This is bound to be an unusual day.

Beginning in the early morning, Jiangpu County received a heavy rainstorm that had not been seen in several years. The rain continued until dawn, and became more and more uncontrollable, driven by the southeasterly wind in the early morning.

Thick clouds covered the sky and the sun, and the rain was like a thick curtain. When it fell to the ground, it splashed into vast mist, turning the entire Jiangpu County into a damp, cold and dark world.

Suddenly a gust of north wind came, and the raindrops as big as soybeans were carried and flew horizontally, covering people's bodies with their heads covered.

After a while, the east wind came again, and the two gusts of wind converged, and the rainwater swirled and got into people's sleeves, lapels, and neck collars.

There are no walls in the county, only a two-car parallel long street running from north to south. Hundreds of residential houses are arranged in an orderly manner on both sides of the long street, connected to the long street by winding paths.

Lan Qiao leaned on the back of the roof of a private house, staring at the hazy street. The rainwater flowed down along the layers of tiles, forming countless small waterfalls at his feet, and flowed to the eaves.

Falling to the ground like a bead curtain.

Bai Xueyin and Lu Xueyu were lying on his left and right, and next to him was Murong Ying, the leader of Huashan.

On the other side of the long street, Feng Zhenyue, Xu Yang, Wu Yi, Tang Li and Du Zhen were also ready to go. They only waited for Zhang Zhongjie's escort team to be intercepted by Feng Yueming's Langya cavalry, and they all took action to save people.

As for Xie Xuechu, Lanqiao arranged the "honorable" task of protecting Li Jingshu and stayed behind at the Guandi Temple.

At the end of the morning, a row of officers and soldiers armed with swords and armor slowly appeared in the rain. Lan Qiao exclaimed: "Here we come."

Although it rained heavily, the ranks of the officers and soldiers were still arranged neatly.

At the head was a row of four soldiers, all of the same height and shape, wearing uniform armor, marching in uniform steps, carrying steel guns on their shoulders, striding through the muddy water of the long street, and advancing indifferently.

Behind the four leading soldiers are three tall horses in the shape of a Chinese character. There are three knights on the horses. The leader is wearing Qianhu style armor and looks like the commander of this group of officers and soldiers. The two adjutants are following closely, holding swords and observing the commander with vigilance.

The situation on both sides of the street.

Behind the three cavalry were two lines of sixteen infantry teams, with eight tall soldiers on each side holding spears, carrying shields and long bows, following closely behind the front team.

Then there was a horse-drawn prison cart, with a disheveled girl in white locked in the cage, who was Feng Yeling.

But Feng Yeling's hands and neck were locked on the heavy shackles. The shackles were stuck on the upper edge of the cage. The height of the cage was obviously carefully designed, so she had to stand on tiptoe with great difficulty.

Use your toes to avoid being strangled by the shackles on your neck and wrists.

The heavy rain soaked Feng Yeling's whole body, and her hair was all stained on her face and body. Her face was pale, and her eyes were staring blankly into the void. Just by looking at this look, you could tell that her recent days had not been the same.

Not having a good time.

What's even more horrifying is that she's wearing plain linen clothes, but there are large blood stains on her back and legs. She seems to have been tortured. The dress is tightly attached to her body, and she doesn't know if it has been adhered to the wound.

one place.

Lan Qiao was so jealous that he clenched his fists loudly. If Bai Xueyin hadn't held his arm tightly, he would have almost immediately wanted to rush down and kill.

After taking a deep breath, Lan Qiao calmed down his excitement and said softly: "Wait a little longer. When they enter the encirclement of Langya Cavalry, I will make them pay the price."

Behind Feng Yeling's prison car was Zhang Zhongjie, who was riding proudly on a horse. He hung a bright silver gun on the shackle next to the horse's belly, and held a riding whip in his hand. Sometimes he flicked it casually, and the tip of the whip struck.

There was a crisp sound in the stagnant water on the roadside, and more water splashed up at the same time.

The remaining soldiers formed four columns and followed behind Zhang Zhongjie. The group advanced slowly and were less than 300 steps away from the south entrance of Jiangpu County.

According to everyone's advance planning, as soon as Zhang Zhongjie's escort team arrives at the south entrance of Jiangpu County, the five hundred cavalry ambushing on both sides of the long street will rush out and block their road to the ferry terminal. At the same time, another team of five hundred people will

Then they will enter Long Street from the north entrance, blocking their retreat.

After completing the encirclement of the officers and soldiers, the Langya Army on both sides of the north and south will launch an attack together. When the officers and soldiers are in trouble to deal with the two-sided offensive, the master group headed by Feng Zhenyue, Murong Ying, Lan Qiao and others will

Launch a surprise attack from the east and west sides of the long street to rescue Feng Yeling.

So they only needed to wait a moment longer for the leading team of officers and soldiers to arrive at the south entrance of Long Street before they could start taking action. After walking a short distance of three hundred steps, in Lan Qiao's heart, it seemed to take longer than ten or eight years.

Two hundred and fifty steps, two hundred and forty steps, two hundred and twenty steps.

When they reached two hundred steps from the south entrance of the long street, Zhang Zhongjie suddenly rode around to the front and stopped the team.

"What's going on?" Lan Qiao looked at Zhang Zhongjie in surprise, who acted abnormally. Bai Xueyin next to him also looked puzzled.

Murong Ying said calmly: "Don't panic, let's see what he wants to do first."

Zhang Zhongjie walked up to Qianhu Ma, who was leading the troops, and exchanged something with him in a low voice. Qianhu immediately gave the order, and the team turned around and broke into the house of a wealthy family on the east side of the road.

That is the courtyard of the Kong family.

The entire Kong family, their servants, maids and concubines, including the third concubine Zhou who Lanqiao had met yesterday, were all driven out by the officers and soldiers. There were more than a hundred people standing there bewildered.

Standing on the street, I didn't dare to ask the officers and soldiers for comment, and I didn't know where else to go.

An old man with white beard and hair stood in the center of the crowd, holding a cane and a servant holding an umbrella for him. He was shaking with anger.

"He should be the head of the Kong family, Mr. Kong." Lan Qiao whispered, "These officers and soldiers were so crazy that they forcibly occupied the courtyard of the Kong family and drove the entire family out."

"A big local family like this usually has some contacts with people in the local officialdom. How can the Kong family give up after being humiliated by them like this?" Lu Xueyu frowned and said, "But if it's just a local magistrate, it's okay.

You really can't stop them."

"So what about Mr. Hongyi," Bai Xueyin reminded, "The Kong family has a good relationship with Hongyi House. If we can ask Mr. Hongyi to come forward, maybe we can persuade Zhang Zhongjie."

Sure enough, as soon as Bai Xueyin finished speaking, the third concubine, Mrs. Zhou, walked to the door of Hongyi House with her maid holding an oil-paper umbrella.

Before she even reached the door, she started calling: "Your Royal Highness, Mr. Hongyi, eldest lady, it's not good, the officers and soldiers are occupying the house. Please make the decision for me, please."

"Your Highness, sir!" She was very anxious. She knelt down in front of the door with a bang and called several times in succession. There was still no response from Hongyi House.

"Miss" Zhou was about to call again, when Li Qi's cold voice came out and said: "They are handling an imperial case, led by people from the Ministry of Punishment. I have ignored the government for many years and can't take care of this matter, and I don't want to.
Chapter completed!