Ming Zuo

Chapter 242

Anshan Lake at the end of Ming Dynasty gradually had the shadow of Dongping Lake in later generations.

During the dry season in winter, the canal flowing through Ansan Town will be disconnected from Ansan Lake.

But far from the extent of later generations.

Anshan Town in later generations is seven kilometers away from Dongping Lake, and this area is now full of lakes.

What is currently troubling the new army is that the waterways entering and exiting Anshan Lake are silted up, and the water level has dropped, making it difficult for large ships to pass.

If it is Dongping Lake in later generations, there is actually another way to go, and that is the Dawen River on the east side.

But today's Dawen River flows southward into Shushan Lake at Daicunba, which is different from the terrain of later generations.

"In any case, you can't just send boats into the lake."

Zuo Hua's attitude is very firm.

As a landlubber, he has a natural fear of water.

If only small boats were sent, the new army would have no advantage, and they might lose.

This is him leading the battle, if he loses, he will not be able to hold his head up.

Let alone him, the others didn't really want to just send boats into the water.

Ren Qi cautiously reminded: "Guo Yunbiao has a crossbow under his hand, and there are many reeds in the water, so it is easy to get caught."

Well, this time even the most adventurous knew it wasn't going to work.

If it is on land, facing the opponent's bow and crossbow, the new army will not take it seriously at all.It is completely possible to give full play to the range advantages of muskets and artillery, and destroy the opponent before the opponent's bow and crossbow are shot out.

But on the water, and in waters with complex terrain, you don't know where your opponent will ambush.

There was no shelter on the boat, and if it was not done well, the soldiers would be wiped out by a round of crossbow arrows.

No responsible officer would play with the lives of soldiers.

Fu Yijian thought for a long time, and felt that he had thought of a way.

"Chan Zuo, why not widen the river to accommodate large ships?"

The person who came with the army this time was Feng Benyu, the deputy director of the logistics department.

He was in charge of engineering in the original general logistics brigade.Zuo Menggeng has not separated logistics and engineering for the time being, so his position is the deputy minister in charge of engineering.

"We have already measured the water level. The water level of Huitong River is lower than that of Shuibo. Even if the silt is excavated to widen the river channel, it will still be impassable because of the difference in water level on both sides."

The water level of the canal in winter will be one to two meters lower than in summer.

Don't underestimate this water level difference.

It is precisely because of this that the channels of the water moors and canals are cut off.

Again, the lack of water is the cause of the cut-off, not just widening the river.

On this day, everyone discussed for a long time, but still failed to come up with an effective solution.

Zuo Menggeng had no choice but to order the whole army to station temporarily, and wait for the results of the research.

Feng Benyu returned to his tent, but couldn't sleep because of tossing and turning.

He is a native of Linqing and had read some books when he was a child.Later, his family declined, and he had to learn carpentry to support his family.

When Chaoguan Wharf was being repaired, he was recruited because of his good craftsmanship.

Because Zuo Menggeng paid his wages happily and provided meals, Feng Benyu had a great time working at the dock.When the new army was recruiting, he gritted his teeth and signed up.

He was literate and skilled, so he was promoted quickly in the general logistics brigade, and it didn't take long to become Zhang Yan's deputy.

Feng Benyu never thought that he could still be an official in this life.

Although the officers of the new army don't have much prestige at all, but so many people under him obey their orders, this feeling is different.

When the new army was established, all the troops changed drastically.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that logistics and engineering will be separated sooner or later.

Even Zhang Yan talked to him many times, telling him not to slack off, so as not to miss the great opportunity.

This time there was going to be a water fight, Zuo Menggeng brought him out, maybe he could be of great help sometime.

Now that the whole army is in trouble, and because of the channel problem, Feng Benyu feels that if he can't solve this problem, he will be dereliction of duty.

Zuo Menggeng told them personally when they were planning to build the engineering army.

What is the role of the Corps of Engineers?
Every mountain opens a road, meets water and builds a bridge.

Now the passage of the whole army is blocked. As an engineer, I can't solve this problem. If it's not dereliction of duty, what is it?
Feng Benyu tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep, he kept thinking about Fu Yijian's words.

But what he was thinking about was not the situation in Anshan Town.

In the end, I couldn't bear it any longer, got up with a grunt, and woke up the guard again.

"Call a few people, and borrow some horses from the cavalry regiment."

The guard fell asleep in a daze, and the boss didn't want to.

