Chapter 628: Disrupting the plan
The cinchona cream extracted from the bark of cinchona is a special medicine for treating malaria. Even the native bark that has not been extracted has excellent therapeutic effects on malaria.
Timur is a good example. The doctor gave him medicine at night. In the second half of the night, Timur's fever began to subside and his breathing slowly stabilized. When it was dawn, Timur actually woke up from his coma.
"Father, you are finally awake!" Shaharu kept guarding in front of the bed. When he saw Timur open his eyes, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. As long as his father woke up, the morale of the army would be stable.
Timur, who had just woken up, was also a little confused. He looked at the surrounding environment and finally remembered the situation before he was unconscious. He immediately asked anxiously: "How long have I been unconscious and how is the situation in the army?"
"Don't worry, Father, you haven't been in a coma for too long. The situation in the army is stable for the time being. As long as your illness is cured, everything else is not important!" Shaharu stepped forward and replied again.
When Timur heard that the army was fine, he finally felt relieved. Then he asked Shaharu about his situation after he was unconscious, and Shaharu also explained it in detail.
When Timur heard that he almost died of illness, he finally relied on the medicine sent by the Ming delegation, which relieved his condition, he couldn't help but look surprised. This was probably something he had never dreamed of.
After Shaharu finished speaking, he suddenly showed a little hesitant look, and finally gritted his teeth and said, "Father, we are not good at going to the army. First, the army was infected, and then you fell ill, and even needed the medicine sent by the Ming Dynasty to help us. Is God warning us? Otherwise, this Eastern Expedition..."
"Stop!" Before Shaharu finished speaking, he was interrupted by Timur, "If you are not my son, just rely on these words to disrupt our morale. If you believe it or not, I will immediately kill you!"
"Don't calm down, my son is wrong, please punish me!" Shaharu saw his father angry, and immediately admitted his mistake. He knew that it was risky to say these words, but in his opinion, it was indeed not appropriate to conduct an Eastern Expedition again.
When Timur saw his son admit his mistake, he immediately snorted coldly, and then spoke again: "The medicine sent by the Ming Dynasty mission can cure my illness. From this, we can see the wealth of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, I cannot let go of such a rich place!"
When Shaharu heard his father's determination, he was also helpless. Unexpectedly, an illness not only did not dispel his father's intention to march east, but instead strengthened his determination. This made him dare not say anything else, and could only keep echoing.
The malaria was coming and going. After Timur sweated all over, the fever subsided. He felt very relaxed all over his body. At the same time, he felt very hungry. Shaharu immediately asked someone to prepare breakfast.
After Timur had breakfast, he could actually go downstairs and walk around, which made Shaharu and the doctors even happier. Unfortunately, the amount of Jinchona bark was too small, otherwise this special medicine could cure the entire army's epidemic.
However, since Timur has recovered, it is actually not difficult to solve the problem of the epidemic in the army. After all, the Edala where they are located is sufficient, which greatly improves the conditions in the army.
In addition, the weather is starting to get colder now, and mosquitoes are not as active as they are when they are hot, which has slowed down the spread of malaria. In addition, the implementation of isolation and other measures has caused the epidemic in the army to gradually improve.
When the first snow fell this year, the malaria in the army finally disappeared completely. As Timur recovered from his illness, he frequently appeared in the army, which quickly stabilized the morale of the army.
However, this epidemic also disrupted Timur's original plan. He originally planned to lead a large army to cross the Tianshan Mountains this year to reach the border of the Ming Dynasty. However, the heavy snow has fallen. Although the mountain road has not been blocked, it is not conducive to the army's operations.
The most important thing is that after this epidemic, the morale of Timur's subordinates was also a little shaken. After all, even Shaharu had been shaken, let alone other people.
So in this case, Timur had to order the army to stay in Edala and prepare to wait until the beginning of spring next year before starting. In this way, next spring and summer next year will likely be the time for Timur to fight the Ming Dynasty.
Just as Timur's 400,000 troops were staying at Edala while he was resting, he didn't know that a caravan quietly bypassed Edala and then plunged into the vast snow of the mountains.
You should know that the snow in the Western Regions is very terrible. Sometimes a snowfall may fill the entire valley. Therefore, every winter, the trade route is cut off. Even the caravan with experience will find a place to wink and wait until the winter passes before rushing.
However, this caravan had a reason to leave, because they were the Ming delegation who escaped from Samarkand. They should have escaped from the Timur Empire long ago, but the little flag of the Jinyiwei was injured, so they had to hide it carefully.
Lei Ming was born in the Western Regions, and after being recruited by the Jinyiwei, he also stayed in the Western Regions for a long time, so he also cultivated a group of his own forces in the Western Regions. It was precisely through these forces that he could rescue the mission. However, Milansha, who was in charge of Samarkand, was also searching for the whereabouts of the mission, so they had to hide in and out, and they were almost caught several times.
In this case, after Lei Ming recovered a little, he finally decided to take the risk of escaping from the Timur Empire. After all, if he stayed there, he might be caught one day. After all, he would have to take Fu An and Guo Ji with people like him. In addition, they are Han people, and their appearance is very different from those of the Western Regions. Unlike him, he used to be alone, and he would not have to worry about being found in the crowd.
"Brother Lei, although we bypassed Edala, there is Timur's army behind him. I heard that there is his vanguard army ahead. If we meet them, wouldn't we fall into the trap?" Fu An asked Lei Ming next to him in a thick cotton jacket, wearing a camel, walking.
Lei Ming's face was a little pale. After all, his injuries had not healed completely. At this time, he looked around with great alertness and said, "Don't worry, I am very familiar with this road. There are tens of thousands of people in Timur's vanguard army, so I will definitely not take a small path. As long as we avoid the vanguard army's marching route, we don't have to worry about being caught by them."
"I believe Brother Lei's judgment. If you climb over the Tianshan Mountains and you will reach the territory of our Ming Dynasty. Even if you encounter Timur's pursuers, we don't have to be afraid of them!" Guo Ji next to him also said with a smile.
Chapter completed!