From eunuch to emperor

When Linhu City was submerged by floods, the first emperor ordered Li Chengdao to go to Linhu City for disaster relief.

At that time, Li Chengdao felt very strange why Linhu City would be submerged by the flood, which was almost impossible to happen.

When we arrived at Linhu City, we found that the mouth of the lake was blocked by several big trees, and the water of the lake surged, submerging the city.

Li Chengdao asked the fishing boat to move the trees away, but the fishermen were afraid and did not want to go.

Li Chengdao was furious and beheaded several of them on the spot, and then threatened the fishermen to move the trees away.

When the trees were moved away, the lake immediately vented down, and all the fishermen around were swept away.

It's been a while since this happened, and Li Chengdao can't remember it.

Until now, Li Chengdao finally remembered.

"Long Chen wants to flood Linhu City?"

Zhong Gui asked in surprise.

Li Chengdao smiled, and said: "I was ordered to come here to provide disaster relief, because the lake flooded the city because of the skyrocketing water."

"This guy is cutting wood in the southwest. On the surface, he said it was for building warships, but he actually wanted to block the mouth of the lake."

Zhong Gui said anxiously: "Your Majesty, why don't you take advantage of the lake's rising water..."

Since Long Chen's purpose was to block the mouth of the lake and let the lake water rise sharply, Zhong Gui wanted to ask whether he should break the iron chain before it rose up.

Li Chengdao shook his head and said, "No, let him."

Zhong Gui was puzzled, why did he ignore it?

If Linhu City is submerged, the battle will inevitably be defeated. What good will this do for Li Chengdao?

However, Li Chengdao is the emperor, if he said he would ignore it, then he would ignore it.

...

Southwest of the lake.

The torrential rain continued, and Long Chen was standing by the lake wearing a bamboo hat and coir raincoat.

Gan Zhen asked, "My lord, do you want to do it?"

Long Chen looked up at the sky, nodded slightly and said, "Let's do it!"

The Nilin Army immediately cut off the ropes of the giant trees, and the big trees with branches floated into the lake, and slowly drifted towards the mouth of the lake with the current.

Long Chen walked to the edge of the lake, watching the giant tree slowly drifting towards...

At this time, the lake water had risen, and the water flow made a huge roar at the mouth of the lake.

When the first tree floated to the mouth of the lake, the iron chain caught it.

Gan Zhen shouted excitedly: "It's done!"

Long Chen stared at the mouth of the lake, the turbulent water kept crashing, and the giant tree was unexpectedly broken.

"broken!"

Gan Zhen shouted in disappointment.

If so, how to block it?

Long Chen said: "Don't worry, one tree is not enough, just add a few more at the same time."

Several trees floated over and hung on the chain at the same time. This time, the trees were not broken.

More trees blocked the mouth of the lake, and the thick trunks were like threads, slowly weaving into a net.

During the heavy rain, there were already many dead branches and broken trees flowing down the river.

In the past, these dead branches and broken trees could be washed away and would not be blocked at the mouth of the lake.

Now, with the iron chain, dead branches and broken trees are also blocked at the mouth of the lake.

Soon, the mouth of the lake was blocked.

Of course, this blockage is not complete, and water still flows out of the gap, but not much.

As long as the rain is heavy enough, the lake can rise quickly.

"Okay, let the brothers and those craftsmen retreat to the high ground."

Long Chen walked back, Gan Zhen immediately sent an order to retreat.

...

The torrential rain continued for several days, and dark clouds kept covering the sky.

In Linhu City.

The soldiers who lived in the room were fine, but the soldiers who lived in the tents were miserable.

The tent has been eroded by heavy rain for several days, and the tent has begun to leak. The soldiers inside are soaked and their bedding is soaked.

"Damn it, it's raining endlessly, trying to drown me."

A soldier took off his clothes and squeezed the water, looked at the leaking tent and cursed.

"The rainy season is like this, what can I do?"

Another soldier was sneezing incessantly.

Although the temperature was high during the rainy season, it was still cold after the rain, and the soldiers shivered from the cold.

"The soldiers of the Forbidden Army and the South Camp can live in houses, so why should we have to get wet in the rain?"

The soldiers were cursing, but there was nothing they could do.

The imperial army brought by Yan Xi had a house to live in, and the elite soldiers of the Southern Daying Camp also had a house to live in, and the others did not have a house.

Even Xue Ze's old department moved out of the house and lived in tents.

This made the soldiers living in the tent very resentful.

"Why, because our general is dead, no one can speak for us."

The soldiers were helpless, Xue Ze died, they became motherless children, no one wanted to see them.

"If this goes on like this, if Long Chen didn't come in, we would just freeze to death."

The soldier wrung out the clothes, but found that there was no place to dry them, and it was useless to wring them out.

On the west gate, the soldiers looked at the rising lake water, feeling a little worried.

"Why does the lake keep rising?"

"With such a heavy rain, it's strange that the lake water rises."

"No, the rate of increase is a bit too fast."

"Won't it flood the city?"

"Impossible. I haven't heard that Linhu City is flooded. It rains every year. If it is about to be flooded, it will be flooded long ago."

"No, I have to report to the general."

The soldiers felt that something was wrong, and immediately hurried down the tower.

The soldiers reported all the way, and finally arrived at Yan Xi's place.

Yan Xi was drinking tea with Wu Hongying.

It was raining heavily outside, but they were very comfortable in the room.

"After the heavy rain, the road is muddy, and there is still time to stop."

Yan Xi looked at the dark sky outside and said.

Wu Hongying looked at the stagnant water in the yard and said, "Old Yan, why do you think Long Chen became like this?"

Both Yan Xi and Wu Hongying knew Long Chen, in their eyes, Long Chen was a martial artist, he knew how to practice martial arts and fight, and was not interested in anything else.

The current Long Chen knows everything about military tactics, tricks and schemes, and is completely different from the Long Chen they know.

Yan Xi shook his head slightly, and said, "If you and I experience what he did, I'm afraid it will change too."

Outside the door, a young general hurried in, his clothes were wet.

"General Yan, General Wu, Ximen's brothers said that the lake water has risen too fast, it has already reached the city gate, and the lake water is pouring back into the city."

Upon hearing this, Yan Xi immediately stood up and said, "When?"

The young general said, "Just now."

Wu Hongying looked at the stagnant water in the yard and said, "No wonder the rain can't get out."

Yan Xi didn't feel well, so he immediately put on a bamboo hat and coir raincoat, and went to the west gate with Wu Hongying.

Walking on the street, you can already see some muddy water.

The rainwater is relatively clear, only the lake water is relatively turbid, and the turbid water can be seen on the street, indicating that the lake water has begun to flow backwards.

When he walked to the west gate, Yan Xi saw water constantly gushing out from under the city gate.

Walking up the tower, the soldiers immediately came to report: "General, the lake is rising too fast."

The torrential rain continued, Yan Xi looked at the vast lake and felt that something was wrong.

"No, how could it rise so fast?"

Wu Hongying turned around and asked the soldiers: "Is the lake water like this in previous years?"

The soldier shook his head and said, "In the past, it was General Xue Ze who guarded it, and only their people knew about it."

Yan Xi immediately said: "Find someone over here!"

The soldiers immediately went to Xue Ze's old department.