There are still a few days before the day of the expedition, but the land on the west side of Seleucia has begun to be leveled, all kinds of construction sites are ready, the farmers who have been requisitioned are using various tools to dig the foundation, many construction workers are mixing high-quality lime and mortar from Cyprus, because there is not enough manpower, so it is necessary to recruit masonry, carpenters and joiners from Cyprus, Isuria and other places with money. Woyd came to do the same thing.

Now, in the midst of the crowd, this engineer, who is familiar with many ancient architectural drawings, slowly unfolds the blueprint of the hospital drawn on parchment before the eyes of Gao Wen, who came to inspect it.

Colonnades, drum bases, domes, gables, etc., were all available, but Gawain then asked, "What about the materials of construction?" ”

"Of course, stone is the best, it can show you and the majesty of this building."

"No, it's too late, use brick and stone mixing, put into operation as soon as possible, we have destroyed many Roma Turk strongholds and fortresses here, just on the spot." Gawain's ideas were very frugal.

"Then a large number of simple tube arch methods are adopted, which are not only beautiful, but also save manpower and material resources." Ominisis suggested in due course.

"I will leave the matter to you, and I will not go into details, but I hope that when I come from Antioch City in triumph, the spoils of war will be placed in front of this newly completed hospital." Gawain smiled and patted the other party's shoulder, said excitedly, and then held the horsewhip, looked left and right, and looked at several craftsmen, who were building the scaffolding to create the frame.

A few more people were digging a canal from the river. Prepare to bring in a raft that can carry building materials, and now from the opposite side of the ditch foundation. In the dust, Anna's shoulders raced from the western gates of Seleucia.

By the time it came to Gawain. Anna, who was sitting inside, had a pale face, tears were rolling in her eyes, and her voice trembled and she said to Gawain, "I was in the Acropolis just now, and I received an urgent message from the fast horse of Adana City. ”

"What's going on?"

Then Anna cried, "It's Sister Goethehild, who got Malaria!" ”

Hearing this term, Gawain also buzzed, and felt a little dizzy in his head. Malaria is an Italian word that originally means bad turbid air, and in the pathological concept of this era, it is "malaria".

No wonder, no wonder that during the previous battle on the Felamis River, Goethehild had suffered from various symptoms of physical instability, but at the time he and Baldwin were busy with the war, and Goethechild was himself a strong noblewoman, so it was ignored - a few days after Gawain left the city of Mamisstra. She collapsed unable to hold on, had already developed an early autumn malaria reaction, and was housed in a church in Adana City, including Baldwin. They were helpless, and they had to isolate her, because everyone knew that if the disease spread, it would spread. From newborn babies to old people in their twilight. And no matter how young and powerful the samurai were, they could not escape its terror threat. The whole kingdom was to be destroyed, and the people at that time did not know that the main culprit of this disease was mosquitoes, especially Anopheles mosquitoes—Seleucia was located at the junction of seamounts, the plains were full of rivers, and Gawain had supervised the peasants in advance to clean the stables, so malaria did not occur; In the direction of Adana and Mamistra, there are low wetlands near the sea, silted rivers and ponds, and a lot of long grass, and in the previous camp, Goethechild, who was sleeping, was almost inadvertently bitten by a ferocious Anopheles mosquito, and then the terrible pathogen began to spread in her body.

"The ubiquitous Grim Reaper gave me a light kiss." This is a handwritten sentence from Goethehild in the letter, which is both sad and witty. This woman came from England, she was born in an elegant and noble manner, with a straightforward and friendly temperament, and what is even more rare is that both Gawain and Anna regard her as their closest friend.

Gao Wen, who was holding the letter in his hand, also felt that the sunlight in front of him scorched him several times, and staggered back two steps, Anna saw that the big barbarian who she thought was omnipotent on weekdays was also in this manner, and she thought that Sister Goethehild was really hopeless, and she couldn't help but cry out.

Gao Wen, who was oozing sweat on his forehead, forced himself to calm down and told Anna not to cry, Anna covered her small mouth and looked at him with tears in her eyes, "Don't panic Gao Wen, is it just this time in the moment of crisis you have passed?" Didn't they all survive by their own perseverance? This time, in order to save Godhilde's life, even if it is difficult, he must persevere. Gawain gritted his teeth and silently recited a few marching orders in his heart, and his mood slowly stabilized.

In this era, the use of quinine to treat Goethehild was purely "Arabian Nights", although this work has already begun to circulate in the world. What about cinchona? They are still proudly growing on the American continent, and if they send a fleet to find them, they will not be able to reach them, and even if they do, I am afraid that Goethehild would have turned into the bones of Bai Sensen.

Gawain's throat rolled a few times, and for the first time he realized how great and important many technologies were in previous times, and in this era, he felt quite self-made and overwhelmed.

No, no, no, there is a way, Gawain kept nervously rubbing his hair with his big hands, and then said to Anna, "Maybe there is a herb that can cure Godhilde, now Anna are you afraid of the epidemic?" ”

Anna, who was sitting on her shoulder, had a firm look in her eyes, had dispelled the previous panic, and regained her composure side by side with Gawain, "I'm not afraid, but Gawain, you have to tell me how to prepare for the epidemic, let's go to Adana together." ”

"You don't need to guard against people, but you have to guard against mosquitoes in this early autumn." Gawain's words made Anna confused for a while.

On the walls of Seleucia, the guards sounded their horns in unison, and the sound of the plains of the valley was heard throughout the plain, and then the heralds and the members of the Brotherhood, who held the order of military service, began to announce village after village, castle after castle, that the battle for the conquest of Antioch and even the Holy City had resumed, and that not only all the Genat landlords and Paulineites of Seleucia and West Cilicia were to provide military service (those who had previously been promised to be exempted, Gawain would re-recruit them appropriately by way of allowances), The entire Red Hand Brigade and half of the Guardian Brigade were ready to march to the pass of the Amonos Mountains after resting, "Lord Baldwin will join our army there!" ”

In the barracks area of the city, Diem. Hu Sexin. Goliath had already bared his teeth and raised and lowered the "Red Hand Seven Ridge Emblem Flag" used in the immediate expedition, but in fact, the entire camp was handed over to Wessat. Merlot was in charge - for on the gravel road leading to the city's east seashore, by the thunderous tide, Gawain rode a black Sabina, with torch-carrying Brotherhood cavalry, escorting a small shoulder, and was on the way to the city of Adana, on the other side of the Sidnus River!

"Sister Godhilde, hold on, don't give in to death easily" Anna's little hand held the handrail tightly and prayed in her heart. (To be continued.) )