Twenty miles west of the Zhu Jun army camp, there is a Jin army scout, they have been observing the changes in the battlefield, this scout has about 30 people, the first captain is called Yu Linhai, a native of Yuyao County, Yuezhou, more than 30 years old, is an experienced old scout, has been in the army for more than ten years, has participated in dozens of battles, large and small, from small soldiers step by step to the captain,

Yu Linhai carried more than a dozen letter eagles, which could send the letter to Yanzhou, and the main general Li Bing led the army in the southern part of Yanzhou.

That afternoon, as they rode along a small river, suddenly a soldier pointed ahead and shouted, "Captain, there is someone ahead!" ”

Yu Linhai also saw it, a hundred steps ahead, there seemed to be someone lying on the river drinking water, except for the deserters of Zhu Junjun's army, there would be no one else.

Yu Linhai waved his hand to several subordinates, and the subordinates understood, and everyone outflanked them in all directions.

When he got closer, he saw the man lying on the ground, I don't know whether he had fainted or died, and he was holding a knife in his hand, as if he was trying to stab the fish with the knife.

"Go up and have a look!"

A soldier urged his horse forward and picked the man with his spear, and the man groaned, slowly raised his head, and spotted the cavalry around him.

He finally saw hope, struggled to his feet, and begged, "Please, give me something to eat, I promise.... No sickness guaranteed! I don't have an infection! ”

A soldier was about to step forward, but Yu Linhai stopped him, he took out a piece of wheat cake, broke it in half and threw it to the man, and then threw him a water hyacinth.

The man snatched the cake and devoured it, almost choking, he drank two sips of water, and ate the cake cleanly, not even the dregs left, and he could see that he was hungry.

"Give me a little more! Please. The man's eyes were fixed on the half of the cake in Yu Linhai's hand.

Yu Linhai didn't give it to the other party, he drank and asked, "Friend, what disease are you infected?" ”

"I am not sick, but I am hungry, and they are infected with the plague, and they are all dead."

When the scouts heard the word 'plague', they were all shocked and retreated.

"Tell me clearly, who is sick?" Yu Linhai asked again.

The man hesitated, and Yu Linhai sneered, "If you don't say it, let's go find someone else!" ”

"Let's go!"

He turned his horse's head and led the crowd away, but the man shouted in fright, "Don't go, I say!" I say! ”

Yu Linhai grabbed the reins and looked back at him coldly.

"General, there was a plague in the barracks, many people in the rear army were infected, Xiao Wanding isolated us, we all escaped, too many brothers fell to the ground and died along the way, I was scared, I turned around and ran back, I haven't eaten for three days."

"All the rear troops escaped?" Yu Linhai asked.

"Yes! More than 10,000 rear troops all fled, at least a few thousand people were sick, and those who were not infected could not live, and there was no food at all along the way, and some people were killed at night to share the food......" Speaking of this, the soldiers cried bitterly.

The soldiers looked at each other, and actually killed and cannibalized, Yu Linhai threw half a piece of wheat cake to him again, this time, the man was not so wolf-like, but he still ate the cake in one go.

"You're not sick?" Yu Linhai looked at him a little disbelievingly.

"General, I really didn't get sick, I couldn't eat at all when I was sick, I pulled and vomited, and I couldn't do it overnight."

Yu Linhai saw that he had eaten, and his complexion was much better, not like he was sick.

Yu Linhai still couldn't believe it, threw him another piece of wheat cake, and shouted: "We will come again tomorrow morning, if you don't want to live, just leave as you want, and stay where you want to go home." ”

After speaking, Yu Linhai took his men and left.

They did not go north, but ran directly to the main camp, which was still a few miles away, only to see the lights in the distance, and to see countless soldiers dismantling the tents of the rear army camp and collecting weapons and items.

"Captain, something is wrong!"

The subordinates were surprised: "Isn't the rear army battalion infected?" How come they are not taboo at all? ”

Yu Linhai's expression was grim and he shook his head, "You are mistaken, the enemy's main camp is gone, this should be Qiu Jingzhong's army in the city, Xiao Wanding has withdrawn." ”

The men were shocked, didn't this bring the epidemic into the city?

"Captain, do you want to warn them?"

Yu Linhai sighed, it was a little late to remind now, he remembered that the Houjun camp was originally a few hundred big tents, but now there are less than a hundred left, and there are still many materials missing.

But Yu Linhai still urged the horse to gallop up, and the sound of the horse's hooves immediately alarmed Qiu Jingzhong's army, and some soldiers shouted: "There is an enemy situation!" ”

The soldiers stretched out their bows and arrows one after another, and Yu Linhai stopped his horse in a hundred steps and shouted: "Don't let go of the arrows, I am a scout of the Jin army, and I have important information!" ”

A general waved his hand, signaled the soldiers not to release the arrows for the time being, and responded loudly: "Speak closely!" ”

Yu Linhai carried a shield and slowly approached, and when he was more than twenty paces away, he stopped advancing and shouted: "Burn all the tents, there is an outbreak of epidemic in Zhu Zhu's army." ”

His voice was very loud, and he could hear it clearly from more than twenty paces away, and Qiu Jingzhong's soldiers were shocked and threw away their tents one after another.

