Chapter 2295 Upgrade
Bai Erlang said, "Smallpox was originally introduced into the Central Plains from foreign countries. If they were afraid of getting smallpox, they shouldn't have gone west. The further west you go, the more people there are likely to get smallpox, right?"
General Nie had little education and only knew that smallpox was terrible. He had no idea where it came from, so he tilted his head and asked, "Did smallpox spread to the Central Plains from the Western Regions?"
Because Manbao was a doctor, Bai Erlang had followed them through some medical books, and combined with her and Bai Shan's discussions, he knew more. He nodded and said, "Yes, it is said that during the Han Dynasty, there was a war with the Western Regions. Too many people died on the battlefield, and epidemics broke out. Some soldiers contracted the epidemic, and after they recovered, their faces were covered with pockmarks. That's how it got the name smallpox."
"This disease was brought back to the Central Plains by soldiers, and for some reason it never ceases to spread," Bai Erlang paused before continuing, "I've heard from Manbao that it's incredibly potent. Even if a living pox particle falls to the ground and is buried in dust, scorched by the sun, and washed away by rain, it could still survive for a year, or even longer."
General Nie and others were shocked.
"And it can also live in other animals, so smallpox can break out at any time. Unless everyone has smallpox seeds in their bodies, the disease is essentially impossible to eradicate."
General Nie and the others fell into deep thought. Never before had they felt that the cowpox prescription was so important.
So General Nie tried his best to inquire about the matter. Although there was still little information, he still found out some.
As he took notes, he wondered, "Was General Guo not paying attention at first? Even though it's a little hard to get information, it's not like he really didn't hear anything at all, right?"
Mr. Zhuang lowered his eyes and said, "The Western Regions are unstable, and General Guo is so busy that I'm afraid he doesn't have the energy to focus on this."
Thinking about the busy Anxi Protectorate during this period, General Nie felt that Mr. Zhuang was right, but he was still a little dissatisfied in his heart.
I feel that General Guo did not take the emperor's will seriously, otherwise why would they have to make this trip?
Although they didn't lose out on this trip.
But before General Nie could express any dissatisfaction, General Guo personally led his troops to the battle.
Of course, these have little to do with their delegation. The Protectorate only sent people to remind them not to go west or south unless necessary.
They were going to attack Kucha. If the members of the delegation went there and were accidentally injured, they would have no choice but to be loyal to their country.
Mr. Zhuang responded and after sending the person out, he turned back to look at Bai Erlang and the others, "Did you hear that?"
Before Bai Erlang could finish, Lieutenant General Nie snorted rudely, "Master Zhuang, General Guo is too arrogant."
Mr. Zhuang smiled and said, "He means well."
During this period, they were fighting each other from a distance, and basically returned everything he had done to Liu Huan some time ago. However, it was Bai Erlang and his other four young men who showed up, so General Guo couldn't use any of his methods. His son didn't stand on his side, so he couldn't even get these "young people" to clash.
Under such circumstances, it was rare for General Guo to send someone to remind them.
But General Guo was obviously not so kind. At his son's reminder, he had to send someone to inform the delegation. He snorted and said to Guo Zhao, "Even if we tell them, they may not appreciate it."
Guo Zhao said, "Father, whether they appreciate it or not is their business. We, the Protectorate, have fulfilled our responsibilities, and that's all."
He didn't want his father to dwell on old grudges, so he changed the subject and said, "Father, the passage is open, and the letter was sent out more than half a month ago. It should have reached Yumen Pass by now. I wonder if the court will send troops to help."
General Guo said, "Your Majesty is ambitious. The Western Turks have always been an enemy of the imperial court. These small nations in the Western Regions waver, taking our Great Jin's grain and silk, yet begging for mercy from the Western Turks. This time, it's just a plague in Xiazhou, but they've rebelled. Your Majesty will certainly not tolerate this. Don't worry, as long as the documents reach the capital, Your Majesty will definitely send reinforcements."
There are many people in Kucha and a lot of soldiers and horses, and there are also Western Turks behind them, so it is really difficult to conquer them all with only the several thousand soldiers and horses of the Anxi Protectorate.
But they can eat some first, and there is General Meng watching over the Tubo side, so it won't be a big problem.
Guo Zhao agreed and headed towards Kucha with his father.
When the war broke out, General Guo had no time to deal with Liu Huan, and the old grudge was temporarily put aside.
Bai Shan and his companions were in the wilderness at this time, far away from not only Kucha but also Xizhou, so they naturally didn't know about this matter.
They had already crossed a desert and now it was a grassland. They asked people in a nearby village yesterday and they also saw the fireballs falling, and one of them was further ahead.
In their words, "First there was a loud bang, and we ran out to see a huge fireball falling from above our heads. Fortunately, it streaked into the desert over there and didn't hit our village, otherwise we would have been dead."
When Bai Shan heard this, he immediately said to Man Bao, "It should not be far away."
Manbao also felt that it was not far away. They had been out for so long and finally got some good news. Just when they were about to be happy, the busy Teacher Mo also came online.
He urgently contacted Manbao. Knowing it was daytime and difficult to talk to her, he emailed her directly to tell her, "The main system has agreed to upgrade System 0531. The cost will be shared by the Alliance and the Encyclopedia."
Manbao's eyes lit up, and Keke also beeped, announcing: "It's upgrading and will be temporarily shut down. Please be informed."
After that, the voice disappeared.
Manbao can only see the system space, and even the mall is currently offline.
But Manbao was very happy. He reached out and took Bai Shan's hand and shook it, and said happily: "Shall we stop and rest for a day?"
Bai Shan turned to ask her, "Are you tired?"
Manbao shook his head and whispered to him, "We can wait for good news."
Bai Shan didn't ask what the good news was. He nodded and said to Daji, "Let's find a place to camp nearby. We'll rest for a day and leave tomorrow."
Daji agreed and asked people to find a water source. It would be more convenient to camp near the water.
Manbao climbed up a small slope and looked into the distance and said, "I wonder if the other team has any news."
After coming out, Bai Shan asked some nearby villages for information and then improved the direction map.
Then after they entered the desert, they split up in front of the known tiankeng. They only took two villagers as guides, and the rest of the people formed another team and headed in another direction, according to the direction calculated by Bai Shan. It was unknown whether they could find it.
But if they can't, they should turn back in a few days.
Manbao was awakened in the early morning. She noticed the familiar buzzing sound and immediately got up from the blanket and contacted Koko with her eyes slightly closed.
Keke updated the system and greeted the host with a tablet, "Host, the update is complete, and the scanning program is restarting..."
Manbao could hear the joy in its voice.
See you at 6pm
(End of this chapter)
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