After a thrilling and fierce struggle, Xiao Xiong's boat finally survived the hardship. The sailboat, which was full of wind, immediately headed for its destination in Duobao Township, Duchang County, in front of the left.

At this time, everyone was truly relieved, and everyone sat down on the bow of the boat in collapse. They saw that the surface of the lake, which was still turbulent just now, had become unusually calm at this time, the waves were as flat as a mirror, the microwave was sparkling, and the fish that were still jumping and moving on the lake just now, competing for food, had disappeared completely, presumably they had eaten enough, and quietly dived into the water to play.

Lushan Mountain, not far from the right bank of the boat, looks so delicate and beautiful under the warm sun of early spring. There was still a ring of unmelted snow on the summit of the beautiful peaks, like wearing a white top hat. They stand on the shore of Poyang Lake, with the scenery of the lake and the mountains, reflecting each other, just like an elegant Chinese ink painting.

Xiao Xiong was really nervous and sweating just now, when he had thought of using weapons to drive away those [***] and the big fish. But he never expected that the members of the minelaying brigade in the crisis would make such a heroic and tragic move to resolve the crisis. They bravely jumped into the rolling waves, sacrificing their lives in exchange for everyone's peace and the hope of victory.

Seeing that the situation had turned from dangerous to safe, and not far ahead was the destination of this trip, Jiang Yongming, who was commanding behind the boat, also walked to the bow of the boat with confidence.

He was shocked for a moment, and said with a sigh:

"Commander, what a great fortune in misfortune, if it weren't for the brothers of the Mine Brigade, who sacrificed their lives to fight that big fish and that group of [***], the consequences would be really unimaginable, and it is likely that the ship would capsize."

He wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, and continued:

"This is a thrilling thing that I haven't seen in a hundred years, and today we met them all, it's really a long experience, it almost scared my guts."

"Is this really something that hasn't been seen in a hundred years?" Everyone asked suspiciously.

"Yes, I've only heard from old people before. Although the waters around this Lao Ye Temple are the places with the most fish in Poyang Lake, the fishermen never dare to come here to fish, not only because of its danger, but also because the legend says that the fish and shrimp here are all shrimp soldiers and crab generals sent by the dragon kings of the five rivers, and they are here to snatch the tribute given to them by the world for the dragon kings. Everyone can't hide and win, who dare to provoke them. Besides, the old people say that the fish and shrimp in this area eat the corpses of the dead, and they are fierce. Everyone didn't dare to come, not to mention that they didn't dare to fish, even if they caught a fish, who would dare to eat it. ”

"It's so strange that there's such a thing. So what's going on with those big fish, [***]? It scares people to death. ”

Wang Yantai continued with palpitations:

"In the sea, we are afraid of sharks, but in this small Poyang Lake, there is a big fish weighing hundreds of pounds that is so frightening, and there is a terrifying [***] group, which is really unheard of. Tell me what the hell is going on? ”

Jiang Yongming says:

"Let's talk about the big fish first. I heard the old people say that there are several fish essences that are more than 1,000 years old in Poyang Lake, and they are all under the hands of the five great river dragon kings of Gan, Fu, Xin, Xiu and Rao, and each fish essence weighs almost hundreds of catties. But they are very strong and can swim fast in the water. It is said that every spring, the fish spirits will rush to the waters of the Lao Ye Temple to wait, waiting for the dragon kings to pass through here to the East China Sea. In order to please the dragon king, they all have to prepare some gifts here for the dragon kings to take away. The sacrifices of the travelers were too few and not valuable, so they made waves here, overturning some of the passing boats, and looking for some treasures to offer to the dragon king. Therefore, when spring comes, ordinary ships do not dare to pass here, only those who are brave or unaware sail at that time. The old people said that many people had seen those big fish appear, and they would burrow into the bottom of the boat and overturn the boat. He also said that those who fell into the water were all eaten by fish spirits. Luckily, we only met one fish spirit today, and if they all came, it would be even more dangerous. ”

Speaking of which, Jiang Yongming looked at everyone and saw that some did not believe it, some would be suspicious, and the team members like Wang Yantai and other people born in the water family, they were all convinced. Jiang Yongming went on to say:

"Let's talk about those [***]. According to an old fisherman who has lived on Poyang Lake for a long time, there used to be a poor couple living on the shores of Poyang Lake. They were very affectionate and gave birth to a lively and lovely daughter.

The husband felt that something was always missing from such a plain story. So he said goodbye to his wife and children, and went out on a boat to earn a living, wanting to make a fortune. More than ten years have passed. The hard work paid off, and the man suffered a lot and sins outside, and finally made a fortune and earned a lot of silver.

