On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, early in the morning, the weather was clear and cloudless.

After drinking the Shanggong wine and preparing everything properly, Xiao Xiong, Gao Qixing, Zhang Shan, Wang Yantai, Jiang Yongming and other leaders led the water guerrillas originally deployed in the Yangtze River area to quickly pull out. They must immediately go to the Poyang Lake area to join up with the troops already there, make all preparations before the big battle, and ensure that the operation is foolproof and the tasks assigned by the theater command are successfully completed.

They were accompanied by several soldiers from the [***] Water Minelaying Brigade, because they all had very good water surnames, and they also carried some advanced diving and explosive tools and equipment, which they could use in the raid.

There are more than 100 water guerrilla units deployed along the Yangtze River, and they originally carried out guerrilla warfare on the Yangtze River to attack the transport fleets and important wharves of the devils, and cooperated with the Navy's minelaying brigade operating on the Yangtze River to carry out underwater minelaying operations. After several years of fighting, the combat effectiveness of this team has been tempered particularly strong.

Every member of the team can be said to be "white in the waves" in the water, and their diving skills are first-class, and they can hold their breath in the water for at least 5 minutes. Not only are they top-notch in the water, but they can almost catch up with the Hunters in marksmanship. Even if you shoot on a rocking and bumpy boat, it is also as accurate as ten.

Xiao Xiong telegraphed that he had informed Hu Maofu's Xingzi guerrillas, Duchang's guerrillas, and the special forces that had already arrived to do their job of receiving them and waiting for him to lead his troops to arrive.

In order not to attract the attention of the devils, Xiao Xiong divided the team into several groups, each with three or four boats. Some took wooden sailing boats, some drove fishing boats, etc., and everyone secretly set off from Caijiazhou, first sailing to the Yangtze River waterway, and then driving to Poyang Lake.

Starting from Caijiazhou, it first went downstream, and after entering the main channel of the Yangtze River, it changed to go upstream.

Along the way, I saw the devil's patrol boat coming and going in the Yangtze River, shuttling non-stop. Xiao Xiong found through record analysis that it took almost less than half an hour for a patrolling boat to pass by. On the riverside, the devils along the river have built a lot of artillery towers and guard boxes, and the density of patrols is very large. It seems that the enemy attaches great importance to the vigilance of water transport.

After the Einsatzgruppen arrived at the mouth of the lake, Xiao Xiong began to record the time, he wanted to record the first-hand information of the boat, where to start, how much time, how much time it would take to reach a certain place, and so on, all of which he did not dare to be careless in the slightest, for fear that any omission, any sloppiness would directly lead to the failure of the combat operation.

Their boat arrived at the mouth of the lake at nearly 11 a.m. and then continued its journey against the current towards the hinterland of Poyang Lake. Due to the fact that some time ago, there were several heavy rains in the five major river basins such as the Ganjiang River and the Xiuhe River, as a result, the lake water became turbid and the water flow was turbulent. The beaches and meadows on both sides of the lake and on the lake that had been exposed to the water were submerged, they were submerged at least two meters below the bottom of the water, and even the tips of the grass were not above the water. The lake rose so high that it was almost level with the embankments built along the lake.

Xiao Xiong, Wang Yantai, Jiang Yongming, and several other officers in the ship all felt that the speed of the ship today should be much slower than in the past. After more than 5 hours of driving, their boat arrived at the water area of Lao Ye Temple first, and the time was already past four o'clock in the afternoon. That is to say, it took them more than 5 hours to travel from the lake mouth to the Lao Ye Temple. Since their wooden sailboat was powered by some wind, it should have been moving at about the same speed as the devil's motor boat, and the time it took was about the same as the time they estimated yesterday.

After confirming the time of sailing, Xiao Xiong let go of his anxious heart.

Because the fleet was moving separately, when they were about to reach the Lao Ye Temple, some of the ships headed to the right, and they had to dock at the shore of the lake near Xingzi, which had already been connected. The boat that Xiao Xiong was riding on was going to travel for a while before stopping to the left on the shore of the lake near the planned Duchang Duobao Township.

