A heavy rain fell for three days and three nights in a row, which just confirmed Zhang Huapu's speculation that the water level of the Yellow River soared.

Because of his timely reminder, Leng Feng's reaction speed was also fast, and the northern Henan Flood Control Command was established on the same day.

Zhang Huapu, an expert in water conservancy and meteorology, serves as the commander-in-chief.

People are wondering why Leng Feng did not serve as the commander-in-chief of flood control. Many local officials have multiple titles, and they have received their own merits and are responsible for their subordinates at fault.

But Leng Feng just let a professional water conservancy and meteorological expert serve as the commander-in-chief, which can be regarded as a refreshing trend in the officialdom.

Liang Dong, spokesperson of the North Henan Administrative Administration, answered: Leave professional things to professionals, and laymen leading experts, this is the biggest mistake.

The water level of the Yellow River has soared, causing dangers in many river embankments, some cracks appearing, and some even pipe surges.

Although the water level has not reached its historical peak, if the rain continues to fall according to this trend, it is likely to evolve into a flood that has not been encountered in decades.

Rescue, disaster relief, property rescue, and resettle victims in danger.

Although it is not perfect, at least when the people need it, you appear, which is the greatest comfort and encouragement.

Because of the hasty preparation, there must be places that cannot be taken care of, but the disposal efficiency and effect of the north bank of the Yellow River are completely different from that of the south bank.

First of all, although there is an emergency mechanism for flood prevention on the south bank, it responds slowly and does not act in time. It will not be dispatched until problems arise.

After arriving at the disaster scene, it was originally just a small crack that had expanded into a breach several meters wide.

In addition, the National Government had formulated a strategy of "using water instead of soldiers" to resist the Japanese invaders, and this year's flood prevention work was basically not carried out.

I have to dig the river embankment and release water. What should I do to strengthen the embankment?

The river embankment on the south bank is shorter than the river embankment on the north bank, and the soil is softer. The country has been fighting continuously, so the funds that can be used to strengthen the Yellow River embankment every year are pitifully small.

This is still pitiful to God. If there is no flood, the people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait will have a life to live. Otherwise, if a flood comes, it will definitely be hungry everywhere.

Dangers occur frequently on the south bank of the Yellow River. From the initial cracks and pipe surges, it gradually became huge gaps. In some places, the dozens of meters of dikes were washed away by floods, dozens of villages around were flooded, and all the seedlings that had just been planted were soaked in the water.

As long as the mouth of this river is opened, it will be difficult to block it. If there is a lot of water coming down the upstream, it will be even more disaster.

Nanjing, the 11th Army Command of the Central China Expeditionary Army.

"Blast the Yellow River embankment and flood northern Henan!"

"Mr. Do you think this method can work?"

"According to meteorological information, heavy rain has been falling in the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River in the past few days, with rainfall exceeding 500 mm, which is almost the largest rainfall in history. Based on my investigation and understanding of the Yellow River embankment, the Chinese are now busy with domestic military struggles and do not attach much importance to the reinforcement of the Yellow River embankment. If we take advantage of the surge in the Yellow River water level and blow up a gap on the north bank, we can use very little troops to drag Lengfeng's new army into the mud and unable to get out!" Kenji Doihara had been in northern Henan for several months, and naturally conducted a detailed investigation of the embankment on the north bank of the Yellow River.

The conclusion he came to was credible, and he believed it very much.

However, this is different from bombing any other target. This is to explode the Yellow River embankment. This Yellow River embankment has been formed by many generations of Chinese people over the past thousand years. How many generations of Chinese need to use aircraft and bombs to explode such a dam?

This is by no means a small amount, and making such a decision also requires considerable risks.

"Okamura Jun, when the Yellow River enters Henan, Shandong is already an on-ground river. If it were not for the continuous reinforcement of the embankments on both sides of the shore, the water was impermanent, and the dams of thousands of miles were broken into an ant hole, we only need to make a hole in the embankment. Under the erosion of the river, the gap will become larger and larger, and finally form a collapsed embankment!"

Okamura Yasuji nodded, he was a little moved by the words.

"Okamura, now is the best opportunity. I know that Jiang from Wuhan once had a top-secret plan. They wanted to use digging the Yellow River embankment to replace soldiers and prevent the Emperor* team from occupying the Pinghan Line."

"Dohihara, I have to communicate with Mr. Hata Shunruo about this matter." Okamura Yasuji was moved and decided to advance the matter.

After hearing Okamura Yasuji's report, Hata Shunrok naturally agreed and took a telegram overnight to ask for instructions from the Tokyo Base Camp.

Seishiro Itagaki and Hideki Tojo discussed that this matter was not big, and once it was done, it would have a great result.

agree!

A top-secret "burning the dike" plan was transferred to the hands of Lieutenant General Tokugawa Yotoshi, the commander of the air force of the dispatching army.

As soon as the rain stopped and the sky cleared slightly, two Japanese reconnaissance planes appeared over the Yellow River and flew westward along the Yellow River. After flying back and forth twice, they returned.

Whether it is the First War Zone Command or the Northern Henan Administration, they only regard it as a routine reconnaissance of the Japanese army. It is also a normal behavior for the Japanese army to detect the flow of the Yellow River from the air.

