Chapter 191 191: Chaos in Xiaocheng (Thirty-one)
Zhai Le didn't hear the meaning behind Shen Tang's words.
He also thought that Shen Tang was simply sympathizing with the people who died tragically, and he sighed: "With such high strength, not to mention these ordinary people, even I dare not say that I will be safe and sound when I land, most likely I will lie in bed for three months with injuries." Five days..."
Zhai Le or the seventh-class public officials are so miserable, let alone those sick ordinary people? Now I can only pray that they don't suffer too much before they die, and the rest—
It's really beyond my reach, and I can't help it!
Thinking of this, Zhai Le wished to smash the cover with his fist, but he couldn't rush out to stop it without saying a word. The enemy's army and horses are abundant in food and grass, and they are full of hundreds of exhausted remnants, rushing out is to give someone a head.
Shen Tang said: "That's not what I meant."
She would not naively think that a large living person would be thrown out by the catapult, and they would be safe and sound after crossing the high city walls. cause a disease."
Hearing the word "epidemic", Zhai Le's scalp instantly went numb.
He said: "Plague, plague???"
Zhai Le looked at the gate of Xiaocheng in surprise and fear.
I don't know if Shen Tang's words gave him some kind of hint, or if it was a psychological effect, he felt that the city wall of Xiaocheng under the night was like a gigantic beast curled up on the ground trembling with weak breath.
Facing the minions exposed by the rebels, there is no resistance.
Shen Tang said: "What's so surprising about this?"
Zhai Le asked: "Why did you suddenly think of this?"
Shen Tang: "After a major disaster, there must be a major epidemic."
She just thought about why all those people are sick? It is normal to have three or five out of ten. After all, in the current environment, the elderly and children are struggling to survive, coupled with insufficient resistance, the probability of getting sick is higher than that of young adults. But - the people thrown into Xiaocheng all have sick faces, which is very wrong!
It doesn't look like they were randomly captured by the rebels, but they seem to have been carefully selected one by one. Once this idea is born, other guesses will be logical and follow suit. Why did the rebels choose a group of sick people and throw them into Xiaocheng?
If it is only for deterrence, which common people are different?
Why spend more time alone?
Unless, they are intentionally releasing sick people!
Taking advantage of the situation, I remembered that sentence.
"Although this statement is not absolute, but carefully observing the lives of the people after every natural disaster and man-made disaster, there is some truth to it. Most of the epidemics are related to drinking unhealthy water and eating contaminated food. Coupled with the scurrying of rats and mosquitoes, it is very easy to break out Massive disease."
Natural disasters such as floods, man-made disasters such as war.
There are no natural disasters now, but man-made disasters are just around the corner.
Xiaocheng was besieged by rebels. The people in the city not only faced the threat of rebels, but also faced 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 natural disasters and man-made disasters are prone to rampant diseases, but he never thought about food and drinking water. He heard the family doctor of traditional Chinese medicine say, "Husband plague is not a disease, not wind, not cold, not heat, not damp, but There is a sense of strangeness between heaven and earth."
In layman's terms, the plague is related to the evil spirits in the world. When the evil spirits enter the body, the disease will occur. People with weak health, such as the elderly and children, are most likely to be affected. What is evil spirit? It is estimated that it is the same as the Qi of heaven and earth, Wen Qi, and Wu Qi.
It's just that the Qi of heaven and earth can be transformed into Wen Qi and Wu Qi for people to use, which is a beneficial Qi, while evil Qi can only cause epidemics.
Different seasons have different strengths of evil spirits.
result-
My little friend said that the epidemic has something to do with drinking water.
Does he trust the doctor or his friends?
Zhai Le doesn't think about this for now.
He asked: "How could those corpses... cause the disease? No matter how hungry the people in the city are, they won't be able to eat right now."
After all, we haven't run out of ammunition and food.
At that time, the corpse will be almost rotten.
Shen Tang asked him back: "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, or bury them anywhere, or just throw them into the moat to save trouble? If you bury them, the snakes and insects will die." Rat ants will pick up the dead body when they are hungry, if they throw it into the moat... the water in the moat is connected to the water of the people, can it be clean?"
At present, except for some well-to-do people who drink boiled water, most people drink raw water. In their view, as long as the water quality is clear, it can be drunk, but they don't know that there are a lot 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 it’s always been like this in the past?
I don't see diseases everywhere.
If drinking water is so dangerous, are there still living people in this world? It's just that Shen Tang said it so firmly that he couldn't help but be convinced.
"It doesn't matter whether the rebels did it intentionally or unintentionally..." Shen Tang paused at this point, his expression slightly sad. Either way, how could she help? He can neither turn the tide and repel the rebels, nor can he save the people of Xiaocheng from fire and water.
Suddenly, a strong sense of powerlessness made her sigh.
Watching a tragic tragedy happen but unable to reverse it, the bitterness in it is only clear to me.
