Zhai Le did not hear the hidden meaning in Shen Tang's words.
He thought Shen Tang was simply sympathizing with the people who died tragically, and then he sighed: "With such a high force, let alone these ordinary people, I dare not say that I can land safely. Most likely, I will still have broken bones and stay in bed for three to five days..."
Zhai Le and the seventh-rank official doctor were so miserable, let alone those sick ordinary people? Now we can only pray that they don't suffer too much before they die, and the rest -
It's really beyond our reach and I can't do anything to help!
Thinking of this, Zhai Le wanted to smash the shelter with one fist, but he couldn't rush out to stop it without saying a word. The enemy had plenty of food and fodder, and they had only a few hundred exhausted remnants. If they rushed out, they would just be giving away their heads and military merits.
Shen Tang said: "That's not what I meant."
She was not naive enough to think that a living person could be thrown out by a catapult and pass over the high city wall without any harm. She just had a flash of inspiration and some terrible guesses emerged in her mind: "I am worried that the bodies of the people will cause an epidemic."
When Zhai Le heard the word "epidemic", his scalp went numb instantly.
He said: "Epidemic, epidemic???"
Zhai Le looked towards the gate of Xiaocheng with shock and fear.
He didn't know whether Shen Tang's words gave him some kind of hint, or it was a psychological effect, but he felt that the wall of Xiaocheng under the night sky was like a giant beast curled up on the ground, shivering, and breathing weakly.
Faced with the exposed fangs of the rebels, they were powerless to resist.
Shen Tang asked: "What's so surprising about this?"
Zhai Le asked: "Why did you suddenly think of this?"
Shen Tang: "After a great disaster there will be a great epidemic."
She was just thinking why all the people were sick? Three or five out of ten was normal. After all, in the current environment, it was difficult for the elderly and children to survive, and their resistance was insufficient, so the chance of getting sick was higher than that of young and middle-aged people. But - the people who were thrown into Xiaocheng all looked sick, which was very wrong!
They didn't look like they were randomly captured by the rebels, but rather they looked like they were carefully selected. Once this idea came to mind, other speculations followed naturally. Why would the rebels pick a group of sick people and throw them into Xiaocheng
If it's just for deterrence, which common people would be different
Why spend extra time on a single one
Unless, they deliberately released sick civilians!
I immediately remembered that sentence.
"Although this is not absolute, if we carefully observe the lives of the people after every natural disaster or man-made disaster, we will find that there is some truth to this. Most epidemics are related to drinking unhealthy water and eating contaminated food. Coupled with the rampant spread of rats and mosquitoes, it is very easy for large-scale epidemics to break out."
Natural disasters such as floods and man-made disasters such as wars.
There are no natural disasters now, but man-made disasters are imminent.
Xiaocheng was besieged by rebels. The people in the city not only had to face the threat of the rebels, but also faced the crisis of drinking water and food. It was not only the people of Xiaocheng who were trapped, but also animals, such as snakes, insects, rats and ants. They were starving, what food could not be eaten
Zhai Le was stunned for a long time.
He knew that epidemics were likely to spread after natural disasters or man-made tragedies, but he had never thought that it was related to food and water. He did hear the tribe's Chinese medicine practitioner say that "the plague is not caused by wind, cold, heat, or humidity, but is caused by a different kind of air between heaven and earth."
In layman's terms, the plague is related to the evil spirits between heaven and earth. When the evil spirits enter the body, the plague will occur. People with weak bodies, such as the elderly and children, are most likely to be infected. What is evil spirit? I guess it is the same as the qi of heaven and earth, the civil qi, and the military qi.
It's just that the qi of heaven and earth can be transformed into literary qi and martial qi for people to use. It is beneficial qi, while evil qi will only cause epidemics.
The strength of evil spirits varies in different seasons.
result-
But my friend said that the epidemic was 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: "How could those corpses... cause an epidemic? Even if the people in the city are hungry, they won't eat them now."
After all, we haven’t run out of ammunition and food yet.
By that time, the body would have been almost rotten.
Shen Tang asked him back, "If you were a civilian or 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 save trouble and throw them directly into the moat? If you bury them, the hungry snakes, insects, rats and ants will dig out the corpses. If you throw them into the moat... the water in the moat is connected to the water used by the people, how can it be clean?"
Nowadays, except for some wealthy people who drink boiled water, most people drink raw water. In their opinion, as long as the water is clear, it can be drunk. However, 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, it cannot withstand this.
Zhai Le paused: "This..."
He wanted to say, isn’t this how it has always been done in the past
There is no epidemic everywhere.
If drinking water is so dangerous, how can there be any living people in this world? But Shen Tang said it with such confidence that he couldn't help but believe it.
"Whether the rebels did this intentionally or unintentionally..." Shen Tang paused here, her expression slightly gloomy. No matter which one it was, what could she do to help? She could neither turn the tide and repel the rebels, nor save the people of Xiaocheng from the water and fire.
Suddenly, a strong feeling of powerlessness made her sigh.
Watching a tragedy happen without being able to change it, only you know the bitterness of it.
