Xian Sun of the Ning Mansion of the Red Chamber

Chapter 195 Biochemical weapons across time and space
Jia Ying's complexion was a little ugly. Smallpox, a disease that has been prevalent in the Central Plains for thousands of years, has even completed the task of spreading to other regions outside the East. It is the initiator of the "biggest massacre in human history". For a country like Dagan, which is based on agricultural civilization, the horror of smallpox makes people change their colors.

Smallpox is not unsolvable at present. The ancestors of the Han people have found a way to deal with this kind of death a long time ago, the pox clothes method.It's just that the cure rate of this method is not very high, whether you can survive or not depends purely on destiny.

It wasn't until the advent of smallpox vaccination that this situation gradually changed.

However, even with the vaccination method of human pox, the fatality rate of this disease exceeds [-]%, and the human pox taken from self-healing patients is still fatal.

Cowpox is far less lethal than human pox, but the current method of vaccinia vaccination should not have come out.Even if it comes out, there are two oceans and one Central Asia, and it is not known how long it will take to spread to Daqian.

In fact, it is not too difficult for Jia Ying to cultivate poisonous pox. It is nothing more than the method of raising Gu in Miaojiang. The principle is almost like this.

It takes time to cultivate poisonous pox, and this trip to Shanyin caught Jia Ying off guard for a while, not to mention that there are still enemy troops chasing and intercepting her.

Moreover, the vaccinia vaccination method is not 100% able to cure the disease, and the mortality rate is still as high as [-]%.

Jia Ying turned his head and looked behind him. The soldiers who followed him all the way to the north felt a sharp pain in their hearts, as straight as a drop of blood.

From the moment they set foot on the land of Shanyin, this army is no longer safe. No one can be sure whether this disease is only in the city, or the entire Shanyin, and even other areas of Datong Prefecture. .

It seems that the planned strategy cannot continue to be implemented, and the epidemic cannot be brought to Yanmen or even the customs. Once this epidemic spreads, it will be really fatal for the current Dagan. It's near, there are people he cares about.

"Everyone, leave Shanyin City!"

Jia Ying ordered to the guards behind him, "Zhou Xi'er, go and transfer those soldiers who drank the river water into the city."

"What's going on?" Yang You put away his foolish habits at this moment, stepped forward on his horse, and asked Jia Ying in a serious manner.

Seeing everyone retreating from the city, Jia Ying said: "These people didn't die from the war, but from the epidemic!"

"Plague!" Yang You exclaimed, his expression equally ugly.

"Then what are you waiting for, hurry up and lead the army out of here!" Yang You hurriedly urged.

Although Yang You was born in the royal family, he still knew the basic medical knowledge. In all plagues and diseases, the most feared thing is crowding.Tens of thousands of troops gathered together, this is no joke.

Jia Ying smiled wryly and shook her head, "It's too late!"

In this world, no one knows the way the plague spreads better than Jia Ying. Not to mention that some soldiers have already drank the river water here, but from the moment they stepped into this land, the surrounding mountains, rivers, plants, and even the air are Possibly a carrier of the virus.It is inevitable for the soldiers to have direct physical contact with the things here when the army is marching, and it is too late to retreat at this time.

Jia Ying can't take risks, let alone return to the pass with an infected army.

"There are still [-] soldiers and horses in the rear army, and there is still a distance from the county seat. Take them and leave first. After leaving the city, change your clothes and horses."

After all, Yang You's identity is different, he is the emperor's nephew, Jia Ying has no right to decide whether he will stay or not.And as a friend, he also sincerely hopes that Yang You can leave this dangerous zone.

"What about you?" Yang You asked in a deep voice.

"As the chief general of the first army, I can't leave. What's more, I built the Xiang army camp by myself. At this time, I can't abandon them." Jia Ying shook her head and said.

whispering sound!
Yang You gave Jia Ying a middle finger, got on his horse, and headed out of the city.

"Leave the affairs outside the city to the Lord. I will seal Shanyin City to death. Whatever you want to do, you can do it freely. Even if Agujin comes, you won't be disturbed!"

Jia Ying shook her head and didn't say much.

"My lord, everyone is here, a total of 760 people." Xi'er rushed over with a group of soldiers.

