The isolation measures formulated by Lin Mo seem to have little effect. The number of patients is still on the rise, and it is likely to intensify. Now more than 30,000 people in the military camp have symptoms such as vomiting and diarrhea. Even healthy people Gao Shun, who was like a cow, fell ill.
For this reason, Lu Bu was very anxious. He realized for the first time that the number of troops was not omnipotent. Sometimes defeats were not necessarily man-made, but the way of heaven.
In an army of 400,000, it seems that the illness of more than 30,000 people will not affect the overall situation. The problem is that the number is still growing. Once the number exceeds 100,000, the soldiers will have no intention of fighting. Such an army cannot fight. ah.
Lu Bu, who believed in my orders and had no control over them, even considered whether to take advantage of the fact that the epidemic had not spread, simply play a game of stud, mobilize elite infantry and cavalry to forcibly cross the river to attack the city, and on the other hand, let the navy cover the food and grass along the way, and the coalition forces dared to come. Just fight them.
Such an idea was of course rejected by Lin Mo. Although the situation was precarious, it was not to the point of burning the boat.
You must know that once this cavalry army passes, your navy will only be allowed to win and not lose. Once defeated, their supply lines of food, grass and ordnance will be cut off, which is too risky.
Such large-scale quarantine has no effect at all. This is probably not an epidemic, but just acclimatization, which makes the isolation method ineffective.
However, it may also be that the masks and disinfection methods of this era are too backward to control the spread of the disease.
Lin Mo couldn't determine the reason, and all he could do now was wait.
Fortunately, the sergeant who went to Jiangliu City to look for Hua Tuo did not miss him. The carriage drove quickly all the way and finally came over.
Facing this contemporary miracle doctor, Weng and his son-in-law treated him generously with the courtesy of a state official and went out of the camp five miles to greet him.
Hua Tuo was also a down-to-earth man. He rushed to the military camp to check on the situation without eating anything at the reception banquet.
The first patient to see was of course Gao Shun. Looking at Hua Tuo, who was pressing Gao Shun's wrist with one hand and twirling his white beard with the other, both Weng and son-in-law were very nervous.
Anything is fine, but it must not be a disease, otherwise this thing can really destroy these hundreds of thousands of troops.
After taking his pulse for a while, Hua Tuo rolled up Gao Shun's eyelids again, and even went to check his vomit. After some operations, he stood up slowly, and said slowly amid the nervous expressions of Lu Lin, Weng and his son-in-law: " It can be confirmed that it is a result of acclimatization and not an epidemic.”
Hearing this, the boulder hanging in Lin Mo's heart finally fell. It's okay, okay, it doesn't matter.
Lu Bu also breathed a sigh of relief and said respectfully: "Thank you so much, Divine Doctor Hua. Then please ask Divine Doctor Hua to give you a prescription as soon as possible. The accompanying medicines are enough."
As he spoke, Lu Bu waved to the medical officer who was studying beside him to step forward and obey his orders.
Hua Tuo quickly sat down and wrote a prescription. In fact, doctors could also prescribe this prescription. After all, acclimatization is not a difficult disease, but they did not find out that it was the cause of the disease at first.
After all, people in different places have very different expressions of acclimatization in different places.
Therefore, when Hua Tuo started writing the prescriptions, they were all worried. When Hua Tuo finished writing the prescriptions and handed them over to them, they did not dare to leave.
"What are you doing standing still?" Lu Bu asked displeasedly.
"Lieutenant, most of the medicines on this prescription are available in the military camp, but this is Fulonggan. Please forgive me for not being able to do anything about it." The medical officer lowered his head in fear.
"Nonsense, you are a medical officer. If you don't have the medicine in the military camp, you will go to other places to find it. If not, you can just send someone to Xiling City to purchase it. It's not like such a big city can't buy this medicine, right?"
"If there is no Fulong Gan accompanying us, then this matter will be troublesome."
Just after Lu Bu finished scolding, Hua Tuo sighed. Looking at Lu Bu's suspicious eyes, Hua Tuo said in a deep voice: "The captain doesn't know something. This Fulonggan is not an ordinary herb, but the soil of the heart of the stove."
"Zo Xin Tu?"
Lu Bu was stunned, "This is too easy. Aren't the tens of thousands of stoves in the military camp enough?"
Hua Tuo shook his head slowly, "The soil in the heart of this kitchen is the hometown. The soldiers are suffering from symptoms now because they cannot get used to the customs of Jingxiang, so they need the soil from their hometown for medicine."
Hearing this, Lu Bu took a step back, his eyes were as wide as bells, and he asked, "Where can I get the soil from my hometown for you?"
Isn't this a joke?
