After Lu Mingyue's army was defeated, his brother Lu Mingxing's army of 3,000 people was also raided by the Sui army in the north of Huairong County. The entire army was annihilated. Lu Mingxing was shot to death by the Sui army's arrows in the Sanggan River.
The battle in Shanggu County ended half a month later. Li Jing led 10,000 troops to block the way down the mountain for Wang Basu's tribe from three directions. Half a month later, Wang Basu's tribe was cut off from food. As a last resort, Wang Basu's tribe was cut off from food.
He had no choice but to order the surrender of the Sui army, but at this time, internal strife broke out within the Sui army. Wang Baxu and Song Jingang had a dispute. Song Jingang drew his sword and killed Wang Baxu, and led dozens of his confidants from another route.
He escaped along the cliff path and disappeared without a trace.
The rest of the troops became headless and surrendered one after another. From then on, the two large armies in Youzhou were wiped out by officers and soldiers.
At the end of March, one million Sui troops arrived on the west bank of the Liao River, and more than three million civilians arrived at the same time. Millions of people gathered on the west bank of the Liao River, with noisy people and horses, and more than 10,000 Goryeo troops guarded the dangerous terrain on the east bank.
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The Shaofu Superintendent He Chou and the Shaofu Prime Minister Yun Dingxing were ordered to build a pontoon bridge on the Liao River, and the army was about to attack.
At this moment, an unexpected disaster quietly befell the Sui army. Fever appeared among the Sui army, which was a symptom of typhoid fever.
The fever first broke out among millions of civilians. Because too many civilians died along the way, most of the corpses were not buried. As the weather got warmer, diseases spread by corpses began to appear.
The fever spread rapidly, more and more civilians fell down, and epidemics began to appear among soldiers. General Mai Tiezhang of Zuotunwei was also unfortunately infected. Mai Tiezhang was also a general of the Southern Dynasties. He was about forty years old this year and had strong arms.
Man was extremely good at running. He walked like the wind, ran as fast as a galloping horse, and could travel five hundred miles. He was a famous fierce general in the Sui Dynasty.
In the big tent, Mai Tiezhang was lying on the bed with a high fever. His three sons, Meng Cai, Zhong Cai, and Ji Cai, gathered around them. One of them lit moxa to burn the bridge of his nose, and the other used melon stems to incense. This was
The eldest son Mai Mengcai sent the imperial doctor Wu Jingxian out of the tent and asked in a low voice: "How is my father?"
Wu Jingxian shook his head and sighed. Mai Mengcai was startled and said hurriedly: "I see that my father is in good condition. Maybe he is strong and can survive this disaster."
Wu Jingxian smiled bitterly, "If he can't survive it, his body is strong and he can survive for ten days at most. He has just been infected now and seems to be doing well, but in five or six days, he will be completely different. He will be isolated by then.
You cannot come into contact with him, otherwise you will also be infected."
Mai Mengcai's eyes turned red and he asked in a trembling voice: "Is it really out of cure?"
Wu Jingxian sighed, "Last year, Liaodong cost 700 yuan to fight rice, and countless people starved to death. At that time, an epidemic broke out, and the population dropped sharply to 20%. Now hundreds of thousands of civilians have died, and soldiers have also been infected. Alas
!How many people will die in the end?”
Wu Jingxian turned around and left. Mai Mengcai stood blankly for a long time before turning back to his tent. At this time, Mai Tiezhang struggled to sit up and asked breathlessly: "How many more days do I have?"
"Father!" Mai Mengcai cried and fell to the ground.
Mai Tiezhang shouted sternly: "Don't cry, tell me how many days are left?"
"Ten days!"
The three sons burst into tears together. Mai Tiezhang stared blankly outside the tent, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "I would rather die fighting for the country than die of illness."
When Mai Tiezhang saw his three sons crying non-stop, he couldn't help but said angrily: "Why are you crying? If I die in the battle, I will only have wealth and honor for you. They will all die anyway. A real man should die on the battlefield!"
Mai Tiezhang proclaimed himself the vanguard, and wrote a letter of service to his country, ordering his eldest son to hand it over to the Holy Emperor after he was killed in battle.
Yang Guang's wooden city was located behind the army and was guarded by 300,000 forbidden troops. At this time, Yang Guang also heard the news about the epidemic in the army. Even Nayan Yangda unfortunately fell ill and died. A month ago, King Yang Xiong
Unfortunately, he died of illness on the way to Liaodong. Two important officials of the royal family died within a month, which made Yang Guang extremely sad.
Imperial physician Wu Jingxian reported: "Your Majesty, the epidemic is spreading rapidly and measures must be taken as soon as possible."
