After Li Erhei questioned carefully for a while, he finally confirmed that this person had indeed come to surrender to him. I have to say that this is really a good thing, at least, if I and others want to take down Hu Da's cottage, there shouldn't be too much of a problem.

"Very good, you can abandon the darkness and turn to the light, return to the Huashan army, and help eliminate this gang of bandits and eliminate harm for the people, after this battle is over, I will definitely ask the general for your credit!" After asking, Li Erhei encouraged.

"The grass people really don't dare to think about it. The grass people only want to be able to leave this bandit den and return home as soon as possible. Alas, I don't know that the old and the young in my family are still alive today! At the beginning, the war was chaotic and the family was scattered, but now it has been several years! Hearing this, Wu Hui was right.

"Well, I can't see it, you're still an honest person! When this battle is over, you can go home. However, Hu Da's cottage is in a dangerous terrain and is guarded by many bandits, so it is not easy to capture it. Since you came out of the cottage~, is there a good way? Seeing that his expression didn't seem to be fake, Li Erhei couldn't help patting him on the shoulder and comforting him. At the same time, I also asked him for his opinion.

"The cottage is high in the north and low in the south, and there is a stream in the north, which is a hundred zhang deep, which is a unique place. There is a peak in the west, and under the peak is the place where Hu Da lives in the Zhongyi Hall, and there is a clear spring flowing down on the peak, which is endless all year round. Although it is not a Jedi to the east, the terrain is relatively steep, and there are defenders, so it is not easy to attack it. The only way to go is the one to the south. The road looks rather flat, with a gentle terrain that leads straight into the cottage. But only the people on the mountain know that on this road, Hu Da has set up many traps, and those who don't know will inevitably suffer once they enter! After thinking for a while, Wu Hui squatted on the ground and drew while talking.

His painting level is not bad, and he paints Hu Da's cottage decently. Li Erhei looked at this map, and he was also in trouble for a while.

"In this case, don't we just have to attack?" An adjutant next to him immediately asked.

"What about the traps on the road? If you go east, it's a little more difficult, but it's not impossible. Why don't we just surround the cottage and trap them all to death? The other lieutenant immediately retorted.

"No, there are a lot of materials stored in that cottage, not to mention that Hu Da has only recently robbed your army of a batch of grain. With this little bit of people on the mountain, it is enough for them to support them for more than half a year. But you have come from outside the mountains, and the journey is long and difficult, and I am afraid that you will not be able to support it for a long time! Not to mention, you should have other more important things to do, and you can't stay here for long! This person's suggestion was immediately rejected by Wu Hui.

"Do you have a plan? Since you still have helpers in the cottage, why don't they secretly open the door of the cottage and welcome us in! Li Erhei pondered for a moment and said.

That's what the grass people mean. However, that Hu Danai is a cautious person, although others do not know, but I secretly found out that he has a bundle of ropes in the living room, and if he sees that the situation is not good, he will inevitably climb down the back mountain. The general must not be unguarded, and should send a part of his men to intercept his retreat, and not let this man escape! Wu Hui nodded.

"You have a point, and I will arrange for someone to go down immediately. If it weren't for you this time, I was afraid that I would have suffered heavy losses under my rash attack. If this battle is successful, you will be the first to win! Hearing this strategy, Li Erhei only felt that his grasp had increased greatly, and immediately said.

"How dare the grass people be greedy for merit, this great merit is naturally yours of the general!" Wu Hui hurriedly refused.

"Let's not talk about that, you can rest first, and then rush back! At two o'clock in the afternoon, when the people are sleepy and the horses are tired, I will lead the people to attack, and you go up the mountain, tie this cloth as a mark! Li Erhei didn't talk so much, even if he made a decision.

After several people discussed it, they immediately divided their troops and moved, and in the quiet mountains and forests, a big battle was about to break out.

When Li Erhei and the others were busy eliminating the bandits, Li Xin, who was in Chang'an, was also worried about one thing.

A few days ago, the official document sent from below was forwarded to his desk. One of the things mentioned above caught his attention.

The county order of Pinyang County, Fengyi County, reported that when the ditch was being repaired and the road was leveled, a lot of insect eggs were found in the soil! It seems that it must have been produced by locusts, so I am worried that there may be a locust plague next year.

Locusts are commonly known as grasshoppers, don't look at this thing is not very big, it is not inconspicuous at all, but the harm to crops is very great. Because their favorite thing to do is to nibble on the leaves of various crops.

