Surabaya originates in Yanzhou, flows through Yanzhou, Xuzhou and Sizhou, and flows into the Huai River, from Fanghe County to Huaizhou for more than 500 miles, more than 800,000 refugees go south along Surabaya, everyone knows the news of the outbreak of the plague in Songcheng County, in order to escape the plague, they must migrate south.

On the Surabaya River, thousands of small boats loaded with food, tents, and tens of thousands of old and weak women and children are accompanying them, and a large number of boats are rushing from the Jianghuai River.

The procession was huge, dozens of miles long, and even tens of thousands of people in Fang and County fled south, and everyone was very afraid of the arrival of the plague.

Wang Zhantu was in charge of more than 1,000 refugee households, and seven young men and more than 100 soldiers were responsible for assisting him in maintaining order.

Wang Zhantu rode on a donkey and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Everyone keep up, don't fall behind!" ”

"King Abshi, drink your saliva!" The old man Wang Huai handed him the water hyacinth.

"No, you don't! No! I have water. ”

Wang Zhantu hurriedly waved his hand, he took out his water bottle and drank two sips of water, and asked, "Why doesn't the old man go on the boat?" ”

Wang Huai scratched his head a little embarrassed and said: "My family has already gone to three people, and if I take the boat again, others will have opinions." ”

There are rules on taking a boat, and each family can only take a boat for a maximum of two people, and Wang Huai's grandchildren are still young, even if they are alone, they will follow his wife on the boat together.

Wang Zhantu also knew about this regulation, so he smiled and asked, "Old man, don't I remember that your family has a big car?" With two children in the car, aren't you and your wife together? ”

"The big car is in the back, the eldest son and daughter-in-law are together, the car is full of messy things, and there is no place to sit, the main thing is that the two children want to take the boat, so I will walk with the younger son! I'm fine, people who work in the fields, walk hundreds of miles, and there is no problem at all. ”

"You don't have to travel hundreds of miles, and soon the boats from the south will come, and everyone over the age of fifty will be able to take the boat."

"Excuse me, is there really a plague?" Someone next to him asked.

Wang Zhantu nodded, "Indeed, I heard that it broke out from Zhu Jun's army first, and then the army in the city was also infected, and then the entire Songcheng County was infected." ”

"Then we won't be able to go home?" Everyone was worried.

"I can't go back for the time being, let's see later! I guess it will be better when it snows, hey! You guys are not bad, you have escaped this catastrophe, and the hundreds of thousands of people in Songcheng County will be miserable, and I don't know how many people will die this time. ”

Wang Zhantu let out a long sigh, everyone stopped talking, and everyone was secretly glad that they had escaped early, otherwise their lives would have to be explained.

At this time, the front shouted, "Stop and rest!" ”

People spread sheepskins one after another, sat down on the spot, and began to be brought dinner, two large steamed buns per person, a piece of pickled vegetables, and a bowl of hot soup.

Everyone chatted while eating, the atmosphere was warm, and this time of day was the most relaxed and happy time for everyone.

The people who escaped from Songcheng County were intercepted by the cavalry, and the cavalry drove them to the big camp, in fact, the distance of the Jin army camp was very ingenious, one hundred and twenty miles away from the city, which was exactly two days' journey for ordinary people, if they were infected when they went out of the city, they would basically have a seizure after two days, and the dry food and water they brought were basically consumed.

If they were healthy at this time, then the possibility of contracting the disease was very small, and they were put in the observation camp for three days, and then the soldiers took them away after there were no problems.

If you get sick, you will be sent directly to the isolation camp, drink medicine and rest, whether you can resist the past, you can only resign yourself to fate, with the help of medicine, the average strong young person can resist the past, but the frail and sick people or the elderly, children basically can't survive this catastrophe.

The people who fled south to Bozhou were the largest, with more than 200,000 people, and in the endless wilderness, there were people everywhere who were helping the old and the young, and running for their lives, and when they fled to the police cordon at a distance of 120 miles, they were stopped by the cavalry, and the cavalry pointed to the east and shouted, "There is a big camp in the east, hot water, and food, you can rest, and then continue to go south after registration!" ”

Many people knelt down and pleaded, but the cavalry were unmoved, insisting that they go east, and in desperation, groups of people had to turn around and go east.

Due to the large number of people, the two large camps in the south have been expanded twice, stretching horizontally for more than ten miles, there are thousands of large tents, the gate of the camp is crowded with people waiting for inspection, the ground is covered with a thick layer of lime, a young man stumbled forward, he suddenly fell to the ground, and the people around him were all exclaimed, and they all avoided it.

