This is a big event! Huang Taiji was really anxious now: "Quick! Call the doctor up!!"

Soon, the military medical officer was summoned. As soon as he entered the tent, he knelt down and kowtowed.

"I heard that a large number of soldiers have been sick recently. Is this true? Please tell me the details! Don't hide anything!"

“Yes…Yes…”

The medical officer kowtowed tremblingly and began to describe the recent situation: "A few days ago, many soldiers were sent to my medical tent. These people usually vomited and had diarrhea, or had some rashes on their bodies, which are all common phenomena, so I prescribed medicine for them, and after taking it, they got better... But, as the days passed, more and more soldiers were sent to the tent. I felt that something was wrong, so I sent people to investigate. It turned out that a very large number of soldiers in the army had different degrees of discomfort, accounting for about 30% of the entire army... I was a little scared..."

Don't underestimate this 30%. In ancient warfare, if the casualties exceeded 15%, the army would begin to show signs of defeat. 30% is a very deadly number. This result made the medical officer scared to death. There was no sign of such a large-scale collective outbreak before. Now it was hard to say whether he could save his life.

"What are you afraid of!"

“I’m afraid...I’m afraid it’s an epidemic.”

After the medical officer finished speaking, he buried his head in the floor, not daring to say another word. The generals around him all took a breath. Epidemic, 30%, these two words combined together, is a concept that can make the blood run cold in one's body. What does this mean? It means that the epidemic has spread in the army. If no measures are taken, tens of thousands of them will all die here!

"Maybe it can be confirmed to be a plague!?"

Huang Taiji still had a glimmer of hope: "If someone poisoned the water source... or... the food, would there be any changes?"

“There is no problem with the water source…”

The medical officer shook his head and said: "The water used by the army is all running water, and I have also checked it and there is nothing wrong with it. As for the food... it will take time to verify it."

"Then go investigate! Investigate thoroughly!! Also, separate the 30% of soldiers! Keep everyone in the army on alert, and if anyone shows signs of discomfort, separate them immediately!"

"Yes!"

Not only Huang Taiji's army, but also the troops in the rear also suffered from varying degrees of physical discomfort among the Qing soldiers. The Qing army officers had a clear attitude towards this: Isolate them immediately! They must be isolated, or they will be killed! We must not allow it to spread on a large scale!

There were even some soldiers who were just suffering from allergic shock and were buried directly as if they were dead. The entire Qing army began large-scale epidemic prevention and control work.

Looking at the Qing army officials who were busy in front of them, several grain merchants in a tent quietly began to pack their luggage.

"The locust noodles we sell have taken effect. The Tartars are currently conducting a large-scale investigation into the cause of the disease. Sooner or later, they will find out about our stuff. We can't stay here any longer. We must move quickly."

"Send a message to the business houses in the city, asking all our people to evacuate, and all those who have had contact with the business houses to return to Yangzhou, so that the new comrades can start working again."

In fact, their goal had already been achieved. They stayed here only to maximize the effect and allow the poison to spread more among the Tartar army. Now that the Tartars have begun to investigate, they must withdraw immediately, otherwise it will be too late.

The inspection of food will not be quick, especially for the things they sell, which are at most chronic toxins with side effects. Eating this stuff for eight or ten meals is like playing, and it will take at least half a month to see the effect. However, their stalls are very large, including rice and flour shops, trading companies, and docks. In order to make this deal, quite a number of undercover agents disguised themselves and participated. It is not easy for these people to evacuate. There is no other way. Once they are found out, the Tartars will soon know that there is a traitor. They will send a large army to block the road and conduct strict inspections. All people on this trading line will be found out, and if they don't evacuate early, they will not be able to leave.

"Okay, I'll destroy everything right away."

The intelligence personnel nearby began to throw account books into the brazier. These things had long been copied and sent back to Yangzhou, and now all the originals here had to be destroyed.

The flames in the brazier were blazing, and the account book was slowly turned into black and gray ashes under the licking of the flames.

He gently pinched the tip of the black grass, and his fingertips turned black and gray. Harald stood up and looked at the messy scene in front of him, frowning.

"General, General Laibu's trace disappeared here."

Broken resin, burnt grass and trees, large and small pits on the ground, and dried bloodstains. If you pinch the ground, blood will almost ooze out. The strong smell of blood is extremely pungent. There is no doubt that Lai Bu encountered the enemy here, but where are their people?

"Didn't you find any trace of them leaving?"

"No, General. The horse hoof prints end here. The scouts explored four miles ahead and couldn't find any traces. Not even horse manure..."