At this time, Yu Linhai had already turned his horse's head and ran away, and General Lang was uneasy in his heart, and shouted: "Everyone stop, I'll go and report to the general!" ”

Hundreds of soldiers washed their hands with the water of the water hyacinth they carried, and left the rear army camp far away, and no one touched the remaining supplies.

General Lang found the main general Li Mian and reported the situation to him, Li Mian's face changed greatly, if this is the case, Qiu Jingzhong can't spare himself.

He grabbed General Lang's shirt and said viciously: "Don't say this kind of unfounded words again, otherwise I will behead you for the crime of bewitching the army!" ”

General Lang said worriedly: "General, if the epidemic is real, it is not a joke. ”

Li Mian snorted, "In that case, you are responsible for digging up those dead bodies and proving that they are true." ”

General Lang was so frightened that he waved his hand again and again, "Don't dare!" ”

"Since you don't dare to do it, shut up for me, do you understand?"

Lang Jiang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said in a low voice: "I don't dare to talk nonsense, but the brothers refuse to move things anymore." ”

"Take your men away, tell them all to shut up, and I'll arrange for another man."

"Ignorance, understood!"

Lang Jiang bowed and hurriedly left, Li Mian was really in a dilemma, did he say or not say this matter?

After hesitating for a long time, Li Mian decided to give Qiu Jingzhong a wake-up call, in case the epidemic really broke out, Qiu Jingzhong found out the truth, and he had to kill himself.

Qiu Jingzhong was having dinner, and after listening to Li Mian's report, he frowned and asked, "You said that they may have an outbreak of the epidemic, but what evidence do you have?" ”

"The lowly is just guessing, the lowly has seen a lot of armor and personal belongings, and even money bags, who would do this, not even the money bags?"

"This is not evidence, it can only be speculation, but just because of speculation, it is concluded that the other party has an epidemic, and if it spreads, it will shake the morale of the military."

"There is really no evidence of lowly duties, I am worried about the epidemic, and I am afraid of shaking the morale of the army, so I am in a dilemma."

Li Mian didn't mention the fact that the Jin army scouts came to remind them, he had an excellent grasp of proportion, and since he reminded Qiu Jingzhong, he also shirked his own responsibility.

Qiu Jingzhong is not easy to fool, since Li Mian said so, maybe he really discovered something?

After pondering for a long time, Qiu Jingzhong said to Li Mian: "You can arrange for a military doctor to take a look to determine whether there is an epidemic!" ”

Early the next morning, a total of five military doctors were sent, and four of them did not see the reason, this is not like the later generations, take some samples, and test them in the laboratory, the ancient doctors relied on experience, and no dead bodies were found at the scene, and other conclusive evidence was not found, and the military doctors did not dare to guarantee whether there was an epidemic in the end.

However, a military doctor still found the clue, he found a small military camp surrounded by a barracks, the tents were all removed, but there was a burning pit in the corner, all burned personal belongings, and there were black stains on the ground, which was very consistent with the situation of the isolation camp.

The medic soon found five or six more filled earth pits, and were there any sick bodies in them? The five military doctors talked a lot, they didn't dare to dig on the spot, but reported to Qiu Jingzhong.

Qiu Jingzhong made a decision on the spot and sent a thousand soldiers to dig the largest of the deep pits, in which more than 20 corpses were dug up, and at first glance they were soldiers who died of illness.

This discovery caused a huge uproar, and Qiu Jingzhong was so angry that he immediately ordered all the supplies and tents brought into the city to be burned.

Outside the city, the flames rose into the air, black smoke filled the air, hundreds of large tents, nearly 10,000 pieces of armor, and countless other materials were burned, and the soldiers looked at the raging fire with trepidation, neither of them knew if they were infected.

Qiu Jingzhong immediately ordered that all soldiers, if they were unwell, should immediately report to the military doctor........

As soon as the morning dawned, Yu Linhai led his men to the river, and the fleeing soldier stood by the river with a war knife in his hand, looking in good spirits.

"Nothing out of the ordinary, right?" Yu Linhai asked loudly.

"Everything was fine, there were no signs."

Yu Linhai asked the soldiers to lead him with a mule, which was a healthy mule to carry food for them, and divided the grain just for the prisoner to ride, and no cavalryman was willing to take him.

Yu Linhai threw him another bag of dry food and ordered: "Take him away!" ”

Five soldiers were responsible for bringing the prisoner of war back to Yanzhou to report, while the other scouts would stay in Songzhou to observe the enemy's situation.