Chapter Forty-Nine: Rising to the Challenge
Less than a third of the Bastille soldiers who surrendered with Eriksson the bull, and many more fled, these people had a ghost in their hearts, they had once plagued the Andes mountain people, and they were afraid of reprisals, but they had seen the miserable appearance of falling into the hands of the Andes mountain people, and they would rather flee into the mountains than be captured.
Their fate is not much better, even if Sean does not send troops to pursue them, without supplies, it will be difficult for them to hold out in the mountains for too long, not only because of the problem of survivability, but also because it is the world of the Andis mountain people.
There were still internal disagreements over the treatment of the captives, with the Andes Hillmen, led by McGee the Skull-Crusher, advocating that they all be killed.
In McGee's words, there is not a soldier of Bastille who does not have the blood of Andes on his hands, and he does not need to be judged, and he is never wronged when he sees one and kills another.
As for McGee's oath in the city, it was just a fart, and if the oath could curse a slave hunter to death, McGee would definitely eat the oath as food, even if it would be forever in hell.
This view is also very popular among the young soldiers, most of whom have suffered from the scourge of slave hunters, and some even have the hatred of exterminating the clan and the village.
Marshall, led by Marshall, did not advocate killing to solve the problem, the fighting in the Bastille had come to an end for the time being, and the culprit Bolton Sr. had also paid the price, so there was no need for needless bloodshed.
Now they are scarce, rather than killing them like this, it is better to keep them and create greater value, knight-level strong labor, but scarce resources.
After much discussion and dispute, the boys' army led by Marshall, with Sean's support, temporarily gained the upper hand, imprisoned the soldiers, kept them under strict guard, and executed them on the spot at the slightest change.
Dealing with the battlefield, the young army has formed its own routine, and all the corpses are gathered in two corpse pits to bury them, and those who have had direct contact with the corpses must not be burned on the spot, and the armor and weapons also need to be specially soaked and disinfected before they can be put into storage.
No one is sloppy about epidemic prevention, especially from the mouth of Bull Erickson, knowing that they are still in big trouble behind them - a group of knights carrying the epidemic, from top to bottom, like a great enemy, Sean and several leaders of the boy army formulated corresponding epidemic prevention regulations overnight.
In addition to the mandatory regulations prohibiting drinking cold water, bathing, and changing clothes, disinfection and washing, there are also corresponding provisions for the isolation and investigation of those who are found to be infected with suspected epidemic diseases.
"Prevention is only a temporary measure, we must completely eradicate it from the root, simply assemble a team of 100 people, shoot them directly from a distance, and bury them on the spot. Ralph suggested.
After the night attack, his performance was remarkable, Sean used it very easily, and unconsciously became a member of the inner circle of the Junior Army.
As a grass platform team formed by Sean's personal influence, the Young Army has no formal positions and titles, and its status depends on the distance between them and Sean.
This situation should not last long, and Sean has already revealed the intention of adapting the Boy Army, intentionally or unintentionally, and only lacks a suitable opportunity.
"To put it mildly, if it were that simple, Bull Erickson would have done this a long time ago, didn't you see that frightened look on his face when he talked about the plague? It was not in disguise, but from the heart, he was not forced to surrender by us, but by the plague that followed his ass! That was a dozen regular knights led by a great knight, and had you ever thought about the disastrous consequences of completely angering them?"
Marshall and Ralph do not deal with each other, referring to the huge difference in their acting styles and values, even if they are-for-tat, they are also a strong basis, and they will never mess around, which is Sean's bottom line.
If it is intriguing and harming others and oneself, once it is discovered, no matter who is right or wrong, it will be completely marginalized.
In Sean's original words, if a person's heart is crooked, even if it is corrected, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not continue to grow crooked in the future, he is not a doctor nanny, there is no need and no energy to correct it for them.
"The epidemic is terrible, but it is indeed a bit strange that Bull Erickson, a dignified iron-blooded man, was scared like this. ”
McGee the Skullcrusher smacked his mouth with a look of regret, and the destruction of the Bastille was certainly an exciting and glorious event, but for him personally, there were two major regrets.
The first regret is naturally that the old Bolton who has been in trouble for more than 30 years in the Andes Mountains set himself on fire and died, and it has always been his pursuit and dream to crush his head with his own hands.
The second regret is that he and his general's armor failed to shine on the battlefield, and the bull Erickson, who he originally identified as the biggest opponent, was actually deceived by himself for a few words, and the whole person seemed to be losing more than half of his spirit, and he was demoted, and McGee couldn't pull down his face to compete with the other party.
