Chapter 049 The sound is wrong
At the beginning of the morning, everyone gathered at the shore of the impounded lake, including officials of all ranks in Mingyan County.
It was the first time Qin Zhaoyue saw the county magistrate and he glanced at him from a distance.
He looked to be in his thirties, with fine lines on his face and his slightly sunken cheekbones looking clear and bright.
I heard that he was a diligent and good official. He had not returned to the county government office for several days and had been living and eating in the temporary barracks on the shore of the impounded lake.
Now his dark blue official uniform was wrinkled and had many mud spots on it that had not been cleaned.
Especially the pair of official boots, which seemed to have been washed in mud several times and their original appearance could no longer be seen.
After four days of hard work, Tiangongsi selected the flood discharge area and all the downstream villages were relocated.
According to the original plan, it would take another day, but last night an official from the Tiangong Division made a suggestion that dredging must be done today.
It turned out that the man had an old injury in his legs. Even after the injury was healed, his legs would feel sore when it rained. Sending him to join the team this time was also to serve as a barometer.
So the princess gave the order to forcibly take away all the villagers that night, not daring to delay any longer.
The sky was overcast this morning, with no sunshine, which further confirmed the official's statement.
Qin Zhaoyue stood in the crowd, surrounded by the Mo Group and a hundred imperial guards at his side, so he was safe.
Not far away was the selected lakeshore, on which stood a triangle about two meters high, with another leg supporting it from a distance.
Each of the three legs was as thick as a beam, and a hammer hung from the middle of the triangle, like a battering ram.
There was also a noose gear and a hemp rope as thick as a child's arm, one end of which was connected to the hanging hammer, and the other end turned a corner through the mechanism and extended horizontally for dozens of feet.
After taking a few glances, Qin Zhaoyue roughly understood the working principle of this equipment. It was nothing more than a lever.
Moreover, due to the problem of the resettlement area, this dike-breaking equipment is disposable. Once the channel is dug, it will be washed away and submerged by the water flow.
The imperial guards began to clear the area. After all, it was a flood discharge, and there were many uncontrollable factors, so Qin Zhaoyue and others retreated about a hundred feet.
There were many people riding horses and shouting in the field, but Meng Jian was personally in charge and everything was in order. It didn't take long for the surroundings to be cleaned up.
Only five hundred soldiers were left standing on one side, holding the hemp ropes like they were playing tug-of-war.
Standing with her was the fifth prince Qin Jingzhan.
Ever since the night I rushed to Mingyan County, I have been following the eldest princess to this lakeside.
But it was none of his business at all. As the deputy envoy of disaster relief, he only did some clerical work.
This is because I was worried about gossip and asked for the job myself.
And what about this sixth sister beside him? She didn't even have a proper job. When she left the capital, she looked like a waste even more than him. What was the result?
She was a water purifier and a healer, but he had no idea that she was so talented and instantly outshined him.
Thinking of this, Qin Jingzhan felt mixed emotions, "Sixth sister has worked hard."
Qin Zhaoyue glanced at him. Not to mention her, her original body had no relationship with this person. "Fifth Brother is the same."
Qin Jingzhan: ...
Are you mocking him? Are you mocking him?
Qin Zhaoyue's words ended the conversation, and the military formation in front was already ready.
Meng Jian clasped his fists and saluted, "Your Highness, everything is ready."
Qin Zhaoqiong nodded and said, "Let's set off fireworks."
"yes!"
Amidst the sharp whistles, fiery red fireworks rose into the sky, and the sky was filled with brilliant fireworks.
The sky was overcast, and the fireworks were very eye-catching. Soon, fireworks were also launched into the sky in the distance.
Last night, the situation was urgent and several villages were forced to relocate. The imperial guards, yamen runners and patrol soldiers were busy all night.
Worried about missing something, I screened it again at dawn this morning. The fireworks in the distance were the signal.
"Everyone, listen to my command," Meng Jian shouted from his horse, "Three, two, one, rise!"
Five hundred guards exerted force almost at the same time and pulled up the giant battering ram.
