At night, the moonlight leaked from the cracks of the clouds and sprinkled on the Yellow River, reflecting the rolling waves. Amid the sound of flowing water, the snoring sounds of thunder in the hydrological observation station located on the bank of the Yellow River. The on-duty personnel are dozing at their desks at this moment.

The clock waiting for height was pointed at its hand until 2:45 in the morning. The on-duty staff who were originally just dozing were now snoring one by one, and some people even slid down from the desk and fell to the ground, still sleeping soundly.

The sound of water outside the window was shocking the sky, and the snoring in the room was like thunder. In this case, you could sleep so soundly, which shows how tired the on-duty staff were.

Since the Yellow River entered the press period, the number of people in this hydrological observation station located in the Mengjin Yellow River section of Luozhou has not been lower than five people. The officials of the Ministry of Works took turns to be on duty here, and they have to repeatedly observe hydrology every day and then report the latest observation data.

The water conditions of the Yellow River are critical, and the court attaches great importance to it. Observing the water conditions at all times and judging whether the flood peak appears is the heaviest burden on the on-the-scenes personnel. Because of the intermittent rainfall in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, the flood peak of the Yellow River has not been seen "appearing" for a long time.

But the rise in river water levels is very obvious.

It is like a hydrological observation station that extends from the shore into the river, standing by the river against the "cement pier". Although the height is sufficient to ensure safety, the surging river water is getting closer and closer to the observation station on the top of the "cement pier", making people feel that the observation station is already an isolated island surrounded by torrents.

After countless days and nights, the officials who were on duty at the observation station were exhausted. At night, they were so sleepy that they could fall asleep after taking a nap at their desk.

The clock hand walked to 2:55, and suddenly the small window opened, and a mechanical bird "splashed out" and shouted "cuckoo, cuckoo", but the sound was covered by the sound of water and snoring. The bird shouted for a while and then "retted" back. Everyone in the room was still sleeping.

When the pointer reached three o'clock, a crackling sound was made in the clock. After a while, a shrill whistling sounded, and the sound was so sharp that several snoring officials jumped up in an instant.

Some people were unsteady, and they staggered to the ground, some were dancing with sleepy eyes, and some were panicked and shouted, "It's flooding, it's flooding", and were about to run outside.

Fortunately, there was an oil lamp in the room, and there was enough light to let everyone see clearly whether they were in the "duty room", and everyone was still doing well.

One person stepped forward and pressed the "button" on the top of the clock. The extremely exciting whistling sound came to an abrupt end. Several officials looked at the others in a panic and couldn't help but sigh.

If you report such an exciting timeline a few more times, I'm afraid I'll be scared to death!

It was more than three minutes, and it was time to observe the water level and flow rate. The officials divided the work and started working together. One of them was anxious to pee. He spoke to his colleagues, opened the door and walked out of the room, and went outside to pee.

As soon as the door opened, a burst of water vapor rushed towards him. The official wiped his face, took the railing with one hand and untied his trouser belt with the other.

It was windy outside, so of course he had to pee with his back on the leeward and stood firm on the railing. As soon as he took out the words, he was frightened by the scene in front of him, and his urge to pee disappeared without a trace.

The vast white Yellow River water in front of him seemed not much away from his feet. The water vapor aroused in the surging waves had already hit his trouser legs.

And an hour ago, at about two o'clock, where was the water level of the Yellow River so high?

Looking at the obviously significantly rising water level in front of him, the official was stunned, took back his life, ran into the room.

"The peak of the flood appeared!"

"The peak of the flood appeared!"

At the same time, several screams rang out. The officials on duty found that the water level of the Yellow River rose sharply by looking at the measuring instruments and directly observing the river surface with their naked eyes. This means that the flood peak of the Yellow River during the flood season that everyone was "looking forward to" finally showed a ferocious figure.

After a brief panic, one person climbed up to the attic, took out two balls of cotton to plug his ears, took a deep breath, held the sirens' shaking handle, and then shook it hard.

"Woooooooooooooo~~~"

A sharp whistling sound was heard, many times higher than the hourly sound of the clock just now, cutting through the night sky and sending warning messages to all directions.

