Chapter 288 The Locust Tribe is Coming
“Crackle, crackle…”
The fire burned for a whole day and night, and there was still no sign of going out. The terrible high temperature baked the ground red and even cracked the stones.
Jiang Xuan said: "It has been burning for so long, these locusts and eggs should have been burned to death. There is no point in continuing to burn it. Teng Shen, put out the fire."
“Drip, drip…”
The divine vine quickly extracted groundwater and then sprinkled it with its branches, and it seemed as if a heavy rain was falling from the sky.
“Squeak, squeak, squeak…”
The rain fell into the raging fire, and a large amount of white smoke immediately rose up. The rain evaporated directly in a very short time.
However, with the continuous rain falling, the flames were gradually suppressed until they were extinguished.
On the other two sides, the turtle god and the frog god saw this and began to allocate water to put out the fire.
The three great gods were like giant pumps, continuously pumping water from underground and the swamp to put out the raging sea of fire.
"Gaba——"
After the fire was put out, Jiang Xuan walked into the forest, picked up a piece of burnt charcoal, and broke it gently, and the charcoal immediately broke into two pieces.
"Not bad, good charcoal."
Although these charcoals are not made by smoldering and the loss is relatively large, there are so many woods in this forest that after the fire is put out, there is still a lot of charcoal left.
Jiang Xuan said to the Uncaria next to him, "After you finish your work here, go back and get some more bark bags and bring all the charcoal back to the tribe."
"yes!"
Gouteng agreed, and thought about using all the sacks he had brought with him when he returned, and bringing back as much charcoal as possible.
Other tribes burn dry firewood and rarely use charcoal, but the Teng tribe is different.
In the Teng tribe, these charcoals can be used for smelting metals, filtering water, heating, etc. It has many uses and is consumed in great quantities.
Jiang Xuan pulled out another bronze knife and dug into the soil a few times.
Because the fire burned for a day and a night, the surface layer of soil had been burned into a reddish brown color, but the soil underneath was still black.
Moreover, because too many trees were burned, a very thick layer of wood ash accumulated on the ground. This wood ash is excellent fertilizer!
Jiang Xuan said: "Notify the planting team and have them open up this forest and use it as farmland before tomorrow spring."
"The insects and weeds have been burned out, so the difficulty of land reclamation will be greatly reduced. Coupled with such a thick layer of wood ash, we will be able to get a good harvest next year."
"yes!"
A soldier in charge of delivering messages took note of Jiang Xuan's words and decided to convey the order to the planting team after returning.
If it was an urgent order, he would have to find another person and go out immediately to pass the message.
The reason why two people are needed is because the journey is long and there are many variables on the road, so it is safer for two people to pass the message.
“Crack, crack…”
Before long, the leaders of the Mountain Turtle Tribe, the Frog Tribe, and the Thorny Fly Tribe all came running over, crushing countless pieces of charcoal along the way.
Upon seeing this, the warriors of the Teng tribe all frowned slightly, leaving the leaders of the three tribes puzzled. They thought that something had not been done well and that the people of the Teng tribe were dissatisfied.
Shan Jia came close to Jiang Xuan and asked in a low voice: "Hasn't the locusts been burned? Why do you all look unhappy?"
Jiang Xuan smiled and said, "It's nothing. Just be careful not to crush those big pieces of charcoal later."
"Charcoal? You guys want this too?"
Shanjia found it a little unbelievable, because the tribesmen had firewood every day, and charcoal was so common that it was not surprising.
Jiang Xuan nodded and said, "It will be useful if I move back."
"If you want it, I'll have someone collect it for you."
Shanjia immediately ordered the warriors of the Mountain Turtle Tribe to help pick up the large pieces of charcoal and pile them together.
Seeing this, the warriors of the Teng tribe finally smiled and, under Jiang Xuan's instructions, stepped forward to pick up charcoal together.
Seeing this, the Frog Tribe and the Thorny Fly Tribe also went up to help.
They are a subsidiary tribe of the Teng tribe and must work actively, otherwise their loyalty will be easily suspected.
The warriors from the four tribes picked up charcoal together very quickly. Soon, piles of charcoal like small hills appeared on the ground, which was quite spectacular.
Just when Jiang Xuan thought that the locust plague was about to come to an end and he could get busy with other things, something unexpected happened! "Chief, Chief..."
In the forest not far away, there was the sound of hooves hitting the ground and a familiar woman's cry.
Not long after, Fengcao ran out of the dense forest riding a big-horned deer and hurriedly landed beside Jiang Xuan.
"What happened?"
