Chapter 53 Accidents happen again

"It's strange that my wife also grew up in the capital. Why is she more used to long-distance riding than me?" Xiaoci couldn't help but feel guilty and said, "It's my fault that I'm too bad. It won't affect the future development, will it?"

"No, you rode so far for the first time on the first day, and walked a long mountain road. The bumps and stiffness of posture caused the blood vessels of your legs and feet to be unsmooth, which leads to soreness and swelling. If you ride after a day's rest, you may adapt a lot. At that time, I will teach you a way so that you can adjust at any time and stay comfortable. No matter how far the road is, we won't be afraid!" After saying that, Huanxuan smiled self-deprecatingly, "Actually, I haven't driven such a long way for a long time. It's okay. I haven't lost much."

When the two women slowly walked back to their residence, the hot soup and hot rice had been sent to the house. After tasting it, it was even more delicious than the food in the Wei Palace. Perhaps because of fatigue, the two of them actually ate nothing left over. At night, not to mention small porcelain, even Huanxuan began to feel that the weather was cold and sore all over. Fortunately, the bedding was thick enough. The two of them huddled into a bed one night. Although they didn't sleep well, they finally stayed until dawn.

After getting up and washing up, they learned that the people of Zhongsheng Camp had not yet arrived, and they didn't know what was going on. Huanying took Xiaoci to the canteen for breakfast. After the hot porridge and steamed buns, the two felt much better, and their sore bodies and bones seemed to have regained their vitality. Huanying asked the cook who was responsible for cooking this night. What's more, you have to get up and prepare. You have to prepare not only breakfast, but also the dry food brought by 2,000 people on the road, because although it is only two or three hundred miles from Lingshan Xinggong to Mingshaying, it is only two or three hundred miles from the way, but after entering the desolate valley, the journey will be much slower. If it goes well, it will take three days to arrive.

He agreed to inspect with Lu Zisong, so after breakfast, Huan Ying took the roster and checked the number of soldiers gathered one by one. There were too many soldiers. It was nearly two hours after the count. Under the arrangement of Shi Feng, the generals began their daily exercises. Huan Ying and Xiaoci and Lu Zisong went along the mountain road of the Lingshan Palace. Walking around, Lingshan Mountain, in fact, in addition to the Lingfeng occupied by Xinggong, there are also seven or eight peaks, large and small. However, from the mountain road of Lingshan Xinggong, it is not far away, and the travel is within half an hour. I heard from Lu Zisong's introduction that the Yuanxiao Peak in the northwest has a beacon, so it is recommended to go to Yuanxiao Peak first.

After walking a section of mountain road, the mountain road turned into a plank road built upwards. In addition to enjoying the scenery of Lingshan Mountain, Huan Ying asked Lu Zisong curiously why the king of Wei spent so much time building the Lingshan Palace. Lu Zisong said, "No, the Lingshan Palace was not built by the King of Wei, but built this palace as early as the previous emperor. Because Wei County is located on the border, the former emperor and Bei Rong will first settle in Wei County for several confrontations. However, the army was mobilized. In order to facilitate command and communication, and to avoid disturbing the people too much and increasing the burden on the local area, the former emperor chose to station in Lingshan, which is a hundred miles away from Wei County, and Yuan Xiaofeng is facing the boundary of Beirong and encounters the weather. When it was sunny, you could see several mountains in the territory of Beirong. The former emperor built a beacon on the Yuanxiao Peak to warn himself and his descendants. He had a strong enemy peeped at the outside world. He should live in peace and think of danger from time to time. Don't be lazy and waste the government, otherwise sooner or later he will be swallowed up by foreign enemies.

"So it is!" Huanxuan sighed, "So King Wei also reminded himself of this place as a place to guard against foreign enemies, right?"

"Yes, everyone knows in their hearts that Wei Wang's ambition has not been three or five days. Unfortunately, the terrain of Wei County is too remote. It is really difficult to fight against the enemy with the strength of Wei County alone. Fortunately, after several years of military training and hoarding, the strength of Wei County is much stronger than that of Wei Wang when he first came!"

