dream of red mansion

Chapter 721 Epidemic?

The flames of war are raging, and the years are unknown.

The common people in the capital can still celebrate the new year secretly, but for the border, especially Yulin Town, it is impossible to have a taste of the new year.

The Cossacks have launched more than a dozen attacks against the Zhenbei army, and many of them have killed and injured thousands of people on both sides.

Such a fierce battle, the Zhenbei army could not help but deal with it with 12 points of caution.

Wang Ziteng and others guessed that Fyodor wanted to take advantage of the rebellion in the rear of Dachu and smash the important town of Yulin in one fell swoop.

What he didn't expect was that the entire Zhenbei army was hardly disturbed by his raiding cavalry, and it was still motionless and stable like Mount Tai in front of his tens of thousands of cavalry.

Unshakable.

Now, more than a month after the offensive, Fyodor also began to feel sorry for the casualties, and the offensive slowed down.

He didn't believe that under the situation of being attacked from the front and back, the Zhenbei army could really have no flaws all the time.

He was going to wait.

How could Wang Ziteng not understand his plan.He snorted coldly in his heart, he didn't know if we showed our flaws first or your tens of thousands of cavalry who went deep alone were wiped out first.

Wang Ziteng was not afraid to wait.

There is still enough food and grass in the army!

These two months were very leisurely for Jia Qing.

He wanted to go to the battlefield to experience it, but Wang Ziteng, Hou Xiaokang and others insisted on refusing to allow it, and even imposed a grounding order on him
In desperation, Jia Qing had no choice but to stay in the barracks. Apart from consuming military rations, the most he did every day was to go to the seven or eight watchtowers to observe the military situation of the enemy and us.

It's not like there's nothing to gain, at least I have a clearer understanding of such a battlefield with hundreds of thousands of levels
Even counting the past and the present, there are not too many legion battles with so many participants in history.

His soul is being baptized by war.

On this day, Wang Ziteng was discussing the military situation with his confidants, and Jia Qing was also standing aside studying, when suddenly there was commotion in the army.

A school lieutenant ran into the army tent and said loudly: "It's not good, General, there is a strange disease in the army, it is suspected to be an epidemic disease."

"what!"

Wang Ziteng was shocked.

Perhaps the most taboo thing in marching and fighting is the plague, so the army strictly guards against it.

"Go, go and see right away!"

Not daring to delay for a moment, Wang Ziteng immediately put down his military affairs and walked out of the big tent.

Jia Qing followed immediately.

No wonder Wang Ziteng was panicked, even the epidemic among the people is the most serious problem, not to mention in the army, if it is not handled properly, the entire army may be wiped out. There have been such examples in history!

A quarter of an hour later, everyone arrived in front of a barracks.

This is a small barracks with only ten people living in it.

A few wailing sounds could be heard from far outside. Two guards at the door were covered with gauze scarves, and the surrounding walls and ground were already covered with limestone.

"General, you can't go in!"

Seeing that Wang Ziteng was going in to have a look, the captain immediately stopped him.

The other generals who followed immediately advised: "The general is in danger with the whole army, so you must not put yourself in danger. Let the last general wait for someone to go in and check!"

Wang Ziteng hesitated.

Seeing this, the other two generals immediately ordered the handymen next to them to sprinkle lime on them, and put on scarves like the guards, and they were about to go in to check.

Jia Qing watched from the side and nodded secretly.

The ancients also had some methods to deal with the epidemic in their experience and conclusions.Although not necessarily completely scientific, because they may face any strange disease to do so.

Wang Ziteng asked: "Where is the medical officer?"

"The doctor is already in."

Wang Ziteng said: "Evacuate all the barracks in the twenty steps around, and all the sergeants with abnormalities, no matter what their positions, will be detained alone."

"Yes!" No one hesitated Wang Ziteng's order.Plague, that is something that makes everyone talk about it.

Although it is not certain yet, they cannot help being careless.

"Light the fire, light the torches."

Wang Ziteng frowned and thought about all possible ways to suppress the plague.

The lives of 20 soldiers and the safety of Da Chu are at stake, so one cannot be too careful.

Jia Qing sighed: "General, let me go in and have a look."

After all, Jia Qing is a scientifically educated person.He knew that, in fact, most of the plagues in this era were not that terrifying, it was just that people at that time didn't know the correct way to deal with them, so they were so afraid.

Epidemics are nothing more than pathogenic infections, and their spread requires conditions.

Unless you really encounter the kind of disease that can be transmitted by air and is also highly contagious, just like the "SARS" in later generations.
That is, the sky is going to destroy Dachu, and there is nothing to change.

But this is unlikely.

"Nonsense, what are you doing in there?" Wang Ziteng said angrily.

"I have loved reading strange stories in magazines since I was a child, and I have some opinions on the symptoms of these diseases, maybe I can see something.

