Ji Han Da Sima

Chapter 400 Malaria is on the rise

The Han military camp was built on the waterside mountain, with Tushan camp as the center, and it was divided into two camps: water and land. Hundreds of boats and boats were moored in the water stronghold, with scouts coming in and out from time to time; infantrymen were practicing in the camp, shouting military bugles.

Tushan camp, inside the tent.

Liu Bei held the scarf in his hand and said with surprise and joy: "Zhong Miao's sound made him attack in the east and attack in the west, luring the enemy to run east and west. After saving the army, he returned from Sikou again. Such use of troops is unheard of!"

"Looking at Huo Du's military tactics, they are elegant and unpredictable. They move forward like the wind. They give orders and prohibitions. They advance and retreat in a measured manner. They are not chaotic in situations of danger. It is difficult for famous generals from ancient times to match them." Pang Tong sighed: "No matter what happens today, Huo Du It’s great to celebrate that the leader retreated unharmed.”

Liu Bei walked up and down, holding a scarf and silk, and said with a smile: "Zhongmiao asked for help in his letter. Now we should allocate troops and food to Zhongmiao to help him move south to the Si and Sui rivers."

"promise!"

"Your Majesty, since Huo Du has returned home safely with his army, I wonder how we will march forward now?" Zhao Yun asked.

"This~"

Liu Bei frowned slightly and said: "Cao Cao has seen through the water strategy. The rainy season is strong today and the Shouchun rains are heavy. The Huai and Fei rivers have flooded the wilderness, making it difficult to set up camp. Unless Cao Cao is defeated, there is no way to defeat Shouchun. Hope. However, it will not be easy to defeat Cao Cao!"

After a pause, Liu Bei looked at everyone and asked, "What do you think we should do now?"

Previously, Liu Bei wanted to accumulate fertilizer and water, thus flooding Shouchun. However, Liu Ye and Jia Xu unexpectedly seized the opportunity and tried to encircle and suppress Huo Jun who was deep in Xiapi.

Huo Jun spent half a month performing an elegant and elegant three crossings of Surabaya, which made the generals of the Wei army spin around, and finally retreated unscathed. But the highlight is the highlight. In order to contain and confuse Cao Cao, Liu Bei led his army eastward to Tushan and defeated Feishui to prevent generals such as Tian Yu and Yu Jin from pursuing him.

At this point, Liu Bei had lost the opportunity to encircle Shouchun City, and Cao Cao led an army to confront him in Huaibei. Today, Liu Bei has no chance to win except crossing the river to defeat Cao Cao. But how easy is it to cross the river to defeat Cao Cao, who has a large number of troops?

Huang Quan pondered for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I forgive Quan for being bold, but I think we may be able to withdraw our troops now. Our army took advantage of the heavy rain to advance, but Shouchun is low-lying and the city is flooded, making it difficult to attack. If we wait until autumn and winter, If we take the city, the water will drop drastically and it will be difficult for boats and boats to enter, which will be disadvantageous for our army."

"Currently, Cao Cao is commanding troops in Huaibei. He is using his troops cautiously and has no intention of decisive battle. It is not a wise move to hold out against the enemy for a long time. "Zuo Zhuan" says: 'Advance when you see an opportunity and retreat when you see a difficulty. This is the good governance of the army.'" To trap the seven armies in the swamps, with no way to advance, is not the way to use troops. Based on the superficial view of power, the king should withdraw his troops!"

"Withdrawal?"

Hearing this, Liu Bei frowned and said, "It's only been three months since we sent out troops, and we haven't suffered a major defeat. How can we withdraw our troops?"

Liu Bei had been saving for three years in exchange for this Northern Expedition. Liu Bei would not be willing to retreat hastily!

Pang Tong stroked his beard and thought, and said: "Your Majesty, the Huaihe River has risen sharply, which is beneficial to me and disadvantageous to the enemy. Now it is better to fight until the autumn to see if Cao Cao has the intention to fight decisively? If there is no opportunity to fight, Your Majesty should take advantage of the falling water to The unified army will return south; if we find a fighting opportunity, we should fight Cao Cao and defeat the enemy to win."

