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 the rain clouds, those villages, fields, and roads all became blurry. In fact, according to reports from 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 appeared rusty. There are also mildew spots on the leather armor.
Those who are not affected are the fine weapons forged from alloys issued by Xijingli Academy, as well as some specially made skin-film insect shell armors.
Therefore, in Dangtu County behind Jiang Tian, there was a bustle of emergency evacuation operations; after all, Jiangdong Road is mostly a densely populated area.
Just in the several market towns, and their related villages, wild markets, and small markets that were previously enveloped by the rain zone, at least tens of thousands of people were trapped; only a few of them were able to escape on their own.
In Dangtu County, there are tens of thousands of registered residents and about 50,000 to 60,000 small households. Once it falls, the consequences will be unmanageable. Therefore, when someone was willing to take the blame/responsibility, the panicked local officials also fully unleashed their subjective initiative; they almost went all out to cooperate with the relocation and evacuation of the population.
In fact, due to the influence of rumors, mass exodus has occurred in surrounding counties such as Wuhu and Fanchang. Mainly the families of local wealthy families and merchants; they tried their best to buy and hire boats and fled to Jiangbei for refuge.
Therefore, those who remain are mainly ordinary people who are unable to leave their homeland or have a lucky mentality. With the help of the government and military forces, they had no choice but to evacuate their homes.
"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 the three lakes of Danyang, Shijiu and Gucheng, and has Extending to Jiangning Prefecture/Lishui County in Runzhou."
"The number of market towns that have fallen into it has reached seven, and 41 villages have fallen...". After hearing this, several officials who hurried over from Xuancheng and Jiangning Prefecture in the nearby prefectures were even more ugly or depressed; because the Dangtu County Magistrate had abandoned his defense and fled.
Just leave them with a worsening mess. You must know that Xuanzhou is one of the few large 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 loses its influence, it will be the wealth center of the southeast. I don’t know how many people’s fortunes and futures, or even the foundation of their family’s status, are involved.
Therefore, officials headed by Sima Jiangning and Governor Xuan did not hesitate to state their position on the spot: "Jianning Mansion should follow the instructions of the above-mentioned constitution."
"The Wuwei 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 and disgraced people were brought to the top of the city. And pressed it to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, a navy captain said: "These are the people with a bad heart and a dog's heart."
"In the name of local inspections, we set up roadblocks on water and land routes, blackmailed fleeing people, and even framed people on false charges, harming people and taking money. It is said that they were ordered by Jiangning Mansion." After hearing this, Jiangning Sima immediately shouted solemnly : "This is 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 lightly: "According to the Xian Mingjian, this is exactly the case." Jiangning Sima, with gray temples, also Without hesitation, he raised his hand and said: "I would also like to ask the supervisor to be noble and hand over this officer to the subordinate officials so that we can identify the origin and the opportunity to trace the instigators behind it."
"That's no need." Jiang Tian shook his head and said: Then he waved his hand and pinned down several people on the ground. The escorted sergeant drew a knife and beheaded them, blood splattering on the spot.
The execution that was so close to Chi Chi also shocked these officials to take several steps back, and even silenced the waiting crowd below the city.
"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 desires. , or secretly colluding with the evil civil and military officials." Just as he was speaking, a line of cavalry rushed towards him from a distance, and then it turned into a warning sound on the city wall: "Jianzheng, from the navy. My sons, we have found the waterway into the rain zone. Now the local boats have been collected and ready, just waiting for your order..." An hour later, as an inflated flying boat took off, it reflected lights on the edge of the clouds. A signal was sent.
Jiang Tian stood on the bow of the small car and boat entering the rain zone. Because although the rain zone has greatly changed the terrain, it seems not to have affected the direction of the river.
In other words, the local waterways centered on the three major lakes of Danyang, Shijiu and Gucheng remain basically the same.
Therefore, most of the people who escaped from the rain area one after another did so by boat, and they were rarely attacked by aliens that naturally breed in the rain area.
Moreover, compared to a land where it is difficult to trek through mud, 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 the traction chains connected to each other.
He also carried a number of rare items just in case. For example, after the smoke that begins to burn the mirage in the cabin begins to spread, you can hear the sound of approaching ropes coming from both sides of the bank, as well as the rushing sound of people rushing into the water; but most of them have sunk to the bottom. .
Only a few of them managed to hit the side of the ship, and then they were killed by sergeants waiting on the side of the ship, bombarded with muskets, or stabbed to death with hook spears and steel forks, and then dragged to the deck.
But they were toads and frogs that were obviously deformed and enlarged, 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 sludge-like gelatinous substance.
When burned by fire, a pungent smell will emit, which will linger 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 compasses and other props.
Therefore, you can only sail slowly along the general direction of the river. It is also necessary to take precautions from time to time, such as tree trunks that are washed down the river due to rising water, or other obstacles that are 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; a new situation 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, and he immediately ordered the ship's small cannon to be fired in the direction of the village.
Although the amateur sergeants on the ship didn't know the reason, out of their usual trust and respect, they fired several ball bombs at the suspected ancestral hall, the largest in the village.
In the blink of an eye, it hit the tiled roof and side walls of the ancestral hall, shattering and collapsing a small part of the temple building.
It also affected the figures surrounding the area and knocked them to the ground. However, what is incredible is that the other figures scattered in the village are indifferent to this and continue to make one after another screams. At this moment, even the dullest person can see the problem.
These figures in the village are probably not normal humans at all. However, in the sight of Man A who was lurking under the water and traveling with the fleet controlled by Jiang Tian, there was no halo representing humanoid living things in the village; instead, there were only huge bright spots several meters deep underground.
And many tentacles representing its activity extend to various buildings on the ground. Obviously, this is a special alien that lurks underground and uses its tentacles to camouflage its prey.
If we rely on the soldiers on the ship to carry out the attack, I am afraid that we will achieve half the result with half the effort and delay the main business. 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.
The clay-like human figures that were aroused almost flew towards them like a wave.
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 bang, causing everyone on guard on the boat to turn their heads and see 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; they quickly decayed and melted away under the erosion of the rain.
Then Kaoren, whose body had become tattered, swam back and clung to the bottom of the boat to slowly recover.
Although this strange rain screen greatly affected the senses and vision of normal people, for an undead-like mutant like Jiaren, there was not much difference or hindrance.
In addition, several team members in the same group also have abnormal vision similar to that of an eagle eye and infrared. 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. Instead, it 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, while the ground in the rain zone was polluted, it was also temporarily given some kind of activity.
In this case, there is a high probability that there is a mystery that is the source of the influence.
