Xu Qianli silently thanked heaven and earth that he had arrived at Qinglong Waist in time to discover the issue.
Given the current situation, there was at least a chance to evacuate the surrounding populace, so he immediately issued an order to notify the villagers of the dozen or so villages around Qinglong Waist to swiftly move all villagers to higher and safer ground.
The Qingshan Town officials who accompanied him gasped in shock upon hearing that they needed to evacuate the villagers from over a dozen villages.
After all, evacuating tens of thousands of villagers from over a dozen villages was no small feat.
If they really went through with such a massive action and, in the end, the Qinglong Waist section of the dyke didn't have any issues, they would have to take responsibility.
