Back Off, Let Me Come

Zhai Le did not hear the underlying meaning of Shen Tang's words.

He thought that Shen Tang was just sympathizing with the people who died tragically, so he sighed: "Such a high degree of force, not to mention these ordinary people, even I dare not say that I will be safe and sound after landing, most likely I will be in bed for three days with broken muscles and bones." Five days…”

Are Zhai Le or the seventh-level official in such a miserable state, let alone ordinary people who are sick? Now I can only pray that they don’t suffer too much pain before they die, and the rest——

It’s really beyond our reach and helpless!

Thinking of this, Zhai Le wanted to smash the cover to pieces with one fist, but he couldn't rush out to stop it without saying anything. The enemy's troops were well supplied with food and fodder, and they were full of hundreds of exhausted remnants. They rushed out to give people military honors.

Shen Tang said: "That's not what I meant."

She was not naive enough to think that a living person could survive being thrown out by a trebuchet over a high city wall. She was just blessed in her heart. Then a flash of inspiration came to her mind, and some terrible guesses came to mind: "I'm worried that the corpses of the people will be destroyed." Cause epidemics."

Hearing the word "epidemic", Zhai Le's scalp instantly became numb.

He said: "Epidemic, epidemic???"

Zhai Le looked at the gate of Xiaocheng in shock and fear.

He didn't know whether it was Shen Tang's words that gave him some hint or a psychological effect. He felt that the Xiaocheng wall under the night was like a giant beast curled up on the ground and trembling with weak breath.

Facing the exposed claws of the rebels, there was no way to resist.

Shen Tang said: "What's surprising about this?"

Zhai Le asked: "Why did you suddenly think of this?"

Shen Tang: “After a major disaster, there will be a major epidemic.”

She was just thinking about why all those people were so sick? Three to five out of ten is normal. After all, in the current environment, it is difficult for the elderly and children to survive. In addition, due to lack of resistance, the chance of getting sick is higher than that of young adults. But - the people who were thrown into Xiaocheng all looked sick, this was very wrong!

It didn't look like the rebels had picked them up at random, but rather like they had been carefully selected. Once this idea arises, other speculations will fall into place. Why did the rebels pick a group of sick people and throw them into Xiaocheng?

If it is just to shock, which common people are different?

Why spend more time alone?

Unless they are deliberately releasing sick people!

That sentence suddenly came to mind.

"Although this is not absolute, if you carefully observe the lives of people after every natural and man-made disaster, it makes some sense. Most epidemics are related to drinking unhealthy water and eating contaminated food. In addition, rats and mosquitoes are roaming around, making it easy to break out. Massive epidemic.”

Natural disasters include floods, and man-made disasters include war.

There are no natural disasters now, but man-made disasters are around the corner.

Xiaocheng is besieged by rebels. The people in the city not only face threats from rebels, but also face 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 epidemics tend to spread after natural and man-made disasters, but he never thought that it was related to food and drinking water. Instead, he heard the traditional Chinese medicine doctor of his tribe say, "Plague is not caused by wind, cold, heat, or dampness, but by wind, cold, heat, or dampness." There is a strange feeling between heaven and earth."

In layman's terms, plague is related to evil spirits in the world. When evil spirits enter the body, diseases will occur. People with weak bodies, such as the elderly and children, are most susceptible to the disease. What is evil? I guess it is the same as the Qi of heaven and earth, the Qi of literature, and the Qi of martial arts.

It's just that the energy of heaven and earth can be transformed into literary energy and martial energy for people to use. It is beneficial energy, while evil energy can only cause diseases.

In different seasons, the strength of evil spirits is different.

result--

My friend said that the epidemic is related to drinking water.

Does he trust the doctor or his friends?

Zhai Le doesn't think about this for the time being.

He asked: "How could those corpses... cause an epidemic? No matter how hungry the people in the city are, they won't be able to eat now."

After all, we haven’t run out of ammunition and food yet.

By that time, the corpse would be almost rotten.

Shen Tang asked him in return: "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, bury them everywhere, or try to save trouble and just throw them into the moat? If you bury them, what would you do? Rats and ants will dig out corpses when they are hungry. If they throw them into the moat... the water in the moat is connected to the people's water, can it be clean?"

Nowadays, except for some well-off people who drink boiled water, most people drink raw water. In their view, as long as the water is clear, it is drinkable. Little do they know that there are a large number 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 this was not the case in the past?

There is no disease everywhere.

If drinking water was so dangerous, would there be anyone alive in this world? It's just that Shen Tang said it so confidently that he couldn't help but believe it.

"Whether the rebels did this intentionally or unintentionally..." Shen Tang paused here and looked slightly sad. No matter what it is, how can she help? It can neither turn the tide and repel the rebels, nor can it save the people of Xiaocheng from disaster.

Suddenly, a strong sense of powerlessness made her sigh.

Watching a tragedy happen but being unable to reverse it, only you know the bitter taste of it.

She had previously joked that Qi Shan was capable but pessimistic by nature. She couldn't understand the world, so why not actively join it, choose a wise leader in her mind, help her with all her heart, and work together to calm down the troubled times... Regardless of success or failure, it is better than making sarcastic remarks. good.

