As we all know, in ancient times, plagues were almost irreversible natural disasters. Plagues have always been the most terrifying threat to mankind. Some plagues even directly changed history!
"White bones are exposed in the wild, and there are no roosters crowing for thousands of miles. A hundred people have lost one thing, and the thought of it will break people's hearts." This is the most true portrayal of ancient plagues.
Why did the population decline so rapidly during the Three Kingdoms period?
Some people say that it is because of population depletion due to war.
Actually it is not.
What really consumes the population is the plague brought by war. Because medical conditions in ancient times were poor and awareness of prevention was not strong. Once a plague breaks out, it will be uncontrollable and devastating.
Once the plague spreads, at least half of the people in a state or county will die.
Chinese history.
During the Liang Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties, Jiankang, the capital city, had a population of more than 400,000. During Hou Jing's Rebellion, Jiankang was besieged for several months. There was a serious shortage of food in the city. Some people died of starvation. Their corpses were randomly thrown into the Qinhuai River, and the drinking water was contaminated by carrion.
A large-scale plague developed, with only tens of thousands of people left alive in the city after the war.
This is a quite horrific death ratio.
Not to mention the plagues in world history, such as the Black Death and the Spanish Flu, which easily killed millions and tens of millions, which was extremely terrifying.
Throughout the dynasties, plagues have always been treated with disdain.
But every year, because the territory of the Longyan Dynasty is too large, there will always be plagues breaking out in a few places, but there will also be specialized agencies to take some measures against these plagues.
recently.
In Changzhou, within Liangzhou, malaria occurs frequently. Liangzhou has controlled the source and water source, and is preparing for the next step...
But now...
Liu Chang's vicious plan made these people hold their breath.
Plague kills people?
Release the refugees to Dunhuang?
In that case, if the plague begins to spread, what will happen to the 400,000 people in Dunhuang?
Liu Chang wanted to use the plague as an "accident", and then make the 90,000 Yinzhou soldiers lose their combat effectiveness, and make the Liu family and his son also fall ill.
He did not hesitate to use 400,000 people from Dunhuang to accompany him in the burial!
Chen Ping even forgot to breathe.
Almost 400,000 people were buried with them, just to kill two people?
Just to bring Yinzhou’s development momentum to an abrupt halt?
Is it worth it?
But he almost only thought about it for a while, then gritted his teeth and a cold light flashed in his eyes: "Liu Chang, you can take care of this matter, but remember to keep it secret, keep it secret, keep it secret!"
"yes!"
Liu Chang took the order and went.
Others, until now, were still scared to death.
Chen Ping is crazy!
He was driven crazy by Liu Dahao!
Crazy enough to disregard all consequences and burn everything!
When Liu Chang left Liangzhou Prefecture, he immediately found a few soldiers, each riding a horse. Changzhou is not far from Liangzhou, only about three days away.
What he didn't expect was...
At this time, in the crowd outside Liangzhou Mansion, there was a man with a popular face. After seeing Liu Chang preparing Xinruan and a few days of dry food, he felt that this was a bit abnormal, so he followed him secretly.
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From Cheshi to Dunhuang, given the marching speed of the Yinzhou army, it would take nearly a month.
The straight-line distance is actually about the same as Loulan to Yinzhou.