Screw beach is the name of the ground, the local people hand it over the water ghost beach, located in the northeast of the flying shark village more than 80 miles.

The water was turbulent, the undercurrents were turbulent, and the reefs swallowed up countless ships and creatures.

Here, since ancient times, it is the famous Ghost Gate: legend has it that Shi Dakai led the team to fight at this time, and was ambushed by the local militia here, not to mention the losses, the key is that the speed of the march was greatly delayed, and finally caught up by the Qing Dynasty troops. A few years ago, the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, with the help of the local people, fought an ambush for the Kuomintang army here, saving time for successfully getting rid of the enemy's encirclement and suppression, and finally jumped out of the enemy's encirclement.

"Uncle Peng, I know about this screw beach, but I heard that the local government has blown up many reefs with explosives, and although the water level there is turbulent, it is not very dangerous for big ships."

"Master, if it is in normal times, it is indeed not very dangerous, but now that the drought has just ended, and there is little rain in winter, although the upper part of those reefs has been blown up, because the water level has dropped so badly, the lower part of the reef has become the most dangerous place. I'm sure they would have had tentacles without a guide. As long as we do it right, we can guarantee that we can get our hands on these two ships of weapons without us knowing. Then he whispered: "My subordinates want to do this......

When Uncle Da received Wang Shihua's order, he was very surprised by the plan in the telegram, and sighed again and again that the Wang family was full of talents, and such a good idea could be imagined.

With this plan, and the other party was not in a hurry to unload the goods, Uncle Da was not in a hurry, but encouraged everyone to respect these friends who came from afar...... It was drunk until midnight, and then everyone dispersed in twos and threes.

Hu Xingmin, who is forty and five out of forty this year, is Fang Jue's second uncle, he is sleek, the city government is deep, he is a ruthless person, he became a deputy director in the provincial government, but his main business is to do something unseemly for the Fang family. On the surface, although the person in charge of escorting has a higher position than him, his status in the Fang family is far inferior to him, so he is the main person in charge of the entire escort matter.

To tell the truth, he looked down on the people in Xiangxi, who were mainly inhabited by ethnic minorities, thinking that these people were barbarians, who had never read a book, had never seen the world, and only knew how to fight fiercely and strategically, how could they be his opponents. And he is a person from the provincial government, and he has his back to the Fang family and comes down to inspect, which is equivalent to Qincha, who in the local area dares to disobey himself? Therefore, his deployment of this escort is also very simple: first press the goods, let the other party send him some benefits, and more importantly, he wants to use the identity of 'Qincha' to cover: first use the momentum to make the other party soften, and then publicly use the two ships to carry the strategic secrets of the provincial government, and privately say that this is a meeting gift from colleagues along the way, and the need for heavy escort as a reason to force the other party not to dare and not to get on the ship for inspection, so that he can justifiably continue to use the golden signboard of the Wang family to send weapons to Fang Jue smoothly.

Unfortunately, he didn't know that some experienced people on the water could roughly tell what kind of cargo the ship was carrying by their eyes alone, from the draft of the ship. Of course, he would not have thought that his subordinates would carelessly leak the news after a few sips of wine.

He ate well and slept well last night, and the bandit leader gave him a hundred pounds of opium, which made him very happy. The night was very comfortable, but early the next morning, troubles came one after another.

Hu Xingmin, who was in a very good mood, went to Uncle Da to discuss the unloading, but who knows, Uncle Da had a stomach upset and ran to the thatched house without saying a word, which made him a little depressed. But people have three urgency, and he can't say anything. Seeing that the morning sun was about to rise, he was a little anxious, and in the end, he forced Uncle Da to call a deputy and asked him to talk to Hu Xingmin on Uncle Da's behalf.

Isn't it just unloading, what is there to talk about? Under Hu Xingmin's incomprehensible gaze, as soon as Uncle Da left, the deputy asked someone to bring a smoking gun and smoking set, and enthusiastically invited Hu Xingmin to talk while living a fairy addiction.

What a bunch of bandits, without a bit of discipline at all...... In fact, since Wang Shihua resolutely banned smoking, Flying Shark Village has become a key object of care, and no one smokes opium here for a long time.

After smoking the opium and negotiating, the two of them went down to the big ship with a few men and began to count the munitions.

Hu Xingmin thought that he only needed to count it, and the meaning would be fulfilled, but he didn't think that this gang of undisciplined bandits seemed to be extremely stingy in counting, and they actually opened every box for inspection, and almost touched the bullets one by one. What's even more infuriating is that the people who inspected them yawned while checking their weapons, and talked about how fast they had drunk too much last night.

If Hu Xingmin hadn't been in a hurry to take out the provincial government to threaten him, let alone noon, I'm afraid they would have to spend the night here today.

At noon, the eight big ships and more than 20 small boats of the Flying Shark Village, plus Hu Xingmin's two big ships, set sail mightily...... The reason for the deliberate delay was to buy time for Peng Ziqing and his son to rush here to deploy, looking at the flying shark village that was gradually moving away, Hu Xingmin breathed a sigh of relief: not only for the final departure, but also for his two ships of weapons. He didn't expect that Uncle Da would be so careless, and just asked, "What is on the ship?" He replied, "It's the soldiers who protect me and some local specialties brought to the place, as well as some small gifts from friends like you", Uncle Da nodded understandingly, turned his head and left, never asked again, making him look down on these bandits even more in his heart: unorganized, undisciplined, unvisioned, incapable, such 'four no' water bandits, what is there to worry about? Thanks to Fang Jue, that kid also specially told himself to pay attention to the Flying Shark Village, which was really unfounded, and he was so worried that he was worried all night.

