Cao Cao also echoed: "This time we attacked Hangu Pass, we have completely offended the Xiliang army, there is no room for redemption, there is no other way but to fight to the death." ”

Of course Li Ru agreed, he originally rebelled from the Xiliang Army, and in his heart, he didn't want to see the coalition army withdraw like this, and if the Xiliang Army was not completely defeated, Li Ru was the real sleeper.

Guo Jia looked at the army of the princes outside the city and still had no intention of retreating, which was also expected, and the princes were still struggling to support it.

"If you don't see the coffin, you won't shed tears!" Jia Rong sighed.

There is a large battalion in the princes' army that is specially used to house the soldiers who are scalded by oil and dung, as far as the eye can see, there are more than 5,000 people, the soldiers inside are doing or lying, except wailing and eating, they seem to have no other choice, the princes lack not only food and grass but also medicinal materials, the soldiers at the bottom can not get effective treatment at all, they can only endure the hardship, every day there are soldiers who can not withstand the devastation of the injury and die, the princes also ignore this, let them die.

The establishment of a separate battalion separates them from the army and does not affect the normal order of the army.

The camp was stinky, and the soldiers who delivered the food covered their noses, and the eyes that looked at these soldiers also contained a trace of disgust, without taking into account that these people were also the robes they once had.

The wounded soldiers also knew in their hearts that once the generals in the army were injured, they were all treated, and they were the only ones who wailed in pain in the camp tent, and for a while, Yuan Shao disgusted that their shouts affected the morale of the army, and strictly ordered them not to speak.

In the summer heat, a soldier died, and the soldiers in the camp gradually became indifferent from the initial panic, life and death at this time seemed to them, very plain, but after the death, it was a little uncomfortable to think about, in the army for so many years, did not bring anything to the family.

There are soldiers dying every day, there were originally 5,000 people here, but I didn't expect that in the past three days, more than 500 people died, in the past, this is a shocking news, but the princes' army is confused by grain and grass at this time, how can they be in the mood to take care of here, I'm afraid Yuan Shao wishes that the more wounded soldiers die, the better, so that a lot of food can be saved, the assassination of the man in black is still continuing, at this time the grain and grass has become the primary object of protection, after Yuan Shaojun lost the grain and grass, the pressure of the princes doubled.

The soldier who delivered the meal was sick, he felt that he had no strength and was dizzy, but a soldier at the bottom could not attract the attention of the upper class, but in two days, the soldier who delivered the meal died in the camp tent, and was found by the robe and buried in a wasteland behind the army.

In that wasteland, discarded corpses can be seen everywhere, and whenever a soldier or general passes by, he will cover his nose.

Another soldier who delivered the meal died, and the death was exactly the same as the one that delivered the meal before.

The number of soldiers in the wounded barracks is getting smaller and smaller, from more than 5,000 people five days ago to more than 4,000 people today, and in just five days, 1,000 people have died.

When this news reached Cao Cao's hands, it was finally taken seriously, not only the soldiers in the wounded barracks died, but the soldiers in charge of delivering meals without exception all died, and the death was the same.

Realizing the seriousness of the problem, Cao Cao immediately found Yuan Shao.

After the sneak attack of the lone wolf, although the battalion of the coalition army lost countless grain and grass materials, fortunately, all the princes had grain and grass storage, which was barely able to support the army to survive, and the grain and grass materials from all over the country were also continuously transported in the direction of Hangu Pass, as long as they passed this pass, within half a month, the princes' army could launch a new round of attack.

"Originally, in the wounded barracks, a thousand people died in five days." Cao Cao looked panicked and said.

"Death is death, these people are wailing every day in addition to eating, and keeping it is also a burden to the army, and death is relief." Yuan Shao said without thinking.

"At the beginning, the soldier who delivered the meal also died, and the death was the same, and Lang Zhong still couldn't solve it after seeing it."

"Oh, that's it?" Yuan Shao said in surprise.

Cao Cao's hand brushing his beard suddenly pulled off a stick, "Originally, I suspect that this is a plague, and if it is not properly handled, it will affect the whole army." ”

Yuan Shao's expression changed greatly, "Mengde, don't talk nonsense. ”

After a long silence, Yuan Shao asked, "Meng De, in your opinion, what should we do?" If there was a real plague in the army, the soldiers would be terrified, and the battle would not have to be fought again. "The two grew up together since childhood, and because of the entanglement of interests, they had a sword and a soldier, and their relationship in private was still good.

"What the alliance leader said is right, the plague has now spread among our army, and it is not easy to solve it, so we should gather all Langzhong in time to discuss countermeasures and let them be treated." Cao Cao said.

"This matter must not be spread, and those soldiers who died said to the outside world that the Xiliang army was poisoned." Yuan Shao added.

