Exile after Divorce? Empty the Scumbag Husband First!-Chapter 159 - 157: If I Said I Got This from the Xuanjia Army, Would You Believe Me?
In this era where cold weapons dominate, Ruan Mian found that even with the use of hot weapons, it was limited to some black gunpowder, firearms, and cannon carts.
Even the new-style cannon carts on Lanqiang’s side have a maximum range of only a hundred meters, and the explosive power, in Ruan Mian’s view, was negligible.
Of course, they still had a certain lethality, but compared to the modern weapons she was familiar with, it was far too inferior.
And this firearm was something she pocketed when she ransacked the Xuanjia Army Arsenal back then.
At that time, she took a closer look and discovered unique Lanqiang patterns under this firearm. Later, when she contacted Huo Zong and others, she found that such weapons did not exist in Da Jing’s military camps.
So, the Xuanjia Army having proprietary weapons from Lanqiang could prove one thing, as said in the books, that the Xuanjia Army had long colluded with people from King Yan’s faction.
Ruan Mian specifically studied this firearm—it was very primitive. Coupled with the problem of gunpowder ingredient ratios, the thrust was extremely limited, and the range was less than a hundred meters.
Moreover, the firing method was very rigid, and the barrel was made of bamboo, which would be discarded after four or five shots.
On this basis, she re-mixed the ingredients.
By adding willow charcoal, iron dregs, sulfur, and arsenic, it could not only burn but also have a jet effect.
The bamboo tube could also be replaced with an iron tube, and the lethality instantly increased.
But there was still more room for improvement.
Now Ruan Mian took out the original firearm to show General Bal.
As expected, Bal was astonished.
Ruan Mian did not conceal anything and said directly, "General, if I say that I got this item from the Xuanjia Army, would you believe it?"
Clearly, Bal did not believe it and was somewhat angry.
Ruan Mian continued, "There’s something you don’t know, General. You are being used, thinking that the epidemic is the work of Da Jing people, but in fact, this border war has long been in some people’s calculations."
"General, you have become a sharp blade in their hands, being used to provoke war to achieve their goals."
"You talk so much, do you think I will believe you? Considering that you are a weak woman with courage and wisdom, I won’t argue with you now."
"According to what you said, I’ll take you to the epidemic site in the town right now. If I don’t see those people improving in three days, I will cut off your head in the name of a spy!"
The elder aunt was shocked to her core when she heard this, exclaiming that General Bal was extremely ruthless!! After rolling her eyes dramatically, she said, "What if we cure them?"
Ruan Mian quickly followed, "No need for three days, give me two hours, and I’ll make them improve. If that’s the case, General, give me a chance to earn your trust and for now, refrain from deploying troops."
"After all, if the firearm and cannon cart are used together, both sides will be severely wounded, and that’s not the result the General wants."
Ruan Mian indeed struck a chord with him, as Bal only hoped that the people in the town would no longer suffer from the epidemic.
He could also end this war early so that the brothers in the barracks could stabilize some.
However, it’s only a matter of two hours; he thought it would not hurt to try.
So, he silently agreed and led them to the place outside the town where the epidemic was most severe.
Originally, it was a stable used by the army outside the town, but now it had become a heavily affected area with people sent inside after being diagnosed by a doctor, with almost no chance of survival.
Not far away was a pit for corpses, where bodies that died from the disease were dragged in to be burned and buried at any time.
And the people inside the town were all locked in and not allowed to go out.
Ruan Mian saw the tightly closed gates and knew that if the epidemic inside the city was not controlled, the final result would be for the city to be burned.
This was the most direct way to block the source of the epidemic in this world, and also the last resort.
If not, once it spread to other places, the country’s loss would be more than just a drop in the bucket.
Bal had dragged it on for so many days, reportedly bringing in lots of doctors from far away, just so the people in this town wouldn’t be wiped out.
But the effect was mediocre.
Ruan Mian had previous success in treating epidemics, and there were many medications exchanged from space. With control and cutting off the source, there was still hope.
She and her aunt put on homemade masks, leading their soldiers to stop from afar, indicating that the two of them should go in.
There was a section outside the stable roped off with hemp rope, and no one was allowed to cross this boundary.
Bal stood outside the hemp rope, waiting quietly for her result.
When Ruan Mian and her elder aunt entered, they immediately saw many people barely clinging to life, lying crowded together in the airless earthen-walled house.
The air was filled with all sorts of foul odors and the smell of blood, hitting them right in the head.
Upon careful count, there were more than twenty people.
The elder aunt frowned, "So many people? Where do we start? Two hours, can the medicine take effect?"
Even with advanced antibiotics, it’s not necessarily going to work so quickly?
Ruan Mian was not anxious. She first patiently diagnosed, roughly estimating that this wave of the epidemic was caused by the cold weather.
Since their exile, snow disasters and ice disasters have happened one after another. At the beginning of the rebellion, they even experienced a blizzard.
And in the more northern Lanqiang Town, the population is dense, suffering more severely, and crop reductions led to people not having enough to eat or wear, making them more susceptible to disease.
The virus is more active in cold weather, being more aggressive against a malnourished body.
They were locked together, with no effective isolation measures, treated as a simple plague, and the effect was not significant.
The only option was to rely on survival of the fittest until the spring warmth came, gradually reducing this wave of the epidemic.
However, in the meantime, it would be accompanied by countless deaths, and even the people of this town might not survive until then, being consumed in fire.
After diagnosing the cause of the disease, Ruan Mian first used spiritual spring water to heal them, as it was the most effective in the short term.
Especially for their festering wounds, it had an immediate effect.
And this was what Bal wanted to see.
Then she exchanged the appropriate antibiotics from space for medical use. As for other measures like dividing treatment areas, disinfection, etc., they would have to wait until Bal fully trusted her and there was time to do them.
Two hours were only enough for her to use spiritual spring water to heal wounds.
Especially those with the most obvious festering wounds, they were healing at a visible rate.
When the time came, people sent by Bal came in to inspect.
Surprisingly, they found that the severely festering wounds from before were indeed significantly healed!
They were instantly amazed and viewed Ruan Mian and her aunt with a fresh perspective!
"Lady, this medical skill... truly as you said!" Not only that, but the spirits of the other people also seemed significantly better, and this in just two hours!
Previously, no matter how many doctors they brought, such results were unattainable. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦
Therefore, full of joy, they quickly conveyed the news to the General.
