Chapter 491 Spread of Disease

"Order, let the military division and Guo Wei, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun come!" Jia Rong said in a low voice.

In fact, Jia Rong has admitted in his heart that this is a plague. The soldiers of the Xiliang Army are in good health. There have never been such soldiers who died in the same condition, and the medical personnel have not found that this is a phenomenon of poisoning. All kinds of signs indicate that literature and art are very likely.

"Lord, what happened?" When Guo Jia came, he saw that the soldiers along the way were heavily guarded and couldn't help asking.

"From three days ago to now, four people have died in the army. One of them is a company commander. The death situation is almost the same. Unexpectedly, it should be a plague. Now medical personnel are surveying in various battalions. Once they find abnormal soldiers, they immediately gather them together, completely separate them from the army, and then treat them. After we go back, we must carefully appease the soldiers under them. Don't panic, especially the soldiers who are quarantined. Jia Rong sighed.

Guo Jia's expression was slightly stagnant, and there was a plague in the army, which meant that in a short period of time, the Xiliang army could not go to war at all, and he wanted to implement the strategy of the State of Qin against the six countries. The difficulties soared and said unwillingly, "Lord, isn't it the nonsense of the medical personnel?"

"Feng filial piety, the enemy is at present. It is important to kill the enemy, but if the soldiers are really infected with the plague, it will be a nightmare. Imagine that thousands of soldiers died overnight. What a heartache it is. In return through blankets, the vassals outside the customs showed the death of soldiers." Jia Rongdao.

"I have asked Hua Yu of Chang'an to come day and night with enough medicinal materials to suppress the plague in the army." Jia Rongdao.

The Xiliang army has always been in order. Without orders, no soldiers will move around at will. In the army, there will be no dirty scene of soldiers like the princes' coalition.

"Brother, you lead the soldiers to patrol the city to prevent the allied forces of the princes from attacking the city."

After the four left, Jia Rong said, "Zhang Xiu, let the lone wolf soldiers outside the city come back." The most important thing now is to resist the plague, otherwise many years of efforts are likely to be in the end because of this matter.

Zhang Xiugang just came out of the camp for a moment. He turned around again and said solemnly, "Lord, there were more than 5,000 people in the wounded barracks in the coalition of princes, but now there are only 3,000 people, 2,000 people who have died, and there are many people infected with diseases in the princes' army who died of death. The soldiers of the princes are panicked. This may also be our army's. An opportunity, as long as the army takes the opportunity to get out of the customs, it is very likely to completely defeat the princes' army.

When Jia Rong heard the latest news led by Zhang Xiu, he was more sure that it was a plague caused by the princes. The garrison's oil and dung made the allied troops scared, and tens of thousands of people were injured. Yuan Shao even concentrated these people together and let them howled, which made them die by themselves. At this time, it was summer, hot. In summer, the wounds of the wounded soldiers festered quickly and breed diseases.

"Let the lone wolf soldiers withdraw as soon as possible. After entering the customs, they should be checked by the medical personnel one by one. The attack on the princes is not as important as the soldiers' lives." Jia Rong hurriedly ordered.

Zhang Xiu sighed and turned around and left. There was regret and warmth in his heart.

After the news of the plague in the princes' army, the Xiliang army paid more attention to the hygiene of the battalion. In the tent, the items were neatly placed, and the stinky shoes were thrown away. Except for weapons, clothes and daily necessities, all the rest were discarded. The dead corners and dark corners were cleaned up. The soldiers carried out all the execution, talking about killing the enemy on the battlefield. They were not soft, but when they mentioned the plague, they felt cold in their hearts.

Jia Rong's series of measures did not cause a big fluctuation in the military heart. Once it was found that the soldiers with abnormal conditions were sent to the wounded barracks, the soldiers reported to each other.

For their own safety, no soldier will mess up. Who doesn't want to live a while.

In just three days, nearly 500 people gathered in the wounded barracks. Without exception, these soldiers were all people with signs of plague. Every time the soldiers in charge of delivering food walked into the camp, they were trembling, with thick white cloth on their faces and sprinkled with some potions on them. Of course, they were from Jia Rong.

The soldiers in the wounded barracks were more fierce than ever on the battlefield. They sat quietly on their own mu of land, waiting for Jia Rong's order. They believed in their hearts that the coach Jia Rong would not abandon them.

Dozens of medical personnel went back and forth in the wounded barracks to find something.

The plague made Jia Rong very busy. The vassals outside the customs actually showed examples of killing 1,000 people overnight, which made Jia Rong shocked. He stepped up the survey of the soldiers of the battalion. A pot of medicinal herbs was boiled, and the whole camp was basically filled with the smell of medicinal herbs, which was also the reason for Chang'an's rich savings. The smell of medicinal herbs makes the soldiers feel at ease.

A bowl of medicine has become the spiritual sustenance of the soldiers infected with the plague. After a bowl of medicine, they can relieve their illness, pick up weapons to kill the enemy. In this way, they would rather rush to kill on the battlefield and be killed by the enemy.

