Three Kingdoms

Fei Qian raised his head and looked at the rain pouring down from the sky.

Not long after leaving Wuguan, it rained. China is a vast territory, and it is common for the weather to vary from ten miles away. It is basically impossible to have any uniform weather across the country. Everyone has his own weather. Guanzhong is pretty cool, and when you enter the Nanyang area, it will rain, which is normal.

It's raining and the roads are muddy.

It also made all Fei Qian's original plans come to nothing...

In this weather, even if gunpowder can be used, the effect will not be good.

have no choice.

At the same time, the movement speed of soldiers had to be restricted by traffic roads.

You know, Liu Biao really didn't build any infrastructure in Nanyang during his years in Jingzhou. Even the original water conservancy equipment was basically in a state of semi-disrepair. When it rained, low-lying areas could not be drained out, forming Water accumulated, and the spread of water caused more places to be spread, and then watered into mud ponds.

"Kong Ming's move to abandon Fancheng was a good move..." Fei Qian said to Zhuge Liang, "When people walk on the road and see the beautiful flowers beside the road, they leave the road to pick them and put them on their shirts. They also see mushrooms on the tree trunks and walk quickly. When I took it, I heard a strange sound in the forest, and immediately went in after looking for it...Haha, I forgot my original intention and got lost in the forest and couldn't get out...Kong Ming kept his original intention and never forgot it, which is quite rare..."

Zhuge Liang nodded, held up his hands and said, "Queens are rewarded."

This phenomenon of forgetting the Tao as you go along can happen to people at any level.

Fei Qian's original strategy was to attract the grassroots people of Jingzhou as much as possible, rather than to obtain the land in Jingzhou and obtain the maximum benefit at the minimum cost. This is the overall strategic tone of this time's southward march to Jingzhou. Unfortunately, sometimes people often As I walked, I forgot my original goal, and lost my way while picking up some small flowers and mushrooms.

What's the use of keeping Fancheng? How about giving birth to a bunch of small Fancheng?

There are many generals in history who do not care about the gains and losses of a city or a place, but who win by looking at the overall situation. Some of them can be cited casually. But at Zhuge Liang's current age, he can not be distracted by immediate interests or greed. It is very rare to be deceived and always stick to your true intentions.

Especially since Zhuge Liang was the main strategic planner of the partial army for the first time, he could think clearly and stand firm, and would not change the original strategic focus due to some cumbersome or unexpected events. This is almost the prototype of an excellent commander. Of course, from a certain perspective, maybe it can also be regarded as a kind of paranoia? Ordinary people are too easily troubled by the extra things around them, and then they hit this thing with a hammer and a stick, and after being busy for a long time, they lost all their original ideas. Only those who continue to persist and work hard will eventually reach the pinnacle of success.

The purpose of Feiqian's battle in Jingzhou is very simple, it is the core word, "people"!

The working people are extremely great. This greatness lies in the fact that these workers always pay less than what they receive, so they can become the foundation of a country and a society. However, they are also most often ignored. Because those who shine high above are basically not these ordinary working people.

Fei Qian is very poor now. Although he owns three hundred miles of Qinguan, he is still very poor.

The main reason is that the population in Guanzhong is too small. If more people are added, the dividends can last for at least three generations!

Therefore, Fei Qian needs more people. As for whether they are from Yuzhou, Jizhou, or Jingzhou, it is obvious that Cao Cao will not let go of the population of Jizhou and Yuzhou. Therefore, the only thing that can attract a large number of laborers at the moment is The place of the people is the current war-torn Jingzhou.

To a certain extent, these Jingzhou refugees will definitely be better off under Fei Qian than elsewhere. Not to mention anything else, at least Fei Qian will do their best to resettle them here, while other princes basically let them do whatever they want. Although Fei Qian dare not say that there is no exploitation at all, Fei Qian is also taking care of some of these ordinary people as much as possible.

It can only be the best possible under the current conditions...

By the time of the Han Dynasty, if Fei Qian's ideas could not be ahead of those of the natives of the Han Dynasty, and he could not make some positive changes to improve the working environment for the overall healthy development of the Han Dynasty, then he would really be ashamed of himself for having evolved for nearly two thousand years... And those who If you want to go back and advocate for the restoration of July 15th, you have to do it voluntarily. To be honest, do you really not take into account the laws enacted by Hammer and Sickle?

"If you think about it, I am missing something... maybe..." Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, "I should probably bring more people to Guanzhong..."

