It's said that there is a tributary downstream. Xu Qing rode along the river bank.
Now I don't dare to take a boat. It's no joke to give them a tail in case it's under the water.
The road by the river is hard to walk. The horses can't run fast. They haven't arrived until dark.
After a night's rest in the space, the three went on their way the next day and arrived at the tributary at noon.
This branch of the river flows from the plain. After a long walk up the river, there are shallow places.
The key is that because of the terrain, there are many intricate small rivers upstream from this tributary, which are absolutely the best place to trap giant catfish.
Next, the three returned to the town and asked the county magistrate to prepare a large number of fish. By the way, both upstream and downstream had people find out where the giant catfish was now.
There are not enough people on the county magistrate's side, so we can only borrow people from Qingzhou, which is closest to here.
Now the news that there are water monsters in the lower reaches of the town has spread all over the neighborhood, and many soldiers have been sent to kunzhou.
As the saying goes, many people have great power. Soon we found the trace of giant catfish.
You can still find such a big guy if you look carefully.
After finding the location of the giant catfish, Li Changting and Duanmu Xiang began to implement their hunting plan.
This giant catfish has eaten a lot of fish and shrimp in the river recently, but it is estimated that the fish in the river is not enough for it.
Li Changting prepared a large number of fish, which is reasonable in the sea. He used the fishy smell of these fish to lead the giant catfish to the tributary he liked.
Then they put a lot of fish in the tributary.
Giant catfish originally swam nearby, seems to be hesitant to enter the river.
It has to be said that this guy is a bit smart. He hesitated for a long time at the intersection of the two rivers. At last, Li Changting increased the amount of fish, and this guy could not sit still.
Probably hungry, people on the bank can clearly see a huge shadow in the river, swimming towards the tributary ahead.
Swimming about a hundred meters, the giant catfish ate a piece of fish that had been half dead floating on the surface of the water, and then it swam forward unsatisfied.
Duanmuxiang takes people to continue throwing fish in front of him. At the confluence of the river, Li Changting has arranged for people to stop the water outlet with a strong rope net. This net is just in case. If giant catfish really toss about, this net will stop them for a while.
In the shallow water of the upstream, Duanmu ring asked people to throw all the remaining fish in and stop them with nets in front, so that the fish would not be washed downstream.
The giant catfish felt the resistance of the current, and the surrounding area became more and more stretched, and gradually did not dare to swim forward.
Li Changting and Duanmu Xiang were not worried. They waited patiently, waiting for the giant catfish to be hungry again. Sure enough, they could not help being lured and confused by the fishy smell in front of them, so they continued to swim for a distance.
By this time, they could see the giant catfish vaguely, but it was frightened by people. People nearby called them to swim up the river to wash up and let the giant catfish know that there were delicious prey ahead.
They waited patiently until it was almost dark. They saw the giant catfish swimming forward, breaking through their net and swallowing the fish.
At this time, the upstream people began to throw sacks full of sand into the river, throwing sacks into the river, blocking the flow of the river and allowing the upstream water to flow in the direction of other tributaries.
It is impossible to completely block the water flow, but blocking the source will make the water level lower. After all, the water flows to other tributaries.
Gradually, the giant catfish realized that the water level around it was slowly falling, and there was no time to swallow the dead fish. Instead, it quickly turned around and swam back.
However, it is doomed not to swim back, because some people have dug pits on both sides of the river downstream to drain the river into the pits.
So the water of this tributary was slowly blocked and led away, and the water level dropped, revealing the back of the giant catfish, which could no longer swim in the river.
In order to lower the water level, two groups of people in the upper and lower reaches worked hard all night, and finally controlled the water level to a depth that could trap the giant catfish.
Even if the giant catfish can't swim back, it's still very fierce.
You can see it struggling in the river. With a slap of its tail, it raised a few meters high wave, and the river became more and more turbid.
"It's too big!" The crowd exclaimed.
It's five meters long and immeasurable. Of course, it's not as exaggerated as the original male owner said. But it's the first time we've seen such a huge catfish. It's really scary.
After daybreak, we don't worry about how to treat the giant catfish. Let it struggle first, and then start when it has no strength.
Maybe the oxygen in the river is less and less, and the giant catfish is struggling more and more fiercely, swimming back, but deep in the mud.
The river is still slowly draining, and the water level has dropped a little. By noon, the giant catfish has been struggling, but no one dares to get close at this moment, and no one can guarantee that the giant catfish is loaded. If you get a tail, you will die directly.In the afternoon, the giant catfish was unable to move except for occasionally flapping its tail.
We waited on the shore until the giant catfish was paralyzed in the river and hadn't moved for a long time before we discussed whether to find someone to have a look.
However, many people think that to be on the safe side, it's better to wait until tomorrow morning. The giant catfish will surely die tomorrow morning.
After two days, everyone was very tired.
Li Changting and duanmuxiang said they were watching here and asked everyone to go back first.
No one dared to object to Li Changting's words, so the captor took these people home and left Li Changting, duanmuxiang, Xu Qing and duanmuyan here.
Xu Qing, they don't know if giant catfish has a pearl, and how to open it is also a problem.
They are not going to do it this evening. They are black and can't see anything clearly. If such a big head fish falls out, I'm afraid they can't find it.
After eating in the space, Li Changting and Duanmu Xiang stay on the shore and watch the night in turn. Until dawn, Xu Qinghe and Duanmu come out for breakfast.
Catch them, this fish has died thoroughly, do not ask why, because it has begun to stink, a smell of stinky fish.
Next is how to get it out.
Xu Qing thought of a way to reopen the upstream and downstream water. After the giant catfish floated, he pulled a rope in front of it and dragged it directly to the Bank of the river.
This method is feasible. It's better than lifting the giant catfish. It can't move.
However, as a surprise, we made up for the harm of the giant catfish to ensure that it could not die any more.