Chapter 216: One of the Ghost Faces of the Prairie Army
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The sixth year of Tiance, autumn.
This is the best season of the year in the grasslands, wild grasses are abundant, sheep and horses are fat, winter is still a little far away, a hot wind from the south, it is the wind that returns to autumn to summer, many herders know that this may be the last time of the year that the weather gets hotter. After that, the weather will be cold until winter.
But at this moment, a terrible plague suddenly spread among the grasslands by taking advantage of the autumn heat.
No, it wasn't the plague, in the word of mouth of the steppe herdsmen, it was the devil!
Devil-faced Demon King!
According to legend, as long as people are possessed by the Demon Face Demon King, they will become seriously ill, or their lives will be taken away, and even if they don't die, they will become ghost faces and evil ghosts wandering the world!
And those who encounter evil spirits will also be possessed by the Demon Faced Demon King!
In fact, if you are a person who has studied serious medicine, you will know that this is a powerful virus raging, it can be transmitted through human contact or droplets, and the infection has a certain outline, but although the medical skills of the Central Plains have been introduced to Mobei, Mobei cannot be compared with the Central Plains in terms of knowledge level after all, in terms of the understanding ability of the herdsmen, the legend of the devil is easier to understand than the plague, of course, for them that is the same thing at all. Under word of mouth, the power of the Devil-Faced Demon King has become even more terrifying.
This terrible plague would not have swept the desert, after all, the various parts of the desert were inhabited, not only the various tribes were far apart, but also the individual herdsmen within the tribe were usually far apart, even if there was a serious epidemic, it would not have spread quickly, but Yelu Ruan's conscription campaign brought many different tribes together. After the defeat, the defeated soldiers and prisoners of war gathered together, and the sanitary conditions in Mobei were already worse than those in the Central Plains, and in this case they were several times worse.
The outbreak began with a small tribe. followed the infection, not only the Khitan clan, but even the leather room army, there were also people infected!
Not only in the Khitan army, but also among the prisoners in the Tiance Tang army, there was also an outbreak of epidemics!
But at this time of crisis, the Hu and Han sides took extremely different measures!
In the Tang Army, a special camp had been opened up, and sick and suspected sick people were moved in. Located downstream of the water source, the camp occupies a large area, and each patient has a separate tent with caregivers in between. And the person in charge of taking care of it turned out to be the orphan army led by Chai Rong.
Seeing the plague among the captives, if they followed Mobei's practice, they would immediately kill these people to prevent future troubles, and the army of the Tang Dynasty actually set up camps to take care of them. Those Mobei herdsmen and Hu knights were all moved when they saw it.
It's just that now the orphan army is one of the main fighting forces in Mobei, and during the war, such an elite force - even if it is only a few hundred of them - is assigned to take care of the plague patients, and some people who have just joined such as Baye can't help but think: "Is the iron beast crazy?" Isn't he afraid that the elite troops will be infected by the plague? β
But it is also strange to say that Chai Rong himself and hundreds of soldiers went in and out of the plague area. Caring for the sick, but a few days down. No one was possessed by the Ghost Face King!
Thousands were attached to the Hu people, and thousands were defeated and taken prisoner. When I saw this scene, I was in awe. They really couldn't figure it out, how could the ghost-faced king who was ravaging Mobei not be able to help the Tang people? Could it be that the people of the Central Plains are really blessed by heaven and blessed by ghosts and gods?
With the same question in his arms, Baye couldn't help but ask Chai Rong, and Chai Rong said: "This ghost face sore, we also have it in the Central Plains, but we are not afraid." β
"Why?"
"Because we already have a way to deal with it." Chai Rong said: "Our marshal attaches great importance to medical and health care in the army, and is also prepared for the prevention of various plagues. The marshal had already sent this method of preventing ghost sores to the Tianshan Mountains when our army had just formed an army in Luntai. Therefore, all over our army, everyone has a kind of thing in their bodies to restrain ghost sores. β
"Something to restrain the ghost sores?"
