I transmigrated to ancient times and became a king with a title equal to mine.

The historical records in the time travel system greatly surprised Long Bin.

On [date] in year x BC, a sudden downpour struck the Yellow River and Huai River regions of the Great Xia Kingdom. In just one day and two nights, the dike on the south bank of the Yellow River at Dongping collapsed and the dike on the north bank of the Huai River at Jinzhuang collapsed, resulting in the deaths of 7,600 people and the destruction of all houses in the polder area.

Long Bin shuddered: This is exactly what next summer's harvest is all about.

He immediately ordered the car to stop and commanded a messenger to be sent by carrier pigeon, declaring that an important court assembly would be held that afternoon, and that no one was to be absent.

Long Bin returned to Lishui City and went directly to the council palace.

Without any unnecessary actions, a few commands were issued directly:

First, the troops stationed in the Yellow River and Huai River regions were ordered to allocate half of their forces to reinforce two sections of the dike: the Dongping section on the south bank of the Yellow River and the Jinzhuang section on the north bank of the Huai River. It was instructed that wooden stakes be driven into the inner embankment side of the dike during the reinforcement process.

Secondly, the county governments in the Huanghuai region urgently mobilized the people to raise and reinforce the dikes. They ordered Lü Yong to have the Ministry of Agriculture send a special person to the site to supervise the work, and warned that any negligence or deception could be dealt with decisively without prior approval.

The courtiers were puzzled. Long Bin said, "Last night, a deity appeared to me in a dream next summer during the harvest season. He said there would be a great flood in the Yellow River and Huai River regions, and there would be a great disaster of dike breach and death."

The courtiers didn't believe it, but dared not say it aloud.

Moreover, the Southern King has always been very mysterious, sometimes even truly mystical.

People preferred to believe that it existed, which also shows that the King of the South had great prestige among the officials of Lishui.

An emergency meeting, simply to reinforce the levee, was seen by some as an overreaction.

Of course, I could only keep it to myself and dared not say it out loud.

Lü Yong was born in the Yellow River flood plain. His parents died in the flood, and he fled to Dongjiang Kingdom with his aunt when he was young.

He strongly supported the Southern King's decision and made a special trip to inform the Southern King that he would personally oversee the construction site.

The fact that the Grand Minister of Agriculture was personally supervising the work made Long Bin suddenly realize that reinforcing the Yellow River and Huai River dikes might not go so smoothly, so he sent a messenger to deliver a letter to Song Zhonglin.

Song Zhonglin was Long Bin's most trusted person, without exception.

After reading the letter, Song Zhonglin immediately organized two supervision teams and had the old farmers train them on the knowledge of earthwork reinforcement.

Song Zhonglin's involvement led to the execution of three county magistrates and six centurions during the reinforcement and heightening project of the Yellow River and Huai River dikes.

It was precisely because of these stringent measures that the Yellow River and Huai River dikes were able to safely weather the flood season the following year. But that's a story for another time.

Chenqiaozhou, south of Lishui.

Long Bin convened a secret meeting on the warship.

"Gentlemen, Puzhen and Ruxu have launched a fierce offensive against the enemy. The rest is up to you." Long Bin clasped his hands in a fist and said, "I entrust this to you!"

"To expand the territory for the Southern King and to bring peace to the people, we swear to fight on the battlefield and bravely advance!" All the generals present shouted, clasping their fists.

Cao Mengsheng knelt down with a thud, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, your grand plan will surely be realized."

Cao Mengsheng, the deputy governor and garrison commander of Danyang, gave a detailed report on the preparations for battle.

Long Bin asked in a deep voice, "This time, you are essentially fighting alone, with a long and narrow battle line that lacks depth. Have you considered a multi-pronged counterattack from Dongjiang? If so, you will be fighting a desperate battle with your back to the wall."

"Your Majesty, my Tiger Team of three thousand men has already infiltrated outside Jiangning City. Two hours after the battle begins, the Tiger Team will launch an attack on Jiangning and Qinhuai."

