Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 843 Planning a way out

Yuan Shang coughed a few times and tried to sit up with difficulty. Hong, who had been serving for half a night, quickly got up and came over to help Yuan Shang.

Yuan Shang waved her hand to leave her alone. He struggled several times and was so tired that he was sweating profusely before he managed to turn his body sideways. However, he exerted too much force and felt a cramping pain in his abdomen, which was heartbreaking. It seemed like something was about to pour out from the wound. Same.

He pressed his abdomen, his face turned pale, the scene in front of him flickered in and out, and the hotness on his forehead made him dizzy. He asked Hong to get a cup of herbal tea and took a sip, only to wake up a little.

Throwing the tea cup aside, he looked sideways at the window next to the bed. It was dark outside, it must be night.

Yuan Shang felt that his time had gone wrong these days, and he couldn't even tell the passage of day and night. He asked without looking back, "What time is it now?"

Hong quickly replied: "It's almost the third watch."

Yuan Shang was silent for a while and then said: "Is there any bamboo slip of military information today?"

Hong said hurriedly: "Yes, they are all on the table."

Yuan Shang turned his head and looked at the tall bamboo slips piled on the table and said, "Light the lamp."

Hong advised: "Husband, your body needs to rest, if not"

Because of the acquisition of Sili, today's Yecheng can no longer rely on the natural dangers of the Yellow River to resist Cao's army. The person who wrote the military report is Shen Pei. He speculated that Cao's army probably bypassed the Sili area, which is relatively gentle in the Yellow River section. .

Although Cao's army was not large in appearance, under the leadership of several generals, it crossed the Yellow River again and approached the vicinity of Yecheng.

Of course, some counselors hinted that the situation was not good and that it was better to prepare for the worst.

The letters from other counselors had quite different opinions. Some suggested that regardless of losses, they should destroy Cao's army digging the river with all their strength, and then wait for Yuan Xi to come to rescue. Some said that Yuan Xi still had too much to take care of himself, and Yuan, Tan, and Cao Cao would join forces to attack the city at any time, so it was better to strengthen the walls and clear the country. , defend Yecheng with all their strength.

Shen Pei was quite dissatisfied about this, because the place was near Heishan. Although Yuan Xi sent Zhao Yun to contain it, it was mainly to guard against Zhong Yao in Huaicheng, so he did not have many troops, so he let Cao Jun sneak in.

Yuan Shang began to open the bamboo slips to review. Seeing the enemy situation on the bamboo slips becoming more and more serious, he thought that Cao Jun was indeed here!

Of course, this is just the judge's guess. Yecheng doesn't know exactly how Cao Jun crossed the river, but it is obvious that Yecheng's intelligence and investigation capabilities have declined sharply during the days when Yuan Shang was in bed.

Hong wanted to help, but when she saw Yuan Shang shaking his head at her with an indifferent expression, she did not dare to step forward.

The last time Cao Jun besieged Ye City, they wanted to dig rivers to flood the city, but Yuan Xi stopped them. Now they are making a comeback while Yuan Xi is away and Yuan Shang is injured!

It is midsummer now, when the river water level is high and the current is fast. If Cao Jun succeeds, the consequences will be disastrous!

"Go and ask the guards to call Xu You." He thought for a while, "No, you don't need to call me Xu You, call me Tian Feng."

However, Shen Pei said in his letter that this was a necessary move because it had been found out that Yuan Yao fled to Qingzhou, which proved that Yuan Tan was behind the incident, and it was obviously Cao Cao behind Yuan Tan. If this scourge was not eradicated, Yecheng would be destroyed. It's hard to defend.

Hong hesitated for a moment and was about to get up when she heard Yuan Shang say: "Forget it, let's talk about it during the day."

Yuan Shang interrupted her, "Don't talk nonsense. If Yecheng is destroyed, will you have a good ending?"

Although Shen Pei is a man of good intelligence, his ability to control the overall situation as a mastermind is insufficient. At this time, he did not think about how to repel Cao's army. Instead, he took the opportunity to hunt down the murderer of Yuan Shang in the city!

Why can't Yuan Shang see that the trial match has selfish motives? The key is to do this, and the people in the city will become more and more unstable. Moreover, the biggest murderer Yuan Yao has run away, and there are only two or three big cats and kittens left. What's the use?

He thought for a while and then said to Hong, "Go and ask my mother to come over."

Of course, this is not the most troublesome thing. The troublesome thing is that after Cao Jun crossed the river, several groups cooperated with each other and came to the upper reaches of the river near Yecheng again. At the same time, they took a large number of civilians hostage. It is self-evident what they wanted to do. .

Of course, Shenpei also responded by sending generals such as Wen Chou and Zhang He to attack. However, when Yuan Shang was assassinated, the morale of Jizhou soldiers was not high and they did not break the camp of Xiahou Yuan, Cao Hong and others, and the two sides faced off.

Hong didn't dare to say anything anymore. He lit the oil lamps around him. When he looked back, Yuan Shang had climbed out of the bed and moved on the floor to the table.

But Yuan Shang was powerless to do anything about this situation. He understood that the interests of the aristocratic families involved in Yecheng were too deep, and it was absolutely impossible to make all of them serve him wholeheartedly!

It would be fine if it were normal times, but now Cao Jun wants to dig a river. If it is delayed for one day, Yecheng will be even more dangerous!

Yuan Shang frowned when he saw this. To be honest, he was a little disappointed with the response to the trial match.

Yuan Shang looked at it, his face getting uglier. When he was in good health, he could still convince everyone. But now that he was seriously injured, these people have lost confidence and are thinking about finding a way out for their family. They even have plans to surrender to Yuan Tan!

