At the same time, Jiang Tian was also standing on the city wall of Dangtu County, Xuanzhou, looking at the unusually thick lead-black cumulonimbus clouds in the distance; the edge of the clouds was probably less than ten miles away from the county seat.
Under the edge of rain clouds, those villages, fields, and roads became blurred.
In fact, according to the reports of the sergeants who briefly entered it with ropes to explore and were quickly pulled out, it was as if they had entered another world that was extremely hot and humid. Ordinary iron tools and swords even showed signs of rust.
There are also mildew spots on the leather and armor.
What can be unaffected are the finely crafted weapons forged from alloys issued by Xijingli Xingyuan, as well as some special skin insect shell armor. Therefore, in Dangtu County behind Jiang Tian, there is a noisy emergency retreat.
Take action; after all, Gangdong Province is mostly a densely populated area.
Just in the several market towns, and their related villages, wild markets and small markets that were enveloped by the rain zone, at least tens of thousands of people were trapped; only a few were able to escape on their own. And there were tens of thousands of people with household registration in Dangtu County.
, Dingkou has about 50,000 to 60,000 people. Once it falls, the consequences will be irremediable.
Therefore, when someone was willing to take the blame/responsibility, the panicked local officials also fully exploded their subjective initiative; they almost went all out to cooperate with the relocation and evacuation of the population. In fact, under the influence of rumors, surrounding Wuhu and Fanchang
There have been mass exodus in other counties.
They were mainly the local wealthy families and merchants. They tried their best to buy and hire boats and fled to the north of the Yangtze River for refuge. Therefore, the rest were mainly ordinary people who could not leave their hometown or had a lucky mentality. They were in charge of the government and the army.
With help coming in, he had no choice but to evacuate his home.
"Shangguan, the scope of the latest rain zone has been initially surveyed." A technical sergeant on board the ship reported in a low voice: "This time the expanded rain zone has completely covered Danyang, Shijiu, and Gucheng Three Lakes, and has
Extending to Lishui County in Jiangning Prefecture/Runzhou."
"Seven market towns have fallen, and 41 villages have fallen..." After hearing this, several officials who hurried over from Xuancheng and Jiangning Prefecture in the nearby prefecture became even more ugly.
Or the expression is extremely depressed; because the Dangtu County Magistrate has abandoned his defense and fled.
Directly leaving them with a worsening mess. You must know that Xuanzhou is one of the few big states in Jiangdong Road, and Jiangning Prefecture is second only to Yangzhou Prefecture in Jiangbei, a famous city and one of the wealth centers in the southeast.
.Once it is lost, the impact will be on the wealth-rich region of the southeast.
I don’t know how many people’s fortunes and futures, or even the foundation of the family, are involved. Therefore, a group of officials, headed by Jiangning Prefecture’s Sima and Xuanzhou Governor, did not hesitate to express their stance on the spot: “Jianning Prefecture should act as the leader of the Constitution.
"The inaction navy is at your mercy."
When they had finished expressing themselves, Jiang Tian took advantage of the situation and said: "Bring the people up!" Following his order, several tied-up, disgraced people were brought to the top of the city and pinned to the ground. What followed was another
Mingshui Military Academy Captain said: "These are the people with wolfish hearts and dogged lungs."
"In the name of local inspections, we set up roadblocks on water and land routes, extorted fleeing people, and even framed people on false charges, harming people and taking money. It is said that they were authorized by Jiangning Mansion." After hearing this, Jiangning Sima immediately shouted solemnly.
: "It's unreasonable. The thief dares to make false accusations. Please give me a warning."
"Since it's not the order of Jiangning Mansion? Then it's just local villains who take advantage of the fire and rob them on their own initiative?" Jiang Tian asked in an understatement:
"Shang Xian Mingjian, that's exactly what happened." Sima Jiangning, who had gray temples, said without hesitation: "I would also like to ask the Xian Xian to be noble and hand this officer over to the subordinates so that we can identify the origin and trace the opportunity to instigate behind it.
"
"That's no need." Jiang Tian shook his head and said: Then he waved his hand and pinned several people to the ground. The escorted sergeant drew his knife and beheaded him, blood spattered on the spot. The execution so close at hand also shocked these people.
The official suddenly took several steps back, causing the waiting crowd below the city to fall silent.
"The most important thing at the moment is to solve this abnormal situation and save more people. There is no room for any delay and shirk." Then he slowly said: "Otherwise, I would have killed people all the way here and ruined things with selfish interests.
, or secretly colluding with the evil civil and military officials."
Just as he was talking, a line of cavalry rushed towards him from a distance, and then it turned into a warning voice from the top of the city: "Jianzheng, the men of the navy have found the waterway into the rain zone.
Now the local boats and ships have been collected and ready, waiting for your order..."
