As soon as these words came out, the expressions of several people present changed.

Gu Baiyi looked solemn and asked: "General, what is the situation?"

Qin Xiao immediately spoke to the envoy, but naturally he did not mention that Ke Dun wanted to see him before he died.

"So, the plague has begun to spread in Modong." Yuwen Chengchao said: "There was also a plague in Xiling back then, and countless creatures died at the hands of the plague, which was extremely terrifying. However, the symptoms of the plague in Xiling are different from those in Modong.

The plague spreading now is not the same."

Qin Xiao sat down and said: "The top priority is to cut off the infection. First of all, we must not let the plague on the grassland spread in the Northeast." With a solemn expression, he said: "Listen to what they said, this plague is more severe than the one in Xiling. As long as there are

It can be transmitted through physical contact. The tribes in the Modong Grassland are scattered, and most of their tribes have small populations and are not concentrated. The speed and scope of the spread are very limited. At present, the Hegu tribe has discovered the origin of the plague.

We started to take precautions, and some infected patients were also isolated."

"They responded quickly." Gu Baiyi frowned and said: "But our county in Datang Prefecture has many cities and frequent population exchanges. The Heishan Trading Ground is now booming, and there are many merchants from various ministries and merchants from our Datang Prefecture??????

There will be more or less contact. Many merchants from the Tang Dynasty came from the pass. Once they were infected by the plague and wandered into the pass, the consequences would be disastrous."

Huangfu Yunzhao also said: "Yes, many of our population are concentrated in the city. Once the plague enters the city, it will spread very quickly." After a pause, he said: "But there is no such thing as a similar situation in Shunjin City yet.

, the plague probably hasn’t been brought here yet.”

In fact, everyone present also knew that after Huangfu Yunzhao came to Shunjin, he sealed Shunjin City, and the city had very little contact with the outside world.

In addition, the most likely source of the plague entering the Tang Dynasty was from the Heishan Trading Ground. However, because of the Liaodong Army, Yingping merchants did not have the opportunity to enter the trading ground. It is precisely for this reason that few people here had any contact with the trading ground.

Contact there.

Qin Xiaodao: "It's a very important matter. We must do two things now. The first is to immediately send people to the Black Mountain Trade Center to contact the Northeast. General Gu, I'd like to trouble you to go to the grassland immediately and mobilize manpower to set up checkpoints.

.In addition, people must be sent to the trading site to check one by one. If anyone shows symptoms, they must be isolated immediately."

Gu Baiyi nodded and said, "I'll leave tonight."

"In addition, we need to pass down the order that the cities in western Liaoning and Yingping must be investigated. Especially in western Liaoning, many merchants will enter Guangning and stay for a few days when they go to the Black Mountain Trade Center, so Guangning City must be the focus of the investigation.

"Where." Qin Xiao said solemnly: "I have sent people to find the doctors in the city. Two envoys came from the grassland. They have been infected with the plague. We can examine them, prescribe the right medicine, and find out how to get rid of the plague." Again.

He said: "Doctors from other places must be registered. If the plague really spreads, we still need to rely on them."

Several people nodded.

"General, if we put all our energy into the plague, where is Wang Xingchao...!" Yu Wenchengchao looked serious and hesitated to speak.

Everyone here also knows that if we really want to fight the plague, we will have to invest a lot of manpower and material resources. At the moment, we have no time to take care of Liaodong, and it is really unknown whether Liaodong will take the opportunity to attack.

After all, although the supplies in the hands of Long Ruijun can sustain tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, if all these supplies are put into the plague, it will inevitably consume a huge amount. By then, will there be enough logistics guarantee to deal with the Liaodong Army?

It is indeed a matter worth worrying about. Qin Xiaowei pondered for a moment before saying: "The top priority is to ensure that the people in the Northeast do not suffer from the plague. Human life is at stake. Once the plague spreads, tens of thousands of people will inevitably die.