She used to joke that Qishan has a lot of ability but is pessimistic by nature. She can't understand the world. Why don't you take an active part in it, choose a wise leader in your heart, help with all your heart, and work together to calm the troubled times... Regardless of success or failure, it's better than sarcastic remarks .
Thinking about it now, the clown is actually herself.
Now she seems to be able to understand Qishan's mood when she said, "There has never been a time when the situation is 'stable' in all directions." It wasn't that he was pessimistic by nature, but that she was young and passionate, and hadn't been beaten by real life yet, so she didn't know how heavy the word "pacify the troubled times" was.
【The old country is the new worry】.
In the end, there is only one sentence of emotion——
If you want to buy sweet-scented osmanthus and carry wine, it will not look the same in the end. You are young.
Young man...
Shen Tang hadn't finished sighing, but was forcibly interrupted by Qishan's slap on the back of the head. She clutched the back of her head that was hurt from the beating, glared at Qi Shan angrily, and said, "Why did you sneak attack me?"
Don't talk about Wude!
Qi Shan frowned: "What's your expression?"
Depressed as if to give someone a mourning, seeing bad luck.
Shen Tang rubbed the back of his head: "Didn't I suddenly understand your state of mind at that time? Sigh - but you hit me, we are even, I don't apologize to you. Be gentle next time."
If it weren't for the lack of malice, she might have wrung his hand off.
Pray for goodness: "..."
It took a while to understand what Shen Tang was referring to.
He couldn't laugh or cry: "What do you, a twelve-year-old boy, think about this? It's not that you are too old to walk."
Pretending to be old-fashioned is really a shame.
Shen Tang: "..."
Qishan raised his eyebrows again, and teased her: "Youli is only twelve, and I am only twenty-four. At this age, I start to feel that 'the end is different, you are young'. What do you make Chu Wuhui feel?"
They are all young.
Youth means strength.
How can you not afford the words "pacify the world"!
The filial city in front of me is just the tip of the iceberg, a microcosm of the troubled times. They can't do anything about it now, but that doesn't mean they won't be able to in the future. Neither he nor Mr. Shen Xiaolang should be struck down by the difficulties in front of him without fighting spirit!
Shen Tang: "..."
For a while, I don’t know whether to complain about poor prayers, really never forget the dark and dark at any time, or complain that he took the wrong medicine and his blood boils?
Thanks to Qishan's interruption, she successfully escaped from the powerless and decadent mood, and subconsciously began to think about countermeasures.
The number of people on our side is small, and there is almost no food.
It is hopeless to fight the rebels head-on.
So, can you make a detour?
For example-
Using the other way, return it to the other body? Or intercept their food team and harass them as much as possible? Or sneak into the city, contact the commander who is in Xiaocheng at this time, and remind him of the possible disaster?
Shen Tang hesitated.
Finally, I still need to discuss with Qishan.
The result of the discussion is still unknown, but Yang Duwei, a man with red eyes, almost cried in public. He didn't expect that in such a desperate situation, there are benevolent and righteous people who are willing to run for Xiaocheng.
Shen Tang: "..."
Hey, if Captain Yang knew who had intercepted and killed the tax bank he was guarding, he would probably be furious and beat her dog's head violently.
_(:з)∠)_
Qishan is interested in the first proposal.
Zhai Huan prefers the second one.
Yang Duwei denied the third one.
Several of their scribes and warriors could sneak into Xiaocheng without alarming the enemy, but the soldiers following them could not. Without their command and dispatch, they would die if they met the rebels. As for the first and second, he was vacillating.
Zhai Huan: "..."
Choose difficulty again, right?
Shen Tang muttered: "It would be great if we could encircle Wei and save Zhao."
Let the rebels take the initiative to withdraw their troops!
It's a pity that they don't know where the rebels are weak. The first and second options are also mainly harassment, and it is difficult to cause devastating damage to the rebels. If you can use your strength to fight...
Leveraging…
Strength?
Something flashed through Shen Tang's mind.
She said: "Wait—I suddenly thought of a way. We might use our strength to attack our own shield... let Zheng Qiao's family bite dogs! We have few troops, but there are definitely people with more troops. Zheng Qiao Isn't that Joe?"
Zhai Le said: "Zheng Qiao sent troops to help Xiaocheng?"
Zhai Huan also said: "It's unlikely."
彘The rebel army headed by King Xi suddenly rebelled and made a surprise attack. Zheng Qiao didn't know when he received the news. Furthermore, although Xiaocheng is the state capital of Sibao County and the geographical location of Sibao County is also good, it is not so important that Zheng Qiao will take time to take special care of it.
In comparison, other lost ground is more important.
Shen Tang said again: "What if... the national seal is in Xiaocheng? Zheng Qiao has the national seal of Geng Kingdom in his hands, so the rebels are nothing to fear in his eyes, but once the national seal of Xiaocheng falls into the hands of King Zhu and other rebels, The situation is very different again! If Zheng Qiaoruo knows, he will definitely send troops to stop it immediately! As long as Xiaocheng can last until then, there may be a chance of survival!"
(end of this chapter)