Accompanied by Zhu Tao, Murong Fu went to the General's Mansion. Along the way, he also asked about the situation in Xiangyang City. Zhu Tao answered one by one. Murong Fu broke into a cold sweat after hearing this. He still underestimated the danger of the plague. At first
The plague broke out in a certain square in the West City. Immediately afterwards, the army was also infected with the plague. Soldiers fell in droves. The spread was so fast that it was almost despairing.
Fortunately, Wu Wei and others responded in a timely manner and immediately controlled Tian Shizhong's army in the Nanda Camp, established an isolation zone on the spot, and then issued an emergency street cleaning order and blockade order to blockade every door, city, and square in Xiangyang to prevent people from entering.
After that, the infected people were moved into the isolation area, which prevented the spread of the plague to the greatest extent. It was at this time that the Allied Forces of Dayuan and Jin came to make a sneak attack.
"The Xiangyang garrison still has elite troops. Military Advisor Wu and Lord Lu remained calm in the face of danger. On the one hand, they sent their capable men to find the source of the plague and eliminate it. On the other hand, they arranged their troops in formation to calmly deal with foreign enemies and wait for reinforcements." Zhu Tao said in a calm tone.
Xu said.
Murong Fu nodded with a complicated expression, and then asked, "How many casualties have been caused by this plague? Have you calculated it?"
Zhu Tao's face darkened slightly when he heard this, and after a while he took a breath and replied, "I'm afraid it has to be 10 to 20."
Murong Fu was startled at first, and then his face changed slightly, "Twenty-one-tenth of the entire Xiangyang City?"
Xiangyang City has a small population, with a permanent population of 600,000 to 700,000. Including those recovered after the war, there should be 700,000 to 800,000, or 12/10, which is around 100,000.
"Exactly, this doesn't include those who are isolated. If we add them all up, the number will double." Zhu Tao said with a heavy tone.
Murong Fu was silent after hearing this. A plague actually killed so many people, which was almost as good as a war. This was because of the backward transportation and the closed area. It was impossible for infected people to flow around the world. If it were replaced by future generations, this
The number of deaths will probably be even more horrific. Of course, with the development of medicine in later generations, there are more means to fight the plague, and the chance of surviving after contracting the disease is also higher. There is no comparison between the two, but no matter what era, plague is a common problem for human beings.
A disaster.
As he was walking, Murong Fu suddenly paused. The streets in the north and south were completely silent. At first, he thought it was because of the street cleaning order, but when he casually glanced at it, he suddenly discovered that there was not a single living person in the surrounding houses.
When Zhu Tao saw him stopping, he also stopped and said, "Sir, what's wrong?"
Murong Fu pointed to the surrounding houses and asked in a slightly strange voice, "How come these houses have ten rooms and nine empty rooms, but all of them are sick and dead?"
Zhu Tao suddenly understood, and quickly explained, "Some have died, and some have been quarantined. Don't worry too much, adults. There should be a plague outbreak near here, so there are ten rooms with nine empty rooms. Other places are still relatively empty."
normal."
Murong Fu didn't ask any more questions, but his mood was heavier than ever.
After walking for a while, a burst of crying was heard. Several people turned around and saw that in the alley on the left, several soldiers were pulling with a woman in civilian clothes.
Murong Fu raised his eyebrows slightly and walked forward quickly. Zhu Tao was stunned for a moment and hurriedly followed.
"Fellow military lords, my husband really just has a common typhoid fever, not a plague. Please be lenient. This little woman will kneel down for you." The woman's face was filled with tears and she looked anxious. She begged and knelt down to the soldiers.
, hugging the soldier's thigh with both hands.
The soldier was tightly wrapped in armor, but he was still startled by her. He hurriedly stepped aside and scolded, "The General's Office has an order that anyone suspected of being infected must be quarantined. If you keep messing around, be careful with me."
I will punish you for obstructing military affairs."
The woman fell to the ground, but regardless of the pain, she quickly turned over and hugged the thigh of another soldier, "Please, if you take my husband to that place, how can he survive? My husband
He is really not sick, please don’t take him away.”
