Chapter 400: Flash Flood
Su Ying stood on the majestic dam, looking at the mountain stream illuminated by golden light, and her mood improved.
Zhu Lin did not dare to delay any longer and quickly repaired all the places that needed to be repaired while the weather was clear.
In order to speed up the process, Zhu Lin called over all the craftsmen and workers he could find in Jingzhou City. For a while, the dam was bustling with activity.
It was sunny for two days in a row, and it was the first day of the new year.
The first and fifteenth days of the lunar month are the days when people in the city go out of the city to burn incense on the mountain. Because the weather is good, more people go to burn incense today than usual.
On the hillside near the dam, there is a temple, which is the largest Buddhist temple in Jingzhou City. People from inside and outside the city come here to burn incense.
Zhu Lin said that thanks to the good weather, the repair work has been going very smoothly in the past few days. If nothing unexpected happens, the basic repairs can be completed in two days.
"This dam can obviously be repaired and still be used, so why has it been abandoned?" Su Ying asked a soul-searching question as she stood on the dam.
In her opinion, dams are things that have been built for decades, some even hundreds of years. This is not a small house that can be built easily. For example, it took an unknown amount of time to build the new dam. Now that such a problem has arisen, it is really unknown how much manpower, material and financial resources of the country have been wasted. Those beasts like Yi Kun would not be dead enough even if they were skinned alive.
Zhu Lin frowned. After learning about the situation at the old dam, he had the same question in his mind. The old dam was obviously still usable. In this case, building a new dam would be a waste of money and manpower. "It was Prime Minister Su who proposed to build the new dam. Later, the late emperor also sent people to Jingzhou City to check the situation. The unanimous conclusion reached by those people was that the old dam might not last long. A new dam must be built, otherwise Jingzhou would be in danger."
Su Ying frowned. It was actually this old bastard Su Yulun who suggested such an unethical thing. However, now was not the time to investigate whether this old bastard had made a big profit from it. She should repair the dam first.
"You guys continue, I'll go upstream and take a look."
"My lady, you must be careful."
Su Ying nodded. She wanted to understand the land environment upstream and see what the water levels were in previous years' floods. After understanding the situation, she would see if some improvements could be made to the old dam.
After a brief explanation, Su Ying led two secret guards upstream.
I have to say that the scenery along the river is really beautiful. If Su Ying didn’t have a mission now, she really wanted to find a place to hunt.
The three of them walked to the foot of a mountain, and the secret guard spotted another wet mark on the stone at the side of the mountain.
"My lady, the water level in previous years should have been able to reach that place. Judging from the traces, this should be a common trace. Looking further up, the traces are shallower. It should not be a trace from last year or recent years."
Su Ying climbed up and took a look, then reached out and touched the rocks. She could tell whether the secret guard's words were correct by the degree of wetness of the rocks.
"Let's go from the top to avoid any accidents."
Many flash floods have no signs before they occur, so it is safer to go to the warning water level in previous years.
The three of them climbed up and soon reached above the warning water level.
Su Ying took out a telescope to observe the situation around her, and saw a yellow stream rushing towards her from a distance.
Su Ying was shocked and increased the magnification of the telescope. This time, she confirmed that she saw the flash flood.
Judging from the route of the mountain torrent, it was exactly in the direction they were heading, and the torrent was getting bigger and bigger, and its speed was getting faster and faster.
"A flash flood is coming. Hurry, turn back! Hurry!"
When the secret guard saw Su Ying's face change, he quickly turned around and ran away. Su Ying also ran towards the dam without looking back.
Because it is too far away, she is not sure how powerful the flash flood is, and whether the old dam can withstand such an impact without being fully repaired.
Su Ying almost flew back to the dam.
"Zhu Lin, a flash flood is coming, hurry up!"
Zhu Lin was startled when he suddenly heard Su Ying's shout.
He ran over uncertainly and said, "What did the queen say? A flash flood is coming? But it's been sunny and windy these days, how could there be a flash flood?"
Su Ying's face was more serious than ever. "Flash torrents are different from ordinary floods. They may burst even if it doesn't rain. So people on the dam should act quickly. Everyone must be evacuated before the flash torrents rush down. Send people downstream to disperse the possible crowds. Move quickly, quickly!"
Zhu Lin didn't dare to delay for a moment. He turned around quickly and sent the two fastest men to run downstream.
"Damn it! Today is the first day of the new year. There are a lot of people going to the temple to burn incense. After burning incense, most of them will go to the downstream of the river to play. Don't go today!" The clerk at the side turned pale when he heard the conversation between Su Ying and Zhu Lin. If this dam cannot stop the mountain torrent, not only those people, but they will all die!
Now we can only pray that the flash floods are not too serious and that the dam is fine.
"Go quickly and disperse the crowd first."
Su Ying took out a telescope and stood above to check where the flash flood had reached. When she saw this, her face became even gloomier.
"Come up, let all the people on the dam come up."
Zhu Lin immediately ordered the workers and craftsmen to leave the dam and go to a safe place.
But just as they were coming up, a crack suddenly appeared in the middle of the dam.
Zhu Lin's face changed drastically when he saw it. That was the most important beam. If there was a problem with it, there would be a big gap in the dam, and it would be hard to say whether the dam could withstand the flood.
"Damn it, why is it broken there! Go, get me a rope, I want to go down and fix it, all of you move to the side." Zhu Lin shouted and turned around and ran.
Su Ying looked at the cracked beam and her face became tense.
The materials they are using for repairs are of no use in such a short period of time. Su Ying suddenly thought of something, quickly turned away from the crowd and entered the space.
She was looking for something on the rows of shelves, but still couldn't find it after searching for a while. She cursed softly and looked up to see two transparent covers. These glue suction cups had strong adhesion when opened. In the past, they used them to repair bases destroyed by zombies.
It's not that she hadn't thought of using this thing before, but this thing has limited uses, and she intended to use it where it is most needed. It seems that it's time for it to come into play.
Su Ying took the glue suction cup and left the space. At this time, Zhu Lin had already gone down to the dam with a rope.
Suddenly, there was a shaking sound under their feet. Everyone looked up and saw a huge mountain torrent rushing towards them.
(End of this chapter)
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