The plague in the army is getting more and more serious, and under Li Qing's strict request, Sima Xin ordered that all sick soldiers be isolated according to their severity, and those who are not sick should be immediately moved out of the quarantine area, and the drinking water must be boiled every day.

Because he had already felt the horror of the plague, this time, Sima Xin no longer dared to perfunctory Li Qing's request, not only strictly implemented it himself, but also informed Dong Fei and Zhang Han to do what Li Qing asked.

Li Qing knew that there was still no way to prevent the spread of the plague just like this, and the only way to prevent the spread of the plague was to find truly useful medicines.

Li Qing took more than a dozen soldiers to the mountains to collect medicines, and Li Qing wanted to find all the medicines that could be used.

"Plague, understood according to modern medicine, is an infectious disease, and the treatment of infectious diseases, in addition to isolation, also requires protection and improve immunity."

Li Qing thought in his heart, and suddenly had a direction, that is, to find some medicinal materials that can enhance immunity, although this is not a cure for diseases, but it can also play some role.

After having the direction, Li Qing led the soldiers to pick a lot of medicinal materials that could replenish qi and strengthen the body, and after boiling it every day, whether it was a sick soldier or a soldier who was not sick, he had to have a bowl every day.

"Hey, what is this?"

On the way to collect medicine, Li Qing met a soldier chopping wood, and from the firewood carried by a soldier, Li Qing found a strange ball of grass.

The soldier knew that Li Qing was the doctor who treated them, and when he saw that Li Qing was interested in the grass, he hurriedly said, "Sir, the demand for firewood in the army is getting bigger and bigger, so we have to burn this grass too." ”

Li Qing pulled a section with his hand, and then put it in his mouth under the surprised eyes of the soldiers.

The faint astringency made Li Qing's spirit invigorated, he knew what this was, this was, Hu Chai.

Hu Chai, which in later generations, is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine that inhibits the epidemic cold, and has the effect of antipyretic and analgesic.

"Quick, where did you find this grass? Take me to find it, and have someone check if there is any firewood in the wood you chopped, and if so, choose it immediately. ”

Li Qing said excitedly, although this Hu Chai may not be able to deal with this plague, it should be able to save some soldiers.

Under the leadership of the soldiers, Li Qing found a place full of firewood, and Li Qing asked the soldiers to take out the rhizomes of the firewood and move all the firewood back to the camp.

"Everyone washes the soil from the rhizome, then cuts it off, dries it, and remembers, this is everyone's lifesaver, don't be sloppy."

Li Qing instructed the soldiers who were cleaning the rhizomes that the firewood must be dried in order to have a better curative effect, in addition to the rhizomes, Li Qing also asked everyone to use the branches and leaves of the firewood to boil and take a bath, which can also achieve the effect of relieving high fever.

"Sir, the grace of saving my life, I Zhang Hu will never forget."

In the tent, Zhang Hu kowtowed to Li Qing, and after taking Huchai soup, Zhang Hu actually survived the plague and was successfully rescued.

Li Qing looked at Zhang Hu, who no longer had a fever and was no longer weak, with an excited look on his face, and Sima Xin was also overjoyed when he learned that Li Qing had successfully rescued Zhang Hu, who was about to die, and hurriedly asked Li Qing to rescue Sima Yun.

Li Qing had experience in treating Zhang Hu, and soon gave Sima Yun a fever, but Sima Yun's body was not as good as Zhang Hu's, although the fever was reduced, but there was still no way to get up in a short time, but his life was no longer in trouble.

Bowls of Huchai soup were distributed to the soldiers of the Qin army, and after the soldiers drank the Huchai soup, although some soldiers still died, they were somewhat controlled.

Sima Xin immediately told Zhang Han and Dong Fei the news, and they also treated the plague with Huchai soup according to Li Qing's instructions, and a month later, most of the sick soldiers in the Qin army were relieved, but after a serious illness, their bodies were very weak.

Compared with the Qin army, Julu City at this time has become a human purgatory, with corpses everywhere, a foul smell everywhere, flies and mosquitoes flying everywhere, and there is no living person in sight.

In the city, there was also an outbreak of plague, but they did not have Li Qing to treat them, and after the first infected person died, a nightmare befell everyone in the city.

From the first one, to the later ten, hundreds, and then thousands, corpses, there is no way to deal with them, they can only be allowed to fall on the street at will, so that the plague becomes more difficult to control, in the end, everyone is crazy, some can't stand it, they commit suicide directly, and some want to get out of the city, but Zhao Xie has already filled the four city gates with stones in order to prevent the Qin army from attacking the city, and these sick and hungry rebels have no strength to move these stones again, and then go out of the city.

The county guard mansion has become the only pure land in the city, Zhao Xie, Zhang Er and more than a dozen rebel army leaders hid in the mansion, closed the mansions, and the warehouses of the county guard mansion were full of food and wine, so that they could continue to enjoy a good life even now.

Zhao Xie took a sip of wine and looked at the drunken leaders of the rebel army, and suddenly, Zhao Xie sighed, he knew that the rebel army was over, or rather, the rebel army in the north was over.

Nearly 600,000 rebel troops have been wiped out in the plague, which means that in the entire north, there is no longer a large anti-Qin rebel army, the north is finished, and presumably at this time, Zhang Han's army outside the city is also the same as in the city, with heavy casualties, but it is cheaper than the rebel army in the south, and the elite of the Qin army is lost, they may really be able to overthrow the tyrannical Qin.

In the Chu army camp, the news of Song Yi's fear of war was spread everywhere, and at first it was only spread behind the scenes, but later, the entire Chu army sounded this voice, and the eyes of the soldiers of the righteous army looked at Song Yi, and gradually became a little wrong.

"Report to the general, the hand of the king of Chu has arrived, please go to the general to listen to the order in front of General Du's camp."

When Song Yi heard this, he said curiously: "Since it is an edict given to me by King Huai, why don't you send it here directly, but send it to Du Wan's camp, what is the reason?" ”

The soldier said: "Because the messenger said that General Xiang Yu was unwilling to enter the camp of General Xiang, and the general was not willing to go to General Xiang's camp, so the general and General Xiang went to General Du's camp together. ”

Song Yi heard this, felt reasonable, since the last time Song An's incident, Song Yi was worried that Xiang Yu would be unfavorable to him, so he had been camping separately from Xiang Yu, Xiang Yu seemed to have such concerns, the camps of the two sides were wary of each other, and Du Wan put the camp in the middle of the two to prevent the two from clashing.

Song Yi sent someone to investigate how many soldiers and horses Xiang Yu brought to Duwan's camp, and the soldiers quickly reported back: "Xiang Yu brought ten generals around him and forty personal soldiers. ”

Song Yi looked at the generals around him and said: "Since Xiang Yu only brought so many people, then I, Song Yi, can't be underestimated, Qu Tong, Qu Yi, you two stay in the camp, Qu Meng, you lead eighty personal guards, follow me to the Duwan camp." ”

When Qu Tong heard this, he said with some anxiety: "General, it's better to bring more soldiers and horses." ”

Song Yi laughed and said: "Xiang Yu only brought dozens of horses, if I brought too much, wouldn't I be laughed at by Xiang Yu." ”