Shen Feng flew with Chu Chaoyan in the sky for a long time, wanting to find mutated plants and mutated earthworms, but after searching for a long time, they couldn't find them. This was the case for three consecutive days, as if these two things had completely disappeared.
Shen Feng frowned. He didn't have time to waste in the Hengduan Mountains. If he spent too much time on this, the southern front line would advance further north, and the situation he faced would become even more difficult.
"I think these two things must be hiding. After all, if mutated plants don't move, they are no different from ordinary plants. Moreover, earthworms always hide in the soil. If they don't come out, we won't be able to find them," Chu Chaoyan expressed her opinion.
Shen Feng thought about it and felt that this opinion was very reasonable, so he said, "I also think things can't go on like this anymore. I'm going to set a fire."
Chu Chaoyan was startled when she heard this. She hadn't expected Shen Feng to choose such an extreme method. After all, forest fire prevention in China had always been strictly promoted. As the saying goes, setting fire to mountains leads to prison. If they set a fire at this time, it would be too dangerous, especially in autumn when fires could not be controlled.
"Have you thought it through? If we set a fire at this time, we basically won't be able to control the situation. Then the entire forest will be engulfed in flames, wouldn't that kill a large number of animals?" Chu Chaoyan quickly said.
"I have already considered this matter. It is a last resort. After all, our enemy is in the south. If we delay, it will be detrimental to our plan," Shen Feng said calmly.
"What if the fire gets out of control? It's autumn now, and there are flammable trees everywhere. The trees have very little moisture. Once ignited, the fire will be difficult to extinguish!" Chu Chaoyan continued to ask.
"Don't worry, the flames can definitely be controlled. Because to the north are snow mountains, to the south are many water sources, and to the east is the Nu River isolating us. To the west is an uninhabited area. As long as we set a fire, it will only burn some surrounding areas and will not pose a threat to humans. As for the animals burned to death in the forest, we can't worry about them anymore!" Shen Feng said in a deep voice.
"If that's the case, then let's prepare to set a fire. Then we'll know where the mutated plants and mutated insects are. As long as we set a fire, they definitely won't be able to stay put," Chu Chaoyan also understood this point and agreed with Shen Feng's approach.
Shen Feng and Chu Chaoyan then began their arson operation. It was late autumn, and many places had already harvested their crops. After all, if the crops were not harvested quickly at this time, many insects would compete with humans for food. Therefore, in autumn and winter, no grain would be left in the fields, because even if left outside, it would be snatched away.
Many trees in the forest had also lost their moisture, and the ground was covered with fallen leaves. Especially many pine trees shed pine needles all year round, and there was already a thick layer of pine needles on the ground. Once ignited, these pine trees were very flammable, and then widespread fires would appear.
Shen Feng had already notified Lu Xian and Yang Chang to leave quickly. They, along with their 2,000 veteran soldiers, quickly moved away from the original valley, ran to a distant place, found bamboo in the mountains, made many bamboo rafts, and floated south along the water to the territory of Myanmar.
Upon learning of the situation in the forest, he was certain that no soldiers were left in the forest. So he took out his lighter, found trees, and then lit many dry branches. Next, he used the strong wind to blow. Where the wind blew, fire snakes constantly darted. When these fire snakes came into contact with the dry branches and fallen leaves on the ground, they immediately ignited these branches. If they reached the pine trees, due to the resin on the pine trees, a large tree would immediately ignite and be covered by flames within a few seconds.
Basically, anyone who knows anything knows that if you blow with strong wind when a fire starts, it will definitely cause the flames to spread. Shen Feng was particularly emphasizing this aspect, so he made the flames dart continuously, instead causing the fire to rise.
The strong wind fanned the flames. After the fire appeared in the forest, with the power of the strong wind, flames of twenty to thirty meters could appear. Wherever the fire snakes landed, the trees in that area would be directly ignited, and soon one mountain after another would catch fire.
After each mountain's trees were ignited, the fires would spread uncontrollably. At this point, even if the fire department appeared here, they would not be able to control the situation, because such a large fire was impossible to control. If they were wise, they would quickly move away and clear the trees to establish firebreaks, so that the fire could be controlled.
After an uncontrollable fire broke out in the Hengduan Mountains, it was quickly captured by satellites, and all regions immediately learned of the situation. Many places in China began to speculate what had happened, why such a large fire had occurred. Although it would not affect other regions, the occurrence of such a fire was indeed noteworthy.
