RPAGF Chapter 237: Treating the Plague
Chapter 237: Treating the Plague
Many times, things don't develop in the direction you expect.
A plague still broke out in Luoshui County, which was occupied by An Guo's army.
Several dead bodies thrown by the coalition forces crashed into the homes of civilians in the city, frightening the people who were hiding in their homes and making them panic and scream.
Although Yun Zhi immediately ordered people to take precautions, burn the bodies, and block the area, the plague still quietly spread in Luoshui County.
At first, the people who had witnessed the dead bodies and were quarantined early on developed symptoms of fever and cough.
Then, several of the soldiers who were handling the dead bodies began to show similar symptoms.
Like a raging fire, the plague spread rapidly throughout the city.
Ten days had passed since the coalition forces threw the dead bodies, and the number of civilians and soldiers locked up in the quarantine zone had exceeded a thousand a few days ago.
Among them are people who have been confirmed to be infected and have begun to show symptoms, as well as people who have had close contact with infected people.
The current result is thanks to Yun Zhi's decisiveness and the strict isolation measures she took at the time, which prevented the number of infections from increasing further.
Otherwise, perhaps like the coalition forces, tens of thousands of people would be quarantined.
This disease is really too dangerous and spreads very quickly.
However, there is good news. The plague has been effectively contained and prevented, and people outside the quarantine area have not shown any symptoms of the plague so far.
The plague was under control there, and only the military doctors and doctors sent from nearby places had to work together to develop a treatment method.
At this time, the quarantine area was filled with despair and fear.
Anyone passing by could hear the groans and curses coming from inside.
Cursing the coalition forces that did this, and also cursing the blind God.
At this moment, Yun Zhi in the room was lowering her head and gently rubbing her temples with her hands.
Because of the plague these days, I only sleep about two hours a day, sometimes even less.
"Da da da"
The sound of light footsteps came from far away.
Yun Zhi raised her head and looked at Chen Yuanshu who was approaching. "How is it? Have you found a cure for the plague?"
Chen Yuanshu slowly shook his head. "Your Majesty, not yet, but it should be soon. Yesterday, a doctor came forward with his family's heirloom medical book, which records the treatment method for the plague that happened a hundred years ago. The doctors are currently trying to prepare a prescription based on that book."
Plagues have occurred in previous history, but the treatment prescriptions were kept secret by most doctors and only passed on to their descendants, resulting in the need to explore new treatment methods many times when plague broke out.
Yun Zhi nodded slightly, "That's good. I hope there haven't been any problems in the quarantine area during this period."
When the civilians were first imprisoned, a few of them were so excited that they almost broke free from the soldiers' restraints and rushed out.
Fortunately, the soldiers reacted quickly and subdued them in time.
"Your Majesty, the quarantine area has been temporarily stabilized, but their morale has become increasingly depressed."
This was also expected. Ten days had passed and people had started dying. No one knew if they would be the next. How could they not feel depressed?
"Send more people to comfort them and tell them that we are about to find a treatment method. At least it will give them some hope and help them hold on for a while longer until a treatment method is found." Yun Zhi rubbed his eyebrows, looking tired.
Chen Yuanshu responded, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Yun Zhi picked up the cooled tea beside her and took a sip to refresh herself.
"Has the coalition forces made any moves recently?"
After the enemy retreated that day, Yun Zhi isolated the reserve troops that did not go to the battlefield to preserve their combat effectiveness. He was afraid that the soldiers who went to the battlefield would be infected on a large scale and would not have the strength to fight again, and the enemy would attack again at this time.
However, the coalition forces have been quiet in the past few days and have not attacked once.
Chen Yuanshu bowed and said, "Your Majesty, there has been no movement from the coalition forces for the time being. According to spies, the imperial physician they invited has arrived and is busy dealing with the internal plague problem. It seems they intend to resolve this issue before attacking us."
Before, Yun Zhi was worried about the plague, but now that the treatment direction has been found, she can spare some time to think about other things.
