Er Gouzi looked at the 200 newly recruited people. Although they were said to be strong, they were staggering and had to use crutches to walk on empty roads. In this state, let alone killing locusts, sending them there would be giving the locust swarm extra food. After the mutant locusts appeared, the locust swarm had begun to eat meat and could chew people to the point of leaving only bones. "Rest where you are." "Start the stove and cook!" Not far from the county town, Er Gouzi simply asked these people to stop and eat first. He poured out two buckets of food and arranged for them to camp and cook on the spot. These refugees were originally dying, but now they all became energetic when they heard about cooking. Er Gouzi didn't even need to give detailed instructions. They didn't use crutches anymore and spontaneously found firewood, dug earth stoves, and lit fires. Many people couldn't help but grab raw rice and stuffed it into their mouths.
The arresting police whipped them severely in the crowd with a whip, and these people became honest. Er Gouzi found a high place and whistled at the distance. Not long after, he saw two big white geese rushing out of the woods in the distance and flying towards him. The big white geese had eaten well during this period and had grown a lot. Their wings were about one or two feet wide. When he returned to the camp with two big white geese, everyone looked at him curiously. "This goose is so big that it can't be stewed in one pot!" "This goose must have at least two hundred pounds of meat..." In the eyes of the refugees, everything was naturally food. Only a few martial arts scholars and constables showed awe when they saw the big geese. They instinctively felt a sense of danger from the aura of the big white geese, and they should not be more than a goose. As for the owner of these two geese, he was even more mysterious. "Captain Zhang, the porridge is ready. I brought some meat jerky. Would you like to have some?" The constable was holding a bowl of porridge in his left hand and a piece of meat jerky in his right hand. He walked up to Er Gouzi and asked enthusiastically. At the same time, another Wu Xiucai also asked Er Gouzi to taste the dry food he brought with him. They were all wealthy and prepared dry food for the journey. Naturally, they would not just eat some grain porridge like the refugees. Faced with the good intentions of several subordinates, Er Gouzi was embarrassed to refuse and took some from each person's dry food to taste. "Thank you for your kindness!" "I was in a hurry to go out this time and didn't prepare any food. I only had some dried persimmons and red dates to eat. Please try them too." It's not polite not to return the favor. Er Gouzi took off a bag from the goose's back and spread it on a stone. Sure enough, there were only some dried persimmons and red dates in it.
Because of the gourd, they did not prepare any other food. Now they searched all over their bodies, but could not find even a piece of ordinary food. Several team members also came forward and took one or two things, which was considered as a gift. However, when they ate a piece of red dates or persimmon cake, they regretted taking it just now. Although they could not sense the spiritual energy yet, they could clearly feel that this thing was extraordinary and the energy contained in it was amazing. Their status and strength were not as good as Er Gouzi, and they were embarrassed to continue to please him. As for the refugees, each of them drank two bowls of thick porridge, and finally had strength and spirits, and continued to rush to Daqing Township. When a group of people arrived in Daqing Township, it was already the next morning. The constable found the local gentry, the head of the village, and the guard to understand the distribution of locusts. It was learned that there were five large locust swarms in Daqing Township, and the smaller ones could not be counted, almost covering the entire Daqing Township. Moreover, the locusts are always on the move, splitting and reuniting, changing at any time. The locusts in the locust plague are different from usual ones. They are larger in size, moving in groups, leaving no grass behind wherever they pass. Moreover, the locust swarms are extremely violent, and even people and animals will attack if disturbed, and it is difficult to escape. A big cow was besieged by a swarm of locusts, and it only took an hour or so for it to be gnawed to a white skeleton. The local villagers also thought about catching and killing them, but five people were bitten to death by the locust swarms in succession and were eaten into bones, so no one dared to provoke the swarms anymore. Everyone usually pokes a hornet's nest carefully, but now facing a larger and more ferocious locust swarm, they can only stay away. Er Gouzi decided to lead people to start from the south of Daqing Township and sweep all the way north. Hearing that the government had sent a locust extermination team to kill locusts, the local villagers were very courageous. They also took out pots and pans and knocked on the ground to help drive away the locusts. The locust swarm was disturbed by the noise. Instead of running away, they flapped their wings and pounced on the crowd. The refugees were trembling with fear when they saw this. They looked around and tried to find an escape route. They were summoned to eat and survive, and they did not have the courage to fight to the death. "Everyone follow me, charge!" "Acting officer, you are in the back, who dares to escape, will be killed without mercy!" Er Gouzi has also read many military books and strategies these days. Faced with this situation, he remembered some discussions about leading troops in military books. At this moment, he made a prompt decision and issued an order. "Yes!" The arrester shouted in response, without any ambiguity, and had already drawn his waist knife and stood guard behind the crowd. There were locusts in front and a shining knife behind. The refugees had no way to retreat, so they could only hold branches and follow Er Gouzi.
