The World of Yellow Sky

Chapter 4 Hua Tuo

In the darkness, there was constant coughing in the camp. A middle-aged man with a silk cloth covering his mouth and nose frowned, and beside him was a young man carrying a medicine box, who also covered his mouth and nose with a silk cloth.

The middle-aged man walked up to a patient whose body was trembling slightly, put his hand on the patient's hand and began to check the pulse. The patient was still asleep, so naturally he did not interrupt the middle-aged man's behavior.

"gentlemen?"

The boy carrying the medicine box yelled in a low voice, because he saw the middle-aged man's face getting more and more gloomy.

The young man has followed the middle-aged man for so long, so he naturally knows how advanced the middle-aged man's medical skills are, and the disease that can make his face look so bad must be very difficult.

The young man looked at the dark tent and heard the coughing in his ears. He couldn't help but tremble with fear. He had followed the middle-aged man for many years. Although he was only a helper, he knew that these diseases were definitely contagious because of his solid medical knowledge. Must be highly contagious.

"Sir, if you stay here, I'm afraid we will get sick too, why don't we go out first..."

The boy tugged at the middle-aged man's robe and said in a low voice.

The middle-aged man looked around at the patients in the camp, and nodded helplessly. It is useless for him to stay here now. Even if he can treat so many patients, he does not have enough medicinal materials.

The young man lifted the curtain, and the middle-aged man lowered his head and walked out of the tent first, but just as he walked out of the tent, he froze in place.

In the open space not far away, the flames danced. A group of more than 40 soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army was gathering. At the barracks, more soldiers were gathering in the direction of the open space. They did not make too much noise. If they were sleeping soundly in the camp, most of them would not be aware of it, even if they were not asleep, they would just feel that it was a little noisy at night.

And nearby, two Tiqi wearing Eagle Wolf Guard uniforms had already spotted them. One of the two Tiqi was wearing a gray wolf uniform, and the other was wearing a black wolf uniform. Walking over, the atmosphere instantly became tense.

The boy who walked out of the camp with the middle-aged man also froze in place

"It is forbidden to leave the account at night, please return the account."

The two Tiqi stopped about three or four meters away from him. The middle-aged man realized that the dark-looking Tiqi, who was holding a torch, had already pulled out the Yanling Saber from his waist. It was a quarter, and another eagle wolf guard who was riding behind Nati quietly opened a delicate hand crossbow.

But none of this surprised the middle-aged man. What surprised him was that whether it was the Tiqi who stopped him, or the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army who were gathering not far away, their faces were covered with yellow kerchiefs.

This proves that the Yellow Turban Army is not completely ignorant of the epidemic, but has already discovered the epidemic and has begun to react. This is undoubtedly a great thing.

"Shangguan let me know."

The middle-aged man took a step forward, bowed his hands first, saluted respectfully, and said neither humble nor overbearing.

"My surname is Hua and my name is Tuo. It's characterized. I'm a wandering doctor."

The young man who was following him hastily took out a copper ring from his pocket, and stepped forward a few steps.

"My husband is not lying. He is indeed a wandering doctor and a famous doctor. This is our golden hoop bell."

The young man with the medicine box on his back held the medicine box at his waist with one hand, lifted the copper ring high with the other hand, and placed the copper ring in a place where the firelight could shine clearly.

There is a small bell hanging in the lifted copper ring, and the young man raised the copper ring, which also caused it to be shaken, making a crisp ringing sound. The young man was startled, and quickly put down his hand holding the medicine box at his waist , and pressed the bell in the copper ring, you must know that when the bell is remembered at this time, it is likely to disturb others.

"Wandering healer?"

The Tiqi of the two eagle wolf guards exchanged glances, and the Tiqi holding the torch took a step forward, carefully examining the copper ring in the boy's hand.

"It's really a golden hoop bell?!"

The Tiqi of the Eagle Wolf Guard's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed in surprise.

This golden hoop bell is the symbol of wandering healers, not every settlement or every place has healers.

Therefore, some doctors who wandered around villages to practice medicine were born. The doctor would hold a copper ring in his hand, hang a bell on the ring, and make a sound while walking to call people to seek medical treatment.