"Commander, it's time to go to the Old Man Temple." Jiang Yongming called.

Hearing this, Xiao Xiong put down the pen and paper and walked from the cabin to the bow of the boat. He looked forward from the left side of the ship and saw the famous and mysterious Old Man Temple not far away.

The old man's temple, which has gone through thousands of years of wind and rain, stands in front of Xiao Xiong's eyes.

The Lao Ye Temple stands peacefully on the northern shore of Poyang Lake. Its location is on Longtou Mountain in Duobao Township, Duchang County, across the water from Xingzi County. It was originally a dragon king temple, and the temple was built a long time ago. The four windows in front of the temple are like four eyes staring intently at the treacherous waves of the lake in front of them, concerned about the safety of the ships passing in front of them.

In the past, there were many boatmen, fishermen, and travelers, who passed through the waters of the Lao Ye Temple, encountered strong winds and waves, and when the fog was hazy, the front was slim, and it was dark, the only thing they could rely on was the lights and bells of the Lao Ye Temple. It is its lights and bells that guide them to break free from the situation of death, to turn danger into safety. This kind of thrilling danger has been seen too many by the gods in the old man's temple, and it is not uncommon at all. Therefore, for a long time, because it has protected the safety of all living beings and rescued countless distressed passing ships, the incense in the temple has become more and more vigorous. All the boatmen, fishermen, and merchants who often pass through the waters of the Lao Ye Temple automatically offer incense, make offerings, set off firecrackers, kowtow and worship, and pray that the Dingjiang King enshrined in the Lao Ye Temple will give them the evil spirits, help the world and save people, and bless the people who come and go to the waters of the Lao Ye Temple to cross the lake safely.

Standing at the bow of the boat, I saw the cold northwest wind blowing the white sails, blowing the wooden sailboat forward quickly, and the boat broke through the water and made a roaring sound.

Just when the boat was about to enter the narrowest section of the water area of Lao Ye Temple, suddenly, I saw a white line across the lake not far ahead, and it was quickly rushing towards the wooden sailboat that Xiao Xiong was riding.

"It's a wave! The helmsmen hurriedly held the rudder, and the ship was to sail towards the waves. The oarsman in front of him quickly lowered half of the sails, slowed down the boat, and hurriedly lowered the rudder. The rest of the people should not stay outside the ship, but quickly enter the cabin and sit firmly. Yantai, hurry up and light firecrackers, quickly burn incense and worship. Minghua, you should also throw the offerings to the god of the lake into the lake. ”

Jiang Yongming kept commanding loudly. The people on the boat immediately became nervous and busy.

Wang Yantai hurriedly lit a handful of incense sticks first, and then inserted them into the incense burner on the bow of the boat. Immediately afterwards, he hurriedly picked up a long hanging of firecrackers with a bamboo pole and lit it, and in the crackling sound of firecrackers, Minghua shouted loudly to the lake, "It's been offered-", and then threw the pig's head, chicken and duck and other sacrifices in the bamboo basket that had been prepared long ago into the lake.

Suddenly, I saw a commotion on the surface of the lake, and the lake was like a boiling pot. Fish of all sizes scrambled to jump out of the lake, snatching the sacrifices that Minghua had thrown behind. As the offerings continue to be thrown down, the surface of the water becomes more and more lively. The boiling surface of the lake grew larger and larger, and in an instant it became almost the size of a radius of three or four miles. Xiao Xiong's boat is in the center of this bustle.

Suddenly, I only heard Jiang Yongming shouting loudly:

"King Dingjiang blesses, everyone do a good job, don't let go!"

