Zhui Xu

Chapter 223: Fire Night (2)

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. The sun goes down on one side of the sky, and the moon and stars rise from the other side. Near Xiaoyingzhou, flames were burning on the water.

The earth has stopped shaking, and all the outlines that can be seen in the darkness seem to give people a sense of chaos. What was still burning on the lake was a large boat, no one was on it, and the whole frame burned to pieces. The burning wreckage scattered around with the flame as the center, and then gradually disappeared and disappeared on the water.

The surrounding cruise ships also centered on this flame, escaping in the darkness, like a group of geese that have been scattered, and the lights on the ship are dotted.

The Su family's small painting boat was also walking slowly on the dark lake. Not far away was the picture of the burning ship, the wreckage of the floating dàng, and a little further away, a soldier held a torch and rescued people on Xiaoyingzhou. On the waters far and near, there are still some boats looking to save people, and there are shouts from the dim light spots. Ning Yi stood on the bow of the painting boat, watching the silhouettes of the large and small boats go away.

The earthquake has subsided. After the initial panic, most of the ships rushed towards Hangzhou as soon as possible. At this time, the West Lake is not the center of Hangzhou, but the suburbs. From a distance, you can still see the outline of Hangzhou City. The light of the city reflects the night sky, but it seems to be much weaker than before. If you can think of the city at this time, it must be full of sorrow and chaos.

The sound of the fire beeping, the sound of the boat rushing into the water, all sounded a little empty. There were not enough people on board the boat, and it didn't travel very fast. Dong Zhu, Su Wending, Su Wenfang and others also went to help.

In the previous chaos, the small painting boat was knocked several times, but the boat was still strong and there was no serious problem. When the night wind was blowing here, the soft limbs were attached from behind, Su Tan'er hugged him, and leaned on his back for a while before reaching out to touch the bandage on his head.

"No rate?" "Nothing, fortunately everyone is fine."

"Well, I don't know what happened to the house. I'm afraid the house has collapsed. Uncle Geng and the others..." "Don't think about it now, it should be fine." Ning Yi patted her hand, "The house may not be all It's collapsed, relax, the night is still long."

"Why did the dragon turn over suddenly..."

"I don't know. It may continue at night, but it shouldn't be as bad as this time. When we go back tonight, we have to clear things up and sleep in the yard, not in the room."

"Xiang Gong also knows this?"

"I know, don't worry, it's alright." Su Tan'er leaned on his back and said "um", silent for a moment: "It's good to have you here." This is the atmosphere of their chatting on the balcony of Jiangning's small building.

"It's the same." "When I was a child, I felt that even if I was a girl, I could do everything well by myself. After I got married with my husband, I gradually felt that the feeling of having my husband by my side was different from being alone. Being together is a blessing for Tan'er."

"It's still the same, I'm in the family, and you're raising them."

Su Tan'er bumped into him for a while, then whispered, "It's not the same." This is just a statement, no need to answer. The two stood on the bow for a while, and Su Tan'er said, "I'll go back and have a look. , After Ning Yi nodded, he just left.

With the night wind blowing, the shore was approaching, Ning Yi sighed, this sudden earthquake was indeed unexpected. After all, he had never experienced an earthquake firsthand, so he didn't know what the magnitude of the earthquake was. It must have been powerful, and he didn't know if it was the epicenter. After the earthquake, there were a large number of refugees. Just before the autumn harvest, Lao Qin went to Beijing. I'm afraid it will be difficult to do again. However, most of the cities at this time were bungalows. Even if they were shaken down, the number and depth of burials would be easier to rescue than in later generations. Moreover, it was the evening when the earthquake occurred, so most people should still be able to escape.

"Hey, I will be condemned by God for copying a poem." I sighed boredly, and I was looking forward to the Hangzhou prefect and others to respond in a timely manner...

Last year, his disaster relief booklet should have been distributed all over the country, most of which are in response to earthquake disaster relief.

The only thing to worry about is Fang La, who is constantly growing in the west. In this regard, his knowledge of history is not enough. I don’t know if Fang La has ever called Hangzhou. In his impression, the Liangshan Uprising is relatively deep, but that is because "Water Margin", and whether it is the book or the TV, he has never read it. Fang La's uprising was bigger than Liangshan's, but Hangzhou was an important town, Fang La was suppressed quickly by the 〖suppression〗, and if he thought about it, it shouldn't be called over. And he didn't remember the earthquake, otherwise he wouldn't have agreed to come with Tan'er.

Time and space have changed, and it is useless to think about things that you don't know. This thought just flashed in my mind at will. When he turned his head, he saw a thin figure standing on the side of the ship. When Ning Yi looked over, she also looked over, it was Juan'er.

At this moment, Juan'er was standing there on tiptoe to get a small lantern hanging on the ceiling. She had already taken it down. Seeing Ning Yi looking at her, her body suddenly shuddered, as if she was so nervous that she shrank a circle. Holding the little lantern in his arms, he took two steps forward, then turned around and walked away. Ning Yi knew that she was resting in the cabin just now. She was originally curious about how her body was, but at this time she was a little worried that she would be burned by the lantern.