These doctors are highly respected in the countryside, because it is because of the existence of these wandering doctors that many patients in places without doctors can be healed. to hurt.

The two Tiqi of the Eagle Wolf Guards were not from some powerful family. Most of the Yellow Turban Army came from the villages and mountains, and their ancestors were almost ordinary people. Fang doctors are also very respectful.

"Deng Xu, the flag officer of the Eagle Wolf Guard, pays homage to Mr. Hua and asks for your forgiveness."

After Deng Xu confirmed Hua Tuo's identity, he quickly took back the Yanling Saber that had been pulled up to a third of his waist, bowed his head and saluted, and the Tiqi wearing the black wolf suit behind him also put away the hand crossbow in his hand , salute together.

"Shangguan's duty, why are you impolite?" Hua Tuo waved his hand, then glanced at the yellow scarf soldiers who were gathering not far away, and said, "It's past midnight now, and there is no noisy surroundings. Zhisheng, compared to the fact that it was definitely not the Han army coming, you covered your mouth and nose with a cloth, presumably you have discovered the spread of the disease in the camp, and you are going to seal the camp."

"Mr. Hua is right. Now all six camps on the south bank of Zhangshui River are under martial law."

Deng Xu's complexion changed, and he was full of worry. After thinking for a moment, he decided to explain the situation clearly to Hua Tuo. There are only a few doctors in the army and Fu Zhu. The current outbreak of the epidemic is a time when there is a shortage of doctors.

Moreover, although the middle-aged man in front of him is wearing commoner clothes, he has an extraordinary bearing, and he calls himself Hua Tuo, and he is characterized. In this era, everyone who can write is a person of noble status. Education and natural medical skills are generally much higher than ordinary doctors.

Four of the six camps received news of many people getting sick and coughing, and the other two were people in the back row. The fifth camp only had seven or eight cases of coughing, and the sixth camp did not receive any sickness. However, for the sake of caution, the Sixth Battalion is now blocked. "

"The ones closest to Zhangshui are the first battalion and the second battalion. Among these two battalions, the number of infected people is the highest, followed by the third and fourth battalions."

Hua Tuo stroked his beard, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a deep voice.

"The source of the disease should be among the people who just crossed the Zhang River today. Has Shangguan sent someone to the north bank to seal off the camp?"

"Naturally." Deng Xu nodded. "We have already sent people to the north bank. Most of the people crossing the river should be placed in the camps in the north. There are as many as twenty camps like this in the north."

"Twenty..." Hua Tuo calculated slightly in his mind. Twenty camps, one of which can accommodate more than 5000 people, can accommodate up to 10 people.

For the transfer of the Yellow Turban Army in the four states, for the convenience of management, the people of the Yellow Turban did not gather together, but were divided into many marching teams, and the distance kept in the middle was basically every marching team, people in a camp, They all probably belong to the same place, which means that the spread of the disease will be hindered to a certain extent, and the impact will not be far-reaching.

And the most important thing, there are [-] camps, accommodating more than [-] people. If it is only the initial stage of the epidemic, the scope of spread will definitely not be too large.

"Now our army lacks doctors. I wonder if Mr. Hua would like to join our army to treat patients?"

Deng Xu looked at Hua Tuo who was frowning and thinking.

"My Yellow Turban Army is not requisitioned for free. If Mr. Hua is willing to serve our army and treat patients, our army will pay Mr. Hua a reward. If Mr. Hua is unwilling, we will not force it. But to prevent and control the epidemic, Hua Mister can only live in the original place and cannot walk around casually."

Hua Tuo glanced at Deng Xu in astonishment. He encountered several plagues and treated many patients. Most of the people who presided over the epidemic prevention were officials of the imperial court, but those officials basically recruited doctors from the surrounding area by force. If you want, you must go.

"The purpose of studying medicine is to cure diseases and save lives, and the purpose of being a wandering doctor is to treat more patients. How can there be any reason not to follow?"

Hua Tuo bowed his hands and said solemnly.

"I wish to do my best."

……

"How's the situation?"

Zhao Ji tightened his clothes. Although he was in the big tent, it didn't make him feel warm at all, it was even colder, and he felt pain in some parts of his body from time to time.