After he was developed, he remembered his wife and daughter who were still suffering at home, so he prepared to return home by boat. The long-term wandering life outside the home has made this man develop some bad habits. He eats and drinks freely along the way, which is enviable. Near the pier in the city, he saw a girl like a hibiscus out of the water, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, like a heavenly maiden descending to earth. So, the husband did not hesitate to spend a lot of money, stalked him, and had a night with this girl.

Early the next morning, he hurried back home. I saw that under the thatched house, his wife was doing housework, she was dressed in rags, hunched over, with a vegetable face, a woman in her thirties, aged like an old woman in her fifties and sixties. The man felt guilty about his wife, so he was diligent and caring. He took out a lot of silver and gave it to his wife, who was also excited, feeling that her suffering for more than ten years had not been in vain. said that when her daughter came back, she would be so happy to see so much money.

Soon the daughter returned home, and she happily offered her mother a large piece of silver. The mother took her daughter's hand and knocked on the father who was sitting beside her.

Seeing her father, the daughter was very surprised, and when she took a closer look, she was immediately terrified, it turned out that it was her own father who lived with her last night. She was so ashamed that she turned around and ran to the lake, where she committed suicide.

The beloved daughter died, and the couple committed suicide by throwing themselves into the lake. They have since become [***]. Nowadays, if you see [***] in the water, it is generally a family of two big and one small, the older one is the couple, and the younger one is their daughter. People also know that the big [***] always takes care of the small [***] in every way, and even fights with you for the small one.

Once the fishermen in the Poyang Lake area catch [***], they will never harm and choose to release it. And [***] are generally friendly to people, but strangely enough, they never hurt fishermen, and sometimes even rescue people who have fallen into the water. But sometimes they attack the sailing ships in droves, and even capsize them. This behavior is incomprehensible. Like just now, they were ready to attack us, but luckily the big injured fish lured them away, otherwise they might have died in the lake for no apparent reason. ”

As they spoke, the boats had reached the shore of the lake in Duobao Township, and they turned into a harbor, and after a short time, they saw a small village in front of them. I saw that the team members who arrived first and the Duchang guerrillas had already joined together, and they were very anxiously waiting for Xiao Xiong's arrival.

As soon as the boat docked, a member of the team immediately ran up and asked with concern:

"Commander, are you alright?"

"It's fine."

"It scared the hell out of us. As soon as we left the water, we heard a low roar, as if a strong wind was blowing, but there was nothing unusual when we looked around. Looking back at you, we're terrified. I saw that suddenly there was a wave on the surface of the lake, which was more than three feet high, and continued from the west side of the lake to the east side of the lake, and the huge waves were rushing against you. It's really strange that there was a small northwest wind blowing at that time. And the weather was very sunny. Later, I saw a group of [***] popping out of nowhere, twenty or thirty. They run towards you with the undulations of the waves. Each of these [***] weighs three or four hundred pounds, and if they get to the bottom of the ship, it is no wonder that your ship will not be overturned. ”

It's a small fishing village, with about 20 or so families, all of whom make a living from fishing. But it's very secluded, and it's only about two or three miles away from the temple in a straight line.

Xiao Xiong immediately ordered the team members to quickly set up the radio station and get in touch with Jiang Feng and Li Ran in Jiujiang. Soon, they got in touch with Jiujiang, and they got the information that the devil did not have a fleet to leave. Everyone calmed down a little.

In the next few days, every time after 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Xiao Xiong had to ask Jiang Yongming to take him to the waters of Lao Ye Temple to observe on the spot.

Sure enough, as Jiang Yongming expected, there would be a phenomenon of "no wind and three feet of waves" in the waters of this area for several days, and the strange thing was that their fishing boats were safe and sound. And the fish, especially the big fish and [***], were nowhere to be seen, and there was no shadow to be seen, as if the scene they had encountered that day was just a hallucination.

On February 10, 1941, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival. Early in the morning, Xiao Xiong received a call from Jiujiang, a transport fleet composed of a tugboat and three iron barges of the devils left the dock at seven o'clock in the morning, and the devils escorted on it had a squadron of more than 100 people, heading downstream.

Xiao Xiong had already arranged reconnaissance groups and radio stations to monitor the enemy along the road, and they promptly reported to him the trajectory of the devil's transport fleet.

At 11 a.m., the fleet entered Poyang Lake from Hukou and did not stop at Hukou County, but continued to march towards the hinterland of Poyang Lake.

Xiao Xiong immediately ordered all guerrilla detachments along the lake to immediately prepare for action, sneak to the side of the devil's pier along the lake, and prepare to destroy the enemy's ships and block the devils who might be reinforced. The special forces on both sides of the Lao Ye Temple, as well as the guerrillas of Xingzi and Duchang, were all on standby, ready to attack at any time.