She had previously laughed at Qishan for being talented but pessimistic by nature, and for not being able to stand the way things were. She asked him why he didn't actively get involved, choose a wise leader in his mind, assist him with all his heart, and work together to quell the troubled times... Regardless of success or failure, it was always better than making sarcastic remarks.
Now thinking about it, the clown was actually herself.
Now she seemed to understand Qi Shan's feeling when he said, "There has never been a time when the situation is 'stable' in all directions." It's not that he is pessimistic by nature, but she is young and passionate, and has not been beaten by the reality of life yet, so she doesn't know how heavy the four words "pacify the troubled times" are.
The old country is filled with new sorrows.
It is not easy to pacify troubled times.
In the end, I only have one sigh -
I want to buy some osmanthus flowers and put them in the wine, but it doesn't feel like the days when I was young.
Young people...
Shen Tang hadn't finished sighing when Qi Shan slapped her on the back of her head. She covered her painful back of the head and glared at Qi Shan, asking, "Why did you sneak attack me?"
This is a lack of martial ethics!
Qi Shan frowned: "What's that expression on your face?"
He looked so depressed as if he was attending a funeral, it was unlucky to look at.
Shen Tang rubbed the back of his head: "Don't I suddenly understand your state of mind at that time? Alas - but you hit me, we are even, I won't apologize to you. Be gentler next time."
If she hadn't meant any harm, she might have twisted his hand off.
Qishan: “…”
It took me a while to understand what Shen Tang was referring to.
He didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why are you, a twelve-year-old boy, feeling sad about this? You are not so old that you can't walk."
You really deserve a beating if you act like a sophisticated person.
Shen Tang: “…”
Qi Shan raised his eyebrows again and teased her, "Youli is only twelve, and I am only twenty-four. At this age, you are already lamenting that 'I can't live like a young boy'. What do you want Chu Wuhui to lament about?"
They are all still young.
Being young means being strong.
How can you not be able to shoulder the responsibility of “pacifying the world”!
The Xiaocheng in front of them was just the tip of the iceberg, a microcosm of the entire chaotic world. They were helpless about it now, but that didn't mean they couldn't do anything about it in the future. Neither he nor Shen Xiaolangjun should be discouraged by the difficulties in front of them!
Shen Tang: “…”
For a moment, I didn't know whether to complain that Qi Bushan never forgot Hei Wuhui anytime and anywhere, or to complain that he took the wrong medicine and got his blood boiling
Thanks to Qi Shan's interruption, she successfully got out of that powerless and decadent mood and subconsciously began to think about how to deal with it.
Our side is small in number and has almost no food or fodder.
There is no hope in fighting the rebels head on.
So, can we take a roundabout approach
For example-
Give them a taste of their own medicine? Or intercept their food supply team and harass them as much as possible? Or sneak into the city and contact the commander who is currently in Xiaocheng to warn him of the possible disaster
Shen Tang hesitated.
In the end, I still have to discuss this with Qishan and the others.
The outcome of the discussion is still unknown, but Captain Yang's eyes were red and he almost cried in public. He didn't expect that in such a desperate situation, there would still be kind and righteous people willing to work hard for Xiaocheng.
Shen Tang: “…”
Hey, if Captain Yang knew who killed the tax silver he was guarding, he would probably be furious and beat her head off.
_(:з)∠)_
Qishan was interested in the first proposal.
Zhai Huan prefers the second one.
Captain Yang denied the third one.
The scholars and warriors could sneak into Xiaocheng without alerting the enemy, but the soldiers following them could not. Once they lost their command and dispatch, they would be dead if they encountered the rebels. As for the first and the second, he was wavering.
Zhai Huan: “…”
It's your indecisiveness that strikes you again, right
Shen Tang muttered: "If only we could surround Wei and save Zhao."
Let the rebels withdraw voluntarily!
It's a pity that they don't know where the rebels' weaknesses are. The first and second plans are mainly harassment, which is difficult to cause devastating damage to the rebels. It would be great if they could use their strength to defeat their own...
Leverage…
Hit with force
Something suddenly flashed through Shen Tang's mind.
She said, "Wait a minute—I suddenly thought of a way. We might be able to use the enemy's strength to defeat the enemy. Use the enemy's spear to attack our shield... Let Zheng Qiao's family fight each other! We have fewer troops, but there are definitely people with more troops, isn't Zheng Qiao one of them?"
Zhai Le said: "Zheng Qiao sent troops to aid Xiaocheng?"
Zhai Huan also said: "It's unlikely."
The rebels led by the King of Zhui suddenly rebelled and attacked, and Zheng Qiao didn't know when he would receive the news. Moreover, although Xiaocheng was the capital of Sibao County, and Sibao County had a good geographical location, it was not important enough for Zheng Qiao to take time to take special care of it.
In comparison, other losses are more important.
Shen Tang added: "What if... the national seal is in Xiaocheng? Zheng Qiao has the national seal of Geng State in his hand, so the rebels are not to be feared in his eyes. But once the national seal of Xiaocheng falls into the hands of the rebels such as King Zhui, the situation will be very different! If Zheng Qiao knew, he would definitely send troops to stop it immediately! As long as Xiaocheng can hold on until then, there may be a glimmer of hope!"