If Leng Feng was the Japanese commander, he would have ordered this.

The Japanese reconnaissance plane flew at the Yellow River at a low altitude after the rain to investigate. Leng Feng also received a related report, but he didn't think much about it. However, since the Japanese army had planned a "flash-of-peptide" military operation against the New First Army in northern Henan, he became more scrupulous. Any abnormal actions of the Japanese army must be reported as soon as possible.

Therefore, Leng Feng learned about the information about the Japanese reconnaissance plane flying westward along the river at a low altitude.

If you are collecting information on a routine basis, it is enough to have one. There is no need to fly twice. If you want to fly twice, it means that this may not be a routine reconnaissance, it is for purpose.

"Lao Leng, what's wrong with the Japanese aviation reconnaissance." In the combat room, Leng Feng held his hands behind his back and stared at the command map of the Yellow River flood control work on the wall.

The north bank section of northern Henan region above has more than a dozen dangerous locations, and there are more on the south bank, and dozens of known ones are known.

"Old Leng?"

"Oh, Lao Xie is here. I thought about the question just now. What did you say?" Leng Feng suddenly turned around.

"I said something was wrong with the Japanese aviation reconnaissance."

"What's wrong?"

"I can't say it, it just feels something is wrong. I always feel a little impatient. What do you think?" Xie Jiyuan said.

"Can't wait?" Leng Feng condensed slightly, and the word Xie Jiyuan used touched something in his heart.

"The military captain, just got the news from the flood control command, at Liuyuankou..."

A staff officer stepped forward and marked the dangerous place on the map. Although the rain stopped, the water level of the Yellow River did not stop rising. The water from the upstream and tributaries gathered in, and the water level continued to rise.

Flood prevention work is very severe. Once a major break occurs, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Order the Engineer Corps and the Boat Bridge Unit directly under the Military Department to stand by, and urgently call Liu Xinyu and the Water Transport Brigade to transfer back to work in emergency rescue and disaster relief." Leng Feng ordered.

"yes."

"The Yellow River water should have a peak today and tomorrow. What is the weather forecast?" Leng Feng asked.

"The Meteorological Observatory said that there may be showers today and tomorrow, and the rainfall should not be greater than yesterday, and the rainfall will gradually decrease after that."

"Issuing an emergency notice to allow people near the Yellow River embankment to temporarily evacuate, wait for this wave of flood peaks to pass before going back, and ensure safety in life first."

"Military throne, the flood control command called and said that there was not enough staff for rescue and requested reinforcements." A staff officer answered a call and hurriedly reported.

“Who made the phone call?”

"It was Commander-in-Chief Zhang's phone call himself. It was very urgent. A gap was washed away by the flood. The sand and sacks prepared were not enough, and reinforcements were urgently needed..."

“How many sacks do we have in our warehouse?”

"It looks like eight thousand."

"Transport all to him." Leng Feng ordered without hesitation, "Order Tiexi Camp that all the personnel waiting for reorganization will go to the embankment. We must ensure the safety of the Yellow River embankment. This is a battle that cannot be lost, we must win it!"

"The Eighth Army's emergency telegram was found that a large number of Japanese planes took off from Xuzhou Airport, heading west, and their direction was unknown."

"How many Japanese planes are there?"

"There are at least thirty-four ones!"

"Notify the airport and key military and political institutions to pay attention to air defense and call Cong Hu over immediately." Leng Feng's face changed.

At this time, a large number of planes suddenly appeared and came westward. Obviously, they were not going to Kaifeng or Zhengzhou.

It is very likely that it was coming to Xinxiang and the New First Army. The Japanese army would really find loopholes. At this time, it launched an air strike on Xinxiang, and it was planned to take advantage of the situation.

Not long after the Japanese reconnaissance plane flew away, the vast Japanese fighter plane took off from Xuzhou Airport and flew all the way west.

Just as Leng Feng was ready to bear the bombardment of Xinxiang by Japanese planes, he received an emergency telegram from the Flood Control Command.

The Japanese army bombed a section of the breach of the northern bank of the Yellow River. The breach, which was originally only seven or eight meters, was blown out dozens of meters in a row.

As soon as the surging floods poured down, a village near the river bank was flooded with a low terrain.

Fortunately, when the breach occurred, the local flood control patrol team had mobilized the people in the village to retreat to a high place. Otherwise, hundreds of people from these villages would not be able to escape the pouring river water.

In the war room, when everyone heard this news, their expressions were frozen, except for the heavy breathing sound.

Once the Yellow River breaks, how terrible the consequences will be. If these dozens of meters of river bank collapse suddenly, the current manpower will not be able to stop the flood.

Leng Feng's face was as gloomy as water. How could he not understand why the Japanese reconnaissance plane flew west twice along the north bank of the Yellow River, just to confirm the bombing location.

The Japanese wanted to explode the Yellow River embankment, and their target was northern Henan!

Their purpose was to put the New Army in the quagmire of northern Henan and unable to distract themselves from being distracted. Their methods were too shameless and despicable.

One minute, two minutes, three minutes...

Ten minutes passed, Leng Feng didn't say a word, and everyone seemed to have a huge stone pressed on their hearts.

"Report to the military seat, the commander-in-chief of the theater commander-in-chief's office, the garden entrance broke the dam..."
Chapter completed!