In the camp, moans and wailing could be heard endlessly.
At least two to three thousand people lay in independent camps separated by trenches.
Doctors ran around and recruited a large number of people to take care of him.
They had all read books like "Fengtu Disease" (first edition), but after careful comparison, most of the diseases did not match up. They were at a loss and had no idea what was going on.
The imperial doctor ordered Huangfu to return and even go south with the army, but he couldn't explain why, so he could only pick out the ones he recognized and give them symptomatic treatment.
"It has been raining since late spring, and many potholes are filled with water. This is called 'stagnant water.' When there is too much stagnant water, mosquitoes breed. This is malaria, and we need to follow the prescribed diagnosis and treatment." As he spoke, he picked up a pen to sign an order and issued the order.
medicinal materials.
It's hard to say whether the medicinal materials are useful.
There was a prescription for treating malaria in the late Han Dynasty, but according to his observation, the effect was very poor. Perhaps only medicinal materials produced in special places can have better effects?
But now there is no other way, it is better than nothing.
Scar disease is very troublesome.
He talked with the emperor, who believed that mosquitoes are most likely to grow in stagnant water, and rivers that are constantly flowing are better. After mosquitoes bite a person who is suffering from abuse, they will bite other people, which will easily spread the "insect abuse".
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As time went by, more and more people became sick in the camp, and eventually it was out of control.
The emperor also believed that mosquitoes could only fly dozens of steps, or at most a hundred steps, so it was enough to clean up the stagnant ponds within a hundred steps.
Huangfu Fanghui was skeptical about this, but the emperor insisted on writing it in.
During this expedition, this was done in the military camp, and many ponds were filled in, but the problem was that it could not be perfect.
With such a large army, there are so many rivers, lakes and ponds around that it is impossible to fill them.
The camps stretched far away, and trenches were set up between each individual camp to prevent the camp roar from spreading or the enemy taking down one camp after conquering it. In short, it was impossible not to be bitten by mosquitoes.
But this move does reduce the possibility of abuse, and is generally effective. Otherwise, more people may die.
"The rain has stopped in the past few days, so let the woodcutter sergeants go out in large numbers and come back to chop more dry firewood." Huangfu Fang returned and ordered again.
"Fengtu Disease" also recommends drinking hot water.
Why just a suggestion? Because it's hard to do.
Let’s not talk about being restricted from woodcutting. Liang Jun is not like this. But speaking of the surrounding environment, there are many lakes, swamps, water, grass and reeds. These things do not need to be burned at all. It takes a lot of effort to collect them. It is not enough at all.
It is a very important advantage to set up camp and build a stronghold to facilitate firewood harvesting.
Furthermore, it has been raining for days, adding to the difficulty.
The sergeants may not even be able to eat hot meals, so they can only chew dry food that has been preserved for some time and drink raw water.
As for the small amount of coal (coal) that appeared in the Han Dynasty, it was too small and impossible to transport over long distances.
Don't have this ability.
Huangfu Fanghui signed the order and summarized it at the same time.
The book "Endemic Diseases" needs to be deleted and added, the hotter and humid the place, the more dangerous it is, and the easier it is to get sick. It seems that "bugs" and "epidemic insects" not only come from water, soil, air, and wind.
There are all of them, and overall there are many more than in the relatively dry and cold north.
At the same time, he also discovered a phenomenon: Shouchun was much better.
It seems that the sooner a city is turned into a city, the more completely the surrounding environment has been changed, and the less likely it is to get sick. A sparsely populated wasteland where wild beasts are infested is much more dangerous.
At the end of writing, he simply put down the pen.
This battle shouldn't be fought in the summer. If we wait until winter, won't there be much fewer pests and diseases? At least the mosquitoes will be gone.
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In the camp, Zhang Shuo had just finished dressing up.
The sergeants were not in good spirits.
Without him, it rained every day, and the camp was so wet that hair almost grew on my body. It was extremely uncomfortable.
Not to mention that people continued to fall ill and were sent to the rear camps for isolation, which dampened morale.
