Outside the city of Jicheng, where the chaos was over, Li Mengxi met the legendary Liu Yu who had rushed over.

Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, is a middle-aged man with a rich appearance. He is round and fat. He looks not in good spirits. He has a pair of dark circles under his eyes. It is obvious that he has been struggling to defend the city.

Liu Yu was extremely enthusiastic about Liu Bei who came to help. He took Liu Bei's hand and said many words of thanks. At the end, Liu Yu said with regret, "Oh! It's a pity that the rebel army escaped. If I had known that Ambassador Liu was coming, I would have

Just make preparations in advance, you and I will work together to attack him, how can we let him escape!"

After hearing this, Liu Bei couldn't help but look at Li Mengxi, both of whom looked a little subtle.

This Liu Yu didn’t know how to fight. He Liu Yu thought that the rebel army retreated first, and then the Julu Army arrived just half a step too late. However, he did not know that the Julu Army led troops to kill them first, and the rebel army was attacked from both sides.

Then he retreated hastily.

Liu Yu's words were as if the enemy army retreated on its own and the enemy's retreat had nothing to do with the Julu Army.

The subtlety between Liu Bei and Li Mengxi fell in Liu Yu's eyes, and then Liu Yu noticed the little man next to Liu Bei.

A misunderstanding suddenly arose. Liu Yu thought that Li Mengxi was Liu Bei's son. Liu Yu suddenly asked with a smile on his face, "Xuande, you are here to fight, and you have a child with you?"

The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

Li Mengxi immediately frowned and glanced at Liu Yu, while Liu Bei laughed happily.

Liu Bei naturally pulled Li Mengxi to him and introduced him to Liu Yu with a smile, "Shang Guan misunderstood, this is not my child, this is my military advisor."

"Come, Meng Xi, I've met Shangguan."

Li Mengxi followed Liu Bei's words and stood up and saluted Liu Yu in a neither humble nor overbearing manner, "Junior Li Mengxi, I have met Shangguan."

Liu Yu stretched out his hand to help Li Mengxi as a courtesy. He stared at Li Mengxi for a while, and Li Mengxi looked at him without any stage fright.

No matter how he looked at it, Liu Yu felt that Li Mengxi was too young, and from the subtle details, Liu Yu could tell that the close relationship between this young man and Liu Bei seemed unusual. Is he really not his son? At such a young age, he was really a military advisor? This

It's so counterintuitive.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Yu automatically found a reasonable explanation. He felt that since Li Mengxi and Liu Bei had different surnames, he was probably a distant relative of Liu Bei who was trained by Liu Bei in the army. This explanation immediately made sense.

It is said that Julujun and Liu Yu had many contacts in the early days, but Liu Bei and Liu Yu, two Han clan clansmen who are both heads of the same party, met for the first time.

The relationship between the two has become closer, and they have been in contact with each other for a long time. In addition, the military situation is urgent and Liu Bei has brought a large army to rescue him. Although the two sides have met for the first time, they have too much to say.

In such a formal occasion, young Li Mengxi became an excellent entry point.

Liu Yu treated Li Mengxi like a junior. Liu Yu asked Li Mengxi warmly like an elder, whether he was tired from the hard work on the road, whether he was thirsty or hungry, whether his clothes were warm, how his studies were, and whether he had a wife.

room, parents, brothers, and a lot of other things.

Li Mengxi felt that this was a bit like going back to the Chinese New Year, when his elders asked him questions, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and answer.

After asking for a while, as he got a preliminary understanding of Li Mengxi, Liu Yu looked at Li Mengxi and was surprised again.

When Li Mengxi took refuge with Liu Bei, he made up a mysterious life experience for himself. He was a stranger in the mountains when he was young, and he was proficient in hundreds of schools of knowledge. This rhetoric deceived Liu Bei at first, and Liu Yu was also fooled this time.

Got fooled.

There are legends about strangers and geniuses born in the mountains, such as the Guigu disciples in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Sun Bin, Pang Juan, Su Qin and Zhang Yi, Han Xin in the early Han Dynasty, and the anecdotes and strange events of the two Han Dynasties for hundreds of years.

Liu Yu looked at Li Mengxi differently.