Harald had a very bad guess in his mind. They came to support Lai Bu under the order of Shengjing and pursued the enemy who had attacked Huangqi Port before. Now they had caught up with them, but not completely.

"If they're alive, we need to find them. If they're dead, we need to find their bodies. Keep searching. Thousands of people, how could they just disappear out of thin air?"

"Yes!"

The original god is really harmful. I played Xumi for a whole day yesterday, and I haven’t explored the map yet. My mind is full of grass gods. Nashida, please take me away. Q skirt ① six ⑧ ② one 7 ⑦ one pomegranate

Volume 323: Chapter Chapter : Huang Taiji's Response

After ten days, the 800-li express letter from Shengjing was finally delivered to Huang Taiji. At this time, Huang Taiji was carrying out large-scale anti-epidemic activities in the army.

"Yellow Flag Fort was attacked?"

Huang Taiji was sitting in the big tent, news of victory was coming from all directions, and I haven't figured out the cause of the epidemic yet, and my house has been robbed again?

"What's going on? I remember that Pi Island is no longer a concern. The Ming army shouldn't be able to provide troops to launch a surprise attack on my rear, right?"

Isn't this outrageous? Huang Taiji was already thinking about it. What's going on? I spent so much money here. Finally, Mao Wenlong was killed by your own people. I saw that I was at ease. The last time I entered the pass, it was also safe. What's going on? Half a year later, you took out another fleet?

Are you done yet, old man?

In his heart, he cursed Chongzhen for being a bad person and a jerk, but he never thought that his own behavior of taking advantage of others’ suppression of bandits to attack them from behind was equally stupid.

"I'm still... still unclear about the details, but it shouldn't have been done by the Ming army. With the firepower of the Ming army, they could only plunder along the coast at best. However, according to the battle report, the Yellow Flag Fort only lasted half a day before it was breached, and the buildings in the city were set on fire, with countless casualties... Now, the enemy is still advancing inland, and Shengjing has sent an urgent message of 800 miles to ask for help from us."

"What did you say??? It was breached in half a day???"

Another piece of information that was unexpected to Huang Taiji appeared. He widened his eyes with an expression of disbelief. He couldn't understand why the Yellow Flag Fort could be breached in half a day. This kind of thing should not appear under his command. It would be more reasonable for it to appear in the Ming people's city. There were thousands of soldiers stationed in the Yellow Flag Fort. Moreover, he had been afraid of harassment from the Ming people, so he specially stole the skills and built the castle on the seashore very solidly. With the Eight Banners warriors, strong cities and powerful artillery, it was impossible for it to be breached. However, the military information received at this moment showed that not only was it breached, but it was breached in half a day. Doesn't this show that all the preparations he had made with the money he had worked so hard to rob were useless?

I can not accept!

"What is the situation of the battle? Tell me quickly!"

"Yes... The enemy used at least nearly a hundred artillery pieces, and the walls of Huangqi Fort were completely destroyed. The defenders rushed to meet the enemy, but they did not expect that the enemy's firepower was too fierce..."

"Nearly a hundred guns!!? How could such a large team be found by someone in Huangqi Fort?? Are those rubbish in the navy eating shit??"

"In fact...the navy was also attacked."

"What? The navy was also attacked!?"

"Yes... A few days before the attack on Huangqi Fort, the navy encountered a group of enemies who were suspected to be foreigners. Without saying a word, the group opened fire as soon as they met, and brought a lot of flaming oil. A large number of the navy's ships were damaged. After that, they wanted to chase them, but the group drove the red-haired foreign ships and came and went like the wind. After a while, they disappeared, so they had to give up..."

Covering his head, Huang Taiji's fingers kept tapping on the table. Red-haired foreigners...? He did know something about the abilities of these foreigners. Many of the cannons and muskets in their hands were made by foreigners, but he had no idea about the foreigners' country itself.

After all, Huang Taiji received traditional Manchu education and had not read many books. To put it bluntly, he had no culture.

In order to demonstrate the legitimacy of their rule, the Aisin-Gioro family began to let their children study Chinese classics and attached great importance to royal education. Especially during the reign of Kangxi, the second prince, who later became the crown prince, was able to recite the Four Books at the age of five. Who knows what we might have been doing when we were five years old.

Without understanding these countries, it is impossible to predict their possible actions. Huang Taiji had never worried about related issues before, because the Dutch and the Portuguese only operated in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, and the farthest they went was to the south of the Yangtze River. The only one who had contact with them was the Ming Dynasty, which was not easy for the Qing army far away in Liaodong.

