After rebirth, the Queen and I are on the run.

Chapter 1176 Asking Angel Qi for Help
"Have the mountain people's families arrived? Quickly take us to see them, I have some questions to ask them!" Commander Fan urged, extremely happy, "Great, we can learn about the latest battle situation in the mountains and Tianmang Prefecture from the mountain people."

But the mountain people brought bad news.

General Li reminded them: "Commander Fan, Magistrate Kang, before you go to see the mountain people, please put on your anti-plague cloaks. Just call out to them and ask questions; do not have close contact."

Lu Qian was shocked: "You mean, a rat plague has broken out among the mountain people?!"

Why did you let them go down the mountain?

They were then led through various prefectures, counties, and towns until they arrived outside Dongfu Town.
"Magistrate Kang, Commander Fan, this is a matter of great importance. We cannot continue to indulge the mountain people. We must make a decision as soon as possible." Lu Qian pleaded loudly, even kneeling in supplication.

Uncle Qin glanced at him sideways: "Not again? Do you even know how to sew? What if you wear a hole in your pants? Who's going to mend it for you?"

Lu Qian laughed upon hearing this, then seized the opportunity to angrily rebuke: "Qin Er, I respect your Qin family's achievements in exposing the spy's crime and obtaining high-yield sweet potatoes, but what time is it now? Don't act recklessly and talk nonsense!"

"Everyone sent you to talk to Prefect Zeng and Commander Su because you can argue, but what did you talk about? From beginning to end, it was just a shrewish rant, showing your unreasonable behavior. You didn't gain any real benefit and only disgraced the Qin family. The Qin family's achievements are not enough for you to ruin!"

Si Pei and the other students were stunned, but Lu Qian's insults were actually somewhat correct this time.

Uncle Qin only gave Lu Qian two words: "Fool."

"Qin Er, you're so arrogant!" Lu Qian was about to explode.

Commander Fan said, "Young Master Lu, my brother Qin is absolutely right to scold us. Do you think he was just spouting nonsense and being unreasonable?"

"You have to understand, if you want to push things forward, you need someone to throw a tantrum and act like a scoundrel."

Without Qin Er's 'nonsense,' how could he have seized the leverage over Commander Su and the Gu family, making Commander Su and Commander Gu wary and不敢太嚣张 (not daring to be too arrogant)?

Magistrate Kang also said, "Nephew of the Lu family, although our trip this time did not shorten the time of isolation from the plague, Second Master Qin has indeed made the greatest contribution."

If you can't even understand this, then you shouldn't become an official in the court.

As for Elder Qiong, he had no interest in teaching Lu Qian and simply ignored him, saying only to the soldiers under Li Da: "Let's put on our anti-plague cloaks and go to the small outpost to see the mountain people."

General Li nodded: "Yes, please hurry."

Master Qiong called out to the students, including Si Pei, "Those who are not afraid of catching a disease may put on their cloaks and come with me to listen to what is going on."

"The students are willing to go together!" Lu Qian said first.

Shi Songxin couldn't bear to look. How could Lu Qian have fallen so low? Where was his former arrogant and noble demeanor? He felt ashamed for the Lu family.

"I know I was wrong. Please teach me again, sir. I am just worried that the plague will spread to our area. There are hundreds of thousands of deserters in our army. We cannot afford to be careless and cause any trouble."

Qi Yu said, "Sir, Commander Fan, Lord Kang, the plague is a serious matter, and Lu Tongxue's worries are not without reason."

Lu Qian was overjoyed and bowed to Qi Yucong with his palms flat, saying, "I thank my classmate Qi for speaking up for me."

Qi Yu, who was proud and arrogant, frowned slightly upon hearing this and added, "But classmate Lu, you did indeed insult Master Qin incorrectly... Master Qin is very brave. His questioning of Commander Su and Young Master Gu is something that people like you and me dare not or cannot say openly."

Qi Yu turned to Uncle Qin, said nothing, and simply bowed.

Uncle Qin was taken aback, but he still looked arrogant. If he hadn't been in a hurry to see the mountain people, he would have definitely made a few sarcastic remarks to Lu Qian.

"Everyone, hurry up," Commander Fan urged, clearly not wanting to stay with Elder Qiong and teach the students.

