Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

Chapter 1219 Let these beasts never leave alive!

The wind and clouds changed color, and birds and beasts fell silent.

“There are even more…” On the locust-leading path, Xin Shunyun stared intently at the boundless black clouds. “There are even more than when we were in Yanzhou…”

Locust migration is like a snowball rolling downhill; they attract other locusts along the way, and without encountering natural predators, the locust swarm only grows larger and larger.

Humans are born with an instinctive fear of densely packed creatures.

At this moment, Xin Shunyun was like this, Jiang Zhiming was like this, Xin Ji was like this, and so were the hundreds of locust team members.

But no one backed down.

If we take a step back, it's farmland.

Take another step back, and you'll find your home.

They can't retreat.

"Spread a thick layer of rice to lure the locusts! Keep a close eye on the situation and be ready to attract locusts at any time!" Jiang Zhiming shouted, but his voice was quickly drowned out by the buzzing sound.

Everyone knows what they are supposed to do.

Even before the locusts arrived at the locust-attracting route, there was an overwhelming stench.

As they drew nearer, Jiang Zhiming realized that the locust army was flying much faster than the vanguard. Xin Shunyun, who was beside him, seemed to say something, but it was too noisy around him, and Jiang Zhiming couldn't hear a word.

The dark cloud rapidly magnified in Jiang Zhiming's eyes.

A thousand steps away.

It's only a hundred steps away.

So close!

“Buzz buzz buzz—”

The buzzing sound was like thunder, violently impacting Jiang Zhiming's eardrums, making his tongue tingle, making him dizzy, and shaking his mind, but it couldn't move him an inch.

Countless locusts flapped their wings and swarmed toward the crossroads.

For them, the western side of the fork in the road not only offered delicious rice, but also "pheromones" left by their scouting companions. So they hesitated for only a moment before flying straight into the locust-attracting path and heading towards the locust-locking valley.

Previously, it only took tens of thousands of vanguard soldiers a short time to fly into the locust-attracting channel.

But at this moment, it took a full quarter of an hour for the swarming locusts to fly into the locust-attracting channel.

Too much.

There are really too many.

As the last batch of locusts swarmed into the locust-attracting channel, Jiang Zhiming felt his limbs go weak, then his whole body went limp, and he stumbled and fell to the ground in the mud.

Mud, muddy ground?

Feeling the touch from his palm, Jiang Zhiming froze.

It hasn't rained for the past few days, so how come there's wet mud on the ground?

"Don't look down." With a "slap," Xin Ji sat down next to him and whispered in his ear, "It's the one you're thinking of. If you don't want to go back and not be able to eat, then don't look down."

Jiang Zhiming cried and shouted back, "Then why did you sit down?"

Xin Ji turned to look at the locust army that was about to arrive at the Locust Valley, and for the first time did not pretend to be tough in front of Jiang Zhiming: "My legs are weak."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhiming wanted to laugh at him, but he couldn't make a sound, because the black torrent seemed to have already reached the entrance of the Locust Lock Valley.

Taniguchi.

A swarm of insects arrived, darkening the sky and blocking out the sun.

Shen Zheng gripped the walkie-talkie tightly and pressed the call button the instant the insect swarm reached the valley entrance: "Valley Captain, down!"

At the valley summit, Yu Nanshu immediately waved the flag in her hand and shouted at the top of her lungs to the valley team, "Down!!!"

Upon seeing the colorful flags waving, the team immediately sprang into action.

Countless grains of rice cascaded down from the top of the valley.

This is a rain of grains specifically sent to swarm locusts.

At the mouth of the valley, the black swarm of insects surged into the valley like a flood bursting its banks. They pushed and shoved each other, jostling and vying for position, step by step venturing into the abyss.

The process of waiting for the entire locust army to enter the valley was agonizing, like being cut with a dull knife.

The light above their heads grew dimmer and dimmer, the surroundings became as gloomy as dusk before a rainstorm, and the stench in the air grew stronger and stronger, making people almost nauseous.

