Chapter 1172: The Plague (7)
He Xian was full of hope to continue researching the elixir for petrification, and I began to do what I had to do.
When I learned that the Plague Pills were effective, I immediately sent someone to send Li Zhong a batch of Plague Pills as promised, and told him how to refine the Plague Pills to fulfill my previous promise.
Li Zhong received the anti-plague pill sent by me, and in front of my people, he experimented with a sick sergeant.
After discovering that the Plague Pills were indeed effective, Li Zhong personally wrote me a letter of thanks with gorgeous words, and asked my people to bring back a large number of spars by the way, so that they could buy my Plague Pills.
Li Zhong wants to settle accounts with me, the intention is obvious, I don't care about it, I just need the spade, it's useful.
I don't have to thank you, I'm just keeping my promises, and I don't need anyone to thank me.
After petrification was effectively suppressed, the number of deaths gradually decreased, except for those who were seriously ill themselves.
For those who have reached the limit of their lives, there is no way to cure them with the plague avoidance pill, and there is only a dead end waiting for them.
I ordered people to keep a close eye on the plague, and it was reported that after three days of taking the plague pill, most of the sick people showed no signs of further deterioration and were in stable condition, except for some who were still very seriously ill and were not out of danger.
Since the outbreak of petrification, in just over a month, the death toll of our sergeants has reached a staggering 8,000.
This is equivalent to experiencing a fierce battle, losing a lot of living forces in vain, and it is a huge loss for us.
The death toll on Li Jiajun's side was even higher, and Li Zhong himself said that the number of deaths reached 20,000, more than double that of us.
These days, the barracks on both sides are littered with the bodies of petrified sergeants who have died of petrification, and a large number of sergeants are busy burying the bodies of their dead brothers every day, with little time for anything else.
In the open space outside the Infinite Small City, through the large array, you can see that there are huge tombs like small hills everywhere.
This huge hill-like tomb has completely changed the original landform, making people feel frightened when they look at it from a distance.
Fearing that petrification would ravage again, I ordered that no one should leave the city or go near the huge cemetery outside it.
Needless to say, everyone can imagine that so far, we have spent a lot of material, human and financial resources, and we have only controlled the spread of the plague, but have not completely eliminated the harm of the plague.
I tried to keep my composure, glad that I was not infected, and while ordering the families of the soldiers who died of illness to be commemorate, I also ordered more anti-plague pills to be refined and told everyone to take them in advance to avoid being infected.
He Xian and the others are still working hard, and all I can do is to ensure everything they need, so that they have no worries.
At the same time, I also need to make some other preparations, after all, Li Zhong and I are only a temporary truce, not a permanent truce.
Li Zhong will definitely not stop there, and I will not fail to recover those cities occupied by Li Zhong, and the battle between us will be in full swing when He Xian develops a method that can completely cure petrification.
Therefore, after the petrification was under control to a certain extent, I ordered Jiang Xue to personally count all the non-commissioned officers who were not infected and see how many sergeants we could fight.
Jiang Xue has always reassured me in everything he does, and just a few hours later, Jiang Xue reported to me that the number of non-commissioned officers we were able to fight had been reduced to 3,000.
The original tens of thousands of sergeants, after a plague, more than 8,000 people died, and tens of thousands lost their combat effectiveness due to illness, and now there are only 3,000 people left intact, basically the entire army is wiped out.
This is still the result of timely treatment, otherwise, I am afraid that everyone will die here, just like the legend.
What I'm worried about now is no longer the plague that has been brought under control, but the situation on Li Zhong's side.
If Li Zhong's situation is better than ours, he should attack us immediately.
I already know Li Zhong a little now, I know what he will do next, and I know that he is only afraid that he is also thinking about how to attack us at this time.
Just when I was worried about the serious lack of combat effectiveness of the sergeant, Jiang Xue came to report: "Second Highness, Li Zhong sent someone to send a letter of invitation to fight, asking us to break his prison dragon formation in three days. ”
"Imprisoned Dragon Formation?" I frowned secretly: "What kind of formation is that?" ”
Jiang Xue said: "It is a very common battle formation, which is famous all over the world because of its simple layout and variety. This formation can be large or small, a hundred sergeants can be arranged, and ten thousand sergeants will not look bloated and cumbersome. In general, it is one of the ordinary battle formations that we, the leaders of the minor god realm, must master. ”
I nodded: "In that case, shouldn't we rehearse it right away so that the sergeants are familiar with it?" ”
Jiang Xue said: "It's already arranged, I'm just here to talk to His Royal Highness." ”
I nodded slightly: "With you, I am indeed much more relaxed." Cher, are you okay? During this period of plague, you have been busy before and after, but you have worked hard. You...... But take care of yourself. ”
Jiang Xue smiled slightly, stepped forward and took my hand: "You call me 'Xue'er', aren't you afraid that Sister Hua'er will be jealous?" In fact, the person who is really tired is you, you should be careful, but don't get tired. You are the backbone of all of us, and once you fall, we don't know how to face Li Zhong's attack. ”
I smiled and patted the back of Jiang Xue's hand: "This plague has made me feel very uneasy, and I always feel that something big is going to happen." But don't worry, I know to take care of myself. ”
After a pause, I remembered something: "Sister Hua'er and Situ Qian have been busy learning alchemy recently, and they stay with the Huo family all day long. Some of my friends also stayed there to take care of them, I haven't seen them in a long time, and I don't know if they're all okay? ”
Jiang Xue smiled: "Don't worry, they're fine." Moreover, Sister Hua'er and Sister Situ Qian both showed high alchemy talents, and there was a tendency to be accepted as disciples by the Huo family. And they learned another skill of the Huo family, that is, to do business. The two of them are now close to the Huo family, and they are well taken care of. ”
I laughed, "That's weird...... As long as they're happy, they can do whatever they want. Xue'er, you work hard, when the war is over, I will take you to the Oxygen Star for a walk, take a look at the scenery on the Oxygen Star, and experience the customs and customs on the Oxygen Star. ”
The plague was under control, and I was alone with Jiang Xue again, for some reason, I was a little excited in my heart, as if I had forgotten the existence of the plague for the time being.