"How serious is it now?" Yang Guang asked quietly.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, 10% of the people on the civilian side have fallen ill. The situation on the soldiers side is slightly better, but nearly 10,000 people have been infected. I have advised the generals to immediately isolate the soldiers if they find they have fever, and those who have died should be burned and deep-rooted.
Bury and burn all supplies together."
"His Majesty!"
Wu Jingxian hesitated and said: "Once the epidemic breaks out, it will spread rapidly in densely populated areas. There are millions of people on the west bank of the Liao River now. It is difficult to control the epidemic. It is best to leave here and evacuate the troops, otherwise when the summer heat comes,
The epidemic will break out and it will be difficult to control."
"no!"
Yang Guang flatly objected, "The attack on Goryeo is a major policy of the country. How can it be abandoned halfway? You are a good doctor and you should do your best to treat it. Whether to withdraw the troops or not is not your responsibility."
Wu Jingxian had no choice but to retreat. Yang Guang's eyes flickered, wondering what he was thinking. At this time, the eunuch said at the door: "Your Majesty, the hostage of Heshui Order Yu has arrived."
"Announce him to come in."
Yu Zhi was originally the magistrate of Taishi. He was knowledgeable in history and an upright man. Because his son was suspected of treason with the King of Qi, Yu Zhi was demoted to the magistrate of Heshui County. This time he was sending grain to Zhuo County. When Yang Guang knew about it, he ordered him to follow him all the way.
To Liaodong.
Yu Zhi stepped forward and bowed deeply, "Heshui County Magistrate Yu Zhi greets Your Majesty!"
When Yang Guang heard him emphasize that he was the magistrate of Heshui County, he smiled and asked, "How about being an official in Heshui County, magistrate Yu?"
"As an official, I govern the people of the same country. I work hard and don't dare to slack off."
Yang Guang glanced at him and said: "I am here to tell you that you are here because I want to know about the situation in Korea. Please tell me."
"I obey the decree!"
Yu Zhi thought for a while and then said: "The Kingdom of Goryeo was originally founded by Prince Fuyu of King Fuyu, who worshiped Jizi of the Shang royal family as the ancestor god. In the second year of Emperor Yuan's founding in the Western Han Dynasty, King failed in his struggle for power in the country and fled south to Zubenchuan.
, Zubenfuyu was built there as a separate branch of Fuyu state. In the third year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty built Goguryeo County in Zubengchuan, and Zubenfuyu was renamed Goguryeo. The Central Plains court has always called it Goguryeo.
The Kingdom of Goguryeo was established in the Sui Dynasty in the first year of Kaihuang's reign. King Gaotang of Goguryeo submitted his vassalage, and the late emperor named him King of Korea. Therefore, starting from the first year of Kaihuang's reign, the Kingdom of Goguryeo was renamed the Kingdom of Goguryeo."
Before Yu Zhi finished speaking, Yang Guang waved his hand impatiently, "I don't want to hear this, I want to ask how strong it is?"
"Reporting to your majesty, Goryeo has risen and fallen several times, and was destroyed by King Wu of Wei several times. Later, it gradually prospered. However, in the past seven or eight years, because the densely populated Han River basin was occupied by its old enemy Silla, its strength has been greatly reduced and it is no longer what it used to be.
, Therefore, the national policy of Goryeo is to destroy Silla first, then Baekje, and unify the peninsula. In fact, Your Majesty does not need to attack Goryeo. You only need to support Silla and make Silla strong, and it will naturally destroy Goryeo for Your Majesty."
"Really? But I feel that Goryeo is a great threat to us in the Sui Dynasty. The late emperor also thought so. He did not attack Goryeo until the eighteenth year of the founding emperor. It failed for some reason. I inherited the legacy of the late emperor and conquered Goryeo again. This is the national policy of our great Sui Dynasty.
How can you use false hands to others?"
"Your Majesty, at this time and that time, during the reign of Emperor Kaihuang, Goryeo was indeed more prosperous, with one hundred thousand armored soldiers, but no matter how ambitious it was, it did not dare to attack the Sui Dynasty, not to mention that the Sui Dynasty was ten times more powerful, and more importantly, its
With old enemies Silla and Baekje behind it, how dare it act rashly?
Moreover, after Silla captured the Han River eight years ago, Goryeo's national power was greatly reduced, and it was even less able to pursue the Sui Dynasty. Why did your Majesty have to spend the whole country to conduct a personal conquest? Just a mere envoy to Silla could set Goryeo's backyard on fire.