......

"Woooooooooooooo~~~"

Amid the sharp whistling sound, countless young and strong soldiers carried sandbags and rushed to the river embankment. Outside the embankment was the rolling Yellow River water. The water level looked almost equal to the top of the river embankment. If the wall was not built with sandbags in time, the water level would be higher, and the flood would have to flow over the river embankment and pour into the embankment.

The young and strong people who eat and live on the river bank are all local people. Behind them is their hometown, villages and farmland. Everyone has worked hard for half a year and is about to have a good harvest. If they can't handle it at this time, everything will be over.

The flood peak of the Yellow River during the flood season appeared and "formed" in the Mengjin River section of Luozhou. Then it roared eastward and rushed towards the downstream areas. As long as the coastal areas withstand the largest wave, they can ensure local safety.

But the flood peak is coming in full force. It is said that the "flow" of the flood peak is seven or eight times that of the normal flow. When passing through the Yingzhou River section, the water level has increased by more than one meter in a short period of time. The stormy waves hit the river embankments on both sides, making everyone on the embankment feel that the ground is trembling.

Now that the flood peak is approaching the Changyuan area of ​​Bianzhou East County, for the officials and civilians who have been working on the river bank for more than a month, as long as they survive this level, it means that their hometown is preserved and the harvest is preserved.

In the midst of a roar, the water control ambassador Zheng Tong, rolled his trousers and walked on the muddy river bank in straw shoes. He led his assistant to inspect the flood control scene. He looked at the heat around him and the surging Yellow River water outside the embankment, frowned.

Natural disasters cannot be fought against by humans. When everyone has done their best, they can only leave it to fate. This feeling is very bad, but there is no way.

Since the beginning of the flood season, the prefectures and counties along the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River have been working hard to prevent floods and fight against floods. Countless officials and young and strong men have rushed up to the river embankment, worked together to guard the embankment, and fought against the floods. After a long time, the most critical time has come.

The flood peak is coming in full force, and the water level in the Changyuan River section of Dongjun is already very high. Although the river embankments on both sides are still safe and sound, no one dares to say whether there will be a breach under the impact of the upcoming flood peak.

Therefore, according to the "plan", when the river water level in the Changyuan River section exceeds the safety line, the downstream Baimajin River section should be opened to discharge flood water.

There is a forty-eight flood discharge gate in the embankment of the Baimajin River section of Dongjun. As long as the gate is opened, a large amount of river water will pour into the northern boundary of Dongjun, turning it into a vast ocean, and the flood peak will inevitably weaken.

One of the reserved flood discharge areas is the northern part of the East County. Now the local government has evacuated the people. As long as the water level in the Changyuan River section is dangerous, Zheng Tong gave the order to open the gate to discharge the flood water, and the safety of other places can be ensured.

If you want to be more secure, another flood discharge area can also open the gate to release water, and the local people have been evacuated by the government.

Sacrifice some areas and keep most areas safe is called putting the overall situation first.

but....

When the flood peak approached the Yingzhou River section, the Tongji Canal Transportation Department resolutely opened all the Yellow River locks and tried hard to open the gate to divulge the flood. In order to weaken the flood peak, the transportation team Li Gang took huge risks for this, which was the slowdown in the flood peak momentum.

Therefore, the water level of the Changyuan River section is now rising, but it has not reached the water level line where the gate needs to be opened to discharge the flood. Now it is Zheng Tong’s turn to be confused.

According to the plan, when the water level in the Changyuan River section reaches this water level line, Zheng Tong can order the downstream white horses to open the gate to discharge floodwaters. The emperor also said that "kindness is not in charge of the army."

But the water level does not exceed this water level line, so he should not order it, because it means that the river bank embankments along the coast will have a high probability of withstanding floods.

If the flood peak is not issued, and the downstream Baima and Huatai River section will not release floods, the entire Dongjun River section will have to bear the flood peak.

After the flood peak passes through the Dongjun River section, the reaction time left to the downstream areas is also very short, which will cause a series of risks.
Chapter completed!