She gently put down the teacup in her hand, a sneer on her lips. "They're wishful thinking. They've caused our army and the people of Luoshui County to suffer such a disaster. Now I'll collect some interest from them. Once the plague is completely resolved here, I'll make them pay for their blood debt with blood."
A sharp look flashed in Yun Zhi's eyes. She stood up and looked at Chen Yuanshu.
"General Chen."
Chen Yuanshu clasped his fists and replied, "I am here!"
"I order you to take a small group of soldiers and horses, carrying small thunder bombs, to harass the enemy's rear. Remember, do not linger in the battle. Return after throwing them. The main purpose is to disrupt their morale. Go every one or two days until the plague army's attack is resolved."
Chen Yuanshu accepted the order: "I obey your order!"
On the other side, several doctors were gathered together, looking at the prescription and discussing the treatment for the plague.
"In my opinion, we should try this prescription first. I heard from this young man that the symptoms of the plague his ancestors encountered were similar to this one." said a middle-aged doctor.
"That's not right. Similar symptoms don't mean the cause is the same. You still need to be cautious when using medication. Based on my many years of medical experience, the dosage of several of these medicines needs to be changed, and one more medicine should be added." An old man retorted, stroking his beard.
Everyone argued endlessly and it was difficult to reach a consensus for a while.
Seeing the two sides arguing, the young doctor who took out his family's ancestral medical book scratched his head and said, "How about we first boil the medicine according to my family's prescription, find a few patients with milder conditions to try it out, see the effect, and then adjust the prescription?"
Everyone looked at each other and thought this seemed to be a feasible solution.
Soon they took the prepared medicine, covered their mouths and noses with towels, and walked towards the isolation area.
Before I even stepped in there, I could already hear the moans coming from inside.
When they reached the quarantine area, a soldier stopped them. After verifying their identities, he turned sideways and let them pass.
The leading military doctor looked in the direction and walked towards one of the rooms, which housed patients who had just developed mild symptoms.
At this time, there were five patients lying inside. They looked haggard and their eyes revealed helplessness and fear.
Upon seeing the doctors coming in, a patient sat up excitedly, "Is... is there a cure?"
Facing his expectant gaze, the military doctor shook his head slightly. "There's no definite solution yet, but this is a newly formulated medicine. Let's try it out first."
The light in the patient's eyes dimmed a little, but he still obediently took the medicine bowl and drank it.
The other patients also took the medicine with hope and slowly felt the changes in themselves.
Watching them take the medicine, the young doctor murmured to himself, "I hope this medicine works."
After they took the medicine, the doctors took their pulses every half hour and recorded the changes after taking the medicine.
Time passed minute by minute. After more than an hour, one of the patients touched his head and said in a muffled voice, "I don't feel so bad anymore."
Hearing this, everyone cheered up, but before they could be happy for too long, a patient next to them began to vomit violently.
"Not good!" A military doctor's face changed drastically and he hurried forward to check.
Other doctors also gathered around, and the atmosphere in the room was extremely tense for a while.
"Help him up first and clean him up."
Everyone was busy feeding medicine and giving injections, and the other three patients who had not shown any improvement could not help but become nervous.
After the patient's condition stabilized, the old doctor raised his head and glanced at the three patients who had remained unchanged. He pondered for a moment and said, "Perhaps this medicine reacts differently to people with different constitutions. Let's record each person's reaction and adjust the prescription when we get back."
Everyone nodded and left after the effect of the medicine wore off.
While the doctors were modifying the prescriptions and testing the medicines, Chen Yuanshu followed Yun Zhi's instructions and took his soldiers to harass the enemy every one or two days.
Every time they would throw a dozen thunder bombs and then turn around and retreat without checking the situation behind them. They would just run away after throwing them, giving the enemy no chance to catch up. They would then move to another place to throw the bombs again.
Seven days later, thanks to the efforts of many doctors, an effective treatment prescription was finally determined.