Chapter 346 Chapter 346: Chaos in the Northwest (9) [Two in One]
The night is dark.
Only the thin moonlight remains under the sky.
Half a mile outside the village, there is a defensive line of wooden horses and fences surrounding the city, guarded by two soldiers every five steps. There are three lines of defense in total, blocking the entry and exit of people in the epidemic area.
Every night late at night, all the soldiers have to keep up their spirits.
Under the shadow of death, the epidemic area is filled with despair and silence. Not to mention the common people and slaves, even the soldiers and doctors sent here cannot withstand this pressure.
In order to survive, many people want to escape under the cover of night - there is a chance of survival if they escape, but sooner or later they will be infected by the disease if they stay! Once infected, it will take only a few days for the patient to become unconscious, followed by twitching of the limbs and bruised skin.
In just seven or eight days, one patient transformed from a fat man into a scrawny mummy, covered in black and purple bruises, as if he had been sucked dry of essence and blood by some evil spirit. His expression was ferocious when he died, and his eyes almost protruded from their sockets.
There are also patients who have been vomiting blood since the onset of the disease. Their cheeks are thin and sunken, but their bodies quickly swell as if they have been blown out, making their skin almost transparent. With a little external force, the tight skin broke open on the spot, and the flesh and blood shot up to the rafters.
A doctor was close and was blown up.
The smelly internal organs hit him in the face.
The next day, the doctor also showed symptoms of the epidemic and died soon after. The body was carried to an open space outside the house.
The epidemic area is short of manpower. At first, there were soldiers to help carry and bury the corpses, but they have been too busy in the past two days.
"Stop!" The soldier standing guard noticed the movement. He held a long bow in his hand and warned sternly, "Go back!"
Whoever came was ignored or not listened.
He warned again.
"Say it again - go back!"
An arrow fell on the man's escape path.
Just right against the opponent's toes.
At this time, the man finally responded.
With a broken voice, he begged for mercy: "Please soldiers, please let me out! I'm not sick! I'm not infected! Look, I don't have any symptoms! I will die if I continue to stay here! Let me go! Wait!" This is a waste of human life!"
The two soldiers guarding were indifferent.
The man holding the bow is ready to pull the bow string hard.
If this person is still stubborn, the next arrow will be aimed at the opponent's head or heart, killing him with one arrow!
A quarter of an hour later.
Someone came and dragged the bodies that were still cold and moved them to the wooden cart. There were already three or four corpses of different ages stacked on top of them. The fatal injuries were all on the head and chest. The wheels rolled, and blood dripped along the gaps between the boards.
Similar scenes happen several times every night.
The soldiers' expressions changed from the initial unbearability to the current indifference. Their eyes were numb, their movements were mechanical, and they repeated the process of bending the bow and releasing the arrow.
It seems that when this arrow goes out, it does not kill a living person, but one or two insignificant livestock.
They also didn’t want to shoot unarmed civilians.
But just looking at the power of this epidemic, we know that the epidemic cannot be blocked within the defense line. Once it spreads, the entire Upper South will fall. By then, not just a few people will die, but tens of thousands, or even more!
No one can afford such an ending.
The soldiers stayed on guard for a few more hours.
The dawn is getting brighter.
The soldiers were thinking about when to change their shifts.
"What's the sound?"
My mind and body have been tense all night, and my five senses are unresponsive. I seem to hear the sound of horse hooves? He was not sure until another soldier on guard also said: "There is a sound!" As he spoke, a figure on horseback gradually became clear in his sight.
“Stop!”
Another soldier holds a spear.
The tip of the spear was pointed at the incoming person. The soldiers standing guard nearby also heard the movement and were ready to come to support at any time.
The visitor said: "Let him go!"
The soldiers would not pay attention to him.
"The county guard has an order, no one is allowed to enter or leave this place!"
"You bastard, you don't even recognize me?"
The man on the horse was worried.
The soldiers ignored his tactics.
Although he also felt that the visitor's voice was familiar, familiarity could not be used as proof of release. If you want to enter, you must have a warrant written or stamped by the county guard. They only recognize this.
Besides this, I will not recognize the King of Heaven even when he comes!
“If you can’t get in, you can’t get in!”
“If you dare to come forward again, don’t blame me for being ruthless!”
Overtly or covertly, dozens of bows and arrows were aimed at this person.
The visitor was furious when he saw this.
It’s just that he came in a hurry and didn’t prepare a pass warrant at all. Just as he was hesitating to reveal his identity by showing off his Martial Tiger Talisman, or to force his way in directly with force, a familiar voice rolled into his eardrums: "Stop! Stop everyone!"
The vigilant soldiers stopped at the same time.
The visitor shouted in ecstasy: "Twelve brothers!"
The master of the voice rode forward.
"Ninth Brother?"
Chao Lian, who was called the "Twelfth Brother", could hardly believe his eyes. Why did his Ninth Brother become like this?
These two are Gu Ren’s sworn brothers.
One line is nine, the other line is twelve.
