"The Spaniards attacked North Korea's Yanshan Port and burned all the North Korean ships in Yanshan Port?"
When Korbanda received the news, he was in disbelief.
The Yanshan Port was well-defended and the garrison was heavily guarded. How could it be possible that the Spanish could successfully attack by surprise and lose all the ships at once? Except for the dozen or so warships sent out, almost all the Korean ships were lost.
This is not only a loss for the Koreans, but also as an ally of the Koreans, it also means that the Persians also face this serious threat.
"Without the Korean ships, how can we transport our supplies, and how can we attack the Spanish colonial strongholds?"
Korbanda frowned and thought hard.
Before he came to Africa, he believed that his army could sweep across the Spanish colonial strongholds along the coastline as long as it was on land.
However, after he actually arrived in Africa, and after the army went a little deeper into the interior, and attacked the basic Spanish colonial strongholds in several groups, he learned a harsh fact.
Africa is a plague continent!
There are so many kinds of diseases here. You will be infected without knowing it. You won’t even know what disease you have, and you will die inexplicably in the end.
The 30,000 new troops he led were originally transported to Africa by the Four Seas Trading Company. Although on the way, many people suffered from seasickness and were not in good condition.
But everything went smoothly, and we arrived in Africa without even a single person dying along the way.
But then they first landed at Yanshan City, and then divided their troops into three groups to attack the three Spanish colonial strongholds from the land.
Just by going a little deeper into the interior, various diseases begin to appear.
A large number of soldiers suffered from high fever, headache, vomiting blood, their skin and eyes began to turn yellow, and some had nosebleeds that continued until they went into complete shock and died.
There were also a large number of soldiers suffering from loss of appetite, dizziness, vomiting, intermittent fever and chills, trembling all over, pale face, sweating, body aches, diarrhea, coughing, etc.
Although I had already understood and heard about it beforehand, I knew that there were many and severe diseases in Africa, so I brought a large number of military doctors and medicines with me for this purpose.
However, when faced with an endless variety of diseases, the military doctors accompanying the army seemed helpless and could not come up with any effective means to treat or prevent these diseases.
Even because there were so many people suffering from the disease, the military doctors were simply overwhelmed, and a large number of soldiers died without treatment in a short period of time.
These things have caused Korbanda a lot of headaches. At this moment, he still lacks the lofty ambitions he had when he first came here. He is also afraid of the method of attacking the Spanish colonies through land, and he simply does not dare to order his soldiers to go deep.
African interior.
It's really terrible!
The disease here was like a plague, ravaging the Persian military camp and casting the shadow of death over the entire Persian army.
Now that we have received news from the North Koreans, it is even worse. We originally counted on North Korea as an ally to help us transport food, troops, etc.
Now it seems that these Koreans cannot be counted on in a short time. Their ships have been completely lost, and they will not be any better than themselves in the future.
"It seems that the demands are still placed on the people of Ming Dynasty."
"It's just that these Ming people are more greedy than vampires, and the fees are really too expensive."
Thinking of this, Korbanda frowned. If it weren't for the fact that there was really no other way, he wouldn't want to find Daming people at all. Daming people's fees were too expensive.
The silver is not silver at all. If you throw it in, you won't even see a shadow.
"General, general, it's not good, many soldiers fell ill again today."
Just as Korbanda was thinking, someone came over in a hurry and said.
"What?"
"Someone is sick again, how many people are there?"
When Korbanda heard this, he immediately asked nervously.
Nowadays, the Persians are stuck in the colonial stronghold and do not go out at all. They originally thought that these various plagues would disappear soon inside the stronghold.
Various diseases rarely appear in each country's colonial strongholds. In areas near the sea and rivers, diseases are relatively rare and not so raging.
However, who knows, even if they are nestled in the stronghold, plague and disease are still spreading wantonly, with no intention of stopping.
"More than a thousand people suffered from intermittent attacks of chills and fever, trembling all over and feeling listless!"
His subordinates hurriedly replied.
"More than a thousand people?"
When Korbanda heard this, he immediately became anxious and hurried to inspect it.
When I arrived at the sick camp, I felt as if I had arrived in a plague country. Soldiers in various miserable conditions could be seen everywhere. The Persian soldiers, who were originally tall and strong, were now like walking corpses.
