Cao Shen led the people to walk on the shore for three days. Except for some scattered tribes, he didn't see many people at all.
There was a language barrier between the two countries, so it was difficult to catch a few people in the tribe to inquire about information.
But apart from shaking their heads, they did nothing else!
Occasionally muttered a few words, but no one in the Qin army could understand him!
Before Ying Feiyu built the steamship, few people could come here, let alone understand their language!
Being able to understand the language of the Western Regions is already considered awesome!
We have no choice but to take the people under us and set off towards Hua Clan!
According to the news previously obtained in Jilingjia City, Han Xin and his army should have almost reached Huashi City at this time!
They walked directly in that direction and would meet the army sooner or later!
As they walked, they sent people to explore the road, and finally got good news, "General Cao... General Cao... got the news!"
A soldier, his face full of joy, galloped towards them on horseback.
"Stop! Rest where you are!"
Cao Shen raised his hand slightly and gave the order.
The soldiers immediately stopped and stopped where they were!
The soldier who reported the news got off his horse and saluted, "General Cao, General Han, they may be in Nalanda City!"
"Oh? How do you know?"
Cao Shen looked happy.
Because the realm they were in at this time was within the scope of Nalanda.
If Han Xin is really here, they will be able to meet him in less than two days!
"There is a stockade in front of us. As soon as we entered, the people in the stockade ran away with panic on their faces as if they had seen the plague! We finally caught two of them, but they immediately knelt down, kowtowed to us and shook their heads. He was mumbling something we couldn’t understand!”
"Then what?"
"Then there was nothing we could do, so we took out the military flag and gestured to them, and they pointed us in the direction! Then they took us on the right road and pointed to the horse's hoof prints on the ground! The horses' hoof prints had horseshoes on them. , I think it must be left behind by the army!"
"I see……!"
After listening to the soldiers' explanation, Cao Shen nodded in agreement, "In this world, I am probably the only one in the world who knows how to use horseshoes, Da Qin!"
"That's right!"
The soldiers shouted with joy on their faces.
"It is estimated that the army has just cleaned up this place, so the people in the village will be frightened when they see us!"
"Yes! That should be it!"
After figuring everything out, Cao Shen ordered the march to continue and headed straight for Nalanda City.
This place is not far from Huashi City. Even if the army breaks camp and leaves, they will probably go to Huashi City. By then, they will have time to chase after them!
However, after just one day of walking, they discovered some strange phenomena!
Many green grasses on the roadside have lost their leaves, as if they have been eaten away by something!
The further we go, the more serious this phenomenon becomes, with even some trees and bushes having their leaves chewed off!
"It's really strange! The climate here is hot, there is little rain, and there are not many trees and grass. There shouldn't be anyone grazing at will, right?"
The soldiers scratched their heads and were very confused.
The climate of the Maurya Dynasty was completely different from that of Great Qin. There were no good pastures, and few people in the village knew how to raise cattle and sheep.
But if it weren't for cattle and sheep, how could the leaves of these vegetation be chewed so cleanly?
"It doesn't look like it was eaten by cattle or sheep!"
Cao Shen squatted on the ground and observed for a long time, then shook his head.
"It wasn't eaten by cattle and sheep? What is that?"
"Look! The blades of this grass are not big. If it is a cow or sheep, after gnawing it, the cross-sections must be even! But the current blades have deep and shallow tops and are not flat at all. They should be a kind of small body. The result of insect bites!"
Cao Shen picked a few pieces of grass and handed them under the eyes of the soldiers.
"Insects? What kind of insects can chew these grasses into this state?"
The soldiers looked at each other, and then their eyes widened as they thought of something.
Almost at the same time, everyone said in unison in horror: "Is it a locust plague?"
The soldiers were not very old and had never experienced a locust plague.
But I have never eaten pork, and I have seen pigs running away.
People of the older generation are well-informed and often tell them stories about the locust plague!
It is said that when the locust plague occurred, the locusts were like crazy, covering the sky, covering the sky and the sun, and it was so dark!
Wherever it passes, not even any grass or leaves are left behind, let alone food!
If all these are eaten, even small livestock may attack!
Therefore, when people of the older generation scare children, they will use locusts biting their butts as an excuse.
It should be said, but the effect is very good.
The crying child stopped crying immediately after hearing these words!
"No way?"
After the soldiers finished speaking, they immediately frowned, hoping that this was not true.
"Who knows! Judging from the look of these gnawed grasses, they must have been gnawed not long ago and have not yet sprouted new buds!"
Cao Shen shook his head and continued: "Alas...! Let's take a closer look. I hope these locusts have not flown to Nalanda!"
"yes!"
The soldiers responded and wrapped the supplies they carried in thick oilcloth, fearing that there would be a locust plague ahead and sweep away all the supplies they carried.
After walking for another half day, there was almost no vegetation left on the ground, all of which had been eaten away by locusts.
Occasionally, I can encounter a few stragglers, desperately munching on the roots!
"It seems like these locusts are really heading towards Landa!"
Cao Shen frowned and asked the soldiers to quicken their pace.
…
"Buzz..."
In the city of Nalanda, locusts were raging everywhere, looking for something to eat.
"Damn it, I just finished clearing out all the villages around Nalanda and are preparing to attack Huashi City. Why don't you do this to me!"
In the city lord's palace, a table of food had been prepared, but Fan Kuai was pacing back and forth, looking very anxious and having no appetite at all.
The locusts were so black and so densely packed that it gave people goosebumps just looking at them!
"Okay, stop complaining, there's nothing you can do about it!"
Wang Li picked up a piece of meat, stuffed it into his mouth, and said.
"Lao Fan, come over and sit down quickly. Once you've arrived, make peace with it. This locust won't stay here forever. Sooner or later it will leave!"
Peng Yue also greeted him and came quickly.
"Lao Fan, you've been talking about stewing the elephant army all the way. Now that the battle is over, you should come and eat it!"
Han Xin laughed jokingly.
After the general defeated the elephant army, as soon as he entered the city, Fan Kuai shouted about burying pots to make rice, and angrily called on the soldiers to follow him to carry the killed elephant meat!
There are hundreds of cauldrons, all set on fire to cook the meat.
But from noon to evening, the meat was still firewood, and it also had an indescribable smell, which was very unpalatable!
But the elephant trunk is different and delicious.
So, all the water and meat in the hundreds of pots were poured out, and only the trunks were cut off and cooked, giving the soldiers a delicious meal!
In the next few days, Han Xin and others had the elephant trunk dish at every meal. Fan Kuai felt like vomiting after eating it!
No matter how delicious something is, if you eat it every day, there will be times when you get tired of it!