Occasionally, some locusts that have been pushed out of the line will bump into the crowd. The crowd will just freeze, hold their breath, and wait for the locusts to fly away on their own, rather than trying to drive them away.

Time crawls slowly through the torment, but the long wait will eventually come to an end.

The seemingly endless black swarm of insects, which had been overwhelming, had actually begun to show its end.

When the last batch of locusts entered the valley, everyone instinctively looked towards the locust-leading path.

Gone?

Is it really gone?

All the locusts...were led into the Locust Lock Valley by them?

"Catch them!" Before everyone could react, Shen Zheng had already pressed the button on the walkie-talkie and shouted the order: "Net team, catch them immediately!"

At the top of the valley, Yu Nanshu pressed her right ear tightly to her sleeve. Almost the instant the walkie-talkie crackled to life, she vigorously waved the flag in her left hand: "Catch them! Catch them! Catch them immediately—!"

The team members, who were already poised to attack, saw this and swung their knives, cutting the ropes securing the dense net.

"Shh-"

A huge, dense net fell from the top of the valley, sealing off the valley entrance and completely cutting off the locusts' escape route.

The inside and outside of the valley have become two completely different worlds.

Shen Zheng dared not relax and issued another command: "Mirror Team, go all out!"

The mirror team members at the top of the valley and on the outside started moving. The sunlight was reflected by the mirrors into countless dazzling rays of light, shooting densely into the valley.

In an instant, the locusts in the valley began to stir, and the already deafening sound of their wings flapping became even more violent, causing the entire valley to tremble.

Shen Zheng immediately issued the next order: "Smoke team, light the fire and set off smoke!"

The smoke teams at the top and bottom of the valley began their operations simultaneously.

The oil-soaked mugwort and reeds ignited instantly, and the smoke at the valley entrance was as black as ink, which surged into the valley with the wind. The smoke team at the top of the valley even pushed the ignited mugwort directly into the valley. Soon, the smoke filled every corner of the valley, and even the people outside the valley were choked and coughed incessantly.

Under the onslaught of smoke, the locusts in the valley completely lost control and began to rampage wildly through the valley.

The time has come!

Shen Zheng immediately raised her right hand and roared the final command from her chest: "Sprinkle quicklime!"

At the top of the valley, Yu Nanshu's flag started moving again, and the lime team knew it was time for them to act.

"Brothers and sisters, pour it out! Suffocate these beasts!!"

"Let them never return!"

"Let them know that there are no pushovers in our Great Zhou!"

a bag.

Two bags.

Three bags...

White powder passed through the thick smoke and fell like snowflakes, gently covering the locusts' bodies.

At first, the white powder did not cause any discomfort to the locusts. To them, the light lime powder was like rice ash or dust in the air, which they could easily lift with a flap of their wings.

But in no time, they realized something was wrong.

Burning, scalding, stinging...

Outside the valley, Shen Zheng listened intently to the sounds coming from inside.

The sound of wings flapping.

A hissing sound.

There was also a faint, almost imperceptible... corrosive sound.

"Lord Shen!" Jiang Zhiming, Xin Shunyun, and the others rushed back, covered in sweat.

Looking at the billowing smoke and the scattered locusts at the valley entrance, Jiang Zhiming felt a surge of joy and approached Shen Zheng, asking loudly, "Did it...did it work?"

Shen Zheng nodded slightly: "Wait a little longer. The locusts in the middle and upper sections should be dying soon, but the locusts huddled at the bottom... should not have come into contact with the quicklime yet."

She would not order the valley entrance opened until all the locusts had completely lost their ability to fly.

Jiang Zhiming nodded while keeping an eye on the valley entrance, "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you, I'll listen to everything you say..."

Time passed slowly, the smoke was dispersed by the mountain wind, and an unprecedented acrid smell gradually entered everyone's nostrils.

The chirping of insects gradually subsided, while the smell of burning grew stronger.