Xing Jiu has a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, and at first glance he doesn't look like a good person. The thick beard that had not been trimmed for an unknown period of time almost covered his entire face. Her long hair was messed up by the strong wind, and she was left with only her undershirt.
"Brother Ninth, what are you???" Seeing Brother Ninth's appearance after being robbed, Chao Lian was shocked and speechless for a moment.
"Brother, are you here?"
Chao Lian said: "Yes!"
Literary scribes have literary spirit to protect their bodies.
The risk of staying in an epidemic area is not high.
The epidemic area was short of manpower, so Gu Ren had no choice but to go over to help, and also to stay in place to avoid chaos.
"Quick! Take me to see big brother!"
Chao Lian waved his hand to the soldiers to open the entrance.
These soldiers are all private tribes under his jurisdiction, and they naturally obey military orders. The two brothers didn't waste any time, and ran wildly on their horses, hurrying and slowing all the way to their destination——
A temporary hospital separated from the epidemic area by only a low wall.
Different from the purgatory-like silence in the epidemic area, the temporary treatment center is more lively, but everyone is walking around in a hurry.
The two brothers heard an emotional debate coming from the house before they got close. From the sounds, they all sounded familiar.
One person was emotional: "Control? Control? I have been saying this for more than half a month. When has it been under control? A man must cut it off! Only by withdrawing from the two places and sealing the whole territory can we save it. It’s safe to go south. Sixth brother, are you okay? How many people have escaped in the past few days? If we can prevent it for a while, can we still keep an eye on it? If only one escapes, it will be over!”
The psychological pressure caused by the epidemic is not limited to this. Are doctors and ordinary people unable to bear it? They can't stand it either.
These are all secondary. The most important thing is that if such a ferocious disease spreads, it will affect more innocent people. However, his sixth brother refused to give up and continued to study in vain.
If you want him to say, give up when it’s time to give up!
"Yes, eldest brother, sixth brother, and third brother said this a bit harshly, but it is also for the sake of the overall situation... The epidemic has only been around for a long time. More than half of the two villages have been infected, and even the soldiers we brought have also been infected. More than three hundred people have contracted the disease..."
Not every soldier has martial energy to protect his body.
Most of them are ordinary people, but they have stronger bones and cannot block the disease.
Several people expressed their opinions one after another. Even if we don't give up now, within seven or eight days, all the remaining people will be dead. The natives in the epidemic area have already been infected with the disease, and now the new patients are soldiers or slaves brought to work.
Persistence has no meaning anymore.
One person was even cruel and suggested massacring the village and burying the corpses.
Both Gu Ren's faces were ashen.
But I can't blame these sworn brothers.
When they learned that Gu Ren was going to enter the epidemic area, they were the first to respond to the call. They took risks themselves and helped with the hard work without taking off their clothes. However, their efforts could not prevent the epidemic from spreading wildly and sweeping the country. "Brother, make a decision early!"
Gu Ren's voice was hoarse: "This matter——"
Before he finished speaking, he heard Chao Lian leading the old man Nine comes in.
“Brother, I’m here!”
When Gu Ren saw Lao Jiu, his eyebrows twitched.
Everyone was surprised by Lao Jiu's appearance.
In order to prevent the epidemic from causing people to instigate chaos, they brought one-third of their troops to the epidemic area, and the remaining two-thirds were stationed in various places in the upper south, with Lao Jiu and the others responsible for guarding.
"Lao Jiu, why are you here?" After seeing Lao Jiu's attire, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, "What are you——"
Tear!
Without saying a word, Lao Jiu raised his hand and tore into pieces the wrinkled dried pickled cabbage lining. The sound of tearing cloth attracted everyone's attention. They ignored the quarrel and cast surprised and puzzled glances. I saw him reaching out and untying the long strip of cloth tied around his waist, unable to conceal his ecstasy: "I received a message last night and hurriedly sent it to my eldest brother! Sixth brother, you see, it must be what you want!"
Gu Ren and Lao Liu looked at each other.
Take the thing with Lao Jiu’s body temperature.
There is a letter in it.
The words "Brother Gu and his adoptive relatives" were written in the letter.
The handwriting is flying and phoenix dancing, which is not something Gu Ren is familiar with.
“Whose letter?”
Gu Ren asked while opening it.
Lao Jiu said: "Who else can come from He Yin."
He Yin?
Gu Ren immediately thought of Shen Tang.
When I opened it, I saw that it was written by Shen Youli.
Shen Tang thoughtfully considered that Gu Ren was very anxious at the moment and did not have much patience to listen to her greetings, so at the beginning of the letter, he went straight to the point and stated his purpose.
To put it simply, the same epidemic occurred in Shen Tang, but due to good luck, early discovery and early control, some practical treatment experience was found out by accident.
Thanks to God’s blessing, the current situation in Heyin is stable.
She thought that there was Gu Ren, a fellow sufferer in the distance, and that they all had the friendship to form an alliance to defend against the enemy, so she asked her confidants to copy a prescription and medical record, along with various epidemic prevention measures, in the hope that it would be helpful to Gu Ren. .
Gu Ren read ten lines at a glance.
My hands were shaking.
