Chapter 1456
Siege of the City, Plague Outbreak in the Capital City [3]
Chapter 1456 Siege of the City, Plague Outbreak in the Capital City [3]
"Oh dear, you've received the news too, Master." Old Xun said, "Yes, yes, it's spread. This time the virus is quite virulent. It took about two and a half days to get sick. More than two thousand enemy soldiers fell ill in one morning... Look, they're all lying on the ground on the right side of the moat."
The old man pointed to the poisoning site.
Qin Xiaomi rode her horse to the battlements and, using the height of her horse, looked into the distance. Sure enough, she saw a large group of enemy soldiers lying on the open ground to the right of the moat bridge.
She squinted, gazing intently into the distance for a full quarter of an hour... During this time, General Chu, Old Man Xun, Prince Ye, and others tried to speak to her, but Jiang Dalang stopped them with hand gestures.
After reading it, her expression softened slightly. She dismounted, sat down next to Old Man Xun, took out paper and pen, and wrote down the current symptoms of the enemy soldiers infected with the plague: "Many enemy soldiers are clutching their heads, faces, necks, and armpits, proving that these areas are in sharp pain, so painful that they can't bear it..."
"The enemy soldiers did not cough at all, so they must be infected with bubonic plague, not pneumonic plague. This is good news. Bubonic plague, which only affects the upper part of the body, is much less deadly than pneumonic plague."
"Nine out of ten people die from pneumonic plague, while three out of ten people survive bubonic plague."
Upon hearing this, all the doctors were overjoyed, their eyes sparkling as they looked at her: "Master Qin knows about this plague?"
Jiang Dalang, who had been paying attention to her, added, "There was a rat plague outbreak in the mountains. Qin Dongjia is a good friend of the mountain doctor A Ling and does medicinal herb business with the mountain people, so he was able to learn about this disease in advance."
After explaining, he immediately shut up, lowered his head, and retreated behind Xu Sanjun... Even the Prince of Ye was worried. What big conflict had these two juniors had? How did they become so estranged? You two are sworn brothers who escaped the famine together.
Any conflicts should be resolved promptly; otherwise, you might drift apart and regret it for the rest of your life.
Doctor Guo and the others didn't have time to gossip about Qin and Jiang. They only pressed Qin Xiaomi for answers: "Doctor Qin means that as long as we can control the plague's pathogenic energy in the neck area and prevent it from invading the lungs, we can control the plague."
Qin Xiaomi nodded: "That's right, exactly!"
Look, the ancients were very clever.
And the accumulated knowledge of ancient medicine over thousands of years is not unfounded. Although it cannot kill plague pathogens, it can…
"It can dispel evil, strengthen the body's resistance, and boost vitality to eliminate disease. Even if it cannot save lives, it can suppress the invasion of toxins into the body."
"Ah, Mr. Qin is indeed someone who can run a medicinal herb processing workshop. The way he speaks is quite expert. Do you have a teacher?" Doctor Sun asked.
Don't ask, you won't know even if I tell you, because her lineage dates back to her past lives.
"It's due to family tradition; Qin Dong's father was a famous doctor in our hometown; Qin Dong also studied medicine with the legendary physician Xun." It was Jiang Dalang again, who then continued to remain invisible after saying this.
Old Xun thought to himself: Heh, he calls himself a miracle doctor when he needs an old man, but threatens him when he doesn't. This kid is still no good person!
But Old Man Xun nodded and said, "Yes, that's right. The method for suppressing the plague that the master mentioned was exactly what we discussed."
"Well done! This method is indeed feasible!" Doctor Guo said to the renowned doctors, "Let's treat them according to this approach. Countless medical books record methods of supporting the body's resistance and eliminating pathogens, protecting the body to eliminate the disease... The only thing we can't be sure of now is whether our medicine can effectively control the plague pathogens in the neck area and prevent them from going down and invading the lungs."
They then asked Elder Xun, "Does the old physician have a prescription? Could you show it to us so we can examine it? Don't worry, we won't steal your knowledge. We can even sign a pledge that if we use this prescription for personal gain in the future..."
