There were many empty houses in the city. After demolishing these houses, there would be an endless supply of wood. He was not afraid that there would be nothing to burn.
Worried, Cao Ren went down the city wall and said to Niu Jin,""Let's go see Minister Chen."
Man Chong had completely recovered a few days ago. Even though Li Tong had asked the soldiers to be gentler with the 30 military strokes, the 30 strokes still left Man Chong paralyzed in bed for more than a month before he could get out of bed and walk.
Man Chong rubbed his nose and sneezed. The maid who was taking care of Man Chong came over with a basin of water. She was caught off guard and fell to the ground. The water in the basin splashed on Man Chong.
The other two maids were shocked and hurriedly knelt down.
Man Chong wiped the water off his face and saw that the maid lying on the ground had stopped moving. He checked her breathing and found that she was still alive.
Then, he touched the maid's forehead, which was as hot as fire. He said to the two girls kneeling on the ground,"Bring her into the room to rest. Then, boil the medicine I brought to treat the cold for her.”
"Thank you, General." The two maidservants felt as if they had been pardoned. They were deeply grateful to Man Chong and hurriedly carried the fainted maidservant away.
"There have been a lot of people who have caught a cold recently.
He hadn't seen Li Tong for a few days, so he wondered how he was doing.”
Man Chong went all the way to Li Tong's residence. The person who opened the door was Li Tong's personal guard. Man Chong asked,"Is the dimension here?"
The soldier saluted and said,"The general caught a cold the day before yesterday and is bedridden."”
Man Chong hurriedly entered the room. Li Tong was lying on the bed with a pale face. When he saw Man Chong, he struggled to sit up on the bed. Man Chong came over and helped Li Tong lean against the headboard.
"Bonin has recovered?" Li Tong laughed.”
"Alright, the scab on the wound has fallen off.
Dimensional, did you find a physician for your illness?”
"It's good that my injuries have healed. I don't have to worry about my illness. I'll be fine in a few days.”Li Tong replied.
Looking at Li Tong's haggard and thin appearance, Man Chong couldn't help but worry,""Dimensional, have many people caught a cold in the city recently?”
"The medicinal herbs are almost used up, and the number of people suffering from the cold is still increasing rapidly."
Bonin, I'm afraid it's a plague."
Man Chong was shocked. As generals, they had a natural fear of diseases.
No matter how strong the enemy was, humans could defeat them. However, when faced with an infectious disease, this was a natural disaster. No matter how strong one's martial arts were, they could not defeat a natural disaster. In the face of such a natural disaster, even the strongest army could collapse overnight.
An enemy that could not be defeated was the most terrifying.
"Plague?" Man Chong was shocked.
……
"If it was an ordinary cold, there would only be a few dozen people out of tens of thousands of people. Now, more than a thousand soldiers have been infected. I'm afraid that few of the other servants in the city are healthy.”Li Tong said.
When Man Chong heard this, he stood up with a terrified look on his face."Dimensional, if it's really a plague, what should we do?”
"Bonin, you're smarter than me, so I should be the one asking you this."
Calm down first. Let's think of a way together.”
Man Chong sat down again and tried to calm himself down. Man Chong suddenly looked at Li Tong." Dimensional, if it's a plague, you…"
"I've been practicing martial arts all year round," said Li Tong."I'm not someone ordinary people can compare to. Don't worry, Bonin."”
Man Chong was slightly relieved. Li Tong's strong body was indeed not something that ordinary people could compare to.
"Dimensional, there are probably thousands of people who are sick now, right?”Man Chong asked.
"Yes, the number of soldiers who are sick is still relatively small, but the number is increasing rapidly.”Li Tong said.
" What?" Man Chong sighed dejectedly." The only way to stop the spread of the plague is to isolate the soldiers who have caught a cold and kill all the laborers at the same time. The corpses will be burned."”
"This is the only way. I'll talk to General Cao.”Li Tong sighed.
Full Pet looked at Li Tong." Dimensional, rest well. I'll go talk to him."”
"You…I'm afraid General Cao won't listen to you.”
"He will listen. This concerns the lives of all the soldiers and the safety of Jiangling. He won't do anything that involves personal grudges at this time.”Man Chong said.
When Man Chong arrived at Cao Ren's residence, he didn't see Cao Ren. After asking the guards, he learned that Cao Ren was visiting Chen Jiao, so he turned around and went to Chen Jiao's house.
Chen Jiao's illness wasn't very serious, and he wasn't as dispirited as Li Tong when he lay in bed.
Cao Ren's face immediately darkened when he heard that Man Chong was here. Chen Jiao asked the soldier who came to report,""General Man, why are you here?”
"He said he had something urgent to discuss with the general.
General Man looked very anxious.”the soldier replied.
"Let him in," Cao Ren snorted coldly.”
Man Chong rushed in and greeted Cao Ren,""General, there are too many people infected with the cold this time. There are many people and a large scale. I'm afraid it's an epidemic. We should take measures immediately.”
Plague? These two words were not what the general wanted to hear.
Military camps were densely populated places. Moreover, an army of tens of thousands of people would cause a devastating disaster if a plague broke out among the large population.
Everyone present, including Chen Jiao, knew what the consequences would be if the plague broke out in Jiangling City.
Chen Jiao was the first to react. He said to Cao Ren, who had a serious expression,""It really might be an epidemic.
We didn't think of this. We thought that the weather had suddenly turned cold and the soldiers had caught a cold.”
"Once the plague completely breaks out, Jiangling City will be finished.”Man Chong said.
Although Cao Ren did not like Man Chong, this was not the time to compete with him. He said to Man Chong,""Do you have any ideas?"
"Kill the infected laborers in the city, isolate the infected soldiers, and also…kill them.”
Killing the source of the disease was the simplest and crudest way to deal with it.
Chen Jiao suddenly remembered and exclaimed,""A while ago, the weather was hot and Liu Bei kept throwing corpses and dirty things into the city, causing the city to be filthy. It was also during that period that the number of sick people in Jiangling City suddenly increased. Then, the weather turned cold these two days, and the number of sick people suddenly increased.
Liu Bei probably threw these dirty things into the city to cause a plague in our city.
His heart is worthy of punishment!"
Cao Ren cursed the big-eared thief and finally understood why Liu Bei had thrown the corpse into the city.
However, he was not bothered by Liu Bei. He suppressed his hatred for Liu Bei and said to Man Chong,""We'll do as you say. I'll leave this matter to you.”
Man Chong wanted to say something but hesitated. In the end, he could only accept the order.
In the entire city, only he was capable of killing his comrades.
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