Several other people also scratched their heads and heads curiously.
Guess the content of the letter and Shen Tang’s purpose.
Finally——
Gu Ren slapped the table.
He was so excited that his fingers trembled uncontrollably. He said "OK" three times in a row!
“Brother, what is written in it?”
Gu Ren reluctantly calmed down.
"It's saved! Hahahaha, it's saved!"
The letter was circulated among everyone.
Some are excited and some are skeptical.
"Brother, are Shen Tang's words true?"
Gu Ren said: "If it was Wu Zhaode who said it, I would believe it at most three points, but I believe this Shen Youli!"< br>
Except for the letter, the other handwriting is that of another person.
Lists dozens of epidemic prevention points in detail, such as dividing areas, placing patients according to their severity, finding rat corpses, killing rats, boiling hot water, burning patient corpses, and burning clothes that have been in contact with patients. Utensils... Severely ill patients can use Wen Qi or Wu Qi to hang themselves. For the treatment of mild and moderate patients, you can refer to the medical records and adjust the dosage of the medicine.
Gu Chi also followed Shen Tang’s instructions, matching pictures and texts to inform him about the production and use of masks, simple protective clothing, and gloves, reflecting Shen Tang’s unique meticulousness in every aspect.
The most important thing is that this epidemic is actually "epidemic" + "gu insect". The former can be treated with medicine, but the latter can only save people by attracting poisonous insects. Once the voodoo insects lay eggs and the host's essence, energy and blood are sucked dry, there is no way to save the day, so you must act quickly!
Gu insect?
Everyone is familiar with this stuff.
After returning from Sibao County, they were all worried about Lao Shisan’s body, and took turns assisting Shao Chong in subduing the poisonous insects in his body. The various processes were very painful, and Shao Chong also struggled back and forth between life and death. . Fortunately, everything is moving in a good direction.
"Thirteen was harmed by a poisonous insect, and now there is a disease caused by a poisonous insect. Who is secretly harming us?" Those with a bad temper just slap him to pieces. Desk case.
Gu Ren also thought of this.
It is speculated that someone is secretly plotting a conspiracy.
As for who this enemy is, it is still unclear.
But——
As long as you do something, you will always leave traces.
Gu Ziyi took note of this account!
If caught by him, he will pay you back tenfold and a hundredfold!
"Brother, Brother Six, are these methods really effective?"
The other ones are okay, but the burning of corpses...
To be honest, they are not very acceptable.
The person who wrote this was worried that they would not follow it, so he repeated important things three times.
Gu Ren said cruelly: "Burn!"
Those who have not yet been buried must be burned.
Those who have been buried must also be dug up and burned.
Now that the matter has come to this, they have no other choice.
Gu Ren changed from his usual good-natured nature and his eyes were cold and stern.
"Now, pass on the order - everyone who sees a mouse will be beaten to death or burned to death! Drinking water must be boiled water, and anyone who drinks raw water will be punished for thirty years! If there is not enough firewood, Even if the house is demolished and burned You have to boil water even if you own all your belongings. They have all been burned. I would rather die of thirst than touch a drop of raw water! Sixth brother, send people to move all the patients to one place, and keep everyone who has been in contact with the patients isolated for observation. Area!”
The sixth brother saluted and accepted the order: "Wei!"
"Twelve, dispatch manpower to make masks and other items."
Chao Lian accepted the order: "Wei!"
Gu Ren continued to order: "Old Shi, send people to carry the corpses. They must dig out three feet of the ground. No one can be missed. Burn them all! If there is anyone who blocks or persuades anyone who refuses to retreat, kill them!"
< br>After that, people were sent to clean up everywhere.
Don't let go of any corners.
Driving the common people to bathe and clean themselves, anyone who did not cooperate would be punished on the spot. This punishment is actually shaving your head. A punishment that is not very lethal, but extremely humiliating.
Gu Ren, who has always been kind and gentle, showed rare strength this time and was so tough that no one could resist! All the brothers have always followed his lead and no one has any objection. Even if he objects, he objects to the epidemic prevention strategies given by Shen Tang, not Gu Ren.
Gu Ren also followed the strategy.
A similar situation is also happening in Tianhai.
However, Tianhai was the last place to discover the epidemic, and had sufficient preparation time to control it as soon as it appeared. On the third day, I received the strategy shared by Shen Tang. Before the people of Tianhai began to fear, the epidemic had been brought under control.
Wu Xian looked at the information coming from Shangnan and sweated with fear: "Qin Qing, I owe you a big favor this time!"
乛乛
< br> When everyone clicked on the bookshelf today, did you see "Retreat from Me" popping up?
Hehe, this recommended position was won by the European Emperor in the monthly ticket lottery last month.
Straightforward and confident
What happened to the female channel?
Books written by female fans can still be published, as long as the author blushes!
Wait for Shiitake to go out and lose weight, then come back and continue coding.
PS: I feel like the update is a bit uncertain, but the daily eight thousand is definitely stable!
PPS: Did you know that I had to battle with Yingying in the afternoon to resist its cat claws and cute attacks, and bravely defended my keyboard?
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