An hour later, as an inflated airship (hot air balloon) took off, a signal was sent out with reflected lights on the edge of the clouds. Jiang Tian stood on the bow of the small car and ship entering the rain zone. Because although the rain zone was large,
It changed the terrain, but it didn't seem to affect the direction of the river.
In other words, the local waterways centered on the three major lakes of Danyang, Shijiu, and Gucheng are still basically the same. Therefore, most of the people who escaped from the rainy area one after another did so by boat, and rarely received any threats from them.
Alien attacks naturally occur in rainy areas.
Moreover, compared to a land that is muddy and difficult to trek, sailing on the water has become a relatively convenient way to transport troops and transport troops. On the first vehicle and ship responsible for clearing the way, in addition to the bright lights as instructions for each other, and
Outside the interconnected traction chains.
I also carried a number of rare things just in case. For example, after the smoke that started to burn the mirage in the cabin began to spread, you could hear the sound of approaching people coming from both sides of the bank, as well as people rushing to get into the water.
There was a swishing sound; but most of them sank to the bottom and disappeared.
Only a few managed to hit the side of the ship, and then were escorted by sergeants who were waiting on the side of the ship. They were bombarded to death with muskets, or stabbed to death with hook spears and steel forks. They were then dragged to the deck. But some of them were obviously distorted and enlarged.
Toads, frogs, or fish and shrimps with abnormal growth of dorsal fins and tentacles.
There are also a few shrimps and crabs with severely thickened carapace and barnacle-like nodules all over their bodies. After being killed and chopped into pieces, what flows out is not normal body fluids; instead, it is a jelly-like substance that is like sludge.
When burned by fire, a pungent smell will emit, which will not go away for a long time.
Sailing in a rainy area is not easy, because the visibility in the rain curtain is very low, and it also affects and distorts the sense of direction; at the same time, there is an inexplicable magnetic field that interferes with the use of props such as compasses. Therefore, you can only
Sail slowly along the general direction of the river.
We must also take precautions from time to time, such as tree trunks washed down the river due to rising water, or other obstacles submerged under the vast turbid water. Just a few hours after entering the rainy area, the sky began to gradually darken even though it was not yet evening.
It became dark; new conditions appeared again on the shore.
It was a village that was half flooded. There were groups of people scattered among the scattered buildings, seemingly shouting for rescue and help. However, the moment he saw them, Jiang Tian's face darkened.
After getting down, he immediately ordered the ship's small cannon to be fired in the direction of the village.
Although the lay sergeant on the ship didn't know the reason, out of his usual trust and respect, he fired several rounds at the suspected ancestral hall, the largest in the village. In the blink of an eye, he hit the tiled roof and side wall of the ancestral hall.
The blast shattered and collapsed a small part of the temple building.
It also affected the surrounding figures and knocked them to the ground. However, what is incredible is that the other figures scattered in the village were indifferent to this and continued to scream one after another; at this moment,
Even the dullest person can see the problem.
These figures in the village are probably not normal human beings at all. And in the sight of the armored man controlled by Jiang Tian who was lurking underwater and traveling with the fleet, there was no light representing humanoid living creatures in the village.
halo; but only a huge bright spot several meters underground.
And many tentacles representing its activity, extending to various buildings on the ground. Obviously, this is a special alien that lurks underground and uses its tentacles to disguise its prey. If it were to rely on the soldiers on the ship to attack, it would probably be half the battle.
It's half the work and delays the real thing.
Therefore, while the fleet was directly bypassing the village, Jiang Tian quietly dropped a string of specially made bottom mines in the water; then, dragged by the armored men, they quietly entered the village. Those clay-like human figures were awakened,
It was almost like a tidal wave coming over me.
In the blink of an eye, Man A and what he carried were dragged several meters deep into the ground; then they merged with the huge light spot. A moment later, there was a loud noise, making everyone on guard on the ship turn their heads.
When I passed by, I saw a pile of mud several feet high exploding in the village.
And in the mud, there were still some fragments of broken flesh, flesh and organs, scattered everywhere; and under the erosion of the rain, they quickly decayed and disappeared. Then the armor all over the body had become tattered.
People also swam back and clung to the bottom of the boat to slowly recover.
Although this strange rain curtain greatly affected the senses and vision of normal people, for an undead-like mutant like Jia Ren, it did not make much difference or hindrance. In addition, among several team members who were traveling with him,
, also has unusual infrared vision similar to that of an eagle's eye.
Although it was weakened and affected to varying degrees in the rain curtain, it was temporarily sufficient to maintain vigilance around the fleet and avoid some underwater dangers. Therefore, the fleet continued to move forward without much hindrance.
Encountered and rescued several drifting survivors.
They almost all fled all the way to the river to escape the strange attacks in the rain; at the same time, it also proved one of Jiang Tian's conjectures. Just like the fog encountered in the depths of Yunmeng Daze before, the ground within the rain area
While being polluted, it is also temporarily given some activity.
In this case, there is a high probability that there is a mystery that is the source of the influence.