Compared with the lives of the people, all other things are worth mentioning." With a heavy look, he said: "Lieutenant Yuwen knows that when the plague spread in Xiling, how many people were exposed in the wilderness? The number of dead was tens of thousands, and how many wives were separated and families were broken up.

The tragedy is no less tragic than war. I have experienced that plague personally, and no matter what, I cannot let the tragedy of Xiling happen again in the Northeast."

"The general has a kind heart and thinks about the people of the world. It is really admirable." Huangfu Yunzhao stood up, stood up in awe, cupped his hands and said: "What the general said today, let Mo general know that he will never make a mistake.

People, from now on, will be driven by the general, up mountains of swords and seas of fire, without hesitation."

Dou Xiong also stood up and handed over his hands, saying with shame: "The Liaodong Army is ashamed of the Tang Dynasty and the people. Dou Xiong was obsessed with helping the tyrants, but now that he thinks about it, he is really ashamed." Looking at Qin Xiao, he said: "The general is young, but he is still in trouble.

Not caring about personal gain or loss, only thinking about the common people in the world. This kind of ambition and courage are extraordinary." He knelt down on one knee and said firmly: "The final general will also swear to follow the general to the death, even if he is killed, he will not give up.

"

Although Song Shixin was rough and brave, he was not a stupid person.

Naturally, he could tell that Qin Xiao had given up on his plan to continue attacking eastward to destroy Wang Xing Dynasty, and that he was going to devote all his efforts to resisting the plague, regardless of gains or losses in order to save the people.

He was also moved in his heart and fell to his knees.

Qin Xiao naturally knew that if the few people who had joined before were forced by the situation, now they were following him wholeheartedly.

He immediately stretched out his hand to help them up one by one and said: "Everyone, get up." He said to Yuwen Cheng: "Lieutenant Yuwen, you immediately assemble the troops and horses, lead the troops and horses under your command to withdraw to western Liaoning, and together with Commander Bai and other officials, preside over the battle there.

A major event in the fight against the epidemic.”

Yuwen Chengchao said respectfully: "I obey the order."

"General Gu, we have to leave the trading center and the border to you. Not only the Heishan trading center, but also the border town in the northwest of Liaoning. By the way, it's called Pingcheng. There are also merchants from the Tang Dynasty trading with the grassland tribes. We must

Send people to blockade and investigate." Qin Xiao said seriously: "As for Shunjin, I would like to trouble General Huangfu to take charge. I have met some officials in the city in the past few days. Although there are many mediocre and incompetent people, there are indeed many

Really talented officials. Although many of them have connections with the Liaodong Army, they are all officials of the Tang Dynasty and have sworn allegiance to the Tang Dynasty, so these talented officials can still be appointed. In addition, the general can also summon the gentry in the city to

Let them take precautions together."

Qin Xiao had previously said that Shunjincheng would be handed over to Huangfu Yunzhao for guarding. Huangfu Yunzhao felt it was incredible. At this time, Qin Xiao directly gave the order. Huangfu Yunzhao even admired Qin Xiao's courage and courage. Compared with Wang Xingchao,

Although Qin Xiao is very different in age from General Anton, their ambition and attitude are obviously not the same as those of Wang Xingchao. He respectfully said: "General, don't worry, the last general said that if people are in the city, they will be destroyed if the city is broken."

, the final general swears to die to protect Shunjin for the general."

"I don't want you to die." Qin Xiao said: "The Tang Dynasty is in crisis, and it is even more important for you to step forward and rebuild the glory of the Tang Dynasty. You all live well, and we still have a lot to do." He asked Dou Xionghe again.

Song Shixin and the other two said: "General Dou, General Song Lang, you two assisted General Huangfu in guarding this city. You have worked very hard."

Both of them bowed and said yes.

"Yes, the cavalry under General Dou are now recuperating in Jiping City. The general can go to Jiping in person. If they are willing to abandon the secret and surrender to the light, the general can take them back to Shunjin. If anyone really wants to go back, he can prepare some

Let them go back with food and water." Qin Xiao said: "Some brothers care about their families, it's human nature."

