In the middle of the night, heavy rain poured down.The sky in Yunnan seems to be the girl's face, saying that the sky will change the sky, and it will rain continuously for three days.The smell of corpses outside the city dissipated a lot under the heavy rain.Blood mixed with carrion water continued to flow towards the nearby river.The next day, the sky was still overcast and drizzling.Zuo Zongtang patrolled around the city wall, but fortunately, the expeditionary rifle had good waterproof performance and did not affect its use.At this time, a herald suddenly came from the city, and shouted in a long voice."
What's wrong" The herald hurriedly went up to the city wall, and Zuo Zongtang looked at him and asked with his eyebrows."
Report to the commander, the accompanying foreign military doctor said that he was looking for you on important business," the herald replied loudly."
Foreign military doctor" Zuo Zongtang frowned suspiciously, waved his hand and ordered, "Bring him up" "Yes" The herald clenched his fists, turned around and went down the city wall to pass the word.Each army of the Huaxing Army has an accompanying military medical office, and most of the attending doctors of Western medicine are invited foreigners.Qiao Zhiqing's treatment of these foreigners is ten times that of them in China.There are constantly all kinds of foreigners who venture to China to seek opportunities to make a fortune.Although Qiao Zhiqing and foreign devils are constantly fighting, they still attach great importance to the introduction of these foreigners who understand technology.He has never been a man who likes to close himself off from the country, he just doesn't like invaders."
Commander, I can be regarded as finding you, quickly ask your soldiers to stop drinking the water in the river, otherwise there will be a big problem" The foreign military doctor was taken up to the city wall, and after seeing Zuo Zongtang, he anxiously suggested in his stiff Chinese."
Oh, what's the problem" Zuo Zongtang chuckled, there are more than 20,000 people in the city who eat and drink, how can they say that they can cut off, and the water source is not so easy to find."
Commander, look, there are tens of thousands of corpses lying outside the city.Last night's heavy rain had washed these germs into the river, and if the soldiers drank it again, there would definitely be a big plague," the foreign military doctor gestured, and today he had already found several cases of malaria.After last night's heavy rain, if it is not strictly controlled, a large-scale plague will surely break out in the army.Zuo Zongtang chuckled in his heart, and hurriedly picked up the binoculars and looked around.As the rain continued to wash away, blood and corpse water continued to flow to the river.What the foreign military doctor said was not unheard of before, but now it seems that it is really a big problem."
Herald" Zuo Zongtang turned his head and shouted, ordering, "You go down immediately, inform all brigades and regiments to pay attention to not drinking river water anymore, and let them send people to find well water in the city to drink."
At the same time, an official document was posted, and the people in the city were also forbidden to drink the river water" "Yes, the commander of the army" After the herald came up, he replied loudly with his fists, turned around and went down to the city to pass the word."
Commander, this is only a stopgap measure.I suggest that you consult with the enemy.Everyone ceased fighting for a day.Let the enemy soldiers bury the corpse.Otherwise, after the weather is clear, after the sun exposure, the corpse will definitely rot, which will definitely cause a plague" The foreign military doctor proposed again, looking at the mountains of corpses piled up outside the city, frowning.There will be a big epidemic after the war, and Zuo Zongtang also understands this.What the foreigner said is not unreasonable, but Li Chendian is a suspicious person, how can he listen to his own advice."
Okay, you go down first, this matter is up to the commander."
Zuo Zongtang coldly instructed the foreign military doctor, and asked Guo Songtao to come over and discuss with him."
Brother Ji, the problem you are talking about is indeed very serious.After the battle with the long-haired thief, the plague was also rampant, and the people died countless times.Although this will be a loss of a good opportunity, this opportunity is a lot of evil, and we should not let it be. ”After listening to Zuo Zongtang's narration, Guo Songtao looked outside the city and attached great importance to it.Although it is said that if the enemy army is not notified, they will be infected and incapacitated.But this is really not a gentleman's doing, and you have to fight with strength on the battlefield.Moreover, if the corpses are not disposed of, the epidemic will spread widely after the weather clears."
Okay, brother, don't worry, I will send someone to inform Li Chendian immediately" Zuo Zongtang nodded, and hurriedly sent a staff officer in the army who could speak well, holding a white flag to the position of the New Han Army."
Report" Li Chendian was arranging the military situation with Chen Feixiong in the military tent, when the shouts of the heralds suddenly sounded outside the tent."
What's the matter," Li Chendian shouted impatiently outside the tent."
Report to the marshal, Huaxingjun sent a messenger, saying that there is a big matter to discuss with you," the herald told the truth."
Is it possible that the envoy is short of ammunition and food in the Huaxing army, and wants to surrender to us" Li Chendian spat out in surprise, and his body suddenly trembled."
Otherwise, as far as I know, Zuo Zongtang and Guo Songtao are both resolute people and will never make a surrender.There must be fraud in it, let's be cautious," Chen Feixiong shook his head and retorted, his face full of doubts."