"Well, it's a bean." Chai Rong said: "This bean was planted by the marshal's order, I don't know how it is, I just know that after planting, I won't be afraid of the ghost-faced king." Therefore, I am not afraid of this ghostly sore. β
Bano didn't understand what he heard, but he felt very mysterious. asked, "Then can you plant a god bean for me too?" β
Chai Rong smiled: "Now that you have entered China, there should be no problem." But I don't know how to grow beans. I heard that there will be a living Buddha coming from the back, he has learned the method of planting beans from Liangzhou, please help you plant it when the time comes. β
The words that Baye heard from Chai Rong slowly spread, but just like the spread of this epidemic and the transformation into a ghost-faced demon king, the bean planting medical technology that Zhang Mai ordered the Tiance medical group to develop and promote has also changed its flavor through word of mouth.
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Almost at the same time, the Khitan battalion.
At night, quietly, the small tribe infected with "ghost face sores" was ordered to go to a certain valley dozens of miles away to garrison, not long after they entered the valley, the valley mouth was suddenly sealed, and the screams came from the valley, but because of the distance, it did not alarm the Khitan camp.
But a few of the scouts lay in ambush in the vicinity, and when they heard the screams coming from the valley, they were horrified, and they quickly returned, and reported the situation back to Jeream.
Yelu Anjun and several generals infected with ghost face sores all twitched when they heard the news, and one of the generals said in a trembling voice: "Could it be ...... The whole tribe is infected? β
"Naturally, not all of them are infected, but it is better to kill a hundred than to let one go...... Isn't this our way of dealing with ghost sores! β
All the people who could stay in the tent were the generals of the leather room, but they didn't expect that one day they would face such a fate!
"So we ......"
"We're all going to die, it's just a matter of time......"
Thinking of the tragic situation of being killed by the Jedi, the faces of all the generals changed drastically.
They were brave warriors, but they were not all afraid of death, and when they thought of facing death, and not dying on the battlefield, that fear still came over them.
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There was movement in the camp again, except for the tribe. The barracks where the epidemic was found in other military fields were also being disposed of one by one, and Yelu Chacha's methods were ruthless and calm, and his actions were swift and without making a sound. It's just that this operation is not small after all. He couldn't hide it from him.
"General!" Just as dawn was about to break, a general almost rolled in: "There are soldiers and horses, moving towards us!" β
Yelu'an was speechless, only the corners of his mouth were quivering. Is it for the sake of the whole clan to die righteously, or ......
"General!" The generals are all waiting for a word from Yelu'an! They were waiting for his decision.
Yelu'an looked at the faces of these generals who followed him from birth to death, and finally regained his calmness, and said word for word: "Those of us who have been possessed by the Demon King, although we die will not regret it. But after all, there are still many brothers in the army who are not possessed, and we must at least save their lives. β
"So ......"
"Let's go!" Yeluan said, "Kill it!" β
The generals of the ministry were in high spirits, and they received the order in unison: "Yes!" β
They had already prepared for both, waiting for the order of Jeream to pass it down. Immediately split up, and after a stick of incense, Yelu Anjun led 3,000 soldiers to leave the Khitan army garrison.
The main Khitan force did not dare to stop it, let alone fight hand-to-hand, and only expelled it with cavalry.
Almost at the same time. There was even a rumor spread among the Khitan army: "Ghost face sores!" There are ghost sores in the army! β
"Some tribes have been infected with ghost face sores and have been killed by the whole clan!"
"The whole clan is killed? That's terrible, isn't it? He should be burned to death if he was executed by the Demon King, but why should the whole clan be killed! β
"Who knows, the devil's face is terrible. It's not that you don't know that people who encounter possession will also follow possession. Even if I didn't even touch it, I was just squirted. Will be possessed, too! β
"But the whole clan was pitted, that would be too miserable......"
"Not good, I heard that there is also a ghost face sores in the camp next door to us!"
"What!"
Fear spread faster than ghost sores, and soon, rumors spread throughout the Khitan camps!
