When the epidemic came suddenly, when Hua Tuo arrived in Huaiyin, he was dumbfounded by the scene in front of him.

Pedestrians in the streets and alleys were in a hurry, covering their mouths and noses, and seeing people was like seeing Cao Jun, they all leaned against the wall and detoured.

The autumn wind swept up the fallen leaves on the streets and alleys, and the hula hula drifted to all the houses and courtyards, but no one paid attention to them.

Some of the homeless people were no longer breathing, lying quietly on the ground waiting for the corpse collector to come.

Not far away, there was a scorching stench, and Hua Tuo smelled it and left.

Turning two alleys and climbing up the western wall, he saw from a distance that the army was burning corpses to the northwest.

Jian Yong on the side was helpless: "Only in this way can the other people in the city survive." ”

Hua Tuo also understood the truth, but after all, the scene was too helpless.

He took out a few prescriptions recorded in the Zhao Mansion and handed them to Jian Yong, asking him to take the medicine according to the prescription and distribute it to those with mild symptoms first.

Jian Yong was grateful and left in a hurry.

Hua Tuo glanced back at Huaiyin City, didn't think much about it anymore, and devoted himself to the treatment of the people of Huaiyin.

The entire Huaiyin City was completely closed, cutting off all personnel exchanges, and the required materials were supplied by the three cities of Gaoyou, Huaipu and Xiapi in addition to the ones stored in the city, and two groups of horse teams were provided every day.

Thanks to Buqi's previous management, in order to ensure the grain and grass needed by the northbound army, it has been constantly expanding the material storage in Huaiyin, otherwise there would have been chaos in the city.

Chen Zhi led an army of 5,000 to guard the entire Huaiyin.

It is necessary not only to prevent Yuan Shu from coming to sneak attack, but also to prevent the infected people from leaving the city.

According to Zhao Chen's request, Jian Yong intervened in advance, and finally controlled the epidemic in Huaiyin City in Huaiyin City, and it did not spread.

However, the situation in the city was not optimistic, more than half of the people were sick, and only about 3,000 people of the 5,000 army could be deployed.

Huaiyin, which was prosperous in the past, has now become lifeless.

Those who were not infected would go to the city gates every day to make trouble, and even clash with Chen's army.

Wan's illness came and went, but Zhao Chen failed to stay and take care of him, but went to Huaiyin with Liu Bei.

It's just because Huaiyin needs him more.

Wan always said to Zhao Chen: "Go, your future is not with me, but in the vast Central Plains." ”

With the kiss of that day, Wan has no regrets.

Zhao Chen and Liu Bei stood at the head of Huaiyin City, facing the noisy people guiltily.

"Ladies and gentlemen, don't be impatient, sealing Huaiyin City is a last resort. We would like to assure you that your family members will be treated and that you will be safe. ”

But how could the people take care of so much, Liu Bei's words couldn't make them feel at ease at all.

Seeing that the commotion was about to rush to the city wall, Zhao Chen hurriedly shouted: "If we rush up again, don't blame us for being polite." ”

Zhao Chen raised his hand, and the archers on both sides immediately opened their bows and aimed their arrows at the rioting people.

When the people saw that the soldiers were coming, their eyes were suddenly full of fear.

Liu Bei on the side hurriedly stopped: "Houde, don't be like this!" ”

Zhao Chen knelt down on one knee to apologize to Liu Bei: "Lord, unless it is absolutely necessary, Chen will never be like this." ”

Then he stood up and shouted to the quiet people, "Your life is your life, but is not the life of those people outside the city?" The onset of this disease is not so fast, it usually takes three days, can you guarantee that you are not infected? What if I go out of the city and get sick and infect others? If those people outside the city were your relatives, would you still be in such a hurry to go out? ”

After a series of questions, the people in the city were silent.

Zhao Chen said again: "My lord Liu Xuande is here, and I will be in Huaiyin City with you from today onwards." There will be a safe area in the city, and there will be a lot of supplies, and all expenses will be borne by our army, so you can live in peace and don't do anything again! ”

At this point, the people under the city walls, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know what to do.

Aiming at the opportunity, Bu Qi hurriedly shouted: "Everyone, please come with me, get food together, and rest in a safe area." ”

When the people heard about it, they followed him.

