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Chapter 619 Poisoning
On the outskirts of the Kyushu Army's camp, there were more than a dozen soldiers with muskets patrolling. They were much more cautious now, for fear that the local people and Zheng's army hiding in the dark would attack again.

The dense forest is full of various snakes, insects, ants and beasts, but for the natives who have lived in this area for generations, this dense forest is their homeland, and they can come and go here freely even with their eyes closed.On a big tree about ten meters high, stood two natives covered in leaves and smeared with mud. They were observing the camp of the Kyushu Army from a distance.

Suddenly they saw soldiers from the Kyushu Army go to the stream next to the camp to fetch water.

"Cuckoo——" A native imitated the song of a bird, and the sound was heard dozens of meters away, just like an ordinary bird call.

A few tens of meters away, other hidden natives also imitated birdsong, and transmitted the sound farther up the stream.Upstream of the stream, a few natives who were waiting in battle raised their ears. When they heard the voice, one of them said, "They have started cooking. We want to teach the northern barbarians a lesson."

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Downstream of the stream, a group of miscellaneous soldiers of the Kyushu Army were fetching water with wooden barrels. They needed to consume a lot of stream water to cook for thousands of soldiers.

"Fortunately, we were stationed next to the water source, otherwise we would have to walk a long way to fetch water." A handyman blocked the wooden barrel in the middle of the turbulent stream and filled the bucket with stream water.

The stream here is not deep, not reaching knees.The clear mountain spring brushed past the feet of the soldiers, giving it a slight coolness, and it was so clear that you could see the fish swimming away.

"Isn't that right? I see that there are many fish in this stream. Why don't we catch a few of them and feed ourselves? We've been on the road and fighting with the enemy these days, aren't we tired?" One of them The soldier saw a palm-sized and delicious fish shaking his head in the stream, and he became interested in fishing.

"Your suggestion is good!" Some companions also agreed, and no one could refuse the temptation of the rare plump autumn fish.

"But we don't have fishing nets on us. How do we catch fish? Shall we sharpen branches and use them as harpoons?" When most of the handymen wanted to actually fish, I was a little at a loss.

"You don't need a harpoon. Fish that are so thorny won't be fresh when you take them home." A handyman seemed to be more proficient in fishing, so he simply acted as a temporary commentator and commander, "You all bring some stones here, I can catch them with bare hands." There are fish, and there are still a lot of them!"

"Really?" His companions were skeptical, but in order to eat the fat river fish, they swallowed their saliva and were busy looking for gravel from the stream and bringing them here.

The handyman who temporarily commanded everyone asked everyone to use stones to form a circle in the creek, like a circular valley that appeared out of thin air in the creek, with only a relatively small entrance.

"Bring some more branches over here." He asked everyone to pick up some fresh and tender branches and place them on top of these rocks.

A considerable part of the branches are immersed in the water, like aquatic plants in the stream.

"I said, how do you catch fish with your bare hands? How do you feel that you are helping these fish build a nest in the water?" After everyone finished their work, they found that it had nothing to do with fishing.

"That's right, we just want to help the fish in the stream build their nests. This is to catch turtles in the urn. Later, you will use the branches to drive the fish in this direction. The fish in the mountains, rivers, valleys and streams don't deal with people very much. I thought this was a refuge, and everyone would flee here." After the soldier explained, everyone suddenly realized.

Don't know if this method is really feasible, but always try.So several soldiers teamed up to catch fish in the water with branches.

The branches disturbed the bottom of the water, and many frightened fish really rushed into their nests in a panic.

"Closing the gap quickly." Seeing several big fish entering the urn, the soldier hurriedly asked his two companions to seal the gap in the "valley" with stones.

"Then you can catch fish with your bare hands. No matter how slippery the fish is, as long as it stays in the urn we surrounded, it will be difficult to fly." Seeing that his method really worked, the soldier said proudly.

"Okay, I really have you!" The companions said in unison, all salivating at the fat fish surrounded by it.

Seeing that the fish had nowhere to escape, several big men excitedly surrounded the "valley" to catch the fat fish trapped inside.Among them are several palm-sized fish, and some small fish.

"Put it in this bucket and make fish soup for the injured soldiers when they go back. Not only will it replenish their bodies, but it will also give us a credit." The captain of the handyman also held up a Wooden barrels to hold the fish.

All the people were holding back the drooling and continued to fish.This fishing method is very ingenious. After catching the trapped fish, they open another gap, wait for the upstream fish to swim down, and then repeat the above fishing method again, which has been tried and tested.

"Hahaha, this is enough for the whole battalion to cook a big pot of fish soup." The handyman held a fat fish tightly with both hands, and walked towards the wooden barrel containing the fish.

When he was about to put the fat fish into the barrel, he suddenly froze, and said to his companions who were still catching fish, "Come and see!"

"What's the matter?" The companions were puzzled, but they still came over.

"Look at the fish caught earlier... the soldier who noticed something strange put the wooden barrel in front of everyone, and saw that some of the smaller fish in the wooden barrel were already dead, with their white belly upturned, floating on the wooden barrel. On the surface of the water. Although the larger fish are still alive, they are motionless and appear half-dead.

"How long has it been since all the fish died?" Everyone was shocked. There was water in the barrel, so there was no reason why the fish died so easily.

"They probably didn't die because they left the stream, maybe...someone poisoned the stream upstream." A sensitive soldier suddenly shouted.

Poisoning...?Everyone was shocked, and some people hurried ashore from the stream.Poisoning is no joke, and some venoms can cause trauma.

"Let's see if the big fish is okay later. Before that, don't go into the water again." The handyman captain let everyone go ashore, still feeling lingering fear, they were wading in the poisonous water just now.

After everyone went ashore in a hurry, all the fish in the barrel had turned their belly.The water in the barrel still looks very clear.

"Damn it, we almost had an accident!" The miscellaneous soldiers couldn't help but rejoice that they survived the catastrophe.

"Go back and report to the general and see how he handles it. How to cook without water is really tricky." The miscellaneous soldiers couldn't help but feel a headache.

(End of this chapter)