Fan County, Lujiang County, on the edge of the endless Qin military camp tent.

As soon as a Qin army rushed here from Donghai County set up camp, a Qin general from the main camp led people to set up a stove and boil out pots and pots of herbal water.

"Liu Yu, come and drink the potion."

Shi Chang Zhang San's voice sounded in Xiang Ji's ears.

Liu Yu is his pseudonym, borrowing the name of a son of a local Liu clan in Xutai County who has dealings with Jingtong.

When he looked up, he saw a group of people staring straight at him.

"Untouchables."

Xiang Ji scolded in his heart.

He knew exactly what those so-called robes were looking at.

One is that his eyes are a little different from ordinary people, and since he joined the army, he has attracted the attention of others and has been treated as a stranger.

It's a minor mistake, but it's not a big deal.

The Qianshou at the bottom had never heard of the name of the heavy pupil, he only knew that the eyes looked strange and scary, and Liu Yu only had to infer that it was a strange eye disease, and he prevaricated.

Another thing that is more noticeable is that Xiang was born into a nobleman. Even if he was downcast in the past two years, he followed the Jing brothers to hide in the swamp every day, but in many ways he still retained the habits that the children of the nobility had developed since childhood.

In this regard, he is completely different from those Qianshou who are really born hard.

Even if he has the intention to disguise, some subconscious habits are still difficult to change, and they seem out of place with everyone.

Many of the ten Qin soldiers regarded Xiang Ji as an anomaly, and often looked at him strangely.

Therefore, as soon as Xiang Ji saw them staring at him, he was angry in his heart.

But he was over eighteen years old, barely able to control his emotions and try to suppress his anger.

When a person is angry, the pupils in his eyes will dilate.

His double pupils will become more pronounced, intimidating others while making people pay more attention to his eyes.

Therefore, Xiang Ji will try to control his anger and reduce his sense of existence.

This time, as soon as they set up camp, some Qin generals asked each Shiwu to line up to drink medicine.

Xiang Ji was suspicious of the so-called Qin Army potion, and made an excuse to prevaricate, who knew that Zhang San, the head of their Shiwu, also brought it to him.

"Liu Yu, this is the military order from above, everyone has to drink. I heard that this is a good medicine for repelling Gu made by the general, and boiling it with wormwood can drive away the Gu worms in the body. You drink it quickly, so as not to be entangled in water Gu and die, how scary it is. ”

Zhang San opened his mouth and was relieved, he was a veteran with a generous personality.

Seeing that Xiang Ji, a recruit, didn't know much about many things, he thought that he was a young descendant from a big family, so he took care of him a lot, and even Ai Shui took the initiative to bring Xiang Ji over.

"Chief Sheh."

Xiang Ji took a deep breath and reached out to take the bowl of black potion.

I glanced at it, closed my eyes and drank it all.

It's bitter.

"Heaven will descend on people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, empty their bodies, and act chaotically, so they are tempted to endure and benefit what they cannot."

Xiang Ji silently recited Mencius's words in his heart to motivate himself so that he could endure the tribulations before he became a great thing.

After reciting a life motto, Xiang Ji's heart gradually calmed down.

At this time, Zhang San remembered the instructions conveyed by the tun commander just now, and began to preach to the nine small soldiers under his command.

"The general said that the poison of this water Gu originated from the small insects in the water of Yuedi, as well as the bodies of those fish, shrimp and wild animals. Once drinking raw water, or eating raw fish, shrimp and wild meat. Those water Gu will take the opportunity to burrow into our bodies, and then make nests and cubs in the belly, drink our blood, and eat our flesh. ”

"The internal organs in the human body will be slowly eaten clean by these Gu worms, and they will become more and more weak day by day. In the end, his stomach was full of those Gu worms, and he died miserably. When he died, it was said that he would bleed and roll on the couch for seven days and seven nights without stopping. ”

In the end, Zhang San also relayed the tragic case of the last time the Qin army conquered Vietnam, many people in the army were tortured by Shui Gu and died.

Of course, Zhang San was talking about a certain Qin general who did not announce his name.

Because it is relayed, there are many exaggerations, which become even more terrifying and scary.

Hearing this, everyone exclaimed in amazement, and all of them turned pale.

Sweat broke out on Xiang Ji's forehead.

He remembered that when he was in Daze in Xutai County, he often ate fish and meat with people.

Sometimes he had found wriggling bugs in the stomachs of fish, but he didn't pay attention to them.

In this era, eating is a very common way to eat.