"Everyone has their own things to fear, some people are naturally afraid of heights, some people are naturally afraid of insects, some people are naturally afraid of snakes and mice, and naturally some people are naturally afraid of epidemics, and I am afraid, so scared to death, not to mention that who is not afraid of such things as epidemics? If we are not afraid, we don't have to sit here. ”
Sean said handsomely, but his tone was very solemn.
"There was a great plague in Erickson's hometown, and there was no one in ten people and livestock within a radius of hundreds of kilometers, and Erickson's tribe was in the hardest hit area, and the entire tribe was left with him gasping, can you imagine what it was like?"
"I'm sorry, I lost my words. Marshall voluntarily admitted his mistake.
I didn't say anything. McGee the Skullcrusher muttered with a dark face, he couldn't pull his face down as easily as Marshall, "Okay, I'll just stop talking about it later." ”
"Although Erickson is our captive, we are not slave owners, and we cannot treat them with the same eyes as slaves, and the minimum respect must be reserved. ”
Sean paused, then continued.
"The issue of surrendering prisoners is not within the scope of today's discussion, so I won't say more, we must deal with the knights who carry the epidemic, we must deal with them carefully, and I think the most stable way is to try to communicate with them, find the source of the epidemic, and cure the epidemic on them. ”
"It's really a good solution. ”
Marshall nodded approvingly.
"If we really find the source of the plague, things will be much simpler, not only can we clear the immediate scourge, but we can also clear their camp, after all, their temporary camp is next to the ancient river of Jacob, if it is also designated as a forbidden area for the plague, it will be a big trouble for us to enter and exit. But will the other party cooperate with us?"
"Do they have a better choice? Even if we let go of the Bastille, what if they get there? Will they be able to make it to the Territory 300 kilometers away to seek medical treatment? Will the noble lords along the way allow them to carry the disease through their territory? Even if they reach the Territory, they can be sure that they will be able to enter the city, and they will be able to find a doctor to rescue them?"
Sean's series of questions made it impossible for anyone to refute, as long as their status as carriers of the epidemic spread, they would not be able to move an inch, and as long as the local noble lords were not stupid, they would never be allowed to walk freely through their territory.
"The most important question is how to find the source of the disease?"
Ralph threw out the most crucial question.
"We used to deal with minor illnesses and disasters, especially external injuries, we have always avoided as far away as we were, and we have never touched our hands, and now we are rashly contacted, just afraid that it will be inappropriate!"
"In the past, how far away you were from the epidemic and how far to hide, in addition to the problem of ability, but also because there was room for detours, but now it is not possible, unless you still want to go back to nesting in the mountains like before, as long as you get out of the mountains, as long as we want to become bigger, the epidemic will be a problem we must face, but sooner or later, and the more people gathered, the greater the possibility of it appearing. ”
Sean's gaze swept over the faces of everyone present, "Do you have any of you willing to go back? If you do, I didn't say anything about my proposal." ”
Everyone shook their heads in unison, what are you kidding, the situation in front of them is very good, nearly two thousand armored soldiers, three or four thousand auxiliary soldiers, wherever they are placed, they are a lot of force, and the materials are also abundant, and many people's hearts are tumbling with blood, and they want to make a more brilliant career, how can they say that they are scattered.
The inner fort lit by Old Bolton is an empty fort, and most of the materials in it have long been emptied in advance, especially the grain and grass, which is the most important thing, in this world, every grain of grain is incomparably precious, and Sean is reluctant to waste a grain.
As if anticipating their reaction, Sean continued: "So, now is a good opportunity, first, because the scale is small and easy to control, and second, their epidemic looks extremely ferocious, but in fact, there are traces to follow. ”
McGee the Skull Crusher was bored and wriggled his huge body back and forth, he basically couldn't interject about this kind of non-war topic, but he couldn't help but participate in this kind of high-level meeting.
After all, he represents the Skull-Crushing Legion, and the soldiers below can't tell the nature of the meeting, and if he doesn't attend, he will be mistaken for ostracism, which will be detrimental to unity.
But every time I participate in this kind of meeting, it is a kind of torment, and when I see the opportunity, I immediately start to brush up on my presence, "So, you have found a cure?"
In the mountains, Sean is best known for his medical skills, although he has always believed that his medical skills are also in the category of barefoot doctors, and he can solve some of the more common diseases and deal with various external injuries by mastering a few effective herbal prescriptions.
As for those incurable diseases, internal injuries and the like, they are basically helpless, but in the eyes of the mountain people, they are already great miracle doctors.
If someone said he had found a cure for the disease, McGee would have slapped him with a big mouth, and if Sean said he had found it, he would have been convinced.