Five Hundred and Eighty-Two: Horse Plague in Northern Xinjiang (9)

Wei Ci opened it and took a look, with the corners of his lips raised slightly and his dark eyes filled with a little joy. He passed the letter to the nearest Fengzhen.

Feng Zhen leaned on his shoulder as if he had no bones, wishing he could put all his body strength on him.

Wei Ci poked him with a bamboo slip, and everyone's eyes shifted to Feng Zhen, who then secretly scolded Wei Ci for being sinister.

Taking it and unfolding it, Feng Zhen raised his eyebrows lightly.

Although he didn't have the ability to predict the unknown, judging from the attitudes of Jiang Pengji and Wei Ci, he could probably guess something.

"Is there something wrong with the racecourse in Northern Xinjiang?"

Fengzhen didn't know about the horse plague, but after seeing the contents of this letter, he vaguely got a sense of the truth.

Yang Sidao, "What - something happened at Beijiang Racecourse?"

After saying that, his suspicious eyes fell on Wei Ci, and he suddenly remembered the betrayal this guy had made.

Everyone was deeply worried about the death of Princess An Yina, fearing that the three tribes in Northern Xinjiang would use this excuse to attack the precarious Dongqing. Only Wei Ci was steadfast in his vow, not worried at all, and even had the attitude of watching a good show... Could it be that he already knew?

Yang Si took the letter from Feng Zhen and read the contents at a glance.

The more he looked, the more puzzled Yang Si became.

"It only said that the racecourse in Northern Xinjiang was heavily guarded, and there was no other news. Why did you conclude that something happened to the racecourse? It is possible that Northern Xinjiang planned a war to prevent the enemy from spying, so it increased the vigilance of the racecourse. It should be noted that the racecourse belongs to Northern Xinjiang. Lifeblood. Is it possible that you are so evil-minded that you deliberately went to Northern Xinjiang to add something to the feed of our war horses?"

Northern Xinjiang relies too much on cavalry. The ratio of infantry to cavalry has reached 1:2, or even higher. I wish I could make the entire army full of cavalry.

If the cavalry does not have powerful horses, can it still be considered a cavalry?

The Northern Xinjiang racecourse is considered an important strategic material for the three tribes in Northern Xinjiang. Once there is a problem here, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry will be almost eliminated.

It’s not that the cavalry is incapable of fighting on horseback, but that the cavalry in Northern Xinjiang prefers to fight on horseback. Without horses, the Northern Xinjiang army will hardly have an advantage when fighting against the Dongqing army, and may even be defeated because of the Dongqing city. They are at a disadvantage.

It’s not that Yang Si couldn’t see the fishy nature of it.

He just couldn't believe that there was such a coincidence in the world.

Not long ago, Northern Xinjiang wanted to sharpen its sword and kill Dongqing. Then something happened at the racecourse and the war horses had problems. Isn't this funny?

Jiang Pengji smiled and said, "Jingrong is joking, the Northern Xinjiang racecourse is heavily guarded. If I have the ability to manipulate the horse's feed, why not just send someone to assassinate the Northern King? This matter is just my guess, whether it is true or false. , just wait.”

Yang Si frowned, thinking of Wei Ci's previous attitude, he felt that this matter was not that simple.

It's heart-breaking, but Jiang Pengji and Wei Ci both have the same temperament, and their habit of showing off makes people want to beat her up.

Yang Sipi smiled and said, "Liuxian Cheng is so confident that something really happened to the Beijiang Racecourse."

While speaking, this letter has been circulated among everyone.

They are more inclined to Yang Si's view. Northern Xinjiang has tightened the supervision of the racecourse, possibly to prevent other countries from spying.

As for an accident at the racecourse... how likely is this?

I always felt that things couldn't be such a coincidence - Northern Xinjiang was about to send troops southward, and the cavalry was abolished.

However, there is really no shortage of coincidences in the world.

The King of Northern Xinjiang angrily rejected Wu Liba's suggestion to slaughter the mare, and instead took a chance, thinking that veterinarians could control the disease.

The results were not good. War horses died of illness every day, and pregnant horses died in batches. The atmosphere in the Northern Xinjiang Imperial Court became more solemn day by day. It was previously said that the incubation period of this horse plague is related to the physical quality of the host. Pregnant horses Horses and foals are most susceptible to infection.

Naturally, the first outbreaks of horse fever in racecourses are pregnant horses and foals.

Even though Northern Xinjiang has been very wealthy these years, they were also frightened by this large-scale horse plague.

The racecourse is not only related to the lifeline of the northern Xinjiang army, but also to their economic lifeline.

Every loss of a pregnant horse or foal adds to their losses.

In just half a month, the number of dead mares had reached a terrifying two thousand and five, and the foals suffered heavy casualties.

At this time, the King of Northern Xinjiang could no longer hold on and chose to use the advice of the "wise man" Wu Liba to slaughter the horses that had been in contact with the sick horses.

But, it's too late.

In addition to problems with the horses at the racecourse, ordinary horses in herdsmen's homes also showed signs of infection.

After receiving this news, even though the King of Northern Xinjiang was used to seeing wind and rain, he couldn't help but froze in place.

"Report——"

The house leaked, but it rained all night, and the boat was late and encountered a strong wind.

There is no worst, only worse.

"Your Majesty, a sick horse was found in the war horse stable!"

"W-what-"

The King of Northern Xinjiang looked horrified, slapped his palm on the table and stood up. Unexpectedly, the movement was too fast, and the scene in front of him was unclear.

The ministers' eyes looked frightened, and they all stepped forward to take advantage of the king's slumped strong body.

If horse plague only spread in horse farms, Northern Xinjiang could still suppress the news. However, the source of the disease is insects, mosquitoes and flies, and the people have not noticed that these small things carry the discolored source of horse plague. How could it be possible? Can you guard against it?

When ordinary farmers' herding horses also discovered the same disease, the news could not be hidden at all.

Chongzhou borders the northern Xinjiang border, and Liu She was the first to receive the news.

"War horses... died of illness in large numbers?"

Liu She was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

The spy said, "Yes, this news can no longer be concealed. The number of war horses dying of illness is increasing every day. It is said that sick war horses often have a narrow escape from death, and the mortality rate is extremely high. My lord, there are also many war horses in Chongzhou. Should we be on guard against them?"

If this horse plague spreads to Chongzhou, they can't even cry.

Beijiang occupies a horse farm with fertile horse grass and raises countless war horses, but the war horses in Dongqing come from Cangzhou.

Cangzhou is under the control of the Meng family. I don't know what happened to the Meng family. In recent years, they have frequently troubled Liu She and competed with him.

In Dongqing, if you want war horses, you can't offend the Meng family.

Therefore, Liu She, who offended the Meng family, can't get Cangzhou war horses. The war horses in Chongzhou are all from the northern border.

If these precious war horses also die of illness, they can only rely on their two legs to fight in the future.

Liu She considered, "Of course, we must not allow sick horses to enter the country. This matter... send a secret letter to inform Lan Ting."

The large number of war horses in Northern Xinjiang died of illness, which is a good thing for Dongqing.

Liu She is the governor of Chongzhou. If Northern Xinjiang attacks Dongqing, the first place to be dealt with is Chongzhou. You can imagine how much pressure he is under.

Now, with the blessing of the ancestors, Northern Xinjiang has suffered a terrible misfortune. Liu She feels that he can't help laughing in bed in the middle of the night.

Of course, the bad luck of Northern Xinjiang is over?

No - not yet!