Murong Fu noticed that there was a pale man among the soldiers. After listening to a few sentences, he understood the whole story. He sighed secretly in his heart, but had no intention of stepping forward to stop it. If you contract the plague, you must be isolated. There is no room for negotiation.
of.
The soldiers who were hugged by the thighs immediately turned pale as if they were encountering a snake or scorpion. These soldiers who were ordered to isolate infected personnel were extremely dangerous. During the escort process, they were restrained with chains or shackles, and they were absolutely afraid to come into contact with the infected personnel or even their family members.
Now he was hugged by the wife of an infected person. How could he not be surprised?
In desperation, he directly kicked the woman and kicked her away.
Murong Fu frowned when he saw this, and the woman fell to the ground and cried out in pain. Her husband was also worried, "Damn it! You...how can you beat someone? I will go to the general's palace to sue you."
The squad leader glared at the soldier, hesitated, and stepped forward to help the woman.
At this moment, the woman suddenly jumped up, pulled out the sword from the squad leader's waist, put it on his neck, and shouted like a madman, "Let my husband go."
This incident happened so suddenly that the team leader was caught off guard and was restrained before he could react. The soldiers were also shocked and did not dare to act rashly.
"This lady, your husband has contracted the plague..."
"Nonsense, my husband just has a common cold, not a plague at all. I know that you and that Li Sanmao are in the same group. You have framed my husband with false accusations. I wish my husband would die. Anyway, I risked my life. Today, I will either let him go or I will
Die together."
Hearing this, Murong Fu's expression changed slightly and he glanced at Zhu Tao doubtfully.
Zhu Tao explained in a low voice, "Since the outbreak of the plague, the General's Mansion has issued a series of orders. Among them is the one where people in the community supervise each other. Anyone who is found to be sick must report it to Fangzheng, who will then report it to the hospital."
, that Li Sanmao should be the Fangzheng here."
"Move to the hospital?"
"Oh, it's Nanda Camp. It has been converted into a 'sick hospital', which is dedicated to isolating and treating people infected with the plague."
Murong Fu suddenly nodded. He didn't expect that this could be used as a name. However, the so-called supervision system was somewhat inappropriate. During the war, the most important thing was to stabilize people's hearts. The outbreak of the plague was already chaotic enough, so what kind of reports were there?
The supervision system will only distract people. After all, there are all kinds of birds in the forest, and there must be some people with ulterior motives who want to take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble.
While the two were talking, the situation there also came to a stalemate. The soldiers received a death order and would never let anyone suspected of being infected, but now the squad leader's life was in someone else's hands. With the woman's crazy state,
It's obvious that he is willing to give up and can do anything.
After a while, the team leader said, "Sister-in-law, do you know what you are doing now? Taking the Xiangyang garrison hostage is a death penalty. Even if we let your husband go, will you be able to escape Xiangyang City?"
"I don't care, if my husband dies, I won't live alone." The woman was excited, the blade of the knife trembled slightly, and a small cut was made.
The squad leader turned pale and said hurriedly, "Don't... don't get excited. Listen to me first. Who said your husband is dead? We took him away just to save him."
"Humph, don't think that I am an ignorant woman or child. That place is a place of death. People who are not infected with the plague will be infected with the plague if they go in. Will he still be alive then?"
The team leader was speechless for a moment, but soon recovered and explained in a good voice, "Sister-in-law, you have misunderstood. A doctor will do an examination for him before moving to the hospital. If he really has not contracted the plague, but just a common cold,
I will let him back."
As soon as these words came out, the woman's face softened a lot, "Really?"
"Of course it's true. Why did I lie to you? Could it be that the General's Mansion still cares about human life? Besides, if he is really infected with the plague, we take him away for his own good and for your own good. Nowadays, the plague is rampant in the city. If you die, your entire family will be affected."
, you don’t want anything to happen to your family either.”
The woman heard that what he said was reasonable, especially since people who were not infected with the plague after the examination would not be sent to the relocation ward. She was slightly relieved, tilted her wrist, and took away the knife.
At this moment, the squad leader suddenly took action, followed the blade of the knife and grabbed the woman's wrist. With a clang, the knife fell to the ground, and the woman was restrained.