing and hire more boats."
The soldiers under Gu Nanxi are basically all Yunzhou cavalry, who are not very good at water.
In order to fight the flood, it is necessary to select suitable personnel from the local people and refugees in Shuozhou, and the Yunzhou cavalry will be responsible for holding the line and maintaining order.
As soon as Gu Nanxi gave the order, the entire Wudu County was brightly lit.
Ordinary people who were sleeping woke up at the call of the village head and signed up to participate.
At dawn, the early rescue team was ready. Rows of small boats were tied to the river bank, shaking violently with the waves.
The leading sailor's clothes were already soaked by the waves. He shouted to his companions: "We are now the Duke of Yun's men. We can't lose her face!"
"Duke Yun trusts us and doesn't look down on us just because we are from Shuozhou! We also want to show those people from Yunzhou that we can do better than them!"
"Today we are rescuing others! Later, if we are in danger, they will also come to rescue us!"
"Work together, unity is strength!"
"Unity is strength!" The boatmen roared, drove their boats, braved the wind and waves, and rushed to Pingyang County.
At the other end, a large group of people were transporting wooden planks and blowing up pig urine bubbles in preparation for building a pontoon bridge.
There are not enough pig bladders in Shuozhou, but there is a pig farming base in Yunzhou!
The messenger ran back to Yunzhou for help at a speed faster than the 800-mile express train.
The Pingyang County clerk stood there stupidly, looking at the hectic scene before him, totally not knowing what to do.
Duke Yun's ability to act was beyond his imagination.
Duke Yun not only did not hesitate, but also tried his best to carry out the rescue work.
Those Yunzhou cavalrymen put aside their past grudges, some chopped wood and some worked as laborers.
It took less than one night to officially start the rescue!
If it were in Hezhong County, I probably wouldn’t even have met the governor at this time!
"Where are you going?" In the crowd, the clerk saw the boatman who came to Wudu County with him, walking out excitedly.
Boatman: "The county government is recruiting boatmen. I'm going to help with the disaster relief."
Clerk: "How dangerous it was, have you forgotten? We almost lost our lives!"
The boatman stared at the clerk in disbelief: "People in Shuozhou and Yunzhou are risking their lives to save Pingyang County, and I, as the magistrate of Pingyang County, am just standing outside and watching?!"
The boatman didn't even look at the clerk, and ran to catch up with the large group in front: "My wife and children are still in the county! The gentry in the village will not take them with them when they evacuate."
Whether refugees or soldiers, they were all busy and racing against time.
At this moment, the clerk felt that if he didn't do anything, he would be like an alien.
The clerk did not dare to return to Pingyang County, but he was familiar with Pingyang County, so he told Niu Jinyi everything he knew about the river conditions and village distribution.
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After writing the letter, the Pingyang County Magistrate couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
What if Duke Yun doesn't take action, and this matter gets leaked out? Wouldn't his career as an official be over? !
The Pingyang County Magistrate couldn't sleep and walked around the room.
It wasn't until the next day that the sky in Pingyang County cleared up!
"What a sin! They let out floodwaters while we had clear skies! We are really the ones who suffered the consequences!"
The Pingyang County Magistrate waited anxiously, wondering if Duke Yun had received the letter or not. Was he planning to send troops?
Pingyang County, Xishan Village.
Looking around, there was a vast ocean for dozens of miles, with the water being two meters deep on flat ground.
Houses and farmlands were all turned into swamps, many people and livestock were drowned, and all the autumn crops were washed away.
Most of the houses in Xishan Village are built with earth bricks, which have become brittle and cracked due to long-term rain. Once flooded, all the walls and houses collapsed.
Some survivors climbed up trees and shouted for help.
There are also lucky ones who cling to a piece of wood, or sit in a wooden tub and let the water flow, not knowing where they will drift to.
Their eyes were dull, as if they were frightened and stared blankly at the corpse floating in the river.
The flood came so suddenly that not only humans but also animals were unable to react.
The pheasants, rabbits and even a tiger so hungry that its ribs could be seen in the forest were swept away by the torrent and died.
The surviving villagers were originally feeling fortunate that when Yunzhou was at war, a lot of grain and grass passed through Hezhong County. Some brave people sold the grain privately, and the villagers secretly saved some of it.
If it weren't for these stored food, they would have died from the drought.
However, the food they had stored, which they had eaten by the grain, was wiped out with the flood.
Can I survive the flood? I don't know.
If I survive, will I starve to death? I don’t know.
Human life is so cheap, cheaper than dirt.
The sky cleared and the temperature gradually rose.
Experienced elders all know that this is not a good thing. After a major disaster, there will be a major epidemic. If you continue to soak in this dirty river water, you will definitely get the plague!
"Help, come and help!" A lady sitting in a wooden barrel, holding her lifeless child, called for help in a hoarse voice.
A man was lying on a wooden board not far from her: "Stop shouting, save your energy. No one will come to rescue us. The county magistrate didn't even help us in the drought, so it's even more impossible for him to send anyone to rescue us now."
The woman hugged the child tightly, as if she could draw strength from it.
Suddenly, a small red dot appeared in the farthest field of vision.
As the red dot got closer, the two discovered that it was not a small red dot at all, but a flag!
A bright red Japanese flag!
Where the flag is is a wooden boat!
The two of them instantly burst out with infinite hope for survival and shouted loudly: "We are here! Come and save us!"
The wooden boat came over quickly and the people on board pulled the two people on board.
"Da Lang?!"
"Fourth sister!"
The woman was surprised to find that more than half of the passengers on the boat were actually villagers who were washed away by the flood!
"What's going on?"
"Duke Yun has sent people to rescue us! Hurry up and sit down, we still have to rescue others."
The woman looked confused: "But aren't we from Hezhong County?"
The man called Da Lang gritted his teeth and said, "No, never again! In order to protect Hezhong Prefecture, the governor directly released the flood and did not send anyone to notify Pingyang County. The county magistrate simply gave the entire Pingyang County to Duke Yun!"
"We are now the people of Duke Yun. Duke Yun will not ignore us! Now, she has sent people to rescue us!"
The boatman wiped the sweat from his forehead and worked harder: "The boat is full, I will take you back to Wudu County first. Someone will arrange for you then."
"And you?"
"We have to come back to rescue people. Duke Yun said that we must rescue as many people as possible before the dam bursts!"
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