Deliberately delaying time in Flying Shark Village, in order to make the next plan seem normal, so, this way upstream, the speed is normal, of course, it is also normal to come to Screw Beach at nightfall.

For some reason, since he accepted Uncle Da's warm invitation to eat that sumptuous lunch at noon, his stomach was also a little troublesome. No, he was crouching in the toilet at the stern of the boat.

It is said to be a toilet, but in fact, there is an empty space between the two planks, and the water surface is below. Hu Xingmin was originally a little seasick, and naturally he didn't have a good impression of this kind of toilet that was so simple, and he was always worried that some monster would suddenly rush out of the water and get into his skin, so he stared down at the water below the toilet while pulling thin, always guarding against imaginary monsters...... As an aside, when I was a child, I took the toilet on the boat, and I just fantasized about it, and I stared at the water below the toilet.

Looking at it, I don't know what came to mind, and I was a little fascinated.

First I heard someone shouting outside, and soon I saw that the speed of the ship had slowed down, and then I heard the sound of something falling into the water - anchoring! Then, the boat retreated a few meters with the water, and finally, because of the anchor, the hull of the boat shook slightly, so that Hu Xingmin, who was looking at it fascinated and defenseless, fell backwards.

Raising his buttocks and propping his hands behind his back, this posture made him very unhappy. Then he felt a little clammy and cold on his hands, and when he looked back, his hands were propped up on a water stain, which made him immediately angry - that is, he could actually press urine on the toilet, how could he not be disgusted and angry?

Quickly return to the previous squatting position, dry your hands and buttocks with paper, and then pull up your pants with the paper pad belt...... After going out, he didn't ask anything with a gloomy face, and he couldn't even wait for the attendant waiting at the door to make a basin, so he walked directly to the bucket to wash his hands.

After washing his hands, he felt much better, so he wiped his hands and said angrily: "What happened just now?" ”

"My lord, there is news from the front that it is going to enter the screw beach, but the water there is turbulent, there are many reefs, if so many big ships enter at one time, they will definitely hit the reef, so even if they want to pass, they have to stop temporarily, so that they can enter in batches."

Hu Xingmin has also done some investigations, and he knows that the ghost gate of Screw Beach is very powerful, and he also knows that the government specially blew up those reefs. Hearing what the attendant said, his brows furrowed, his eyes flashed, and he asked, "Didn't you say that the reefs here have been blown up?" Why do you have to enter in batches? ”

The attendant was about to answer, but saw Uncle Da enter with a smile and explained: "Master Hu, do you know, if on weekdays, this ghost gate pass really can't do anything with our big boats, but this year, a major drought broke out in Xiangxi, which is located in the upper reaches of the Youshui River, causing the water level here to drop solidly, and the bottom of those reefs that were blown up is also exposed, so there is something you can decide?" ”

"Chief Li, please take a seat, but it's okay to speak."

"It would have been much safer if you had walked on Screw Beach during the day, but now that it's dark, if you enter, it's even more insecure. The old man can't make the decision for such a big event, so he can only ask you to decide: whether to stay here for the night and enjoy the night view here, or send a small boat to investigate first, and then we will enter in batches after the signs are made? ”

Don't look at Uncle Da's smile and say that he will enjoy the night view first, but this is in the subconscious meaning that he hopes to travel at night, otherwise, why do you say that you will send a small boat to investigate first? Of course, whether it is passing or staying in place, the Wang family is ready for this, and the most powerful opportunity and condition is naturally to wait for these two boats to pass through, so Uncle Da will secretly encourage the night to pass.

Under the wooden plank that Hu Xingmin stepped on was a cannon, which showed that he knew the importance of this batch of weapons given to Fang Jue. Hearing this, he got up and walked outside the boat and looked at it with a telescope, but unfortunately, the two boats were located downstream of the fleet, and Uncle Da deliberately lined up the big boats that opened the way in front of him, plus the back and forth obstruction of the small boats, so that Hu Xingmin couldn't see the situation on the water surface of Screw Beach at all.

"Master Hu, I can't see it here, why don't we go to the front and have a look?" It is necessary to snatch weapons, but it is also necessary to ensure the safety of Lord Hu, so Uncle Da is carrying out the second part of the plan: to lead Hu Xingmin to other ships, so as not to wait for the accident of these two boats, and he will also be finished together.

"No!" After Hu Xingmin opened his mouth and answered categorically, he subconsciously added: "Not for the time being." ”

Immediately, he asked with a solemn expression: "Leader Li, how sure are you that you can ensure that the big ship can pass smoothly during the day?" How sure are you if you force your way through now? ”

Originally, this kind of fortune-telling question could not be answered at all. You know, what he said seemed to be a casual question, but once something happened, there was an excuse to shirk responsibility: Didn't you guarantee safety? Why is there still an accident? To put it bluntly, this is digging a pit, preparing to let Uncle Da be a substitute for the dead ghost.

Faced with this head-killing trap, the experienced Uncle Da smiled......