When the two big white geese saw the locust swarm, they flew forward without any instructions and rushed directly into the locust swarm. The big white geese swept their wings in the air, and a large number of locusts fell like rain. Most of the locust swarm was blocked by the two geese, and the remaining part was no longer in great danger. Everyone held branches and waved vigorously, injuring and maiming locusts one by one. Some locusts fell on people, and the serrations on their hind legs cut through people's clothes and skin, and their fangs ate flesh and blood, making people scream in pain. The first battle of the locust-killing team lasted more than half an hour, and they successfully killed a small group of locusts. 200 refugees, 92 people were slightly injured, and no one died in the battle, which was a great victory. At this moment, a layer of locust corpses had piled up on the ground. Er Gouzi took a look and only found a few five-inch-long locusts. The rest of the locusts were collected by everyone, at least two or three buckets. "Everyone rest on the spot!" Er Gouzi asked people to pick up some dry firewood, light several fires on the spot, and set up a big pot to cook porridge. But Tian only asked people to cook one bucket of food, and there was more water than rice in the pot. After the porridge is cooked, take advantage of the charcoal under the stove to burn out and bury all the collected locusts in the fire. After the locusts are roasted in the fire for a while, they emit an attractive meaty aroma, which has long attracted a group of refugees to swallow water. At this time, all the ashes and locusts in the stove are pulled out. The locusts have been roasted to be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the meaty aroma is overflowing. On this day, 200 refugees finally had a full meal and meat to eat, which was more abundant than the New Year. After eating and drinking, the refugees changed their previous listless state. They were eager to fight and were a little excited. They were going to find the next group of locusts for a fight. When everyone couldn't even eat, they could eat meat by following the captain. Where can you find such a good thing! In the past, when everyone was starving, they even scrambled to eat tree bark and grass roots, and they had thought of locusts. The locust swarm was too fierce and could not be provoked, so they could only catch some locusts that were alone and eat them. There were not many locusts, and it was difficult to fill their stomachs. Er Gouzi was naturally willing to satisfy everyone's simple little wishes. After a short rest, he led the team to continue sweeping northward. In the next few days, they fought two or three times a day and harvested several buckets to one stone of locusts. Er Gouzi distributed all the locusts to everyone to eat. Whether it was people or cattle and horses, they needed to eat a full stomach. Only when they were full could they have strength and motivation. In just a few days, the spirit of the locust-killing team members had completely changed. No one was afraid of running away anymore, and everyone was fighting bravely. Especially after eating locust meat, the crowd became more excited and warlike. The villagers who had originally gone out to escape the famine in Daqing Township have been sent back in the past two days and are not allowed to go out at will.
Everyone was trapped at home without food, but now they see that the locust-killing team has food and meat every day. Wherever Er Gouzi's team goes, almost all the men, women and old people in the village beg to join the team. Anyway, if the locusts are not killed, the few crops that barely grow in the fields will not survive. Considering that there are still several large-scale locusts that cannot be killed, they are all taken in. Those old and weak who really have no strength are simply taken in together, and they are arranged to do some logistical work. For example, collecting firewood, burning fire, watering, cooking, etc. The locust-killing team has grown from the initial 200 people to the current 700 or 800 people. = || ; ({ mode: 'thumbs-feed-01', container: 'taboola-below-article-feed', placement: 'Below Article Feed', target_type: 'mix' });