Chapter 1459
Siege of the City, Plague Outbreak in the Capital City [6]
Chapter 1459 Siege of the City, Plague Outbreak in the Capital City [6]
"What's the situation regarding the enemy's poisoning position?!" General Chu hurriedly came out of the building on the city tower.
Qi Tianshi led the assassin eunuchs and the squad leaders of the local martial arts school to the city wall to overlook the enemy's poisoning position.
The sentry tower soldiers had calmed down and were carefully observing the situation at the enemy's poison field. After a while, they reported: "Report! The enemy's poison field seems to be turning into a slaughterhouse!"
Just from these three words, one already knows how wicked the enemy is.
They even betrayed their own people.
"The dissection was performed on a seriously ill patient. After being cut into pieces, it appears that they were bagged and the bags were then moved to the vicinity of the catapult!"
"..." Doctor Feng, Imperial Physician Xiao Yu, and Old Army Physician Wei said, "General Chu, it's time to give the order."
In the past few days, military doctors and civilian doctors have been working in two shifts, day and night, on the city wall to ensure that they can grasp the situation of the enemy's poison positions as soon as possible and make timely decisions on whether to use medicine.
After all, if we don't use the medicinal herbs sparingly, there probably won't be enough.
General Chu nodded and immediately ordered: "Beat the drums! Beat all the drums! Inform the soldiers on the city walls and the Wei people inside the city to spray insecticide and anti-plague medicine to kill the insects and cure the plague!"
dong dong dong, dong dong dong!
The drums on all four sides of the city wall resounded loudly, repeatedly shouting General Chu's latest military orders.
Five messengers rode into the city, shouting the same military order.
Upon hearing the sound of military drums from the city walls, the drummers on the main streets immediately began to beat their drums... Soon, the sound of military drums filled the entire city.
The sound traveled faster than a horse, one message after another, and in just over a quarter of an hour, the new military order resounded throughout the city's streets and alleys.
Dangdang Dangdang!
The wardens of each street and alley led the villagers, beating gongs and shouting: "The enemy is going to poison us! Fellow villagers, quickly dissolve the medicine packets you have been given in warm water and splash them in front of your houses, behind your houses, and on your roofs! Everyone go home, put on the big overcoats with the medicine splashed on them, and once you get home, keep your doors and windows closed. Do not go out for a stroll unless you are told to do so!"
Bang bang bang, bang bang bang!
Upon hearing the call, the villagers from each household banged on their pots and pans and repeated the words of the patrolling officers.
Why?
Worried that some neighbors might not have heard the officers' announcement, they asked each household to repeat the announcement five times after hearing it.
In this way, the news is passed down from house to house and street to street, so that everyone in the city can hear it and no one will miss it.
Boom boom boom!
The drums of the Mushan Weapons Workshop also sounded: "All auxiliary workshops at the first outpost, stop work, put on your overcoats, go home, and hide from the enemy's poison attack!"
Upon receiving the order, the factory foremen hurriedly called to the female workers: "Go home quickly, grab your food and supplies, put on the overcoats you were assigned, line up, and wait until the overcoats are sprayed with insecticide before leaving the factory! Don't panic, stay calm, female soldiers will escort you all the way to your neighborhood!"
"Yes, yes, yes!" the female workers responded in unison, though they were somewhat flustered. However, they had been doing wartime training every day and were now able to carry out their duties in an orderly manner during an enemy attack without causing any major chaos.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, eldest daughter-in-law, where are you?" Yang Yinghua shouted, scanning her surroundings for the figure of her eldest daughter-in-law, Li Liushi.
That's right, Yang Yinghua is Li Wenhu's mother.
After experiencing the ordeal of encountering enemy troops while seeking a living outside the city and slinking back, Yang Yinghua realized that neither Li Hui nor Li Wenhu could be relied upon. She had to rely on herself or her eldest daughter-in-law.
Therefore, she also came to work at Mushan Workshop and became coworkers with her eldest daughter-in-law, Li Liu.
She even ordered her entire family and acquaintances to call her by her name. She refused to call her Li Yangshi and gave them the cold shoulder.