All the soldiers, from the generals, to the pawns, to the leather room, down to the miscellaneous clans, everyone is in danger!
No one knows if there is anyone around him who is possessed by the demon king, and if there is one, will he be burned to death because of being implicated?
Originally, Yelu's enemy hunt was trying his best to block the news, but now, the news of Yelu'an's departure is too big to hide it at all.
"Even the Leather Room Army will be expelled...... So do we, the alienated tribes, still have a way to live? β
From the second day, soldiers fled, and on the third day, even tribes fled.
The soldiers who fled were either "possessed by the demon king" or someone around them had ghost sores, and those tribes who fled naturally found that there was an outbreak of epidemic in the tribe, and fled together in order to avoid being completely liquidated.
Within five days of his departure, Jerodzachel had lost nearly 10,000 men.
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Master Ledger.
Jerodzachel couldn't help but burst into a rage!
"Who leaked the news! Who is it! β
"It must be Jeredian." Jerod sighed and said, "He is also known as a wise general." Only he can do this. β
Yelucha laughed angrily: "I have already let him go, and he actually stabbed me in the back!" β
That night, when Yeluam was leaving, Yelucha actually set a two-handed strategy: if Yeluan tied his hands, then he would be killed; But if Jeream resists, then expel - to the west!
But he didn't expect that Yelu'an still had a hand before leaving, so that Yelucha's heart was shaken.
"Although we deliberately let him go, Yelu Anjun himself didn't know the detailed intentions." "After all, he was afraid that we would kill him, so he deliberately spread rumors so that we would be unstable and unable to pursue him. β
"Humph!"
"So what do we do now? Detailed. β
"What should I do?" Yelu Cha said coldly: "Continue to expel you!" It doesn't matter if it's 3,000 people or 10,000 people walking! All to the west! Slaughtering the clansmen, after all, is ominous, let the Tang people help us. β
"But what if the Tang people don't do it?"
"If the Tang people don't do it," Yelucha replied with a smile: "Wouldn't that be better!" Let's see if the benevolence from the Central Plains can influence the Ghost Face Demon King! β
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At this time, hundreds of miles away, Yelu'an and his men escaped. But it's in a hurry.
By this time he had five thousand men under his command - those who had escaped from the camp probably knew that they had no place to go, so they all came to Jeredian. Out of the mentality of sympathy, Yelu'an's ministry also came from refusal, so there were many returnees.
But what's next?
Fortifications have been laid on the east side. If you go east, you must die!
And what about going west?
Further west, there is the enemy garrison!
Thousands of people acted together, caught between the two armies, and saw that no matter how they advanced or retreated, they were all dead!
What if they flee?
All the tribes on the grassland, there are only two ways to deal with the possessed people of the Demon Faced Demon King: burn them to death, or stone them to death!
The grassland is large. But those who have been possessed by devil-faced sores have no place to stay.
After escaping from the camp for several days, is it impossible to escape the final fate of death?
Low and desperate love xΓΉ. Hung over the heads of five thousand people.
Just then, a strange rumor spread among the grasslands. I don't know who it came from, but it is said that from the Great Snow Mountain in the far southwest, there is a living Buddha who can expel the Demon King with a ghost face!
"A living Buddha capable of driving away the Ghost-Faced Demon King?"
All people who are infected with ghost face sores. Or those who have been implicated in ghost sores are all in good spirits!
"Is there really such a person?"
By reason, Jeream did not believe it.
"Really?" Yelu'an's eyes flashed: "Are they really so ignorant? Or do they really have a living Buddha to take care of? β
By this time, people had already begun to die in the army. Yelu Anjun himself began to have a terrible fever, and his mind was in a semi-dizzy state. It was by virtue of his extraordinary body that he survived.
Different but similar news came again, this time related to Zhang Mai.
Reportedly. The Central Plains also seems to have erupted ghost face sores, seeing the ghost face demon king raging, a god descended to the emperor rushed to the sky, asked the emperor for a kind of god bean, as long as he has this kind of god bean, he can suppress the ghost face demon king, and later the god of heaven taught this kind of god bean to a living Buddha, and sent the living Buddha to Mobei to save all beings......