Within half an hour, Shen Pei and Tian Feng arrived.

When they saw Yuan Shang sitting at the table, they were surprised and happy. They wondered whether Yuan Shang's injury was not serious?

Before they could express their congratulations, Yuan Shang said: "I want to know if Yecheng can be defended in the worst case scenario."

Shen Pei and Tian Feng did not expect Yuan Shang to ask this question. They looked at each other, and Shen Pei said: "Yuan Hao speaks first."

He was very naughty, because in fact he was not sure about the situation, so he asked Tian Feng to speak, and he was sure that the other party would not refuse.

Sure enough, Tian Feng listened and said directly: "Bingshijun, although the situation outside is very bad, if we can close the door and guard against it, it will not be a problem for three to five months under normal circumstances." "The trouble is, if Cao Jun breaks the water If you flood the city, the consequences will be unpredictable."

"If a flood enters the city and houses are flooded, depending on the water level, only a few high places in the city may be spared."

"In this situation, there is no fire and no food, and summer is a time when epidemics are high. The denser the people are, the faster the epidemic will spread. When the time comes, the soldiers and common people will infect each other, and there will be no way to stop it. Let alone maintaining morale, it only takes half a month to spread the disease in the city. Not many people can stand up.”

Yuan Shang keenly grasped the key point of Tian Feng's words, "The denser the population, the faster the disease will spread?"

"How come I haven't heard of this before?"

After hearing this, Tian Feng came to his senses and said, "I was negligent. This is what Mr. Xian Yi said when we were in Yecheng before."

"At that time, someone in my family was infected with the disease, and it had spread, and the doctors were helpless. I was worried about this, and I happened to meet Mr. Xianyi."

"After he asked about the situation, he said that Mr. Yuanhua had studied the principle of epidemic transmission and said that the epidemic was spread face-to-face. On the premise of treating with medicine and stone, isolation and protection work should be done, and as few people as possible should be sent to close contact with the patient, and use Cover your mouth and nose with silk gauze, linen cloth, etc., and use hot water to disinfect items that the patient comes into contact with.”

"I was helpless at the time, so I followed what Mr. Xian Yi said. The results were immediate and there were no new patients."

"Master Xianyi said that people in Yecheng have not paid attention to this. They live densely, the water sources are often polluted, and the patient supplies are mixed. If an epidemic occurs, it will be difficult to prevent it."

"And he has consciously avoided this in Youzhou. In the past few years, there has not been a major epidemic outbreak in Jicheng and other big cities, and it has only affected a hundred or ten people at most."

"What!" Yuan Shang was shocked, "How is this possible!"

At that time, epidemics occurred frequently, especially in densely populated cities. There would always be major epidemics every year and a half, ranging from tens of thousands to over a thousand. In comparison, what happened in Youzhou was simply unheard of.

He said aloud: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

Tian Feng said hurriedly: "The prevention and treatment of this disease requires a large number of people who are skilled in this. I have asked the doctors in the city, but they all know nothing about it. It should be the knowledge imparted by Youzhou Yixue. I am worried about bringing it to the envoy." If you do this, you will be suspected."

Yuan Shang was silent after hearing this. It was normal for Tian Feng to have concerns. He was indeed wary of Yuan Xi at that time, and it was a troubled time at that time. Yecheng had used troops for many years. Who would care about something as unproven as preventing epidemics?

He said: "If you say so, the more people in Ye City, the harder it will be to defend the city?"

Tian Feng nodded and said, "That's the truth."

After hearing this, Yuan Shang asked Shen Pei, "What do you think, Mr. Zhengnan?"

Shen Pei hesitated for a moment and said, "I also think what Yuan Hao said is reasonable, but I'm afraid that if you do this, the people in the city will suffer."

Yuan Shang knew that Shen Pei was worried and said, "If the worst happens and water floods Yecheng, does Mr. Zhengnan have any other countermeasures?"

Sweat broke out on Shen Pei's forehead and he said, "No."

Yuan Shang nodded, "Early tomorrow morning, we will issue a decree to send every household's old, young, women, and children out of the city and resettle them in Yijing."

Shen Pei Tian Feng was shocked. Yijing was the old capital of Gongsun Zan, located on the border between Jizhou and Youzhou. This move was called refuge, but in fact it was to give these things to Yuan Xi for shelter.

The key is, these old, young, women and children are a drag. Will Yuan Xi take over?

Yuan Shang spoke up and said: "We can only look at him and we can't estimate his feelings. But if these people stay in the city, whether they stay there or not, it will be a dead end. At least they have something to think about when they are sent out."

"You go back now and prepare your equipment immediately to plan this matter."

Seeing Yuan Shang's decision, Tian Feng, the trial partner, obviously made up his mind, so he said goodbye and left.

After the two left, Yuan Shang's body shook a few times, and he couldn't hold on any longer, and fell to the ground with a thud.

The Hong family on the side saw it and came over quickly. Seeing that blood was oozing from the clothes on Yuan Shang's lower abdomen, she couldn't help but screamed, but Yuan Shang scolded her back, "Shut up and find a cloth to re-bandage my wound!"

Hong quickly went to find a clean boiled cloth and helped Yuan Shang open his clothes. He saw that the wound inside had cracked, giving off an unpleasant smell, and black blood was seeping out.

She suppressed her fear, sprinkled some powdered medicine on the wound, and wrapped it in cloth towels, which at least relieved the bleeding. Finally, she found clean clothes and helped Yuan Shang put them on.

She worked hard for two hours before she finished the matter. It was already dawn. Yuan Shang saw her and said to Hong, "Go and ask my mother to come over."

(End of this chapter)