Chapter 1161: Liangzhou Medical Research Institute

Plague!

This sudden turn of events threw Xiao Qian and Niu Chaofeng on Kuye Island into a panic.

What is the plague?

Xiao Qian had no idea.

But he knew that back in Longyan, epidemics were nothing at all... and that Longyan, specifically the Liangzhou side, already possessed the best Method for dealing with epidemics!

But the plague...

They had truly never encountered it before!

"General, three more have died..."

"General! Five more over here are also nearing the end!"

"General..."

Listening to the reports from his subordinates, almost the entire military camp was in a state of chaos.

A few die in a moment...

And a few more are infected in the next!

This...

The military doctors accompanying the army were completely overwhelmed!

Tens of thousands of troops...

These were tens of thousands of troops!

Xiao Qian was suddenly panicked.

"Exterminate!"

"Start exterminating those rats for me!"

He finally realized that this epidemic was being spread by rats! But, how slippery a creature is a rat, and on this island, scurrying through the woods—is it something you can just exterminate because you want to?

Unless you dig three feet deep into Kuye Island!

Otherwise, as long as these rats exist, the virus will still exist!

What they did not know was...

The plague.

It is a severe infectious disease primarily spread by the Yersinia pestis bacterium via rat fleas.

The plague is highly contagious and has a high mortality rate; if left untreated, the fatality rate is as high as 30%-60%.

The plague has another name, which is the Black Death; this thing took the lives of twenty million people in medieval Europe!

This number was nearly one-third of Europe's total population at the time!

Currently, no specific medicine for the plague has been developed; once the plague virus spreads, the newly developed Liaodong might even become a dead land.

It is evident how vicious Ushakov's heart is for using this tactic!

"Those goddamn Russians, actually using such despicable means!"

Xiao Qian cursed in anger, but other than venting his rage, there was nothing useful he could do.

He could only continue to maintain order at the scene; on one hand, having people start quarantines, and on the other, having people start exterminating those rats!

However...

A fair number of rats were killed...

But what about the fleas?

What about other animals?

In an instant, the atmosphere on Kuye Island plunged into despair.

Every day, people were infected.

Every day, people were dying.

Three more days had passed since the plague was discovered, and in these three days, nearly three thousand soldiers had fallen ill.

What was even more serious was that, due to a lack of timely treatment, over three hundred of the soldiers who first fell ill had already died in this epidemic...

Everything had come so unexpectedly, making it hard to cope.

Everywhere, people were wailing.

Everywhere, people were in despair; everywhere, people were dying.

The death toll continued to climb.

In a mere six days, nearly ten thousand people had been ravaged by the plague, and the number of infected continued to increase.

However, for Xiao Qian, these past few days were not all bad news; at least, Tsarist Russia was quiet now.

After a large number of Longyan Soldiers on Kuye Island were infected, the probing attacks from Tsarist Russia also ceased.

The coast was, for once, free of shelling.

This rare moment of leisure did not bring Xiao Qian any relief, because he knew that Tsarist Russia had not given up on attacking Kuye Island; he estimated that these Russians were likely waiting for all of them to be struck down by the plague,

so they could land on the island and pick up the spoils.

Ushakov, indeed, had remained on his warship, using a Telescope to watch everything on Kuye Island.

That's right.

He was the one who had sent people to spread the plague to Kuye Island...

This was the lethal weapon their Tsarist Russia had long prepared!

Once this virus, which had once caused the deaths of tens of millions in Europe, was brought out, there would be no possibility for Kuye Island to turn the tide!

Vicious.

Truly vicious.

But for Ushakov, as long as it is war, there is no such thing as justice.

As long as there is no justice, then what does the Human Way count for?

Have not enough people died on the battlefield already?

This is just a massive political game, nothing more.

Total annihilation.

What is the difference between this and death by virus?

"Is the Protective Suit ready?"

Watching the Longyan side jumping about, he had already anticipated that these Longyan would absolutely not last more than a month.

One month!

He would be able to completely take Kuye Island!

Furthermore, it is very likely that this Plague will enter Longyan!

When that time comes...

What does a tiny Kuye Island count for? It is even possible that the entire Longyan will be ruthlessly trampled underfoot by their Tsarist Russia!

Virus warfare.

Ushakov's first virus war; he felt it would certainly be a success.

How could the technologically backward Longyan possibly cope with such virus warfare!

"Marshal, it is already prepared!"

The person behind replied.

Ushakov smiled and nodded.

"Is there still no news from the people sent out!"

Xiao Qian asked with a face full of anxiety.

As early as three days ago, Xiao Qian had already sent people to Liangzhou to seek reinforcements, but three days had passed, and there was still no news!

"Report to the General! Military Advisor Wang has returned!"

Just as Xiao Qian was worrying, a subordinate soldier shouted.

Hearing this voice, Xiao Qian instantly perked up and rushed out regardless of anything else.

He was still very nervous right now:

Liu Zheng had entrusted Liaodong to him, yet he had turned it into this state; how was he to answer to Liu Zheng?

And just as he had already prepared his plea for punishment, he suddenly discovered that the group of people who had come to support looked a bit strange.

A group of twenty-some people, all of them in white robes, and they had even covered their faces with white cloth.

This, what is the situation...

