Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"It is estimated that in three days, we will arrive at Shansu, the pre-epidemic area." Rong Youtang said.The bedroom of the post station is simple and simple, with only a few lampstands. He is dressed in white clothes that are better than snow, and he sits at the desk and reads quickly.

"Well, if there are no accidents. There was both snow and hail a few days ago, and [-] soldiers and horses will not be able to get up soon to escort food and medicinal materials." Song Shen sat with a golden sword on his horse and used to wear a loose martial robe when he went out. Handsome and free and easy.

"It's really embarrassing for His Royal Highness King Rui and the others. They must have expended a lot of energy in mediating and mobilizing [-] soldiers from Yuanshui and [-] soldiers from Beiying to help the disaster together." Rong Youtang said admiringly.

"The strength of the two battalions is equal. Yuanshui has sent [-] troops before, and they were quite reluctant. They almost fought in the imperial study. Fortunately, Lu Shoufu is a veteran of the two dynasties and has a high position. Otherwise, I don't know how it will end." Song Shen curled his lips, Holding the wine bag, he raised his neck and took a sip, looked at his companions, and urged: "Go to rest early after work, you are a bit skinny, we are going deep into the typhoid epidemic area, and the weak are most likely to be infected .”

"Okay! Wait a minute, I have to post this letter overnight."

"The capital or the northwest?" Song Shen asked casually.

Rong Youtang didn't hide anything, and answered frankly: "Northwest."

"The [-] barbarian soldiers, according to the good news sent back, most of them have been wiped out. Is it time for the crown prince to triumph? The nerd has always been pathological, and the fifth prince is worried day and night, and he is almost exhausted. If the stalemate continues, more than one Guangping king may die. It is." Song Shen said bluntly.

"I'm in a hurry too!"

Rong Youtang explained helplessly: "Your Highness is fighting far away in the northwest, so he probably won't be more leisurely than us. The battlefield is dangerous, and no one dares to hurry him. If something happens to the crown prince, the world will be in chaos."

"Ugh."

Song Shen took a sip of wine and asked slightly drunk, "Then what did you write to him? An outbreak of disease?"

Rong Youtang nodded: "Just a few words, important state affairs can't be kept from the crown prince, just a few questions by the way."

"Actually... for the position of governor and imperial envoy, the Fifth Highness and the others have agreed on you a long time ago. Even if someone else recommends himself, he will definitely be rejected." Song Shen revealed at this time.

"I understand. There is no proof in my mouth, but I see the truth in my hand. I will try my best to do a few more errands to save some reputation."

Rong Youtang put down his pen, blew on the ink, and said calmly: "There is a lot of rumors in the market, and the part about his life experience is true. One person can only open his mouth, how can he stop everyone? Justifying is useless. Now I volunteered to go. Disaster relief and desperately sharing the concerns of the court have at least calmed down most of my colleagues, and their dissatisfaction can only be raised after the epidemic is eliminated."

"Will someone stand in the hall and criticize the disaster relief envoy?" Song Shen sarcastically raised his eyebrows.

"Anyone who cares about official career and reputation dare not dare." Rong Youtang smiled, lowered his head and painted the secret letter with wax.

"You kid is too adventurous, you have the guts!" Song Shen got up and walked outside, jumped up, and hit the low couch with a "bang", lying on his back with his eyes closed, and slowly warned: "Master Rong, typhoid fever is a plague. Don't take it lightly."

Standing at the window, Rong Youtang let the pigeons fly, turned his head and said respectfully: "There is a master of rejuvenation who is the head of the Southern Xuanwu Song Dynasty. As long as you use your unique secret recipe, you will be able to eradicate the epidemic. I only need to be responsible for evacuating and resettling the people."

"Tsk!"

"Ouch~"

Song Shen rested his head on his forearm and sighed, "Your trust really frightens Song."

"No kidding, it's all up to you! I don't know anything about medicine." Rong Youtang blew out the candles, lay down on the bed in the inner room, and suddenly asked after consideration: "If... in the family, Dad If the mother or child is infected and the government sends troops to separate them by force, how far will the common people lose control? Do we have enough manpower?"

"I have experienced plague massacres. The southern region is humid and hot, poisonous substances are everywhere, and occasionally unknown plagues are rampant. People die in large numbers, and the corpses are piled up in mountains. It is often frightening to the point of selfishness or even madness." Song Shen said in a calm and dignified tone.

