Chapter 133 Curse (continued)
The dim sky, the moss-covered city walls, the flashing flames turned into piles of torches, the pungent smell, the corpses squeaking in the flames, the thick smoke rolled around, and the pale faces were illuminated by the flames.
The people who died of illness, together with their clothes, were burned down. Patients who had not yet died were lying on the couch and dying. Perhaps in a few days, it would be their turn to lie on the pile of firewood and usher in flames.
But that is impossible, because there are too many people who die of illness in the city, and it is impossible for so much firewood to burn the corpse, so the next step is to dig a large pit and bury the dead in the pit.
Because there are many people who are sick, many pits have to be dug. Although not no one survived and survived the disaster, more people died. The bodies of the deceased must be properly disposed of, otherwise even if they die, the plague will be spread.
Dead people must be dealt with, and living people must also be screened to isolate the patients to avoid spreading the evil diseases to others. Every day, search teams in the city conduct door-to-door inspections to see if the person being tested is red.
Once confirmed, it must be taken away and sent to a designated location for treatment.
It is said to be a treatment, but in fact it has no effect, because this evil disease cannot be cured at all.
A rash on the body is the initial symptom. Then the rash turns into herpes, and then becomes suppurative. In the end, the patient will die from a high fever.
Those who survive by chance will leave traces where they have rashes, which are dense and shocking, and if the marks are left on their faces, they will become a big vague face.
Unheard of diseases and large-scale spreading conditions have caused the entire Liaodong city to panic. More than a month ago, the army and horses were strong and the grand occasion of flags fluttering had dissipated with the wind.
The military and civilians in the city no longer had the mind to deal with the Zhou army who were reluctant to leave in Liaodong. Their lives were just around the corner. Every day they would hear that someone had a red rash and were taken away. When they thought that the next person who was infected might be himself, who could still sit still.
Uneasy spread in Liaodong city, and rumors followed. No matter what the statement was, most of them were related to the curse of the Zhou army.
The emergence of the plague originally originated from a victory. The government attacked a baggage team of the Zhou army and seized a large amount of cloth and other supplies. The soldiers happily transported the spoils back to the camp. A few days later, someone fell ill and had a red rash on his body.
More and more people are sick, and when the generals find out something wrong, the epidemic has spread.
A plague broke out in the military camp, and at the same time, patients also appeared in Liaodong City. The patients were initially several messengers from the military camp who had suffered plague. Then among the people who had contacted these messengers, some people began to have red rashes on their bodies.
The disease spread in Liaodong City and was out of control. It was so troubled that the situation was almost out of control. More and more people died in Liaodong City. There were rumors that the various troops of the Marine who came to help the war seemed to have also had a plague.
The sudden plague caught people off guard, so many people said that this was a curse released by the Zhou army. Therefore, in the past few days, Wu Zhu practiced methods to eliminate the plague in Liaodong City and cursed the Zhou army to be retaliated by the plague.
At this moment, in front of the burning piles of firewood, Wu Zhu in strange clothes was doing the trick. The soldiers and civilians around him looked at these powerful witches, and then looked at the plague gods dressed by people. They couldn't help but pray silently in their hearts, praying for the success of the trick.
Among the crowd, Jiang Cheng looked at the scene in front of him quietly, looked at the wizard who was dancing with great gods, and looked at the piles of burning firewood, and prayed silently in his heart like the people next to him.
I pray that the epidemic will spread on a large scale, so that the Goguryeo army in Liaodong will die without fighting, and it is best to die 70% or 80% of them.
As for Liaodong City, it is best for the people in the city to die completely.
Jiang Cheng, who is in Liaodong City, is not worried that he will get sick because he is in the epidemic area. As a meticulous work, he and his companions dare to sneak into Liaodong City to spy on news, he naturally has a protective weapon.
The magic weapon is called "Pestle Budding".
