Three Kingdoms

Gangneung Assembly Hall.

There were some footsteps outside the hall, and then they got closer and closer.

Sun Quan sat in the middle of the hall, frowning.

After the plague broke out in Dangyang, Sun Quan was extremely courageous and did not dare to be arrogant in front of those invisible and intangible opponents. After experiencing shock, pain and helplessness, Sun Quan could only order the retreat...

But some people, those soldiers who were seriously ill, did not retreat together.

On the one hand, it is because these seriously ill soldiers are too weak to walk. How can they keep up with the marching queue? On the other hand, these people are too dangerous. Even Sun Quan, Lu Su and others do not know what it means. sources of infection, but they will still subconsciously avoid these pathogens.

Before the war started and the great cause had not yet begun, Sun Quan felt the strong malice of God towards him, as if God had personally fed him a piece of shit, and also told him that after eating this piece, there would be two more...

The second one is naturally damn Wei Yan.

The third lump...

Amidst the sound of footsteps, a figure swayed at the entrance of the hall, and Sun Quan looked up. The first one to walk in was Zhou Tai.

Zhou Tai was originally injured, so he had to rest after the battle at Jiangling. Now he is generally feeling better. When he saw Sun Quan sitting in the middle, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Sun Quan nodded and motioned for Zhou Tai to sit down first.

Zhou Tai arrived first, and Sun Quan didn't find it strange, and was even a little relieved. After all, Zhou Tai was promoted by him, but because Sun Quan's withdrawal basically meant the end of the war, even in a not very honorable manner. The method was over. Invisibly, not only Sun Quan felt aggrieved, but Zhou Tai also suffered some mental blows, which made Zhou Tai look slightly depressed.

Pan Zhang came next, and then other generals also arrived one after another.

The last person who came in was Lu Su, with a face that couldn't hide his tiredness, dark circles under his eyes, a messy beard, and clothes with a sour smell, which were enough to prove what kind of life Lu Su was living these days. life. For most generals who don't know much about diseases and people's livelihood, the responsibility of preventing and controlling the plague is naturally more handled by Lu Su, which is inevitably tiring.

"Zijing is the first to contribute to this epidemic prevention!" ” Before Lu Su could sit down, Sun Quan stood up and bowed deeply to Lu Su in public, “Zijing deserves a certain bow!” 』

Lu Su quickly humbly declined, but Sun Quan naturally refused to give in. After letting Lu Su receive the courtesy, he walked back to his superiors and sat down. He slowly looked around and said, "This time we send troops north to fight the decisive battle in Jingzhou. It is not because of our own efforts. It is not the soldiers who are not brave, but the weather is not at the right time, it is not the fault of the war! Now that Jiangdong is hit by this great epidemic, it is all thanks to the concerted efforts of all of you that we can survive in the face of death. Here, I would like to express my gratitude to all of you from generation to generation in Jiangdong! 』

Everyone hurriedly returned the gift.

Cheng Pu stroked his beard and smiled and said: "My lord is too polite, this is a matter within our scope... It's a pity that God won't allow it, so we can only stop here for the time being... Xiangyang, Jingbei, we might as well leave it to you first." Opponent, when we repair a little and come back to fight, we will definitely be able to defeat you in one fell swoop! 』

Cheng Pu said this also to help Sun Quan step down. Everyone also responded and agreed with Cheng Pu. Regarding the lord Sun Quan, they were a little worried. Most of them thought that Sun @Erluzi @Shiwan @Quan was ill again and had to lead his troops to decide the outcome. Then he would really be seeking death...

Sun Quan knew it well and his face trembled. He had said it in general before, but the effect was obviously not good, so he counted the merits of the soldiers one by one, whether they were in battle to kill the enemy or in charge of war preparations. Whether it was those who were responsible for charging supplies or attacking, or those who were responsible for repairing city walls and fortifications in the rear, or even those who deployed civilian labor, they all praised them one by one, which immediately made everyone present smile.

After he had praised them all and left nothing out, Sun Quan returned to the topic and said loudly: "Only if you all work together can we be where we are today!" When you return to Jiangdong, you will be rewarded based on your merits and will never treat anyone unfairly! 』

Everyone stood up immediately and saluted together: "Thank you, Lord!" I am willing to die in the service of my lord! 』 This time in response, I obviously felt much better, not as weak as before.