After having a preconceived impression, Liu Yu began to observe again, and found that although the young boy in front of him was not old, his conversation had a calm and steady temperament that was rare for ordinary young people, and he seemed to be somewhat extraordinary.

Liu Yu had already begun to feel that Liu Xuande's little strategist really seemed to be a capable person.

He had been standing outside the city for a long time, and it was not a place to welcome guests. Liu Yu then warmly invited Liu Bei and his men to come into the city to rest.

Liu Bei and Li Mengxi immediately looked towards the city. At this time, the battle in Jicheng had just ended less than half a day ago, and the battlefield had not yet been cleaned. There was a mess at the top of the city and outside the city. Traces of corpses under the city could be seen from a long distance away. Such a state

Is the city really suitable for resting inside?

Liu Bei hesitated for a moment and turned to look at Li Mengxi. The two of them looked at each other, and the two of them, who had a good understanding of each other, understood Liu Bei's meaning just by looking at each other.

Li Mengxi looked up at Liu Yu and told Liu Yu straightforwardly, "The chaos will stop. The city must be in chaos at this time. Our troops can be stationed outside, so there is no need to enter the city to cause chaos."

Before Liu Yu could say anything, Li Mengxi's eyes fell on the messy city in the distance. After thinking for a moment, Li Mengxi said again, "I think the battlefield has not been cleared yet. Our department can send someone to help."

"...That's right! Although the enemy troops have retreated, they may come again, so we must be on guard against them."

"In this way, our two families will send out cavalry to stand guard in case the enemy suddenly comes."

"The thieves have been attacking the city for a long time, and there are many corpses lying on the city walls. It has been hot recently. If we don't deal with it well, there is a risk of plague."

"Choose a place to bury the body? Is there any lime stored in the city? If not, it must be fired as soon as possible."

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It was okay if Li Mengxi didn't talk about business. When he did talk about business, he would talk non-stop, and Liu Yu couldn't even get a word in at the side.

Thinking that epidemic prevention was of great importance, Li Mengxi did not dare to delay. He left Liu Bei and Liu Yu alone, turned around, walked to the war horse, got on his horse and hurried off.

Li Mengxi rode his horse and ran away with a puff of smoke. Liu Bei and Liu Yu watched him leave.

Just now, Li Mengxi just thought he was in his own army. He just kept talking without any discussion. He treated Liu Yu as his subordinate and gave orders to him. This was obviously inappropriate. Li Mengxi didn't feel anything wrong. Liu Bei was keenly aware of it.

It was here, so when Li Mengxi just left, Liu Bei immediately tried to smooth things over for Li Mengxi.

Liu Bei looked at Li Mengxi's leaving figure and smiled at Liu Yu, "After all, he is still a young man, he works in a hurry, and he lacks stability."

What this means is that he is a young boy who is a little reckless in his actions. If there is any offense, please don't be like him.

Liu Yu took Liu Bei's words and said with emotion, "Xuande, I think you are a very insightful little military advisor, and you teach well."

Liu Bei smiled and did not refute.

Li Mengxi just mentioned that the Julu Army is stationed outside and does not go to the city to clean up the battlefield. The Julu Army can assist to prevent the rebels from counterattacking. The two cavalry forces must work together to defend. These three things are beneficial to Liu Yu, but the benefits are returned.

If it is beneficial, it must be discussed out of respect, and at least Liu Yu's consent must be obtained.

After all, Li Mengxi was still a little immature in his behavior and ignored this section.

Liu Bei helped Li Mengxi deal with the aftermath. Liu Bei mentioned what Li Mengxi had mentioned again and politely asked Liu Yu's opinion in a consultative tone. Liu Yu agreed without hesitation.

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It was right not to camp in the city. Li Mengxi originally wanted to visit the city. When he rode over, he could smell the strong smell of corpses from a distance. He was afraid that it would be bad if he contracted the plague, so Li Mengxi did not dare to go there again.

Already.

Considering that although the battle is temporarily over, the big crisis is not over. The soldiers and civilians of Jicheng plus the Julu Army are estimated to number tens of thousands. As for the battle itself, there is nothing to worry about. Even if a hundred thousand enemy troops come to kill them in a short while,

They will not be defeated, but after the battle, countless corpses killed in battle will become a breeding ground for the plague. The plague is the biggest crisis. Once the plague breaks out, it will be a catastrophe.