Thinking about it now, the clown is actually herself.

She now seemed to be able to understand Qishan's feelings when he said, "There has never been a 'stable situation' in the four directions." It's not that he is pessimistic by nature, but that she is young and passionate, and has not been severely beaten by real life, so she doesn't know how heavy the weight of the words "pacifying troubled times" is.

[Old rivers and mountains are full of new worries].

It's not that easy to calm down the troubled times.

In the end, there was only one sigh -

I wanted to buy sweet-scented osmanthus and carry wine with me, but it turned out that it was not the same as a young man traveling.

Young man...

Before Shen Tang could finish his sigh, he was forcibly interrupted by a slap on the back of the head from Qi Shan. She covered the painful back of her head, glared at Qishan angrily, and said, "Why did you sneak up on me?"

Don’t talk about martial ethics!

Qishan frowned: "What's your expression?"

He was as dejected as if he was mourning for someone, which seemed like bad luck.

Shen Tang rubbed the back of his head: "Didn't I suddenly understand your state of mind at that time? Alas - but you hit me and we are even, I won't apologize to you. Be gentler next time."

If she hadn't meant no harm, she might have broken his hand.

Qishan: "..."

It took a while to understand what Shen Tang was referring to.

He didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why do you, a twelve-year-old boy, feel like doing this? It's not like you're too late to walk."

Pretending to be old-fashioned really deserves a beating.

Shen Tang: "..."

Qi Shan raised his eyebrows again and teased her: "Youli is only twelve, and I am only twenty-four. At this age, I have begun to sigh, 'We will never be the same again, we are young'. What do you want Chu Wuhui to lament?"

They are all still young.

Youth means strength.

How can I not bear the words "pacify the world"!

The filial piety city in front of us is just the tip of the iceberg, a microcosm of the entire troubled world. There's nothing they can do about it now, but that doesn't mean they can't do it in the future. Neither he nor Shen Xiaolangjun should be discouraged by the difficulties before them!

Shen Tang: "..."

For a moment, I didn’t know whether to complain that Qi Bushan really never forgets Hei Wuhui anytime and anywhere, or whether he should complain that he took the wrong medicine and his blood boiled?

Thanks to Qishan's intervention, she successfully escaped from that powerless and decadent mood, and subconsciously began to think about how to deal with it.

We have a small number of people and almost no food and grass.

There is no hope in fighting the rebels head-on.

So, can we do it in a roundabout way?

For example--

Using his way, will he also apply it to his body? Or intercept their food team and harass them as much as possible? Or sneak into the city and contact the commander who is currently in Xiaocheng to warn of the possible disaster?

Shen Tang hesitated.

In the end, we still have to discuss it with Qi Shan and others.

The outcome of the discussion is still unknown, but Captain Yang, a big man, had red eyes and almost cried in public. He didn't expect that in such a desperate situation, there would be benevolent and righteous people willing to run for Xiaocheng.

Shen Tang: "..."

Hey, if Captain Yang knew who intercepted the tax money he was looking after, he would probably fly into a rage and beat her on the head.

_(:з)∠)_

Qishan was interested in the first proposal.

Zhai Huan preferred the second one.

Captain Yang denied the third one.

A few of their scribes and warriors could sneak into Xiaocheng without alerting the enemy, but the soldiers who followed them could not. Without their command and control, they would be dead if they encountered the rebels. As for the first and second, he wavered again.

Zhai Huan: "..."

The difficulty in choosing has occurred again, right?

Shen Tang muttered: "It would be great if we could surround Wei and save Zhao."

Let the rebels withdraw their troops on their own initiative!

It's a pity that they don't know where the rebels' weaknesses are. The first and second plans are also based on harassment, and it is difficult to cause devastating damage to the rebels. It would be nice if I could use my strength to fight...

Take advantage of...

Hit hard?

Something suddenly flashed in Shen Tang's mind.

She said: "Wait a minute - I suddenly thought of a way. Maybe we can use each other's strength to fight. Use each other's spear to attack our own shield... let Zheng Qiao's family dog ​​eat dog! We have few troops, but there are definitely people with more troops. , isn’t it Zheng Qiao?”

Zhai Le said: "Zheng Qiao sent troops to assist Xiaocheng?"

Zhai Huan also said: "It's unlikely."

The rebels led by King She suddenly rebelled and launched a surprise attack. Zheng Qiao didn't know when he received the news. Furthermore, although Xiaocheng is the state capital of Sibao County, and Sibao County is also located in a good location, it is not important enough for Zheng Qiao to take the time to pay special attention to it.

In comparison, other lost ground is more important.

Shen Tang added: "What if... the national seal is in Xiaocheng? Zheng Qiao has the national seal of Geng Kingdom in his hands, so the rebels are not afraid of him, but once the national seal of Xiaocheng falls into the hands of King She and other rebels , the situation is very different again! If Zheng Qiao knew about it, he would definitely send troops to stop it as soon as possible! As long as Xiaocheng can hold on until then, there may be a glimmer of hope!"