But now, he had no choice but to understand. Now he was being beaten, and he didn't even know the identity of the opponent. This was undoubtedly unacceptable to Huang Taiji, who was arrogant and considered himself the future master of the Central Plains.

"Send someone to tell that foreign Taoist priest to be polite."

There is nothing wrong with the priest being mistaken for a foreign Taoist priest. After all, Taoist priests are involved in chemical alchemy, while priests are involved in force machinery. Everyone is rushing forward on the path of science, but some people just like to play with little boys. Foreign missionaries can be said to be the seeds of technological development in the East during this period. While spreading the gospel of God here, they also brought advanced Western technology. Although their purposes were not pure, the technology was really useful.

Although there are doubts now, there is no solid evidence after all, so we still need to rely on others.

It took some time to invite the priest. Huang Taiji stood up and came to a map. This was a huge map made of parchment. It showed the terrain of Shengjing and most areas of northern Zhili. Some key parts were marked with graphics. Although it was relatively simple, it was sufficient.

He stared at the map and muttered to himself.

"Call Jirgalang over here"

"Yes"

Soon, Jirgalang came into the big tent and asked, "Your Majesty, are you looking for me?"

"Jirgalang, come quickly, come and see"

He pointed to the location of Shengjing on the map and said, "I just received an urgent message from Shengjing 800 miles away. Someone attacked our navy dock and Huangqi Fort in Shengjing. People below speculated that it might have been done by the red-haired barbarians."

"Red-haired barbarians? We have no grudges against them. On the contrary, we get along well with them. How could this happen?"

Jirgalang felt that this speculation was really untenable.

"But that doesn't prove they didn't do it, does it? Now is not the time to dwell on that. I asked you to come here because I wanted to analyze these red-haired people with you and see what they want to do."

"The Yellow Flag Fort was attacked. The enemy was able to bring out hundreds of artillery pieces. It was a huge scale. Their goal must be big. If I am not mistaken, their next step should be here."

He pointed to the location of Phoenix on the map.

"At the same time, the navy overseas will also encounter harassment from these red-haired foreigners. The navy camp is located in Lushunkou, Xiangshang, Changxing Island, Yangguanbao, Yongning Prison, Lianyungang, and even Yingkou. There may be harassment from foreigners. These are all their disguises to confuse our attention and cover up the news of their attack on Phoenix City. With nearly a hundred artillery pieces, it won't take too long to capture Phoenix City. Phoenix City is just a transit point. Their real goal is to use the Phoenix City post road to go straight to Shengjing."

"what!?"

Jirgalang was surprised, but after careful consideration, he came to the same conclusion as Huang Taiji.

"Moreover, if our army supports Shengjing, they can land directly from Yingkou, go around to the rear of our army, and cooperate with us from inside and outside. By then, our army will be in danger."

"Interesting." Huang Taiji looked at the map and sneered, "I want to see who is so bold. Pass the order and ask all the princes and nobles to come to the big tent to meet the emperor."

"嗻"

A eunuch from the Yellow Gate went down to summon them, and soon, several brothers who had gathered together to discuss how to deal with the epidemic gathered in Huang Taiji's tent again.

"I called you all here this time because I have an important matter to discuss with you."

Huang Taiji spoke slowly, telling his brothers all the intelligence he had obtained and his own guesses: "Shengjing is in danger now, and there is a fire in the rear, but our flesh and blood brothers are still in the hands of that damn Jiang Han. Someone must lead the troops back to rescue Shengjing. Is there any brother willing?"

After saying this, he looked straight at Dorgon, waiting for his answer.

I'm too sleepy tonight, so I'll update one chapter first and make up for it tomorrow. There are too many Xumi tasks, and the players are exhausted.

Volume 324: Chapter Chapter : Development of the Steam Engine

This mission was full of pitfalls, which was what all the brothers realized after hearing Huang Taiji's description.

First, returning to provide assistance. Returning to provide assistance means bringing his bannermen back to Shengjing. After that, his troops will basically have nothing to do with all the looting activities in the Central Plains. Money, women, honor, and military merit will all be rewarded to him. This is definitely a very difficult fact for his bannermen to accept, and it is very detrimental to his management.

Second, listen to the key words Huang Taiji just mentioned, the army, artillery, and red-haired warships, what do these three things represent? They represent high lethality and high destruction, and they represent a high probability of very large war losses!

