Chapter 330 Sending Troops
Jiang Tangtang said she disliked his nagging, but in her heart she felt sweet. The two of them were reluctant to part, and after a long time of affection, they finally separated and went about their own business.
Lu Shiyan returned to Lingnan to mobilize troops, while Jiang Tangtang further dealt with the plague and the large-scale migration of refugees outside the city.
Although the plague is frightening, it is not insurmountable with medicine to control it and means to prevent its spread.
Although many refugees were infected with the plague, the death toll was not high because there was medicine to treat it. Everyone also gradually began to respond calmly from the initial panic.
However, the Western Rong, who deliberately allowed the plague to spread to Lingnan, were not so lucky.
In the village where the plague first broke out, although most of the people were allowed to flow into the Great Zhou and then into Lingnan by the border guards who deliberately released water, the remaining people who did not leave were burned to death by the Western Rong soldiers.
However, those who had been infected with the disease had already spread the disease through the people and things they had come into contact with on the way to escape from the border to the Great Zhou.
At first, it was the soldiers at the border who were sent out, and later it was the soldiers' families.
The soldier was worried that if word got out that he and his family had the plague, they would be burned to death, so he kept the fact that he had contracted the plague a secret, hoping to find a solution behind the scenes.
But in this way, more and more people are infected.
The disease spread from one person to another, and finally most people along the entire border were infected with the plague.
The drought in Xirong was also very serious. The government had to support soldiers to go out to fight, and it had no spare energy to treat the plague.
Finally, a team of soldiers was sent over and ordered to execute all the people at the border.
But who is willing to die?
People at the border began to flee desperately. Some soldiers came into contact with patients suffering from the plague during the capture process and contracted the plague themselves.
Some soldiers also escaped capture and fled to other capitals.
As a result, the plague not only spread from the border to other places, but also infected the Western Rong army.
In addition to the plague, they were also plagued by drought and locust plagues.
The entire Xirong was shrouded in the despair of the plague.
The Great Zhou was not much better than the Western Rong.
The Xirong people who were infected with the plague fled from Xirong to Da Zhou and then to Lingnan. Along the way, the plague virus had already spread, and people in many places in Da Zhou were infected with the plague.
One urgent report after another was sent to the Great Zhou Palace. Xiao Ye had no way to deal with the locust plague and epidemic except to lose his temper.
When local officials heard that a plague had broken out in the area, their first step was not to find a way to control the plague, but to pack up and flee.
It was under such circumstances that Lu Shiyan suddenly sent troops.
This expedition was very successful, and with almost no effort, several cities with sea views were captured.
The soldiers in some cities put up a bit of resistance, while in other cities, seeing that Lu Shiyan was coming with elite soldiers, they abandoned the city and fled without even a fight.
Following the urgent reports of locusts and plague, the soldiers once again delivered urgent reports to the palace.
After hearing the news that Lu Shiyan had sent troops, Xiao Ye was filled with anger and fear. In the end, all his anger and fear turned into curses.
Xiao Ye cursed Lu Shiyan for his wolfish ambitions and said he had long coveted the throne of the Great Zhou. Now he finally couldn't help but take action. He shamelessly said that he would send troops to capture the rebels.
But at this time, an old minister stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Lu Shiyan's slogan is to recover the land of the Great Zhou. The cities he attacked this time were occupied by the Western Rong people. Strictly speaking, it is not a rebellion."
Several areas of Bohai County were taken by our Great Zhou officials when they saw the plague in the city and fled. And although he has occupied a region, he has not yet proclaimed himself emperor, and has only helped to gather and resettle refugees.
Zhou Ye naturally refused to listen and wanted to drag out and chop off those old ministers who were talking to Lu Shiyan.
At this time, another minister came out to persuade the emperor not to be angry. He said to him that there were locust plagues and pestilence everywhere outside, and it would be useless for Lu Shiyan to seize the city.
Maybe they don't even need to send anyone out to kill Lu Shiyan, he will be infected with the plague and die on his own.
Zhou Ye also took this opportunity to find a way out for himself.
Send someone to monitor Lu Shiyan and report his news back in time.
Despite his loud boasting, the current situation of the Great Zhou Dynasty made it impossible to march a large number of troops, and it could not withstand any more war.
Zhou Ye also felt from the bottom of his heart that Lu Shiyan would not get any good result.
But unexpectedly, news soon came back, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the refugees who fled to Lingnan have returned."
Just as he was wondering how to help the sudden surge of refugees, he heard the official who had returned excitedly say, "Your Majesty, the people of Lingnan are truly clever. They've figured out how to catch locusts and eat them. This way, they've solved the locust plague without having to use food to help the refugees."
Ever since Jiang Tangtang arrested the people from the major families and imprisoned them in the mine, no one dared to spread the news outside.
The people Zhou Ye sent out either rebelled or were cleaned out by Jiang Tantang. Now no one can pass on any news to the outside world.
Therefore, the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty was unaware of the recent major events in Lingnan.
(I have to take a leave today, so I will update less. I will make up for it next time.)
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