These are hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and they are not all from the same place. Some are from Liangzhou, some are from the Central Plains, and some are from the Northern Kingdom. When you bring the soil from your hometown from all over the country, the day lilies are cold.
Not to mention how many people will die due to the thinning out in this time, it cannot be done even if the time is used up in less than two months. God knows what will happen in two months?
Judging from the current growth rate of the disease, it could spread to half of the military camp in two months.
The medical officers lowered their heads, and Hua Tuo could only sigh: "Other drugs can temporarily suppress the disease, but in the end, the most effective cure is Fulonggan."
"Could it be that the sky is inexhaustible, Cao Sunliu?"
Lu Bu raised his head and sighed, feeling that God had decreed that many things really couldn't be forced.
At this time, the son-in-law behind him said: "Master Yue-in-law, don't panic. There is no Fulonggan in the military camp, but there is still some soil in my hometown. All of them are put together with Xihui at the other end of the supply camp."
As soon as these words came out, Lu Bu and all the medical officers looked at Lin Mo, "Yunwen, this matter is related to the lifeblood of our three armies, so we can't joke about it. Our infantry and cavalry come from different states and counties, how could you conjure up so many Come from your hometown?”
"Don't worry, my father-in-law. From Liangzhou to Xuzhou, I have prepared the soil from every state and county, and it has all been sorted."
Then Lin Mo looked at the medical officer, "You just go to the supply camp to get it, and prescribe the right medicine according to the soldiers in different places."
"Here!"
Several people raised their hands and said, "Thank you Sikong!"
This thank you comes from the bottom of my heart. After all, if the medicine cannot be obtained in the end, they have an unshirkable responsibility as medical officers. If the army is defeated, then the head cannot be saved.
After the medical officers ran away in despair, Lu Bu seemed to have not yet reacted. He turned his eyes several times before muttering and asking: "No, when were you ready?"
"Didn't I ask Zuo Rong to be busy running around a few days ago? He brought the ashes and saltpeter here together."
This matter actually relied on the prophetic skills to a certain extent. After all, during the Battle of Chibi, many people in Cao's army became unwell.
It's just that Lin Mo didn't dare to judge whether it was acclimatization. Anyway, he was prepared for any trouble.
In the past, every time Lin Moxiu performed the operation, the old father-in-law would always be surprised that his mouth was big enough to put an egg in.
Things are different now. Heroes are just like ordinary people. They become numb after seeing them too much. After pondering for a long time, he said: "You said you were ready when you were ready. You didn't say it earlier, which made me worry for a long time."
It's not that Lin Mo is a little confused, why don't you give me a few compliments?
Aren't you curious how I prepared it in advance?
Aren’t you curious about how much effort I used to acquire soil from various states and counties?
That's it?
Everyone likes to hear good things, okay. Even if my ears get calluses from hearing them, I may not want to hear them, but you have to say them.
Lin Mo let out a breath, that's all. Forget it if the old father-in-law doesn't say anything. When the news spreads, the soldiers will definitely praise this miraculous prophetic skill.
"Lieutenant, Yunwen."
Jia Xu, who hurriedly walked in, was obviously busy. When he was about to speak, he caught sight of Hua Tuo and stopped talking, "Oh, Doctor Hua is here too."
"Your Majesty is so polite."
When we just went out to welcome him, Jia Xu was there, and all the three princes and nine ministers were there. This gave Hua Tuo enough face.
Perhaps it was because he realized that Jia Xu had something to say, Hua Tuo still held his hands with knowledge and said: "Lieutenant, Sikong, you are busy with military affairs, so you don't need to accompany me. I'll go and have a look at other military camps."
"Thank you sir."
After the three of them sent Hua Tuo out, Lin Mocai asked, "What happened."
"Huang She is back."
Jia Xu gave a general explanation of the situation, including of course Huang She's regret that he could not win over Huang Zhong due to time issues. Of course, the more important issue was that he wanted Lu Bu and Lin Mo to deploy an ambush.
If it is true that Cao Cao will bring elites as he said, then there must be strong generals accompanying him. Hao Zhao and Guo Huai's men alone are certainly enough to protect Xiling City. The problem is that there is no certainty of intercepting and killing Cao Cao.
Therefore, Huang She hoped that the camp would deploy elite generals to ambush him and try to uproot Cao Cao at once.
Lin Mo chuckled, so after Huang Gai died, he became Huang Zhong, right?
But overall, except for Huang Zhong's identity, it is really difficult for others to use bitter tricks.
Moreover, there is another advantage to using Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong has a certain friendship with Huang Zu. Now that Wei Yan is in the military camp, there will be someone to help him when he pretends to surrender.
"So, they are going to take action in nine days."