Could it be that there was some funeral in Liangzhou?

"May I ask, which one is Chief Minister Liu?"

Xiao Qian asked.

After Xiao Qian finished speaking, the person in the lead stood out.

"General, Chief Minister Liu is no longer in Liangzhou, but please rest assured, General. We are from the Liangzhou Medical Research Institute, and we can control this Plague."

Although he did not see Liu Zheng himself, hearing that they were from Liangzhou made Xiao Qian feel more or less at ease.

Although he had been fed a reassurance, Xiao Qian still had questions.

"May I ask, what is the situation with your attire? Could it be that some misfortune has occurred in Liangzhou?"

Xiao Qian's voice grew increasingly soft; he knew it was somewhat impolite to ask this, but he was truly worried.

Nowadays, Liangzhou is the most important region of Longyan; Liu Zheng is the most important figure in Longyan. Once some change happens to these two, the entire Longyan will be affected.

Xiao Qian's appearance almost made these people laugh, but they also understood. After all, what they were wearing was the latest thing from Longyan; it was normal for Xiao Qian not to know.

"General, rest assured, Liangzhou

, everything is well..."

"Then this white robe..."

"This is a Protective Suit, clothing specifically for dealing with infectious diseases like the Plague."

"Then this white cloth on the face..."

"This is called a Mask; it can also greatly reduce the infection rate of the Plague. This time, we have brought many supplies. As long as the soldiers cooperate properly, the crisis will be resolved very soon."

This strange team indeed attracted quite a few onlookers in the army.

That's right.

This was the Medical Research Institute that Liu Zheng had prepared in the rear of Liangzhou long ago.

In fact, what many people did not know was that Liu Zheng had always been on guard against this virus warfare.

He knew that with the current global medical level, it was difficult to deal with a plague, let alone things like the Black Death and the Ebola virus... Facts proved that such situations had not failed to occur in history. The Black Death back then swept away the lives of countless people in Europe and directly affected the war situation in Europe.

Medical Research Institute.

It was not only to guard against various sudden viruses, but also to research all directions of human medicine.

This was something Liu Zheng had invested heavily in.

But it had always been kept mysterious and had not been announced to the world.

Now, this was their first appearance; they had taken a Train and appeared here in just a few days!

All of a sudden, it attracted the attention of many people.

"Mm."

Xiao Qian nodded; he trusted the words of these medical personnel implicitly.

After all, they were all from Liangzhou, and Liangzhou was Liu Zheng's territory; back then, Liu Zheng had personally suppressed the highly infectious Malaria!

"General, take some men to fetch the supplies," said Liu An of the medical station.

"Mm."

Although Xiao Qian was a general, at this very moment, he was just a lowly soldier, and he would cooperate fully with the work of the medical personnel!

The healthy soldiers moved all the crates from the pier to the center of the island, and after opening them, people discovered that they were actually filled with gauze and cotton!

"This..."

Looking at these "supplies," Xiao Qian was full of confusion.

"General, the Plague came on suddenly, and we in Liangzhou didn't have many emergency reserves, so we brought all the raw materials here," Liu An explained.

"But we don't have many tailors in the army; I'm afraid this..."

"General, there is no need to worry. The method for making a Mask is very simple: fold a piece of gauze, line the middle with a piece of absorbent cotton, and then cut the two ends to make straps; that makes a Mask. The Plague is transmitted through droplets, and the Mask cuts off the path of transmission, so the Plague can naturally be brought under control."

"Then what about this Protective Suit..."

"We don't need that many Protective Suits; only those who have prolonged contact with severe patients need them," Liu An explained.

Although Liu An had already provided an explanation to Xiao Qian, Xiao Qian, who only knew how to lead troops in battle, had no grasp of these meticulous things; right now, he was completely overwhelmed.

Very quickly, the epidemic prevention work began.

After everyone had been issued a Mask, the partitioned quarantine began.

Under Liu An's command, Kuye Island was divided into five zones; each zone was headed by a medical commissioner from Liangzhou, equipped with one assistant, three medical students, and a large number of soldiers to assist!

In addition to these, there were emergency teams, which were divided into various posts such as diagnosis, disinfection, transport and burial, and guard duty.

Every day, inspectors checked for viral infections one by one, and once they discovered a soldier infected with the Plague, they would immediately send them to the temporarily constructed epidemic prevention military camp for isolation.

The temporary military camp would be disinfected with raw sulfur and carbolic acid, greatly increasing safety.

This was only the primary prevention and control; after the primary prevention and control was established, tiered admission and treatment began.

According to the severity of the patients' conditions, Liu An divided the hospitals into the Epidemic Ward, Mild Illness Ward, Suspected Illness Ward, and Epidemic Prevention Medical Office; each hospital was staffed with positions such as Medical Officer, clerk, pharmacy student, nurse, and patrol leader. This not only provided treatment for patients with different conditions but also prevented them from infecting one another.

Because this was an army, the soldiers had strong execution capabilities, and under this scientific prevention and control management, the Plague was quickly brought under control.

The death toll continued to drop; when the epidemic prevention mechanism was first established, the daily death toll was about three hundred, but after just one week, the death toll was already zero.

Xiao Qian was left completely stunned.

He had thought that Liangzhou was strong.

But...

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