The three of them unconsciously came to the Yuanxiao Peak while chatting. There was a wall on the peak that led all the way to the beacon. However, although the weather was sunny today, there was some light fog in the mountains. Lu Zisong Road may not see the mountains in the Beirong boundary.

Standing on the beacon, I looked far into the distance. I saw several faint black spots at the intersection of the sky. I didn't know if it was the territory of Beirong mentioned by Lu Zisong. The scenery of Wei County under the mountain was panoramic. The mist was like gauze, and the fields were spectacular and desolate for thousands of miles. The wind-eroded hills and ravines looked abrupt and extremely solemn. The Wei River, which swung to the east, is like the ribbon of the earth, reflecting mirror-like light in the transparent sunlight. The three of them have been fascinated by the mountains and rivers they overlook for a long time. In such a world, how small people are.

When he was about to return, he saw a soldier rushing over. "Mrs. Ying, General Lu, General Shi asked him to come down to spread the information. The soldiers of Zhongsheng Camp have arrived. Someone was sick halfway, so it took some time."

"Someone is sick?" Huanxuan was shocked, "What kind of disease did you have? Will it be an epidemic?"

"Don't worry!" Lu Zisang said, "The climate in the north is dry, and the temperature difference is very large. On the contrary, it is not easy to get epidemics. It may be that you eat unclean things on the way or cold and fever caused by temperature differences."

"Yes, according to them, it was camping. After drinking raw water, several people had vomiting and diarrhea, and because they did not bring the necessary medicine, it was delayed until today," the soldier Jia replied.

"Don't bring any medicine? It's terrible. We also forgot this layer. What should we do? Huanxuan secretly blamed himself for how to think about the past, but forgot such an important link.

Lu Zisong pondered for a moment and said, "The palace is prepared for the princes to escape the summer and autumn hunting. There should also be some medicine reserves. Let's go back and ask the servants of the palace. They may know!"

Hearing Lu Zisong's words, the four hurried back. As soon as they saw the shadow of the palace, they saw Shi Feng waiting at the intersection. "Mrs. Ying, General Lu, the last will wait for you to make an idea. Some of the recruited soldiers are a little good at medical skills. After seeing the sick soldiers in Zhongsheng Camp, he said that it was not as simple as diarrhea. He was sick. There were red sores on the body, and there were pus ulcers on the body. It was estimated that it was infected and was not treated in time. We found some powder in the palace and just gave it to the sick soldiers. In their current situation, the last general felt that it was not appropriate to let them go to the Mingsha Valley, and the last general was afraid of the possibility of transmission. Isolate all the soldiers of Zhongsheng Camp in the changing room halfway up the mountain. In addition, I really don't know what to do!"

"Oh? Is the situation so serious?" Lu Zisong's face also changed, "In case of infection, all of us don't want to leave. The general who knows medicine should call him here immediately. I want to make it clear!"

"He is now checking the remaining soldiers who are not sick. I guess he will be able to come up in a moment. General Lu Ying, why don't we go to the hall and wait for the news first!" Shi Feng inquired.

Huanying nodded, and several people walked to the hall with a complicated mood. Seeing that everyone's faces were solemn, Xiaoci couldn't help asking, "How many people are there from Zhongsheng Camp? If we give up them, will it affect our military strength?"

"There are not many people transferred from Zhongsheng Camp this time. There are only 128 people. Now they can't care about the problem of military strength. I'm afraid it's an epidemic. In that way, we will not only be affected. If we go to Mingsha Camp, it will also affect the whole Mingsha Camp!" Huanxuan replied worriedly, and then asked Shi Feng, "How many people are sick? Have you ordered it?

"I clicked, forty-two, accounting for almost one-third!" Shi Fengdao.

"Do 42 people get sick almost at the same time, or do they get sick one after another?" Huanxuan chased and asked.

"According to them, thirty-five people began to get sick on the night of the camp, and several others got sick one after another on the next day because they took care of the sick, so they actually took some corresponding measures. Everyone used facial towels to cover their mouths and noses and avoid direct skin contact, from the rest. Look, the number of sick people has not increased.

Huan Ying and Lu Zi Song looked at each other. In this case, there seems to be still hope?