"Heavenly Emperor? Divine beans? Living buddha? Although Jeredian was in a fever, he couldn't help but scoff. He has also been exposed to a little medical skills, and feels that this ghost face sores are actually a contagious disease, and he has always been skeptical of witches and ghosts, and as for what gods and gods are talking about, he feels even more incredible.
"What kind of god is that god? Can you still go to heaven after descending to earth? β
"That god is the Heavenly Khan of the Tang Dynasty!"
Yelu'an couldn't help but laugh. Zhang Mai is a god descending from heaven? He couldn't help but cough with laughter.
But the rumors are becoming more and more confirmed. Judging from the news from various channels, Tang Jun really opened the door to those who were possessed by the Ghost Face Demon King.
There are really tribes infected with ghost sores in the clan who have gone to join the Tang Army, and the Tang Army did not refuse to come!
Tang Jun didn't care about the food and clothing of those who came to take refuge, but they were willing to take care of the patients with ghost sores.
Even some tribes that were not sick went to join the Tang Army, for nothing else, but to get the divine bean from the Heavenly Khan from the Living Buddha - who knows when the Ghost-faced Great Demon King will come to his tribe, and to be able to carry the divine bean is to have an extra life in the emergency!
In Mobei, the herdsmen were very receptive to the legend that various heroes were descended from heaven to earth. A great person like Zhang Mai said that he was a god, and the herdsmen easily accepted it. Therefore, although a wise man like Jeream did not accept it, it did not prevent the lower herdsmen and lower warriors from believing in this legend.
"General, the news is very real, we ......"
The veteran, who was already covered with abscesses, looked at Yelu'an with a psychology that would rather believe what he had than what he didn't. He was dying, longing for his last hope.
Seeing this look, Yelu'an knew that many generals were already moved. Even the generals are like this, let alone the middle and lower class soldiers.
It's himself, if the living Buddha sent by Zhang Mai can really cure this ghost face sore, why not take refuge by himself?
The tribes of Mobei do not have a very strong sense of belonging to the Khitan, only the leather room army has the strongest sense of honor, so Yelu Anjun will hesitate for a moment.
In the dignified leather room, do you want to go to the enemy?
But now at this point, they have no way out. If Tang Jun is really willing to take them in, it will be their last way to survive.
"Let's go west." Yelu'an sighed and said, "Send someone to contact the Tang army first." If they are willing to take us in, then we will make a living somewhere else...... If they refuse to take it in, then we will go north and find a valley where no one is around. Leave it to fate. β
The military horse galloped westward, and soon came into contact with the advance of the Tang army, and Yelu'an sent someone to spread the word: "General Mingjian of the Tang Dynasty, I'm Yelu'an Mingren don't say secret words, I wait for thousands of people, and there are many people infected with ghost face sores, so they have been expelled by Cha Cut and Detailed, and I heard that there are living Buddhas in your army who can get rid of ghost face sores." I came to take refuge. If General Shi is willing to accept us, please give us a place to live and die, and if we don't die, we will take refuge in Buddhism in the future. Let the Heavenly Khan drive him away, and he will not give up! If you are unfortunate enough to be cursed and killed by the Demon Face King, then you don't complain. If General Shi refuses to accept it, just one word, and we will go away. I don't want to be a curse to the living. β
After Shi Ba got the news, he sent Ba Ye to reply, and he said to Ba Ye: "Let Yelu An come!" The Khitan can't tolerate him, but my Tang Dynasty can tolerate him. Our army is blessed by God. Don't be afraid of the Devil-Faced Demon King. β
Baye hurried to the army of Yelu'an and relayed Baye's words.
