Volume 1: The First Signs Chapter 41, Xiakou Pass Outside the Fighting Spirit

In the city, the 6,000 cavalry of the Shadow Moon Guard and the Black Armor Guard have been stationed here for many days, and the group of 6,000 cavalry that is neat and uniform is ready to go, and the shadow wind that has not been seen for a long time appears in front of everyone.

The other person standing with him was Xia Pinglang, the deputy commander of the Black Armor Guard, who was a side lineage of the Xia clan and one of the most trusted close guards of Duke Wu during his lifetime.

In addition, Xia Pei's 30,000 martial arts army and the 5th Langya's 20,000 Lingwu army are also waiting for Lu Zhaoyi's dispatch here.

Xia Pinglang and Yingfeng were majestic, walking side by side with Xia Ran, the deputy commander of the Wujin Army, and Han He, the Lingwu Army, all of them came to Lu Zhaoyi, knelt on one knee to greet them, and the shouts of the soldiers behind them shook the heavens and the earth.

Lu Zhaoyi nodded, motioned for them to get up first, passed straight past them, and stood on a high place.

In Weng City, the sound suddenly stopped, and it was unusually silent, as if everyone's eyes were looking at her, waiting for her orders.

When he looked up, Lu Zhaoyi was calm and calm, his face was cold, but his eyes were full of enthusiasm, and he was about to start an impassioned speech towards the people in the city.

"Soldiers, outside this fortress, on the other side of the mountain, the people there are suffering from the plague, they are suffering from hunger and disease, and they are waiting for us to come to their rescue."

Her voice resounded throughout the sky, and Weng Cheng and outside listened carefully, and everyone's face remained silent, listening quietly.

"I believe that if your friends and relatives were like them, you would not sit idly by and do your best to save them. But the disease is merciless, and now the plague is only a wall away from you, and once the disease passes through, the people you care about may be threatened. ”

"For the people there to no longer suffer, and for your relatives and friends, not to be threatened by disasters......"

"Are you willing to follow me into the disaster county and fight against the disaster?"

As soon as her words fell, an earth-shattering scream rang out in the entire clearing, and the guards stationed in the city couldn't help but shout.

"I do, I want to ......"

Not only the soldiers, but even the emotions of the county guard Song Chu were also infected, and the county officials behind him also responded one by one, "We are also willing to enter the disaster county!" ”

Later, more people shouted, "I do!" I do! ”

This shout gradually echoed in the valley and was heard by more people.

She smiled slightly, raised her head, and rushed towards the valley, at the inside and outside of the pass, so the people who could hear her words said, "Thank you for the kindness of everyone inside and outside the pass, and in the valley, but the harm of the disease is very sinister." And you also have your own duties, I, only bring 6,000 cavalry, Wujin and Lingwu troops into the pass! ”

Speaking of this, she raised her left hand again, took a spear from the guard beside her, and pointed it to the outside of the city, "All the soldiers listen to the order, follow me to the disaster county, save the people and save the people!" ”

Tens of thousands of people in Weng City responded to the tsunami, and the next moment, the cavalry turned over and got on their horses, spears, shields, bows and other queues, banged on the weapons in their hands, and prepared to set off at any time.

The gates were slowly opened, and the sound shook the valley.

Behind the city gate, there were panicked and excited fleeing people, as if inspired by the words that had just been closed in the city, and none of them even stepped into the city.

Seeing this, the medical officer, Lang Zhong and his entourage boarded the carriage, and Qu Zhiyun, Lin Xingzhi and Gu Man were also ready to set off.

After the city gate was fully opened, everyone was ready, Lu Zhaoyi stepped on the military horse, kicked the stirrup under his feet, and rushed to the city gate of Xiakou Pass first, followed by 6,000 horsemen, 50,000 troops, and then the medical officer convoy.

When they crossed the city gate, beyond the pass, the people who had been displaced and fled from the affected areas followed them in the same direction, bound to join them in saving their hometown from the disaster.

