Chapter 191 191: Rebellion in Xiaocheng (31)
Zhai Le did not hear the underlying meaning of Shen Tang’s words.
He thought that Shen Tang was just sympathizing with the people who died tragically, so he sighed: "Such a high degree of force, not to mention these ordinary people, even I dare not say that I will be unharmed when I land. I will probably still be injured." I have been lying in bed for three to five days with all my muscles and bones..."
Zhai Le or a seventh-level official are in such a miserable condition, let alone ordinary people who are sick and sick? Now I can only pray that they will not suffer too much pain before they die. The rest -
It is really beyond our reach and helpless!
Thinking of this, Zhai Le wanted to smash the cover to pieces with one fist, but he couldn't rush out to stop it without saying anything. The enemy's troops were well supplied with food and fodder, and they were full of hundreds of exhausted remnants. They rushed out to give people military honors.
Shen Tang said: "That's not what I meant."
She is not naive enough to think that a living person can survive being thrown out by a trebuchet over a high city wall. She is just blessed in her heart and tightly. Following a flash of inspiration, some terrible speculations came to mind: "I'm worried that the corpses of people will cause epidemics."
When he heard the word "epidemic", Zhai Le's scalp instantly became numb.
He said: "Epidemic, epidemic???"
Zhai Le looked at the gate of Xiaocheng in shock and fear.
I don’t know whether it was Shen Tang’s words that gave him some hint or a psychological effect. He felt that the Xiaocheng wall under the night was like a giant beast curled up on the ground and trembling with weak breath.
Facing the exposed minions of the rebels, there is no way to resist.
Shen Tang said: "What's surprising about this?"
Zhai Le asked: "Why did you suddenly think of this?"
Shen Tang: "After a major disaster, there will be a major epidemic."
She was just thinking about why all the people were so sick? Three to five out of ten is normal. After all, in the current environment, it is difficult for the elderly and children to survive. In addition, due to lack of resistance, the chance of getting sick is higher than that of young adults. But - the people who were thrown into Xiaocheng all looked sick, this was very wrong!
It didn’t look like the rebels had picked them up at random, but rather like they had been carefully selected. Once this idea comes up, other speculations will fall into place naturally. Why did the rebels pick a group of sick people and throw them into Xiaocheng?
If it is just to shock, which common people are different?
Why spend more time alone?
Unless they are deliberately releasing sick people!
I suddenly remembered that sentence.
"Although this is not absolute, if you carefully observe the lives of people after every natural and man-made disaster, it makes some sense. Most epidemic diseases are related to drinking unhealthy water and eating contaminated food, plus rats and mosquitoes Running around can easily cause large-scale epidemics."
Natural disasters such as floods, and man-made disasters such as wars.
There are no natural disasters now, but man-made disasters are around the corner.
Xiaocheng is besieged by rebels. The people in the city not only face the threat of rebels, but also face crises such as drinking water and food. Also trapped are not only the people of Xiaocheng, but also animals, such as snakes, insects, rats, and ants. They are so hungry. What food can’t they eat?
Zhai Le was stunned for a long time.
He knew that epidemics tended to spread after natural and man-made disasters, but he never thought that it was related to food and drinking water. He had heard the traditional Chinese medicine doctor say, "Plague is not a disease caused by wind, cold, or cold." Heat is not dampness, it is the feeling of a different kind of strange air between heaven and earth."
In layman's terms, plague is related to the evil spirits in the world. When evil spirits enter the body, diseases will occur. People with weak bodies, such as the elderly and children, are most susceptible to the disease. What is evil? I guess it is the same as the Qi of heaven and earth, the Qi of literature, and the Qi of martial arts.
It’s just that the energy of heaven and earth can be transformed into literary energy and martial energy for people to use. It is beneficial energy, while evil energy will only cause diseases.
In different seasons, the strength of evil spirits is different.
The result——
The friend said that the epidemic is related to drinking water.
Does he trust the doctor or his friends?
Zhai Le doesn’t want to think about this for the time being.
He asked: "Those corpses...how could they cause an epidemic? No matter how hungry the people in the city are, they won't be able to eat right now."
After all, they haven't run out of food and ammunition yet.
By that time, the body would be almost rotten.
Shen Tang asked him in return: "If you were a citizen or a soldier in the city, and so many corpses fell from the sky, would you let them rot and stink, bury them everywhere, or save trouble and just throw them into the moat? ? If buried, snakes, insects, rats and ants If you are crazy about hunger, you will dig out the corpse. If you throw it into the moat... the water in the moat is connected with the people's water. Can it be clean? "
At present, except for some people with a wealthy family, they will drink boiled water. , most people drink raw water. In their view, as long as the water is clear, it is drinkable. However, they do not know that there are a large number of microorganisms and even parasites hidden in the water.
No matter how healthy your body is, you can't help it.
Zhai Le hesitated: "This..."
Didn't he want to say that this was not the case in the past?
There are no diseases everywhere.
If drinking water is so dangerous, are there still people alive in this world? It's just that Shen Tang said it so confidently that he couldn't help but believe it.
"Whether the rebels did this intentionally or unintentionally..." Shen Tang paused here and looked slightly sad. No matter what it is, how can she help? It can neither turn the tide and repel the rebels, nor can it save the people of Xiaocheng from disaster.
Suddenly, a strong sense of powerlessness made her sigh.
