In autumn and winter, Yecheng has been covered by cold winds, and there are many deaths and injuries in winter due to the fear of mosquitoes and insects. As a result, malaria, which is transmitted by mosquitoes, has gradually come to an end.

With the death of the last malaria patient in Yecheng, the plague that lasted for half a year in the Northern Wei Dynasty finally ended.

Compared with the Southern Han Dynasty, which only suffered more than 6,800 casualties, due to the spread of infection, more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians of the Northern Wei Dynasty were killed and wounded, and the Yecheng soldiers were half empty.

The specific details are difficult to know, but in recent months, there has been zombie pain in every family, and there is crying in the room. or die with the door closed, or lose the family.

There were so many casualties among the people, Cao Cao asked people to thoroughly investigate the registered soldiers, and he actually knew that there were about 20,000 dead and wounded soldiers in various places, which made Cao Cao have a headache.

Wrapped in a big coat, Cao Cao leaned on the table and sighed and said: "There are more than 20,000 dead, and there are nearly 30,000 people who died in the southern expedition. and more than a dozen civil and military officers such as Yuan Hei and Boda died of illness, and there were no such casualties. ”

Cao Cao has fought so far, except for the defeat of Chrysostom, there has never been such a big loss. Even in the battle of Hanzhong, where Xiahou Yuan died, it was only a loss of 10,000 or 20,000 people.

In the battle of Shouchun, although Huo Jun beheaded Sun Guan and broke Huaiyin, on the whole, he and Liu Bei fought without a victory. Now that he is suffering from the malaria epidemic, so many soldiers, so many high-ranking officials, and Yecheng, which is half empty, he can only regret it in his heart.

20,000 troops, enough for him to march south?

Now so many people have died of malaria, it makes him feel distressed!

Cao Cao was distressed, and seemed to think of Liu Bei, and asked: "Most of the soldiers in our army have been killed and injured due to the plague, but does anyone know how the water thieves are killed or injured?" ”

"This?"

Several people in the hall looked at each other, as if they had something to say, but they didn't know how to speak.

"Does no one know about the water thieves?" Cao Cao asked dissatisfied.

After half a ring, Liu Ye stiffened his head and said: "King Qiyu, the water thieves have an epidemic, and there are many casualties among the soldiers, but Huo Jun has to treat the epidemic." Malaria had dissipated by February or March. The dead should not be many, or only five or six thousand, all the officers and men in the army. ”

"Huo Jun knows how to cure epidemics?"

Cao Cao showed an incredulous expression and asked, "If the power of the original physician is still helpless against malaria, how can Huo Jun cure malaria?" Except for the sergeants, can there be any casualties among the rest of the civilians? ”

"Uh~"

Probably worried that Cao Cao would be angry, Liu Ye stumbled and said, "King Qiyu, this is not the case." As far as Ye knew, Huo Jundang didn't know how to treat malaria, but knew why he got malaria. ”

After Liu Bei withdrew his army to Hefei, he handed over the army to Huo Jun to supervise. After Huo Jun mastered the army, he divided tens of thousands of troops into tuns, ordered the generals and soldiers of the army to eliminate mosquitoes and pollution, and said that they would isolate all departments and prevent the spread of malaria. ”

"Through Huo Jun's isolation and rectification, the number of malaria patients in the water thief army has surged. In June and July, after 50 days of quarantine, Liu Bei led his troops to return to China smoothly. Only those who suffered from malaria were left in Hefei, and it is expected that malaria has dissipated in Jianghuai by this time. ”

Afraid that Cao Cao's psychology was unbalanced, in order to appease his heart, Liu Ye added: "However, the water thief is not without a general, such as the deputy governor of Jianghuai, Lu Su, who was infected with malaria, and the treatment was ineffective, so he died, and Liu Bei had to pursue him." ”

"Humph!"

Cao Cao's face was slightly cold, and he said: "Although Lu Su is the deputy governor of Jianghuai and has a soldier, he is difficult to say that he is a thief's general. ”

Having said that, Cao Cao's heart was also slightly balanced. But when I think about it, I have suffered a huge loss. Not to mention the hundreds of thousands of dead and wounded people, the more than 20,000 soldiers who were killed and wounded alone are not simply comparable.

After thinking about it, Cao Cao thought that Huo Jun knew how to control malaria.

"Weird!"