The old father-in-law, who had learned all the plans, crossed his arms and said with a proud smile: "Let Huang She come back first, and I want to transfer my elite to Xiling City. Then it will be easier to succeed here. Cao Cao is quite good at playing. "
Lin Mo then reacted and looked at Jia Xu. The latter probably knew what he wanted to ask. He nodded and said: "Nine days later, the east wind will rise at midnight and stop at noon the next day. After noon, it will return to the northwest wind. ”
It was just half a day of east wind. I don’t know if classmate Liangzi told Cao Cao this time that he wanted to take advantage of the east wind.
Thinking about it, there should be some. After all, he was humiliated like that last time. Even if it was embarrassing, in order to gain a firm foothold in the army, it was necessary to work hard.
It's just a pity that Ryoko-san has to be disappointed this time.
No.
Maybe I won't give him a chance to be disappointed, just despair.
"What happened to the things I asked you to take stock of earlier?"
"I think it's almost done. After they are defeated, Cao Cao will definitely take the waterway upstream to return to Jiangling. After all, he can enter Yizhou from there. In the past few days, he can have a navy to block the passage upstream in advance. .
But it is also possible for Xiangyang City to prevent him from turning to land halfway, so a force of troops needs to be deployed on Huarong Road.
As for Liu Bei, he must have fled to Changsha after his defeat, but once our navy crosses the Baqiu area, they will be on guard, and it may be difficult to block his way.
As for Sun Ce, he probably went with Liu Bei. After all, he had to pass through the Changsha Defense Zone to return to Jiaozhou. "After saying this in one breath, Jia Xu picked up the teapot on the side and poured water to moisten his throat.
In the past, Lin Mo would study all these post-break plans by himself, but after completing the study, he would discuss them with his advisors.
Now I don't regard Jia Xu as a human being. Anyway, I will definitely use him to the extreme wherever he can be used.
After a lengthy silence, Lu Bu nodded with satisfaction, but Lin Mo seemed dissatisfied. Jia Xu couldn't help but ask, "Is there anything else I want to add?"
"This is just their escape route after their defeat. Didn't we prepare our army's escape route after their defeat?" Lin Mo looked at Jia Xu in surprise.
Jia Xu put down his tea cup and said with a smile: "This is natural. After our army is defeated, there are two routes to escape to the Central Plains. The first route is to retreat to Xiling City and take the post road back to the Central Plains. From Xiakou to Xiling, this is the first route. It is the only way to go. If they want to set up an ambush, they will definitely choose this place;
The second way is to first go to Wulin Road in the west and then turn onto Huarong Road, and go northwest along the Jiangxia border. You can ambush on both Wulin Road and Huarong Road. "
"very good!"
Lin Mo rubbed his chin with satisfaction. It was different to have a staff officer here. It was so comfortable. But then he said in a deep voice: "Just now you said that their defeated escape route included waterways. If it was just a land route, it would be Where is it?"
"If they take the overland route from Baqiu, they can only escape to Changsha, but they won't run towards Chibi. Wouldn't that be running into our arms?" Lu Bu said matter-of-factly.
Just when Lin Mo was about to explain, Jia Xu took over, "Yunwen, are you really sure about this? To be honest, they used the serial boat plan to deceive Wen Yuan, and then used Huang She to carry out the torture plan. These I saw it all, and knew that they would definitely want to take action at midnight nine days later.
We will indeed be able to conduct a counter-ambush on our possible escape route, but I still haven't figured out how you can use this strategy to break through Baqiu's water stronghold. "
Jia Xu still didn't understand this section. At first he thought it would be a force attack, but Lin Mo made it clear just now that he wanted to block the Baqiu Ferry. There are more than 20 water gates in such a long water village. , blocking them all is obviously not something that can be done by force.
To support the sky, you just have to use a trick at the ferry in Xiakou to bring in all the naval forces on the opposite side. It is not possible to bring in all the navy. The opposite side is not blind. If the situation of the front army is not right, the ones behind them will not come in again. It is impossible. Give you a chance to catch a turtle in a urn.
"Do you think it's feasible to confuse the fake with the real?" In front of Jia Xu, Lin Mo didn't want to show off.
After a brief reminder, Jia Xu fell into deep thought. Soon his eyes lit up and he suddenly realized, "If it works, it will definitely work!"
After being confused, Jia Xu pinched his white beard and laughed, "Wonderful, hahaha, I really didn't expect to use this as a counterattack."
"Time is running out. Let's order the soldiers to discuss the troops and prepare to dispatch the mission." Lu Bu is very smart now and doesn't want to delve into what these brainiacs are studying.
Anyway, when the time comes for the Central Military Commission to discuss troops, you will always have to assign tasks. You will understand then.
(End of chapter)