Fei Qian waved his hand and said, "Kong Ming is worried too much." Thousands of people have thousands of voices and thousands of wishes, and it is bound to be difficult to reconcile them. You can only seek to win the majority, but not the whole. 』

Zhuge Liang sighed, lowered his head and said, "I would like to be taught." ” Then Zhuge Liang raised his head and glanced at Fei Qian. He seemed to have remembered something, but it was hard to explain, and he seemed a little hesitant.

"Kong Ming has other things to do, so he might as well speak up. Fei Qian noticed that Zhuge Liang seemed to have other things on his mind, so he said.

Zhuge Liang then told the story of how the refugees refused to leave, and how they could not succeed. Then when Cao Jun came, they cried for their parents and fled in panic. He sighed slightly and said, "Why is this?" "For people like Zhuge Liang who have been in the lawful camp for a long time, it is indeed difficult to understand and summarize the behavior patterns of a chaotic camp.

Fei Qian thought for a while and said four words, ""Seek benefits and avoid harm"... Governance of people's livelihood is convenient among these four words. Kong Ming might as well think about it carefully..."

Zhuge Liang repeated it. While he was thinking, the flag in front wavered a few times, and Liao Hua came back.

When Cao Jun saw Fei Qian coming for reinforcements, he naturally hurriedly returned to Fancheng, Xiangyang. After the rain stopped a little, Liao Hua, who got the news, crossed the Dan River and returned.

Liao Hua's body was in a state of utter disarray. All his clothes and armor were covered with mud. Even the gaps in the armor were filled with yellow mud, making him look like a mud monkey.

Fei Qian asked Liao Hua to wash up first. After Liao Hua changed his clothes, Fei Qian knew that Liao Hua encountered a mudslide on his way back. Of course it was a small-scale one, but even so, he almost died...

"The mud and rocks are rolling down. If you hesitate for a moment... corpses are rolling in the mud and rocks, like evil ghosts lurking underground..." Liao Hua is still a little frightened when he thinks about it now, and his voice is slightly trembling, "Just like that. Those refugees are like being buried in the underworld..."

"Corpse?" Fei Qian frowned slightly, "There are many corpses in the mountains?" 』

Liao Hua nodded.

On the one hand, Cao Jun pursued and on the other hand plundered, causing many refugees in the mountains and forests to be trapped, and many of them died on the road...

"I'm afraid it's not good..." Fei Qian frowned and said, "There are too many corpses... plus the rain washes..."

Zhuge Liang's thoughts were also very fast, and he immediately said: "The Hussar is worried... about the epidemic?" 』

As we all know, Fei Qian was at the forefront of all princes in terms of disease prevention and epidemic prevention. Especially in the control and prevention of plague, he was so strict that some princes in some places scorned him. It's not that these princes didn't care about the seriousness of the plague. It's just that during the three to four hundred years of the Eastern Han Dynasty, including the Western Han Dynasty, although they also suffered from the plague, the plague did not last long, and it was not like the most powerful braid in the world. Like the dynasties, there was plague 80% of the time...

Of course, the increase and mobility of the population, foreign germs, acclimatization, and differences between the north and the south are also important factors that caused the plague to become more frequent in later feudal dynasties, reaching its peak in the Great Braid Dynasty.

Suddenly, Fei Qian's face looked a little ugly.

It seems that I am tainted with some of the above items at the moment...

At a certain moment, Fei Qian even felt that the surrounding air was rippling with green. Fei Qian wrote an order to mobilize the medical doctors and related medicinal materials, "Come, come to Chang'an Baiyi Medical Center to convey the order..."

After the ordering soldiers left, Fei Qian said again, "Let the soldiers in the army prepare more lime and sulfur to take baths and eliminate diseases!" Yuanjian, you should go and wash yourself one more time, and when the doctor prepares the decoction, drink a bowl..."

This kind of thing should never be taken lightly. Although Liao Hua had just washed up, his scalp seemed numb when Fei Qian said this. He always felt uncomfortable all over his body, so he hurriedly responded and went to follow the epidemic prevention standards. The scrub went away.

"The war in Jingzhou..." Zhuge Liang asked, "Isn't it..."

"Pass a certain flag to Jingzhou and negotiate a truce for peace!" Fei Qian nodded and said, "You can't take any chances with this thing. In history, are there many lessons from those who thought nothing happened but ended up with big things?"