It is not known how well the soldiers and horses of Jicheng's official army Liu Yu's troops dealt with the plague. Their epidemic prevention level may be good or poor, but no matter how good it is, it cannot be better than the Julu Army. Li Mengxi decided to do his best to help the Jicheng defenders do a good job

Hygiene, this is not only helping friendly forces, but also helping the Julu Army itself. If the defenders fail to dispose of the corpses, it will be troublesome if the plague breaks out.

The gap in efficiency between the two sides immediately emerged. Regarding lime, before the defenders could figure out how much lime was stored in the city, the Julu Army had already pulled several carts of lime outside the city.

The lime was transported quickly by horse-drawn carriages from several material storage points thirty and forty miles away.

Regarding lime, a material, Li Mengxi had already made some assumptions. What is the maximum difference between one more cart of lime and one less cart of lime? In extreme cases, on a battlefield where corpses are piled up, lime will arrive early and late.

They are all different, even half a day or even two hours early. Germs breed very quickly. In hot temperatures, two hours is enough for germs to spread. Two hours earlier is enough for lime, and there is no plague. Two hours later is enough.

When a plague breaks out, the difference is between an army remaining safe and an entire army being wiped out.

The Julu Army's hamster tactics left a lot of lime supplies on the back road. Now when needed, the supply convoy used fast horses and light vehicles to go to the supply. The lime was quickly transported to the foot of Julu City. At this time, the defenders in the city were busy

It took a long time to find less than half a load of lime.

Li Mengxi directly took over all the battlefield cleaning tasks outside the city with a direct and self-assertive attitude. The Julu Army unilaterally announced an order to the whole city. The first order required all earthen kilns in the city to be used immediately.

Get up, collect stones and firewood, and immediately begin to bake lime.

In the second order, the sergeants were ordered to carry lime and scatter it on the battlefield and where the corpses were buried to eliminate flies.

The third order was to leave all the power to clean up the battlefield to the soldiers, and civilians were not allowed to participate. It also ordered that all weapons, food, grass, property, etc. collected from the battlefield should not be used privately and should be handled in a unified manner.

At that time, Liu Bei was invited by Liu Yu to the palace of the city lord. He was being entertained by Liu Yu to drink some wine and chat. Suddenly, a general came in. When the general saw Liu Bei's presence, he hesitated to speak.

Liu Bei was such a smart man and immediately suggested that he would go out for a walk and then come back.

Liu Yu was not stupid either. Liu Yu pretended to be unhappy and reprimanded his general, "If you have something to say, just say it. Xuande is not an outsider."

"Yes." The general responded with clasped fists. He glanced at Liu Bei and said cautiously, "There is a young general who gave the order and asked us to hand over everything captured to him..."

When Liu Yu heard this, his expression changed, and then he waved his hand nonchalantly, "What's the point of seizing a little? Send me an order, and if you seize it, all will be handed over to friendly forces. No violation!"

The general looked hesitant for a moment. Seeing that the princess was convinced, he clasped his fists and said yes before going on.

After this episode, Liu Yu had to take the initiative to ask for the "hard work" fee. Liu Yu took the initiative to take charge of all the food and fodder provided by the Julu Army, and also donated money and silk as a thank you for the help.

Liu Bei temporarily refused the money and silk. Liu Bei felt a little confused at this time. Logically speaking, the military advisor should look down on the small amount of seizures. Besides, the military advisor is not a greedy and rude person. How could he forcefully ask for things from others?

, there must be some misunderstanding.

Liu Bei thought carefully for a moment and suddenly understood.

In order to dispel Liu Yu's misunderstanding, Liu Bei explained without leaving a trace the reason why the materials should be handled in a unified manner. The unified handling was to prevent the plague. The focus of the unified handling of materials was on clothing and food. Clothes stripped from dead bodies were the best.

It's burned. If you don't want to burn it, you'd better boil it with hot water. Even if you don't use hot water to boil it, you'd better wash it well.

It is best to cook the food gathered from the pile of dead bodies before distributing it to eat. This is also for epidemic prevention.

In order to explain why clothes and armor must be boiled in hot water and food must be cooked, Liu Bei had to explain the principle of plague generation from beginning to end.
To be continued...