The outbreak of the plague came unexpectedly, and in more than ten days, six or seven out of ten people were infected in the suburbs on both sides of the Hengshui River and in Anxi County. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The soldiers in the Yanbei army who had suffered from the epidemic made up a curve, and after any means of protection could not help afterwards, Yanbei could only let them drag the bodies of the sick people and station them in the col far away from the people.

Every day, soldiers put dry food and water bladders in fixed places far away, but every day, there are more and more dry food and water left.

For three days, no one came to take the food.

Counting six hundred sergeants, none of them were spared.

Yanbei exhausted all possible means, and the riders tied hundreds of medical craftsmen from the ten miles and eight towns of Zhongshan Country, and used up all possible medicinal stones. Hundreds of doctors and craftsmen have their own opinions, and there is simply no feasible way for any of them. In desperation, Yanbei, a person who does not believe in human life and does not respect ghosts and gods, found a famous sorcerer in, jumped and burned the paper, but no one who should survive can survive.

This even made Yan Bei's belief in the bottom of his heart begin to collapse...... There is a fixed number between the underworld, and three feet above the head is a god.

People say that it was Yanbei who used the poisonous trick of damming and breaking the embankment in Hengshui to hurt Tianhe and bring about this plague.

"Write it down, let people write down this plague from beginning to end!" Yan Bei walked around anxiously in the military tent, and there were more than a dozen cases in the big tent, and someone was writing behind each case. "Every pass, starting from the construction of the dam, the Paoze brothers of Yanbei can't die in vain, how they contracted the epidemic and how they died, write them down for me, word for word!"

Yan Bei didn't believe that this was because of what the hell hurt the heavens and peace, and he firmly believed in his heart that if the great sage and good teacher were still alive, a bowl of rune water could cure any plague!

If the heavens want to send down their wrath, why don't they kill him with a thunderbolt?

"General, someone saw that Tao Sheng was not drowned, but was washed to the west bank of Hengshui, and ran west with a few people along the way!"

Yan Bei left a tent full of scribes and strode out of the camp tent, and when he saw the tent outside the tent, he said with a wry smile: "In the west, our people can't pursue it." ”

Of course, it can't be pursued, now the Ganges River is a forbidden line for Yanbei, especially in the west and south directions, who knows where the plague came from, just like a forest full of traps, you can't act rashly.

"Then don't chase him first, kill him sooner or later!" Yan Bei waved his hand and left Tao Sheng behind, for him Tao Sheng was a sure thing that he couldn't run, Yan Bei asked Zhang Jaw: "Did the scouts sent to the south come back, how is the plague in Township?" ”

Zhang Jaw nodded and said: "I want to talk to the general about this, there are thousands of people who have died in the south of Lunu City and Anxi City, but all those who have been sick have survived until now, and they may be cured in a few days." ”

This was good news, but Yan Bei couldn't be happy, he frowned and scolded: "What the hell is such an epidemic!" ”

"General, the epidemic is the epidemic, you can come and leave as you want, it's not like a mountain flood and the Yellow Dragon turned over, the emperor can't control it, let's leave this alone." Lu Yi crossed his arms and leaned on the military tent and laughed at Yanbei's nosy, but asked: "Seeing that the plague is almost gone, shall we fight Hejian in the east or Changshan in the west?" ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Jaw also listened attentively to Yan Bei's words, and even Tai Shici on the side sat up straight.

"Hejian is the first choice, westward into Changshan will make our grain road too long, whether we or Xian Yuyin has no ability and troops to protect such a long grain road, the Black Mountain thieves only need a light army to cut off the grain road, our battle will not have to fight, there is no danger in directly attacking the river, and the hometown of the righteous is also in the river, and recently released scouts to the east, let them find out the news!"

As Yan Bei said to enter the army, he let out a long breath and nodded with a smile on his face. Then he heard Yan Bei turn his head and say to Tai Shici: "But whether it is Changshan or Julu, we can't take it lightly, if the three counties of the Black Mountain thieves attack us, I am afraid that Zhongshan will be calmed down and will be handed over to the thieves...... Ziyi, you write a few letters on my behalf, and select the people who dare to die to send them to the surrounding counties. ”

"Tell them that Liu Gong is benevolent and righteous, and only punishes the evil leaders, and if the remaining thieves are willing to withdraw to the Black Mountain, Yan can spare their lives and will not attack. If they resist stubbornly, Yan will take their heads to worship the souls of the suffering people in Jizhou in the sky. When the time comes, each will be its master, don't blame Yan's subordinates for being ruthless. Yan Bei sighed, Wuji City was close at hand, but he was blocked by the plague and prevented him from entering, "In addition, I heard that the head of the Black Mountain Thieves who occupy Yecheng is called Zhang?" That's right, Zhang Yan! I heard that this person was against the Montenegrin military disaster in Jizhou, but it was not good to restrain his subordinates, which caused the current situation...... You can send someone to contact him, at least he still has some prestige in the Montenegrin army. ”

Everyone was silent, passing through Julu and Zhao Kingdom, and finally arriving at Yecheng in Wei County, such a mission was too difficult. What's more, even if Zhang Yan opposes the Montenegrin military disaster in Jizhou, he will not approve of Yanbei's wanton killing of the Montenegrin people, in the final analysis, now is also the time for the two armies to fight!

