The locust is a powerful and inferior creature. They have no thoughts, they don't know fear, they just gather in clumps and go straight ahead, eating everything they can eat.

In the fourth year of the Apocalypse, this super locust plague originated from the Yellow River in Kaifeng, Henan Province, and after eating up the local crops and leaves, it was divided into several strands and swept through northern China.

In the county annals of Shandong, Hebei, Shanxi and other places, there are detailed records of this disaster. Some say that "locusts fly over the sky, the sound is like a thunderstorm, and the seedlings are eaten out", some say "locusts are everywhere, several inches thick", and some say that "locusts are big and fly to the sky, and the branches of perched trees are broken." Returning to the year of hunger, the leaves and grass are endless, people and insects are competing for food, declining all over the wilderness, selling men and women"... The list goes on and on, but in short, it is extremely miserable.

However, a few years later, in the county annals of Jingyang County, there is only the following record of this locust plague: "The Lord worked with all the people to eliminate the locusts and destroy them." ”

But how can these few words fully describe this thrilling battle of human locusts!

From the very beginning, Zhu Youzhen's purpose was to get rid of locusts, not just to clear the wilderness. He immediately ordered the workers to open the prepared thatching bags, and chose an open field to spread the thatch evenly.

By this time, the swarms of locusts had eaten up the nearby millet and the thatch that had been sown first, and they were flying towards the wilderness in desperation, just as sharks smelled blood. In the blink of an eye, locusts of all sizes poured down like heavy rain, and landed densely in this trapping field, which was half a foot thick.

Almost at the same time, there was an eerie "rustle" sound in the field, it was hundreds of millions of locusts desperately eating!

Seeing that he had succeeded in attracting the locusts, Zhu Youzhen shouted: "Cavalry, charge in formation!" ”

At this moment, the only dozens of cavalry in the Qin army were already ready to go on one side of the field. They said they were dressed in full clothes, but they wore neither weapons nor armor, but a thin layer of single clothing, and wrapped the bare parts of their bodies with cloth, revealing only a pair of eyes. This is done in order to maximize horsepower savings.

As soon as Zhu Youzhen gave the order, these cavalrymen immediately lined up in a long row and rushed towards the fields like flying horses. At that time, the locusts gathered into a cloud, and the sound was extremely terrifying, and it was simply slamming into people, and ordinary people did not dare to approach it at all. These cavalry fought as if they were against the enemy, and they were desperate to ride on the locusts!

The cavalry charged, and the end was unstoppable. These inferior creatures only care about munching, and they don't care about their own lives. Dozens of horses are like dozens of iron ploughs, ploughing through the locust heaps in an instant. Wherever the horses' hooves passed, the locusts were trampled into powder.

Of course, no matter how big the horse's hooves are, they can only trample a small number of locusts to death. The rest of the locusts were frightened, flew or jumped, and rose into the air, and for a time the sky over the fields was like snowflakes!

Zhu Youzhen saw that the first wave of attacks had taken effect, and hurriedly ordered loudly: "Open the cage and release the birds!" ”

At the sound of the order, the workers immediately opened the bird cage and released thousands of birds of various colors that had been purchased by surprise in recent days. The birds, who had been hungry for a day or two, were in a hurry to feed, and when they saw the overwhelming swarm of locusts in front of them, they immediately flapped their wings and flew up to enjoy the feast.

It's true that birds are natural enemies of insects. These seemingly weak larks, sparrows, and sand grouse, are not afraid in the face of the swarms of locusts that make people look cold. I saw them flying up and down, gathering and gathering at all times, like an endless net, and like sharp arrows bent by countless branches.

The locusts can fly, but they don't bend. In the face of the birds that suddenly stabbed obliquely, suddenly dived, and suddenly swooped in the face, they had only one fate left: to die in the belly of the bird.

While the cavalry and birds were stirring up the locust array, Zhu Youzhen's third wave of attacks began again. This time, it was all workers with insect nets, and they didn't need to look for targets, and they basically covered most of the nets with a random cover in the air, like headless flies.

Immediately after the covering, the workers put the nets on the ground and trampled on the locusts that were caught in the nets. Just listen to a disgusting "creaking" sound, and in an instant, a large number of locusts will die in the net.

After sifting the field twice as if through a sieve, the thatch that was used as bait was eaten and chewed by the locusts. Zhu Youzhen immediately opened up another piece of wilderness and repeated the process of spreading grass, cavalry charge, and manual hunting. And the birds that are released do not need to be hearted by him, and automatically chase the locusts to hunt and kill.

After a whole day, thousands of workers were so tired that they were sweating. Each of them had killed at least a thousand locusts, and their bodies were covered with locust limbs and bodily fluids, and many of them vomited from the pungent smell.

Of course, not only the workers, but all the primary school students under the Jingyang Merchant Gang were also mobilized, waving smaller nets, and even playing and catching. Regardless of their age, there are quite a few locusts that they have exterminated.

As for the elderly and women, they are in charge of logistics. Some of them cook and boil water, and send hot steamed rice porridge directly to the front line of locust extermination; Others use shovels to dig pits and use brooms to sweep the locust carcasses into the pits and bury them.

As the sun set, the locust battle, which lasted for a day, temporarily entered the intermission. After picking up two mouthfuls of rice, Zhu Youzhen immediately led the crowd to the field again.

As night fell, the locusts fell to rest, but they were not as conspicuous as during the day. But of course Zhu Youzhen wouldn't let them sleep peacefully, and a night battle immediately started!

This time, Zhu Youzhen's sharp weapon for catching locusts was thousands of candles covered with gauze covers. These candles are scattered and lit in the fields, like the stars, which at first glance looks like a special style.

But behind this style, there are thousands of workers holding insect nets and waiting for them! As soon as the candle was lit, due to the natural phototaxis, a large number of locusts gathered from all directions, flying around the gauze cover, and could not be driven away.

The workers swung their nets and continued to kill these pesky locusts. Due to the tiring day, many people's arms are sore, but they refuse to stop. Because they know that the fecundity of locusts is very amazing, and if one more locust is caught at this moment, the locust will lay hundreds of eggs. As long as the temperature is right, locusts can reproduce for four or five generations a year. Killing one locust now is equivalent to killing thousands next year!

Looking at this hot scene, Zhu Youzhen couldn't hold back and personally threw himself into the battle to exterminate the locusts. But his small body was still a lot worse than that of hard-working workers, and it didn't take long for him to be smoked by the locust corpses.

Seeing this, Rui'er said distressedly: "Lord Wang, you better go back to the mansion and rest!" ”

Zhu Youzhen's face turned pale, but he pushed Rui'er's hand away and smiled reluctantly: "It's okay!" My husband will also sing a song about locusts, and I will sing it to you: What is it that harms the crops, grasshoppers; Why don't you catch it, bounce; Because it has four legs, it grabs and jumps. Doesn't it sound good? ”

"What song is this? Sounds weird. Rui'er couldn't help but be amused by him when she saw Zhu Youzhen's stubborn appearance.

Zhu Youzhen smiled and said: "This song is called "Grasshopper", the author is called Chi Zhiqiang, that is the idol of a generation!" ”