As for drinking raw water, that's even more common.

Now I heard Zhang Sanyi say that there are countless invisible tiny Gu worms and insect eggs hidden in the water and on the bodies of those fish and shrimp.

People drink raw water, and if they eat raw meat, they will be parasitized by Gu worms, which makes Xiang Ji feel cold in his back.

"So in this Yuedi, the second and third sons must pay attention to their physical condition, and don't want the poison of the water Gu. It doesn't matter if you get poisoned, the general has already researched a potion to repel insects. ”

"In addition to this boiled mugwort water can repel insects, there is another kind of artemisia grass that is pounded with juice, which is more effective. If the second or third son finds anything strange in his body, he will report it to me immediately, and I will ask for artemisia juice for treatment. ”

Zhang San repeated the order conveyed by his superiors, making everyone's faces better.

It turned out that the general had long been prepared to deal with the water Gu, and a hanging heart was finally put down.

Xiang Ji listened with some mixed feelings.

"In addition to being very good at fighting and being able to make giant cannons and other items, Zhao Tuo is actually proficient in medical skills, and he can even solve this terrible water Gu. If this thief is not eliminated, the Qin State will only become stronger in the future. This time, I must kill Zhao Tuo! ”

"I fought for my life, and I want Zhao Tuo to die here!"

A flash of murderous intent flashed in Xiang Ji's eyes.

However, when he thought of the large amount of fish and shrimp he had eaten raw in the Xutai water, there was another layer of gloom on his face.

Wouldn't there be a water Gu in his body?

"Impossible, this water Gu is something that crosses the earth. The platform is not more than the place, the climate and environment are different, the nature is different from the place, and for so many years, I have nothing to do, and my body must be clean. ”

Thinking of this, Xiang Ji was slightly relieved.

It's just that this mood disappeared on the night of the third day.

"Who is it?"

Xiang Ji was asleep, feeling that someone was touching his buttocks, and his eyes instantly widened, his anger burned, and he suddenly reached out and grabbed it back.

Then, he grabbed the half-wriggling worm.

After drinking wormwood water for three days in a row, the things in my body couldn't bear it anymore and took the initiative to crawl out.

Xiang Ji's actions woke up the robe in the tent.

"Liu Yu, what are you doing?"

Zhang San heard the voice and immediately asked.

There was a trembling sound in the darkness.

"Chief, I'm going to drink the juice of Artemisia grass developed by the General."

In the dark night, Xiang Ji's face was already blue.

……

"General, there were forty-two worm-producing soldiers yesterday."

"There are five people who have malaria and other epidemic diseases, and they have been isolated in other camps, and there are special people who treat them with artemisia grass juice."

In the tent of the commander of the Qin army, Meng Tian once again reported to General Zhao Tuo about the situation in the army yesterday, and the matters related to water Gu and epidemic diseases were naturally the top priority.

"Very well done."

Zhao Tuo nodded.

After more than a month, his insect prevention and epidemic prevention system has become more and more perfect.

First of all, after a large number of tests, Qin Jun has screened out the varieties of Artemisia that can make people poisonous, produce adverse reactions, and have no curative effect.

The remaining two or three varieties of Artemisia grass have an effect on water Gu and blight, and after taking the juice, the curative effect is even better than that of wormwood water.

So now it's time for the new recruits to drink a few days of boiled wormwood water to get parasites like roundworms out.

Even if there are no worms out of the body, wormwood water can also play a role in the late autumn season, which is beneficial.

Even after drinking wormwood water for a few days, there is no need to drink worms, and the body does not feel unwell.

If there are other problems after drinking, drink Artemisia juice with better efficacy.

Soldiers infected with malaria and other diseases are transferred to isolation for further treatment.

In the land of Baiyue, except for the Yue people in the jungle, the most terrible thing is the water Gu and the epidemic, which makes countless people talk about it, and they regard it as a unique place in the world and do not want to come here.

Zhao Tuo is now making a big show of it, engaging the whole army to drink medicine, prevent insects and prevent epidemics, and implement this system.

In addition to the fact that it really has a prevention and control effect, it also gives confidence to hundreds of thousands of Qin soldiers.

Don't be afraid of the water Gu plague, we have medicine to cure it!

In a war, morale is very important.

Now under Zhao Tuo's operation, Qin Junjun's heart is stable, and he breathes a sigh of relief.

Zhao Tuo's gaze looked at Yuedi.

Winter is coming.

The war is about to begin.

(End of chapter)