In Yingshang City, when Xia Yan saw Xia Huan come back, a big stone in his heart fell down.

Of course, on this matter, Xia Yan naturally had to reprimand Xia Huan.

By the time the reprimand was over, it was already close to night.

Regarding Xia Last's reprimand, Xia Huan naturally took it one by one. However, Xia Huan confirmed his previous speculation in his heart.

That is, the crown prince Xia Yan really came for him, not to meddle in this plague.

Since this is the case, Xia Huan also planned to stay in the city obediently. Wait until this prince's brother is gone.

Anyway, things outside the city have basically started to get on track, and if nothing else, the epidemic can be kept to a minimum.

In general, this plague is not as terrible as imagined.

Although there were some sick people in the east and west cities, due to the relatively timely treatment, they did not spread at all.

In the county, there are not even a few people who are sick.

As for Beicheng, although the epidemic is not light, fortunately, it was dealt with in a timely manner, and if you are lucky, you can control the death toll below 1,000 at most.

However, accidents always come so suddenly. The epidemic, which seemed to have been well controlled, suddenly broke out like a blowout just three days later.

At the beginning, above that gathering place, some of the Changxiu soldiers began to show signs of fever.

In this regard, Yu Meng, of course, also insisted on implementing Xia Huan's policy, and immediately isolated the sick soldiers.

However, what I didn't expect was that many ordinary people began to start a fever immediately afterward.

Because he had already learned of Xia Huan's departure, coupled with Chang Xiujun's decisiveness, for a while, people in the gathering place began to panic.

In this regard, Yu Meng was able to deal with one or two at first, and even arrested a lot of rumor-mongers.

However, when the epidemic reached the fifth day, those who fell ill began to die in large numbers.

At this time, Yu Meng didn't dare to delay any longer, and immediately sent someone to spread the matter back to the city.

Xia Huan, who learned of this, first thought of the epidemic not the epidemic, but the prince Xia Last, who had not yet left.

Since Xia Last's arrival, all the affairs in the city have basically been taken over by Xia Last. Since he, Xia Huan, knew about it, then the crown prince Xia Yan naturally already knew.

For a long time, in the gathering place outside the city, under Xia Huan's efforts, Xia Yan did not say anything.

However, now that not only has it begun to spread, but it has even begun to die on a large scale, Xia Huan knows that with the character of his prince brother, he will definitely take action.

However, when Xia Huan hurriedly found Xia Last, Xia Last's order to slaughter the village had already been conveyed.

"Brother! That's tens of thousands of lives, and it's not that they can't be saved. Why be so decisive! In the county office, Xia Huan said angrily.

"Old Seven, I know your temperament. But, this is the plague, and it has been since ancient times. Before, it didn't spread, and it was still accommodating to you, but now, there are so many people gathered there, once they are all infected, it's too late to deal with it! ”

In the face of Xia Huan's anger, although Xia Last's tone was still normal, there was a bit of a taste that could not be refused.

However, Xia Huan was also unconvinced: "Those people are important laborers on Yingshang. How many skilled craftsmen are there! If they are all killed, then this Yingshang will be destroyed! The meaning of Yingshang to Shoudu, isn't my brother clear? ”

"You still know the importance of Yingshang!" Xia Yan's voice was cold, and his eyes became more aggressive.

"Craftsmen can be cultivated again, but if this plague is allowed to drag on, it will be the most serious blow to Yingshang! In short, you don't have to worry about this matter. Even if his father asked, he would approve of being a brother! ”

Xia Huan gritted his teeth, he knew that in this era, Xia Yan was indeed in charge. In this regard, Xia Huan could only leave with hatred.

"Squeak!"

As night fell, the heavy gates of the city were slowly opened. Two fast horses galloped towards the outside of the city.

In the night, a ray of orange-red fire swayed in the black sky.

Xia Huan, who was riding a horse, was anxious. He knew that it must be the prince's pro-army, and they had already begun to attack.

The facts are basically as Xia Huan thought.

The gathering place of nearly 20,000 people is now a mess. On the outermost periphery, you can see some miserable people everywhere.

Among these people, there are old people, women and children, strong men and soldiers.

It's just that outside the gathering place at this time, the two thousand princes' troops are repairing.

The will of this group of people to resist surprised Li Xu, the commander of the pro-army.

It's just a camp made of simple tents and sheds, since from time to time some people can pop up. There are even many places where triphorses are set up.

During the first attack, the two thousand elite prince's troops were even driven out by them, and even dozens of people were broken.

This is a great shame for Li Xu. Dealing with a group of unarmed people, he can still be driven out and spread to the ears of the prince, so he doesn't have to mess around.

So, Li Xu simply gave up the war horse and began to advance slowly in the situation of the battle formation.

At first, this effect was really good, even if Yu Meng wanted to stop it, he was powerless.

It's just that, perhaps because he was in a hurry to be killed, Yu Meng immediately mobilized all those who were sick.

These sick people are either the armor soldiers of the Changxiu Army, or they have family members behind them. I was already sick and had almost no hope, so I was naturally not afraid of death.

Although, these sick people are not as strong as the prince's army at all. However, they were not afraid to pounce on the prince's army, and even if they died, they splashed their own blood all over their faces.

Such a desperate tactic, if it were an ordinary person, the prince's army would not care at all.

However, this group of people in the middle of nowhere was infected with the plague. For the plague, everyone will have a little fear from the bottom of their hearts. Therefore, the prince's army began to cower, and the speed slowed down.

Yu Meng took advantage of the hesitation of this group of princes' pro-army to launch a guerrilla war again. Relying on the familiarity of the surrounding environment with the cooperation, the prince was pro-army and lost a lot of people.

Looking at the people who were sick and the subordinates whose morale was worn out by the guerrillas, Li Xu could only order a retreat again.

After the two wars, the corpses left by the prince's army may have exceeded 100 people.

This is not the one hundred and ten Changxiu Army that Yu Meng killed at the beginning, this is a genuine elite.

Even though the proportion of battle losses on both sides was extremely high, they still managed to repel the prince's army.

Li Xu, who was extremely angry, knew that no matter what happened next, he would definitely have to be reprimanded by the prince when he went back this time.

The prince's pro-army is not much, but there are only more than 3,000 people. All of them are elite, and it is really not cost-effective to lose them in this kind of place.

Therefore, Li Xu, who was angry, no longer thought about attacking directly. Instead, they lit a fire, intending to burn down the entire gathering place.

Fortunately, halfway through the fire, the wind suddenly rose. The fire could not continue for the time being, which gave Yu Meng the opportunity to hold on until Xia Huan arrived.

Otherwise, if it is this fire, I am afraid that it will cost most of the lives of most people.

Xia Huan and Chen Zhaoming, two of them rode together, it was dark night, relying on the darkness under the lamp, naturally they easily bypassed the defense line and entered the gathering place.

When Xia Huan appeared, Yu Meng, who had tensed his nerves for a day, almost cried with joy.

This time, I have to say, his pressure is just too great.

Similarly, for those who are panicked, Xia Huan's appearance also gives them another hope.

After pacifying everyone, Xia Huan clenched the sword on his waist and said, "Straighten out the people and go out with me!" ”