However, when I recalled what happened when I rescued people before, I really did it a little bit. I accidentally put my hand on the other party's mouth for a while, but when I reacted later, I felt soft. Did you pinch yourself? Not clear.

At that time, blood was dripping from his head, but he reacted naturally. After realizing it, he let go of his hand lightly, and then looked at the situation around him. Tan'er and the others had strange expressions, but they didn't say anything. This matter can only be dealt with in this way. The harm to the little girl is probably not small, but the matter is urgent, and the most important thing at the moment is not to solve this matter, and the future problems can only be discussed later.

CPR, artificial respiration, alas...

After that, the boat docked, and the Shi station on the shore, which was specially designed for swimming in the lake, was also in a mess. I found my own carriage, but the horse was gone. At this time, I could not pursue it. A group of people walked along the road towards Hangzhou City. When they approached, they saw a large hole in the west side of the city wall. They entered the city gate.

In the whole city, as far as the eye can see, the nose is an astonishingly desolate scene. Six or seven houses in the city have collapsed, and the cries, screams, and weeping are continuous.

Ning Yi found that what he had thought in his mind was still optimistic, or because he had never experienced such a scene of super-target-scale casualties, crying, saving people, and rescuing property around him, all of which could be seen at any time. The corpse and blood still made him feel a little unbearable.

After all, this is because of the state of mind as a later generation, and this is not the time to think about it. A group of people crossed the city and rushed to the side of the house. When they passed a waterway on the way, they found that the bridge had also collapsed, so they had to take a detour. . There are wreckage and ruins everywhere, and even floating corpses can be seen in the waterways of the city, as well as a few rich people who have seen it on Xiaoyingzhou. They have already rushed back, and at this time the commander Rescue belongings and family members, sergeants holding torches ran from the city, some injured people cried and knelt in front of the ruins of their own homes, and some neighbors watched and helped each other. In any case, manpower is not enough.

It took more than half an hour to return to Taiping Lane in this way. Most of their yard has collapsed, and torches are burning around the rubble, and there are dead and wounded. Geng Huyuan was not injured. At this time, he was instructing some family members to dig up the collapsed houses. The scene of the whole Taisuo Lane was basically not too bad. Even if there were a few houses, the tiles were basically intact. It has almost fallen, and I am afraid that no one dares to live. Seeing that Su Tan'er, Ning Yi and others came back, some people immediately greeted them, and several women were still crying. Among the rubble, there were still three people buried under the house at this time, while many people outside were injured and two people died.

"Save people." At this time, there was nothing to say. Ning Yi just glanced at it, waved his hand, and then walked straight to the ruins, joining the ranks of carrying and excavating. Su Wending and Su Wenfang may be more angry in Jiangning, but since he followed When my sister and brother-in-law came over, they admired Ning Yi quite a bit. When Ning Yi went over, they followed.

Half an hour later, the first aftershock came as promised, bringing more despair to this ruined city. Ning Yi rescued two people, but more buried people who were still not rescued. , lost the opportunity permanently.

The night is still long, and with the roar of the earth shaking, the flames everywhere in this ancient city have burned brighter than before. It's like a jackdaw's horn. There were two aftershocks that night. In the second half of the night, looting began to occur in the city. The officers and soldiers did not respond for the time being. Some places were like a land without a master. The east of the city was ignited by the looting of some outlaws. The fire was not extinguished until dawn.

On the second day, the whole city was still based on the keynote of saving people and property from the ruins, and various news came one after another. The quarrels and fights that occurred due to the struggle for property, and some desperadoes and gangsters who had no possessions began. Taking the opportunity to make a fortune, the government began to try to organize order,

The conflict gradually started, and several people were arrested and killed on the spot. Ning Yi went to inquire about the possibility of leaving Hangzhou, but the collapse of the upstream channel of the canal was blocked, and the waterway was temporarily suspended at this time.

In the afternoon, Qian Xiwen sent a steward to check on the safety of his side. Ning Yi sent a reply letter, and then asked guard Geng to pick a servant to follow him to Qian's house, and then brought back a large amount of food by carriage and sealed it up - Qian Xiwen It is the big landlord here, and the food at home is the most. The earthquake may have damaged many storage warehouses. At this time, I went to ask for some, and it is not a problem. But after all, he owes favor. In his letter, Ning Yi proposed a few post-earthquake countermeasures, but these were also included in last year's disaster relief provisions. If the Hangzhou government did a good job, he would owe a favor after all. But this time there is no other way.

This night, the city was lit up by fire again, not the usual lights, but the dread and fire on the ruins. However, the forces of the army and the Hangzhou government finally forcibly controlled part of the order, and a large number of corpses were transported out of the city and burned. , It is still dog days, and if it is later, I am afraid it will be a plague.

Then on the third day, the heavy rain fell. In the fierce rain curtain at the turn of summer and autumn, the city of Hangzhou was full of zeal...

This evening, on the Duo Road near Xuzhou, a galloping horse was still running desperately with a tired and dead knight on his back, carrying the 800-mile urgent notice on the knight's body, which recorded the collapse of the southeast. It was close to the capital of the Wu Dynasty at this time, Bianjing.

The solitary horse gallops, the sun has set, and the night is coming... ! .