After a while, I saw the Langtou Mountain, which was more than three feet high, surging over like a tsunami. The surging waves suddenly threw Xiao Xiong's boat high off the lake, and the people on the boat only felt that their hearts were sinking down suddenly, but then, their hearts suddenly seemed to jump out of their throats, and the boat sank down violently, and then made a loud "pop" sound, and fell heavily on the water, and everyone's hearts jumped violently. In the violent turbulence, they felt that the boat had suddenly stopped, as if it had stopped on the surface of the lake, and kept rocking from side to side, and the lake was almost about to plunge into the boat.

Everyone's hearts suddenly hung in the air, but fortunately their boat only stopped for a moment, and then began to move slowly forward under the blowing of the northwest wind. Everyone's nervous mood calmed down a little.

"Oh no, there's a big fish chasing after our boat." Jiang Yongming, who was commanding at the back of the boat, couldn't help but scream loudly in panic. The people on the boat all turned their heads to look back. Sure enough, everyone saw a big fish more than a foot long leaping forward in the rolling waves, desperately chasing their sailboat.

"Quick, get ready to hit it hard, don't let it get under the boat, it will overturn the ship!" Jiang Yongming commanded loudly:

"Hurry up and fill the sails, you must get out of here as soon as possible."

However, the speed of the big fish in the water is surprisingly fast. It was about to catch up with their ship. Everyone picked up the oars and the penny, waited solemnly, and looked nervously at the big fish.

Suddenly, not far in front of their sailboat, another group of [***] (finless porpoises) appeared, estimated to be as many as twenty or thirty. They let out a roar together as they rushed towards the sailboat at high speed. I saw their black backs flickering in the lake, and the lake water around them quickly parted and flowed down their sides.

There was [***] interception in front, and there were big fish chasing after it, and for a while, Xiao Xiong on the boat was shocked. Although they have weapons, they cannot use them until they have to. Because once a gun or grenade explodes, then their identities will be exposed, there are patrol boats of devils nearby, and there are strongholds of devils on the shore, and the devils will definitely find them. Then their efforts will be wasted, and the task will not be completed at all.

"Are there any sacrifices?" Jiang Yongming shouted loudly.

"It's been a long time since then!" Li Minghua replied in a panic.

Seeing that the boat they were on was about to die at the bottom of the lake, the soldiers of the mine-laying brigade looked at each other and nodded. Suddenly, I saw them quickly take off their coats, draw out the water-splitting bayonets used in the water, and jump into the lake together. Two of them rushed towards the big fish, and the other three warriors slashed the waves and rushed straight to the group [***].

The people on the boat were stunned, watching this mermaid and pig battle. I only saw them meet the big fish and [***] respectively, and fought fiercely together.

Blood splashed on the surface of the water for a while, and the smell of fish was tangy. The big fish was stabbed several times, and in a fit of rage, it used its thick and powerful tail to desperately sweep the two team members. Although the two warriors were outstanding, they couldn't resist the blow of the tail of at least a few hundred kilograms of strength from the big fish, and they were hit in an instant, and the two of them were swept into the lake by the rolling waves.

The other three warriors also bravely rushed into the [***] group, and they stabbed [***] with daggers continuously. Although he stabbed a few [***], he was still outnumbered in the end. Within a few moments, they were all bitten by [***] and dragged into the lake and disappeared.

After this bloody battle, the situation suddenly changed dramatically. The big wounded fish, perhaps because of the injury, or not because it saw the arrival of the pigs, could not make a profit, turned around and was about to slip away, and the lake around it was all stained red with its own blood.

However, I saw that the group of [***] may have smelled blood, suddenly changed the direction of the attack, and rushed towards the injured big fish together. Seeing that the situation was not good, the big fish rolled and moved, desperately fleeing into the distance. [***] They did not give up, let out a cry of excitement, and refused to give up the food that was about to reach their mouths, and chased along the blood trail in the water.

The surface of the lake immediately fell silent, and the rushing waters suddenly became tame.

Standing on the boat and watching the people who were all about to happen, it was like a nightmare, and they stood stunned, unable to speak.

The boat with its sails puffed up and headed quickly to the left front.