Zhao Huan laughed it off after hearing the news. He thought Hebule was frightened by the red cannon. Indeed, such a heaven-defying thing could scare many people to death in the Song Dynasty.
Within three to five years, the Mongols would no longer dare to covet the Song Dynasty.
After Zhao Huan sent off the dragon boat navy, he took Nangong Lian'er, Linghu Yunlong, and Cao Dongsheng, and the four of them continued to head south.
One day, the four of them arrived in Langya County, where they found a thousand miles of barren land. The fields were dry and the crops were withered.
Zhao Huan was secretly shocked. How come the capital didn't know about the severe drought in this area?
There are dozens of poor families living in groups of three or four on the roadside. They are waving hoes and digging canals. They hope to dig out water to irrigate the crops.
Suddenly there was a loud buzzing sound, and the southwest corner was dark.
"The locusts are coming! Run, run!" someone who was digging the canal shouted.
Everyone was shocked and dropped their work and ran into the house.
Linghu Yunlong's face turned pale: "Master, quickly hide!"
Everyone followed the people and began to run, and the people ran to their houses.
An old man saw Zhao Huan and his companions and waved hurriedly: "Quick! Come to my house! The locusts are coming!"
Although locusts don't eat people, they are starving. Countless locusts fly over, covering the sky and the sun, leaving no grass behind.
Zhao Huan and others rushed into the house in a hurry. As soon as they entered, the locusts outside hit the door with a crackling sound.
The sky was stained black by the humming sound. Countless locusts, countless in number, descended on the crops and devoured the seedlings.
In the blink of an eye, the crops in the field turned into a single bare stalk.
The old man looked outside through the window and beat his chest in grief: "The locust plague is coming, what should we do!" He said with tears in his eyes.
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