Water Margin people

Chapter 1778 Plague War
Red Sea.

Han Shizhong led a team of soldiers on a patrol and found a sheltered place to set up camp.

"Hey!"

Han Shizhong let out a long sigh after he sat down. He had had enough of this kind of life of fear.

"Pass the order, resume patrol at dawn tomorrow!"

Han Shizhong looked at the soldiers and gave orders that although they were very tired, the patrol had to continue and he must not let the Black Death spread.

"General, there are more and more aliens trying to come here recently. We can't go on like this!"

An officer said that although they could grit their teeth and hold on, they would not be able to hold on for long. If they fell, who would be able to stop them?

As the Black Death continued to spread, there was no absolutely safe place along the Mediterranean coast except on the Red Sea side.

Fearing the Black Death, the civilians in Fatima and Jerusalem began to frantically move toward the Red Sea, hoping to survive there.

Han Shizhong certainly couldn't let those people come over. In his eyes, those people were all suffering from the Black Death. If he let them come over, it would turn this side of the Red Sea into hell.

"Hold on for a few more days, reinforcements will arrive soon, and then we will be able to relax a little."

Han Shizhong threw a branch into the fire in front of him and spoke to the officers.

"General, an unknown fire was spotted in the southern Gobi Desert!"

A soldier came to report.

The temperature difference between day and night in the Gobi Desert is huge. It is so hot during the day that you sweat profusely, and it is so cold at night that you shiver. Therefore, when you spend the night in the Gobi Desert, you must light a bonfire to keep warm.

“Put on your mask, gloves and goggles, and go!”

Han Shizhong immediately stood up and spoke to everyone.

The soldiers immediately began to put on protective equipment. When they saw those who were fleeing, they became murderous. It was not because they were murderous by nature but because of resentment.

"Everything was fine, but they insisted on making us so tired. Damn it!"

The soldiers complained that not only was the patrol work heavy, but now they also needed to wear various protective clothing, be careful not to have direct contact with the enemy during combat, and carry out disinfection after the combat was over. This made them very annoyed.

However, despite their complaints, the soldiers still meticulously put on protective gear.

In the dark night, Han Shizhong led his army to the vicinity of the unusual fire.

"It's really a pile of fire. One, two, three, four, five... Twenty piles of fire, at least five hundred people!"

Han Shizhong counted the fires and analyzed the number of people based on the size of the fires.

"General, this place is still fifty miles away from our blockade. It seems that these people are planning to rest for a night and cross the blockade tomorrow."

An officer spoke.

"It's very strange. The teams before were always dozens or hundreds of people. How come there is suddenly a team of 500 people?"

Han Shizhong frowned. Jerusalem was very far away from here and the two sides were still in a state of hostility. It was very strange that this team of 500 people suddenly appeared.

"Could it be an enemy?"

An officer said that they were dealing with refugees during this period, and the enemy was likely mixed in with the refugees.

"It's very likely. Look at the arrangement of this fire, it's obviously the work of an expert!"

Han Shizhong pointed at the layout of the fires and spoke.

"General, charge forward?"

All the officers were waiting for Han Shizhong's orders.

"The enemy is outnumbered, so we need to circumvent them on both sides this time!"

Han Shizhong nodded.

The officers immediately took orders and left.

In the dark night, the Qi army quietly moved towards the two sides of the camp.

"Boom boom boom!"

As a burst of grenade explosions sounded, there was wailing in the camp and the fire was blown into sparks by the grenades.

Before the people in the camp could react, the camels and horses ran around in panic.

"Bang bang bang!"

There was a burst of gunfire, and the frightened horses and camels that were fleeing were all shot dead.

Han Shizhong didn't understand what the Black Death was, so he treated it as the most terrible plague. Since it was a plague, it would be contagious to both humans and animals, just like smallpox, fowl plague, and swine fever. He would not let go of any living thing. "Enemy!"

At this time, shouts were heard in the camp, but they were quickly drowned out by the sound of grenade explosions.

There was no suspense in the annihilation battle, and the Qi army easily annihilated the enemy.

Several people took advantage of the chaos to escape. They hunched over and tried to hide in the darkness as much as possible.

"Where do you want to go?"

Han Shizhong's voice rang out.

Those people immediately crawled on the ground and tried to escape into the distance.

"Still hiding?"

Han Shizhong shot and killed one person with one shot.

“Mercy! Mercy.”

Those people immediately begged for mercy and no longer dared to think of escaping.

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"Keep your head up!"

Han Shizhong looked at those people and said.

Those people then mustered up the courage to look up, but what they saw was a man wearing goggles, a mask, and a cloak, and they couldn't see his appearance at all.

“Are you from Jerusalem?”

Han Shizhong looked at those people and asked.

"Yes, we are here to escape the disaster. Please take us in, General!"

Those people kowtowed immediately.

"Escape? You can have so many camels and horses, as well as these armors and standard scimitars. I don't think you will cry until you see the coffin!"

Han Shizhong raised his hand and fired a shot, hitting a man directly in the thigh. Blood immediately dyed his pants red, and the man wailed in pain.

"Say or not?"

Han Shizhong looked at those people with cold eyes. He had already confirmed that these people were soldiers, which made him alert. Saladin had been pretending to be a good man during this period and actively contacted the Persian Gulf, wanting to fight the Black Death together.

Han Shizhong knew very well what the hypocritical Saladin wanted to do, but the fact that he contacted Persia with great fanfare and then quietly sent people to the Red Sea was worth thinking about.

"General, we really don't know. We were just ordered to infiltrate the Red Sea area."

One of them immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.

"Infiltrating the Red Sea area? What's your purpose?"

Han Shizhong felt a chill in his heart and asked.

“We really don’t know!”

Several people kowtowed and begged for mercy.

Han Shizhong raised his hand and fired a shot, hitting a man directly in the head. Blood and brain matter splattered everywhere and the man died on the spot.

"Say it or not!"

Han Shizhong asked in a cold voice.

“We really don’t know!”

The rest of them were so frightened that they kowtowed repeatedly and their heads were broken.

"Kill him!"

Upon seeing this, Han Shizhong gave an order directly, saying that these people in front of him probably really didn't know.

There was a burst of gunfire and all those people were executed.

"General, I'm afraid these people have ulterior motives!"

An officer spoke.

"How dare this fellow Saladin spread the plague! I think he wants to die!"

Han Shizhong looked in the direction of Jerusalem with cold eyes. Even if these people didn't say it, he knew the purpose, which was to spread the Black Death to the Red Sea. If he couldn't defeat Qi in the war, he would use the plague to defeat Qi.

"Spreading the plague!"

All the officers were shocked. It would be fine if the refugees spread the plague, and it could be controlled. But if the country spread it in an organized manner, the situation would be different.