Chapter 188 Return to Qingzhou Prefecture
As time went by, the people in the cave gradually stopped moving. Shen Zhi's special smoke tablets could quickly produce a large amount of smoke, enough to suffocate people to death.
However, the cave was so deep that in order to ensure safety, the big steel cannon had to continuously release thick smoke into it.
Thick smoke continued to flow in, and after two days, Shen Zhi ordered to stop pumping thick smoke into the cave. At this time, there was indeed no movement in the cave.
During these two days, Zhan Xiao sent his men to conduct a carpet search of the entire Sanniu Island, but found nothing. It turned out that the Japanese pirates had indeed hidden all their people in the cave.
"We can open the cave entrance now. Everyone put on gas masks." Shen Zhi said.
Everyone was fully armed, wearing gas masks, and moved the huge rocks at the entrance of the cave and walked into the cave.
As soon as I entered, I found that there was a different world inside the cave. The space inside was very large and several dozen meters high. At present, there were countless corpses lying in all directions in the cave, all with hideous faces.
The Zhan family army went in and began to clean up the bodies. Everyone divided into teams and carried out the cleanup in different areas. Even so, they still finished the count within two hours. It was indeed an army of 600,000.
The corpses exuded a strong smell that made people feel sick, but it also made them realize the cruelty and brutality of this war.
"It seems that we guessed right. These Japanese pirates really hid everyone in here." Zhan Xiao said.
"Yes, but there is still a problem that needs to be solved, which is how to deal with these corpses." Shen Zhi said with a frown.
"This problem is not difficult to solve. We can sprinkle kerosene on these corpses and burn them all." Zhan Xiao suggested.
"Good idea, let's do it." Shen Zhi nodded in agreement.
So, the Zhan family army began to pour kerosene on the corpses. The whole process lasted for a whole day, until the evening, when the last corpse was poured with kerosene.
Everyone left the cave, Shen Zhi lit a tinder, and threw it directly into the cave.
As soon as the fire touched the corpse covered with kerosene, a dazzling light appeared in an instant, like a meteor across the night sky, but it brought endless horror.
At this moment, the flames on the corpses began to spread at an alarming speed, like an uncontrollable plague. At first it was just a small spot on the corpse, but soon it spread to the entire body and ignited the surrounding corpses. Those originally lifeless bodies were now engulfed by the raging flames and turned into a sea of fire. The flames danced wildly, making crackling sounds, as if announcing their existence and power to the world.
The air was filled with a pungent smell of burning and billowing smoke, making it difficult to breathe. The Japanese pirates who had committed many evil deeds and threatened the safety of the coastal areas were now reduced to ashes in this sea of fire and completely disappeared from this world.
Until this moment, the tension in people's hearts was released, and they could finally relax. Now, the Japanese pirates in the territory of the Great Xiao Dynasty have basically been wiped out, and there is no more worry.
Everyone returned to Haizhou in high spirits, feeling particularly happy. Zhan Xiao sent people to spread the word, telling everyone that the Japanese pirates had been completely wiped out and that they could go out to sea to fish freely. Hearing this good news, the people were ecstatic and praised General Zhan for his bravery and fearlessness in defeating the enemy and getting rid of harm for the people. This victory not only brought people a sense of security, but also made them full of hope for the future.
Shen Zhi decided to return to Qingzhou Prefecture because Baiyun Villa was about to usher in the busy "double harvest" season, and everyone needed to grope their way forward in this new farming model, so she had to be there to provide guidance in person.
Zhan Xiao reluctantly saw Shen Zhi off. In the following five days, she traveled day and night and finally arrived in Qingzhou Prefecture.
When Shen Zhi left, she only left a letter, which made her family very worried about her safety. Now that they saw her return safely, they finally felt relieved.
However, Shen Zhi only stayed at home for one night and rode to Baiyun Villa again the next day.
At this time, the corn in Baiyun Villa was ripe, and Cao Gonggong and others could not wait to pick a few of each variety of corn, cook and taste them. This tasting seemed to open the door to a new world, and it turned out that corn could be so delicious.
Then, Eunuch Cao immediately arranged for a batch of corn to be transported to the capital. The watermelons sent earlier were highly praised by the emperor, who even sent people to transport more watermelons.
When Eunuch Cao saw Shen Zhi, he was very happy. He was like a student waiting for praise from his teacher.
"Girl, our corn is ripe, and I have arranged for people to start harvesting it. All the watermelons have been picked, and the emperor has sent people to transport away a batch. I secretly left a few for you in the cellar, so just take them when you want to eat." Eunuch Cao had a smile on his face and a gentle voice, as if he was Shen Zhi's elder.
"Thank you, Eunuch Cao, you have worked hard." Shen Zhi said gratefully.
"Girl, I've heard that you helped Zhan Xiao to wipe out all the Japanese pirates. Well done, women are as good as men." Eunuch Cao said proudly, as if he had done it himself.
Shen Zhi was stunned. She didn't expect that Eunuch Cao would know about this so quickly. But she immediately remembered that Eunuch Cao was a well-known and feared Nine Thousand Years Old in the capital. It was natural that such a small piece of news could not be hidden from him.
So, Shen Zhi smiled and admitted generously: "Yes, only when these Japanese pirates are eliminated can we feel at ease." Her tone was firm and confident, revealing a fearless courage and determination.
"Girl, you're back." At this time, several other adults also came over to greet Shen Zhen.
In the next few days, Shen Zhi went to inspect the rice fields.
From afar, the rice fields are like a golden ocean, shining brightly in the sun. The heavy rice ears hang down, and the plump grains hang on the branches. When the breeze blows, the rice waves surge, one after another, like golden silk dancing in the wind, which is beautiful.
As you approach the rice fields, the rich aroma of rice hits you in the face, making you intoxicated. The rice stalks are upright and tough, and each grain of rice on the rice ears is round and full, with a golden luster.