Some people kept moaning in pain, some were as sluggish as wood, and some were bleeding all the time...
The military doctors accompanying the army were completely helpless at this moment. There was no effective way at all. From time to time, they could see people carrying corpses outside the city, preparing to bury them.
"It's too awful!"
"I, the warrior of the Persian Empire, did not die in the battle with the enemy, but was killed by this invisible disease!"
Korbanda punched the wall hard. Faced with this invisible disease, he was completely helpless. There was no way at all.
Then Korbanda, with red eyes, grabbed a military doctor accompanying the army and asked: "Why can't it be cured?"
"Why?"
"Tell me, why?"
"General, these diseases are all diseases we have never encountered before. People with yellow eyes and skin like this should be yellow fever. There is no treatment for this disease at all now."
"There are also these diseases with intermittent attacks of cold and fever, which should be malaria. There is currently no effective treatment."
"These persistent high fevers and severe vomiting are probably due to typhoid fever. There is currently no effective treatment."
The military doctor accompanying the captured man pointed helplessly at each patient and said: "This is simply hell. This is a plague continent. There are so many kinds of diseases. I really can't figure it out. The local aborigines
How on earth do you survive here?”
"I don't care about any of this. What I need is for you to cure my soldiers as soon as possible."
"If I can't cure my soldiers, I will execute all of you military doctors accompanying the army on the spot. What's the use of you?"
Korbanda didn't care about this. He didn't understand what typhoid was, what malaria was, what yellow fever was, etc. What he wanted was to cure his soldiers, otherwise there would be no need for the Spaniards.
These tens of thousands of troops will wipe out all these diseases.
"I'm afraid we have no choice."
"Perhaps the only ones who can do anything now are the people of the Ming Dynasty. I heard that the medical skills of the people of the Ming Dynasty are very advanced and terrifying. They can even disembowel people and perform operations."
"Moreover, the Ming Dynasty people came to Africa to colonize very early. They must have understood and studied various diseases, and they must have some methods to treat and prevent these diseases."
After hearing Korbanda's words, the military doctor accompanying the army thought for a while and said.
"People from Ming Dynasty?"
Upon hearing this, Korbanda let go of the military doctor's hand, thought for a while and said: "Immediately contact Mr. Li Jing of Sihai Commercial Bank, and then contact the nearest Ming colony and hire Ming doctors to come and treat the patient."
"Yes~"
When the people under my command heard this, they also hurriedly started to do it.
Then he continued to inspect the injured camp, and returned to his general's mansion with a heavy heart. Before he could get warm, someone came to report in a hurry. Li Jing from Sihai Trading Company actually came to the door.
This was like a great savior, and Korbanda hurried to meet him.
"Congratulations, general, for conquering three cities in one go and taking away three Spanish colonial strongholds."
As soon as the two parties met, Li Jing sent his congratulations with a smile on his face. He was not in a hurry to return to Tianzhu, and was waiting patiently in Sihai City, the colony of Sihai Trading Company in West Africa.
Because he is keenly aware that as the situation in West Africa becomes turbulent, big business will inevitably come to his door. By then, whether it is doing business with the Persians, Koreans or the Spanish, there will be big business.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the business to come.
He had just received the news of the Spanish attack on Yanshan Port, and immediately hurried to Arak, because Li Jing knew that the Persians would definitely need his help.
"Haha, not bad~"
Korbanda smiled happily and replied, but the sadness on his face could not be concealed, and the attentive Li Jing quickly noticed it.
"General, are you encountering any difficulties? We are friends. As long as I can help, I will do my best."
Li Jing looked at Korbanda and was secretly happy. The opportunity had come and he could kill the Persians again.
What he likes most is doing business with a country, because it is usually a big deal. As long as it is done well, the profits will continue to flow, and the silver will roll in. Often one business deal is enough to make his mouth water.
"Mr. Li has a sharp eye~"
"I am indeed encountering many difficulties now. The biggest difficulty is that my soldiers are plagued by various diseases and plagues. There are so many people injured and injured that I cannot continue to expand."
Korbanda replied.
"Disease, plague?"
When Li Jing heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he quickly asked about the situation in detail.