Jia Ying could see the apprehension and uneasiness on the faces of these soldiers. They just went down to the river to drink some water, and then they were locked up by General Mu.In the army, if a battalion of soldiers is imprisoned by the general, that can only mean that the soldiers of this battalion have lost the trust of the general.For these men who serve as soldiers and eat food, it is extremely terrifying.

"My lord, why did you imprison me?"

"Yes, my lord, we didn't violate the laws and regulations of the army?"

Many of these soldiers were old soldiers when Jia Ying established the Hunan Army Camp. The rest were recruited by Feng Hengshi and started to follow Jia Ying in Shaanxi. , has already recognized the young general in front of him.

Seeing the puzzled expressions of the soldiers, Jia Ying couldn't help but tremble.

"Who said you violated the military law?"

"You follow me, Jia Ying, through life and death. In my eyes, you are the best fighters in the world, and you are the cornerstone of our great efforts."

Hearing Jia Ying's recognition of them, the soldiers smiled again.

"I'm going to die for my lord!"

"I'm going to die for my lord!"

Who is the cutest person?

Jia Ying raised his hand and pressed lightly, looked around everyone and said loudly: "The reason why I transferred you to the city is because I have an important task for you. This task may cost you your life. Are you willing to accept it?"

"My lord, why are you being polite to us? Our old brothers in the Hunan Army camp have only recognized two people in this life, that is, you and Mr. Feng! If you have any tasks, you can just order them."

"That's right, my lord, our brothers are all rolled out of the dead. It's not the first time that we lost our lives."

"I'm afraid of dying, who wants to be a soldier! My lord, you can just tell me."

Jia Ying nodded heavily and said, "Okay!"

"I ordered you to clear an open space at the gate of the city as your camp. From now on, you will be stationed there, but no one is allowed to leave the city. Is it possible?"

"Yes!" Everyone said in unison.

"My lord, are we going to fight the Tartars here to the death?"

Jia Ying smiled slightly and said, "That's right, we're here to compete with the Tartars!"

After a pause, he changed his voice: "But our enemies are not only those Tartars. Those Tartars are nothing. We died at the hands of our brothers from the Hunan Army camp. There are not thirty thousand but twenty thousand Tartars. They are not terrible. , the terrible thing is another enemy."

"My lord, even the Tartars are no match for our brothers, what else can we be afraid of?" Someone asked aloud.

Jia Ying smiled and did not answer.

Because he didn't know how to speak to these brothers who accompanied him through life and death.

Death is not terrible!
Terrible is the fear and despair of natural disasters!
Jia Ying shook her head and said, "No matter who our biggest enemy is, there is one sentence that I want to say to all brothers."

Looking at the serious expressions on everyone's faces, Jia Ying said solemnly: "No matter when and where, I will be with you!"

"Xiang Army Camp, Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Wan Sheng!"

"Listen to my order. Everyone, cover your mouth and nose with gauze and search the streets and alleys of the city. No matter if they are people or livestock, as long as they are panting, gather them in the square in front of the city gate!"

"Remember what I said, only drive away, don't touch any living things! Do you understand?"

"understand!"

"set off!"

"Yes!" After everyone shouted in unison, one group or one group dispersed and searched the city.

After everyone left, Jia Yingfu began to meditate again.

It is impossible to return to the pass, but how should the Xiongnu army besieged from all sides deal with it?

Once the epidemic spreads in the army, he and Yang You's army will have no combat strength. Facing the Huns who are sharpening their knives, they can only be fish on the chopping board and lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

If you want to deal with the smallpox plague with all your strength, you don't have to worry about the future. You must find a way to solve the crisis from the north.

"Xi'er!"

"Second master, the little one is here." Xi'er stepped forward.

"There should be quite a few Xiongnu prisoners in our army, let my cousin bring them all."

"Let's go now, little one."

"and many more!"

"Don't let cousin enter the city, you are responsible for escorting people in." Jia Ying urged again.

Xi'er nodded and turned to leave.

In Shanyin City, there are indeed still people alive.

Perhaps it was because before the army arrived, these people were gathering together to dispose of the corpses. Seeing soldiers coming in, these conservative civilians panicked.

