Ningbo, Mingxi Town.

This is a market town in Cixi County, and the Huaxia Army's action to collect "military expenses" is still continuing.

According to the monarch's resolution, after taking Ningbo, he stopped in eastern Zhejiang, and there was no need to stretch the battle line.

So these days, the Ming Dynasty gathered troops in eastern Zhejiang, and the Huaxia Army collected "military expenses" in eastern Zhejiang.

Since the beginning of this operation, not only has the military expenditure been completely recovered, but it has also exceeded tens of thousands of taels.

It can only be said that the raw silk trade in eastern Zhejiang is prosperous, and any local gentry can easily get tens of thousands of taels of silver.

At first, there were still people who resisted, and when there were more and more gentlemen who "hung the swing", as soon as the Huaxia army arrived, these gentlemen obediently took out the silver to reward.

Li Yong's battalion was sent to Mingxi Town this time to collect the gentry's "military expenses".

They are already familiar with this action, and they all wish that a gentleman could resist.

Because of this, they have an excuse to raid all the houses, otherwise they can only determine the amount of money to be paid according to the number of houses, the number of land, and the number of slaves.

Although they were exempted from fighting, they were eager to fight, and since they captured Ningbo, their days have been like vacations.

Walking on the country road, the soldiers were like letting off steam, and they were all in a happy mood.

Accompanied by the accompaniment of the military band, they sang loudly: "We are all sharpshooters, every bullet destroys an enemy, we are all flying troops, even if the mountains are high and the water is deep......"

In the midst of this brisk singing, they soon came to a village.

When the people along the road saw them, they all looked at them curiously and fearfully, and they actually laughed when they listened to the music.

Li Yong also felt strange, these Ming people liked to listen to the songs of the Huaxia Army very much, and it was the same when they entered Ningbo City.

After the first day of the army, many people were attracted by the sound of music and pushed open the windows, and several Qinglou women were even more bold and swaggering.

After a few days, every time the Huaxia army patrolled the streets, many people came to watch, and there were even wealthy businessmen and gentry, who came with sliding poles and umbrellas.

The young man in the military band was harassed by the bustard from time to time, saying that he wanted to buy a few Dongqin musical instruments for the girl to learn to blow.

It can only be said that the spiritual world is too expensive, which makes me very curious about novel music and musical instruments.

In addition, the musical instruments of the Eastern Qin Dynasty are all used in the correct twelve equal laws, so it sounds more clear and harmonious.

"Stop!"

Suddenly, Tao Wenhao, the highest accompanying medical officer in the camp, shouted in horror.

The marching team immediately stopped, and the sound of military music also stopped.

"What's going on?" Battalion commander Zhao Yunyi walked over and asked.

Tao Wenhao swallowed his saliva: "Quick, let all the soldiers who have hit the water in this vicinity pour out the water in the kettle!" Let's not go to Mingxi Town. ”

"Why?" Zhao Yunyi was a little stunned, not knowing what Tao Wenhao was afraid of.

"Schistosomes! It's schistosomiasis, and this place has schistosomiasis! ”

"Schistosomes?"

The rest of the soldiers looked at each other suspiciously.

"Quick, pour out the water!" Tao Wenhao ran, gathering the barefoot doctors in the team as he went.

The soldiers were very respectful of the medical officer and were busy following orders.

"Those who drink the water in this place, even if it has been burned, report it, and take the initiative to isolate and drink medicine after going back!" Tao Wenhao continued to order.

Zhao Yunyi also understood that things might not be simple, because he found out that there were several people around him, and their stomachs were huge.

"Is this schistosomium cured?" Zhao Yunyi asked.

Tao Wenhao nodded and said, "There is a rule, but in the middle and late stages, you have to depend on your fate!" Moreover, in this disease, there will be eggs in the water and in the excrement of the patient. ”

"That's fine! Our soldiers have always only drunk boiled water! Zhao Yunyi breathed a sigh of relief.

