Chapter 296: She Is Going to Daliang Again

Bai Wei regained her composure and immediately ran toward the gate of the Farm.

She had asked Zhou Yuchuan and learned that locusts are phototactic and like to fly into fire; the ancient method for exterminating locusts was fire attack.

Before long, Bai Wei arrived at the distillery.

Li Bo and his son were bare-chested, shoveling distiller's grains on the ground, sweating profusely from the heat.

Seeing Bai Wei, the two stopped their work.

"Boss Bai, why have you come?"

Now that Li Bo's family all worked for Bai Wei at the distillery, they had changed how they addressed her, calling her "Boss."

Bai Wei had no time for small talk and asked straight away.

"Li Bo, how much of the high-proof white liquor I had you distill is in the cellar now?"

Li Bo thought for a moment, "There are over a dozen vats; the large vats are almost full. I was just about to ask you how to handle this batch of high-proof grain liquor."

"Load this liquor into barrels right now and move them to the Farm; I have an urgent need for it."

Bai Wei had acquired the distillery and let Li Bo's family continue working there.

Modern times have regulations on alcohol, and individuals cannot purchase large quantities of alcohol, so she had Li Bo distill high-proof white liquor to reach an alcohol content of over 75 percent.

Although this high-proof white liquor was not pure alcohol, the effect was very similar, and it would ignite upon contact with an open flame.

The Simple Incendiary Bombs she had previously teleported to Xiao Moting were made by pouring this high-proof white liquor into glass bottles and plugging them with a strip of cloth to act as a fuse.

Later, when the fighting stopped, Bai Wei had Li Bo store all the brewed liquor in the large vats in the underground cellar for backup.

Now, this batch of high-proof white liquor she had stored had finally come in handy.

Once Bai Wei gave the order, Li Bo took his son, called his wife and nephew back by phone, and the group threw themselves into loading the liquor.

Although they did not understand what Bai Wei wanted with this liquor, she was the boss, and the boss's word was law.

The group worked for over two hours, and four hundred white plastic barrels filled with high-proof white liquor were delivered to the Farm.

As soon as Bai Wei received the white liquor, she immediately informed Xiao Moting.

"Xiao Moting, you take your troops to Yannan first; I will prepare the supplies for locust extermination."

"Once you arrive, I will teleport the supplies over."

"If there is a situation, I will also come to Daliang to fight alongside you."

……

Bai Wei was coming to Beijiang again!

Xiao Moting's hand holding the note trembled slightly with excitement.

Heaven knows how much he missed her!

In countless nights, he dreamed of Bai Wei's figure.

Now, she was finally coming again.

A flash of light sparked in Xiao Moting's eyes!

"Prince, the elite soldiers have finished assembling!" Qin Zhan ran into the room and reported with a bow.

He usually wore casual clothes at the camp, but he had already changed out of them and put on a set of brand-new Refined Iron Armor.

The refined iron used to forge the armor was produced by the High-furnace Iron Smelting Plant.

The High-furnace Iron Smelting Plant that Bai Wei sent had increased the iron smelting speed of the entire Beijiang by a hundredfold!

Now that Beijiang was no longer short of iron, Xiao Moting had recruited over a hundred more blacksmiths and ordered them to use the refined iron from the smelting plant to forge armor and weapons.

The newly forged weapons were kept for the Northern Frontier Army to use themselves.

As for the old ironware replaced in the army, such as Heart Protector Armor, Iron Swords, Iron Stirrups... these ironwares were made by Beijiang craftsmen in the past and were of impure quality, so they were simply supplied to the Kokand Kingdom to help them deal with the Rakshasa, and they could earn some military funds in the process.

Xiao Moting nodded calmly.

"I will be there immediately."

Woo— woo—!

Above the Northern Frontier Camp, which had been peaceful for a long time, a sharp, piercing sound of a bullhorn suddenly rang out!

"The whole army, prepare for battle! Get ready to march!"

Following a loud shout, ten thousand elite Northern Frontier soldiers stood in formation on the parade ground.

These ten thousand-plus soldiers were all selected elites, young, strong, and agile.

They were fully armed, wearing Helmets, Bulletproof Vests, and brand-new Refined Iron Armor, wrapping their entire bodies tightly.

"All soldiers, listen to the order!" Qin Zhan rode his horse and shouted loudly, "By the order of the Prince of Northern Suppression, march to Shiya City immediately! At all costs, wipe out the swarm of insects! Otherwise, Beijiang will face a great catastrophe, and the people will be plunged into misery!"

The sea of soldiers let out a unified roar.

"Understood!"

Xiao Moting had also changed into his combat armor, which shimmered with silver light; he sat atop a tall Sweat-Blood Horse, looking heroic and extraordinary, his gaze cold and sharp.

Two Military Trucks were already parked at the entrance of the Northern Frontier Camp, standing by.

A road had already been built from Beijiang to Shiya City, and the two trucks were responsible for transporting a batch of advance troops to rush to Shiya City first to exterminate the locusts.

The remaining soldiers would follow on horseback.

At Xiao Moting's command, one hundred soldiers climbed into the trucks, squeezing tightly together.

Five Minivans were also parked on the side of the road.

The vehicles were loaded with dry firewood for starting fires, coal, as well as rice, grain, medicine, and other supplies.

In particular, plenty of medicine had been prepared.

The locust swarm in Yannan lacked food and would crazily attack and bite people; the villagers dared not go out and all hid in their homes, while many others fled to Shiya City to seek help from the garrison.

The Northern Frontier garrison in Shiya City had rushed over to help exterminate the locusts, and many soldiers had been bitten.

The weather was hot, and once the wounds became infected, they would be fatal.

Xiao Moting then took a vanguard of one hundred men and traveled by truck to Shiya City to deliver clean water and medicine to the wounded soldiers, preventing infection.

"Move out!"

Following the order, several soldiers pulled open the gates of the Northern Frontier Camp with great effort.

Two trucks filled with soldiers, followed by five minivans, sped along the road outside the gate in the direction of Shiya City.

Qin Zhan led the remaining elite soldiers and followed closely behind.

This time, Han Guiying also brought a female Archer Squad to join the expedition.

They all carried igniters soaked in alcohol, used to fire Rockets and ignite fires to exterminate the locusts.

Xiao Dabao remained at the Northern Frontier Camp with the Old General to guard against the rear being left undefended and to prevent foreign enemies from invading.

Just as Xiao Moting boarded the truck and led his troops toward Shiya City.

In Yannan City.

The luxurious General's Mansion was filled with song and dance.

"Come, come, Samurai Tanaka, I toast you." Yuan Canghai, beaming with a smile, raised a jade cup toward a Fusang Ronin sitting below, who wore his hair in a topknot.

Tanaka Jiro placed his hands on his knees, bowed his head slightly, then picked up his cup and drank it in one gulp.

He looked up and said in stiff Chinese.

"General Yuan, we have already fulfilled our agreement to help you lure the swarm of insects to Beijiang; I hope you have not forgotten your promise."

"I won't forget, certainly not." Yuan Canghai laughed heartily, "This time, I owe it all to you. If you hadn't sent the powder to attract locusts a month ago to gather them together and let them multiply in large numbers, and then helped me lure these locusts to Beijiang, I wouldn't have been able to vent this pent-up anger."