Liu Bei paced in the tent and thought for a long time. He looked at Fazheng who said nothing and asked, "Is there any difference between Xiaozhi and Zhizhi?"

Fa Zheng raised his head and responded: "Your Majesty, I am thinking about the Battle of Chrysostom. Many officers and soldiers of Cao's army were infected with the plague."

"plague?"

Liu Bei stopped, his expression became solemn, and asked: "How is the epidemic in the army today?"

The Huai River is not a natural hazard, and the two armies frequently fought and captured each other's personnel. Nowadays, not only are there people infected with the plague in Cao Cao's camp, but there are also people infected with the disease in Liu Bei's army on the other side.

"Not optimistic!"

Zhao Yun gathered his thoughts and said: "We captured the thief general Gongsun Yang before. Unexpectedly, Gongsun Yang and his soldiers often suffered from malaria. In two or three days, many soldiers in our army gradually became ill. The doctors were at their wits' end and could not be saved with medicine or stone." .”

"Yun followed the doctor's instructions to place those who are infected with the epidemic in the epidemic camp and not communicate with outsiders. However, even so, many soldiers in the camp will get the disease. For example, Xi Zhen who joined the army is suffering from the disease, and now he is taken care of by his attendants. "

Liu Bei raised his eyebrows and asked, "Does every battalion have them?"

Zhao Yun shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, there are many people infected with the disease in the Bagong Mountain Camp. Many of our soldiers in the Tushan Camp are sick, but there are no sick soldiers in the Sikou Camp."

As he spoke, Zhao Yun looked troubled and said: "In a few days, there are about a thousand sick soldiers, and the number is increasing every day."

"Can't the doctor cure it?" Liu Bei asked with a serious expression.

Zhao Yun looked bitter and said: "In recent days, more than ten doctors have been infected with the epidemic. After several days of discussion with the other army doctors, some reported typhoid fever or malaria. Treatment with typhoid fever did not improve; malaria When it comes to treating the disease, I don’t know how to start. Even though there are medicinal herbs today, there is no way to save it!”

"Let the doctors try their best to treat him first. Rong Gu wrote to Kong Ming to ask if there is anyone in the country who can cure malaria." Liu Bei said.

Under the epidemic situation, even though Liu Bei was the king, there was nothing he could do!

Liu Bei, who was disturbed by malaria, said: "As for the withdrawal of troops, Rong Gu will think about it for a few days."

"promise!"
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Bagong Mountain, Han army camp.

In the tent, Lu Su sat on the couch and asked, "There are many epidemics in the camp today. Do you have any cure?"

The doctors stood in the tent, feeling ashamed or afraid to answer Lu Su's questions.

After a long silence, the doctor Zhang Shi cupped his hands and said: "General, I'm sorry for my lack of talent and lack of knowledge. Since ancient times, malaria has been common and there is no medicine or stone to cure it. The swollen hands and feet of the soldiers in the camp may be cured, but those who are infected with malaria, please forgive me." There is no way to save him.”

"General, please forgive me for being powerless!"

"General, my servant only knows the disease caused by wounds caused by swords and arrows. He knows very little about malaria, so how dare he say anything about healing."

With Zhang Shi taking the lead, doctors also complained a lot.

Most of these military doctors were young people. Due to the lack of doctors in the Southern Han army, they were selected and trained collectively by experienced veteran military doctors, and then went on expeditions with the army.

Therefore, what they are good at is nothing more than common minor problems. They know some local methods and can cure some injuries. Not to mention them, even the veteran military doctors who trained them intensively would not be able to treat malaria. The medical skills of the Han Dynasty were far inferior to those of modern medicine in the future. Not only did they lack systematic medical knowledge, but they also had contradictory understandings of diseases.

Due to the inconvenience of transportation, young doctors are not familiar with many herbal medicines. Let them control malaria, which is really a waste of time.