After waiting for a long time, the soldier who was a little good at medicine came to the hall. Behind him was a few voluntary helpers. The soldier introduced himself and said that his surname was Ding Mingyuan. The two generations in the family were Langzhong, which was passed down to his generation. Because his brother inherited his father's business and became Langzhong, he abandoned Wen and joined the army from martial arts, but he was familiar with it since he was a child. Infection is still not a problem for ordinary diseases. In his opinion, sick soldiers must be infected by polluted water sources. In addition, they are not adapted to get sick. The disease has a certain degree of infectivity. However, as long as you pay attention not to be contaminated with the filth of the patient's mouth or vomiting, it will not be a big problem. After examination, the remaining eighty-six People are healthy, but for the safety of safety, they can bathe soup, change their clothes and trousers, and then sprinkle some powder on their clothes, which can completely cut off the possibility of infection. After the sick 42 people take the medicine, they should be able to get better. The seriously ill may need to recuperate for seven or eight days. If the symptoms are mild, they can recover in three or five days.

After hearing this, Huanying and Lu Zisong felt relieved at the same time, and immediately ordered to go down. All the stoves were on fire, and the big pot boiled water. In addition, Ding Yuan took some people to pick herbs for washing their bodies, and vacated a few more rooms where the miscellaneous servants of Lingshan Palace usually lived for the soldiers of Zhongsheng Camp to bathe, and each person's soaking time. It must meet Ding Yuan's requirements. The changed clothes should also be held by a special person to the empty place and burned, then buried the ashes. Finally, the soldiers who have finished bathing and changing clothes will live in another room.

After a mess for a long time, everyone missed lunch, but compared with the worries about the expansion of the disease, they didn't feel hungry at all, so lunch was used together with dinner. During the meal, Huan Ying and Lu Zisong discussed that since the sick soldiers needed to be recuperated, and they could no longer be in Lingshan. The palace has been delayed for a long time, so they can only follow the original plan. They take the healthy soldiers to leave first, and Shi Feng and Ding Yuan stay to take care of the patients. After more than 40 soldiers have fully recovered, Shi Feng will lead them into the valley.

Although there were some twists and turns, which made Huanxuan more worried, the problem was finally solved. Most of them could still leave on the next day. This accident made Huanxuan learn a lesson, and Huanxuan asked Ding Yuan to make ready-made medicine powder and ointment in the warehouse. Take a count of all the items. Except for Ding Yuan, which needs to be retained, as long as the rest can prevent daily diseases, all of them are made into small bags and handed over to the following soldiers to keep part of them in case of emergency.

And the water source problem is obviously the biggest problem. Leaving aside the soldiers of Zhongsheng Camp because they drank polluted water on the way, Lu Zisang told Huanying that there will be fewer and fewer reliable water sources that can be used along the way to Mingsha Camp. Even if there is water, it will be far from the marching road, and it will take almost half a day to go back and forth. Time, especially after entering the sand valley, I'm afraid that a drop of water will not be replenished, so usually before entering the Mingsha valley, they must go to the only water source to replenish it, and must be found before dark. Otherwise, after dark, the complex terrain is very easy to get lost. At that time, not to mention finding a water source, it is likely to deviate from the big The farther you go, the more you go, the more you lose your way.

Huan thought for a moment, "Can't we rely on the compass? How can we get there before dark? The water problem of nearly 2,000 people is much more difficult to solve than the dozens of people you used to go in and out!"

"Yes, not only there are people, but also the drinking water of horses must be guaranteed, because horses do not stand hunger and thirst. If they do not replenish water in time, they will live and die. Therefore, when starting from Lingshan Palace, everyone must prepare at least two skins of water and try to ensure the drinking of horses. Before reaching the right water source, I will remind everyone to return How far is it and how long will it take to replenish it? Let everyone control the dosage. As for the compass you mentioned, it will fail at the edge of the sand valley, so you can't count on it. You have to find it before dark, otherwise you'd rather stay up for one more night. But in that case, we will not only delay one more day, but also because there is no suitable camp at night. There is a danger of being frozen to death, and it's not a matter of one night, it's two nights!"