Others have robbed a lot of money in the Central Plains, and their mouths are full of oil, while their own people and their troops are fighting behind them. No one would be happy. Why did they come to the pass? Just to rob money. Now, they didn’t rob money, didn’t earn any money, their accounts were banned for a month, and they lost their lighters. What’s the use?

Dorgon was standing quietly in the crowd, but when he looked up, he saw Huang Taiji staring at him with scorching eyes. He cursed in his heart, "I've been so obedient, and you still want to harm me?"

Huang Taiji was very cautious about Dorgon. He had a rebellious mind. He planned to pass the throne to his children and grandchildren. Who wouldn't have selfish motives? But if this happened, his younger brother, who was second only to him, would definitely be unhappy. If he was unhappy, what would happen to him? The example of the Ming Dynasty next door was right in front of him. So, if he wanted his children and grandchildren to be blessed, he had to find a way to suppress his brother first.

Dorgon to Huang Taiji is like the Mongolian top laner to his uncle. Every day when he stands in front of him, he knows that he can’t wait to rush out and ask, when are you going to die?

Is it fair that Huang Taiji didn't target such a person?

Dorgon was very confused now, and he knew what Huang Taiji was thinking. But he was very sensitive and felt that something was wrong.

As an eyewitness of the previous Battle of Jinan, the scene described by Huang Taiji was somewhat familiar to him, but this kind of thing is difficult to explain. After all, it is a bit ridiculous to say that you suffered hundreds or thousands of casualties at the hands of a few people. Isn't it even more ridiculous to say that a few people broke the city?

Therefore, Dorgon did not intend to be the first to take action. Although the aforementioned shortcomings existed, as long as he could do it well, the benefits he could get were also obvious - Jian was in the emperor's favor.

The emperor favors you, how can you get less benefits in the future? But this condition is obviously not very suitable for Dorgon.

"Many of our soldiers are sick and are currently being closely investigated. It is difficult for them to travel long distances... The military situation is extremely urgent and we cannot delay any further."

Dorgon's reason was very legitimate. All my people are lying down, how can I provide support? You'd better ask for help from someone else.

"Your Majesty, let me go."

Abatai on the side stepped forward and said that he had wanted to go back to see his wife and children for a long time. This trip to provide assistance just gave him a reasonable reason to return to Shengjing.

"My troops suffered the least losses from the disease, and they don't occupy the main attack position. It would be most appropriate for me to go."

"In that case, thank you for your hard work, brother. Please be careful."

Although Huang Taiji was the emperor, Abatai was older than him. As an elder brother is like a father and of higher generation than him, he still had to be a little more polite.

Although we have not tricked Dorgon yet, military affairs are important and this is not the time to worry about it. It doesn't matter if we have not tricked him. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. The most urgent task is to send someone back to take charge of the overall situation in Shengjing.

"Don't worry, I will be careful."

The situation was urgent and there was no time for too much greetings. Abatai simply pushed open the curtain and went to gather his troops. The rest of the people continued to fight the epidemic.

The Qing army was misled by allergies and plague and was able to rest. The situation on the front line became stable, which gave Jiang Han a very comfortable and stable development time.

After several days of high-intensity quarantine, killing a large number of unknown insects, rats, some strange lizards, and even snakes hidden in the vegetable piles brought down from the Dutch ships, the goods were finally delivered successfully and Jiang Han paid the full amount.

With the money, these Dutch merchants immediately went on a buying spree in Yangzhou, collected a large amount of goods, and after making several large transactions with Jiang Han, they left behind silver and gold coins and left.

After resting in Southeast Asia, they would return to Europe and sell all these goods, which were more valuable than gold, to make a lot of money.

It can be said that getting rich is just around the corner.

After this transaction, the one who made the most money was Jiang Han. Now he had finally gathered all the conditions for an industrial revolution and could start upgrading technology. He only had to wait for enough materials next time so that he could climb up the technology tree.

Education, industry, commerce, Jiang Han has laid all the foundations and is just waiting for the building to begin.

The first step is to start with the steam engine.

Although the Industrial Revolution had already begun in Europe, it was still in its early stages during this period. The working prototype of the steam engine would not appear until 1679, at least thirty years later. To have an industrial steam engine that could be officially put into industrial production, it was not until 1765, a hundred years later, that Watt made a comprehensive transformation of this primitive giant.

But now, with Jiang Han, a time traveler, and the knowledge inherited from the humanoids, it won’t take a hundred years, or even thirty years, but this year! This year!

"Have you made any progress on the problem I asked them to solve before?"

Entering the research institute, Jiang Han casually asked the person in charge next to him as he walked.

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