Beads of sweat rolled down Zhao Ji's forehead, but Zhao Ji had no time to distract him. He was most worried about the situation in the camps and the scope of the plague.

"There are fewer sick people in the army, and all the coughing people have been gathered together and stayed in the barracks in the first camp. The rest of the people have already worn face scarves, and the talismans and doctors in the army have been gathered. , We are discussing treatment matters."

"General Xu He has received the news that there is no news of typhoid fever among the people outside the camp. Patients with similar symptoms have been diagnosed as not typhoid fever. However, General Xu He said that he will treat it with caution. At present, the wounded camp has all The people who got sick were taken away and concentrated in wounded camps.”

A banner officer wearing Canglang uniform knelt on the ground and reported to Zhao Ji with a serious face. He was a banner officer under Zhao Ji, named Tang Ji. Before Zhao Ji took office in Baihu, he and Deng Then there are two people, Lin Zhong, who went to meet him.

Tang Ji is a kind person. He smiles at everyone he sees on weekdays. What's more, he is quite obese, and he doesn't know what he ate to develop it.

You must know that most of the ordinary people are relatively thin. Although the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army can get quite enough food, most of them are of normal body shape. There are very few people as fat as Tang Ji.

It's just that there is no joy on Tang Ji's face now, and it is replaced by deep sorrow. Everyone knows that when there is an epidemic, a large number of people will die, and it is even more dangerous to be in a place where the epidemic breaks out.

Zhao Ji nodded with difficulty. His face was pale, his expression was distorted, and beads of sweat kept falling, obviously suffering from great pain.

"Has the news reached the North Shore?"

Zhao Ji grabbed the edge of the desk and asked with difficulty.

"We sent a total of five fast boats there, and the news has reached the hands of General Zhang Rao of the North Bank and my Wolf Guard Qianhu Han Bo..."

When Tang Ji mentioned this matter, he paused subconsciously, and then spoke again, his voice was obviously lower.

"Three of the five ships that were dispatched came back...the other two didn't come back, and the boats nearby saw...the lights on the boats disappeared...at night, the water in Zhangzhou was rushing...I'm afraid it was..."

Tang Ji lowered his head and stopped speaking, he didn't finish the last words.

The tent was terribly quiet, Zhao Ji held on tightly to the edge of the desk, lowered his head and said nothing.

"Write down their names... remember clearly..."

After a long time, Zhao Ji finally spoke again. There is only one possibility that the lights of these ships going to deliver letters suddenly disappeared, that is, they have capsized in the Zhang River. I am afraid that they have become food for fish and shrimps now. These people are all his robes. ...

"This is the reply letter written by General Zhang Rao of the North Bank to Baihu."

Tang Ji took out a letter from his arms, got up and walked forward, and put the letter on Zhao Ji's desk.

Zhao Ji opened the letter, and the letter was about the situation on the north bank. The north bank affected a wider area, about eleven camps were affected, and Zhang Rao had ordered all twenty camps to be martial law, and sent a letter to the general public of the people in the four prefectures. Commander - Ji Ang.

Ji Ang was the leader of the Yuzhou Yellow Turban Army who led the Xingyang civil uprising before. Because he led the Three-State Yellow Turban Army all the way into Qingzhou and successfully joined forces with the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army led by Bian Xi and Guan Hai, Xu You saw Ji Ang's command ability , appointed him to lead the transfer of the people of the Yellow Turban Army in the four states.

And Ji Ang did not live up to Xu You's expectations. The transfer of nearly a million people was arranged in an orderly manner by him. Although there were other commanders and Xu You who contributed, Ji Ang's ability was beyond doubt.

"Finally there is good news."

Zhao Ji breathed a sigh of relief. The eleven camps, together with the four camps here, and the fifteen camps, meant that the area affected was about 8 people, and they were all in the camps. It was not too difficult to control.

At this moment, a Tiqi suddenly rushed into the camp.

"Report to hundreds of households. Official Deng Qi found a wandering doctor who called himself Hua Tuo and claimed to have a solution to the epidemic!"

Zhao Ji raised his head abruptly, opened his wolf eyes, stared at Tiqi who was communicating in front of him, and a gleam of brilliance flashed quickly from his eyes.

