Chapter 107 Meng Tian: The Immortal is performing his magic again
Yunzhong County, a border town.
This is the northernmost city of the Qin Dynasty, and it has been at war with the Huns all year round.
Even the most adventurous caravans would not be willing to come here.
Previously, Brother Shen and Brother Si's caravan took another safer route.
But today, many new faces came to the city gate. They were dressed in the same plain white robes with only a "mountain"-shaped grass logo hanging on the corner of their clothes. The red cross armbands on their arms showed their identities - barefoot itinerant doctors.
This name made many people subconsciously lower their heads, wanting to see if they were really not wearing shoes, but what they saw were pairs of plain cloth shoes covered with dust.
They seemed to have gotten used to other people's stares. Seeing this, someone came out to explain that they called themselves barefoot itinerant doctors because many of their life-saving medical skills were learned from a medical book called "Barefoot Doctor's Manual", and they respected the person who compiled the medical book as their ancestor.
The barefoot doctors in medical books traveled around the countryside, treating the common people who could not afford to see doctors. They should also follow the example of their predecessors, travel around the country, and treat the common people in the Qin Dynasty.
This time, he was invited by General Meng Tian to come to the border town to treat the people in the city.
They brought a lot of luggage, including the necessary medicinal herbs, as well as two large carts filled with unidentified objects in jars.
The border town is a military stronghold. Things like this that are unclear must be carefully checked before they can enter. Because Meng Tian had already come to greet them and sent his personal soldiers to wait for them at the city gate. Even General Meng Tian, who was responsible for guarding this place, didn't care. How could the clerk who checked the people entering the city gate and asked for trouble by deliberately blocking them?
He smiled cordially at the personal guard and respectfully escorted him and his convoy into the city.
"You are finally here. The general has been waiting for a long time."
After entering the city, everyone dismounted and walked. This personal guard was an old man who had followed Meng Tian for many years and had led the team in Xianyang City for many years. He was also an old acquaintance of Dr. Xia, the leader of the traveling medical team, and he spoke to her with a bit more intimacy than he did with other people.
After the epidemic was eradicated in Changyi, Doctor Xia and her group self-isolated for a month before resuming their medical journeys. Because Song Jing's allicin was so potent and miraculous, they wanted to test its effectiveness on other ailments, so they took her with them on their medical journeys.
Whenever you see any symptom, try allicin first. It is somewhat similar to the practice in later generations of using penicillin first when in doubt.
According to their original route, their next stop should have been the nearby Donghai County, where they would meet up with the eldest prince and Princess Yangzi. They would stay there for a few months before setting off back to Xianyang to celebrate the New Year.
However, because Your Majesty intends to use military force against the Xiongnu this year, the number of wounded will increase as the war breaks out, and the demand for doctors in the army will also increase greatly, so the group temporarily changed their route and headed to Yunzhong County.
After stopping and walking along the way, we finally arrived in Yunzhong County in September.
"It's a little late, but it's not too late."
Doctor Xia looked at the busy yet peaceful life in the city and knew that the war had not yet begun, but why were there so many foreign faces in this city?
When the guards saw her eyes lingering on those who looked different from the people of Daqin, they knew what she was thinking.
"They are also Xiongnu. This is the closest place to the Xiongnu tribe. Many Xiongnu who prefer to live a peaceful and comfortable life will leave the grasslands and settle here."
The guard smiled and explained, "The Xiongnu are descendants of the Xia Dynasty. They are of the same race as us. If they stop invading the borders of the Qin Dynasty, we can coexist peacefully."
Doctor Xia's mouth twitched. It sounded very reasonable, but what was his real plan? Did he really think she didn't know?
She lowered her voice and leaned over, "Has the wool trade route been opened?"
"Of course." The guard answered subconsciously, then smiled at her. "Miss Xia, you're setting a trap for me. If the general knew I let the cat out of the bag, I'd be punished."
After receiving a positive response, Doctor Xia took a step aside, distanced herself, and said with a smile, "If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, how would Uncle Meng know?"
When the guard heard him address her like that, he knew she was trying to get closer, so he changed the subject to her profession. "I heard a miracle doctor has developed a miraculous medicine passed down by immortals. It's said to be able to bring the dead back to life. I wonder if he's brought it with him."
"There is no medicine that can bring the dead back to life, but there is one that can prevent high fever after injury." Xia Yingyu corrected his statement with the rigor of a doctor.