Don't worry, the general, I'm just watching from a distance, and I won't put myself in danger. "

The two generals were ready, and they heard the words: "Then let General Xiao Jia come in, we will watch and prevent him from getting close to the patient."

Wang Ziteng frowned.Faced with this kind of thing, everyone is afraid to avoid it, but Jia Qing dares to take the initiative to step forward, maybe he is really sure.

He urgently needs to determine whether the people inside are infected with the disease.

So he nodded.So Jia Qing took precautions like the two before, and followed them in.

The barracks was only two feet long and one foot wide in a small courtyard. At this time, there were four people lying crookedly, all of them looked hopeless.

The captain in charge of this barracks said: "The twelve people who lived here originally were discovered early. The other eight people have not shown any abnormalities, and they have been transferred to the woodshed next to them to take care of them."

"Doctor Song and Doctor Qiao, can you tell if it's an epidemic?" asked one of the generals who came in.

Two old medical officers who had passed the years of knowing their destiny stood up.One of them said: "We have seen all four of them, and their symptoms included fever, fatigue, and anxiety, and two of them also had bruises.

It can be concluded that they did suffer from the same disease, but whether it is an epidemic or not is still uncertain.Maybe they just ate the wrong things together, or they were exposed to things at the same time that no one else was exposed to.

The only way to tell is to wait a few days to see if the condition has worsened.

Now let's go and see the others who lived with them in this barracks."

The two old medical officers are still of a certain level, and there is no look of fear or anxiety on their faces, nor are they talking nonsense or scaremongering, but just telling the truth.

"General, let's go too."

The captain is kind to Jia Qing.

"Not busy, let me ask them a few words."

Jia Qing said so, seeing the surprised expressions on the faces of several people, he said: "Generals, please just watch from the side."

"Then hurry up, we can't stay here for long."

"I see."

Jia Qing turned around, looked at the four people who were lying on the ground waiting to die with terrified faces, and said in a deep voice: "The cause of the disease has not yet been found out, so you are so afraid? But there is still a bit of a big Chu soldier. Spirit? Now, come over to me, everyone who is not dead!"

The few people were stunned for a moment, without much hesitation, the two with mild symptoms got up and walked over, approaching the two military brothers who were in pain and said "ouch".

"Little general, aren't you afraid of catching the disease?"

One of them asked Jia Qingdao.

Jia Qing was still wearing the suit of the welcoming envoy, so it was easy to see his identity as a general.

Jia Qing didn't answer his question, but said: "I know the epidemic is terrible, but even if it really happened, are you going to complain here and wait for death with your eyes open?
How can you be worthy of your parents and relatives who are far away at home, and how can you be worthy of the general who is trying to heal you? "

"The general wants to heal us? Is there anything we can do? I feel like I'm dying."

"That is, how could the general want to save us, and how could he save us? When such a situation occurs in the army, they are burned to death directly to avoid passing it on to other brothers in the army."

Jia Qing snorted coldly, and said: "Have you ever seen someone pile firewood or pour oil into your barracks? If not, it means that the general hasn't decided to give up on you yet!

But if you all give up on yourself first, then you will not only waste the general's love for soldiers, but also feel sorry for the brothers in the army who were born and died together with you.Because every moment you live, they put you in danger to let you live.

Who is so selfless and wants to die immediately so as not to hurt his brother, so he can wipe his neck with this sword now! "

Jia Qing drew out the sword from his waist and threw it on the ground.

The four of them looked at each other in blank dismay.Who wants to die if they can live?
Qiqi looked at each other, and one of them knelt down and said, "We are not afraid of death, but we don't want to die either! Please let the little general know what to do!"

Jia Qing smiled slightly.

"Very good, this is the good man of our Dachu! You don't need to do anything, you just need to answer my few questions honestly and carefully, and let me know how you contracted the disease, so that we can find a solution Heal you."

"Excuse me, little general."

"What's your name?"

Although they didn't understand why Jia Qing asked their names, they replied one by one:
"My name is Niu Zhu."

"My name is Chen Yingxiong."

"My name is Feng Fugui."

"My name is Zhao Dawa."

Hearing these names, Jia Qing knew that these people must have come from harsh backgrounds, and their parents loved them very much.

"What is your position in the army?"

Niu Zhu replied: "We are all pioneers of the Tanma camp. I am the corps leader. They are all my brothers."

Spy?Jia Qing's heart moved, and he continued to ask: "Then how long was your last mission? But is there any abnormal situation, especially the situation that you think can make you suffer from this strange disease?"

Their disease is so strange, and it only happened in their barracks, it is very likely that they brought it back from outside.

Niu Zhu said: "We went out to carry out the mission yesterday, and there was nothing unusual."

"Yes~"

Before Niu Zhu finished speaking, Chen Fugui suddenly said in a weak voice.

He was one of two people with more severe symptoms.

(End of this chapter)