After two days of marching, the people who became ill basically fell to the ground, and those who became ill late were basically young people, and the old and weak women and children at this time were relatively safe.

Immediately rushed up several well-guarded soldiers, they wore gloves, their mouths and noses were covered with gauze, they put two ropes under the man's armpits, pulled him onto a flatbed, and quickly pulled him to the isolation camp.

Dozens of experienced doctors checked at the door, and as long as their complexion was normal and their body temperature was not high, they could enter the observation camp, and the soldiers led them to the big tents, where they rested for three days without any problems, and then concentrated on the boat and headed for the Huai River.

Due to the thorough preparation and thoughtfulness, although the camp was very busy, it was not chaotic, everything was in order, the procedures were very simple, and groups of people entered the camp one after another.

A soldier said loudly to a group of people: "Everyone remember, after entering the big tent, except for going to the latrine, you can no longer move around at will, everyone has a good rest for three days, the decoction and food will be delivered on time, and after three days, if you don't get sick, you can take a boat to Chuzhou." ”

"We're going to Bozhou, not Chuzhou!" Someone shouted.

The soldier explained: "The Bozhou refugee camp has been moved to Chuzhou, and everyone is afraid of the plague, so they have all evacuated to the south. ”

Seeing that there were no more objections, the soldier asked, "Are there any family members who have died of illness on the road?" Hurry up and say it, we have a medicinal soup that can save lives, and it will be too late when we get sick. ”

More than a dozen mournful relatives raised their hands, and everyone was so frightened that they avoided their families as if they had seen a plague.

The families were taken by the soldiers to separate tents and placed in isolation, where they had to observe for five days before leaving.

"Come with me, everybody!" The soldiers took the remaining seventy or eighty men and walked towards several large tents.

Groups of people entered the camp, and the progress was very fast, and the crowds of people in the wilderness did not need to wait for suffering, and more than 200,000 people were placed in the observation camp in less than a day, and thousands of them were sent to the isolation camp for treatment.

Li Bing led 20,000 cavalry but stared at Qiu Jingzhong's army, Qiu Jingzhong's next attempt was already obvious, Songcheng County could no longer stay, they would inevitably evacuate to Bianzhou or Caozhou, Bianzhou was the most likely, and occupying Chenliu could get a large amount of food supplies.

In the darkness of the night, a large number of troops came out of the north city gate, about 50,000 to 60,000 people, and nearly 20,000 soldiers were abandoned in the city, basically all soldiers who were already sick or had a fever and showed signs of illness.

In order to avoid the Jin cavalry, this army crossed the Bianhe River and marched north along the west bank of the Bianhe River, this road was actually the route of Xiao Wanding's army when it retreated, and a large number of sick and dead soldiers were buried along the way, all of which were covered by dirt and weeds, and the invisible demons were ready to move, waiting for the arrival of this army that knew nothing.

When Qiu Jingzhong's army came out of the city, it was immediately targeted by the scout captain Yu Linhai, and after determining the marching route of Qiu Jingzhong's army, Yu Linhai immediately sent his subordinates to report to the commander Li Bing.

As night fell, tens of thousands of troops camped in the wilderness, this time Qiu Jingzhong lost most of his baggage, the soldiers carried dry food, and used hundreds of carts to transport important materials such as grain and oil.

At this time, it was late October, autumn and winter alternated, the night was extremely cold, the soldiers spread thin blankets on the ground, and slept with armor, coughing one after another, the soldiers were shivering with cold, unable to sleep.

But the surrounding trees had already been cut down, and there was no wood to make a fire for warmth, so Qiu Jingzhong had no choice but to order the soldiers to dig the stumps, collect bushes, and gather together to burn the fire.

At this time, a soldier dug up a tree stump and turned out dozens of decomposing corpses, screaming in fright.

This discovery immediately made all the soldiers creepy, and everyone didn't dare to sleep anymore, and they all stood up, maybe there was a plague corpse under their bodies.

At this time, a soldier rushed over and reported to Qiu Jingzhong: "Commander, there is a brother in the front camp who is sick!" ”

Qiu Jingzhong was taken aback, "How many people are sick?" ”

"About a hundred people!"

Immediately afterwards, another soldier reported, "There are also soldiers in the Chinese army who are sick, about 90 people!" ”

Seeing that the entire army's heart was about to collapse, Qiu Jingzhong's eyes burst into murder, and he said to his second son Qiu Wen: "You bring a thousand brothers over, kill all the sick soldiers, and bury them on the spot, and those who fall ill in the future will be the same!" ”

"Obey!"

Qiu Wen galloped away with a thousand soldiers.

Qiu Jingzhong did not rest anymore and ordered the soldiers to continue north.

(End of chapter)