The guard replied happily, "Yes, that's exactly what I'm talking about! The general has missed you so much! He's been looking forward to your arrival day and night."
"You're thinking about our medicine."
The guard smiled cheerfully, showing no temper. "It's all the same, all the same... We're here."
"The general is waiting in the government office. I have arranged a large vacant courtyard for you nearby."
In the reception room of the yamen, Meng Tian was sitting at the top of the table. When he saw them coming, he stood up to greet them.
"Welcome to Border Town. You are all tired from the journey. Please have a cup of tea first. The courtyard next door has been arranged. There is also a small courtyard for drug research." Meng Tian clasped his fists and said, "I will trouble you to take care of the wounded this time."
The group was indeed tired after the journey, so they exchanged a few polite words with him and then went back to the courtyard to rest.
…
They could also be brought to their residence. Meng Tian dismissed his attendants and went to the secret room of his study. He bowed to a transparent jade stone and asked, "When will the immortal arrive?"
Meng Yi's distorted voice rang out from the bathroom, "It only takes two hours for the immortal to travel from Xianyang to Yunzhong County. He's currently still in the palace. Brother, you should prepare to welcome him as soon as possible."
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In the Xianyang Palace, Wei Shengxue told Ying Zheng that she was going to the grassland to survive the tribulation.
She didn't have much to pack. If she succeeded in overcoming the tribulation, she would return in glory. If she failed, she would be struck to death on the spot, leaving no remains behind.
He simply returned to the Changsheng Palace and gave a few instructions before waving his sleeves and disappearing into the light without leaving a cloud behind.
Wei Shengxue was afraid of death and had mastered the art of escape very well. The time he spent on the journey was even shorter than the two hours Meng Yi mentioned.
With the guidance of the sound stone, she went straight to the county government office after arriving at the border town, and landed in the courtyard. Not far away was Meng Tian pacing back and forth.
"Hey, Meng Tian, what are you mumbling about to yourself?"
The familiar voice brought Meng Tian back to his senses. He looked up and saw the figure standing opposite him: "Master!!"
"When will the Immortal Master arrive? These people didn't inform us, so Meng Tian should go out to greet him." He said as he led people to the study.
Wei Shengxue pointed to the sky and said, "I came from up there, so it's normal they didn't see me. There's no need to blame me for that."
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The next day, Meng Tian summoned all the generals in the army, firstly to let them show their faces in front of the immortal, and secondly to let some generals who had lived in the border for a long time recognize people, so as to avoid accidentally offending the immortal and losing their reputation.
If you offend the gods, you will be struck by lightning!
"Master, please look," Meng Tian pulled aside the curtain covering the wall, revealing a map hanging on the wall.
It depicts the mountains, rivers and streams along the border of the Qin Dynasty in great detail.
This is a very detailed map, even the size of the rivers and the paths in the mountains are depicted in detail. If the Huns got hold of this map, it would be easy for them to sneak into the large territory and cause trouble.
This forbidden item in the army was so easily displayed in front of Wei Shengxue.
In such an era, it takes a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources to draw such a detailed picture.
But for Wei Shengxue, who was used to 3D maps that updated in real time, this purely flat map was extremely impractical. Simply place her on a mountain, prohibit her from using her spiritual sense, and even without anyone else doing anything, she would become completely disoriented and lose track of directions.
"This is where the Huns gather." Meng Tian stretched out his hand and drew a circle on the map. There were ripples of water there, which should indicate a large source of water.
"The Xiongnu live wherever there's water and grass. This winter is getting colder quickly, so they're very likely to head to this warm valley early."
Meng Tian raised his eyes and looked around, revealing the sharpness of an imperial general. "We must also be prepared for the Huns to come south and plunder."
"Vice General Li."
"I am here." A bearded man walked out from among the generals lined up on both sides.
"I order you to withdraw all the people outside the city within five days to prevent the Xiongnu from attacking and killing them."
"Yes." The bearded man took the order and returned to his seat.
"Deputy General Zhang." A man with a scar at the corner of his eye walked out.
"I will be here."
"Inspect and inventory all military equipment in the warehouse within three days to ensure adequate weapons for the soldiers going into battle."
"Yes." He also took the order and retreated.
"Vice General Zhou."