Cao Cao stroked his beard and exclaimed: "Huo Jun is not only proficient in military strategy, but also able to govern Jianghuai. I thought that it was its strength. But unexpectedly, he knew how to control malaria, and there was such a strange person in the world? ”

Then, Cao Cao said with envy: "Liu Xuande is not a man who is not good at civil and martial arts, but he can be assisted by Huo Jun and Zhuge Liang, and he will be cute for several lifetimes. If there were no Huo Jun and Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei would have been captured by Lone now! ”

In Cao Cao's view, Liu Bei's success was mostly due to the fact that he drew two SSR civil and military talents. If it weren't for Huo Jun and Zhuge , Liu Bei would have been in a small corner at most, or he would have been captured by him a long time ago. However, current affairs are always impermanent, and Liu Bei, who is in exile, also has the achievements of today.

"Huo Jun!"

Cao Cao stroked his beard and sighed, he loved and hated Huo Jun and his people.

Hate him for repeatedly defeating his plans, and kill his favorite generals. But he also loves Huo Jun's talent through heaven and earth, and without Huo Jun, there is no Southern Han Dynasty.

Seeing Cao Cao's words, Sun Quan thought about it again and again, and said: "The king, the right may have an unorthodox strategy, and I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

Cao Cao pointed to the left and right and said: "The hall is full of lonely henchmen and beloved ministers, there is nothing wrong with saying it, lonely will never blame!" ”

"No!"

Sun Quan sorted out his words and said: "Huo Jun has the talent to go through heaven and earth, and help Liu Qi and Liu Beibing go down to Jiangzuo; When the king went south again, he led the crowd to attack him, and then won half of the south of the Yangtze River. After Liu Qi died of illness, Huo Jun and everyone offered Jing Chu to meet Liu Bei. ”

"Following Huo Jun sitting on one side, swallowing Hefei and taking Jianghuai; Entered Hanzhong and aided Lu Xun. It is said that Huo Jun and Liu Bei should have immortal achievements. Without Huo Jun, there would be no Liu Bei's prosperity today. ”

"Forgiveness and courage, Emperor Xi Gao fought Xiang Yu, repeatedly defeated him, and rushed into Hanzhong. You have to support Han Xin and enter Guanzhong. In order to win Xiang Yu, Emperor Gao won the hearts of the people, and Xu Feng Peng Yue, Han Xin, Yingbu and other people were the princes and kings. ”

Therefore, all the princes led troops to assist and attacked Xiang Yu. You have to be defeated and lost at the hands of Emperor Gao. This may mean that Emperor Gao does not care about gains and losses, and Xiang Yuen is unkind. There is a lot of help for the righteous, and there is little help for the unjust, and the difference between Emperor Gaigao and Xiang Yu is up and down! ”

"Why don't you follow the example of Emperor Gao, Xu Feng Huo Jun is the king of Huainan, and induce him to rebel against Liu Bei. The king has to have Jianghuai Zhou, Huo Jun's strategy, and it is not easy to swallow Liu Bei! ”

"Feng Huo Jun as the king of Huainan?"

Sun Quan's brain hole was so explosive that it caused everyone in the hall to be shocked and talk about it. Even Jia Xu, who was often pampered and not shocked, set off a storm in his heart, and looked at Liu Ye in shock.

Of course, not only Jia Xu, Liu Ye and the ministers were shocked, but even Cao Cao couldn't sit still, got up from the couch and paced there.

You must know that Xu Feng Huo Jun is the prince and king, this is not a trivial matter of bragging, promising to be an official. It is a major event that shocks the whole world, and it is also a major event that can affect the prestige of Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

"Wu Hou is not smiling?"

Chen Qun stood up and questioned, and said: "The king has conquered the world so far, and he is only a king. What merit does Huo Jun have, can let the Son of Heaven be crowned the king of Huainan? ”

"How can the weight of a prince be given so easily?"

"Exactly!"

Hua Xin opened his mouth to respond and said: "Huo Jun is the king of Huainan, isn't he on par with the king, this is a big violation of the courtesy of the monarch and ministers." ”

After pacing for a long time, Cao Cao stopped, pressed down his palm, and signaled everyone in the hall to be silent.

"Do you have a different opinion?" Cao Cao asked.

