The western border of Xiangyi Prefecture.
Xu Laosan looked at the cloud-blocking swarm of locusts flying in the sky in the distance, and decisively gave the order to light the fire.
The locusts flew from Qiping Mansion. Wherever they passed, there were literally no leaves left and no grass growing.
If this locust swarm is allowed to enter the boundary of Xiangyi Prefecture, Xiangyi Prefecture will definitely become the second Qiping Prefecture.
Xu Laosan didn't know if his fire attack method would work, but he had to give it a try. What if it happens? This locust plague will not threaten Xiangyi Prefecture in the slightest.
Even if there is a locust plague in the future, the local government will be able to respond in time.
Although the felled trees and crops were not completely dry, they were quickly ignited because vegetable oil and lamp oil were poured on them.
Then the fire got out of hand.
The swarms of locusts that had flown from Qiping Mansion were falling from the sky. Now that the fire was ignited, countless locusts tried to fly away, but the wind helped the fire and only a few locusts flew up.
Seeing a small number of locusts flying out of the sea of fire and thick smoke, Xu Laosan ordered again to light the second ten-mile fire zone.
The fire was raging and the heat wave was rolling, forcing all the locusts to take flight again.
However, this time, not a single locust could fly out of the sea of fire.
"Third brother, it's done, it's done!"
Seeing that no more locusts flew out of the sea of fire, Li Gan jumped up excitedly.
Not all of the Baili quarantine zone was used.
This is undoubtedly good news.
Of course, this is not good news. After all, all the crops within this hundred-mile boundary have been cut early.
"It's not over yet!"
Xu Laosan looked at the rolling flames ahead and asked Li Gan to lead the people to continue lighting the fire.
"Third brother, is this not necessary?"
Li Gan looked at Xu Laosan and said, "The remaining crops in these places can be used as fodder for war horses by cleaning them up and drying them in the sun!"
"No, it's all burned!"
Xu Laosan shook his head slightly, with a firm attitude, "Over at Qiping Mansion, Song Dahu led hundreds of thousands of people to Xiangyi Mansion. They followed the locust swarm, and the walls were strong and the fields were clear. They were not just targeting locusts. !”
From the very beginning, Xu Laosan was not just guarding against locusts in the isolation zone that spanned a hundred miles.
In fact, according to his calculations, if the fire could really destroy the locust swarm, it would not require a hundred-mile isolation zone. But to resist the civil unrest and rebellion from Qiping Mansion, he needed this hundred-mile isolation zone.
Qiping Prefecture was hit by a locust plague. The people left their homes and did not engage in production. The harm they caused wherever they passed was much worse than the locust plague.
"Third brother, why don't we wait for Song Dahu and the others to come and give them a fire attack?"
"In this case, we may be able to destroy these rebels without much effort!"
"The rebels have kidnapped many innocent people. If we really burn them down, I'm afraid they will be the old, weak, women and children who die. If we do something like this, the saliva of the people in the world will drown us!"
Xu Laosan didn't know that when the rebels arrived, he would burn them with fire, and the effect would be remarkable.
But this fire attack method is really a bit cruel.
Xu Laosan didn't feel any pressure to burn and kill the locusts. But Xu Laosan really couldn't bear it when the fire attack was used to deal with people.
Li Gan also fell silent after hearing what Xu Laosan said.
In the end, he chose to follow Xu Laosan's instructions.
…
Qiping Mansion is close to the boundary of Xiangyi Mansion, and Song's men and horses are slowly moving forward.
The locusts are in front, and they are behind. No city can stop the threat of locusts crossing the border, allowing them to easily capture cities one after another.
"Report—"
Just when Song Dahu was dreaming of occupying Xiangyi Prefecture, mastering the dragon's veins, and becoming the king, the scout team in front of him hurried back.
Then, Song Dahu was dumbfounded.
The overwhelming swarm of locusts was wiped out!
The Xiangyi Prefecture government set a fire, and the fire burned all the locusts that had ravaged Qiping Prefecture to ashes.
"This is impossible!"
The size of the locusts, covering the clouds and the sun, stretching for dozens of miles, how could they be extinguished so easily by a fire
Even Song Dahu would not believe this kind of thing.
Unfortunately, successive waves of scouts brought back the same news, and the scouts were still reporting and the fire was still burning.
Song Dahu immediately took his closest men and horses, abandoned the brigade, and went straight to Xiangyi Prefecture.
As a result, he saw the billowing smoke rising into the sky from a long distance away before he even arrived at the scene.
Thick smoke rose into the sky, and even from a distance, Song Dahu could feel the heat wave hitting his face.
"Madman, this fucking madman!"
"Whose idea was this?"
Song Dahu was going crazy. He saw success in sight, but who would have thought that when he was about to take the final step, he would stretch his crotch.
"It should be the third son of the Xu family!"
Bai Jin, the dog-headed military advisor, spoke slowly, "Wuchenghou and Yongwubo went to Jingbian City. Here in Xiangyi Mansion, Wuchenghou's third son is in charge!"
"…?!"
Song Dahu didn't know what to say.
He actually wanted to ask God, why
Why are people from the Xu family so awesome
A Marquis of Wu Cheng, a Uncle Yong Wu, and now Xu Laosan appears.
Song Dahu suddenly wanted to cry.
There was a fire blocking the road ahead, and he didn't know how many days the fire would burn. However, the food on his side couldn't last more than a few days. Originally, he thought that when he entered the territory of Xiangyi Prefecture, he could copy what they did in Qiping Prefecture, plundering food from cities one after another to maintain the basic food supply for the team.
But now, a fire has been set off in Xiangyi Prefecture.
This means that after they enter Xiangyi Prefecture, they will not be able to get a grain of food in the short term. As for finding food in the wild? Don't be ridiculous, with a fire like this, only plant ashes can be found in the wild.
"You bastard, you are not a human being!"
Song Dahu was really going to explode.
"Military advisor, what should we do now?"
Song Dahu no longer expected to directly march into Xiangyi Mansion. He had to ensure that the people below had food to eat. Without food, why should he, Song Dahu, let the people below him follow him
"My Lord, for the current plan, we can only go south, to Jiannan Mansion!"
"Or, we can cross the Shiwan Mountains and enter Xiangyi Prefecture!"
The so-called Hundred Thousand Mountains are the mountains behind Lingshui Village.
This is a large mountain that stretches for an unknown amount of extent, and there are countless beasts in the mountain. But all the people who live around the mountains know that you must not go deep into the mountains, otherwise, you will be destined to go in but not out.
The second method proposed by Bai Jin was actually telling Song Dahu that they could only go south to Jiannan Mansion and go to the territory of Jie Yun Dao to cause trouble.
"Brothers, what do you think?"
Song Dahu was really undecided for a moment, so he looked at his four brothers.
"Brother, you make up your mind, no matter what you do, we will listen to you!"
At this time, Song Dahu's four brothers had the same attitude.
After all, this decision is related to their future, and they don't want to speak casually to avoid taking responsibility. (End of chapter)