Ignoring Lu Qian, the group put on masks soaked in medicinal juice, then wore large cloaks covering themselves from head to toe. After splashing medicinal juice on the outside of the cloaks, they hurried to the small outpost outside Dongfu Town.

The small outpost was set up by Zhong Baihu and others to protect Dongfu Town.

Outside the small outpost, there was a long wooden chevaux-de-frise. Ahei and Aling led a group of mountain people and stood five meters outside the chevaux-de-frise.

The Qin family members, Xun Lao, Zhong Baihu, Han Shiye, Hu Xiancheng, Shen Xianwei, Wen Yang and others were already standing in a row inside the barricade.

However, they were also five meters away from the barricade.

"What's the situation inside the mountains? Tell me quickly!" Commander Fan roared.

They had no choice but to shout; the two groups inside and outside the barricade were only ten meters apart.

But without Ahei and Aling's reply, Zhong Baihu and the others had already written down the situation and given it to Fan Qianhu and the others to read.

Everyone felt heavy-hearted after seeing it.

The mountain people originally did not want to leave the mountains, but the situation inside the mountains was very bad.

After the great battle in the mountains on February 2nd, the people in the mountains, guided by Jiang Dalang, discovered a rat plague and began to implement plague isolation measures.

Everything was fine until mid-April, when patients suddenly appeared in the mountains.

High fever and chills, lumps on the body, and pus-filled lumps.

"No medicine worked, and it even infected a large number of mountain doctors."

"It was fortunate that it was Old Zhu You and his men who went to treat the patients, otherwise A Ling and the other female mountain doctors would not have been able to escape unscathed."

Old Zhuyou noticed something was wrong in the old village but didn't report it, so the villagers pushed him to treat the infected villagers.

"Old Zhu and the others all died from the disease."

“There are still some patients in the mountains. These patients have milder symptoms than the dead patients. They have been infected for more than a month and have not died yet.”

Qin Xiaomi said, "This is great news, proving that the rat plague in the Eastern Desert was hastily released before it was successfully bred."

If it were modern septicemia or plague, the mountain people and their families would have no chance of leaving the mountains alive.

"There is still hope for Great Wei. Our chances of winning have increased by at least 20%."

"The chieftain and others isolated the villagers in batches. The villagers who came out of the mountains had not been in contact with any suspected infected objects."

“The villagers who had come into contact with the infected materials stayed in the mountains and did not leave.”

Due to a rat plague, 16,000 people have died in the mountains, and there are still 2,400 patients and more than 25,000 villagers who came into contact with infected materials remaining in the mountains.

When Qiong Lao, Fan Qianhu, and Kang County Magistrate saw these numbers, they gasped in shock... This rat plague was truly terrifying. Nearly 50,000 people had perished in the mountains before the spread of the plague was cut off and the remaining mountain dwellers were brought outside.

“Currently, the mountain people’s demand is to be allowed to enter the capital city to avoid the war and to give their families a way to survive.” Zhong Baihu looked at Fan Qianhu and said, “The chieftains Alan and others led about 100,000 mountain people to intercept the Eastern Desert army. The mountain people have already fulfilled their duty as Wei soldiers. Therefore, these mountain people’s families are military dependents. After ten days of isolation due to the plague, they must be allowed to enter the city to avoid the war. No one is allowed to stop them.”

Magistrate Kang was at his wits' end, and the pain persisted. After tapping his head, he said, "This is a difficult matter. Not to mention the heads of the three major government offices, even the people in the city will not agree to it. There will be a lot of trouble."

"Then let the people inside the city go to the front lines and fight the enemy!" Commander Fan shouted towards Ahei and Aling. "Young Chieftain, rest assured, the Wei army will definitely open the city gates and welcome the mountain people and their families into the city to escape the war. Anyone who dares to stop them will be killed by the Wei army!"

The messenger at the small outpost shouted these words, and Ahei and Aling outside the barricade outpost finally heard them clearly.

The two men, their hearts pounding with relief, shouted, "Thank you so much, brothers of Wei! We won't stay for nothing; we'll help fight the enemy! We'll fight those beasts of the Eastern Desert to the death!"

Qin Xiaomi: "Commander Fan, send a message to the city as soon as possible, send it to Wuyuan, send it to Qi Tianshi, and ask him for help. Only Qi Tianshi can help the mountain people."