", these little cubs are out and about, and when they're thirsty, they're not looking for a well to deal with! No, when we go back, we have to grab the medicine immediately and let every soldier drink it for a few days. ”

Zhao Yunyi nodded, it is impossible for the march to continue, and there are all kinds of epidemics that need to be reported as soon as possible.

He immediately asked people to knock down a wooden sign at the entrance of the village, which read: Schistosomiasis infected area, do not enter! ——The 18th Battalion of the Huaxia Army.

After doing this, Tao Wenhao summoned the military doctors of the whole battalion, a total of eight people, and began to wear masks to enter the village to investigate.

After a short time, he ran back with only one sentence: "The situation is serious, evacuate quickly!"

Come with the excitement and return with the excitement! The gentleman of Mingxi Town was saved by schistosomiasis like this.

In the pamphlets distributed before the war, there was also a reminder to be aware of schistosomiasis, which can be transmitted through eggs in toilets, as well as river and well water.

Often as long as you drink the water in this area, you will be infected, and it is extremely painful after infection, especially after the belly is big in the late stage, it is extremely scary.

After Tao Wenhao walked around the village, he found that 60 percent of the people in the village had schistosomiasis.

This shows that they have walked into the severely infected area, and it is estimated that there are cases of schistosomiasis infection in the entire surrounding area of Cixi County.

The good news is that this is spread through excreta and water sources, so the extent of the impact can be measured by the water system.

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After Tao Wenhao reported the case of schistosomiasis, Ansan quickly reacted by not sending troops up and down the Yao River.

The whole army also began to take preventive medicine, and the soldiers who had been there took the initiative to isolate them to facilitate the centralized treatment of feces.

Fortunately, there are not many soldiers who have been there, so just make an area outside the city and observe it for a few days.

No one thought that what resisted the offensive of the Huaxia Army was schistosomiasis.

Ansan looked at the map of eastern Zhejiang, and he already knew that the Ming army had already set up a water village in the stable mountain.

According to the established strategy, that is, after capturing Ningbo, wait for the Ming army to gather troops, and then defeat it in one fell swoop.

However, the Ming army learned wisely, and took the initiative to give up holding on to the fortified city, and chose to charge heavy troops to hold on the water and land.

Although the purpose of mobilizing the Ming army has been achieved, the order issued by Yan Zheng is to wipe out the Ming army as much as possible in order to destroy the confidence of the Ming court to fight again.

At present, schistosomiasis has appeared in the Cixi area, and the best garrison place is gone.

If you want to build a water village, you can only take the land route to avoid the upper and lower reaches of the Yao River, where schistosomiasis spreads, and there is no guarantee that the water source will not be polluted.

He hurriedly summoned Long Ping, the highest-ranking medical officer who accompanied him.

"Dr. Long, how much does schistosomiasis affect the army?"

Long Ping thought for a while and said, "As long as you keep drinking boiling water and disposing of feces, it's not a big problem!" It's just that if the army runs to the epidemic area, it is also a little unwise! ”

"So, it's just a quick deal?"

"If so, it would be better! If it really doesn't work, then bypass this place, and the upstream should not be so serious. ”

An San nodded, if he bypassed it again, it would stretch the front again, and for Ningbo, which was going to draw troops, the defensive pressure on the entire front would increase.

"For the things that need attention for schistosomiasis, please also ask Dr. Long to write a notice and organize the study by the commanders of each battalion and company!"

"That's as it should be!"

An San snorted, and asked Long Ping to arrange the work.

After pondering for a while, he decided to directly send five battalions, no matter what the result was, to attack the Ming army's water village fiercely.

After the fight, he left, and it didn't matter how many Ming troops he could destroy.

He knew that since the Ming army was transferred to eastern Zhejiang, the second phase of the task had been completed.

The Eastern Qin army was insufficient, and the current situation was to eliminate enough Ming troops in eastern Zhejiang, and then close the battle line and transfer troops to participate in the third phase of the operation.

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