The two glanced at each other and nodded slowly, at this critical moment, all grievances were left behind, the plague was a nightmare for the ancient times when medical jishu was backward, it could not be stopped, it was more terrible than war, after a plague, it was fatal to the army and even the city.

All Langzhong was mobilized to treat the infected soldiers, but Langzhong's strength was limited, and instead of curing the soldiers' plague, he got sick.

More and more people died, and the coalition soldiers finally realized that something was wrong, and all kinds of rumors spread among the army.

In Hangu Pass, a soldier fell ill and died, the staff of the medical hall were red, and went to Jia Rong to ask for guilt, the people of their medical hall were responsible for saving the dead and helping the wounded, reducing casualties for the Xiliang army, the war did not happen, but let a soldier die of illness, which is not a trivial matter in the army.

Jia Rong heard the situation reported by the medical personnel, he was furious, the soldiers fought to the death on the front line, did not die on the battlefield, but were killed by a disease, and punished some medical personnel, Jia Rong did not take this matter to heart, the army of tens of thousands of people, because the condition was not treated in time, it is normal for one or two people to die, even if it is placed in the future shijie with very advanced medical equipment, there are still mistakes and deaths.

Three days later, there was another death in the army, this time it was a company commander who died, and he still died of incurability.

Jia Rong was slightly moved, two cases of incurable death in a row are enough to attract attention, the jishu of medical personnel is not weak, although they can't treat any incurable diseases, some ordinary minor illnesses are still at hand, but I didn't expect to make mistakes again.

A company commander is the backbone of the Xiliang Army, and he can also be called a small talent, and he has a precious role in the battle.

On the way, he met another medical personnel, this person was the first batch of talents cultivated by the medical hall, which was comparable to those who had just come to the army, and Jia Rong recognized him.

"Hua San, what are you doing here?"

Hearing Jia Rong's voice, Hua San stopped his hurried footsteps and bowed, "General, two more soldiers have just died." ”

Contrary to the usual general report of medical personnel, Hua San continued: "The two soldiers died in exactly the same appearance, probably suffering from illness. ”

Jia Rong waved his hand and said: "Impossible, every soldier in our army is like a dragon and a tiger, how can there be a reason to get sick one after another." ”

Hua San's face changed, and he hurriedly said: "Please also ask the general to return to the camp quickly, don't walk around, and wait for the humble post to investigate." ”

"Then I'm bothering you, what is the result, report to me in time." Jia Rong hesitated for a moment and said.

The disease that can make the personnel of the medical hall helpless is not expected to be ordinary, the death of the two soldiers is exactly the same, Jia Rong secretly guessed that it could be that there was a spy from the coalition army who poisoned him, wanting to make the Xiliang army panic.

Half an hour later, Hua San appeared at the door of Jia Rong's tent, stopped the soldiers' announcement, and stood outside the tent and shouted, "General, please forgive me for being rude." ”

Jia Rong in the tent was slightly stunned, Hua San was following the rules, how could he shout outside the tent.

"General, the condition of the deceased is the same, and the lowly speculates that this may be a plague, so when the general is fine, don't go out of the camp, and wait for the lowly to discuss with the rest of the medical personnel before making a final decision." Hua Sandao, his tone was full of worry, although he was a healer, he didn't want to face the plague.

Jia Rong was shocked, if it was a plague, tens of thousands of Xiliang troops in the pass were in danger, the plague was an unusual disease, it spread quickly, if there was no drug treatment, it could die of illness within a few days, the enemy on the battlefield was not terrible, but the plague was an invisible enemy, and a little air circulation could lead to transmission.

Jia Rong walked out of the tent, grabbed Hua San and asked, "Maybe it's OK?" ”

Hua San saw that Jia Rong walked out of the camp tent despite the dissuasion, and was a little stunned, and said, "The general can't go out of the camp." ”

"It's not certain, but it's not far off." H3C added.

"Life and death are life and wealth, a little plague, can it still make the world-famous Xiliang Army worry, and instruct the medical personnel of each battalion to carefully examine the soldiers, and the medical personnel should also pay attention to their own safety." Jia Rong ordered.

Hua San hit a spirit and bowed: "No! ”

"Tell the medical hall in Chang'an to transport medicinal materials and other materials to Hanguguan, and the main medicinal materials are fire reduction and detoxification."

"No!"

After that, Jia Rong personally came to the corpses of the three people and inspected them, his face became more and more heavy, the plague is not an ordinary disease, once it is entangled, what awaits them may be death.

"Order, the soldiers of each battalion are not allowed to move around at will without an order, but those who violate the order will be killed!" Jia Rong ordered.

Although the soldiers of the Xiliang Army did not know what was happening, they saw that in addition to the soldiers patrolling in the battalion, there were no soldiers walking around, and they retracted back into the camp tents, and in each camp tent, the medical personnel were all looking at the soldiers with heavy faces, observing what extraordinary status they had.