The search soldiers didn't take much effort, and drove out all the people who were hiding in several houses not far away.

"My lord, everyone is here. As for the livestock, the brothers are searching from door to door, and it will take some time." A general reported.

"Let the brothers stop first." Jia Ying looked at the hundreds of people from Shanyin City gathered in the square, and said.

"Yes!" The commander-in-chief responded and waved to a soldier beside him, asking him to convey the order.

"grown ups."

"Just tell me what you want, hesitating what to do!" Jia Ying said with a chuckle.

"My lord, there seems to be a plague in this Shanyin city." There was a hint of worry on his general expression, and he looked at the people in the square ahead from time to time.

Many of these people covered their entire bodies, leaving only a pair of black eyeballs outside, and they would cough a few times from time to time.

"You're right! Has it spread among the soldiers?" Jia Ying asked with a long sigh.

President Ba hurriedly said: "My lord, none of our brothers are afraid of death."

Jia Ying smiled wryly and said, "You drank the water from the river, but you were afraid, and there was nothing you could do. Now you know why I ordered you to be circled."

Hearing the words, the general manager couldn't help but darken his face, and said with a little fear: "My lord, are these brothers under the humble rank all going to die?"

Jia Ying turned her head and looked over, her eyes met those of General Manager.

"My lord, a lowly position is not afraid of death, but these brothers"

"I know, I know. You are all strong men. I can't guarantee anything, but I will try my best to save you. Believe me, this kind of plague is not impossible to deal with. I will try my best to make more People survived! It can definitely be done.”

"Your Excellency shouldn't have stayed with you." Ba always blamed himself.

Jia Ying laughed softly: "I am the commander of the first army. I led you into this desperate place. Is there any reason for me not to stay?"

"Let's not talk about this, go and ask, is there any leader among these people, and bring them to me."

Hearing the words, the general manager also let out a long sigh, and solemnly clasped his fists at Jia Ying and said, "Yes!"

Not long after, Mr. Ba came over with a man dressed in sackcloth and white, with a cloak on his head, and his face was also covered by a veil.

"My lord, people brought it."

Turning his head to look at the person beside him, he said: "Don't take off the face scarf yet, this is my chief soldier."

But the man shook his head and said, "I can't pick it!"

"Bold! You."

"Guo Daudao! Forget it, you retreat first, Zhou Xier will bring the prisoners in later, you go and meet them, don't let the soldiers from outside the city enter the city."

Guo Bold is the nickname of the General Manager, and his birth name is Guo Sheng, nicknamed Bold.

Jia Ying interrupted Guo Boldly's scolding, and ordered.

After Guo Boldly left, Jia Ying then looked at the person in front of him and asked, "Old man, are you from Shanyin?"

The man spoke just now, and from the voice, Jia Ying could tell that the other party was an elder.

The man shook his head, and said: "Originally, I was from Baoding, but I have traveled here, so I am not from Shanyin. I didn't know that it was the heavenly soldiers from my lord, and I thought it was the Huns, so I hid with my fellow villagers in the city. , please forgive me, my lord."

As he spoke, he bowed his knees and bowed down.

"That's not necessary! It's important to talk about business." Jia Ying waved his hand to interrupt the other party's movements.

The old man was not hypocritical, looked at Jia Ying, sighed, and persuaded, "Your Excellency, it is better to leave here with the army, you have seen the situation in the city, there is a plague here."

"It's smallpox." Jia Ying said.

"Your Excellency already knows?" There was some surprise in the old man's voice.

"I saw a few corpses on the other side of the fire just now, and my whole body was covered with red rashes, pus and sores, which were distributed centrifugally."

"My lord touched the corpse?" The old man said with deep worry in his words.

Jia Ying shook her head: "No, I picked it up with a spear."

The old man nodded, puzzled and said, "Since your lord knows it's smallpox, why do you want to stay here?"

"My soldiers drank the water from the river outside the city. What's more, once you step into the plague, once you step in, you can't get out again unless you defeat it!" Jia Ying said helplessly.