By the way, if you can't eat hot rice or hot soup, it's okay for a few days, but if it happens often, then your morale is really low.
However, after the military order was issued, they quickly formed the team and were ready to set off.
Zu Yue's general Xu Liu had already set off in advance with two to three thousand men, following the enemy's tracks and pursuing them toward Hefei.
Liang Jun, as the successor, set off one day later.
There is no doubt that this is a bold move.
Zhang Shuo judged that after Shanya retreated, the Prussian navy on the Huai River in the north would definitely retreat as well.
In this way, there will be no worries about the future.
As for whether there will be fresh troops to support the Prussian army, it should not happen.
Xuzhou Li Zhong and Nanyang Lekai would launch attacks to contain some of the enemy forces.
Li Chong may not be able to contain many people. After all, the water in the lower reaches of the Huai River is strong and the river is more open. If someone is not careful, he will be left on the south bank. Going south from Xuzhou to Jianye is the most difficult of all routes, and it is also the most difficult one.
The most undesirable thing is unless the defenders collapse at the first touch.
Lucky can actually contain some people.
In fact, this is enough. The most capable troops of the Jin State are the Jingzhou soldiers. Just contain them one by one. The Jin court regards Huaiyin as the "North Prefecture" and Huainan as the "West Prefecture". Because the generals guarding these two places often have
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"North" and "West" are the general names, and they can open a mansion. However, due to the events in Jinzu and the corruption of Huainan, the title of "West Palace" may fly to the governor of Jingzhou. As for whether "Beifu" will change its owner, it is difficult to say.
After the army had been organized and was about to set off, Cai Yi, the supervisor, stopped talking.
It's not that he's afraid, it's his duty.
To be honest, if he were in Zhang Shuo's position, he would definitely do the same thing and go south to pursue him. But now that he is the supervisor of the army, his responsibilities are different, so he has to consider other aspects.
After Zhang Shuo tried to draw the sword and put it into the sheath, he saw Cai Yi's expression of hesitation and asked, "Why is Yuanzi like this?"
Since Zhang Shuo asked, Cai Yi stopped hiding and said directly: "Captain, what if the Jin navy on the Huaihe River does not retreat? By then the army will be far away in Hefei, and the rear food road will be cut off. How long can it last?"
Zhang Shuo pondered for a while and said: "If everything must be extremely safe before taking action, that is what is said in martial arts, 'Fortify the stronghold and fight stupidly.' This time I was supposed to attack Huainan, but I didn't expect the Jin people to come so quickly."
, but instead they attacked and we defended. Now that the enemy has retreated, what's the point of not pursuing them?"
"What if the thief retreats to lure the enemy?" Cai Yi asked.
"It is always necessary to chase." Zhang Shuo insisted: "Now the counties in Huainan are waiting and watching. If they can catch up to Hefei City, even if they are unable to capture it, the counties in the north of Huainan may change their flags. The other one-"
Having said this, he turned to look north and said: "The Jiangdong navy is really annoying, cutting off the retreat at every turn.
Cutting off our food routes is a serious matter, so we need to follow the old wisdom of Cao Wei and set up farming in Huainan and raise food supplies nearby."
"Tuntian?" Cai Yi was really shocked and couldn't help but look at Zhang Shuo a few more times.
"In the past, Deng Ai was stationed in the Huaihe River, with 20,000 people in the north of the Huaihe River and 30,000 people in the south of the Huaihe River. There were always 40,000 people stationed in the fields and guarding the fields. In six or seven years, he accumulated 30 million bushels of grain in the upper Huaihe River.
"Zhang Shuo said: "I regret what I gathered back then.
Many fields are abandoned, and many water canals are in ruins. We still need to spend a lot of efforts to repair them. If I still control Huainan, I will recruit soldiers this winter, and the people will build ponds and irrigate canals. When the grain harvest in Huainan is harvested, what will happen if the Huainan water is cut off by others?
fear?"
Cai Yi lost his voice for a moment.
Zhang Shuo is more of a field general than a war general.