Long Bin has always valued human life above all else, and he was known for his love for his soldiers during his military campaigns in his previous life.

Although he was unwilling to consider the possibility of a desperate battle if they were overwhelmed by the Dongjiang army.

Although this concept may seem small, it is something that a commander must consider.

Therefore, he immediately ordered the naval battalion to move all its warships to the center of the river to provide immediate support to the defeated troops.

Cao Mengsheng said excitedly, "My lord, our tactic is to be fast, to be as swift as lightning, to crush everything in our path, to finish the battle before the enemy can react, with the fastest speed, the fiercest artillery fire, and the most ferocious killing intent."

"Good!" Long Bin smiled and turned to Yu Hongtao: "Lord Yu, how's the anti-traitor work going in the Ruxu army?"

"Your Majesty, you are truly a divine being. Lord Ma Xiangshui is indeed a ruthless minister, ruthless and tough." Yu Hongtao praised Ma Xiangshui highly.

Long Bin was very excited and said, "I would still trouble Lord Yu to personally go to Ruxu and send a force to attack Zhenzi City on the other side of the river. Be careful to make it a feint attack to attract the attention of the Dongjiang people!"

"Old minister, I obey!"

Just as Cao Mengsheng led his generals back to Danyang, the emperor of Dongjiang Kingdom received a stern proclamation from Long Bin.

"Your country's ambition to destroy my Great Xia remains undiminished. In a single night, you assassinated sixteen of my generals. The world knows of my love for my soldiers and people. I regard my soldiers as my own brothers, and I swear to avenge this blood debt!"

This letter wasn't delivered by a messenger; it suddenly appeared on the desk in the Emperor of Dongjiang's study, and it was even pinned to the tabletop with a short sword.

"Oh?" The Emperor of Dongjiang Kingdom shuddered in fright: If Long Bin were to cut off my head, it would be effortless for him.

Immediately afterwards, the relevant ministers were summoned and asked to read the letter first.

Emperor Xiang asked coldly, "What's going on?"

The ministers looked at each other, none of them knowing about this.

The Second Prince Xiang Wuwei knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, all sixteen generals of the Great Xia who were killed were spies planted by your son."

"What?" Xiang Lizong was stunned for a moment and asked, "Did you arrange for someone to kill him?"

"Father, I have spent a great deal of money and effort to win them over and cultivate them. How could I bear to kill them?"

"Could it have been arranged by the outpost at Wanzhi?" Emperor Xiang asked.

“They don’t know these people are spies. I repeatedly told them not to provoke the other side; they wouldn’t do such a thing. Besides, killing sixteen generals at once means these people are at least second-grade masters; they’re not people that can be assassinated by ordinary people.”

Emperor Xiang Lizong of Dongjiang Kingdom frowned and looked deep in thought...

"Not good!" Xiang Lizong's expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed, "Long Bin's move is an excuse to start a war. This boy is too vicious, killing his own ministers to find an excuse to attack our Dongjiang Kingdom."

"Report... Your Majesty, urgent message from Jiangning: The Great Xia launched a fierce attack on our Niushou Mountain Fortress at dawn."

Xiang Lizong's mind went blank: what was bound to happen had finally happened.

"Report, report... Long live the Emperor! Urgent dispatch from Jiuzi: The Great Xia launched a fierce attack on our Wanzhi Port at dawn."

"what……?"

Xiang Lizong sighed and muttered, "The storm is coming again."

Terror immediately enveloped the royal palace of Dongjiang Kingdom.

"Your Majesty, the artillery fire of the Great Xia is too powerful. I suggest that troops be sent to support them immediately."

"Your Majesty, we must also guard against the venomous snakes entrenched in Danyang taking advantage of the situation. I suggest sending troops to keep an eye on them."

"Father, although the cannons and gunpowder we have imitated are not very powerful, they are enough to boost the morale of our soldiers. I suggest that they all be sent to the front lines to retaliate in kind."