Vaccination can increase people's "immunity" and will not be infected with smallpox. This has been verified by many experiments, so Jiang Cheng and his companions who have received vaccination have no worries about having red rashes.
It is precisely because of his fearlessness that Jiang Cheng dared to pray that the epidemic would come more fiercely, turning the Liaodong City, the ruling center of Goguryeo in Liaodong, into a ghost city.
Liaodong City is the Xiangping City during the Han Dynasty. It has been the former place of the Central Plains since ancient times. It took the opportunity to occupy Goguryeo during the chaos in the late Jin Dynasty. Then it expanded Xiangping City and renamed Liaodong City. It is the center of the Liaodong region, and a large number of troops have been stationed all year round.
It is precisely because of this that Liaodong City became the target of the Zhou army's "curse". The smallpox virus launched by the secret troops successfully caused a plague outbreak in Liaodong City. Jiang Cheng and his companions mixed into the city, first to confirm the epidemic in Liaodong City, and second to confirm the epidemic in surrounding cities.
They put life and death aside and took huge risks to inquire about the news in order to help the official army win battles. Now they pay off their hard work, and at least they spy on some useful information.
A plague broke out in Liaodong City, and the epidemic was serious. At least 20% of the population in the city died. As for the troops who were urgently leaving the city and camping outside, the specific situation is unclear, but what can be confirmed is that a plague broke out in the military camp.
At the same time, many mountain cities around Liaodong City also experienced plagues one after another. Although not all mountain cities experienced epidemics, the rapid spread of smallpox still surprised Jiang Cheng.
Then there is deep fear.
The smallpox virus they released with their own hands can instantly take many lives. This is still in Liaodong, where the population is relatively sparse. If the plague broke out in the densely populated Central Plains, how many people would die and how many evils would be caused?
Fortunately, this epidemic has a preventive means, that is, to vaccinate acne in advance, so that the body can be immune to smallpox. Jiang Cheng knew that the officers and soldiers of the "Kun Army" who were fighting in Liaodong have all grown acne, so they should not play with fire and burn themselves if they do this.
What’s ridiculous is that those Martyrs who emerged from the deep mountains and forests thought that by throwing the dead, their clothes and utensils into the Liaoshui River, they could cast curses and cause plague to break out of Liaokou City downstream.
But I didn't know that since my side dared to act like this, I naturally made complete preparations.
When Jiang Cheng thought of the savages looking forward to the stars and the moon waiting for the plague in Liaokou City, he felt a sense of superiority in IQ.
This is not a curse at all, but an unprecedented weapon that can kill people invisibly. The only thing Jiang Cheng couldn't understand is why he had to control the scope of smallpox and why he would not let the entire Gogury city in Liaodong explode in plague.
Once, a big plague was caused in Liaodong, causing almost the same deaths among the Goguryeo and the Marine tribes. In this way, there is no need to fight a war?
Just like killing a pig, a white knife goes into a red knife, and a fat pig dies with a few or two and then bleeds, and then bleeds, so that it is enough to cut it on the pig and slowly bleed?
Not to mention those who survived this smallpox plague, they will not get sick next time. How can they "leave blood" next year?
While Jiang Cheng was thinking, the ritual was over. At the order, he put on a mask, picked up a wooden shovel and cleared the scene with other civilians.
People who die of illness will have serious diseases even if they die, so those who deal with the body and deal with the aftermath (corpse collector team) are very likely to get infected. Of course, soldiers will not do such dangerous things.
Therefore, the members of the corpse collection team are all people with low status. They die if they die, and no one will feel a pity.
Jiang Cheng and his companions mingled into Liaodong City, using their identity as homeless farmers. Because it is difficult to investigate, it is regarded as a sacrificial grass that can be sacrificed at any time, so Jiang Cheng was arranged to join the corpse collection team.
He had grown acne and was immune to smallpox, so he was not afraid of getting infected with the dead, let alone joining the corpse collection team, which was exactly what Jiang Cheng wanted.
Chapter completed!