"Hey, stop talking nonsense. What time is it? Why are you still worrying about this? Here, the initial prescription for suppressing the rat plague is here. Pass it around and see how to add or subtract ingredients to better deal with the enemy's plague." The old man slapped several prescriptions onto the stone bricks of the horse trail in front of him.
That's right, there are several prescriptions.
From May to September, the old man did more than just sit idly by. He worked day and night, according to Qin Xiaomi's description and the detailed book on the plague in the barren mountains of Dongming Prefecture, and based on the pharmacology and properties of the medicines, to formulate anti-epidemic prescriptions.
They prepared hundreds of prescriptions, but only kept these few that were most likely to suppress the rat plague.
"Report! The number of infected enemy troops has increased again!" "Report! More enemy troops have sent wooden cages!"
The reports from the sentry tower never stopped all day.
The Wei army remained on high alert, while the physicians, including Old Man Xun, were engrossed in discussing prescriptions and were completely unaffected by the various military developments.
Qin Xiaomi stayed until past 3 PM before getting up to leave.
Before leaving, he said two things: "It's getting cold. Once it gets cold, this germ will have a hard time spreading. Also, because it's getting cold, the enemy will definitely spread the poison before it gets cold... So we need to speed things up, but don't be too discouraged."
Being frustrated won't help.
Now we have no choice but to fight the enemy head-on.
Upon hearing this, everyone was both pleased and worried. The King of Ye ordered: "Order all the Wei people in the city to continue to be vigilant against the enemy's poisoning."
“Conscript laborers to prepare a medicinal paste according to the prescription, in order to suppress the rat plague.”
"Yes, sir." General Chu instructed the messenger: "Go and convey the king's decree immediately!"
"Yes!" Several groups of messengers left in unison.
At this moment, Qin Xiaomi looked at Jiang Dalang and said her second sentence: "Take out everything you've hidden. When you have time, go to the Mushan Weapon Workshop and make cannon carts. Do what you should do as a Wei person."
Having said that, without waiting for Jiang Dalang's reply, he immediately mounted his horse and rode away!
It has a hint of fleeing in panic.
Others might think she was just embarrassed, but only Jiang Dalang knew that this was Su Su's way of showing that she had reached her limit... She didn't want to break down, so she left quickly.
She might break down if she just looked at him for one more time or breathed the same air as him!
But the Prince of Ye didn't know this, and hurriedly reminded Jiang Dalang: "Dalang, it's not safe for my niece to go back to Mushan alone. You should ride your horse and see her off."
Everyone: King Ye, are you blind? Is she alone? She's leading a group of fierce female generals!
Besides, Qin Dongjia is someone who can kill an enemy prince, how could she not be safe? It's the people who encounter her who are in danger!
Jiang Dalang wanted to refuse, but his body moved faster than his brain. He grabbed the horse, mounted it, and spurred it to catch up. Then he quickly slowed down and followed at a distance, wanting to see her back more often.
Nausea.
Qin Su noticed his presence, and whipped the horse twice. The warhorse was enraged and galloped away, covering more than ten meters in the blink of an eye.
Jiang Dalang sensed her resistance and dared not follow her any longer, fearing that she might fall off her horse due to her unstable emotions. He simply stood on the city wall and watched her ride away from afar until she disappeared from sight.
When he rode back to the East City Tower, the Prince of Ye and Deputy General Lang, along with General Liang, began to move into the city.
"Young Master, take care of yourself. Everything will be alright, as long as you have the will." The Prince of Ye, who had only recently started a family, didn't know how to comfort his disheartened junior.
"Yes, thank you, Uncle Guan. You should go back to the city soon." Jiang Dalang's voice carried a hint of Jiang Dalang's own feelings, which was really the warmth that his relatives and friends in this body gave him, much like the Qin family in his previous life.
It was only because he was incompetent in his previous life and, in his own good intentions, concealed some things that he made a grave mistake.