When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 791 Plague
"Salute to the left!"

"Pious!"

They were arranged in small squares, and the sound of their orderly footsteps shook the eardrums of the representatives and nobles present.

Horn waved enthusiastically at the soldiers.

Not far from the victorious black champion formation, the new Norn army, stripped of their armor and covered in red and pink paint, sat dejectedly.

They looked at the high-spirited Black Champions and fell into a rare silence.

In the stands, both the nobles and the ordinary citizens were whispering.

Especially those who were of noble birth, their faces turned green and red, looking incredibly ugly.

The terrifying plasma bomb yesterday had already left a deep impression on them.

At least they could still attribute it to magic tricks, but today's real battle shattered the fantasies of many people.

During this period, Horn has been meeting with nobles and representatives of the people in Northshire, Moundshire and South Moundshire.

With the establishment of the Thousand Valleys Monarchy, civilian power began to rise by relying on the "New Church", the Holy Fathers.

These representatives of public opinion are elites, masters or local civilian representatives from all walks of life.

If they disagree with something, they can make trouble.

In the past, the nobles considered themselves to have extraordinary powers, so naturally they didn't need to care about their opinions.

If anyone dares to cause trouble, they will be hanged directly or killed or harassed secretly in a more decent way.

However, this approach no longer works today. With the protection of the Holy Fathers, they cannot really take action against these representatives of public opinion even if they cause trouble.

The representatives of public opinion did not completely side with the Holy Fathers. Sometimes they leaned towards the Holy Fathers and sometimes towards the nobles.

At the local level, a triangular balance structure of the three-level parliament consisting of nobles, monks and commoners emerged.

However, this triangular balance has been broken recently. Meliati was defeated in the Gravel Plains, and the Leia people massacred and invaded...

News of these events and investigative reports reached the ears of a large number of civilians through the borough bulletins, various newspapers and the Cheka's secret propaganda.

So far, there has been no qualitative change, but subtle changes have already taken place.

Horn has been holding banquets these days, letting them watch the test firing of new weapons, and letting them watch the military parade, all in an attempt to add fuel to the flames.

Some of the things the Cheka or the local monk said were definitely not as effective as what Horn said.

After all, time is running out.

Looking at the Norn recruits who were called by the instructor to run laps on the field, Horn gripped the railing tightly.

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After this battle, the Norn recruits became much more obedient.

New officers transferred from the St. Dange War College entered the officer corps of the Norn New Army.

The newly formed officer corps was actually understaffed, so many Norn veterans or captains were promoted to serve as sergeants and officers.

After all, they are all from the same hometown and have no communication barriers. The officer corps of the new army needs the help of these people.

These Norn recruits completed the two-week training process smoothly.

On the other hand, the training progress of the new army formed by the mountain people of Qianhe Valley is lagging behind and will take at least another month.

Horn first moved the new Norn army to Rapid City so that they could be ready to respond to the war on the front line at any time.

Speaking of the front-line city of Xialu, the Leia army entered a state of siege but not attack after December.

Winter is here, and the soldiers and knights who have been fighting for nearly two years really need a rest.

The last month of the year 1448 in Qianhe Valley passed in an eerie calm.

There was a battle going on at the front line, so it was not a good time to celebrate the New Year's Day in 1449.

Many cities in the Thousand River Valley launched a frugal campaign under the advice of the gazette and newspapers, encouraging residents to celebrate by eating and drinking at home as much as possible, rather than gathering together for large-scale banquets and drinking.

The original celebratory parade turned into a free drama praising the frontline soldiers and portraying the ugly faces of the Leia royal family.

Chateau Joan of Arc on the night of December 1448, 12.

Horn, who had just finished dinner with Jeanne and Catherine, saw an uninvited guest when he returned to the study.

"Mr. Mo Ruo?" Horn raised the fluorescent lamp and looked at the big face with a rough beard. "When did you come?"

"Just now." Mo Ruo spoke in a muffled voice, "It was Lord Rafael who asked me to come here. He couldn't get away."

Horn was still a little tipsy after drinking some beer, so he smiled and pushed open the door of the study. "If you need anything, just send someone to tell Rafael. What can I do for you? By the way, Happy New Year!"

Mo Ruo walked in behind Horn with a stern face and replied indifferently: "Happy New Year to you too, Your Highness the Patriarch."

Sitting on the sofa, Mo Ruo's first words made Horn's drunkenness melt away like ice and snow.

"There's a plague in Xialu City."

Horn poured the scalding hot tea onto the back of his hand.

He didn't have time to wipe the tea, and rushed in front of Mo Ruo: "What plague?"

"The confirmed ones are war fever (typhus) and cholera, and there are at least four or five others that are not confirmed."

War fever is when body lice multiply in thick winter clothes and spread the virus. Napoleon's army suffered heavy casualties due to war fever during their expedition to Russia.

Cholera is caused by drinking sewage, mainly because the water source is closed or the sewage cannot be discharged, which allows bacteria and viruses to breed.

War fever is understandable, but how did cholera come about?

The only municipal renovation that Meliati carried out in Xialu City was the reconstruction of the old sewage pipes.

The surrounding waterways are under tight control, so how could a plague break out?
"what is going on?"

"I'm wondering too." Mo Ruo was equally puzzled. "Why did such a large-scale plague break out when they just threw in some dead animals?"

In order to prevent the outbreak of plague in the city, Meliati ordered the bodies of the dead in battle to be burned into ashes.

Anti-insect drugs were sprayed in large quantities in the streets within the city and in the fortresses outside the city, and all patients with plague or infectious diseases were locked up in leprosy monasteries.

The epidemic situation in the city has always been good.

Half a month ago, the Leia army outside the city suddenly threw in some sick and dead crows, cattle and sheep.

The city's epidemic prevention team, composed of witch doctors and doctors, immediately buried and burned the plague corpses.

No one cared about these cattle and sheep, but within three days, more than a dozen cases appeared in the city.

By the time Moro set out three days ago, the number of people with various diseases in the city had reached seven or eight hundred, and was still increasing at a rate that Meliati could hardly control.

Among them, a new epidemic emerged that was difficult even for doctors to identify, and was directly named "Xialun Fever".

Under normal circumstances, that would be fine.

But now it's war, and everyone is trapped in the city...

"We also learned the latest news from the captured Knight Leia." Mo Ruo's expression was filled with melancholy, "The Osra family began to gather troops years ago."

"Are you heading towards Qianhe Valley?"

"Yes."

Horn did not continue asking questions, but walked slowly to the tea table and poured a cup of tea for each of them.

Pushing the steaming hot tea in front of Mo Ruo, Horn's voice sounded like a wry smile, as if relieved:

"Two regiments will set off soon."

(End of this chapter)