Rong Youtang thought for a while, and finally asked cautiously: "Then, are you sure about curing typhoid fever?"

"When I was young, I followed my family teacher to see it twice. Ten years ago, I traveled through Shannan and bumped into it once. I barely got some experience. The prescription has been improved several times, but the specific effect will not be known until the local trial."

Rong Youtang closed his eyes: "Okay. If you do your best, you will have no shame."

"Go to sleep."

In the early morning of the next day, the haze and thick clouds disappeared without a trace, and the sky was clear and sunny, which greatly relieved the people on the road.

There is a long carriage, the carriage is full of medicinal materials, and the cart covered with oilcloth is full of grain.

After another day of driving, they bumped into a large number of refugees fleeing with their families.

"Hey!"

"Those are disaster victims, right?" Song Shen stepped on the stirrups and stood up straight, a little nervous, eager to diagnose the illness accurately.

Rong Youtang was also anxious, as if facing an enemy, he imitated the opponent and stood up straight, looking into the distance:

On the field, all things revived in spring, and in the distance, groups of unkempt and emaciated people emerged from the gentle slopes. The men carried valuable belongings on their shoulders, the women carried their children on their backs, mixed with many mule carts, carts, and wheelbarrows. vast.

After observing for a while, Rong Youtang tightened his grip on the reins, frowned and said, "There are too many people!"

For this disaster relief, Guo Da elected the capable general Zhu Biao as the commander of Beiyingwei, and Han Xin, Han Taifu's nephew, as the commander of Yuanshuiwei.

"My lord Rong, according to my estimate, I have seen about 2 people so far." Zhu Biao said respectfully.

Han Xin calmly said: "I don't know how many people are behind the hillside. Where are they fleeing?"

"The imperial court ordered to strictly prohibit the spread of the epidemic, and we will follow suit." Rong Youtang came back to his senses, made a decisive decision, and ordered in a loud voice: "Everyone, we can't control the scattered disaster victims for now, but we must stop the large number in front of us! General Zhu, General Han, please try to stop them as soon as possible, and do not use force unless it is absolutely necessary, so as not to arouse public anger. After intercepting them, I will talk to them and persuade them to return to the nearest Shansu."

"Yes!" Zhu Biao took the order.

"That's natural. The person on the other side is not an enemy, but a patient." Han Xin laughed.

Rong Youtang was well aware of the long-term discord between the two battalions, so he rode his horse and ran for half the distance, pointed at a locust tree in front of him with a whip, and suggested: "Why don't you use that big locust tree as a boundary and set up human walls on the left and right wings? Intercept?"

"Okay!" Zhu Biao readily accepted.

"Yes." Han Xin also nodded readily.

Immediately, the two battalions seemed to be competing with each other, and they showed their bravery with all their strength, and the horseshoes galloped towards the two wings with momentum like a rainbow.

Rong Youtang stared at the crowds of victims in the distance, felt uneasy, and said softly to his companions: "Those who have the strength to escape must be less ill, and the rest of the seriously ill may be left behind in their hometowns, cities, or died halfway."

Song Shen nodded, and said solemnly: "All of us must insist on taking the medicine, otherwise we will be seriously ill, who will save who?"

"Exactly." Rong Youtang nodded, looked around, and said cautiously: "This place is remote and desolate, without shelter and shelter, and it is definitely not a place to stay for a long time. Fortunately, it is only twenty miles away from Shansu Post Station. Let's take the victims there, first Let the doctors classify people according to the severity of their illness, so as not to mix and infect each other."

"Listen to your arrangement!" Song Shen has a special status, being the head of the rivers and lakes and being close to the palace, he naturally led his colleagues, he turned his head, and told the more than two hundred military doctors who accompanied him: "Doctors, have you heard the words of the imperial envoy clearly? When we arrived at Shansu Station, we started diagnosis and treatment, decocted and tried medicines according to the plan, and adjusted the prescriptions according to the specific conditions at any time."

All the military doctors responded one after another, and most of them were frightened, but they couldn't shirk their responsibilities, so they could only bite the bullet and go into battle.

after a while

The soldiers on the two wings were waiting in full battle, and the refugees and victims stopped two miles away, hesitating and discussing, all of them were exhausted and haggard.

"It's best to take the initiative to stop."