His main purpose in going south turned out to be to expand the occupied area so that the rear could safely farm and accumulate grain.
"Don't try to persuade me too much." Zhang Shuo came out first, his voice coming from far away: "I dare not enter at this time. I regret it too late."
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June 25, Tianshui.
There is a front-line military newspaper every few days, most of which are about the northern grasslands, which is what Shao Xun is most concerned about.
As for what was sent from Zhang Shuo's camp, he didn't care much.
It's just a bit surprising.
Zu Yue dragged her back and forth, and something happened.
According to the original plan, Zu made an appointment in Shouchun to start an uprising, and then incited as many people as possible to join in, cooperating with Zhang Shuo's troops going south, and changing the color of Huainan.
But the first step failed.
There was a long delay, one moment asking for food, grass and equipment to paralyze the Jianye court; one moment adjusting defenses, disbanding or sending away unreliable tribesmen; one moment going to Xuzhou to move the generals and their families, otherwise they would not want to follow the rebellion, all in all a lot of things
, the result was that the Jianye court sensed something was wrong.
Shao Xun was basically certain that the Jianye court had concluded the discussion some time before Zu Yue took action.
Officials were appointed and soldiers and horses were mobilized.
Zu Yue paralyzed them, and they also paralyzed Zu Yue.
So by the time Zu Yue started the incident, the main force of the Jin army had already arrived at Chaohu. By the time Xu Liu went south, Liyang Water and Land Commander Lu Wan had already arrived at Hefei, and the vanguards of both sides collided head-on.
Zhang Shuo decided to go south to Chengde and fight with the main force of the Prussian army on land and water. It was quite risky because his retreat was unstable.
But Shao Xun didn't stop him.
As the saying goes, there is no need for Zhang Shuo to write this self-clarifying letter if he is not going to accept the fate of the emperor.
What's the use?
If you escape alone and escape back to Huaibei, you should be beheaded anyway. As the governor, you have full power and full responsibility. It is impossible for you to have been vaccinated in advance and not be held accountable.
Shao Xun is not very clear about the current course of the war.
He even suspected that the navy had been completely wiped out, which was a difficult problem.
Therefore, today he decided to reply to Zhang Shuo with a letter, which was drafted by Secretary Lu Chen.
"A few key points. First, repair the Ershi Mountain City and Water Village to accommodate the navy's garrison."
This is actually to give the navy a place to avoid war and create a fleet.
Although the existence of a fleet is always laughed at, it is not useless. Combined with water fortresses, wooden piles and even iron cables, a channel can be barely maintained to communicate between the north and the south.
But this cannot be accomplished in a short time, it will take at least several months.
"Secondly, if we can control Shaopei, we will repair the Pochi. If we can't, we will seize fertile farmland as much as possible. I will send Hu Han and Dingzhuang to farm the fields."
Farming is a must, because even if there is a water fortress, it may still be destroyed and the north and south will be cut off again when the navy's combat power is far inferior to that of Jiangdong.
In other words, crossing the river from Henan to attack Huainan often only has a window of a few months, and the continuous capability is insufficient. If grain can be collected in Huainan, this dilemma can be greatly alleviated, and the Jiangdong Navy will not even come over by then.
Because it's of little use.
"Third, take good care of the ancestral soldiers and don't let them run away."
Zhang Shuo came to report that Zu Huan led 3,000 men eastward to collect the counties. Halfway through, the army made a noise and dispersed half of the men.
Where did these people go? Of course they ran back to Xuzhou to reunite with their families.
Most of the remaining soldiers and horses in Zu Yue's hands are also mentally unstable and must be guarded against.
"Fourth, if there is a major epidemic, don't force it, do what you can."
"Fifth, don't kill and surrender."
"Sixth, withdraw the proton troops. Too many of them have died."
"That's all. You will consider your words and polish them yourself, and send them out as soon as you finish them."
"I obey your order," Lu Chen responded.
Shao Xun nodded, then stood in front of the map and looked carefully at the Yinshan Mountains that stretched from east to west.
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