In the wild sky in spring, the grass is luxuriant and everything is reviving. In the blue Poyang Lake, countless waterbirds are flying close to the water. The golden reeds on the water's edge are swaying gently in the wind. Several small boats are walking slowly, which looks particularly leisurely.

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Not far away, on two wooden boats, there were more than a dozen corpses lying in random directions. As the sun set, the boundless red color enveloped the lake and the corpses. The red blood dripped in the lake water, matching the red color.

The lake water merges into one.

Under the water, dozens of plump fish were vying to swallow the rare delicacy. The fish's eyes were full of red threads and their scales were shining with red light, making them look particularly weird.

Not only animals on land like blood, these human food in the water also seem to want to turn over and devour this rare delicacy, especially the corpses that are constantly dripping blood, which have gathered many fish schools.

"Brother, when will this day end!" On one of the three wooden boats, a middle-aged man with a bloody arm was sorting through the seizures while eating fish in a clay pot.

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"Brother Xiaoniu, where did you catch this fish? Why is it so delicious!"

Seeing the leader's indifferent expression, a clever young man asked in a flattering manner.

"Hey, we haven't used up the salt last time, so we added some more this time, so it tastes delicious!" Zhang Xiaoniu said happily.

"Bah, you kid, you still have salt hidden there!" A dark-faced man on another wooden boat said dissatisfiedly. He smelled a delicious smell on the tip of his nose and pretended to be disgusted:

"Maybe it's those fish that eat human flesh, so it's so fresh!"

"Bah, Zhang Heiniu, you drank the feces water, right? It's so smelly, why would we eat those disgusting things? Isn't this indirect cannibalism? If you eat feces, I won't even eat those fish. I eat them from the road.

I waited for more than an hour to eat it!"

"Huh, who knows!" Zhang Heiniu shook his head and said: "The fish in this lake are born to swim. It is easy to swim more than ten miles. Moreover, these days, there are daily battles on the lake. I don't know how many bodies have fallen and been killed.

As fish food, how do you know which one you are eating?"

"It wouldn't be surprising if my teeth come out after eating it later!"

"You deserve a beating!" Zhang Xiaoniu's mouth suddenly lost taste when he said this, and he threatened angrily.

"Why, we are telling the truth!" Zhang Heiniu said without fear.

"Okay, stop arguing!" On the largest boat, Zhang Daguo raised his head, his dark face full of dissatisfaction, and yelled: "We are all brothers, what is there to argue about?"

"What if the fish eats meat? I don't know how many people have died in Poyang Lake in the past few months, including our brothers, others, and many officers and soldiers. It's good to have fish and meat to eat. It's better than eating human flesh.

powerful!"

After saying this, everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to speak. During this period, thanks to Zhang Daguo's cleverness and caution, the hundreds of people they brought with them survived, and they continued to expand.

There are more than 300 men, and they are already among the top forces in Poyang Lake.

Each of these three wooden sailboats can accommodate more than forty or fifty people. They are already among the top boats on Poyang Lake. They were not afraid at all when faced with the stern warships of the officers and soldiers, and moved quickly.

Therefore, I no longer look down on those simple wooden boats.

"Second brother, have you figured out the seizures in this battle?" Zhang Daguo ignored these people and then surrendered his eyes to Fa Xiao, who had been busy and knew a few words. He was not very thin, but had a big appetite.

But not small.

"Brother, we have already counted them!" Zhang Dadu raised his head and said hesitantly: "This seizure is not very good!"

"Say it directly!" Of course Mr. Zhang knew what was going on and what he had seized, so he was always in a bad mood.

"This time we conquered Wang Ermazi, killed thirteen people, and surrendered ten. We have two stones of unhusked rice, five dou of rice, two kilograms of salt, three feet of cloth, three iron knives, and one axe.

Five half-cut swords and one fishing net..."

"Gone?"

"Gone……"

Not only Zhang Da, but also the other water bandits also calmed down. It was totally not worth the struggle to get only this little thing. Moreover, the rice that had not been shelled could be seen as planting rice at a glance.

Everyone turned their attention to Zhang Daguo, a figure who continued to create miracles. In this difficult situation, they could only rely on the leader's ability.

"From today on, we will no longer take prisoners!" Zhang Daguo said slowly: "One more person means one more mouthful of food and one more mouthful of salt. We only need food, not people!"

"What should we do if we surrender?" Zhang Heiniu asked.

"Those broken canoes were left to them. They are starving in Poyang Lake anyway. If they can find salt, they can survive for a while longer!"

Zhang Daguo took a breath and said calmly.

“These days, it’s getting more and more difficult!”

Others also nodded. Since they became one of the most powerful water bandits in Poyang Lake, the Southern Tang court paid great attention to them, especially Nanchang Yin, who stayed in the Southern Capital and was now fully responsible for the encirclement and suppression of Poyang Lake water bandits.

In just three or four months, the water thieves in Panyang Lake were wiped out from more than 20,000 to only five or six thousand.

In addition to suppressing and pacifying, Lin Renzhao also carried out hunting on Panyang Lake and moved the villages on the edge of Poyang Lake back ten miles inland, thus creating a large blank area.

Regarding this decree, the villagers who had been bullied by the water thieves were very cooperative. Within a month, the water thieves found that the difficulty of their plundering had skyrocketed.

When they landed on land, they were unfamiliar with the place and were not good at land combat. After being discovered, they either fled or were captured. The water thieves were instantly panicked.

Although Poyang Lake is still there, the living space of water thieves has been greatly reduced. This promising profession has an uncertain future and is in danger.

"I won't surrender my officers and soldiers even if I die!" After escaping thousands of miles from Dongting Lake to Poyang Lake and narrowly escaping from death, Zhang never thought that he would surrender his officers and soldiers.

The large Poyang Lake has many fish and birds, and people never starve to death. The only thing they worry about is salt. If people don't eat salt, they will be weak. Moreover, they often eat fish and meat, and they also need rice to improve their food.

There are very few other needs. As long as you can endure loneliness and hardship, you will definitely have a good life.

"Everyone, please hold on a little longer. In two months, the summer harvest will begin. By then, the officers and soldiers will definitely relax. Their families will also have finished the rice harvest. Our good days will be back and we will get back everything we lost!"
Chapter completed!