Mu Qing channeled wood energy, causing the aquatic plants in the river to swell wildly, layer upon layer, protecting the dam and slowing the impact of the water flow. The branches and vines of the trees on the cliff edge of the green mountain grew at a visible speed, surrounding the dam and supporting its outer perimeter.
The soldiers remaining on the embankment were astonished by this strange phenomenon. A cacophony of voices rose in discussion, creating a commotion on the cliff.
Murong Yu remained calm and said indifferently, "There is no need to panic. You have all heard about the Holy Son's appearance in the world recently. It is likely that the Holy Son is compassionate and does not want to see the people suffer, so he has shown his power to fight for their lives. If we work together, we will surely overcome this difficulty." Upon hearing this, the crowd's morale soared, and they shouted, "Good!" and then each took their orders and left.
Murong Yu glanced deeply into the forest before turning and leaving; he had many other matters to attend to.
Leave one guard at the dike and report any situation immediately.
Local government offices
After returning to his residence, Gu Zuo immediately began to take stock of the manpower in the residence, estimate the scope of the disaster that might be affected and the number of people who urgently needed to be evacuated, inquire about the current status of the evacuation and the difficulties encountered, determine the location of the temporary resettlement site, and address various follow-up issues such as food, clothing and shelter for the disaster victims after the temporary resettlement, as well as emergency handling methods after the continuous rain and flash floods. After confirming the requirements with Murong Yu again, he immediately arranged and carried them out in an orderly manner. He himself also went to the city gate to direct the arrangement of the resettlement site.
City gate
Murong Yu: "The disaster area is too wide, involving too many people, and there are many resettlement matters. There is a serious shortage of manpower. We need to recruit able-bodied laborers, both from the city and from the general population."
Murong Yu: "Notify all villages downstream near the long river to gather able-bodied men to assist in the relocation and resettlement of the people." An Er and the others accepted the order and left, with An Er to An Wu going to their respective places to make the notifications.
He turned to Gu Zuo and said, "Arrange for the officers and soldiers in the prefecture to carry out the order, and announce it to the whole city. Temporarily mobilize manpower throughout the city to assist in disaster relief."
Huangfu Mansion Villa
Upon learning that Murong Yu and his party had arrived in Jiangnan and were urgently gathering manpower to evacuate the people, Duan Yang said to Huangfu Hua, "You stay in the city, I will go out to help."
Seeing Duan Yang step into the heavy rain, Huangfu Hua called out to him, "Duan Yang, be careful."
Duan Yang paused for a moment before replying, "Okay," and then disappeared into the rain, quickly becoming invisible.
After returning to his room, Huangfu Hua was filled with worry and couldn't sit still. He summoned the Huangfu family's steward to take stock of the supplies that might be needed after the disaster, including the reserves of rice, oil, cloth, and other items. In addition, most of the cargo on the ship that had come with Murong Yu was food, and there was still a surplus of food.
Because of the torrential rain, business at the Huangfu family's shops was slow, so Huangfu Hua simply took stock of all the Huangfu family's shops in Jiangnan and identified the personnel who could participate in the rescue.
As soon as Duan Yang stepped out of the city gate, he saw Murong Yu in the crowd.
Duan Yang: "Greetings, Third Prince."
Murong Yu: "Your Highness, there's no need for such formalities. You've come at just the right time."
Duan Yang: "It's up to you."
Murong Yu: "We need to urgently evacuate the disaster victims from various villages. You will lead a team to meet them."
Duan Yang: "Yes."
After speaking, he hurriedly left with his entourage.
When Huangfu Hua arrived at the city gate with his men and some rice, grain, and bedding, Duan Yang had already disappeared. Huangfu Hua then led his men to help set up a temporary shelter in the rear, cooking porridge and distributing food.
dam
Mu Qing found An Yi, who was guarding the embankment. Seeing the continuous rain, which seemed poised to intensify, he predicted the rain wouldn't stop anytime soon and the situation was dire; they probably wouldn't last three days. He told An Yi his assessment, asking him to convey his message to Murong Yu to arrange the evacuation as quickly as possible, aiming to complete it that day.
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