It was June of the seventeenth year of Jian'an, that is, half a month after the outbreak of the plague. Zhang Ji, who received Qiao Ren's letter, finally heard about the outbreak of the plague in the Wu army, and led him, the five hundred soldiers under the pawn doctor Zhonglang, to drive hundreds of carriages loaded with medicinal herbs to the Wu army camp in Hefei, and at this time, the situation in the Wu camp was almost erosive, and Wu soldiers died almost every moment, and the people in the camp were panicked and difficult to suppress.

However, compared to the soldiers in the battalion, I am afraid that Qiao Ren needs Hua Yu's diagnosis and treatment more at the moment. In order to prevent the spread of emaciation to the entire Huainan, so that it caused an irreparable tragedy, therefore, in the half month of the outbreak of the plague, Qiao Ren lingered in the back camp with illness, while taking care of the soldiers in the camp while appeasing the hearts of the army, for half a month, Qiao Ren did not sleep a good night, worried about Zhongzhong, and became thinner and thinner.

Who called him the governor of Huainan, entrusted by Sun Ce, with Zhou Yu's expectations, shouldering the mission of opening up territory for Jiangdong, this seemingly young Qiao Ren has unconsciously become an indispensable and important piece of the Eastern Wu.

"Generally speaking, although the governor of the capital is infected with the plague, it is not deep, and he can get better after taking medicine and resting for a while," said Zhang Jifu in the Yangzhou Pastoral Mansion in Hefei City.

"Whew!" Hearing this, all the generals in the hall couldn't help but let out a breath of cold air, just a few days ago, Huang Ce, a strong guard captain, died of plague, and Qiao Ren's body was far inferior to Huang Ce, but he didn't expect it to be a big deal.

"The Grand Duke!" After pouring another pair of decoctions, Qiao Ren, who had been in a coma for a day, woke up slowly.

Qiao Ren's eyelids moved slightly, rubbed his somewhat sore eyes, glanced at everyone in the hall, and when he saw Zhang Ji's face that had not changed for ten years, he immediately raised his eyebrows and said, "Mr. Zhongjing is here, then my 40,000 army is old." ”

Hearing Qiao Ren's words, Zhang Ji restrained his smile instead, stroked his beard and said solemnly, "The symptoms of the metropolitan governor are not to worry, and let's talk about the condition of the soldiers in the camp."

"But what's changed?" Seeing Zhang Ji's face change, Qiao Ren suddenly asked in his heart.

"Hey!" Glancing at Qiao Ren, Zhang Ji shook his head and said hesitantly, "I can't say anything about the change, it's just that the big governor, the trouble at the moment is that there are many sick soldiers, and the herbs brought by the old man are probably insufficient, and there is a big shortage!" ”

"What!" This time, not only Qiao Ren, but even all the civil and military forces in the hall also exclaimed.

Sighing secretly, Qiao Ren reluctantly lifted his spirits and asked in a low voice, "According to Uncle Shi's calculations, how many soldiers' lives can be guaranteed?" ”

Zhang Ji secretly calculated to himself, shook his head and said: "According to the medicine brought by the old man, it can probably treat 20,000 soldiers, according to Liu Changshi, there are nearly 30,000 people in the army plus the surrendered Cao army, and there are thousands of people in the city. ”

"Dadu Governor, it's better not to heal those northern troops and send them back to Shouchun." Jiang Ji, who was appointed to engage in it, spoke.

"It's so ruthless!" Everyone in the hall couldn't help but gasp, this Jiang Ji was still Cao Jun's military advisor a month ago, and now he not only has to give up these more than 10,000 Cao troops but also send them to Shouchun and pass the plague back to Shouchun's Cao army.

"No!" Qiao Ren raised his head suddenly, stared at Jiang Ji with a pair of eagle eyes, and said: "Since they have surrendered, they are already my Qiao Ren's subordinates, I will never abandon them, and besides, I will never allow the plague to spread and poison the innocent people." ”

Qiao Ren seemed to use too much strength at once, and fell on the bed at once, causing everyone to worry for a while. Qiao Ren knew in his heart that compared to the Wu army, those troops who were soaked in the water were basically all infected with the plague, but only 10,000 people in the Wu army were infected with the plague.

"Uncle Shi, first heal the people with all your might." Qiao Ren turned around and said to Sun Shao, who temporarily commanded the troops on his behalf: "Shao'er, gather the soldiers who surrendered and the sick soldiers together, and this governor has something to say." ”

At this time, even the silent Dai Gang came to Qiao Ren's ear and whispered: "Brother-in-law, when you continue to suffer from it, I am afraid that the current plague of our army will not be able to hide it from Xiahoudun." If the governor does not make a decision early, I am afraid that in three or five days, we will have no available soldiers. ”

"It's okay that Xiahoudun doesn't dare to come, this matter is up to me to decide, so you don't need to say much. Shao'er go quickly. ”

"Whoa!"

Half an hour later, Qiao Ren stood on a high platform in the middle camp, looking down at the dense army and Wu army below.

At this moment, the spirit that he once had when he broke Hefei was gone, and at this moment he was full of pain, especially looking at the Wu soldiers who were pulling spears and barely getting up to come forward, looking at the convincing in their eyes, the respect in their eyes, and their bodies that were in danger. At this moment, Qiao Ren is like Zhou Yu after Chibi, he is the god of war in the minds of the soldiers of the Eastern Front, and he has won many battles and won Hefei, which their lord Sun Ce has never won.