The Sui Dynasty could use Qimin Khan to drive a wedge between the Turks, but why couldn't it use Silla to deal with Goryeo?"
Yang Guang was left speechless and said for a long time: "What I am planning is beyond the knowledge of a small county magistrate like you, so stand down!"
Yu Zhi sneered in his heart, said no more, bowed and left.
Yang Guang was a little upset, so he walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, then turned around and ordered: "Pass on my decree, I ordered you to build a pontoon bridge within two days, and the army will attack Goryeo immediately!"
Wu Jingxian left the city anxiously. He was very worried about the recurrence of the tragic defeat in the 18th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign. In the 18th year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, more than 300,000 troops attacked Goryeo. It was because of the outbreak of disease that almost all of the 300,000 troops were killed or injured.
And this time there is an army of more than one million people. If the epidemic breaks out again, how many people will survive?
Wu Jingxian was particularly worried about the people there. The conditions there were harsh, the people were generally weak, and the food was very poor. The epidemic had already broken out there. If the people fled, they would bring the disease back to the Central Plains, and the disease would inevitably spread in the Central Plains. As a result,
A senior imperial doctor, he knew that there would be such consequences, but he could do nothing about it.
Not long after Wu Jingxian walked out of the city, he heard someone calling him from behind. When he turned around, he saw it was Youwuwei General Yuan Shangwu. Seeing that he looked a little nervous, he asked: "General Yuan, what happened?"
"Doctor Wu, can you go and see my father? He is also ill."
Wu Jingxian was shocked and asked quickly: "Are you feeling hot all over?"
"A little bit!"
"Take me to see it quickly."
Wu Jingxian was worried. Yang Da had died of illness. If there was another case among the ministers, it would mean that the disease had begun to spread among the ministers. The consequences would be unimaginable.
Although Yuanshou was dismissed from his post, his title was still there. This time he went to Liaodong and was ordered by Yang Guang to follow him. Yuanshou was old and weak and could not withstand such a long journey, so he also fell ill.
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Yuan Shou's tent is located in the west of the city, where the ministers live together. His tent is at the outside. Wu Jingxian hurried to the door of the tent. Yuan Shou's other son Yuan Min was already waiting in front of the tent.
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"Doctor Wu, look at my father quickly."
Wu Jingxian nodded with a serious expression and walked into the big tent. Yuanshou was lying in the inner tent, with two Shinv waiting beside him. His eyes were slightly closed and his face was a little red.
From the first glance, Wu Jingxian felt that it didn't look like an epidemic. He had seen it a lot, and Yuanshou's illness seemed a little different.
Wu Jingxian stepped forward and touched Yuan Shou's head, felt his pulse for a while, and then asked: "Where is his toilet?"
A shinv brought up a wooden niao pot. Wu Jingxian took a look at it, stood up and walked out of the inner tent. Yuan Shangwu followed quickly and asked in a low voice: "How is my father?"
Wu Jingxian forced a smile and said, "Actually, it's just a common illness. There's nothing wrong with it. I'll be fine if I sleep and take some yao."
He said it more implicitly. In fact, Yuan Shou was not sick at all. At this time, Yuan Shangwu took out a two-inch-long yu box and presented it to Wu Jingxian, "This is a little thought from my Yuan family. Please accept it from the imperial doctor."
Wu Jingxian was shocked, this box of vagina alone was the best penis, "What are you doing, nephew?"
Yuan Shangwu sighed, "My father is old and wants to return to the capital."
Wu Jingxian understood that the Yuan family was trying to make him a favor. He said with a deep smile: "But the epidemic cannot be cured. How will we explain it in the future?"
"We understand this and we will arrange it ourselves. My father does not want to be missed by the Holy One anymore."
Wu Jingxian nodded, took the box and smiled: "What's in this?"
"Here are the shadow bones of the Buddha, which are treasures of the Yuan family."
Wu Jingxian's hands trembled. This is a priceless treasure! His mother is a great believer in Buddhism. If he presents this shadow bone to her as a birthday gift,
Wu Jingxian swallowed, he finally couldn't resist youhuo and accepted the jade box.
"I understand. I will tell the Holy One that Mr. Yuan Ge is suspected of being infected with the epidemic, and I will ask the Holy One to allow Mr. Yuan Ge to return to Beijing."
After saying that, Wu Jingxian left in a hurry, and Yuan Shangwu returned to the inner tent. Yuan Shou's eyes suddenly opened and asked: "Did he accept it?"
Yuan Shangwu nodded, "He accepted it!"
Yuan Shou laughed. In this case, he could pass away and the Yuan family could make arrangements calmly.