Tang Ji also turned his head quickly to look at Tiqi who reported the letter.

The two looked at each other, seeing the astonishment in each other's eyes.

4 Chapter [-] Paradise

On the south bank of Zhangshui River, it is four quarters of the ugly hour (2 o'clock in the middle of the night).

The surroundings of the six camps on the south bank were all lit up with lights, and groups of Yellow Turban soldiers, led by their respective officers, stood on the camp walls with weapons in hand.

At the gates of each battalion, there stood several eagle wolf guard cavalry wearing black clothes and leather armor. They held the goose feather swords on their waists and stared at everything around them.

To the south of the six camps, a large area of ​​flames gathered in the south, enclosing the six camps.

Under the light of the fire, a large number of Yellow Turban soldiers covering their mouths and noses with yellow scarves are quickly building fortifications such as fences, and the soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army holding bows and crossbows are vigilantly observing the situation in the dark.

Xu He tightened his battle robe on the iron armor, and the night wind by the bank of Zhangshui became more and more eager.

"Is it all arranged properly?"

When Xu He saw his lieutenant coming over on horseback, he also led his horse to meet him.

When the deputy general heard Xu He's question, he didn't dare to be negligent, and hurriedly replied: "It's all right, our cavalry has dispersed, and the six camps on the south bank have also set up defenses on three sides. There is absolutely no way for people in the camp to escape. our sight."

"The patrol team has already set off. Some of the people resettled in the gathering place were awakened, and they have calmed down quickly. They are still under control. A few people with cough symptoms have been sent to the wounded camp by us. The gathering places where they are located are also listed as high-risk gathering places by us, and soldiers have been sent to block them all."

Xu He nodded, calming down a bit. Fortunately, the epidemic was discovered in time and did not completely get out of control. This is a blessing in misfortune.

"Order the entire army to shoot and kill anyone who attacks the defense line immediately. Don't show any mercy. If the disease patients are allowed to escape, more people will die due to the disease."

A stern look flashed in Xu He's eyes, and extraordinary measures must be used at extreme times.

"call out----"

The sharp whistle sound is very obvious on the open plain, and it sounds at night, which is more noticeable.

Xu He turned his head, and there was a group of soldiers gathering not far away, and behind the group were several carriages loaded with goods.

Those soldiers were dressed differently from ordinary soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army. They wore khaki Taoist robes, and they carried medicine boxes instead of weapons. Reserve herbs in.

An old talisman wearing a Taoist robe and holding a nine-section staff walked slowly towards Xu He, and finally stopped at a place about seven or eight steps away from Xu He. The Fu Zhu heading to the South Bank camp has all assembled, a total of 67 people, the general has other orders, if there is no order, I will set off for the South Bank camp soon."

When Xu He saw Old Fu Zhu approaching, he didn't dare to hold him back and got off his horse.

"The epidemic is prevalent in the camp, and it is extremely dangerous. Lao Fu wishes you to be careful during this trip."

The old Fu saluted back and thanked, "Thank you General for your concern. Since I have no other orders, then I will set off on the road later."

After saying that, the old Fu Zhu didn't have the slightest intention of staying, turned around and left.

A group of 67 people, following the sound of the bell, left the periphery slowly and headed for the camp on the south bank in the distance.

Xu He raised his head and looked to the north, his eyes looked beyond the 67 Fu Zhu who were walking forward, and looked further away, which was the direction of the camp on the south bank of Zhangshui River.

Just like where he was, the camp on the south bank of Zhangshui was also lit up with countless flames, and the flames danced in Xu He's eyes.

They left their hometowns, crossed the Yellow River, and traveled thousands of miles. Thousands of people died on the road to Bingzhou, and now they were attacked by the epidemic.

Now Xu He has done everything he can.

"Huang Tian, ​​please bless us to tide over the difficulties..."

Xu He closed his eyes tightly, clutched his chest, and prayed to Huang Tian.

Do everything he can to obey the destiny, so far, the only thing he can do is to pray to Huang Tian.

……

In the first camp of the South Shore camp and the barracks in the second district, the lights were brightly lit.