Here, their first destination was Wancheng.

When the army advanced to forty miles, the Wujin army and the Lingwu army were separated from Lu Zhaoyi's 6,000 cavalry.

"Lu Niangzi!" Xia Ran shouted, "Your Majesty will rush to the most serious Huainan County at the end of the day, and you will leave first!" ”

After speaking, he took Wu Jin to turn around, while Han He was ordered by the fifth Langya to rush to Anfeng County.

In the end, only Lu Zhaoyi's 6,000 horsemen remained, and he and his team went to Lujiang County first.

At normal speeds, it would take them another four days to arrive.

However, according to Su Min's letter, they set up three changing points along the way, with a total of 20,000 military horses, and under the rapid march of 6,000 horses, they could reach it in less than a day.

But in order to take care of the people who turned back and rushed from the Xiakou Pass, two medical officers voluntarily lowered their speed and escorted them back to the vicinity of Anhui City for treatment.

A team of more than 6,000 people, changing horses three times a day, traveling more than 200 miles, until noon the next day, only faintly saw the city of Anhui.

When it approached the city for twenty miles, the six thousand horsemen took the garrison as a unit, divided into three thousand shadow moon guards and three thousand black armor guards, and divided their heads to face north and south, and entered the outer city.

Of the black-armored cavalry, 1,000 guarded all the exits of the city, 1,000 went into the wards that had been established near the outer city, and the remaining 1,000 patrolled outside the city.

And the Shadow Guard Cavalry, under the leadership of Shadow Wind, continued to march eastward and went to Lujiang County to stand by.

On the hill outside Anhui City, Su Min, as the county guard, personally traveled to and from various wards.

As soon as he heard that the imperial court reinforcements had arrived, he was even more excited, regardless of his manners, and hurriedly ran down the mountain.

Here, although it is the least plagued place among the three counties, there are thousands of people infected, and before the emperor's order was issued to the county, the county guard Su Min had mobilized the officials of the whole county to do their best to prevent and control it.

But the effect is very small, and many people are still struggling to support themselves on the sickbed.

When Lu Zhaoyi and others, including the medical officer, saw Su Min at the foot of the mountain, his whole body was wrapped in white cotton silk to cover his mouth and nose.

He was about to greet them eagerly, but paused, and instead stood far away, bowing to them.

"I received a letter from my father the day before yesterday, you should be Lu Niangzi and colleagues from the Luojing Imperial Medical Department, right?"

His eyes were slightly red, and he bent down and continued, "Please forgive Su for being rude, the harm of the disease, I can only greet you in this way, you also prepare cotton silks, cover your mouth and nose, and enter the city with us." ”

Lu Zhaoyi nodded yes, she saw what Su Min meant, this was also to prevent the sickness from invading her own group.

Everyone took the cotton silk one after another, covered their mouths and noses, and followed Su Min into the inner city.

But as soon as they entered the city, the scene inside suddenly made them dumbfounded.

There were not many people in the city at all, except for a few officials who were dressed in tatters, holding hoes, and sweeping the streets, there were no people in sight, and it was already an empty city.

Lu Zhaoyi's eyebrows frowned slightly, according to what she learned in the court, this place is a sick city for centralized treatment, and there are several sick shops outside, but there is no one in this city, could it be that the patients in this city have been cured?

Seeing the change in her face, Su Min hurriedly said, "The disease in this county is relatively mild, and there are not many patients, so compared with the other two counties, we have adopted the policy of pooling and treating late, and since a few days ago, the number of patients has increased, so we have transferred the people of Anhui City to other counties, and use this county as a sick city to accept patients for treatment." ”

She already knew this in the court half a month ago. If it weren't for the severity of the plague, how could the whole city be used as a hospital to heal the sick? It seems that the situation in Lujiang County has also become a bit serious.

Thinking of this, she turned her head and asked, "What is the situation in the other two counties now?" ”