Sun Quan called everyone to sit down again, smiled, hid all his emotions behind the smile, then swallowed, and then said slowly: "There is still a wolf peeking from the side. I wonder if you have any good ideas?" 』

Pan Zhang said in a loud voice: "Just destroy it!" 』

Sun Quan nodded, neither saying yes nor saying no, but looked at Cheng Pu and Lu Su.

Pan Zhang didn't take it seriously. He laughed twice and then paid no attention to what happened next. This is his shell, reckless and greedy, brave and unwise. Only in this way can Sun Quan feel at ease and others can feel at ease.

Cheng Pu frowned and said, "Incited by Hussar, many people from Jingzhou went along Jiangxi...all...we had sent scouts before to hide among the refugees. Only then did we know that their commander was Wei Yan, Wei Wenchang. How many soldiers were there?" , not many, so... now... this..."

After Zhou Yu got the news about Wei Yan's dispatch, he sent people to Badong again. On the one hand, he sent people pretending to be refugees to investigate, and on the other hand, he replaced the Jingzhou soldiers who had done nothing and put them on strict guard. Of course, these things made Sun Quan very unhappy. He believed that Xiangyang in the north of Jing was the key point. The land of Badong was mountainous and densely forested, and there was a lack of cultivated land. Even if it was captured, it would be of little use. If Wei Yan attacked, it would be difficult to travel a long distance. The troops are already exhausted, so we can just wait for the attack and attack them. We don't need to pay special attention to them. It is better to focus on Jingbei.

But now suddenly, the situation has turned.

If the Jiangdong soldiers are strong, then when Wei Yan attacks, the Jiangdong soldiers stationed on the Badong border will fight hard and wait for help. But now Sun Quan is preparing to fully withdraw from Jingzhou to avoid the plague, and those Jiangdong soldiers will still have How much do you think about staying in Badong and fighting?

And leaving some Jingzhou troops to surrender is almost equivalent to giving up completely. Isn’t it okay to give up completely? Of course not. Sun Quan now wants to retreat, not to become a big rout.

Anyone with some military knowledge knows that when the soldiers have morale, even if they stand to the last soldier, they will stick to the position. But if there is no morale, more than a dozen people will appear to chase them away. It is also common for hundreds or even thousands of defeated soldiers to pursue and kill them.

The reason why Sun Quan suppressed his temper just now, and even deliberately tried to please everyone present, was because Sun Quan knew that his morale was on the verge of collapse. If Sun Quan could not encourage him again, these soldiers, commanders, and generals would continue to be weak. With such a sluggish appearance, it is possible that before returning to Jiangdong, soldiers mutinied halfway up the road!

In today's struggling state, any unstable factor may lead to the ultimate tragedy. Just like a small wound, generally speaking, it will not lead to serious diseases such as systemic ulceration, respiratory failure, internal disorders, etc., but If the human body's immune function has been completely lost, then perhaps such a small wound can lead to death.

Sun Quan was not a boxer with a tattoo of spades. He knew that AIDS was still on the rise, and the evacuation from Jingnan could not be completed in a day or two. If he was attacked by Wei Yan in the process, let alone the one before. There is a question of whether all the accumulated wealth can be transferred, and it may even fall into a quagmire of defeat, burying Sun Quan's last bit of dignity!

But the question is, with the plague now rampant, who would be willing to stay?

Zhou Tai seemed to want to say something, but then he saw Sun Quan's stern eyes, swallowed his saliva, and shrank back.

Pan Zhang said nothing and lowered his head. He seemed to feel that there was something wrong with the scales on his armor and was trying to put it back into its original correct position.

Cheng Pu was silent, frowning, and didn't speak.

If there hadn't been a plague before, Cheng Pu wouldn't have minded staying and taking care of the finishing work. But now, Cheng Pu obviously doesn't think he has any magical power of diamond body protection, which can be invulnerable to all poisons. After all, staying here is almost equivalent to risking one's life, and now that Cheng Pu has a senior and a junior, he has a large family to support. If he is really willing to risk everything, if something goes wrong, wouldn't it give the old Wang next door a legitimate chance? ?

In the strange silence, Xu Sheng accidentally raised his head and saw Sun Quan staring directly at him. The corners of his mouth twitched twice and he subconsciously stammered, "Lord, this..."

"Could it be that Wen Xiang is willing to take on this responsibility?" ” Sun Quan was immediately overjoyed and beamed.