Go, the messenger brings it over, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, it won't work, what tricks can they play" Li Chendian spit out nonchalantly, and ordered the herald.After a while, the envoy was brought into the tent, and he hugged his fists at the two and introduced, "The two marshals are good, and below is Liu Zhi, the combat staff officer of the Huaxing Army, on the orders of the commander of my family, there is an important matter to discuss with the two marshals" "If you have something to say, let it go, mother-in-law and mother what" Li Chendian frowned and said disdainfully, and sat on the handsome seat with Chen Feixiong, staring at the young man in the tent.Liu Zhi looked at Li Chendian's arrogant appearance, and couldn't wait to kick it.But in order to complete the mission, I still endured it, and hugged my fists to the two of them, "Our army commander asked me to discuss with the two marshals whether we can stop fighting for a day, and let the two marshals clean up the battlefield" "Truce for a day joke, don't you know what it means that the fighter plane is fleeting Zuo Zongtang and Guo Songtao have no ammunition, the corpse of our soldier will naturally be cleaned up after the victory, so you don't need to worry" Before Liu Zhi finished speaking, Li Chendian sneered.Chen Feixiong, who was on the side, was full of doubts, and asked the envoy with his eyebrows, "What does your military commander mean by taking pity on our Xinhan army?"
"No, no, no, our military commander is indeed kind.Last night's torrential rain washed away, and the river was already full of plague.Let me remind you that you should never give water to the soldiers.Otherwise, there will definitely be plagues everywhere, and there will be endless disasters," Liu Zhi hurriedly waved his hand to explain, looking at the two of them in disbelief.It's better not to say anything about holding back your breath in your heart, and let them kill themselves."
Go back and tell your commander, how the battle is fought is our business, and there is no need for him to pretend to be a good person.If he really lacks ammunition, then open the door and accept it.For the sake of the same Hunan army, this commander can also spare your life" Li Chendian waved his hand impatiently to see off the guests, not taking the envoy's words to heart at all.All of their 100,000 horses were stationed in the wilderness.If you tell them to stop drinking the water from the river, you know that they are leaving.Of course, Li Chendian did not follow, he has always been brave and resourceful.Now that he doesn't lift his impotence, he has become even more unscrupulous, and he never cares about the life and death of Bingyong.Chen Feixiong thought about it for a long time, and some people in his army had already had diarrhea, but it was not serious.The envoy's words reminded him of this, but he was shocked into a cold sweat."
Brother Li, this envoy is right.If the plague comes, it's over.It's better to just stop fighting for a day and let the soldiers clean up the battlefield.This also makes the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country brave and settle for peace" Chen Feixiong turned back to Li Chendian and suggested, his face full of worry."
Brother Chen, you must not rehash Zuo Zongtang and Guo Songtao's strategy, this is just their strategy to delay the army.Fighters are changing rapidly, and maybe in a day their supplies and reinforcements will arrive, and then we will be even more passive.I feel the same way as the messenger said.But it's okay to stick with it for a day or two.We are going to take the city as soon as possible while they are short of ammunition and food.Otherwise, the soldiers who sacrificed before would have died in vain. ”Li Chendian shook his head in opposition, and his head was dissuaded.Chen Feixiong thought about it repeatedly, and what Li Chendian said was not unreasonable.The Xinhan Army finally used the lives of so many soldiers to exhaust the ammunition of the Huaxing Army.If we just withdraw our troops, we will definitely fall short."
Brother Li, what you said is right, I will go down and order the soldiers and horses to prepare for the siege.And you will fight on the other three sides, and strive for today's battle, and you will take the city. ”Chen Feixiong hugged his fists and said goodbye.Li Chendian nodded silently with him, and after Chen Feixiong stepped back, he still had a cold smile on his face."
Knock, knock, knock, knock."
The position of the New Han Army was once again beating the drums of war, and Li Chendian gathered his soldiers and horses and cheered for the soldiers.Wu Changxin, the commander of the left army, first hugged his fists and said, "Dashuai, the last general is ready to crack the demon arts, and he will definitely take his brothers to take Qujing today" He took the cavalry last night and searched for women's menstrual blood from house to house in the nearby villages.But there was such a coincidental woman there, and then there was no way to search for the black dog again, mixing the black dog's blood with the woman's menstrual blood."
We must win, we must win, we must win" The soldiers shouted with confidence."
Yes, brethren.Whether we can make meritorious service depends on today's battle" Chen Feixiong raised his arms and shouted, waving his saber at Qujingcheng.Zuo Zongtang and Guo Songtao looked at the New Han Army flying outside the city, and sighed helplessly."
Li Chendian is still the same, and he doesn't care about the life and death of his soldiers at all" Zuo Zongtang sighed lightly, his face full of lamentation, and he felt worthless for the dead and wounded New Han Army in front of him."
Not only him, but looking at the world, except for our commander, who can pay so much attention to the life and death of soldiers."
Guo Songtao also added, his face full of sadness."
It seems that there is another big battle to be fought, I hope that reinforcements can come as soon as possible" Zuo Zongtang's face regained his fortitude, his right hand clenched the hilt of the knife, and secretly looked forward to it in his heart
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