Seeing that the turbulent people had regained their calm and left slowly, Zhao Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Bei asked Zhao Chen on the side: "Houde, why are you so kind to the people?" Don't you know that water can carry a boat and also capsize a boat? ”

"Lord, yes!"

Zhao Chen knelt down and pleaded guilty.

"Chen has always believed that the people are the sky, there are geniuses and land, and there is land to have us. In any case, the people must come first. ”

Liu Bei helped Zhao Chen up, and with a slight slowdown, he asked: "Why are you pointing arrows at the people?" ”

Zhao Chen replied: "The lord doesn't know anything, and Chen is not worried that the people will do something out of the ordinary, but is worried about the fine work mixed in!" ”

"Huaiyin City is an important strategic place, Yuan Shu has always been eyeing it, and even Cao Cao in the northwest is also salivating over this place, and there must be many other forces in Huaiyin City. Now Chen ordered the city gates to be closed to prevent the spread of the epidemic, but it also cut off the way for the transmission of information. If he wants to find a way out, he will inevitably mingle among the people, take advantage of the people's misunderstanding of our army, create incidents, and leave the city. ”

"What does Houde mean is that there are fine works among the people just now?"

Zhao Chen nodded and replied, "It must be so." This is the best time to work in detail. The emotions of the people can be easily mobilized, and only a few bad words about our army will be undermined by the people's trust in our army, and once trust is lost, the situation will get out of control until it is irretrievable. ”

"Therefore, we must first use bows and arrows to curb the trend, and then use safe areas and provide free food to make up for our mistakes, so that the people can live in Huaiyin with peace of mind."

Liu Bei suddenly realized, and said apologetically: "It's you who blamed you for the mistake!" ”

"Don't dare, the lord has the people in his heart, it is the blessing of the people, and it is the blessing of our army!"

As Zhao Chen expected, there was indeed a mixture of fine works among the people.

They were locked up in the city and could not go out of the city to deliver information, so they did everything possible to encourage the people to fight against Liu Bei, wanting to make trouble and escape from the city.

Chen Zhi caught a few sneaky people by the city wall, and the truth was revealed.

Liu Bei had to admire Zhao Chen's delicacy.

Relying on Hua Tuo's amazing medical skills, after more than a month of closure, the epidemic in Huaiyin City finally slowly dissipated.

This epidemic has reduced the population of Huaiyin City by a quarter.

Cao Cao, who was far away in Xudu, heard about this and couldn't help but sigh: "Zhao Chen, this person is not only scheming, but also kind-hearted, and he actually dares to go deep into the epidemic place and eat and live together. ”

Guo Jia also said: "This person acted decisively and far-sightedly, and in order to stop the spread of the epidemic, he resolutely closed the city, which has to be admired." ”

When Zhao Chen returned to Xiapi City, he found that the Wan family had quietly left.

No one in the house came to tell him, just because Wan left his last words on his deathbed, he should not let Zhao Chen be distracted, and let him help the people through the difficulties in Huaiyin.

Zhao Chen unexpectedly didn't get angry, as if all this had already happened in his heart.

On that day, when the step trainer saw Zhao Chen come back, he threw himself into Zhao Chen's arms and cried for a whole day and night, as if he wanted to shed all the tears that had not been left in the past in one day.

She said: "Houde, I will never rely on it in the future." ”

Zhao Chen said: "In the future, I will be your dependence." ”

Wan's tomb is in the south of the city, and his face is Huaiyin.

Because she said that the former home was in that direction.

There are only four words on the tombstone, Zhao Fu is written in the upper left corner of the tombstone, and Wanshi is written in the middle of the tombstone.

Zhao Chen stared at the simple tombstone blankly, motionless, no one knew what Zhao Chen was thinking.

After a long time, the step trainer suddenly ran over and told Zhao Chen that she was studying medicine.

Zhao Chen asked her why.

She said that if she had studied medicine, maybe her mother would not have left like this.

Zhao Chen didn't refute and took her to the post house in Huatuo in Huaiyin City.

Hua Tuo looked at the step trainer in surprise, his face full of doubts.

No woman ever wanted to study medicine.