Hearing this, the old man also had a hint of helplessness in his eyes, and said, "I didn't expect that my lord is someone who understands medicine. Alas, the old man has practiced medicine for many years. This is the second time he has encountered such a large-scale smallpox plague. People living in the city Most of the people who came down died in less than a month, and the corpses have been burned several times."

"The old man is a doctor? Is there a solution?"

Jia Ying asked happily.

The old man said slowly: "There is a way, but the old man has limited energy and cannot treat so many people at once. Most of them still died. Some of them had smallpox, and the old man had already sent them out of the city to flee for their lives. The rest Ugh."

"Does the old man use the method of human pox?" Jia Ying asked.

"My lord also knows how to treat human pox?" Now it was the old man's turn to be curious.

But then he shook his head and said: "The method of human pox is only useful for uninfected people. It can be used to prevent and treat patients, but it can't cure those who are already infected. When the old man came here, most people had already been infected with smallpox and human pox. Law is useless."

"Then how did the old man treat these people?" Jia Ying asked.

"People infected with the epidemic can be roughly divided into three categories. The first category is the initial infection stage, and the symptoms are not obvious. They can take Sangju Decoction plus alkali; For those who have pustules, they can take Radix Ginseng and Dongmai Tang plus alkali, but the old man does not have this medicine in his hand. Alas, I can only let it go." There was a strong sense of loss and self-confidence in the old man's words. responsibility.

Doctors are benevolent, this sentence is naturally a big lie for those quack doctors, but for real medical experts with superb medical skills, "benevolence" is the criterion they abide by all their lives.

Without a "benevolence" heart to save people, there will be no desire to seek knowledge to continuously explore medical principles. It is precisely because of the persistence that every patient who wants to be treated can survive that they continue to grow and improve, and let their medical skills Finally a higher level.

Therefore, the benevolence of doctors is never empty talk.

In the name of everyone and the benevolence of doctors, they have always complemented each other.

The benevolence of a doctor does not mean how many people will die if you want to do it. No matter how skilled a doctor is, his energy is limited after all.The most important thing is, how many of the patients who have been treated in hand can survive.

Jia Ying was very fortunate to meet not only smallpox but also a real name in Shanyin.

Sangju Drink with alkali, Cimicifuga Gegen Decoction with alkali, Shashen Dongmai Decoction with alkali, these three prescriptions, Jia Ying has seen in medical books before, they are all good medicines for detoxification and clearing fire.

Especially Cimicifuga Gegen Decoction, combined with Radix Paeoniae Alba and Glycyrrhizae, is good for relieving measles and clearing rashes.

The other two doses of prescriptions are not as effective as Cimicifuga Gegen Decoction for rash-like viruses, but they are also good prescriptions for dispelling wind and clearing heat, clearing lungs and relieving cough.

"Does the old man have thick scabs that fell off from the recovered patients? My soldiers urgently need these."

Jia Ying is going to vaccinate the whole army, this kind of thing must be done quickly, otherwise, once the army has a fever and rash, it will be over.

"Yes, I don't know how many soldiers and horses my lord has brought? The old man has saved some, but I don't know if it is enough. There are also a group of folks who have been seeded. They can also provide some, but they are no longer here, and they have to wait Last few days." said the old man.

"As many as there are, count as much. The rest can be cultivated slowly, old man, are there any cattle in the county?" Jia Ying asked happily.

"Bull?" The old man was a little puzzled.

"Yes, if human pox is used to cultivate poisonous pox, someone must voluntarily infect it. The cost is too high, and even if it is human pox, the fatality rate is very high."

"But cows are different from humans. Are you sure that cowpox is effective against smallpox?" The old man was a little curious.

Jia Ying nodded firmly and said, "It must be useful!"

"Sir, have you seen it?" the old man asked again.

"I've seen it!" Jia Ying nodded and admitted.

"Where is it? Which medical expert came up with the solution?"

I don't know if the old man kept asking for proof, or because of his desire for unknown medical principles.

Jia Ying didn't know how to answer the other party for a while. If she couldn't give a definite answer, the old man would first stop her if she wanted to promote cowpox.

After a moment of silence, Jia Ying said, "Taixi! Taixi people have been inoculated with cowpox, and the cure rate is more than [-]% higher than that of human pox."

