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The medical level of the Quanrong people has always been lower than that of the Jin Dynasty.

Smallpox, which even the Great Jin Dynasty feared, was basically a death sentence for them once they contracted it.

At least the Great Jin Dynasty still had some medicinal herbs for clearing heat and detoxifying, as well as relatively mature nursing techniques. At least half of those with good physical condition could survive it.

Logically speaking, the Quanrong people, who ate meat year-round, should have had better physical fitness than the people of the Jin Dynasty.

However, their resistance to smallpox was actually not as good as that of the Great Jin Dynasty.

Not all of the 1800-plus prisoners were infected.

But after such close contact, only a little over three hundred people managed to escape.

In other words, nearly 1,500 people contracted smallpox and returned to their homes while still sick.

Despite being called barbaric beasts by the six states, the Quanrong had a very well-developed social structure.

Cannibalism only occurred during wartime when people from other countries were used as military rations. Those people also had relatives, friends, and social circles.

Even if these released prisoners were all alone, they still had a few friends. Having escaped death, they naturally had people visiting them.

The virus spread like this, and by the time people started showing smallpox symptoms, it was too late.

Xu Zuyin estimated that the time was about right and let the matter ferment for a few more days.

They then reorganized their army, leaving only a few hundred men to guard the city while the rest set off to attack the Quanrong royal court.

Warfare is all about momentum.

The Quanrong people are now filled with fear and the whole country is shrouded in gloom. They simply cannot muster the energy to deal with the Great Jin.

When the Quanrong king heard that the Jin dynasty had advanced rapidly, he thought himself clever and sent envoys to negotiate.

The Quanrong are currently suffering from smallpox, which puts them at a disadvantage, but isn't it also a form of defense?

If the Jin army insists on attacking at this time, they will be courting death.

Disease doesn't discriminate; your army will die just as easily if they get infected.

There's really no need for a lose-lose situation.

Xu Zuyin smiled coldly and beheaded the envoy.

With the die cast, he had no choice but to accept that smallpox vaccination was indeed effective.

If our 30,000-strong army, mobilized in full force, still cannot annihilate the Quanrong, then we will perish together.

Halfway there, Xu Zuyin had already told his soldiers that the antidote he had been given a few days earlier was actually a miracle drug that saved him from smallpox.

At first, people were indeed a bit shocked, and some even hesitated after hearing that smallpox was rampant in the Quanrong.

But General Xu also said that he himself had never had smallpox, as all the former garrison troops knew.

The fact that he dared to attack the Quanrong at this time proves that the divine medicine is absolutely effective.

Most people have a tendency to believe in authority.

If the sky falls, the tall people will hold it up. If the tall people aren't hit, then it proves the sky won't fall.

General Xu, as the top official of Beirong City, has money and power, and should be much more afraid of death than these poor soldiers.

Since others are facing smallpox head-on, what is there for them to fear with their worthless lives?

Having led troops for many years, General Xu was well aware of the thuggish habits of soldiers. After explaining the advantages and disadvantages, he also made grand promises.

Their success in penetrating deep into the grasslands and striking at the heart of the enemy's lair is truly remarkable.

If the Quanrong are truly wiped out, everyone will be promoted and ennobled.

That's secondary. The main thing is that there are countless gold and silver treasures in the royal court, and every single one of them will benefit all the brothers.

Even if someone dies in battle, their wife and children will be honored, and a monument will be erected in their hometown, ensuring that people will pay their respects.

Those who wage war to destroy a nation while braving a plague should be treated with the same level of respect as those who risk it.

The soldiers were stunned by the benefits, and they were all eager to fight the dog-like man.

On one side was a demoralized army that had been holding funerals for half a month and was filled with wailing everywhere; on the other side was a fierce and eager army that wanted to earn military merit.

The contrast is simply too obvious.

The standoff between the two sides on the battlefield revealed the insatiable resistance and defeat of the Quanrong Army.

This mentality is also easy to understand.

If, for other reasons, the two sides are not evenly matched, the Quanrong people might think that killing one would be enough, killing two would be a bonus, and then they would suddenly jump up.

But they had smallpox.

Facing the Jin soldiers charging towards them, they instead revealed a relieved, wicked smile.

Do you think you'll be alright just because I don't have the strength to chop you up?

Come on, get close to us, and you'll get smallpox too.

The pain of slowly waiting to die helplessly is more agonizing than being stabbed.

With so many people covering for them, it's all worth it.

The inaction of the Quanrong soldiers greatly facilitated the Jin army's charge.

At the general's command, the enemy descended like tigers from the mountain, and in an instant, shouts of battle shook the heavens as swords clashed and blades flashed.

The Quanrong people today are like a wooden boat hollowed out by termites; they appear tall and sturdy, but are actually riddled with holes and rotten.

Some nobles who had not been infected by the epidemic and were still quite powerful, seeing that the situation was not good, fled to the Eastern Barbarians with their assets and servants.

Others with connections also disguised themselves and sought their own way to survive.

The Quanrong territory was vast and relatively scattered, making it no easy task for Xu Zuyin to annihilate them all in one fell swoop.

However, the escape of the people in the royal city actually helped him a lot.

When he attacked the royal city, the wealthy merchants and nobles who had evacuated beforehand also brought the virus with them.

Several cities surrounding the capital were also infected one after another, like burning dry grass with torches.

Sparks flew and ignited pile after pile, eventually forming a sea of ​​fire that was impossible to control.

After discovering that they were indeed immune to smallpox, the soldiers of the Great Jin Dynasty were even more energetic and advanced with unstoppable momentum.

With the fall of the royal court and the capture of the entire Quanrong royal family, even the fact that more than a dozen Quanrong cities remained unconquered signaled the collapse of the Quanrong regime.

Bao Beibei did not rush to order the massacre of the Quanrong people. Instead, she gathered assets and collected food while advancing towards other cities, using the capital as a base.

Massacres of entire cities are likely to provoke resistance.

They don't actually need to do anything; they just need to let it run its course and prevent the plague from ending.

Anyway, the people of the Great Jin Dynasty won't get infected. Even if they don't raise their swords, smallpox will kill for them.

The Quanrong people did not yet have the awareness of burning corpses and sick people's belongings to prevent infection.

With the deliberate indulgence of the Jin people, smallpox worsened, and nearly nine out of ten houses in the capital were deserted.

The nobles who fled the capital brought with them a large number of servants, and once they checked and found no smallpox, they thought they were safe.

Little did people know that the incubation period for smallpox is ten to fifteen days, and patients generally have no obvious symptoms and look no different from normal people.

But by this time the virus has already begun to multiply in the body, and if you have too much contact with them, you're basically doomed.

Viruses are like bugs; they spread incredibly easily, forming lines and then areas.

That's not just one person infecting two; it's like one latrine exploding and the whole village smelling the fragrance at night.

Bao Beibei just watched coldly.

Watching the Quanrong people fall one by one, their corpses piled up like mountains, and watching the smoke from the chimneys of the cities dwindle.

With ample military provisions, the Jin people didn't even need to rush to attack the city.

Eat and drink as you please, and wait until there's a certain amount of smoke rising from the chimneys in the city before taking any action.

They didn't know how many people were in the city, but everyone needs to eat.

If you want to eat, you have to cook. If even the smoke from cooking fires stops, there probably won't be many people left alive.

The city was filled with the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled; even the air seemed to be thick with death. Even those who weren't sick had lost their energy and spirit.

They all seemed indifferent to the attack from the Great Jin.

They would rather face the swords of the Jin people than simply wait for smallpox to take them away.