"Why two nights?" Huanxuan asked in a puzzled way.

"It's still what I mentioned earlier. The water source is too far away. If we can arrive before dark, we can camp near the water source, so that we can enter the sand valley the next morning. On the contrary, if we have to look for the water source the next day, it will be delayed for a long time, so that it happens at night..." Lu Ziseng didn't say more. When he went down, he looked embarrassed.

"It will happen to camp in the Death Hill, right?" Huanxuan has guessed a general idea from Lu Zisang's eyes.

Lu Zisong nodded, "Even we dare not stay in the forest of death at night."

"Why? Is it really that terrible? Huanxuan's eyes widened.

"I heard that when the wind blows through the hills and ravement at night, there will be an extremely terrible buzz, which is creepy. There is also a legend that this terrible sound will make people lose their minds and wander around in the maze-like hills until they die of exhaustion!" Lu Zisong lowered his eyelids and said, "Before I was transferred to Weijuncheng to follow General Manager Nie, there were two bold soldiers in Mingsha Camp. After drinking wine, they made an appointment to break into the Death Hill at night. As a result, they never saw anyone again. Later, the Death Hill was set up as a forbidden area, and anyone was strictly prohibited from entering at night."

"I understand that the water source is very important, but the lives of nearly 2,000 soldiers are more important. From tomorrow on, we must strictly follow the itinerary, and we must never allow a half-point error!" Huanying stood up, thought for a moment and said, "So how to solve the water source of Mingsha Camp all the time?"

"There is a freshwater lake outside the Mingsha Valley. The Mingsha Camp is actually located in a hidden place near the lake. Without water, no one can survive. Therefore, Director Nie took a lot of effort in choosing the site!" Lu Zisang said.

"Okay, then you can explain everything you should explain to everyone, so that everyone can prepare in advance. It is not only necessary to use it, but also to be prepared for the difficulties we may face."

It was night. Before the rest, Huanying was worried. Together with Lu Zisong, she checked the preparations of the soldiers in each battalion one by one. When the lights went out, she returned to the room. Xiaoci was waiting for her. Seeing that Huanying's face was tired, she asked, "Madam, are you tired? Go to sleep for a while. You are really worried about you. I will get sick."

Huanying shook his head and said, "I'm not tired, but an accident that happened at the beginning. In my real training, I may encounter more and greater difficulties. What I imagined before was too simple, so I'm really worried about whether I can do it now, Xiaoci, you say that if I'm not enough to do anything, I can fail. What should I do?"

"How come? With your wife's intelligence, what can't be dealt with? Madam, don't worry. There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. Even if you encounter any difficulties, isn't there Lu Zisang and others?" Xiaoci comforted him softly.

Huan Ying smiled bitterly, "What is my little cleverness? Fortunately, I still have a little insight and caught Lu Zisang. Otherwise, I really entered the Mingsha Valley. The situation is unimaginable. In addition, what I am more worried about is that this selection is more hasty after all. In case they can't pass the training after entering the Mingsha Valley, they should take it. What should they do? Because the real place of Mingsha Camp can never be revealed.

"It doesn't matter, madam. I'm not too optimistic about the newly recruited ones, and the training time is limited. It's impossible for them to fully reach the level of the previous Mingsha Camp, but they can serve as a backup for the Mingsha Camp, and continue to select and promote while training, and it's a little worse. Maybe they It's not as good as Lu Zisong and Shi Feng, but it's much better than the soldiers in the big camp, so it's better to assign an appropriate task according to their ability. It's better to have more strength than a skillful woman to cook without rice." Xiaoci said as she said, so that Huanying could sleep peacefully for a while.

"You're right. At least they have the heart to kill the enemy and make contributions. This is better than anything else. The fighting spirit between the two armies must be indispensable!" The armor was removed, and Huanying suddenly felt much more relaxed. "Well, I don't think about it anymore. Let's rest early and leave on time tomorrow!"

"Uh-huh!" Xiaoci smiled and stretched out her hand to pull out the hairpin on Huan's lingering bun. Suddenly, she was stunned and thought of something and said, "Madam, where's your jade hairpin? Why didn't you wear it?"