Watching a tragedy happen but being unable to reverse it, only you know the bitter taste of it.
She had previously joked that Qi Shan was capable but pessimistic by nature. She couldn't understand the world, so why not actively join it, choose a wise leader in her mind, help her with all her heart, and work together to calm down the troubled times... no matter Success or failure is better than making sarcastic remarks.
Now that I think about it, the clown is actually herself.
She now seemed to be able to understand Qi Shan's feelings when he said, "There has never been a time when the situation was 'stable' in the four directions." It's not that he is pessimistic by nature, but that she is young and passionate, and has not yet been severely beaten by real life. She doesn't know how heavy the weight of the words "pacifying troubled times" is.
【Old country is full of new worries】.
Settling troubled times is never that easy.
In the end, there was only one sigh - I wanted to buy sweet-scented osmanthus and drink it together, but it turned out that it was not the same as a young man traveling.
Young man...
Before Shen Tang could finish sighing, he was forcibly interrupted by Qi Shan slapping him on the back of the head. She covered the painful back of her head, glared at Qishan angrily, and said, "Why did you sneak up on me?"
You don't follow martial ethics!
Qishan frowned: "What's that expression on your face?"
He was as depressed as if he was mourning someone, and it seemed unlucky.
Shen Tang rubbed the back of his head: "Didn't I suddenly understand your state of mind at that time? Alas - but you hit me and we are even, I won't apologize to you. Be gentler next time."
< br>If she hadn't meant any harm, she might have broken his hand.
Qishan: "..."
It took a long time to understand what Shen Tang was referring to.
He couldn't laugh or cry: "Why do you, a twelve-year-old boy, feel sorry for this? It's not like you are too late to walk."
Pretending to be old-fashioned really deserves a beating.
Shen Tang: "..."
Qi Shan raised his eyebrows again and teased her: "Youli is only twelve, and I am only twenty-four. At this age, I start to sigh." It’s not the same after all, young man, what do you want Chu Wuhui to sigh about?”
They are still young.
Youth means strength.
How can I not bear the words "pacify the world"!
The Xiaocheng in front of us is just the tip of the iceberg, a microcosm of the entire troubled times. There's nothing they can do about it now, but that doesn't mean they can't do it in the future. Neither he nor Shen Xiaolangjun should be discouraged by the difficulties before them!
Shen Tang: "..."
For a moment, I didn't know whether to complain about Qi Bushan's ability to never forget Hei Wuhui anytime and anywhere, or whether to complain about him taking the wrong medicine and getting his blood boiling?
Thanks to Qi Shan’s intervention, she successfully escaped from that powerless and decadent mood, and subconsciously began to think about how to deal with it.
We have a small number of people and almost no food and grass.
It is hopeless to fight the rebels head-on.
So, can we do it in a roundabout way?
For example——
Take the other person’s way and do it to the other person? Or intercept their food team and harass them as much as possible? Or sneak into the city and contact the commander who is currently in Xiaocheng to warn of the possible disaster?
Shen Tang hesitated.
Finally, we still need to discuss it with Qishan.
The result of the discussion is still unknown, but Captain Yang, a big man, had red eyes and almost cried in public. He didn't expect that in such a desperate situation, there would be benevolent and righteous people willing to run for Xiaocheng.
Shen Tang: "..."
Hey, if Captain Yang knew who intercepted the tax bank he was looking after, he would probably fly into a rage and beat her on the head.
_(:з)∠)_
Qi Shan is interested in the first proposal.
Zhai Huan prefers the second one.
Duwei Yang denied the third one.
A few of them, the scribes and warriors, could sneak into Xiaocheng without alerting the enemy, but the soldiers who followed them could not. Without their command and dispatch, they would be dead if they encountered the rebels. As for the first and second, he wavered again.
Zhai Huan: "..."
I have difficulty choosing again, right?
Shen Tang muttered: "It would be great if we could surround Wei and rescue Zhao."
Let the rebels withdraw their troops on their own initiative!
It's a pity that they don't know where the rebels' weaknesses are. The first and second plans are also based on harassment, and it is difficult to cause devastating damage to the rebels. It would be nice if I could use my strength to fight...
Borrow strength...
Strength?
Something suddenly flashed in Shen Tang's mind.
She said: "Wait a minute - I suddenly thought of a way. Maybe we can use each other's strength to fight. Use each other's spear to attack our own shield... let Zheng Qiao's family dog eat dog! We have few troops. , but there are definitely people with more troops, isn’t it Zheng Qiao?”
Zhai Le said: “Zheng Qiao sent troops to assist Xiaocheng?”
Zhai Huan also said: "It's unlikely."
The rebels led by King She suddenly rebelled and launched a surprise attack. Zheng Qiao didn't know when he received the news. Furthermore, although Xiaocheng is the state capital of Sibao County, and Sibao County is also located in a good location, it is not important enough for Zheng Qiao to take the time to pay special attention to it.
In comparison, other lost ground is more important.
Shen Tang added: "What if... the national seal is in Xiaocheng? Zheng Qiao has the national seal of the Geng Kingdom in his hands, so the rebels are not afraid of him, but once the national seal of Xiaocheng falls into In the hands of King She and other rebels, love The situation is completely different! If Zheng Qiaoruo knows, he will definitely send troops to stop it as soon as possible! As long as Xiaocheng can survive until then, there may be a chance of survival!"
(End of this chapter)