Hua Yu shouldered a heavy responsibility in the face of danger and led a group of disciples to treat the soldiers in the wounded barracks.

Another soldier was taken to the wounded barracks. The number of soldiers in the Xiliang Army's wounded barracks reached 800. Most of the people brought here were like dead ashes, and they were so close to death. The feeling in their hearts can be imagined. What's more frightening is that this enemy will not restrain because of your strong martial arts skills. Some soldiers and generals I can't believe all this, shouting and seeing it sad.

Hanguguan suffered from the plague, and the army far away in Chang'an was also busy. Some teams even directly served as cleaners, cleaning every street in Chang'an, and the city gates were closed. Outsiders were subject to strict inspection before entering the city. At this time, there were more than 100,000 people in Chang'an City. The plague Once it spreads, it will be hundreds of times more troublesome than Hangu Pass.

Jia Rong found Hua Yu and asked, "Do you know lime?"

"Lime?" Hua Yu shook his head and said he didn't know.

Xiliang's military intelligence network is strong. Jia Rong described it a little and found a physical object. Of course, it is also troublesome to make lime. With lime, Jia Rong's confidence in resisting the plague has increased by one point.

In fact, as soon as Hua Yu came to the barracks, when he saw Jia Rong strictly distinguish the soldiers infected with the plague from the army, he praised it. The hygiene in the camp made Hua Yu not picky, and now it is lime. Although he is puzzled, he knows that Jia Rong will not aim at it.

Compared with the wounded barracks of the Xiliang Army, the princes' army can be said to be overcrowded. Originally, the empty camp was filled because of the death of a group of soldiers who were scalded by oil and manure was filled again. In Jia Rong's opinion, the plague was most likely to be transmitted from the coalition battalion. The first to bear the brunt was the coalition army, and the wall was sprinkled with stones. Grey powder, to avoid the spread of the plague in the coalition camp.

There are about 10,000 people in the wounded barracks, and soldiers die every day. The death of the scalded soldiers is still extenable, but the living soldiers also died strangely after staying in the camp for a few days, making them feel that there was a cold war all over their bodies.

"You can't stay in this place!" Such an idea flashed in the hearts of all the soldiers. They were originally healthy soldiers, but they had not been here for a few days to become a corpse. In such a situation, it can't be said that even the elite soldiers of a hundred battles, even the heavenly soldiers and generals will escape.

The outside of the battalion are the allied soldiers who are strictly guarded with weapons. It is not easy to escape. At the critical moment, Yuan Shao will not be as indecisive as Liu Bei and directly send the soldiers to the wounded barracks without hesitation.

"Order Chang'an to escort a large amount of vinegar." Jia Rong ordered.

Hua Yu couldn't understand, "Lord, what is jealousy?"

Jia Rong tried his best to describe it, which made Hua Yu understand. I have to say that what Jia Rong had done in the camp before was still very effective. There was rarely a scene of being infected with the plague among the soldiers. The whole camp looked at it from a distance as if it had just snowed heavily.

Under the influence of lime and vinegar, it eased the spread of the plague and gathered the soldiers infected with the plague. Jia Rong did not let it go, but took care of medical personnel for treatment. Although there was a great risk in it, he did not want to abandon any Xiliang Army soldier. In the battle all the time, Jia Rong is most unaccustomed to abandoning his comrades-in-arms in times of crisis. It's completely nonsense to protect the overall situation. Even the soldiers can't take good care of them when they are sick. How can they fight for you and kill the enemy bravely on the battlefield? As for the princes outside the customs, if they can't be defeated, they will keep them for the time being. After the soldiers under his command recover, they will rush. It's not too late to kill.

Compared with the mourning of the allied camp, the faces of the soldiers of the Xiliang Army did not have the imagined sadness. They chatted with each other and played boring time. They also cooperated fully with the treatment of medical personnel. Of course, the shock caused by the occasional death of a robe is still very great. These people did not die in the hands of the enemy. But he died in a silent plague.

"Alliance leader, retreat. Overnight, our army has killed more than 1,000 people again. In the long run, how many soldiers can be fought in the army? At that time, I'm afraid that a charge by the Xiliang army can make my army come back with a great defeat." Cao Cao said worriedly.

Liu Biao and Liu Bei nodded repeatedly. He and Jia Rong did not have any pain. No matter how strong the Xiliang army was, it would not be able to attack them for a while. In fact, Liu Bei came this time to show his great benevolence and righteousness to the people in the world and his own rule. On the other hand, he also wanted soldiers to see what the cruel battlefield was. He The soldiers in his hand are basically new recruits. They lack combat consciousness and can't be called elite soldiers. They are not as good as the elite soldiers under Cao Cao's command, and even Liu Biao. There are fierce generals. If there are no elite soldiers, how can they win the battle? After the battle, these soldiers grow up rapidly. Even in the face of the enemy's attack, there is no initial Panic.

Now with the outbreak of the plague, Liu Bei naturally does not want the cowardly death of the hard-trained soldiers. Among the princes of the Central Plains, Liu Bei's family is probably the weakest. Except for wearing the title of a Han clan on his head, it is useless.