The most amazing thing about this world is that not everyone's things will play out according to the script.
When all countries are actively preparing for a large-scale war, the weather on this planet suddenly becomes unpredictable.
When Tang Mo looked out the window at the raindrops hitting the glass window in his son's room, he couldn't hide the sad look on his face no matter how hard he tried.
Heavy rain has been falling for two consecutive days, and the construction sites in Chang'an City are almost flooded by rainwater. The water supply and drainage system, which has not been fully completed, is facing the greatest test.
The whole of Chang'an has turned into a marsh, and the water on the ground has almost reached the ankle level.
Workers were everywhere repairing various facilities in the rain. They wore raincoats and tried their best to maintain the power supply of the entire city.
Heavy raindrops hit the advertising sign, and below were children running across the street in a hurry. They still had to go to class. This was something they had to complete, and it was unstoppable - not to mention it raining, even if a knife fell from the sky, they wouldn't do it.
Reason for absence from any class.
"Your Majesty!" Alice held her child, walked behind Tang Mo, and spoke to comfort the man who now controlled a country.
Tang Mo turned around and forced a smile: "Oh, I don't know what's going on in the disaster area. It's really worrying."
Yes, although it rains non-stop in Chang'an, it is not the area with the most extreme rainfall. The real disaster area is actually in Chu State, where the situation is now completely out of control.
The floods in Chu State have spread throughout the country, two-thirds of the area has been affected, most of the farmland has been destroyed, and many cities have even lost contact.
Heavy rains continued for more than twenty days, and rivers flowed uncontrollably in the valley. As far as the eye could see, there was a vast country with tens of millions of people displaced.
Originally, when the enemy country suffered a disaster, the Tang State only needed to watch the excitement, but the southern part of the Tang State was also experiencing the test of heavy rains.
The river in the upper reaches of the Chu State was completely out of control. The floods raged along the mountain streams and rushed to the southern part of the Tang State in one go, then completely destroyed that area.
The border defense lines originally built by both sides have turned into floodplains. The trenches and bunkers built with great effort are now soaked in water. The border troops have to withdraw from these fortified areas and move to higher areas.
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Both countries are doing their best to provide disaster relief, but judging from the results, Tang's side is obviously more effective, and the disasters suffered are relatively smaller.
After all, Tang Mo built water power and dredged rivers at the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, so he was more or less prepared for floods.
The dams built for power generation played a buffering role at critical moments, and the river embankments built for irrigation were indeed strong enough.
The river channel dredged for shipping also increased the depth of the river bed to a certain extent. These tasks completed in advance allowed the Tang State to survive the previous three flood peaks.
"You have done a good enough job. If in the past, such rainy weather and floods occurred, it would be normal for a country to completely collapse." Alice comforted her.
Her father once told her a story about a raging flood in the Kingdom of Laite. Almost one-fifth of the country's population was lost, and all a year's hard work was in vain. And that flood seemed even smaller than this one.
Some.
"If I'm not wrong, a conspiracy against our country will start soon." Tang Mo stood up and sighed: "I originally thought it would be next year or the year after that. Now it seems that I was careless.
Already."
He reached out and touched the second prince who was already sleeping in his mother's arms, then lowered his head and kissed the eldest son on the bed, and then walked out.
There is still a lot of work that he needs to do personally. At this time, he must be busier than anyone else, and he must know many things at the first time.
"How's it going?" After closing the door, Tang Mo looked at Loew, Roger and others waiting in the corridor.
"Things are worse than we expected. The Chu State may have to give up completely. They have almost lost everything. It is impossible to expect their help." The minister of foreign affairs shook his head and explained to Tang Mo.
"We are communicating with them to provide 100,000 tons of food as advance assistance, but the other party hopes that we will increase the total amount of assistance to 1 million tons." When mentioning this matter, the Minister of Foreign Affairs had an ugly expression.
"They might as well come and rob him." After hearing this number, Tang Mo's expression turned ugly. The other party obviously didn't want to help, but was preparing to take the opportunity to extort money.
This is a completely shameless state. He cannot handle the floods upstream, so he leaves them all to the downstream of Tang State to deal with them.
If it weren't for the good infrastructure on his side, the strong embankments, and more preparations, he might have been doomed this time.
In fact, it is not entirely correct to say that the Chu State was completely flat. It is just that the Chu State has more mountainous areas, and the floods rushed directly to the Tang State along the valleys, so the Chu State suffered less disasters.