"I'm here, don't panic, just stand there and don't move, I'll come find you!" said Li Liushi. "Oh, okay, I'll wait here, I won't go anywhere!" Yang Yinghua hurriedly replied.
Li Liu hurriedly ran towards Yang Yinghua's direction.
Others with family members working in Mushan also went to reunite with their families.
After Weng Liniang found her mother, she comforted her, "Mother, don't be afraid. Even if the enemy poisons us, the poison won't spread to us so quickly."
Her mother said, "Don't be afraid... When you get to the gate of Mushan, take a good look. Your father will definitely be there to pick us up. Don't miss him."
Weng Liniang's whole family had a good relationship. Her parents were willing to stay in the city with their son for their daughter's sake, instead of going out to find a way to make a living.
Therefore, once this military intelligence was released, Father-in-law would definitely come to take them home.
Sure enough, just outside the gate of Mushan, before they even reached the barricade post, the mother and daughter heard the old man's voice: "Wife, Pear, I'm here. Follow the sound and come find me!"
"Yinghua, eldest daughter-in-law, we've come to take you home. Don't be afraid, even if the enemy invades, I, Li Hui, will hold them off!" Li Hui's leg injury hadn't healed yet, and he was being carried by his third son. But he was concerned about his reputation and had to put on a show of being a benevolent head of the family at this moment, hoping that the villagers would praise him and stop criticizing him.
"Father, there's your son too! Please tell me your name, otherwise the city folks will keep scolding me," Li Wenhu reminded him, waving a simple blue cloth flag and shouting, "Mother, wife, I, Li Wenhu, have come to take you home! Come and assemble!"
"Gather your buddies!" The two women, Li Liu and her mother-in-law, bypassed their side and went home from the other side... Wearing protective hoodies, these two shameless women couldn't even recognize them.
Li Hui and his son were notorious for being cowardly and afraid of death. After the female workers in the workshop left, they did not linger and hurried home.
He continued to curse and swear: "You've grown wings and become vicious. You left without even telling us. What if we had to wait and the enemy had poisoned us?"
Li Wenjiang said: "You two are not capable. It's beyond my expectations that you waited until all the workers had left before leaving. I thought you two would just put on an act and then leave."
"Dad, Big Brother, stop cursing, lest you run into Mom and she hears you and beats you up again."
That's right, Yang Yinghua is now someone who will immediately go crazy and beat up Li Hui if he dares to do anything.
Li Hui's arrow wound on his leg was aggravated twice, and he was utterly terrified.
Splash, splash!
Along the way, the local officials led the villagers to spray medicine to kill fleas and lice on the main roads and open spaces.
The shops were also splashing medicine everywhere, even onto Li Wenhu's shoes, which made him furious. He yelled, "Have your eyes been blinded by enemy arrows? Can't you see people walking on the road?"
"Boss, make their manager come out and pay up." Li Hui really meant that if he were to defect to the enemy, he would plunder the enemy army of their spoils.
"Ha, get lost! If you make another sound, I'll sue you for extortion during the war against the enemy!" Do you think someone who can afford to open a shop on the street is someone you can bully?
The manager immediately came out and retorted, "You want us to pay for it? This is insecticide and pest control medicine that our shop paid for. You got a good deal by splashing it on your shoes. We're already being generous by not making you pay for the medicine!"
The government and military only provide three packs of external insecticides and disease-preventing medicines to civilian residences and shops. If you feel that this is not enough or want to use more medicine, you have to pay for it yourself.
However, a maximum of five packs can be purchased, and hoarding is prohibited.
If the house or shop is too large, you can receive more medicine packs according to the area.
"Father, elder brother, stop talking and let's go." Li Wenjiang felt deeply ashamed and hurriedly carried Li Hui on his back and ran.
Inside the city, a large-scale operation was underway, involving the spraying of medicinal liquid to kill insects and ward off disease.
Near the city wall, the Wei army was also doing the same thing by splashing poison; but they also had military defense duties, and were always ready to launch long-range attacks to thwart the poison thrown by the enemy.