Compared with the new generals like Zhou Tai and Pan Zhang who were closer to Sun Quan, Xu Shengmo was relatively more refined and closer to the Jiangdong nobles. Sun Quan knew that it was dangerous to be in charge of cutting off the rear in the plague area, but he was reluctant to let go of Zhou Tai and Pan Zhang, whom he had cultivated with great difficulty. At the same time, he was too embarrassed to force Cheng Pu and Lu Su, so naturally he had the only choice left...

"good! Wen Xiang is really brave enough to take on important tasks! Sure enough, I didn’t see the wrong person! It can be said that he is full of courage, and so is Jiangdong Tiger General! ” Sun Quan laughed and offered free compliments in one breath. He thought to himself that it would be better to find more young generals. It would be better if they are all under the age of thirty-five and not over thirty-five. Not even recruiting! Young people are so good, they are obedient, easy to use, healthy, easy to deceive, and their salary is small. If you are middle-aged and above, you have to take care of your family and don't think about things before and after. Even if you work overtime voluntarily, you are more likely to die suddenly than the young people. Not a good deal.

In any case, Xu Sheng was the one who stayed in Jingzhou Nanjun this time and volunteered to work overtime for Jiangdong's great cause.

……(●′｀●)……

As soon as a little bit of bright color appeared on the horizon, Yin Guan woke up.

Immediately, the son beside him quickly sat up, his little face clearly showing a bit of panic in the still dark sky.

Yin Guan patted his son on the back and asked him to follow the servant to wash up. Then he sat down on the hillside and glanced behind him.

As the light gradually grew brighter, the surrounding area was filled with the sounds of noisy and quarrels. As far as the eye can see, mountains and valleys are filled with people fleeing for their lives, wearing all kinds of clothes and carrying baggage, large and small, in small or large groups, or spontaneously gathering into large or small groups, alert and indifferent. looking at other people.

Some people rush to the stream to fetch water at dawn, because as long as there is a little bit of time at night, you don't know what will float down the upper reaches, or what will be mixed in the water...

There are also some people who don't care at all. They don't seem to care about anything. They don't care about life or death. They just follow numbly, as if they are following a large army, just to prove that they are still human beings...

Since the war in Nanjun, Jingzhou, the people of Jingzhou, who were originally in a land of plenty and plenty, have become increasingly miserable and chaotic. Originally, some of these people wanted to go to Xiangyang in northern Jingzhou, but even if they escaped the army halfway, they could not escape. Due to the plague, many people died while walking, so the remaining people did not dare to continue heading north, but after several turns, they arrived here.

No one knows where to go now, and no one stands up to lead them.

From the day Jiangling City was destroyed, the generals and officials who defended the city abandoned the city one after another when they saw that the situation was not good. They seemed to have no pity for their positions, and did not care what happened to other people in the area they governed...

These people walked so decisively and so quickly, as if they were still there that night and could still be seen, and then disappeared without a trace at dawn. When collecting money and food, these people bite harder than hungry wolves. Now when they have to take responsibility, they run faster than rabbits.

So what else can you do? Self-help is self-help.

However, there is still trouble following...

The refugees on the road where Yin Guan was located also dispersed and gathered in various ways in an orderly manner. Sometimes they separated into two groups and fled in different directions, and sometimes they encountered some people who broke up and fled. Among the people, Yin Guan still doesn’t know exactly how long the queue is and how many people there are. However, Yin Guan still has some opinions. It is obviously not possible to go south and be captured by Jiangdong soldiers as pigs and dogs, and the way to the north is He was cut off and there was a plague, so he could only go west and took his family to seek refuge in Sichuan.

However, the road to Sichuan is not easy.

The mountain road is long and rugged.

Not only are there problems with roads, but there are also problems with people...

Although the Yin Guan family is not a wealthy family, it was originally well-off, but now it has to mix among the refugees. Even if it is protected by loyal servants, it will inevitably attract some prying eyes. Yin Guan knew what that meant. No matter how many laws and rules we had in the past, under the current ravages of the guy named Chaos, they are no better than a fart. At least the fart still has some smell. The exposed wealth and food will only be like a bleeding wound, destroying the surrounding areas. Jackals, tigers and leopards were attracted.