"General, there are many people in the country who are proficient in medical skills, such as Xu Jiao, Xu Medical Gong; Du Du, Du Family." Zhang Shi suggested: "Xu and Du families are the leaders in medical skills in Jinghan, and they may have methods to treat malaria. "

Perhaps knowing that the young doctor was unreliable, Lu Su rubbed his swollen temples and said, "Take more care of the sick sergeant, put the sick sergeant in the epidemic camp, and do not live with the healthy sergeant. Try to reduce the number of people who get sick.”

"I will order people to invite the Xu and Du families!"

"promise!"

Looking at the doctor's retreating figure, Lu Su's face was filled with weakness.

If he were to fight with Cao's soldiers, he still had some tricks up his sleeve. Now he was fighting against the invisible enemy of disease, and there was really nothing he could do. Apart from isolating the sick sergeant, he had no choice but to take medicine and no medical treatment was available.

Suddenly, Lu Su felt a coldness hit his limbs, and then swept through his whole body. He only felt goosebumps trembling. Outside the tent was the scorching sun, but Lu Su inside the tent felt like he was in an ice cellar.

"Why is it so cold?"

Lu Su picked up the robe next to him, wrapped himself up, and then shivered and curled up on the couch.

Seeing this, the attendants on the left and right hurriedly came forward and asked: "What's wrong with the Governor?"

"cold!"

When the entourage saw that Lu Su's lips were blue and his face was pale, he suddenly panicked and quickly covered Lu Su with his robe.

Then, the entourage went to get a bed and quilt and covered Lu Su.

"Captain, is it still cold?"

Lu Su was trembling all over, his teeth were chattering, and he said: "It's cold~"

Seeing the seriousness of the situation, the entourage suddenly felt that Lu Su's condition was not good, and hurried out of the tent to call the doctors who were leaving. However, when these doctors returned to their tents, they didn't know how to start. The only thing he could do was to ask someone to get more quilts and cover Lu Su with them.

Or there was a quilt to keep him warm. After about half an hour, Lu Su's spirit gradually improved, his curled up body turned to lie flat, and his face gradually became more energetic.

"Captain!"

The attendant asked, "How is your health now?"

Lu Su lifted the quilt and said weakly: "It's not serious. Bring me a glass of water."

"promise!"

"General, your limbs are afraid of cold. You can temporarily drink the decoction to treat wind and cold." Zhang Shi said with cupped hands.

Lu Su sipped the water in the glass, looked at the group of quack doctors in front of him, and waved weakly to signal these people to leave. The doctors felt very lucky and bowed to Lu Su before leaving.

The entourage saw Lu Su picking up his pen and advised: "The Governor is not feeling well. It is better to rest early today to avoid overworking."

"nothing!"

Lu Su pulled out the long hair on the tip of the brush and said, "Just make a bowl of minced meat tonight!"

"Captain, please rest early!"

"Ok!"

Feeling delirious, Lu Su first rubbed his temples to wake himself up a little. Then I picked up the pen again and wrote in the blank text.

Lu Su wrote two letters in total, with hundreds of words written eloquently.

The first letter was written by Lu Su to Huo Jun.

The letter expressed his joy at Huo Jun breaking through the siege, and praised the elegance of his third crossing of Surabaya. Then, Lu Su talked about his concerns about the plague in the camp. Nowadays, more and more people are sick, but there is no cure. If Cao Cao knew about it, it would not be a good thing for the army.

The second letter was between Shang Biao and Liu Bei.

Lu Su talked seriously about malaria, saying that there was no cure for malaria in the army and it was difficult to treat it with medicine. There are more and more people in the army infected with the epidemic, so it is advisable to find countermeasures as soon as possible. If no cure could be found, Lu Su suggested that Liu Bei withdraw his troops. Finally, Lu Su briefly mentioned his physical discomfort.

"I ordered them to be sent to the king and Huo Du respectively."

Lu Su wrote the names of the two letters, put them on the desk, and called his followers to send the two letters.

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)