kvmb Chapter 353 Lianzhou is saved
Chapter 353 Lianzhou is saved
Although the plague in Lianzhou, the southern border of Jingsong State, was brought in by refugees from Liunan, Liunan State remained peaceful. After learning of the outbreak of plague in Lianzhou, it immediately blocked the border together with Southern Xinjiang to protect its own country from being infected by the plague.
General Xiao Hongzhong, who was stationed in the southern border, watched as Liunan refused to admit his people who had fled back. He lamented in his heart, but he also understood Liunan's helpless move. Now tens of thousands of Liunan soldiers were fighting desperately to defend the country at the front. If the plague swept in from the rear at this time, Liunan would probably perish without waiting for the Xiyue Army to take action.
Since the plague broke out in the southern border, the people of Lianzhou fell into dire straits in just half a month. Fortunately, General Xiao Hongzhong cooperated with the governor of Lianzhou to quickly send troops to block the entrances and exits of various places before the plague spread to other states, and then arranged for the people infected with the plague in the city to be isolated and treated according to the severity of the problem.
Although all the cities in Lianzhou were united in fighting the plague, the plague was like a ferocious beast and caught people off guard. In addition, there were not many doctors in the cities and their medical skills were limited. Faced with this complicated plague, they could only focus on prevention and treat it slowly. They had never been able to find a prescription that could quickly cure the patients.
There were constant wailing in the city day and night, and the cremation pits outside the city were filled with corpses every day. Seeing with his own eyes that the city was devastated and nine out of ten houses were empty and silent, Xiao Hongzhong was worried but helpless. In addition, he had been running around Lianzhou non-stop for half a month, which made him physically and mentally exhausted. Finally, after much persuasion from his son and other generals, he returned to the barracks to rest for a night.
"Father, father, the people of Lianzhou are saved!"
At dawn, Xiao Hongzhong was awakened from his drowsy sleep by his son Xiao Pengyue's excited shouting. He jumped out of bed in a hurry. Before he could say anything, his son happily rushed into the tent and continued, "Father, Mr. Zisang is here. The people of Lianzhou are saved!"
"Is it really Mr. Zisang who is back?" Xiao Hongzhong was overjoyed, but he still suppressed his excitement and asked his son again to confirm.
"Yes, father. Mr. Zisang arrived in Guicheng last night. The seriously ill people in Guicheng all felt better overnight after taking his prescription. So this morning, the prefect has asked people to spread the prescription to various places." Xiao Pengyue's eyes were already red with joy, and he smiled and nodded to his father.
"That's great, that's great, God has mercy on Lianzhou, Mr. Zisang has finally come back!" General Xiao Hongzhong, who had always been a tough guy, couldn't help but burst into tears after hearing this. With the support of his son, he sat aside and hurriedly ordered: "Hurry up and send more people to help everywhere. Now that we have the life-saving prescription, there must be no more piles of bodies in the crematorium outside the city!"
"Don't worry, father. Uncle Wang has sent most of the soldiers out to serve. I have also asked a few people to go to the neighboring states to prepare medicinal materials in case we run out of medicine here." Xiao Pengyue raised his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of his father's eyes, still smiling comfortingly.
His father was not yet forty, but in just half a month, a few white hairs had appeared on his temples and the wrinkles on his face had deepened a lot. The more Xiao Peng saw it, the more distressed he felt.
Xiao Hongzhong was a soldier guarding the border. He was away from home for many years and rarely went home. When his wife died of illness, his son Xiao Pengyue was only seven years old. After returning home to attend the funeral, Xiao Hongzhong had to go to Lianzhou in the southern border. He couldn't bear to leave his young son in the clan. After all, he also lost his parents when he was young and grew up in his uncle's house. It was not pleasant to live under someone else's roof and look at other people's faces. He didn't want his child to suffer such grievances again. So he took his son south without thinking too much. From then on, Xiao Pengyue grew up with his father in the Lianzhou military camp. Ten years passed in a flash.
"Okay, okay, thanks to your thoughtfulness, my son has really grown up!" Xiao Hongzhong was relieved by his son's words. He immediately raised his hand and patted Xiao Pengyue's strong arms, looking at his eyes that were as bright and shining as his mother's back then, and smiled with satisfaction.
"Father, I am now a small general who can manage 500 people. I have grown up a long time ago, but you still treat me as a child." Xiao Pengyue pursed his lips helplessly, then sighed.
"No matter how old you are, you are still my son?" Xiao Hongzhong glanced at him and smiled lovingly. He then stood up, put on his coat, and walked out of the tent with his son.
Now that Mr. Zisang has returned and alleviated the plague, Lianzhou is no longer a purgatory on earth. Xiao Pengyue naturally hopes that his father can rest more, but he also knows that it is impossible for his father to rest at this time, so he did not persuade him and followed him.
Just before Mr. Zisang arrived in Lianzhou, Si Yao and Xiao Lu also followed the Xue family's father and daughter's carriage to the border of Lianzhou before dawn. However, before they entered, they were stopped by three soldiers stationed on the road:
"Lianzhou is experiencing a plague. You should turn around immediately."
"Miss Si Yao, now that the road is blocked, Lianzhou must be very dangerous. Do you really want to go?" After everyone got off the carriage and listened to the words of the soldiers who blocked the road, the middle-aged man Mr. Xue asked Si Yao with a frown.
Si Yao just nodded silently in response, then turned to the officers and soldiers, saluted and said, "Three generals, I am a doctor. I heard that Lianzhou was plagued by plague and rushed here specially. Generals, can you let us in to save people?"
Si Yao was carrying a medicine box on his shoulder, and a man named Xiaolu beside him was carrying a bamboo basket with a bell on it. The three officers and soldiers saw that the two men looked like doctors, so they looked at each other and agreed to let them pass. After all, Lianzhou was in great need of doctors at the moment, and the prefect had already issued an order that any doctors coming to support Lianzhou should not be stopped and should be released immediately.
"I am very grateful to Mr. Xue and Qinglian for their care along the way. If we have the chance in the future, Si Yao will come to thank you two again." Before leaving, Si Yao led Xiaolu to bow and thank the Xue father and daughter again.
"Sister Si Yao, we have an agreement that when you go to Jiangnan in the future, you must come to Jing'an City to see me." The young girl Qinglian spoke first, looking at Si Yao reluctantly and said in a childish voice.
"Okay, I promise you." Si Yao nodded and responded.
"Miss Si Yao, Brother Xiao Lu, in order not to waste time, you can drive this carriage away. The plague is merciless, so you two must take care of yourselves." Mr. Xue also raised his hand to return the greeting and said, pointing to the carriage parked beside him.
"We have taken the carriage away, what will you do?" Xiaolu looked at the wilderness and couldn't help but worry.
"There's no town within a ten-mile radius. You're not safe without a carriage." An officer who was watching couldn't help but look at the Xue family father and daughter. After he finished speaking, he turned to Si Yao and said, "How about this, we have a horse to lend you. The plague is urgent, you two should hurry into the city!"
Seeing the soldiers say this, everyone readily agreed. Si Yao and Xiao Lu hurriedly thanked the soldiers for lending them horses, then rode into Lianzhou and headed straight for the city.