Chapter 17 5. Jia Xu's three major epidemic prevention steps

At this moment, Jia Xu fell into deep thought.This Jingzhou naval division is the most powerful "trump card" that Prime Minister Cao relied on to defeat the enemy during this Southern Expedition. How can it be easily weakened?If we really followed Xia Houyuan's suggestion, if Prime Minister Cao killed the sick soldiers of the Jingzhou Navy, it would be completely equivalent to "cutting his own wings", crossing the south of the Yangtze River, sweeping Yangzhou and other achievements will be in vain! After slowly thinking clearly, he said slowly: "Why do we have to 'kill them all' in today's situation? Isolate them first, prevent them from infecting others, and then treat them slowly. "

"Oh! Master Jia! These sick sailors are now dying cripples. Keeping them is not only of no benefit to others, but also detrimental to everyone. We have to send heavy troops to guard them and send manpower to take care of them. And recruiting doctors to treat them is a huge expense! If the disease they contract is not cured for a day, it will drag us down for a day. If it goes on like this for a long time, what should we do?" Cao Chun He shook his head again and again and sighed. Jia Xu listened, pondered for a moment, his eyes sparkled a few times, and sighed deeply: "General Cao's words are certainly reasonable. But, 'The epidemic is merciless, and people must have righteousness'. If you compare your heart to your heart, who would want to suffer from a serious disease?" But what about harming others? Who can guarantee that they will never get sick? "One sick, one killed" seems to come happily, but one day if the knife and ax hang on your own head, General Cao Can you accept it without any doubts?"

Sima Yi listened beside him, gave a soft "hmm" and nodded in sympathy.Mao Jie bowed his head slightly, not saying a word. Cao Chun was so choked by Jia Xu's words that he rolled his eyes for a while, he hesitated and couldn't answer. Xia Houyuan glared at Cao Chun, as if he was very dissatisfied with his cowardly appearance, and said angrily: "Cao Chun! Why can't we 'suffer it without doubt'? If I, Xia Houyuan, suffer from this kind of epidemic Disease, you cut off my head with a single knife, and I won't even frown! Junshi Jia, do you think I, Xia Houyuan, is really a bloodthirsty, addicted, ruthless person? Among the 13,000 seriously ill patients, only There are three or four thousand people from our north! They are all brothers who have fought bloody battles with me, Xiahouyuan! How could I, Xiahouyuan, have the heart to kill them all..." At this point, he burst into tears again, " However, for the sake of the safety of the entire army and the success or failure of the Southern Expedition, we can only be "scorpion venom stings the hand, and the strong man cuts the wrist". Safety of most NCOs!"

Jia Xu heard Xia Houyuan's words so stubbornly, but it was not easy to stand up to him for a while, coupled with his chest tightness, upset and restless mood, he really wanted to stay alone to recuperate and adjust his breath, so he said casually: "General Xiahou, You are indeed very urgent to take care of the overall situation, and Xu can understand it. Let's take a moment to take a look at this matter before we talk about it! It is a big deal to kill all these 13,000 critically ill patients , It’s not a trivial matter, you must not judge rashly.” While he was speaking, he saw Xia Houyuan’s beard and hair standing on end again, staring at him for debate, and thought to himself, it’s really a scholar who meets a soldier, so he can’t make sense!Then he changed a more gentle tone and said, "Of course, you and General Cao Chun's idea of ​​'scorpion venom stings the hand, a strong man cuts the wrist' is not useless. It's just that if you really want to 'catch the big and let go' as you said." Small, take the heavy and discard the light', that should also be done according to the current situation and prudently!"

"So, Junshi Jia doesn't actually object to this general's suggestion at all?" Xia Houyuan caught his words and forced to ask a question. Jia Xu had no intention of entangled with him at this moment, but still neither nodded in agreement nor shook his head in denial, but replied with a prevarication: "Jia still said the same thing, everything should be done according to the current situation and prudently!" "Okay! It's fine with Jia Junshi's statement!" Xia Houyuan stood up at once, bowed deeply and said, "It's really presumptuous of me to disturb Jia Junshi's rest today. Let me take my leave here, and ask for Jia Junshi's understanding .”

While Jia Xu returned the salute to him, Cao Chun, Mao Jie and others, he gave Sima Yi a sneaky wink at the end.Sima Yi understood, nodded slightly, and first left with Xia Houyuan, Cao Chun, Mao Jie and others, and after a while he found an excuse to turn back and sit down in Jia Xu's tent. "Zhongda, do you think General Xiahou and General Cao's strategy of 'grasp the big and let go of the small, take the heavy and discard the light' is advisable?" Jia Xu immediately asked when he saw him come in. "Well, my lord, I think that their strategy of 'catch the big and let go of the small, take the heavy and discard the light' seems a bit inappropriate..." Sima Yi secretly observed Jia Xu's facial expression, and said cautiously, "But the two generals I am very emotional now, and I am discussing with Lord Mao and ran to Prime Minister Cao to offer this strategy."

"Zhongda, General Xiahou and General Cao's policy of 'grasp the big and let go of the small, take the heavy and discard the light' is not just a 'wrong'? Don't be misled by him! As long as this policy is followed, everyone in the Cao Jun Navy will be in danger and the morale of the army will be scattered! In this way, how can they still serve Prime Minister Cao? "However, the navy is the key force for us to conquer Sun Quan in the south. If we don't rely on them for our own use, even if we have thousands of cavalry, we will be helpless against the natural moat of the Yangtze River. Alas, if the southern expedition fails, Prime Minister Cao From now on, the great cause of Ding Ding will never go smoothly—you must stop Xia Houyuan and others from misleading Prime Minister Cao!"

Jia Xu sat up straight from the bed, his right fist hit the wooden railing along the couch with a muffled "dong dong", looked at Sima Yi, and said with a very sincere look: "I just wanted to meet with Prime Minister Cao in person to persuade him. It's just that Dr. Hua Tuo suggested that the military division should not come into contact with people easily, so as not to spread the disease to others. Therefore, I am afraid that it is difficult for the military division to go to Cao Cheng to get along with him and speak out in person, so I have to ask Zhong Da to forward the current prevention and control to the military division on his behalf. The epidemic situation, three countermeasures to stabilize the morale of the army. Zhongda, you are the most wise and sophisticated young hero among the ministers of the military division I have seen, and you must be able to deeply understand the painstaking efforts of the military division. Zhongda, my military division I deeply ask you here.”

Sima Yi's eyes were filled with tears, and he said with emotion: "Despite Master Jia's orders, how dare Yi not try his best?" Jia Xu took a deep breath, stared straight at him, and said slowly, "Zhongda, you remember, the epidemic is spreading in the army, people are confused, and the situation is extremely urgent. Three countermeasures are presented to Prime Minister Cao——Firstly, Prime Minister Cao is asked to drink the "Zhu Yan Wine" to keep himself safe and sound, and personally visit the navy camp to comfort the sick soldiers to stabilize the morale of the army and boost morale; Prime Minister Cao is requested to make a list of the world, offer rewards, recruit famous doctors, and work together to prevent and control the spread of the epidemic; third, ensure the safety of water sources, pay attention to epidemic monitoring, implement separate camps for the land and sea armies, and try our best to prevent the spread of the epidemic and go ashore! "