Of course, Liu Mo also knew that the reason why Su Chen did not hold him accountable was probably because the situation was urgent and he needed manpower, so he did not settle the score with him.
But no matter what, he was still very excited inside.
As long as he performs well in the next period of time, he might be able to get past him by attacking.
Even if Su Chen comes to settle accounts with him, he can still gain a chance for himself.
Therefore, Liu Mo worked very hard to express himself.
"Duke Protector, do you have any other arrangements next?"
"If necessary, I currently have 10,000 soldiers in Guan City that the Protector can dispatch!"
Su Chen shook his head and said: "It's not necessary for the moment. Just ask all the people to evacuate from the suburbs and stop them from getting close to the fields!"
"Then, other than waiting until all the locusts are killed, the people will not be allowed to leave the city again!"
In order to solve the locust plague in the north, Su Chen could only spray pesticides on a large area.
Although the efficiency of this method is very high, the damage to both the land and the human body is too great.
From now on, people must not be allowed to leave the city at will, otherwise it will easily cause accidental injuries.
And the reason why he asked Liu Mo to choose 3,000 people to join him in killing insects instead of directly selecting some from the guards around him was to appease the emotions of the people.
He knew that with the enthusiasm of the people in this era, they would definitely actively participate in killing insects.
If I say that I resist their enthusiasm, they may resist.
"Do you remember everything I said?"
Su Chen asked.
"I will keep everything in mind!"
Liu Mo replied respectfully.
"Don't worry, Lord Protector. If you give me one hour, I will definitely let all the people return to the city."
Liu Mo patted his chest and assured Su Chen.
Su Chen nodded and said nothing more.
"Duke Guo Guo, you must be exhausted after coming from Chang'an City in the past few days. I have already prepared a place for you."
Liu Mo followed Su Chen very diligently.
"No need, now you'd better organize the people first."
Su Chen said impatiently.
Hearing this, Liu Mo said no more and left with his men.
"Let's go, get ready to load and unload the hot air balloon."
Su Chen led the guards to a spacious area in Guan City and directed them to take down the hot air balloon from the carriage and assemble it.
"Put this here, do a little more that..."
"Button down here..."
…
After spending nearly an hour, more than 800 hot air balloons were assembled.
"Let's go, follow me to the outside of the city to observe the locust plague."
After selecting a few guards, Su Chen led them on horseback towards the outskirts of Guancheng.
…
View the outskirts of the city.
Although Su Chen had already seen many areas infested by locusts on the way here.
However, now that he saw the fields outside Guan City with his own eyes, he was still shocked.
The severity of this locust plague was far more serious than he had previously expected!
Looking around, the fields are covered with dense locusts, and even many roads are full of locusts. There are no roads for people to pass by.
And this is just what Su Chen saw when he was ten miles out of the city!
By the time he came to the area where the situation was most serious, the thickness of the locusts in the sky could almost block the sunlight!
"It seems like we are really going to have to fight a tough battle!"
Su Chen looked serious.
It wasn't until this moment that Su Chen truly understood the horror of the locust plague.
In the past, he had only seen some scenes about the locust plague on the Internet short video platform.
But those pictures, compared with what he saw at this time, there was no comparison at all!
"With so many locusts, the number is probably no less than hundreds of millions. I'm afraid diluted pesticides won't be able to kill them at all..."
"And this is only a small microcosm of the entire north. God knows how many desert locusts are still raging in the Tang Dynasty..."
Facing such a terrifying locust plague, even Su Chen felt a sense of powerlessness for the first time.
However, despite this, Su Chen had no intention of giving up.
Whether pesticides are effective or not cannot be known until everything is tried.
If even he felt that there was no way to save this locust plague, then the entire Tang Dynasty might not be far from falling.
"Let's go! Let's continue walking down and see how the situation is in other areas."
Su Chen gave the order and continued to move towards the suburbs with his guards.
After surveying and observing the disaster situation in the suburbs, Su Chen had a general understanding of the locust plague.
This time, the situation is really difficult, and it can no longer be solved purely by wisdom.
"Could it be that, even in the face of such a terrifying locust plague, the people still resolutely chose to stay."
"If these locusts are really allowed to eat food, I am afraid that within a day, this area will be turned into a wasteland..."
After observing the disaster in Guancheng, Su Chen returned to the city with his guards.
When Su Chen came back, Liu Mo also called the people back and selected 3,000 people who met Su Chen's requirements.
"Duke Protector, I have found all the people for you!"
Liu Mo said respectfully.
"Um."
Su Chen nodded slightly and motioned to Liu Mo to guide him.
The situation was urgent now, and he had no extra energy to talk to him.
In an empty square, three thousand people watching the city were gathering together. Each of their faces looked tired, but their eyes were still shining.
"This time, Lord Protector, can you really help me eliminate the locust plague?"
Some people expressed doubts.
Although they had also heard about the abilities of Su Chen, the Protector of the Country, after all, those were what they had heard and had never seen with their own eyes, so they still had some doubts.
"I hope that this time, Lord Protector can still protect me, the Tang Dynasty..."
For some reason, the people are very pessimistic about this locust plague.
It's not that they don't believe in Su Chen's ability, but this time the locust plague is so terrible that they feel that it cannot be solved by mortals.
Regarding the people's sad faces and performances, Su Chen also saw in his eyes and heard many voices of doubt.
Su Chen didn't mean to be angry about this.
Now, what he is most worried about is whether he will cause dissatisfaction among the people if he really uses high-concentration pesticides to kill locusts and thereby destroy the fertility of the land.
Because he knew that in the eyes of the people, the land was everything to them. If they could not hold on to the land, they would lose hope of continuing to live.
