In Qin Tian's view, the biggest problem in Jingzhou was not the rebellion of the king of Chu, but the plague of locusts.

The plague of locusts is raging, and the people will be scattered.

If the people can't be settled well, and the locust plague can't be solved, even if Li Hedong, the king of Chu, is wiped out, there will be more traitors.

But it is not easy to eradicate the locust plague.

First of all, at this time, people regard the locust plague as a punishment from God to human beings, and dare not use manpower to solve it.

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

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

You must know that in terms of qualifications, Hou Junji and Su Dingfang are both older than themselves, and in terms of military exploits, they are not weaker than themselves at all, and it is impossible for a junior like himself to command the two of them in Chang'an City.

But here, without Li Shimin and the ministers of the DPRK and China, he finally has some opportunities.

Qin Tian just briefly told Cheng Chumo and them about the situation, and after Cheng Chumo and the others listened, they didn't ask too much.

Then, the Mad Demon Army did not hesitate and accelerated the speed towards Dangyang City.

And just as they were getting closer and closer to Dangyang City, what they saw along the way shocked everyone.

At noon on this day, the sun was shining, and everyone was tired and thirsty, but there was no water source around, and everyone did not carry a lot of water.

Everyone could only endure it, hoping that after arriving at the front, there would be some water for them to quench their thirst.

And just as they were walking with such difficulty, there was a sudden buzzing sound in the distance, loud, terrifying, and disgusting, which made people feel goosebumps.

"What sound?"

Cheng asked silently, but he didn't get an answer, because soon, they saw the direction of the sound, there was a yellow ball rolling in the air, and when the ball came closer, they realized that it was all locusts.

There are many locusts, and when they fly in the air, they look like a ball, and this ball is the size of several rooms, and the scalp of those who watch it is numb.

What is even more shocking is that after the locust ball rolled over, there was not a single grass behind them, not only no grass, but also bark, leaves, etc., all of which were gnawed away by these locusts.

It's so fast, it's staggering.

It's hard to believe that there are such terrifying creatures directly.

Qin Tian's mouth was long, and his chin couldn't be closed for a long time.

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

It was simply one of the most destructive creatures, and if this group of creatures wreaked havoc back and forth, Qin Tian doubted that they would be able to engulf the entire world.

For a moment, nothing was left.

The locusts were running in the distance, and there was still a little green clothing, but after they passed, only a swarthy patch remained.

The buzzing sound faded away, and everyone was not only stunned, but also stunned, even Qin Tian was shocked, not to mention these people.

Qin Tian's eyes were a little gloomy, and after seeing the destructive power of the locusts, he made up his mind even more determined to get rid of the locust plague in Jinzhou.

They haven't really approached the boundary of Jingzhou, and the locust plague is already so serious, if this is really close, then I don't know what the locust plague has become.

After recovering from the shock, everyone continued to walk, and along the way, they could meet many people who had fled.

Most of these people are old, weak, women and children, after all, the young and strong have become the rebels.

And among these refugees, almost all of them are a little yellow and thin, and they may not have eaten for a long time.

Of these, a few children were the only ones smiling.

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

Fleeing people in droves, and along the way, from time to time, some people fainted from hunger.

After Qin Tian saw this, he suddenly stopped.

The people fleeing in front of them also stopped, and they looked at the people in front of them with some fear, not sure whether they were good people or bad people, because they didn't know how many times they had been robbed along the way.

"Fellow villagers, I am a general sent by the Holy Lord to quell the rebels, my name is Qin Tian."

As soon as Qin Tian said this, those people immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly returned to Qin Tian.

"We've heard of Hou Ye, and we hope that Hou Ye will save us, we don't have anything to eat, but those rebels still want to plunder our things."

"Yes, Master Hou, those rebels are not people, but can you give my child a bite to eat first, he is about to starve to death."

“…………”

In the face of hunger, humanity is lost, and those rebels may have faced hunger before, but in order to keep themselves alive, they do not mind exploiting people who are weaker than them.

When humanity is lost, the law of the jungle becomes more pronounced.

There were a lot of refugees, and their voices came and went, sounding like wailing, Cheng Chumo couldn't stand it a little, and said, "Brother Qin, give them food." ”

After he said this, Qin Huaiyu's brows were slightly condensed, and he said: "What do you say, we don't have much grain and grass, whether we can hold on until we capture Dangyang City is not easy to say, in case the grain and grass are not enough, we will give up all our efforts, will you bear this crime?" ”

Cheng Chumo did things, a little emotional, Qin Huaiyu was the same on weekdays, but when faced with major issues of right and wrong, he was able to maintain his sanity, knowing that if he sympathized with these people, the consequences could be very serious.

They are soldiers, and if the soldiers don't have enough to eat, how to quell the rebels, a series of follow-up reactions will make this campaign out of control.

Cheng Chu pursed his lips silently, didn't say anything more, just 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's expression was a little solemn, he thought that Qin Tian was a very rational person and should not be impulsive, but what he didn't expect was that Qin Tian was the same as Cheng Chumo.

He didn't understand it at all.

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

See, starving to death is probably the cruelest thing in the world.

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

"Don't worry, we have a way, don't forget, there are a lot of locusts here, for dinner, let's have a fried locust."

(End of chapter)