Chapter 836

The Feng army, which was unprepared and had never seen such tactics before, fell into Zhen Ren's poisonous plan. Many soldiers did not hesitate and directly reached out to carry the corpse TXT download.

Nothing happened that day, but on the second day, a large number of people in the army began to fall ill. They had high fevers and were bedridden. The medical officers in the army were very busy. They gave people anti-fever medicine, but there was no improvement. Instead, people's faces began to turn pale.

On the third day, the number of sick soldiers began to increase sharply, and the number expanded several times, even reaching tens of thousands. Even the medical officers who treated the soldiers fell ill one after another. At this time, Feng Jun was shocked, and the news could no longer be suppressed, and finally reached Tang Yin.

Originally, people just thought that Fengjun fell ill because he was infected with wind-cold, but now it seems that this is not the case at all. Not only did the Fengjun soldiers who fell ill have a high fever, but they also began to develop lumps on their bodies, which they had never seen before. symptoms.

It was Qiu Zhen and Su Yelei who reported the matter to Tang Yin. After hearing this, Tang Yin was also confused. He asked: "When did this disease start to appear in the army?"

"Two days ago." Qiu Zhen said: "According to the soldiers, the enemy threw many corpses into the city two days ago. The first batch of sick brothers in our army were all people who had carried corpses. The soldiers suspected ...I suspect this may be witchcraft performed by the Sichuan-Zhen coalition..."

"Witchcraft? Nonsense!" Tang Yin had never believed in such things as ghosts, ghosts, and snakes in his life. He rolled his eyes at Qiu Zhen, thought for a moment, and then asked, "What are the symptoms of the sick soldiers?"

Su Yelei replied: "I have a persistent high fever, I feel weak all over, I feel extremely cold, and there are lumps on my body..."

The more she spoke, the deeper Tang Yin's brows furrowed. Feng Ren had never seen such symptoms before, but that didn't mean Tang Yin didn't know about it. He is a martial arts practitioner himself, and those who practice martial arts have to have some contact with traditional Chinese medicine, and he has actually seen this kind of disease.

Before Su Yelei finished speaking, Tang Yin interrupted: "Are the lumps mostly concentrated on the neck and armpits? Will they feel stinging when touched?"

Su Yelei was stunned and didn't understand why Tang Yin knew. The lumps on the fallen soldiers were indeed mainly concentrated at the base of their necks, armpits and thighs. As for whether they would sting when touched, she didn't know, but it was true that people reacted violently. She asked in surprise: "Has your Majesty ever seen a sick soldier?"

Yes, I have seen it, but not in this world. Tang Yin clenched his fists, raised his head, and thought about it carefully, everything became clear. The Sichuan-Zhen coalition did not throw corpses for no reason. They threw plague-infected corpses into the city and used the plague to infect their own soldiers.

This should be regarded as the earliest biochemical weapon. It is rare in Chinese history, but it often happens in the history of foreign wars. Unexpectedly, the Sichuan and Zhen coalition forces actually used this move against themselves.

Tang Yin did not answer Su Yelei, turned to look at Qiu Zhen, his tiger eyes shot out with terrifying light, and asked sternly: "Why didn't you report to me earlier when such a big thing happened?"

Qiu Zhen was scolded by Tang Yin and lowered his head, speechless. In fact, Qiu Zhen felt aggrieved. He had just heard about it. He came to see Tang Yin as soon as he knew it. But it was useless to talk about it now, so he simply didn't say anything.

Tang Yin squinted his eyes, thought for a moment, and said: "This is plague, there is no cure. All soldiers who are sick must be isolated immediately, and all soldiers who have been in contact with or have been close to them must also be isolated."

There were prescriptions for treating plague in the Chinese medicine books he had read, but Tang Yin did not memorize them carefully. Moreover, there were many types of plague, with different prescriptions and different dosages of medicines. He was asked to name several prevention or treatment methods at once. It is also impossible to use medicinal materials to treat the plague.

Plague does not refer to a specific infectious disease, but a general term for those highly contagious viruses, which naturally includes plague that can be transmitted through the air.

After hearing what he said, Qiu Zhen and Su Yelei were dumbfounded and stood there, speechless for a long time.

In the current era, the word plague has not yet been born, and Qiu Zhen and Su Yelei do not understand what the plague means. Moreover, there are currently more than 10,000 soldiers in the Feng Army who have fallen ill, and there are fewer soldiers who have been in contact with or even close to them. Between 40,000 and 50,000 soldiers, is it impossible to isolate all these soldiers?

In addition, as a medical officer, Su Yelei naturally had contact with sick soldiers. According to Tang Yin, she was also one of the targets of isolation.

Seeing that the two of them were still standing there and looking at him motionless, Tang Yin said anxiously: "What are you two still doing? Go quickly! This is the plague. Anyone who comes into contact or is close to him may be infected. If you don't immediately If we isolate them, all the soldiers in the army will be dead!”

Qiu Zhen came to his senses, screamed in surprise, turned around and ran out without even bothering to speak to the leader.