The people in Jinling were the first to learn the specific situation, as they had already learned about the events happening in the southwest at this time.
Therefore, important figures in Jinling gathered together to discuss how to change the policy towards the southwest region, as the situation had fundamentally changed.
At the meeting, someone pointed out a concern: "Originally, Yuzhou was a vital town on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, but there was no need to worry because the plains it occupied were too scarce and the mountains were too numerous, so its development was limited. Later, Shen Feng, due to an opportunity, occupied Sichuan Province, thus forming conditions for secession. You know why Yuzhou was separated from Sichuan Province in the past? It was precisely to prevent Sichuan Province from seceding."
After hearing this analysis, everyone nodded in agreement, because what was said was indeed the truth.
Then, someone continued to explain: "Even if Sichuan Province and Yuzhou are merged, we still don't need to worry, because as long as we guard the Three Gorges, it will be basically impossible for them to go out. At most, they can go north to Hanzhong or enter the Guanzhong region, where there are locusts everywhere. If they have any brains, they won't choose to go north. But I never expected that they have now allied with Dian Province. Once Shen Feng obtains Dian Province, he will be the absolute king of the entire southwest region, and the population under his command will account for 1/3 of China. At that time, Jinling's status will also be threatened!"
"But now, even if we know this, we can't stop it, because we ourselves are facing the threat of insects. If I attack our allies at this time, won't it chill their hearts?" someone sighed helplessly at the meeting.
Now, countless mutated insects have appeared all over China. In the southeast direction, there is a type of cicada that, after mutation, will feed on human blood and marrow, which is very terrifying and must be taken seriously. Jinling could not trouble Shen Feng at this time.
"Don't we have a lot of nuclear bombs now? Let's drop one in Myanmar to warn Shen Feng, and that will be it. Even if he obtains the Myanmar region, he cannot completely threaten us, because the most powerful weapons are in our hands." Suddenly, someone proposed such an idea.
As soon as this idea was proposed, it was immediately rejected, because someone next to him immediately began to mock: "You are truly a dog-headed strategist. You can't think of good ideas, but you only come up with bad ones. Shen Feng has fifty to sixty ability users under him. These ability users are more terrifying than nuclear bombs. If they go into assassination mode, we will all be finished!"
Everyone quickly agreed: "Not to mention those fifty to sixty ability users, even Shen Feng alone is enough to destroy our city. As long as he summons a typhoon to our airspace and maintains it for a month, our entire city will be flooded, and countless people will be displaced. No one will be able to resist Shen Feng!"
"If that's the case, Shen Feng has now transformed into a dragon, a dragon soaring in the sea! Who can stop him from soaring to the nine heavens?" someone lamented helplessly.
At this moment, Li Kongteng stood up. He was actually Yun Laizhe's father-in-law and now had a very high status in Jinling. Although he had no surviving sons, he had a daughter who had married Yun Laizhe and had given birth to a grandson, who could inherit his family business. His status was very stable, and when he stood up, others had to give him some face.
"Don't argue for the sake of emotion. Listen to me. I think people in the southwest are not to be feared, because it is not so easy for them to obtain a stable environment. Now they are facing the threat of three mutated insects! It is no joke to solve these three insects, and it will come at a great cost. At that time, Shen Feng will also have to face a situation of heavy casualties, and he will not seek trouble for himself by challenging our position," Li Kongteng said.
After hearing this answer, everyone reacted and said: "Indeed, if we look at the fact that Shen Feng set fire in the mountains this time, we can feel that he is at the end of his rope. Because if he were truly capable, he could find insects or mutated plants in the mountains and kill them with his own abilities. But now he can only resort to setting fires, which is a last resort, indicating that the situation he faces is very bad, so he has to use such a tactic."
Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on him, Li Kongteng continued: "Also, there is one thing I want to explain. To solve the threat from the southwest region, I have a small plan here. As long as this plan is implemented, it will basically be successful. I don't know if everyone is willing to implement it."
"What is the plan? Tell us quickly, and we will help you consider it." Everyone became interested and quickly asked at this time.
"This matter is very simple, and that is marriage alliance! I heard that the City Lord has a very beautiful daughter, who is now about thirteen or fourteen years old. Since it is a daughter, it will be easy. As long as this daughter is married to Yuzhou, then we will become in-laws with Shen Feng, and we will have a relationship!" Li Kongteng said with a smile.