Qin Zhaoyue is a sixth-rank warrior with excellent eyesight, and can see clearly from a long distance.
“Tsk tsk tsk…”
Five hundred bronze backs were bent into arches under the scorching sun, and the coarse fibers of the hemp ropes were entangled with the bulging deltoid muscles.
Beads of sweat rolled down the grooves between the ribs, plowing out tiny, shining streams on the surface of the taut abdominal muscles.
Oh wow, the great power of humanity!
Qin Zhaoyue narrowed his eyes, unable to see clearly, unable to see clearly at all!
What she didn't know was that the 5,000 imperial guards accompanying them were all good fighters in the army, including many seventh-grade warriors.
After going through the external training of muscles, bones and skin, you are now in the stage of sharpening your Qi and blood.
Those selected for tug-of-war are the elite among them, which is why such an explosive scene is presented.
At such a tense moment, everyone should have focused their attention on the battering ram, but a few people were distracted.
Sui Mo glanced to his side quietly, just in time to see the Sixth Prince's eyes glowing, and sighed inwardly.
Sure enough, she really likes this.
Almost at the same time, another gaze came over, coming from the "sensitive" Lord Pei.
Since then, words like "strong man" and "muscle" have caused extra reactions.
Especially since the instigator was right there, how could he not pay attention?
"Brother Pei, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so ugly?"
"fine!"
The man next to me tilted his head, gritting his teeth, and it didn't look like he was okay.
Pei Xueqi's chest heaved violently. In the past, he could still deceive himself, thinking that the Sixth Princess might be avoiding him because she was born in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
But now... her eyes are almost glued to his strong muscles!
Back to the topic, in order to complete the flood discharge in one go, the battering ram was heavily weighted. It was obvious that even five hundred strong men with full energy had some difficulty in pulling it up.
The officials from the Tiangong Division and Meng Jian stood together, staring at the angle at which the battering ram was raised.
"It's almost there, it's almost here...right now!"
Meng Jian immediately opened his mouth and shouted, "Everyone get ready!"
His voice was like a huge bell. Not only was it loud, but his voice was also filled with true energy.
In addition to falling into the ears of the five hundred imperial guards, it also played a synergistic role.
It doesn't matter if you apply force earlier or later when lifting the hammer, but if you can't do it consistently when releasing it, it may cause an accident.
"Three, two, one, loosen!"
An invisible force enveloped the five hundred imperial guards, and they all let go almost simultaneously.
Having lost its power to hold on, the battering ram began to fall, its speed increasing faster and faster.
Boom!
There was a loud explosion, and the water surface was pierced, creating a water curtain several feet high.
Qin Zhaoyue felt a buzzing in his ears and his head hurt, but the internal energy circulated spontaneously and he recovered quickly.
She didn't expect such a big commotion, but looking around, she saw that there were many people who were not prepared like her.
Especially those who had no cultivation, many of them covered their heads with their hands and looked in pain.
After his mind regained clarity, Qin Zhaoyue quickly looked up, only to find that half of the battering ram was still exposed above the water.
The ripples spread out like waves, and the stirred-up water curtain fell like heavy rain, but that was where it ended. The imagined flood did not come.
Did it fail?
Qin Zhaoqiong, Meng Jian, and the officials from the Tiangong Division all looked unhappy.
Especially the Tiangongsi, they made this dike-breaking hammer, but they didn't intend to use it only in Mingyan County.
There are many cases of river blockages in the upper reaches, and there will be a lot of use for it later.
But how could they accept the failure in their first attempt, which was full of confidence?
"No, no, this is definitely not right!"
A middle-aged man covered his head and kept muttering to himself, as if he could not accept the fact of failure.
Except for an old man who is in charge of water purification, everyone else in Tiangongsi focuses on dredging.
They have a clear division of labor: some plan the flood discharge area, some investigate reasonable flood discharge points, and some survey the soil.
The man was Cui Liang, a fifth-rank engineer at the Tiangong Division, and the blueprint for the improved dike-breaking hammer came from him.
He suddenly stood up and stumbled towards the eldest princess whose face was ashen.
"Your Highness, something's not right... the noise down there isn't right!"
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