Not to mention the difficulties and obstacles on the road for the time being, even if I met Zhang Yan, it would be a life of death.

"Ahem, general, what should we do now that we have so many Black Mountain prisoners in our hands?" Zhang Jaw didn't want to deal with this kind of thing, and he didn't dare to refuse Yanbei, so he put aside the topic and asked: "There are more than 3,000 people, and there are not a few people who consume food every day, although we have a lot of food in our hands now, and it is not a way to raise them for nothing." ”

Fortunately, the question raised by Zhang Jaw is indeed very meaningful, Yan Bei raised his hand and patted his head and said: "What Junyi said is that it has been a plague and a disaster victim recently, and I almost forgot about it...... The captives are still being held on the banks of the river, right? Send someone to ask, and all the people who have been to Infinite City will be useful to me. Then a few of you go to have a look, and the rest of those who are willing to recruit troops, you will supplement your respective parts, and let them go back to Montenegro if they are not recruited, so that I will not have the spirit to feed them, and as for whether they will starve to death or surrender to the enemy on the road, they will go with them. ”

Yan Bei wished that these people would surrender to the enemy, and let back the prisoners who knelt on his knees and begged for mercy on the battlefield, even if they joined other Black Mountain troops, when the two armies clashed, they would still be driven to flee because of fear, which was nothing more than a waste of food to disrupt the front.

His future enemies would hear his name from the captives before they had seen his face, and it seemed to him that it was the best way to do it.

After saying this, Zhang Jaw promised to leave, but was stopped by Yan Bei, "Wait, call that Jiao Touch, and Su Fuyan, let's discuss, how can we get in touch with Zhang Yan, or the generals in the Black Mountain Army, who can be used by us." ”

Yanbei didn't forget about this matter by Zhang Jaw's gag, he blindly had to fight, and it was nothing to ask Tao Pinghan, if he swept the three counties of Changshan, Zhongshan, and Hejian, as long as the Montenegrin army in the remaining counties was not broken, it would definitely form a coalition army...... How will he fight then?

Liu Yu's combination of words and deeds has greatly inspired him.

In order to divide the enemy, those who are willing to fight with me will stay and we will have a good fight; If you don't dare to fight, let you take your existing wealth and roll back to Montenegro with your tail between your legs...... But in Yanbei's view, there is an easier way, such as supporting a person who speaks for himself in the Montenegrin army.

It is only necessary to bind the two sides together with interests, and this alliance will be unbreakable under certain conditions.

Yanbei was aiming at the leader of the Black Mountain Army, Zhang Yan. Although this leader no longer has much say among the thieves, Yan Bei believes that at least Zhang Yan is still a little stronger in personal ability and virtue than the generals of Montenegro.

And what he planned to give to Zhang Yan was what he dreamed of...... Eradicate dissidents!

It didn't take too long, Jiao Touch of the Dead Soldier Battalion and Su Fuyan, who led the riders to wander the wilderness, were recovered, and everyone sat in the military tent together, Yanbei brought up the old matter again, and asked: "I want to form an alliance with a part of the Montenegrin army, this person must be ambitious, unwilling to kill the people, and has some prestige among the Montenegrin generals." Today, I asked you to come over to discuss, who do you think is more suitable? ”

He scratched his eyebrows and didn't speak. Lu Yi didn't care about this kind of thing at all, he just wanted to go to war. Tai Shi Ci was so preoccupied that he didn't say a word. Su Fuyan won't even speak, he is a Hu person, and it is reasonable for Yanbei to ask him to help fight the war, and he will never think that he is his own person.

For a while, there was silence, and only Jiao Touch was a little eager to try.

"Don't even speak? Say what you want, don't hold back. ”

Hearing Yan Bei say this, Jiao Touch immediately arched his hand and said: "Please say it, if there is anything wrong, don't blame the general...... Looking at the generals of Montenegro, there are many prestige people, Yu Poison, Zhangba between the rivers, and the giant deer and five deer who occupy Changshan are all prestige people, but if they do not harm the people, I am afraid that there is only one person in the entire Montenegro. ”

"Oh?" Yan Bei nodded and said attentively: "You can say it." ”

"Zhang Yan, who commands Wei County. This person led Wei County, and the people were as peaceful as Zhao when the general was there, and he did not commit any offense against the people; He was the leader of Montenegro and was known for his prestige; The ambition is unknown, but if the general wants to form an alliance with someone, this is it. ”

"Well, you're the same person I thought." Yan Bei nodded, and Zhang Yan was probably of great use in the Black Mountain Army, and then asked loudly: "I want to choose a messenger to connect Zhang Yan through the county, do you have a candidate?" ”

Zhang Jaw squeezed his eyes, lowered his head, didn't want Yan Bei to point at him...... This kid is thinking about pacifying the river and saving his family, so he doesn't want to go north on such a mission to break into the Jedi of nine deaths.

This is too tricky for anyone who has great courage and boldness to do.

"Yanjun, let Ci go." Tai Shi Ci got up and arched his hand, "It's just that I don't know the way down, and I still need a topographic map." ”