"Your Excellency, you want to trick the old man!" The old man stared at Jia Ying with burning eyes.

Jia Ying said seriously: "I am more concerned about the lives of my brothers Pao Ze!"

The old man stared at Jia Ying for a long time before he said: "Most of the cows in the city were taken away by the Huns, but there are still two hidden on the mountains outside the city, which were originally reserved for these folks to make food. If cowpox If it really works, these two ends are far from enough.”

When Jia Ying heard this, she fell into silence.

Cattle, he needs a lot of cattle to save the lives of his soldiers!

Where can I find so many cattle?
Jia Ying finally turned his attention to the Huns who had been brought into the city.

"Guo is bold!"

"Have!"

Guo Sheng ran over when he heard the words, Jia Ying turned to look at the old man and said, "Old man, I would like to trouble you to vaccinate the soldiers in my city with smallpox. These soldiers all drank the river water outside the city. Let's see their fate."

"Guo Daudao, tell your soldiers, this one"

Jia Ying was halfway through talking, only to realize that she didn't know the old man's name yet.

"The old man is always good." The old man said at the right time.

"Tell your soldiers, the words of this Doctor Chang are my general orders, and anyone who dares to disobey will be executed!"

"The last general takes orders!"

"Thank you, Doctor Chang." Jia Ying bowed to the old man.

"Don't dare to do it, don't dare to do it! If my lord wants to breed cowpox, I will order someone to take my lord to bring back the two yellow cattle in the mountain."

As he spoke, Chang Youke waved to the person behind him.

A person walked out of the crowd, but was stopped by soldiers.

Guo Sheng hurriedly shouted: "Let go!"

When the man approached, Chang Youke said to Jia Ying: "My lord, this is the old man's granddaughter. She has been traveling with the old man to practice medicine. She has had a rash. If you have anything to do, you can rest assured to tell her to do it. "

"Minister Chang Zhenling, I have met you." The woman saluted with a blessed body.

Chang Zhenling was also covered tightly all over her body. Jia Ying couldn't see her face, but her name was a good one.

There are hazelnuts in the mountains, and Linglings in Xie.Who's thinking?Western beauty.He is a beauty, a person from the West.

"Thank you, miss." Jia Ying replied softly.

Then Jia Ying asked Xi'er to follow Chang Zhenling to bring back the two cows in the mountain, while she led Guo Boldly to a group of Hun captives.

Jia Ying found some clothes worn by the patients from the people in the city, and forced each of the Hun soldiers to wear one.

"Bring them both out!"

Jia Ying pointed to the two people in the crowd.

These two are the master and servant of Battelle and Shuwudu.

Jia Ying didn't behead Wudu, but replaced him with a Hun and beheaded him in front of Tasor. It might be useful to keep these two. What's more, capturing a Hun Zuoguli king is of great significance!
After all the captives had changed their clothes, Jia Ying ordered someone to tie them up with a long rope like a string of gourds, then turned to Guo Sheng and said, "Everyone says your name is Guo Daudao, but I want to see How brave are you, do you dare to follow me to the Huns camp and meet Agujin for a while?"

"My lord, no!"

Hearing this, Guo Sheng objected hastily: "If you have anything to do, just ask the humble officer to do it, not to mention Agujin's camp, even if you go to the king's account in Batu Wendusu, the humble officer will not frown."

"Good guy!"

Jia Ying patted Guo Sheng on the shoulder and praised.

"However, for this trip, I must go in person. Don't worry, I'm not stupid enough to send myself to my opponent."

After speaking, he led Guo Sheng and a group of captives out of the city gate.

The smallpox epidemic is their great enemy, but the Huns who are coming from all around are also their immediate enemies. If they want to have time to concentrate on dealing with the epidemic, they must resolve the immediate crisis.

Jia Ying thought for a long time, and finally came up with a solution.

A Gujin wanted to encircle them by taking advantage of his strength.

hum!

It's been a long time, let you often use the power of biochemical weapons today, I don't believe that Agujin will not be afraid!
You must know that smallpox used to be exclusive to agricultural civilization areas. Farming peoples who have struggled against smallpox for thousands of years still have a certain resistance in their bodies to this kind of disease, but nomads are different.

(End of this chapter)