And in the Hanshan County of Hezhou (now Ma'anshan City, Anhui) in Huainan, among the newly opened earthen-fenced villages under Qiyin Mountain, there were also people standing on piles of straw, facing the men and women gathered in the dumping yard. , Screamed loudly:
"My Taiping Army has its own destiny, and has long followed the rituals and regulations for cowardly and evil spirits handed down by the governor of the capital. Therefore, the land that has been cured has always been invaded by all evils, even if the plague of time is rampant, it can be immune to it."
"So, those of you who are newcomers should keep in mind that they are only allowed to drink cooked water. Apart from the fish, shrimp, aquatic products and melons, vegetables and fruits in the river, do not eat any game that has not been fully cooked. Or poultry..."
"Whether it's farm work, work or just buying a livelihood, you must go out with more than ten people, and bring self-defense guys; don't contact strangers randomly, let alone feel that you have more than one family, and feel good outside at will!"
"Look at people who are pitiful for a while, and they may harm someone from Zhuangzi. Don't bother with the women in the neighboring villages. Now that the belts of the pants are not clear, you may bring back the fatal tie..."
It's just that when it comes to this, the original atmosphere of solemnity and solemnity in the presence has also loosened with some uncontrollable snickers and rounds of laughter. Compared to the single men who laughed at each other, the women stared and slapped their mouths, spitting and eagerly shouting:
"Uncle Zhang, don't worry, we must be optimistic about the men in Zhuangzi, and the discipline will not miss one..."
However, Uncle Zhang, who was born as a lame elder standing on the straw, was dissatisfied and waved his arms and yelled again:
"And you ladies too, don't want to say that you are the one you kindly said, and that's it. If you are picking up other people's children at every turn, you don't think there are enough things! Let me say, which is broken. The rules that must be followed during the critical period put everyone in danger, so don’t blame me for turning my face and not acknowledging people..."
"Don't mention any fines or penalties, and handed over to the officials to listen to them, and we just drove out of Zhuangzi. It is really the current epidemic. We are in danger with the wealth of 700 young and old in the Zhuang, and we can't bear the burden of this wanton and reckless behavior. ."
Having said that, everyone present suddenly became awe-inspiring again. After all, it is fine to receive some initial punishments or even physical punishments such as flogging for violations on weekdays, but if you are driven out of Zhuangzi under these circumstances, it will be a life of nine deaths or life is worse than death. It is an unimaginable painful price for the vast majority of people who have settled down so easily, and have gained land and a new life of food and clothing for a while.
Then, I saw that old uncle Zhang said slowly again:
"There are probably some of you who have been dispatched and dispatched from other places. Most of you have not seen the previous epidemic. The whole city and the countryside are full of corpses that make people unable to lay down, and there are dying corpses everywhere. , Is it like the world’s bitter sea and hell? It’s unavoidable that even the animals and animals who eat the dead are unavoidable, and then the people who ate these animals and animals also die one after another on the way to escape; and they spread these invisible epidemics. It's broader and farther..."
He said this in his mouth, but it was like a world away remembering some old scenes when he was in Canton.
At that time, everyone had just followed Huang Wang to reach Lingnan. They had not been able to take a breath and relax for a while in the Huahua World led by Guangfu. As a result, because the northerners in the Lingnei mostly did not learn the water and soil of the south, and the inherent characteristics of the Lingwai The heat and humidity of the army made the soldiers of the Rebel Army become sick in a swarm.
So for a while, both old and new brothers die every day, and many familiar faces around him disappear in the camp, and never have a chance to come back. As a result, there were too many people in his camp who fell ill and died of illness. They couldn’t make up enough staff to help transport and dig pits and bury them. Instead, they had to send out the last few people who were still able to move and grab them from nearby villages. Come to complete the final land for security.
But they are not the worst. It is said that no one came out to respond to the camp where many dead people died. Instead, they had to pile firewood and charcoal outside and burn them out. As a result, Uncle Zhang, who had been struggling to the end with his strength, still inevitably followed the arrested Minhu also fell ill.
But compared to those comrades who have died but can only be corpses for a while, they are undoubtedly a relatively fortunate group of people. Because, in Xunzhou, there is actually a strange man "Monk Zhou" who can solve these epidemics, and he can use some local materials to control and alleviate the epidemics in the army.