"I'm sending you an order: Anyone with cough, leakage, vomiting, etc. will set up camp elsewhere and be treated in isolation!" 』

After the catastrophe there will be a great epidemic!

If this were to happen in future generations, it would become the prevention of major epidemics after major disasters. The so-called reason for this is that China did suffer from the plague in ancient times...

Since ancient times, the relationship between humans and microorganisms has been in a very contradictory situation. On the one hand, humans can use microorganisms to create wine, yeast and other items. On the other hand, since the birth of human beings, they have waged an endless war with microorganisms.

Although the war between people is cruel and bloody, the war between people and germs is silent. Plague, in particular, became an important reason for the sharp decline in population in ancient times.

The earliest records of plague begin in the pre-Qin Dynasty. Plague does not only occur in spring and summer, but occurs at all times. It can be said that plague can occur regardless of season. Since the Qin Dynasty, historians have gradually become an important official position in the court. This leaves a large number of records in this regard.

From 700 BC to the end of the Big Braid Dynasty, nearly 700 years of the nearly three thousand years of the Chinese feudal dynasty were filled with the tragedy of various plagues. In the entire history of nearly three thousand years, our country, the Qing Dynasty, has gloriously reached the top of the list in terms of the total amount and duration of plagues, and has been crowned with double crowns!

As for the places where the plague broke out the most among the feudal dynasties, there were only two places, one was Yanzhou Qingzhou in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, and the other was Yangzhou in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. These areas were also areas where people gathered and the economy was relatively prosperous.

There are three main causes of plague outbreaks. One is floods, droughts, locusts, earthquakes, hunger, heat... all are accompanied by plagues. Taking the Han Dynasty as an example, during the three to four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, dozens of epidemics were recorded, mostly accompanied by various natural disasters. In May of the first year of the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, "the earth shook violently, and the bells rang. When the people died of a major epidemic, the coffins were expensive, and it was not until autumn. 』

In the first year of the Yuan Dynasty of the Han Dynasty, "in September, there was a flood in Guandong, and there was a famine among the counties and counties, especially the epidemic." 』

In the 22nd year of the reign of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, "the Xiongnu suffered from drought and locusts for many years, causing famine and epidemics among humans and animals, killing more than half of them." 』

In the fourth year of Yongjian reign of Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty, there was an epidemic of locusts in six states. 』

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Another aspect is war, just like now...

There is another factor, which is seasonal imbalance. The climate in early spring is like autumn, and the climate in midsummer is like autumn. Dai Sheng of the Western Han Dynasty wrote in "Book of Rites: Moon Order", "Meng Chun's autumn order will cause a great epidemic among his people." If the summer season is implemented in spring, there will be many diseases among the people. Autumn orders were issued in midsummer, and the people suffered from epidemics. During the summer season in Mengqiu, there was a lot of malaria among the people. 』

But now, in Jingzhou, it seems that all three incentives have been satisfied.

Once a large-scale plague occurs in future generations, there will be people who will wrap their whole bodies in white chemical protective suits, and then carry a sprayer and spray the potion all over the world, which can not only kill viruses, but also kill mosquitoes, repel rats and other easily transmitted diseases. other people's creatures.

Fei Qian believes that this is a necessary and effective method. With the advanced health and epidemic prevention capabilities of future generations, every time he encounters an epidemic, he is faced with a formidable enemy. The current ecology of the Han Dynasty is fragile, and everyone likes to defecate on the ground and use raw water at will. In this era, if the infection spreads...

If possible, Fei Qian even wanted to soak everyone in Zhuyang, including himself, into Bath disinfectant and clean them thoroughly.

It's a pity that there is no Bath disinfectant at the moment...

So we can only settle for the next best thing and use hot water, moxa leaves, sulfur lime, etc. instead.

The rain has just stopped, so when boiling water, black smoke is inevitable. If you don't know what's going on, from a distance, you might think that Zhuyang has been burned...

Amidst the billowing smoke everywhere, Fei Qian rushed Zhuge Liang, Liao Hua, Huang Xu and others to take a bath and disinfect, and he quickly soaked in the potion. The discomfort in his body, which may have been caused by psychology, gradually subsided.

This is a war that has lasted for thousands of years, a war between huge humans and tiny microorganisms and viruses. Perhaps this war will continue.

Fei Qian acted nervously here to fight against the invisible enemy, while in Dangyang, Sun Shiwan was happily drinking and singing, full of interest.

