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"If I, Jing and Yang, can really escape from the flood and epidemic, and maybe I will get a great opportunity to fight the Northern Expedition!" It is indeed easy to talk about war lightly when the natural disasters have not yet disappeared. However, there are only two of us in the hall, and Pang Tong did not have much concern when he talked.

"What do you mean?" I turned to look at Pang Tong.

"The scale of this flood disaster can be said to be the only one seen in the past twenty years of my life. With such complete water conservancy in Jingzhou and such heavy losses, the situation in the Central Plains states under Cao Cao's rule must be much more serious.

But the epidemic after the flood is the most terrible. If Cao Cao fails to effectively curb the spread of the plague like I, Jing and Yang, I am afraid that this time, the Yu and Yan states will reappear in the wild again, and every family will produce zombies, and every household will cry.

"Pang Tong sighed lightly and said with emotion, "If the civil plague is rampant, the soldiers under Cao Cao will not be able to be protected from disaster. Maybe, this plague will cause Cao Cao to lose more than the military power..."

"By the way, Shi Yuan, weren't you watching the star signs at night yesterday? What changes will be made in the future?" I suddenly remembered something and asked.

"General, don't worry, the rain has passed, and it should be clear up in the future..." Pang Tong misunderstood the meaning of my question, and smiled and said, "If Tong expected it, the weather may return to the summer for a while, and maybe it will last until October..."

When I heard this, I couldn't help but feel cold.

It’s time to pass the Mid-Autumn Festival, but the summer heat will come back. It’s really abnormal. The abnormal changes in the weather are most likely to lead to the spread of infectious diseases.

Especially if the dead human and animal corpses cannot be properly disposed of as soon as possible, various infectious bacteria will be most likely to breed in high temperature weather. The raging floods after flooding provide natural conditions for the spread of bacteria.

The people of this era lacked the necessary safety and hygiene knowledge. Once the river and lake water infected by bacteria were consumed, the plague spread. This is why.

I specially asked the people of Jingzhou to have no choice but to drink underground well water. Under Cao Cao's rule, I'm afraid no one would know how to do this.

(Measures to prevent and control the spread of plague by feeding groundwater have only appeared in modern times)

The hot weather can be said to be a natural hotbed for the epidemic of plague. So, when Pang Tong said that the weather would return to the summer, I already realized that a great plague is probably inevitable.

With my influence, maybe the Jing and Yang states could suffer less from the plague, but they might be powerless to the prefectures and counties under Cao Cao's rule.

"General, what's wrong?" Pang Tong asked in surprise when he saw my expression slightly dark.

I shook my head gently and signaled that there was nothing. Then I raised my hand and asked Pang Tong to continue talking.

"Not only may Cao's military strength be seriously damaged by the plague, but more importantly, this year, Cao Cao's control of more than half of the prefectures and counties, the grain harvest is probably a foregone conclusion. Moreover, these states are Cao Cao's major grain-producing states.

This means that by the autumn harvest next year, food shortage in Central Plains and Hebei prefectures will be inevitable.

Compared with Cao Cao, Jing and Yang, although the two states of Jingzhou are facing a dead end, there are eight counties in Yangzhou and six counties in Jingzhou. A round of grain harvest has been completed by the end of June. In addition, Jiaozhou, which has been lucky enough to escape the waterlogging disaster, this year our new grain harvest.

It should be no problem to meet the needs of the military and civilians. Moreover, in the past two years, Jingyang had a bumper harvest and had sufficient grain storage. "Pang Tong said with certainty, "Food alone is a great advantage for the lord to Cao Cao.

In addition, if Cao Cao was flooded, he would suffer heavy losses in the epidemic disaster, but the rule of the lord would be to ensure people's livelihood security. The prophecies circulated before could become another big help. People in the world are ignorant. It is just that disasters are determined by heaven, but human power can also be reversed.

As long as it can be used properly, this small prophecy can be enough to reach a large army of 100,000."

"There are so many convenient conditions, it is really a good opportunity for the Northern Expedition." Pang Tong's eyes showed excitement and said with a high voice, "Even if you cannot conquer the world in one battle, it is absolutely no problem to seize several counties in one state."

"If the plague has not subsided, is there any inappropriate situations in the rash Northern Expedition?" I asked in confusion.

"Don't worry, General, I have read countless classics and found that the plague will recede after winter!"

Yes! After the weather turns cold, the raging bacteria will die or enter the incubation period, and the plague will naturally recede! After hearing what Pang Tong said, my mind was filled with inspiration and I came over.

As Pang Tong analyzed, this natural disaster that was originally full of disasters can indeed be transformed into an excellent fighter.

But there is a prerequisite for this - we must first ensure that Jing and Yang states can survive the plague safely, otherwise everything will be empty talk.

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Two days later, under the escort of a Mengchong warship, Changsha prefect Zhang Ji rushed to Xiangyang.

Perhaps because of concern for the plague, this elegant "medical saint" prefect seemed very worried.

When Ma Liang introduced the measures I ordered to prevent the epidemic, Zhang Ji was shocked at first, and then he ignored the difference in identity between the superiors and subordinates, and asked me about the basis for these measures.

Although some people are trying to show off their skills, I still patiently introduced the "half-toned" common sense of modern infectious disease prevention and control to him.