The whole army numbered in the thousands. Hearing the news is like seeing a dawn in the darkness! Yelu Anyan was still a little uneasy, and couldn't help but ask, "Tang Jun is really not afraid of ghost face sores?" Do they really have a living Buddha who can suppress the Devil-Faced Demon King? β
"It's true." Baye said: "Our army is in the prisoner camp. There were also a lot of ghost-faced plaguers, and I was terrified at first. But Chai Rong was not afraid, and now the epidemic victims are all concentrated in one camp, and he is under the care of the supervisor. Although not all people infected with ghost face sores survived, none of the infected people were expelled, and none of them were killed. Chai Rong was in and out of the camp, and there was nothing to do. As for the living Buddha, he only arrived in the past two days. When he arrived, he immediately went into the plague camp to take care of him. β
"Chai Rong?"
Chai Rong's reputation has not yet been revealed, so Baye told Yelu An about Chai Rong's current status. Yeluan said, "It turned out to be him!" β
At that time, the military horse continued to the west, and Shi Ba actually sent the love general Chai Rong to meet him. The people who came to greet him were all orphan soldiers, a total of 2,000 people, the two sides were close, Yelu Anjun had already known Chai Rong's current identity, and he was very grateful for Shi Ba's arrangement, he wrapped it in his robe, and said with some anxiety: "The people possessed by evil spirits should not continue to wander and harm the world, but I heard that the Tang army saved the danger, so I came to take refuge." I can't express my gratitude beyond words. β
Although Yelu Anjun is a Khitan, these words are all in Chinese, and the rhetoric is quite elegant, Chai Rong immediately replied: "Although we are facing each other, but in the current crisis, we should watch and help each other, which is my Chinese morality since ancient times." I heard that General An Yan is also seriously ill, so please get off the horse and get into the car quickly, take medicine and rest. β
Yelu'an wept and said: "We people who are infected with ghost sores, although we don't hate them to death, but there are thousands of people in my army, and the infected people are actually only hundreds, and the rest are desperate because of discrimination. I only hope that the general will take in this healthy man, and as for us, I would rather die. β
Chai Rong said: "What are these words, general!" When it comes to our army, how can there be a reason to resign yourself to fate! Even if we can't go against the sky, we must at least do our best! As he spoke, he dismounted and came to help Yelu'an in person.
Yeluan shrunk his hand and said, "The Ghost-Faced Demon King will be contagious, please don't come near me." β
Chai Rong shook it all of a sudden, and said, "We're not afraid!" As he spoke, he helped Yelu'an to dismount, and hundreds of orphan soldiers also dismounted, all of whom came to support the patients in the Khitan army.
Since these people suffered from ghost face sores, all the people saw them as if they were ghosts, and they all avoided them, and no one was willing to contact them until this time, and for a while, many grassland men who were not afraid of death could not help but cry bitterly.
Yelu'an held Chai Rong's hand, and couldn't help crying: "The two armies are facing each other, even if the general doesn't save him when he sees death, the people of the world will not say a word of no." But your army does not abandon us and other ominous people, and it is indeed a benevolent and righteous state. Such kindness is unforgettable. Our army is willing to submit from now on. As long as you don't die, you will be driven away in the future! No two minds! β
Chai Rong hurriedly said: "General An's words are serious! Loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, taught by the sages, although we are on the battlefield, we dare not disobey. He added: "General Shi has already prepared a battalion to house the sick, but before that, we must first distinguish between the sick and the healthy. If General Anjun can be trusted, please listen to my arrangement. β
Yelu'an smiled faintly: "People who are about to die, what else can't be trusted?" If you can prolong your life, you are already overjoyed, please ask General Chai to arrange it. β
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The news that the Tang army was willing to accept Yelu'an spread quickly on the grassland, and many of the herdsmen and tribes who were implicated because of the ghost face sores also hoped that the Tang army would return.
Yelu Cha was overjoyed when he heard the news, and said with a smile: "Haha, haha! God help me! β
Yelu also laughed: "That's because Tang Jun doesn't know how powerful this ghost face is sore!" β
Jerodza laughed, "By the time they find out, it'll be too late!" β
The fierce general said suddenly: "But if that living Buddha can really suppress the Ghost Face Demon King, then what should I do? β
Jeruzachel's smile suddenly froze.
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