Anyway, it has been raining for the past few days, so it is naturally impossible to march if it rains. Moreover, if it rains more, the water level of the river will be higher. Although the waves are bigger, it is more suitable for deep-draft ships to transfer grain, grass and baggage, so there are some benefits.

The cocktail party held by Sun Quan was naturally enjoyed by everyone.

In the hearts of people who like to drink, wine is the most precious food, and it is as good as the wine from the Xian family, especially Pan Zhang and Zhou Tai. The two drinkers are equally good at drinking, and they drink bowl after bowl, which makes Sun Quan even more drunk. Somewhat ashamed.

After all, he was still on the front line, so Sun Quan was somewhat restrained and did not let the singers and dancers add to the fun, but everything else was available. The banquets in the Han Dynasty were very long, and the drinking lasted from sunset to dusk.

At the banquet, everyone was talking and laughing. No one mentioned the feud between Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, as if they couldn't see it. It seems that Sun Quan even said that he transferred Zhou Yu back because the governor was too hard during this period. , for the sake of Zhou Yu's health, he was temporarily transferred back to let Zhou Yu have a good rest, so that he can return to the battlefield better in the future.

All the generals were naturally laughing, no one questioned it.

However, Lu Su became more sober as he drank, and the depression in his heart could not be dissipated. Since following Sun Quan to Jingnan, Lu Su has been a little uneasy, always feeling that something is wrong.

The banquet ended happily at midnight.

The generals dispersed one after another, and Lu Su also got into the vehicle under the guidance of his servants and walked slowly to his residence. In the night, there was a lot of sound of cars and drizzle falling. Although it was not heavy, it still made the torches crackle and illuminated the iron helmets and armor of the guards beside them, faintly shining.

Although Sun Quan has maintained a cheerful and gentle demeanor in the past few days, Lu Su knew that under this appearance, there were surging undercurrents!

Sun Quan selected many elite scouts and divided them into three or four groups to go to Jingbei. Once the true love-hate relationship between Cao Cao and Fei Qian was found out, Sun Quan would immediately lead his army to attack Jingbei!

If both Cao Cao and Fei Qian are harmed, and Sun Quan takes the troops from Jiangdong and goes north, if the situation develops favorably, Sun Quan may not be unable to become the new master of Jingzhou, and may even go one step further...

Faced with such temptation, Sun Quan naturally could not bear it. After all, Sun Quan has always promoted himself as a hero. He thought that with the capital left by his father and brother, plus his own mind and ability, he could occupy an important seat in the world, and even do things better than his father and brother. A more distinguished career.

Cao Cao's previous actions did confuse the people of Jiangdong for a while, and even Zhou Yu was deceived. This is not a big deal. After all, soldiers are tricky, and no one can guarantee that their opponents will be honest. It is true that because Zhou Yu was deceived, strictly speaking, there was nothing wrong. Lu Su knew this, Sun Quan knew it, and everyone knew it.

But no one said anything at the moment...

Is this really good?

Sun Quan transferred Zhou Yu back just to pick peaches. Seeing that the current situation has changed to Jiangdong's advantage again, and it may even become the capital that Sun Quan can brag about for a lifetime, how can he be willing to let Zhou Yu gain more glory and cause trouble for Sun Quan himself in the future?

The question is, is this glory really as easy as Sun Quan thought?

Lu Su felt that Sun Quan was impatient. It's just that Sun Quan didn't think he was in a hurry. He didn't admit it, and was even a little blinded by the victory that had not yet been achieved! Therefore, Sun Quan could not see the risks he was about to face and was unwilling to listen. He believed that he was the only one who was right and only saw what he wanted now.

The torches were flickering, and the light was naturally not good. The guards in front of the car almost walked closer before they suddenly discovered something dirty and filthy under their feet. Then it was too late to stop...

『%￥ @! 』

"What's the matter?" Lu Su asked.

"Reporting to Lieutenant Lu, nothing happened..." the guard replied while shaking off the dirt on his legs and feet, "I just accidentally stepped on some dirt..."

Lu Su nodded slightly, and the motorcade continued to move slowly.

The fire was shining in the drizzle, as if it might go out at any time. After walking for a while, Lu Su rolled his eyes twice and felt that something was wrong with him. However, he had just returned from the banquet and the alcohol in his body was still exerting its effect. What did Lu Su think at the moment? I can't even think of it...