Rong Youtang breathed a sigh of relief, full of energy, he rode his horse and said, "Let's go! Follow me to show the intention to the victims."

The first team was only responsible for protecting the imperial envoys, and the commander of the two battalions, Song Shen and others followed them on horseback.

In fact, Rong Youtang had been pondering his words for a while in silence. He rode his horse and trotted, dismounted when he was a few feet away from the victims, looked calmly ahead, and told the frontmost people loudly:

"Everyone, don't panic. We are sent by the imperial court to treat the epidemic. Have you seen the carriage? The cart is loaded with food and medicinal materials, and there are many experienced doctors in the team. As long as you follow the arrangement, you can get help!" As soon as the words fell, there was a rush of people, and after a pause, Rong Youtang stretched out his left hand and introduced:

"These two are General Zhu and Imperial Physician Song." Then he stretched out his right hand, "This one is General Han."

Zhu Biao and Han Xin were tall and mighty, neatly dressed and holding sword handles, very intimidating.Hearing the buzzing sound, Han Xin's face sank in disgust, "Shuala" drew his sword, and warned majesticly: "Quiet! This is Mr. Rong, the imperial envoy of the imperial court, who is in charge of disaster relief. He has the right to kill first and then play. Don't be rude."

Seeing Han Xin draw his sword, Rong Youtang was slightly dissatisfied, but didn't say anything.

The buzz of discussion quickly subsided, and the common people have always been afraid of the government and soldiers.

"We escorted food and medicinal materials and came from the capital day and night. We also hope that the villagers will cooperate to cure the disease and return home as soon as possible." Zhu Biao tried to comfort him.

Rong Youtang's expression froze, he glanced slowly, and ordered solemnly: "The imperial court is very concerned about the victims, and ordered me to rush to help quickly, but at the same time, it is a clear order: the spread of the epidemic is strictly prohibited! Therefore, everyone listens, turns around immediately, and returns to the same road. Waiting for doctor's diagnosis and treatment at Shansu post station, offenders will be severely punished!"

Unexpectedly, the bewildered and silent disaster victims panicked instantly, begging for opposition with mournful faces:

"No way!"

"There are barbarians chasing after him."

"I heard that tens of thousands of people died in the battle in the northwest, the city gate was lost, the barbarians went all the way south, raped and looted all kinds of crimes, how can people go back?"

"We're not just running away from the plague. The barbarians are too cruel. They cut off heads and kicked them for fun."

……

What's the mess?

Rong Youtang was confused, frowned in confusion, and asked loudly: "Brutal soldiers? Where did the barbarians come from?"

"Northwest." Taking advantage of the chaos, the victims scrambled to inform:

"Those beasts attacked in the middle of the night two days ago and killed a dozen of us."

"Come and go without a trace, claiming to be a pathfinder pioneer."

"When Pathfinder returns, he will definitely attract a large number of barbarians."

"They say the prince is dead."

……

Prince died?

Rong Youtang's face changed suddenly, and without hesitation, he blurted out and refuted sharply: "Shut up! It's a bunch of nonsense! Who said that the prince... the prince is very good, and he sends back good news every now and then, and he is expected to return in a few days. Someone actually made rumors that he died in battle?"

"Who eats the bear's heart and lewd guts and is chewing his tongue? The prince is His Highness Prince Qing. He galloped on the battlefield and made countless military exploits. He is famous all over the world! What are the mere northern barbarians? Most of them were wiped out by our court early in the morning." Zhu Biao was furious and shouted Maintain the coach.

Song Shen was amazed and couldn't help reminding: "Fathers and folks, you should use your brains. If the country is really in danger, how could the imperial court provide food and medicinal materials and send tens of thousands of people to specialize in disaster relief?"

"That's right." Han Xin echoed.

Actually spread rumors to incite the victims?Crazy about the throne?

Rong Youtang was puzzled, expressionless, and solemnly ordered: "Tell each other, if you let me hear another rumor, you will be punished immediately! Now, everyone will go back the same way and rush to Shansu Station."

The wilderness is silent except for the wind blowing the grass and trees.

The victims, who looked at each other in blank dismay, were vigilant and motionless.

Seeing this, Han Xin drew out his knife again, and the sound of unsheathing was sharp and piercing. He held the knife and asked angrily, "Who wants to resist orders? Don't want to live?"