The locust plague was no small thing, especially in ancient times, when no pesticides could be used to destroy locusts. Therefore, if a locust plague appears, it will be a catastrophe for crops anywhere.

It is precisely because he knows the importance of this matter that this matter will attract Li Xin's attention. Because of this official document, he suddenly remembered an incident recorded in history, that is, in the first month of next year, there would indeed be a locust plague under Fu Qin's rule.

According to the original history, the locust plague that broke out in February next year was very serious. It is said that there is no grass left on the ground, and even cattle and horses gnaw at each other's hair.

It is already a place where food prices are soaring, and everyone's biggest thought is that there will be a bumper harvest next year to sweep away the gloom of this year. If there is really a locust plague, I am afraid that it will be a huge test and blow to the Huashan army at that time.

With the grain stored in the warehouse today, it is impossible to support the consumption of so many people and the army until the end of the year. When the time comes, if you don't have to fight yourself, I'm afraid that the foundation of the Huashan Army in Guanzhong will collapse.

"We have to find a way to solve this problem! Let me think about it, there have been many locust plagues in history, and there should be a solution! After thinking of this incident, Li Xin turned on his brain and began to recall the history books he had read.

"By the way, the ancients were not completely helpless against locusts! When the locusts appear, you can catch them and burn them, and when they don't, you can dig up these eggs and destroy them! After thinking about it for a long time, he finally came up with a solution.

Before the Tang Dynasty, people already had a certain understanding of locust control! However, this kind of understanding is more about asking God for divination, plus a small number of wrong methods that have little effect. For example, dig a pit in the ground and use branches and wood chips to drive the locusts into the pit and bury it.

Liu Cong did this decades ago, but with little effect. Because this method cannot completely kill the locusts, many times, the locusts inside will run out and continue to cause damage.

By the time of the Tang Dynasty, people had made great progress in the method of controlling locusts. They knew that they would burn the locusts in the fire, but they didn't know if they smelled the fragrance when they burned them. If anything, maybe they'll find a new high-protein food.

It was in the Song Dynasty that great progress was made in the art of curing locusts. Because at this time, the method of controlling locusts has gradually become a system. Whether it is to deal with the locusts that grow up, or to deal with the eggs, there is already a way.

The most direct and effective way is to dig deep into the land, turn out all the locust eggs in the ground, and completely destroy them. In this way, it will be possible to avoid recurrence in the next year, which is the most radical way to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle.

Otherwise, once the locusts grow up and then come to destroy them, it will cause some damage to the crop. What Li Xin can't afford the most now is the loss, whether it is in terms of personnel or materials.

"Order the county commanders, personally lead the team, and lead the people under their rule to dig up the locust seeds and destroy them. When it comes to the next year's harvest, no one should take it lightly! After thinking about it, he immediately wrote the official document, sent someone to Wang Meng, and then quickly sent it to the counties.

Because this matter is very important, Li Xin also took his soldiers to the ground in person to look for insect eggs around Chang'an to destroy. This is where the children and the elderly come in handy, and it may be difficult for them to turn over the ground, but if you pick up the eggs and burn them, it will be just right.

As a result, under Li Xin's personal demonstration, officials at all levels also followed suit and began to carry out a war of extermination of locusts. Fortunately, at this time, it was originally a cash-for-work period, and this locust extermination was included in it, and many people were more enthusiastic after hearing that this kind of thing was to control the locusts next year.

This also led to a result, that is, Old Man Yuan and the people they sent down the mountain, everywhere they went, they saw a prosperous scene.

"When we were down the mountain before, we hadn't seen this meeting! If you work like this, the coming year will be a great harvest! One of them couldn't help but say.

"That's it, if you look at everyone's expressions, it doesn't look like they were forced at all! It seems that Huashan Army did not lie to us! Another said.

"It's always right to go, look around, and see more places. After reading it, let's hurry back and tell the big guy, if we can really go down the mountain, we don't have to live a hard life in the mountains! Soon, someone proposed.

So, under the leadership of the envoy, the group began to walk around the counties south of Weishui. Everywhere I went, I saw a lively scene, and there were people everywhere who were busy working, and the gloomy and soldiers in the past were gone at this time.

Among these people, many of them were originally people from various counties, and they couldn't help but have a lot of thoughts in their hearts when they revisited the old place at this time. Take a hundred plating to read the latest chapter of "Eastern Jin Dynasty Tang Wang's Claw Book House" for free for the first time.