“…”
Meng Tian gave orders one by one, covering almost all aspects required for a war.
After arranging the people in the order he was used to, he turned to look at Wei Shengxue beside him and asked, "What are your instructions, Immortal?"
"I mean, there's no need to go through so much trouble."
Wei Shengxue waved her hand, and a real-time map constructed by spiritual power appeared in front of her.
She didn't sleep last night and took the system to bury the clone that collected information overnight.
"Tong'er, doesn't this thing take months to be fully operational? I planted it last night, and it's working today. Your quality control isn't great. There's so much individual variation."
[Bah, you are not allowed to doubt the products produced by the system mall! ]
[The ones we sell to you are rip-offs, but the ones we use ourselves are all genuine and you get what you pay for.]
Wei Shengxue: ...
This self-righteous behavior of the unscrupulous businessman left her speechless.
[During the activation period of the system's external information collector, it cannot leave a certain range, but it does not mean it cannot be used.]
[Not to mention, my main body is right here, so my scanning range can be expanded to include the Xiongnu tribes on the grasslands. Even without an external data collector, I can still serve as a real-time map.]
[The external information collector is merely a clone set up to cover the entire territory of Daqin. Its purpose is somewhat similar to your star network's signal station, which is to expand its scope of use.]
The system's voice was tinged with a hint of human anger, so Wei Shengxue naturally hurried to appease it.
"Alright, alright, I know 301 is the most powerful cultivation system. But you're about to enter the top 300, so you definitely won't bother with a novice host."
Her words made the system run faster, and there was a sense of relief as if all the redundant codes had been thrown away.
"I'm an experienced system, so I won't get angry over such a small matter."
During the time it took for one person to talk to another, Meng Tian and the others had already completed three consecutive shocking events.
"The red dots here, and the red numbers in the corner, could they be the Huns' assembled troops?"
Because the number was so convenient, easy to use, and simple to learn, it had spread across the country at a speed comparable to a rumor over the past few months. The generals who could serve in the Qin army were all literate and had studied military manuals, so they naturally knew the number.
But precisely because they recognized it, the shock this map brought to them became more obvious.
"With this map in hand, anyone with brains can win the battle!"
"Hehehe, this Hun has come at the right time! I'm going to smash his head off!"
"Looking at how fast they're organizing their troops, it'll probably take them more than half a month to get here!"
"They shouldn't be attacking this place." A young general in the middle pointed to a gap on the map. "This place is sparsely populated, and there are few troops stationed here. If we go over this mountain and then take a detour, we can enter a relatively prosperous county in Yunzhong County."
The Xiongnu burned, killed, looted, and committed all sorts of atrocities. Once they broke through the defenses, at least the entire village was slaughtered.
"The mountains here are high and the roads are dangerous, with dense jungle. If you're not careful, you could fall off a cliff. Even the locals can't guarantee they'll make it out alive." The bearded man shook his head, disagreeing. "Plus, the Xiongnu are difficult to defeat because their cavalry is so fast. If they enter the mountains and forests, their cavalry will be tripped up, and if they encounter the Qin soldiers, they'll be ready to be slaughtered."
His view was supported by the majority of people.
The Huns' way of fighting was to rob and run away. Before a large number of guards arrived, they had already killed people, robbed things and ran away.
The Central Plains region has more infantry, and when facing cavalry, its biggest disadvantage is fully exposed.
To put it in the game, it can be summed up in one sentence - the legs are too short!
The State of Zhao had faced this problem before when it was guarding the northern border, and the final solution was to build the Great Wall and close the gates to fight the dog.
After Qin conquered Zhao and took over the defense of the northern border, it was slightly stronger than Zhao. After all, Qin was a horse-breeding country and had a slight advantage in horses.
However, relying on chariots was not enough to fully demonstrate their advantages on the grasslands. It was not until the arrival of immortals who taught the art of stirrups and horseshoes, allowing people to free their hands on horseback, that the advantages of the Qin cavalry were truly brought into play.
"This time, they will never come back!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Weishengxue tapped the map, and the location circled by the young general was magnified. The branches and leaves covering the jungle retreated, revealing a narrow path below.
Everyone's face changed drastically.
There is a hidden path here that leads directly to the hinterland.
If there had not been an immortal who used magic to control the mountains and rivers of the world in his palm, they would definitely not have been able to discover the abnormality here, and the place would have been in danger this time.
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