Chapter 820 Young General vs. Rich Lady 123
On the day of landing, Ji Yunhuan ordered a large batch of smallpox vaccines.
Vaccines require a certain storage environment, so Ji Yunhuan simply rented a medical warehouse locally to store the vaccines. When they were needed, she would send them to Huo Xiao in batches.
The chairman suddenly ran away. Lu Yichen was very anxious and made several phone calls.
Ji Yunhuan lied without thinking, "I just had too much pressure at work, so I came out to relax. Oh, I didn't neglect my work, I just had too much fun yesterday and didn't pay attention to the news."
"I'll leave the live broadcast to you. You should also keep an eye on the old city reconstruction project. By the end of the year, I'll give you a big red envelope and take you on an overseas trip. I'm busy now. I'm hanging up now."
Having a useful assistant saves trouble. Ji Yunhuan doesn’t have to explain much, Xiaolu knows it all anyway.
After handling some online work on the tablet, Ji Yunhuan really started traveling in the local area.
Smallpox vaccine was used in Guangling City and Pingyang City as well. The sick people gradually recovered and not many people died.
There was a lot of incense burning in front of the Goddess Temple. After the officials of Shu Kingdom recovered, they also went to the Goddess Temple to kowtow and burn incense.
There was also an outbreak of smallpox on the border of Shu State. When the boxes were opened for inspection that day, in addition to officials, there were also some servants present, and the smallpox spread.
However, there were not many people in that area of the border, and there were mountains blocking the way. Local people only gathered once every half a month to cross the mountains, so the news did not spread.
The two countries are neighbors, and even for the safety of Guangling City, Huo Xiao could not ignore the plague in Shu, so he immediately sent Xu Sheng with vaccines and medicines, and the situation was quickly stabilized.
The Shu officials thanked Huo Xiao profusely and returned with the gifts from Guangling City.
In the military camp of Guangling City.
Lu Yongxin looks good and has fully recovered, except for some bumps on his face. However, as a grown man, he doesn't care much about that.
Lu Yongxin knelt on one knee, his face full of guilt, "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have accepted those gifts. I thought that Shu was weak and they would send some every year. I wouldn't feel at ease if I didn't accept them, so I accepted them."
"Shu State doesn't dare to play tricks. The problem is the box of things Lu Gang sent! Those things were used by smallpox patients! He can't beat Wei State, so he uses these insidious means. I have misjudged him!"
Huo Xiao helped the man up and said, "I can't blame you. Even if you didn't accept the gift and drove him out, the man and the gift would have already arrived in Guangling City, and the virus would have spread long ago."
"Although I have never fought against Lu Gang, he is a noble of the State of Lu and is related to the King of Lu. He is more orthodox in leading troops to fight and values his reputation. He doesn't seem like someone who can come up with such a sinister idea. Xu Sheng, have you found out anything?"
Xu Sheng said: "I have been investigating in Shu for a few days. Before this, the soldiers of Lu often asked the local people to help with washing and cooking. Someone saw a scholar with a feather fan and a long scarf beside Lu Gang. Lu Gang respected him very much and called him Xuan Jiu Zhenren."
"I remember there was a Taoist Xuan Jiu in the Beirong army, but when we broke in, he had disappeared. Beirong had sent someone to monitor him, but there was no news from the person who was monitoring him, so Taoist Xuan Jiu's whereabouts became unknown."
"Master Xuan Jiu first supported Beirong, but when he saw that Beirong was failing, he turned to Lu. This person has no home or country in his heart, and does things without any bottom line. Lu Gang dares to use such a person!"
Huo Xiao's eyes flashed with murderous intent. "I didn't want to start a war. I just wanted to drive them out. But since they gave me such a big gift, I have to give it back!"
"Lu Yongxin, reorganize the army and send a message to Shu, saying that we want to borrow the passage and invade Lu!"
Ji Yunhuan stayed abroad for more than half a month. She was not idle either. She found a way to buy a batch of guns and ammunition and sent them to Huo Xiao.
"Xiaoxiao, this is for you! You can't buy this in China, and it's not easy to buy abroad either. There aren't many of them, so I'll give them to you to satisfy your craving. These are live ammunition, so be careful when you use them. Find an open area and don't hurt your own people by mistake."
"I went to the shooting range for several days in a row. It was fun, but I wasn't very accurate. The small ones were okay, but the big ones were too tiring. However, the big ones are more powerful and accurate. If you practice, you will definitely be able to use them well."
Everyone was very excited when they got the guns. Even the usually calm Zhao Hai laughed foolishly and kissed the gun barrel!
"I was browsing military forums on my tablet and I liked this one the most! Let's go, let's go to the shooting range and try it out!"
The shooting range has been cleared. There are not many guns, only two or three of each type. The most common are small pistols. Currently, only a few trusted generals have obtained guns.
Zhao Hai was gifted and he hit the target from a long distance, but he missed the center of the target. The bullet went through the target and embedded itself into the mountain wall, and could not be retrieved.
"If this hits a person, it will definitely penetrate him! Killing someone from a distance is no problem at all."
Xu Sheng prefers small weapons and is very skilled in handling pistols. He has also used a tablet to surf the Internet and has learned a little about the structure of guns. He fumbles with the skills to disassemble and reassemble them, and he learns everything by himself.
Huo Xiao saw that everyone was so excited that he wanted to go to the battlefield with his guns, so he said, "Ammunition is limited, so you should save it when you practice. We won't use it this time. Divide it and practice well. It will come in handy someday."
Zhao Hai agreed, "Right, right, right. If we don't have good aim now, it will be a waste of ammunition on the battlefield. Let's practice it better first."
Three days later, the Huo family army passed through Shu State and pursued the Lu State army!
The Lu army was defeated and retreated successively. The Huo family army occupied a large area of land in the upper reaches of the Lu River. The territory of Lu was reduced. It was originally a crescent shape that half surrounded the Wei state, but now the extended land was occupied by the Huo family army, and it became an irregular oval.
While pursuing the Lu army, Huo Xiao rectified the newly occupied land and appeased the people.
Going back another hundred or eighty years, it was hard to say who was in charge of this land. The people were used to the fighting. When they heard that the people in charge had been replaced by the Huo family army and that the land was under the control of Weiguo, and that the Huo family army did not rob people or food, the people felt relieved.
As usual, Huo Xiao built a temple for the goddess, provided free porridge, dug ditches, and constructed factories. Although there was drought in the upper reaches of the Lu River, the people were not yet unable to survive. There were large tracts of fertile land, and when the grain given by the gods was planted in the spring, the whole country would no longer lack food.
After fighting for more than a month, the Huo family army finally surrounded the slippery main force of the Lu army, and Lu Gang was also trapped.
When Lu Yongxin saw Lu Gang, he was filled with rage. He rode on his horse and rushed forward with a red tasseled spear in hand!
Lu Gang was covered in dirt and his hair was all tangled, but he still acted like a general and shouted, "Wait a minute! There are rules for fighting between two armies, you can't just start fighting right away!"
"We are all benevolent and righteous troops. Let's take a step back. Why do we have to kill each other? It will be so ugly if it gets out... Hey hey hey! Are you serious? Help! Someone, protect the emperor! Protect the emperor!"
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