Zhang Ji is worthy of the name of "Medical Saint". Although he is puzzled by the "modern vocabulary" that appears occasionally, he still quickly understands the meaning I want to express.

Although he could not accept it all in a short period of time, judging by my confidence, I didn't say much. Instead, he put forward some suggestions based on his daily experience.

In medicine, Zhang Ji is the real expert, and I am just a little familiar with some common sense from later generations.

The important task of preventing and treating plagues naturally fell on experts in the end.

After discussing in detail with Zhang Ji on how to organize and prevent and how to treat the plague once it occurs, I asked him to take on the important task without hesitation. He decided entirely by himself.

On the afternoon of that day, a white pigeon flew straight out of Xiangyang and brought me a note to my elder brother to prevent the plague in the name of Zhang Ji.

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Three days later, reports of flood damage were also reported in Jingnan. Among the five counties in Jingnan, Changsha County, adjacent to Dongting Lake, suffered the most heavy losses. Three counties were flooded, more than 3,200 people were killed or injured, and countless fertile land and houses were lost.

More than 700 casualties in Wuling County, more than 500 casualties in Lingling County, and more than 400 casualties in Guiyang County. More than 1,100 casualties in Jiangxia County.

In addition to the latest casualties recorded by the four counties in Jingbei, Jingzhou lost nearly 10,000 people in this major flood disaster. The losses of fields and houses are even more immeasurable.

In Yangzhou, the situation is probably not much different from that in Jingzhou.

It can be called a catastrophe.

However, this loss is much better than that of the states under Cao Cao's rule. As far as I know, there are probably no less than 10,000 people killed or injured in the two counties of Nanyang and Runan.

The Ru River, Ying River and Zhang River that broke the dam almost turned these two counties into a vast ocean.

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As Pang Tong speculated, the weather after the heavy rain is extremely clear and extremely hot, which is no different from midsummer in June.

In the heat of the plague, it is inevitable that it will happen.

The first thing that came to the news was Yicheng County, which suffered the most heavy losses in the flood disaster. There were more than a dozen elderly people and children in the county. Severe diarrhea and high fever occurred.

Fortunately, the discovery was timely and the corresponding arrangements were made. In the shortest time, the more than ten elderly and children were isolated and placed in one place, and doctors and strong people were sent to take care of them.

To prevent the spread of epidemic diseases, doctors and caregivers take medicines prepared by Zhang Ji and ginger soup and garlic juice in advance to enhance immunity.

Immediately following Yicheng County, Dangyang, Yidao, Baqiu and other severely flooded counties also experienced early symptoms of epidemics. From my elder brother's letter, I learned that the same problem occurred in Yangzhou.

Fortunately, Chen Shangdi's suggestion that I passed on in the name of Zhang Ji was adopted by the elder brother and second brother. Hua Tuo, who has been appointed as the Imperial Physician, was also the important task of organizing the prevention and treatment of the plague on his order.

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There are more than a thousand people gathered outside an isolated courtyard.

This should have been an extremely noisy scene. It was unexpectedly quiet at this moment. The people held their breath and stopped. They spontaneously stood in two rows, leaving a road in the middle, and more than two thousand pairs of eyes were staring at the gate of the courtyard.

"There are people infected with the epidemic inside. It is not known whether the condition has been controlled yet. The general is in the safety of millions of people in Jingzhou, so it is better not to take risks easily..." Zhang Ji looked at the people around him and whispered cautiously again.

"It's okay..." I raised my hand gently, stopped Zhang Ji from persuading him. Without hesitation, I stepped into this courtyard used to isolate the infected person.

This large courtyard was originally a summer resort in a gentry in Yicheng County. Because it is remote and far away from the place where people gather, it was temporarily requisitioned. A total of more than 100 infected people in Yicheng County were isolated here.

Perhaps because they have not experienced the quarantine much, many people inevitably have doubts and believe that all the quarantined people have been secretly executed. This has also caused considerable trouble to local officials for the prevention and control of plague.

This time I visited the quarantine area in person to eliminate the doubts of the people. I don’t know who revealed the news, but more than a thousand people gathered from all over the countryside to watch.

If I had known that I would visit the doctor in charge of the treatment and the young and strong people who were caring for the patients had already been waiting in the front yard. As soon as I saw me coming in, I immediately knelt down and salute.

"You are all people who have made great achievements in Jingzhou. There is no need to be so polite. Please get up quickly!" I stepped forward and gently helped a gray-bearded doctor up, and then greeted the rest of the people in harmony.

"Thank you!"

After learning about the diagnosis and treatment in detail, I breathed a sigh of relief.

It should be said that judging from the current situation, the treatment was pretty good. Except for a few elderly people who were too old, who were unable to survive because of their physical weakness, most of the patients were controlled.

Immediately, regardless of Zhang Ji's persuasion, I personally entered the room and visited dozens of patients whose epidemic had improved one by one.

Half an hour later, when I was holding a five-year-old boy who was already mild and was about to recover from the epidemic appeared at the gate of the courtyard, more than 2,000 people gathered outside (which gradually gathered here) immediately became excited.

All doubts will be eliminated at this moment.

Starting from the boy's parents, more than 2,000 people knelt together...

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Chapter completed!