So since the past few days, Yin Guan has quietly ordered that he only eat one meal during the day and the other meal at night, so as to reduce the time that the stored food is exposed to greedy or hungry eyes as much as possible, but this time Still not very effective...

"Master..." An old servant walked up to Yin Guan and whispered, "I'm afraid we are being targeted... I think we will take action today... At most, tomorrow, there will be more and more of them..." 』

The eyes are the windows to the soul, not to mention the guys following Yin Guan and his group, who showed the greed in their eyes without any concealment...

Although Yin Guan has servants and guards, there are not many, only ten of them. If the two or three older servants are deducted, and the guard who is blind in one eye is removed, in the eyes of these people, it seems that only four of them can be dealt with. A guard in his prime is basically done, and then the rest can be left to his own devices.

Even with the shielding and cover-up, the female relatives of the Yin family are still somewhat different from ordinary working people. In the eyes of these bandits, they are as obvious as the workstations that have been vacated just after get off work hours.

Yes, these people are among the refugees, who voluntarily work overtime, work tirelessly, travel back and forth, and keep in touch with each other.

Ordinary refugees don't pay too much attention to who is around them. They just follow along in a daze. At dawn, they get up, look for food, and move around numbly. At night, they just long for a place to rest, that's all. . Only these guys who have malicious intentions and are ready to eat people at any time will wander around, voluntarily and voluntarily work extra overtime when the moon is dark and the wind is high, and do some secret things.

Yin Guan sighed and said: "Get ready...walk a little slower...I looked at the surrounding terrain yesterday...there is a forest further ahead..."

The woods are not very dense, but they cover a large area.

A large number of human imprints have been left in such a forest. Broken wooden baskets, worn-out straw sandals, torn pieces of clothing, and even human blood, sweat, and excrement spread out in disorder, weighing down the grass and messing up the shrubs.

Mountain mist blew slightly from the shade of the trees, and rags, weeds, and yellow leaves flew randomly in the air.

Two or three figures came out from behind the trees, either holding sticks or holding short blades in their hands. Their eyes kept searching around, and sporadic sounds came from the wind...

"You're going this way?" 』

"I saw it with my own eyes..."

"Where's Zhang Tiancheng? Ask that boy to lead people around to the other side..."

"Originally I thought there would be a mixed bag of officials and people, but I didn't expect this guy to get into the woods by himself..."

The figures of several people are exposed in a small clearing in the forest. Through the speckled light and shadow, you can see that although these people are wearing single clothes, they are all holding weapons. Even when the sun occasionally shines, they are still vaguely visible. Could it be that some of the weapons in the hands of these people are red and dark?

They are the hunters in the mountains who voluntarily work overtime.

A full-time hunter who occasionally hunts animals.

Because there were a lot of scattered objects left in the woods, these people naturally glanced back and forth at these objects. Some people even stretched out their hands to pick something up from the ground and then threw it away.

Suddenly, someone discovered something and rushed forward like a vicious dog. When he raised his hand, his face was full of smiles. In his hand was obviously a golden hairpin, shining with allure among the light spots in the forest. The glory of man.

"I'm getting rich, haha..."

The man turned around, raised the gold hairpin in his hand, and showed it off. Before he could laugh with joy, his body suddenly shook, and an arrow shot diagonally from behind him, hitting him in the back. On his back, the tail of the arrow trembled in the air, and then the man only had time to take one last look at the blood-stained arrowhead exposed on his chest.

The clearing in the forest suddenly boiled, with heart-rending shouts and the sound of weapons fighting alternately. Although the number of hunters who volunteered to work overtime was larger, in front of Yin Guan and the well-trained guards, there were still many hunters. He was ambushed, calculated mentally and unintentionally, and could not resist for long. Like a jackal, he ran away when the situation was not good...

Yin Guan shot the last arrow at the fleeing people, shooting down the thieves who fell behind. Then he put down his bow and sighed slightly, "It's a pity that I couldn't kill them all..."

As soon as Yin Guan's words were spoken, several screams rang out outside the woods, and then quickly became quiet, as if these thieves were suddenly devoured by wild beasts lurking in the woods.

Yin Guan's guards subconsciously raised their weapons on guard, and even Yin Guan raised his bow without arrows...

After a moment, the light and shadow in the forest shook, and a strange soldier with some vegetation stuck in his body appeared in front of Yin Guan, "Who is in charge?" A certain general summoned him! 』