In the Yecheng Mansion.

Xun Yu looked at the newspaper on the table, his brows furrowed tightly.

Inexplicably a little headache.

Not long after Cao Cao led his troops to the expedition, such a major event occurred in Yecheng, and a locust plague swept through the surrounding areas.

It came too suddenly.

It was Xun Yu who was unprepared, and even a little caught off guard, disrupting the previous deployment.

Xun Yu naturally knows how harmful the locust plague is, but he has to think about it a lot at this moment.

Yecheng has its own grain and grass.

But this is the collected military rations, and Cao Cao led the army to conquer Yuan Tan, and he also needed a supply of grain and grass.

Once there is a problem with food and grass, I am afraid that the army will be defeated without a fight, which will have a great impact on the situation.

But the people outside the city were affected by the disaster, and their demand for food and grass was related to their lives, and life and death were only a thought.

Xun Yu not only guarded the rear, but was also responsible for the logistics of Cao's army, and he was burdened with great responsibility.

Of course, Xun Yu can also continue to requisition grain and grass.

However, the distance is far away, and the grain and grass do not know when it will arrive, can the people really hold on?

Perhaps after four or five days, the people began to go hungry and their lives became extremely difficult.

In the past eight or nine days, people will be starved to death, and the famine will spread widely......

The things that followed, Xun Yu was a little unimaginable.

Hesitated for a long time.

Xun Yu finally made a decision, and he ordered:

"Immediately send an order to the surrounding counties and counties to quickly mobilize grain and grass to send it, if you dare to disobey the order, you will be killed!"

Xun Yu's attitude was extremely resolute, but his choice was still to send the grain and grass in the city to the front line.

He was able to stabilize the chaos in the rear, and once the front line was defeated, the consequences were unimaginable.

Xun Yu has been assisting Cao Cao for many years, how can he easily bury him in such a situation?

If you can sweep the world, you will rejuvenate the Han Dynasty.

What if you are infamous through the ages?

The grain and grass in the city were quickly transported away, and Xun Yu could only hope that the response would be more timely.

As long as the grain and grass are replenished, no major events will occur this time, and at least the disaster can be stabilized.

Xun Yu sighed and sent someone to investigate.

……

Qingyun Village.

Chen Jue stayed in a secret room, and Zhuge Liang stood next to him, with a little curiosity in his eyes.

The pesticide composition of later generations is special, how can it be so easy to copy, anyway, Chen Jue does not have this ability.

But he has another way, taking advantage of the current conditions to make a low-grade version of the pesticide.

It may not be possible in the future, but it is okay now.

After all, the pests of later generations are too miserable, and they have been beaten by various pesticides in turn, and they have developed drug resistance.

In other words, the locusts of today......

Not durable.

After a period of hard work, Chen Jue finally made a package of powder, which is already the final product.

Zhuge Liang came over and said curiously:

"This is the pesticide that the owner of the village said?"

Chen Jue waved his hand and said:

"Don't get so close, it's poisonous."

Zhuge Liang hurriedly shrank back and hesitated:

"Can these powders really kill locusts?"

The corners of Chen Jue's mouth rose and said with a smile:

"That's natural, you still can't trust the owner of this village?"

Zhuge Liang was suddenly surprised and replied:

"Naturally not, I'm just a little confused."

Looking at Zhuge Liang, Chen Jue said:

"Lao Zhu, you can be careful, the owner of this village is going to name it, let's call it dichlorvos."

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang was full of question marks:

"Owner, what does dichlorvos mean?"

Chen Jue smiled smugly:

"You don't have to worry about that, let's try the effect."

Zhuge Liang nodded helplessly.

Two days have passed since Chen Jue started construction, and Qingyunzhai has received many locusts.

These are insignificant compared to the locust plague, but they bode well.

Chen Jue asked people to find a batch of locusts.

After mixing 'dichlorvos' with water, the locusts ate it, and then stood aside and waited for it to develop.

However, it didn't take long for all the locusts to 'hit the streets'.

Zhuge Liang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said:

"Owner of the village, this 'dichlorvos' really works."

Chen Jue put on an indifferent posture and replied:

"Calm down, don't make a fuss about this."

In fact, he was also a little complacent, after all, this thing was not easy to come by, and it took him several days.

The results of this experiment were excellent, and Chen Jue was also quite satisfied, but he did not stop there.

After disposing of the dead locusts, he found another batch of live locusts and continued the poison test experiment.

After going back and forth a few times, the effect was so prominent, Chen Jue was finally able to put his mind at ease.

Chen Jue said with satisfaction:

"With this 'dichlorvos', locusts are not worth mentioning."

Zhuge Liang groaned:

"If you want to use medicine now, I'm afraid you need to explore it first and prepare for prevention in advance."

Although the locusts are flying everywhere, they all have the same goal, and the only way to do this is to give medicine in front of them.

When they finished eating their crops, they were basically already cool, and the locust plague was naturally solved by the way.

Chen Jue nodded and said:

"Lao Zhu, you are right, this matter must be dealt with first, so as not to cause any more accidents."

But soon, Chen Jue said:

"But this matter is not urgent, there are other things to do in the past few days, you can find the locust nest first."

Zhuge Liang agreed:

"It's all up to the owner of the village, and it's not too late to kill the locusts' nests first."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

I don't have much affection for locusts.

Locusts are pests after all.

……

The countermeasures have been determined, and Chen Jue sent someone to look for it.

Locusts prefer to lay their eggs in dry wastelands.

As long as you grasp this characteristic, it is not difficult to find a target, although Chen Jue is too lazy to go into battle.

After a few days of exhaustion, Chen Jue returned to the room to rest.

Zhen Mi was quite distressed and said:

"My husband really spent too much energy for the locust plague, so let's have a good rest today."

Chen Jue smiled:

"The lady doesn't have to worry, it's okay for the husband."

Zhen Mi stopped talking.

Chen Jue could only smile bitterly and close his eyes.

It hurts to have a liver burst for a few days.

It took a whole day for Lin San and the others to finally find the locust nest hidden in the barren mountain.

After learning the news, Chen Jue hurriedly asked:

"Did you really find it?"

Lin San sighed:

"How dare we deceive the owner of the village, there are so many eggs over there, it looks too scary."

Chen Jue suddenly said:

"Since I have found the locust nest, I will go over and solve it as soon as possible, so as not to cause endless troubles in the future."

Zhuge Liang agreed, saying:

"It's better to choose a day than to hit the day, and we'll go today."

Chen Jue asked people to bring their equipment and hurried over.

It is said to be an old nest, but it is actually the nest of locusts.

The locust tide started from this side and continued to devour the crops, making the farmland a mess and making the people miserable.

As long as these eggs are destroyed, it will not be a big problem for at least ten years.

If the eggs are allowed to grow, I am afraid that it will not take a few years to make a comeback, and then it will be a catastrophe.

When I arrived at the destination, I only turned over the soil layer slightly, and I saw a dense large area, which was really disgusting.

Chen Jue snorted coldly and said:

"Let's do it."

According to Chen Jue's instructions, the villagers dug up all the surrounding ground, then sprinkled some medicine on the insect eggs, and cut firewood to light the fire.

When the raging flames burned, the whole mountain became extremely bright, and hundreds of people looked at it in confusion and panic in their hearts.

The fire burned the eggs and gave off a faint scorching smell.

The locusts will not return, but the seed they have left behind has also been reduced to ashes.