Molested Zulong at the beginning

After hearing the messenger's words, everyone was dumbfounded.

They never thought that Bai Su would answer like this.

For a while, everyone started discussing, some said they would fight to the end with Xia Jun, some said that their sincerity might not be enough, so they sent envoys to negotiate with Da Xia again.

Can't come up with an idea for a long time, the whole hall is noisy.

The slender black eyebrows of the cart king Naga slightly frowned, she looked at the crowd below, and suddenly said: "Everyone, please be safe and don't be impatient."

The officials below were a little panic-stricken, this Bai Su was about to lead an army of 30 to fight towards their door, how could he calm down.

The chariot king Naga Hao bit his red lips lightly, and said, "You don't have to worry too much, the rainy season is coming soon, malaria is rampant in this season, and many people in our local area will get sick at this time of year. Not to mention Xia Jun who came from afar."

"As long as we stick to it for a while, when the soldiers of the Xia army get sick and the offensive is blocked, we will naturally agree to our peace terms."

"After all, no matter how powerful that Bai Su is, it's impossible for him to continue southward with a group of sick soldiers."

Hearing what my king said, everyone felt a lot more at ease.

Although the 40 troops of the Maurya Dynasty were annihilated, there was almost no capital to challenge the Xia army on the battlefield, but relying on the city and the rainy season, it was not difficult to delay the Xia army for a few months.

As long as it drags on, Xia Jun will be dragged down sooner or later.

It can be said that the rampant malaria was the natural barrier of their Maurya Dynasty. The Macedonian army led by Alexander was defeated like this.

Today's Great Xia is no exception.

The chariot king Naga looked at the official who had regained his confidence, and heaved a sigh of relief. Up to now, there was only so much he could do.

As for whether he can keep the country handed down from his ancestors, that can only be resigned to fate.

......

......

at the same time.

The army led by Bai Su was in full swing.

All the way south along the Hindu Kush Mountains, there is almost a plain along the way, and there are no natural dangers to guard against.

In addition, the various city-states of the Maurya Dynasty have been frightened by the terror of the Xia army, and they are huddled in the city one by one, not daring to come out.

This gave Xia Jun the opportunity to attack the city to his heart's content, besiege the city, cut off the water source, and force the defenders in the city to surrender.

In less than half a month, Bai Su has successively captured more than [-] large and small cities, which can be described as sweeping all the way.

at this time.

in the big account.

Bai Su was sitting at his desk, studying the map.

Han Xin opened the big tent and walked in. She came to Bai Su, cupped her hands and said, "My lord, it's not good. There was an accident in the army."

Bai Su put down the map in his hand, and asked suspiciously: "What happened?"

Han Xin's slender black eyebrows raised slightly, and he said, "Some soldiers in the army began to feel sore all over, and they had no strength. They were cold for a while, and then hot for a while."

"At first I thought it was the source of water, and the food was not clean. I asked the soldiers to boil the water and use it. The food was also cooked and raw food was not allowed, but it still had no effect."

"I asked the military doctor to check for a long time, but I couldn't find out the reason. I was really helpless, so I came here to ask my lord to see if I can find out the reason?"

Bai Su stroked his chin, and murmured: "This reaction sounds a bit like malaria."

Han Xin was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help asking: "Malaria?"

Bai Su explained: "This is an infectious disease that tends to spread in summer, but I don't dare to say for sure until I examine it carefully."

"After all, after suffering from the plague, you will also have symptoms such as fatigue and fever at the beginning."

"Well, you go and collect some of this kind of cloth and help me make a batch of masks, just in case."

After he finished speaking, he picked up the ink pen and wrote something on the rice paper, and handed it to Han Xin beside him.

Han Xin clasped his fists and saluted, and quickly went to get ready.

After a moment.

After everything was ready, Bai Su and Han Xin changed into brand new clothes, put on protective masks, and came to the tents of the sick soldiers.

Bai Su pushed back the soldier's sleeve, looked at the red mark on it, and nodded slightly: "It really is malaria."

Han Xin frowned beautifully, and couldn't help asking: "My lord, where did this malaria come from? Why can't I find the source?"

She had never seen this kind of strange disease in the Central Plains, and she couldn't figure it out for a long time, and she was already curious.

