Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 670 Stir-Fried Locusts
In Qin Tian's view, the biggest problem in Jingzhou is not the rebellion of the king of Chu, but the plague of locusts.

The locust plague is raging, and the people will definitely be displaced.

If the people cannot be resettled and the plague of locusts cannot be resolved, even if King Li Hedong of Chu is destroyed, more rebels will appear.

But it is not easy to eradicate the plague of locusts.

First of all, people at this time regard the plague of locusts as a punishment from heaven to mankind, and dare not use human power to solve it. If Hou Junji and Su Dingfang objected and were disobedient, then this matter would be even more difficult to solve.

Therefore, if he has command power, he has more right to speak.

And this, the reason why he didn't bring it up in Chang'an City was because he knew very well that if he raised it in Chang'an City, he would definitely not be able to get the command.

You know, in terms of seniority, Hou Junji and Su Dingfang are both older than him, and in terms of military achievements, they are not weaker than him at all. It is impossible for a junior like myself to command the two of them in Chang'an City.

But here, without Li Shimin and the court ministers around, he has some chances after all.

Qin Tian just briefly explained the situation to Cheng Chumo and the others, and after Cheng Chumo and the others finished listening, he didn't ask any more questions.

Then, without any hesitation, the Mad Demon Army accelerated their speed towards Dangyang City.

But when they got closer and closer to Dangyang City, everyone was shocked by what they saw along the way.

At noon that day, the sun was shining brightly, everyone was tired and thirsty, but there was no water source around, and the water everyone carried was not much.

Everyone can only bear with it, hoping that after reaching the front, there will be some water to quench their thirst.

And just as they were walking so hard, there was a sudden buzzing sound in the distance, it was loud, it sounded horrible, and it was disgusting, making people feel goose bumps all over their bodies.

"what sound?"

Cheng Chu asked silently, but he didn't get an answer, because soon, they saw the direction of the sound, a yellow ball was rolling in the air, and after the ball approached, they realized that the It was all locusts.

There are a lot of locusts, and when they are flying in the air, they look like a ball, and this ball is as big as several rooms, and the scalp feels numb when looking at it.

What is even more shocking is that after the locust ball rolled over, there was no grass growing behind them. Not only was there no grass, but the bark and leaves were all eaten up by these locusts.

The speed is astonishing.

It is unbelievable that there are such terrifying creatures directly on the earth.

Qin Tian's mouth was long, but he couldn't close his jaw for a long time.

He had heard of the power of locusts before, and had seen some pictures of locusts in his previous life, but the shock was completely incomparable to what he saw today.

That is simply the most destructive group of creatures. If this group of creatures wreaked havoc back and forth, Qin Tian doubted that they could swallow the entire world.

For a moment, nothing remained.

The locusts were running into the distance, where there was still a bit of green clothes, but after they passed by, there was only a swarthy patch left.

The humming sound faded away, everyone was shocked, even Qin Tian was shocked, let alone these people.

Qin Tian's eyes were a little deep. After seeing the destructive power of the locusts, he made up his mind even more, and must eliminate the locust plague in Jinzhou.

They haven't really gotten close to the border of Jingzhou, and the locust plague is already so serious. If they are really close, then they don't know what the locust plague will look like.

After everyone recovered from the shock, they continued to move forward, and along the way, they met many fleeing civilians.

Most of these people are old and weak, women and children. After all, the young and strong have become part of the rebel army.

Among these fleeing people, almost all of them were pale and thin, and they may not have eaten for a long time.

Among these people, a few children were the only ones who were smiling.

These children don't know what the locust plague is. They are just immersed in such an interesting world, and they just use the locusts as dolls and keep rolling them in their hands.

The fleeing people were in groups, and along the way, some people fainted from hunger from time to time.

After Qin Tian saw this, he stopped suddenly.

The fleeing people in front also stopped. They looked at the people in front of them with some fear, not sure whether they were good people or bad people, because they had been robbed countless times along the way.

"Fellow folks, I am the general sent by the Holy Majesty to suppress the rebels. My name is Qin Tian."

As soon as Qin Tian said such a sentence, those people breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately returned to Qin Tian.

"We've heard about Lord Hou, and hoped that Lord Hou would save us. We have nothing to eat, but those rebels still want to plunder us."

"Yes, Lord Hou, those rebels are not human, but can you give my child a bite of food first, he is almost starving to death."

"........."

In the face of hunger, humanity will be lost. Those rebels may have faced hunger before, but in order to keep themselves alive, they don't mind exploiting people who are weaker than them.

When humanity is lost, the law of the jungle will become more obvious.

There were many refugees, and their voices came and went, which sounded like howling. Cheng Chumo couldn't stand it anymore, and said, "Brother Qin, give them the food."

After he finished speaking, Qin Huaiyu frowned slightly, and said, "What are you talking about? We don't have much food and grass. It's hard to say whether we can persist until we capture Dangyang City. If there is not enough food and grass, our previous efforts will be wasted. , will you bear the charge?"

Cheng Chumo is a little emotional when doing things, and Qin Huaiyu is also the same on weekdays, but when faced with major issues of right and wrong, he can remain rational, knowing that if he sympathizes with these people, the consequences may be very serious.

They are soldiers. If the soldiers don't have enough to eat, how to suppress the rebels? A series of follow-up reactions will make this conquest get out of control.

Cheng Chu curled his lips silently, and didn't say anything else, but looked at Qin Tian. Qin Tian's face was a little ugly, and after hesitating for a moment, he said, "Give them some food."

"Brother Qin..." Qin Huaiyu looked a little serious, he thought that Qin Tian was a very rational person and would not be impulsive, but what he didn't expect was that Qin Tian was like Cheng Chumo.

He didn't understand at all.

Qin Tian sighed softly: "They are also the people of my Tang Dynasty, I can't just watch them starve to death like this, it's you, can you bear it?"

Seeing this starve to death may be the cruelest thing in the world.

Qin Huaiyu didn't object anymore, but just asked: "Then what should we do?"

"Don't worry, we have a solution. Don't forget, there are a lot of locusts here. For dinner, let's have a stir-fried locust."

(End of this chapter)