Su Yelei didn't leave, she just took two steps back to distance herself from Tang Yin.

Tang Yin stared at her and asked in a solemn voice: "Is there anything else?"

Su Yelei murmured in a low voice: "I...I have also been in contact with sick soldiers..."

"Damn it!" When Tang Yin heard this, he was startled at first, and then a ball of anger suddenly arose in his heart, which was held in his chest. He had nowhere to vent it, and he didn't know who to vent it to. His fists clenched and he looked at Su Yelei. After a while, he said: "You go to the side courtyard of the General's Mansion first, there is no one there now!"

Su Yelei met Tang Yin's gaze, sighed, and said as she walked out: "Forget it, I've already had contact with them, and I don't mind having more contact with them. Even if I can't cure their diseases, at least I have to find a way to relieve their pain."

Before she walked out, Tang Yin had already stepped forward, grabbed her wrist, and dragged her to the side yard without saying anything, saying: "The best way to relieve their pain is to kill them with a knife."

His words sounded cold and ruthless, but they were also true. People infected with the plague may not all die, and there is a possibility of survival, but the probability is too small, so small that it can be ignored. Instead of letting people suffer and die slowly in pain, it is better to kill them directly. That can also be regarded as a kind of indirect mercy!

Seeing Tang Yin grabbing her wrist without any scruples, Su Yelei shivered in fear, struggling violently and screaming: "What are you doing? Let go, I will infect you too..."

"Then infect, I'm not afraid." Tang Yin said coldly, his palm like an iron clamp, tightly holding Su Yelei's Haowan, letting her struggle desperately, without loosening at all. As a spiritual practitioner of the dark inner sect, Tang Yin is indeed not afraid of the plague. This kind of bacteria comes from animals and cannot withstand the internal combustion of his dark fire.

Tang Yin dragged Su Yelei to the side yard of the general's mansion. On the other side, Qiu Zhen began to send people to isolate the soldiers infected with the plague and those who had contacted and approached them. You don't know until you do it. As a result, you found that more than 60,000 soldiers guarding Baguan were almost wiped out and were isolated.

This is also thanks to the fact that the Feng Army is divided into different corps and stationed in different places. The defenders near the city wall are basically the Baguan Army headed by Ying Bu, while other corps are stationed elsewhere in Baguan. The core of the plague infection is the Baguan Army. If the Feng Army is not divided into corps, and all the soldiers live together, then I am afraid that few people will be spared.

Now Baguan is bounded by the General's Mansion in the center of the city. The area south of the General's Mansion is an isolation area. All other corps have withdrawn to the north of the General's Mansion. The internal inspections of each corps have also been carried out one by one to see if they have come into contact with the soldiers of the Baguan Army. If so, they are all isolated.

For a time, the city of Baguan was in chaos and panic, especially the Baguan Army, which was isolated. Many soldiers did not understand what was going on. They only knew that the king had given them a royal order, ordering them to stay where they were and not to go to the north city without permission.

General's Mansion.

Tang Yin summoned all the generals in the army to hold an emergency consultation on the current situation. Due to the rampant plague, the South City has become a dead end. The soldiers of our side can't get close to it. Now it seems that it is unrealistic to defend Baguan anymore. The whole army must retreat.

Now all the generals know that they have fallen into the enemy's plague tactics. They really can't stay in Baguan any longer, otherwise there is a risk of annihilation.

Qiu Zhen asked the most concerned question for everyone. If they withdraw their troops, what will happen to the Baguan Army led by Ying Bu? Should they continue to stay in the city or retreat with them?

After hearing Qiu Zhen's words, the generals looked at Tang Yin to see how he would choose.

Tang Yin took a deep breath, put his hands behind his back, and paced back and forth in the hall in a confused and contradictory mood.

More than 60,000 soldiers, Fengguo's most skilled defensive Baguan Army, the oldest and most powerful force, he also wanted to take them all away, but can he do so?

He pondered for almost an incense stick of time, and finally stopped, looked up and slowly scanned the people present, then closed his eyes, gritted his teeth, and squeezed out a sentence from his teeth: "Leave the Baguan Army, the other legions, prepare to retreat."

When these words came out, the faces of everyone present changed. Doing so is equivalent to ignoring the Baguan Army and letting them fend for themselves in Baguan.

"My king..." People exclaimed.

But before they could speak, Tang Yin had already glared with scarlet eyes, and roared loudly with a flushed face: "Abandoning 60,000 soldiers, do you think I am willing? Do I feel good? Take them away, the plague will spread, and then it will not only spread to the entire army, but also to the whole country, and countless people will be infected and die! That is not a cold, it is a plague that takes lives, do you understand?"

Tang Yin's shout was very loud, and the echo lingered in the hall for a long time.

Under his scolding, people bowed their heads and stopped talking. Everyone understood that Tang Yin's heartache at this moment must be much greater than theirs.

Until this time, people still didn't know what kind of disease plague was, but they remembered the name deeply. Only a thousand corpses cost the lives of 60,000 soldiers. This price was too high.