Bai Su smiled and said, "It's normal if you can't find out, because the source of this thing is in the sky."

"Heaven?"

Han Xin was stunned for a moment, followed Bai Su's gaze to look at the pot of fire in the distance, and looked at the mosquitoes flapping their wings and flying around.

She seemed to realize something, looked at Bai Su with black and white eyes, and couldn't help asking, "Could it be that your lord is referring to...mosquitoes?"

Bai Su nodded: "That's right."

Han Xin's slender eyebrows frowned, and he couldn't help but said: "This... this small and inconspicuous mosquito is actually the source?"

Seeing her surprised expression, Bai Su couldn't help but smile, but he wasn't too surprised.

After all, the mosquitoes in this tropical forest are completely different from those in the Central Plains. Not only are they big, but they also carry various viruses.

If it weren't for the locals who lived here all year round, who would have thought that this small mosquito is actually the source of malaria infection.

Han Xin frowned: "But my lord, how should we guard against these mosquitoes?"

If you encounter tigers and leopards, you can shoot them with bows and crossbows; if you encounter elephants, you can put down your spears to force them back.

But how to deal with this little mosquito, the crossbow can't shoot it, the knife can't cut it, no matter how brave the generals of the Xia army are, there is nothing they can do about this little mosquito.

In a sense, this mosquito is even more difficult to deal with than the army of the Maurya Dynasty.

Bai Su stroked his chin and said with a smile: "When we are fighting the enemy, we will wear armor to resist the arrows, and we will play tricks to scare the enemy away."

"There is no essential difference between logistics and war, as long as something is made specifically for mosquitoes."

Han Xin was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help asking: "What does your lord mean..."

After thinking for a while, Bai Su said, "Go to the local weaving workers and ask them to weave a batch of gauze curtains. When you go to bed at night, you only need to close the gauze curtains to avoid mosquito bites."

"At the same time, you can look for some herbs with a strong pungent smell, such as wormwood and mugwort, dry them and grind them into powder, press them into the shape of incense, and put one next to the big tent."

"Although this product is not very fragrant, it is strong enough to drive away mosquitoes effectively."

"With these two artifacts, after drinking boiled water and not eating raw food, it is enough to prevent malaria from continuing to infect..."

Han Xin was taken aback for a moment, and then couldn't help sighing: "Your Excellency, this is using gauze curtains as armor, and medicinal herbs as swords."

Bai Su smacked his lips, and said, "If it weren't for the fact that I'm on an expedition now, if conditions don't allow it, I'd like to make some anti-itch and mosquito repellent potions. After collecting these three-piece sets, I can stay in the army for as long as I want in the future."

Although he still feels a little pity about it, Han Xin is already very satisfied with it.

She looked at Bai Su who was holding an ink pen in front of her, writing out recipes on how to make them from time to time, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

No wonder, His Majesty the First Emperor loved his lord so much, such a person who was good at governing the country and supervising logistics, no matter where he was, he could manage it in an orderly manner with limited conditions.

Who wouldn't love this kind of great talent who can be called a virtuous wife.

While sighing, she couldn't help but restore a confident smile on her face.

After all, the biggest obstacle to going south to the Maurya Dynasty was not how tenacious the defenders were, but the too frequent local infectious diseases.

Now the natural disaster that troubled her has been resolved by her own adults.

Then she naturally has nothing to be afraid of, she only needs to consider attacking with all her strength.

Chapter 420 Sinner Naga, Waiting for Your Excellency for a Long Time

"Is this the incense your lord is talking about? It looks really strange."

Han Xin blinked his dark eyes, and curiously poked something on the table with his fingers.

I saw that Baisu used dried wormwood, ground it into powder, and compressed it into a strange incense. In the past, the incense in temples was thick and long.

But the thing in front of it is curved, surrounded by a circle, which looks very strange.

Bai Su smiled and said, "Don't look at this thing as strange, but it's extremely convenient to use."

As he said that, he broke off the branch and made a small twig to stand in the middle of the incense, and placed it on the table steadily. After lighting it with a torch, a thin wisp of green smoke slowly rose.

A look of surprise appeared on Han Xin's fair and pretty face. He didn't expect this small thing to be placed so smoothly.

In this way, there is no need to worry, things will fall on the ground and cause a fire in the big tent, it will be much safer.