Jiang Xuan saw the big-horned deer panting heavily and Fengcao's face looked anxious. His heart suddenly skipped a beat and he knew that something must have happened, and it must be a serious matter.
"Locusts... The locust tribe is coming this way."
After Fengcao finished speaking, she swallowed hard. She had run so fast that her mouth was already dry.
"Locust Tribe? How far is it?"
"They are advancing very quickly. It will only take them one day to get here."
"One day, it comes so fast..."
Jiang Xuan frowned, because among the warriors of the Teng tribe here, only the hunting team was capable of fighting. There were not many people from the breeding team, and their combat effectiveness was relatively low.
"Chief Xuan, what locust tribe?"
Shanjia stood nearby, listening to his conversation with Fengcao, and felt completely confused, because the Mountain Turtle Tribe was relatively isolated from information and had no idea of the existence of the Locust Tribe.
The leader of the Frog Tribe, Huo Meng, and the leader of the Fly Tribe also came over. They also wanted to know what was going on with this Locust Tribe.
Jiang Xuan said: "Fengcao, please briefly tell everyone about the situation of the Locust Tribe."
Fengcao immediately gave a brief account of the situation of the locust tribe, including the fact that there were more locusts in the distance.
The worst thing is that the locust tribe has been growing larger and larger through continuous annexation, just like a snowball. The locusts are also continuously mutating, and their combat effectiveness is constantly increasing.
If this continues, no one knows what the locust tribe will become.
Jiang Xuan said: "The reason why the locust tribe rushed here in a hurry must be related to the fact that we burned those locusts to death. Everyone, tell me what we should do."
He thought for a moment and added, "The key is that the time is too short. It is difficult for our Teng tribe warriors to get here."
Huo Meng said: "Although we don't have many people, the guardian gods of the four tribes are all here. Even if we can't defeat the Locust Tribe, we can hold them back. As long as we hold them back until the warriors of each tribe arrive, there will be no problem."
Shanjia nodded and said, "Chief Huo Meng is right. There is only one locust tribe, but we have four tribes here. Are we afraid of them?"
The leader of the Thornfly Tribe also echoed: "Yes, so many locusts have been burned to death, the worst that can happen is to burn them again!"
"Okay, since everyone says so, let's fight!"
No one else is afraid, so Jiang Xuan has even less reason to be afraid.
He first sent a few messenger warriors back to the tribe to call people, while the other warriors took advantage of the favorable terrain to set up various traps. When the people from the locust tribe came, they would attack them severely to weaken their fighting effectiveness.
The other three tribes also each chose a place and set traps in the same way. They also used the poisonous frogs of the Frog Tribe to coat the blades of their weapons with poison, which could effectively kill the enemy.
When everything was ready, it was already completely dark. The four tribes each occupied an area, surrounding the locust tribe and waiting for them to come.
That night, the people from the locust tribe did not show up, which was what Jiang Xuan expected because locusts were not used to moving at night.
The next morning, when the sun just rose, several mutated locusts arrived first where Jiang Xuan and others were, and flew around the burned forest.
Soon after, more locusts came over here like a dark cloud, and the buzzing sound of their wings could be heard clearly from a long distance away.
After waiting for a while, Jiang Xuan, who was hiding in the dense forest, saw two warriors with locust totem patterns painted on their faces running towards him quickly, observing the situation around them as they ran.
“Here it comes!”
Jiang Xuan picked up a beast horn bow, drew the bow and put an arrow on it, took a deep breath, then slowly pulled the bowstring and aimed at one of the Locust Tribe warriors.
"call out!"
After Jiang Xuan pulled the bow to its full length, he immediately and decisively shot out an arrow.
The arrow with tail feathers spun at high speed and shot towards the Locust Tribe warrior with a sharp sound of breaking through the air.
"ah!"
A scream was heard, and the Locust Tribe warrior was shot accurately through the chest by Jiang Xuan. He fell to the ground and rolled over, and it was obvious that he was dying.
When another Locust Tribe warrior heard the noise, his face changed drastically and he stopped and ran back.
“Swish, swish, swish…”
He had only taken two steps when more than a dozen arrows shot at him and killed him on the spot.
"Go ahead and kill them!"
This scene happened to be seen by the Locust Tribe warriors in the rear. They were furious and, relying on their large numbers, rushed forward with their weapons raised.
Soon, they ran into the trap area set by the Vine Tribe, and screams were heard again.
However, there were too many people in the Locust Tribe, and the traps could not stop them.
“Archery!”
"Throw a spear!"
Jiang Xuan calmly commanded the warriors of the Teng tribe to consume the enemy at a long distance first, and then start close combat when the enemy rushed to a closer place.
Soon, a big battle began!
(End of this chapter)
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