After vomiting and diarrhea, Uncle Zhang, who could only soak his body in vicious drowning, survived his life by relying on boiled light salt water and green herbal porridge, he naturally took his weak body with him, and went to other places without stopping. Grabbing more brothers who are still lingering in the epidemic.
He was also the first time he heard the name of the chief governor in contact with the regulations for preventing and dealing with the epidemic. That is really the merit of the ten thousand family beating the Buddha. In addition, he couldn't bear the suffering of the world and he returned to the vulgar from Buddhism, and he was immediately regarded as the "big doctor king" medicine master Liuliguang Wang Buddha ordered a general existence.
When the epidemic, which had killed more than 10,000 people and was several times more ill, was finally over, no one in the rebel army knew it, and no one knew about the wonderful and versatile "Monk Zhou" under the military mansion's account. Name. Later, he was seriously injured when attacking Guizhou and was transferred back to the Cantonese government for training and treatment. He happened to kneel under the jurisdiction of the current Bodhisattva "Monk Zhou".
Therefore, although he missed the Yellow King’s army sequence due to his injury and illness, he did not hesitate to surrender to the current Bodhisattva's command and became a member of the Guangfu. A glorious member of the Taiping Army's predecessor who finally cleaned up the situation.
Later, in the battle outside Tanzhou City, in order to stop the Gwangju army fleeing the siege, he was trampled by an enemy rider and broke his thigh during the melee. Even if he was later reconnected, he had his legs uneven and became a lame man. ; But fortunately, the chief governor has never forgotten the disabled elders who have worked hard, and there is always a way to make good arrangements.
Uncle Zhang, who was more than 40 years old, felt that his bones could not move for at least more than ten years, so he declined the suggestion to enter the corresponding Invalids’ farm and instead asked to continue to work in the Jiansheng Army. The chief governor did his best; so step by step he became the instructor of the training patrol team in the local central village.
After a few years of comfortable and busy life, after the Metropolitan Du Mansion began to visit Huainan. With the numerous establishments of the Jiansheng Army, he moved to this armed village located inland within the Hezhou boundary as an outpost stronghold and an important guard, and became a leader in supervising local production and nearby defense.
Therefore, on weekdays, he can certainly be joking with these villagers and tenants, and it’s okay to be said something bad or strange; but his knowledge and feelings about the epidemic also give him enough determination. Be cruel and deal with all the root causes and hidden dangers that may bring danger.
However, at this time, the gong board on the wooden post on the side of Zhuangzi's wall was struck vigorously, and a fast-paced alarm sounded.
After a while, Old Uncle Zhang couldn't help swallowing his dry mouth, squinting his eyes and looking at the black and oppressive crowd gathered outside Zhuangzi. I don't know how many of them were infected with the epidemic. And behind the raised wooden fence on the Tuweizi, there are also men and women Ding Zhuang who are holding bows and arrows, fork handles, and bamboo spears.
Among them, there are dozens of continuous crossbows with box held by members of the patrol team. However, seeing these crowds slowly walked into the range of the crossbow, they all knelt down and clamored to the ground, crying and shouting loudly:
"Okay, let's give a way to survive..."
"It is said that there are living gods and Buddhas for blessing... let us get some light too"
"At home, everyone in the village fell down, and the rest escaped, please..."
Suddenly, all eyes were on Old Uncle Zhang's body.
At the same time, Liu Hanhong of Huaixi was also troubled by the epidemic. Although the Hao, Shou, and Su states along the Huaihe River occupied most of them, the terrible news of the outbreak of the epidemic was all of a sudden on the sites of his hometown of Shenzhou and Lao Chao Guangzhou.
As a result, the air was newly hit, and the air still exuded the smell of fresh blood and the smell of fireworks in Haozhou Prefecture (now Fengyang County, Anhui Province). All of a sudden, Liu Hanhong, who seemed to have grown old, was also under the attention of the eager and expectant people, as if helplessly and finally said that sentence:
"Go, send someone to take over all of your relatives and relatives. As long as the rest of the villagers can move, you can drive them to find a way out of the Taiping thief!"
As a result, waves of people gathered from the villages, driven by swords and guns, began to involuntarily help the old and the young to rush towards the southern states of Huang and Qi. But it was like a turbid current flowing into the situation in southern Huainan, and it further impacted the people's livelihood and order in the local countryside. (End of this chapter)