Chapter 227 Why are you coughing
In less than two sticks of incense, Xie Chen actually brought someone over to tie up the horse.
Unexpectedly, they saw Xiangying and Qi Fengyi covering the hooves of dozens of horses in the stable with cotton cloth.
Xie Chen was startled and was about to thank Xiangying, but she walked past him with light steps.
I also said hello to Skinny Monkey and Suan Xiucai, but never looked at him.
Jie Chen frowned slightly and looked back to see that Xiang Ying had already walked away.
The thin monkey winked at the sour scholar.
Look, their sister-in-law is still having a temper with the deputy general!
In the deep black snowy night, the exile team set off.
In order to make it easier for those behind, Xie Chen ordered the grain and fodder team in the rear to go first.
The heavy wheels of the carts crushed out a smooth snowy road, and the prisoners tied ropes to their belts and moved forward against the wind.
Xiangying seemed to be sitting in the carriage and paying no attention, but in fact, he was flying back and forth with a drone, fearing that someone would fall and fall behind.
To her surprise, the Sixth Prince and Xiang Qianqian, who had always liked to act like monsters, were actually very calm.
It's really uncharacteristic.
Everyone kept moving forward, and when the sky turned bright, the snow actually fell even harder.
Xie Chen's judgment was correct. If they had stayed where they were last night, they would have been unable to move any further now.
Fortunately, when the sky was completely bright, they finally saw the outline of Baicheng from a distance.
This town standing in the wind and snow, even though the epidemic is rampant, has become the dawn in their eyes.
Jie Chen’s spies had already arrived with his token. Now the city guards knew that he was coming. The guards at the city gate saw a group of people approaching from a distance, and immediately beat drums to alert the city. soldiers.
After the team approached, the people at the city gate asked loudly: "Is this the deputy general Xie Chen?"
Jie Chen raised his head, his silver armor was completely covered by frost and snow, and his eyebrows were now covered with icicles.
"It's me, open the door!"
The soldier turned around to inform, and after a while, the heavy city gate was slowly opened.
Finally they were able to enter the city.
A man who looked like a general wearing armor strode forward with his troops.
He cupped his hands and said to Jie Chen: "I am the marching general Bu Feng from Baicheng. The city guard learned that the deputy general was going to lead the team, so he specifically asked me to wait here."
Xie Chen stared slightly: " Where's the guard?"
Bu Feng sighed: "My lord, he is sick and can no longer get up."
A brief silence accompanied by the bleak wind and snow drifted among the crowd. between.
Even the city's defense has been infected, and the situation in Baicheng must not be optimistic.
Bu Feng took the initiative to break the silence.
“The positions vacated for the deputy general and these exiled prisoners have been found. However, due to the epidemic, our city is also very short of supplies. The court’s disaster relief food and wages have not yet arrived. The supplies that should be given to the deputy general are mostly I can’t get it out either.”
According to the rules, every time the exile team led by Xie Chen arrives in a town, the relevant officials of the city must cooperate with him to replenish supplies.
But now Baicheng has too much time to take care of itself, and of course there is nothing extra to give to the exiled team.
Xie Chen nodded solemnly: "It doesn't matter, we just need a place to take shelter from the wind and snow, so I'll worry about the marching general."
Bu Feng raised his hand and said: "The deputy general can understand best, please come with me."
The whole team followed into the city, Xiang Ying gently lifted the curtain, held Xiang Xiuxiu in her arms, and looked out together go.
In the sky, heavy snow fell indiscriminately, and the entire White City was devastated.
In the streets that may have been bustling in the past, most of the houses now have broken doors and windows, and some have even collapsed.
The ruins are crumbling under the attack of cold wind and snowflakes, as if they will fall completely at any time. Xiangying saw that in the market not far away, some stalls were lying on the ground, covered by a shallow layer of snow.
There are no bodies on the ground, but there are traces of smashing on the surrounding houses. I always feel that there must have been some fight before in Baicheng.
The rest of the exiled prisoners witnessed the tragic situation of the entire city with their own eyes, and shook their heads and sighed.
They talked a lot -
"Baicheng was ravaged by the plague, and many people in the city suffered, but why can't there be a single corpse?"
"He must be dead, buried under the heavy snow!"
As soon as he finished speaking, suddenly, an old man in ragged clothes ran out from the side.
He shouted heartbreakingly: "It's terrible!! They are falling down one after another!! Help! Help!"
Everyone was startled. Chen turned around and saw two generals chasing after the old man.
They pushed the old man into the snow and tied him up.
Bu Feng scolded: "Take it away quickly! If the epidemic is infected, can you afford it?"
The old man was hurriedly escorted back to the dark alley.
Jie Chen looked at Bu Feng, frowned and asked: "What's going on?"
Bu Feng's eyes were indifferent: "Oh, the deputy general has just arrived, so he probably doesn't know much about this epidemic. It’s very difficult. We have been waiting for supplies from the court, and all the medicinal materials in the city have been used up.”
“The only way now is to lock those who are sick together to prevent them from running out. In this way, we hope to prevent the spread of disease. ”
Jie Chen frowned.
Bu Feng seemed to know the cruelty of this method.
But he said lightly: "What can we do if we don't do this? There are still half of the people in the city who have to live."
Hearing this, Jie Chen could only nod silently. .
They walked forward, but Xiangying controlled the drone and followed the old man who was dragged away just now into the alley.
Through the screen, she first saw a narrow alley below, and after passing it, she came to a wide yard.
These courtyards were originally residential buildings, but are now divided into isolated residences.
The two soldiers just threw the old man who was dragged back into one of the residences, then closed the door and blocked it with chains.
There are soldiers stationed and patrolling around these places. Everyone carries a long bow on his back. It seems that he is ready at any time. If anyone runs out, he will shoot him immediately.
Xiangying roughly counted how many people were lying on the ground in the yard, and most of them were still in the house.
A small courtyard was crowded with more than ten people.
These people are infected with the disease and are coughing constantly. Even those who are not sick will be ruined if they go in.
Xiangying was about to go deeper to check, but she didn’t expect a prompt on the screen that the drone was about to leave the signal area!
She quickly took back the drone, lifted the curtain and looked outside, and found that the place Bu Feng found for Xie Chen was an open space far away from the infected area.
It was originally supposed to be a competition ground, but now it is just used for Jie Chen's garrison.
There are two rows of houses with limited occupancy.
But Xie Chen knew that this was the only thing they could provide.
He cupped his hands and said, "Thank you so much, General Marching. Please convey my gratitude to the city garrison for me."
Bu Feng nodded lightly: "Yes, I should say something that I shouldn't say. If When the snow stops, the deputy general will leave in time."
Before leaving, he suddenly turned around and looked at Xie Chen deeply: "However, if any of you feel uncomfortable, please tell me in time. .”
Jie Chen nodded and wrote down the symptoms of those affected by the epidemic.
Such as cough, hemoptysis, high fever, etc.
After sending Bufeng away, he coughed twice and then didn't take it seriously. He ordered Su Xiucai and the others to station the camp.
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