When the three of them heard this, they felt that Qin Xiao was really broad-minded and unparalleled.

Huangfu Yunzhao thought for a moment, then said: "General, if General Dou's cavalry is transferred here, there will be 5,000 defenders in the city. However, the general still feels that the force is a bit weak, and I wonder if more troops and horses can be retained."

?”

Qin Xiao immediately understood Huangfu Yunzhao's thoughts.

Although Qin Xiao had given full trust to several people, they obviously felt that it was inappropriate to withdraw all Long Rui's troops.

Huangfu Yunzhao asked to keep some more garrison troops. Of course, he did not think that the garrison in the city was weak. He just wanted to keep some Long Rui Army soldiers and horses in the city, which was more candid. Moreover, with Long Rui Army in the city, the Liaodong Army officers and soldiers in the city also

Will blend into the Long Rui Army more naturally.

Qin Xiao thought for a moment and looked at Gu Baiyi.

Gu Baiyi said: "Shunjin is the front line. Under the current situation, it does need heavy defense. General, now that General Huangfu is in charge of Shunjin, Songyang Caochang has nothing to worry about. They can mobilize two thousand soldiers from the grassland.

Come on horseback, commanded by Colonel Chen, and under the control of General Huangfu."

Colonel Chen was naturally the second in command, Chen Zhitai. Qin Xiao knew that since Gu Baiyi had named Chen Zhitai to come over to assist in the defense, he had his own intentions. He nodded and said, "In that case, Lieutenant Chen will lead two thousand troops and follow the orders of General Huangfu!"

He smiled and said, "Colonel Cui Bo is also a veteran. He can be transferred to the pasture to assist General Gu in training."

He knew that after the city was broken, Huangfu Yunzhao and many Liaodong soldiers had a deep prejudice against Cui Bo. Even if Huangfu Yunzhao was open-minded and no longer cares about it, it would not be easy for the soldiers under his command to get rid of their prejudices. If Cui Bo was still allowed to stay in Shun

Jincheng, maybe it will cause a lot of trouble, so we might as well transfer him to Gu Baiyi first.

Huangfu Yunzhao didn't know Qin Xiao's thoughts. He only felt that Qin Xiao handled things properly and was considerate of others, and he was moved in his heart.

But Song Shixin had already handed over his hand and said: "General, I heard that Yuwen Commandery's Qianqi rushed into the formation and defeated Tang Kaijia in one fell swoop. I admired him so much. My brother-in-law Han Ying was young and energetic and lacked discipline. He didn't question whether he could defeat Han Ying.

Transferred to the command of Lieutenant Yuwen, so that Lieutenant Yuwen can train him well?"

Qin Xiao was startled, but immediately understood what Song Shixin meant.

There is no doubt that Song Shixin's doing this is tantamount to handing Han Ying into the hands of Yuwen Chengchao as a hostage. In the final analysis, it is still a way to express his loyalty to Qin Xiao.

After all, these people had just joined and had not made any achievements. They would follow Qin Xiao in the future, naturally hoping to gain Qin Xiao's trust. In doing so, Song Shixin naturally wanted to take the initiative to offer hostages and gain Qin Xiao's greater trust.

Qin Xiao was naturally very impressed with Han Ying, and asked Yuwen Chengchao with a smile: "What do you think of Yuwen Commandery?"

Yuwen Chengchao smiled and said: "It depends on whether Han Ying is willing. If I am not afraid of making people laugh, I think my martial arts is not bad, but I have never accepted a disciple. If General Song Lang thinks it is possible, I will simply accept Han Ying.

As a disciple, I don’t know what to do next?”

Hearing this, Song Shixin was pleasantly surprised and said: "If this can happen, it is really a blessing for his boy. Lieutenant Yuwen, I will make the decision for him in this matter. I will call him over to become my disciple later!"

"Tonight's banquet, although we received such bad news as the plague, fortunately it turned out to be a happy event." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "Lieutenant Yuwen, you are very happy to have gained a good disciple. I'm going to give you a toast!"
Chapter completed!