Seeing Qiao Ren on the stage, the more than 10,000 Wu troops below suddenly fell silent, except for a few sneezes; And those soldiers who didn't know who was on the stage were also full of awe after getting the guidance of the Wu army around them. Before them, there were a number of generals of the Wu army, in addition to Huang Zhong, Dai Gang, Sun Shao and other generals, there were other captains, military horses, and military candidates, after all, Qiao Ren alone could not transmit the voice to the 30,000 army, and these generals were responsible for transmitting Qiao Ren's voice to every soldier...

"Everyone!" As soon as Qiao Ren on the stage said a word, it was spread by countless generals throughout the entire 30,000 army, and the venue was even quieter at this time.

"The lord started in troubled times, with three thousand soldiers, swept the Jiangbiao, broke Liu Biao in the west and was retired Cao Cao, the hero I, the name of my Jiangdong is famous in the United States. If one person is honored, the three armies will be honored; If one person is humiliated, the three armies will be humiliated, from the generals to the soldiers, all of them, no generals and no soldiers, how can they be called "Jiangdong soldiers". The name? We are dependent on each other, sharing honor and disgrace! Among you, there are the Yue soldiers who started in Xindu with me, the old soldiers who were ordered to fight in Changsha with me, the soldiers who experienced the Chibi War and the Nanjun War with me, the Jiangdong children who followed me across the Jiangbei River, and the Northern Army that was just attached. No matter where you come from or how long you have been under my command, you are the pride of this governor, the pride of my Jiangdong army, and the invincible Huainan army. The Governor has said, "No matter what your life or death may be, the Governor will never give up a soldier or a robe." In this spirit, we have won all the battles along the way! ”

"The Metropolitan Governor is mighty!" Thirty thousand shouted in unison, and the momentum rushed straight to Xiao Han, and even the soldiers and soldiers of Wu, who were not sick, stopped what they were doing and shouted in unison in the direction of the center. Those Cao soldiers were also infected by the momentum for a while, and they actually opened their voices and roared.

The call lasted for a long time, Qiao Ren had to press it with his hand, signaling everyone to stop, and when the scene returned to quiet, Qiao Ren said: "However, the misfortune of the sky, the army is infected with the plague, and many brothers have left us. The plague matter is very important, Qiao Ren does not dare to hide it, perhaps you also know in your hearts that this fatigue has affected the whole army of 30,000 soldiers, that is, you, the situation in front of our army at this moment is that the epidemic can indeed be cured, but the camp of Chinese medicinal materials can not cure my 30,000 soldiers, only more than 10,000 people"

Hearing this, there was a commotion from the audience, especially those Cao Jun's soldiers.

"Someone once said that he wanted the governor to give up his surrender and do his best to heal my Jiangdong children. But he was rejected by the Governor, according to the Governor's idea, even if he surrendered to our army, it was my Qiao Ren's soldiers, and he was a soldier under the Governor's command, and the Governor said that he would never give up a soldier and never break his word. ”

As soon as the call was made, Cao Jun was originally absent-minded and burst into tears, and they more or less had the matter of killing Yuan Jun's pawns because of lack of food after participating in the official crossing, but at this moment, they were extremely moved by Qiao Ren's behavior.

"As the commander of the epidemic, Qiao Ren is to blame, and he does not ask you to relieve his hatred. Therefore, a certain order to boil those medicinal herbs into soup and distribute them among the officers and men of our three armies, if there is a shortage. Drink it with wine, and after that, we will have our own destiny, from the generals to the soldiers, even the governor of Pontus, and so on. ”

"The Grand Duke!" There was a burst of exclamations from the audience, some from the generals and some from the soldiers.

"Perhaps because of this, I don't know how many sick soldiers can be cured, but it can be all our vows of life and death. What do you think? ”

In the originally shocked venue, a burst of shouts suddenly broke out, "Life and death together." Life and death together! ”

"Haha! This is my good Jiangdong man, this is the hearty northern man. Qiao Ren coughed and laughed: "Zhang Wen, Liu Ji, Sun Lang, immediately boil the medicine and distribute it to the soldiers, remember not to forget a soldier." ”

However, just as the medicine was boiling, a young lieutenant in the front row, Cao Junjun, fainted.

"Wow!" There was another tremor in the field, and several soldiers who were friendly with him surrounded it at once.

"Hurry up and get the medicine!" Qiao Ren jumped off the stage with an arrow step, stabilized his figure that was about to fall, helped up the fainting general, and shouted.

"The Grand Duke! The medicine is coming. ”

Qiao Ren held the soldier in one hand and the medicine bowl in the other, and began to feed the medicine to the general who didn't know who, while the surrounding 30,000 soldiers watched this scene speechlessly.

"The Grand Duke!"

"Drink the medicine quickly, don't talk!" Qiao Ren stopped the young lieutenant who wanted to struggle, and when he heard the words, he kept in his hands.

Qiao Ren looked at the young general with a smile on the corner of his mouth, but he suddenly felt that the sky was spinning, his eyelids were as heavy as a thousand jun, and he was in a hurry, and the metropolitan governor Qiao Ren fell in the school field.

"The Grand Duke!"

"The Grand Duke!"

Sun Lang was still quick-eyed, and he took a few steps forward to pick up Qiao Ren, and wanted to rush to the governor's mansion. At this time, the soldiers who were originally drinking medicine put down the bowls in their hands and looked in Qiao Ren's direction, staring silently.

"Please, generals, be sure to use good medicine to heal the Grand Governor!" An old subordinate of Qiao Renzhan Changsha spoke.

Then the entire Wu army, and finally the Cao army, a thousand words were combined into one sentence, "Please do your best to heal the Duke!" ”