Liu Ye thought for a long time and said, "King Qiyu, Wu Hou's strategy may be feasible. Huo Jun has been entrenched in Jianghuai for many years and has a deep foundation. For the southerners, it is the hope of Jingchu and is respected by the southerners. If he can tempt Huo Jun to rebel against Liu now, he will definitely be able to shock the southerners and frighten Liu Bei. ”

"At that time, Huo Jun rebelled against Jianghuai, and he had to have the prosperity of the boat, and the king borrowed Huo Jun's power to swallow Jiangzuo, which could greatly hurt Liu Bei's vitality and not enough to compete with China. Or the king took the opportunity to raise troops to the south and Jingchu, and ordered Huo Jun to lead his army to the west, then Liu Bei could be destroyed. ”

After a pause, Liu Ye added: "Even if Huo Jun is limited to self-protection, he can also use his ability to contain the enemy in Jiangnan." Wouldn't it be beautiful to be able to take this great benefit for the king! ”

Sun Quan knelt down and said: "Now that the Han dynasty is declining, China knows the king, but not the Son of Heaven. Why don't the kings follow the virtue of three generations, do the things of Zen and let go, and become the cause of dominating the world! ”

Cao Cao waved his hand and scolded: "Zhongmou can't talk nonsense!" ”

Inspecting the people in the hall, Cao Cao looked at Jia Xu and asked, "Does Wen He have a high opinion?" ”

Jia Xu stroked his beard and said: "Xu Feng Huo Jun is the king of Huainan, and as far as the king is concerned, it is beneficial and harmless. ”

"Please speak!"

Cao Cao sat back on the couch and raised his hand to ask for advice.

Jia Xu pondered for a while and said: "As Wu Hou said, Liu Bei has today's prosperity and outstanding achievements. Therefore, Liu Bei Xu was a heavy official, a former general, and the governor Jianghuai, above Guan, Zhang and others. It is for a high position, and he has to be in charge of the army and pass through Jianghuai. ”

"Now the king might as well order someone to sneak into Wuhan and spread rumors, saying that the king will seal Huo Jun as the king of Huainan, Yongzhen Jianghuai, and the army as the backup. When Wuhan civil and military heard this, they must be suspicious, and they admonished Liu Bei, or accepted Huo Jun's soldiers and horses, or moved to the honor of the lord to treat him in vain, which made the water thieves suspicious. ”

"The king sent another envoy to secretly enter Jianghuai, gave the seal of the king of Huainan, and issued the edict of the king of Huainan. The mutual alliance with Huo Jun opposed Liu Bei, cut Shouchun and Huo Jun, and made his world town Jianghuai not to change this edict. In order to help Huo Jun resist Liu, the king sent additional soldiers into Huai, and should march south from Jiangling. ”

When the envoy returned, he made a big fanfare, saying that Huo Jun had received the title of King of Huainan. In the future, Wei and Huainan will not be enemies, but should be allies and jointly defend Liu Bei. ”

Saying that, Jia Xu showed a treacherous smile and said: "If Huo Jun promises, the king will have a general, and he will regain control of Jianghuai." It can not only lead Liu Qi's old officials to endanger themselves, but also make the southerners run in fear. or although it can't destroy Liu Bei, it can hit Liu Bei hard. ”

If Huo Jun is not sealed, Liu Bei learns of the envoy's actions and rumors about Wuhan. It is said: 'If a man speaks of a tiger, the king does not believe; The three of them become tigers, and Wang Bixin. Although Gai Liu Bei is a broad-minded person, he is inevitably suspicious of Huo Jun. ”

After a pause, Jia Xu couldn't help laughing and said, "If Liu Bei is gullible and slanderous, or Huo Jun is afraid of rumors, even if he doesn't want to rebel, he has to rebel. When the king of Dali, the big and small two tigers fight, the king helps the little tiger, and the big tiger dies, this is the king of heaven. ”

Cao Cao looked at Jia Xu deeply, and secretly sighed that Jia Xu's old puppet was really resourceful. According to what he said, the best outcome for Liu and Huo was that Liu Bei was suspicious of Huo Jun, and Huo Jun proved his innocence and unloaded his armor and entered the court. In this way, the pressure on the JAC side will be greatly reduced.

If one of Liu and Huo is suspicious, or frightened, and misfired, it will eventually lead to infighting.

Of course, it is best for Huo Jun to accept his reward from the king of Huainan and directly cooperate with him to overthrow Liu Bei.

After thinking about it, Cao Cao couldn't help but be glad that he let the Cao family go out of the town, and there would be no such risks and suspicions. Even Cao Cao didn't believe that Cao Hong, Cao Ren, and Xiahou Yuan did it, because these three people didn't have the ability!

Under Cao Cao's gaze, Jia Xu lowered his eyes.

"Wenhe's words are very reasonable!"

Cao Cao's face remained unchanged and said: "Today's secret discussion is not allowed to be leaked, and those who violate it will be beheaded." ”

"No!"

(End of chapter)