This is also related to the policy of governing the country: no one in the Chu State takes the common people seriously, so when disaster strikes, the common people take it for granted. In the Tang State, the opposite is true, and the common people have high expectations for the country.
"How is the food reserve?" Tang Mo looked at Roger.
Roger lowered his head and said: "The food in the northern region is not a problem. We are already providing support in the south. We can ensure that the common people have three meals a day. This is almost the limit."
"Very good, better than I expected! You are all working hard! As long as God cannot defeat us this time, whatever comes next to us will be a victory!" Tang Mo nodded and encouraged the civil affairs department.
of officials.
As he walked, he continued to ask Roger: "The direction of Copper City must be guaranteed. If it doesn't work, we can only make a fuss upstream! But before taking action, all the people must evacuate. This must be guaranteed."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Yes! Your Majesty, I understand." Roger continued to agree.
"We must protect Tongcheng. It is an industrial center and nothing can go wrong." The guard in front of Tang Mo pushed open the door of the conference room, and Tang Mo walked in immediately.
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty! If you are here, the city is here!" Roger assured again.
Tang Mo nodded, and then looked at Loew who was following him before sitting down: "What's the situation with the army?"
"Your Majesty! We have mobilized 300,000 troops to guard the three main rivers and the tributaries of the three rivers. The most important task is to protect the dams." Loew immediately reported: "In addition, there are 150,000 troops
We are actively mobilizing reinforcements to the disaster areas."
"The roads are very muddy and it is very difficult for our troops to advance. Some sections of the roads have been washed away by floods, and most soldiers can only advance on foot." He pointed to some areas on the hanging map: "The situation in some areas is slightly better.
Heavy equipment can enter."
He followed several major rivers in the Tang Dynasty and introduced the deployment of this flood fight: "Four light infantry divisions are deployed around Tongcheng and are using sandbags and cement to besiege the city."
"Except for the armored divisions, almost all the troops have mobilized part of their troops to join the flood fight. The minimum number of troops is one battalion per division, and the maximum number is two regiments per division." After speaking, Loew stood there.
Next to the map, he was waiting for further instructions from Tang Mo.
A minister wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to the people around him: "Now it seems that having a city wall is not completely without benefits."
Roger heard the complaints of his men and scolded him with a cold snort: "What's the use of talking about this now! Redman's mission is to defend the Copper City at all costs!"
"How is the issue of the embankment breach going?" Tang Mo asked after sitting down.
Someone immediately reported the situation: "The five breaches of the embankment are already being dealt with, and several project managers who cut corners are being held accountable..."
"The troops are constructing at the breach, and the death order is that it must be blocked before nightfall today!" Lev raised his chin and assured Tang Mo.
Tang Mo nodded and said: "If we protect an area, the civilians in that area will not have to move or suffer... As long as we protect an area, there will be an area where the crops can mature, and there will be an area where there is no need for large quantities of crops."
Material relief.”
"This is fighting for our families! Fighting for our people! Fighting for our country! Fighting for the spirit of the Tang people!" He glanced at every minister present: "We will not abandon a single person! We are fighting for
Every Tang person will fight to the end!"
"Send a telegram to the countries in the eastern continent, especially the countries in the north that are not affected by disasters. We will take as much food as we have!" Tang Mo looked at Finance Minister Simeone: "As long as the price they offer is within a reasonable range, we will accept the order."
receive!"
"I have been doing this, Your Majesty!" Simone stood up and replied: "I also purchased cement and other supplies from the Ice Empire and Mirage Kingdom."
"Well done! Also transport out some of the strategic grain reserves stored in Long Island... transport one-tenth first! Just in case of emergencies." Tang Mo continued to order.
Simone continued to nod and agreed: "I will do it immediately after the meeting."
"All border areas must not slack off! Our enemies are likely to take advantage of this disaster to cause trouble for us!" Tang Mo once again looked at Loew who was standing next to the map and gave instructions.
Loew stood at attention: "Yes! Your Majesty! I will order the navy and border garrison to enter the second level of combat readiness!"
"The intelligence department must also be vigilant! Don't let go of any trouble!" Tang Mo turned his head and looked at Leo.
Leo also stood up: "Your Majesty, please rest assured!"
The rain outside the window was still falling non-stop, and dense raindrops hit the windows of the conference room, making a crackling sound.