"Minister, it's very dangerous to run around in the dark in the middle of the night."

Feng Benyu slapped him on the forehead.

"The military situation is on fire. How can we sleep if we don't settle it properly? Go quickly."

The guard was shocked, his sleepiness disappeared, and he went to call for someone and borrow a horse.

In the cold wind of the vast night, Feng Benyu rushed out of the camp with a dozen surveyors and went all the way.

This walk is three days.

Feng Benyu is also a ruthless person, he used three days to walk around the water again.

If it hadn't been reported in advance, everyone thought he had escaped.

But when he came back, he was in a crazy manner.

"Seat, everyone, I have found a way."

Feng Benyu didn't care about his dusty face and unshaven beard, so he directly pulled out the map.

As soon as they heard that there was a solution, everyone was inexplicably surprised and came together one after another.

Zuo Hua is even more close.

"Old Feng, if you really have a way this time, brother, I will be your matchmaker and find you a big girl."

Feng Benyu cursed loudly.

"Fuck you, you should take care of yourself first."

Zuo Menggeng pressed his excitement and said, "Minister Feng, tell me what you think."

Feng Benyu swiped his hand on the map, and ran dozens of miles away.

"We were blocked by demons before, and we only thought about the waterway in front of us. I have investigated everywhere in the past few days, and found that there is still a place that can be used."

His hand touched a place called Yupo Village.

Seeing that everyone was unclear, Feng Benyu laughed and said: "Look, everyone, this is the Daqing River, which is only a hundred meters away from the water park. And here is the Jindi River, which is only more than twenty meters away from this dry river. If we are in The construction of these two places will lead the water of the Jindi River into this section of the river, connect the Daqing River, and dig through the Daqing River and Anshan Lake, so it is possible to take a big boat into the water?"

Everyone looked at the map and looked at each other in blank dismay. They never expected Feng Benyu's idea to be so crazy.

does it work?
While others were still hesitant, Zuo Menggeng felt that it was really feasible.

Because he remembered, the Daqing River that Feng Benyu mentioned was the Daqing River that was later captured by the Yellow River and flowed into the sea.

The Jindi River is a tributary of the Yellow River, and the dry channel next to it will be the channel of the Yellow River in the future.A section of it was still used as a canal during the period when the Yellow River seized the Huaihe River and entered the sea.

It is only necessary to let the Jindi River flow into the canal, and then dig the east bank of the canal to complete the diversion of the dry channel while keeping the canal unimpeded.

According to Feng Benyu's vision, the river channels are basically ready-made. It only needs to be dug through to connect the water of the Jindi River to the Daqing River, and then to dig through the Daqing River and Anshan Lake. The distance of more than [-] meters, as long as there are enough people, is no more than [-] meters. It can be done in four or five days.

After all, this is a combat need, not a water conservancy project, so there is no need to think so carefully.

By doing this, at most half a month later, you can attack the water.

If you don't do this, you will have to wait until next spring when the water rises.

Feng Benyu's next sentence provided even more evidence.

"According to my department's observations, the channel of the Daqing River is much higher than the water berth. As long as it is dug through, the water will flow to the water berth. There is absolutely no problem with boats."

Mao Yuanyi hesitated a little.

"Will this affect the water use of people along the coast?"

Without Feng Benyu, Zuo Menggeng had already figured it out.

"We just dug through temporarily for the sake of fighting this time. After the fighting is over, we can restore it to its original appearance."

Everyone thought, it will be winter soon, and there is no demand for agricultural water, so it is really not a big problem.

Liu Yiyuan was the most decisive.

"Then do it."

The generals present voted one after another, and unanimously passed Feng Benyu's strategy.

Zuo Menggeng immediately made arrangements.

"All the new recruits in Linqing will be mobilized here. It's not enough to fight, but it's still possible to dig ditches."

In order to hurry, he is not afraid of scaring others.

Four days later, more than [-] recruits, together with the fourth regiment, began to work under the command of Feng Benyu.

During this period of time, Feng Benyu had already led people to measure the required width of the ditch.

If you want to take a tank boat with [-] materials, the water depth needs to be three to four meters, and the width needs to be eight to ten meters.

Based on the existing manpower, the construction period is up to ten days.

The second regiment spread out along the coast and was responsible for monitoring the situation in the water.

Guo Yunbiao, who is still resting comfortably, must never have imagined what kind of surprises will be waiting for him.

(End of this chapter)