She sniffed the slightly pungent smell, frowned slightly with her slender eyebrows, and couldn't help asking: "My lord, can this thing really repel mosquitoes?"

Although when the folks pioneered, they would also light a handful of hay and use the billowing smoke to disperse the poisonous insects in the nearby woodland.

But when it was burning, it was full of thick smoke, but the small green smoke rising from the incense in front of it seemed a little too weak in terms of power.

Bai Su smiled and said, "Whether it works or not, you will know if you try it yourself."

Han Xin nodded lightly, opened the big tent with incense, and placed it in a place with many mosquitoes, under her surprised eyes.

The originally buzzing mosquitoes dispersed one after another as if they smelled some danger.

This made her look stunned, and she couldn't help sighing: "This... this thing is really useful. If you go back to the Central Plains, your lord will make incense from the prescription and sell it every year in midsummer. It can be used every day. Get into the bucket of gold."

Seeing her wide-open red lips, Bai Su could not help but smile and said, "In that case, then this prescription is for you."

After hesitating for a moment, Han Xin said, "Really...is it really okay? This is too expensive."

After all, there is a huge demand for this thing. Not only will it be used in the Central Plains, but it can be sold to the grasslands, the Maurya Dynasty, and the Western Regions after being made into simple commercial goods in the future.

The money earned here is more than a little bit.

Bai Su stared straight at Han Xin in front of him, and said, "Compared to General Han's military exploits, this is nothing."

"grown ups……"

Han Xin's beautiful eyes were full of gratitude, just when she was about to speak.

Mo Dun opened the big tent and walked in. She looked at Bai Su with her green eyes, and said, "My lord, it seems that the Maurya Dynasty has learned of a strange disease in our army, and now they have sent envoys to seek peace with us." , do you want peace talks?"

Bai Su sneered, and said: "This has already reached the door of the house, so there is no reason to retreat."

For the Maurya Dynasty, he is bound to win, one is to win this fertile land, and the other is to completely strangle it to death.

After all, Buddhism was prevalent in the Maurya Dynasty, and monks were everywhere. These people were not good at fighting, but their verbal skills were unparalleled in the world.

If he just retreats, these people will not only not be grateful, but will feel that they have won. Maybe in ten or twenty years, they will take the initiative to clamor that the Maurya Dynasty is no longer the Maurya Dynasty it used to be.

For such a country that is buzzing like a mosquito, it is natural that the sooner it is exterminated, the better, and it will save future troubles.

Mao Dun's slender Liu eyebrows couldn't help but twitch: "But what about the infectious diseases in the army?"

Han Xin took the lead and said: "You don't have to worry, my lord has already figured out a way to deal with it."

As she spoke, she narrated what Bai Su did just now.

Mao Dun's eyes suddenly lit up, and his red lips curled up slightly: "So, there is nothing to be afraid of, young master...let me personally lead the army to attack the city."

Bai Su nodded, and said, "Give me a hard bang, and take it down in one go."

"Yes."

Both of them clasped their fists together and retreated.

At the gate of the camp, the envoy of the Maurya Dynasty heard that Bai Su had rejected the peace talks and was about to fight to the end, his scalp went numb for a while, and he hurriedly brought the news back.

A few days later, the cart king Naga received the news.

She bit her red lips tightly with her bright teeth, after all, she couldn't hold it anymore, when she learned that Xia Jun was not affected by malaria and stopped the offensive.

While the chariot king Naga was nervous, she couldn't help but heaved a long sigh of relief. That's good, she finally didn't have to stay in this small hall and be an emperor in the palm of her hand.

Abandoning the so-called Jiangshan Sheji, she can finally take a look at the scenery outside.

After pondering for a moment, she ordered: "Come, help me take off the royal robe and put on white clothes."

The envoy was taken aback for a moment: "Your Majesty, what are you going to do?"

The Chariot King Naga sighed, and said: "Now that I am unable to defend the country, those Brahmin nobles, in order to welcome the new master into the city, will definitely find a way to kill me and give them my head as a flattering gift. "

"Instead of waiting to die slowly, why don't you put on white clothes, hold the king's seal in your hand, and take the initiative to welcome the Xia army into the city. Presumably with the merit of dedicating the country, the commander of the Xia army should spare my life."