August 20, 1379, Metland Glory Calendar, noon.

The silence of St. Heard was shattered by the sound of 'rumbling' footsteps, and a large group of Imperial soldiers in iron-gray uniforms, like long gray snakes, blocked the passage in and out of St. Hilde.

Looking down from the top of the hill, several of the main battleships of the Garsica detachment, with full sails, were cruising in the shallow waters of the foreshore and rear beaches, all the gun doors open, revealing the swarthy muzzles.

At the entrance to the winding road leading to the outside world at St. Hilde's Mountain, two artillery regiments were in full formation, and one field gun after another shone in the cold blue-black light in the sun.

All field guns were loaded with shotguns and were ready for shelling at any time.

Joe sat in a four-wheeled carriage and leaned out of the window, holding in his hand a document with the seal of the governor of the southern region of the Delen Empire, and even more with the personal seal of the Duke of Ross.

Together with Major General Dolon, a total of ten major generals of the Imperial Army with gold stars shining on their shoulders, together with a large group of heavily armed colonels rode war horses and galloped along the winding mountain road towards the summit area with Joe's four-wheeled carriage.

The summit area of St. Hilde's Hill, which overlooks the entire port of Tulum, and also looks over the headland of the Golden Fleece and the Silver Bull's Point, overlooking the sea of the stormy ocean.

If the sun is shining, the sky is cloudless, and the view is the best, standing on the commanding heights of the hilltop area, you can even see the island of Casica looming on the sea.

The mountain of St. Hilde is not large, so the area of the hilltop area is limited, and those who can own a mansion in the hilltop area are all the oldest and most powerful wealthy nobles in Tulun Port.

Like the Wells family, one of the seven-member committees of Tulun Port, as the head of the indigenous forces in Tulun Port, the ancestors of the Wells family built a lighthouse that doubled as a fortress in the Peak District more than 200 years ago.

Over the years, the Wells family expanded with this small fortress and lighthouse, eventually forming a huge luxury estate that occupied almost a tenth of the hilltop area.

In the Peak District, the Welsh family is a neighbor of the Port Tulun with a big face.

For example, the Marquis Vigrar von Hintenburg, Inspector General of the Southern District Inspectorate of the Drun Empire, composed of Storm, Claude, and Wenders, in Port Tulum; Another example, the commander of the local garrison in the port of Tulum, Major General Rungerst; Another example is the president of the District Court of Port Tulum and the third-level justice of the Delen Empire, Dogram......

The natural environment of the Peak District is enough to match these big names.

Filled with clear springs and ancient trees, the lavish mansions are like works of art, almost perfectly integrated into the surrounding natural environment.

Walking on the flat streets, except for the clean and smooth stone pavement, there are almost no artificial creations, just like walking in the natural jungle, surrounded by blooming flowers, ears full of crisp and pleasant birdsong, occasionally neatly groomed grass on the roadside, there will be dexterous and cute little animals shuttling through.

Joe was like a savage black bear, and he came on a rampage with a large group of men.

The heavy footsteps of the Imperial soldiers shattered this wonderful tranquility.

In the streets, a few noble ladies walking in groups, with small parasols in their hands and leashes on their wrists, walked their dogs in the mild sun, like frightened quails, let out a shrill cry.

Then, they were quickly and rudely scolded by a group of wolf-like soldiers, and driven to the grass by the side of the road, where delicate and expensive women's boots quickly stained a large area of mud.

The ladies looked blankly at the Imperial soldiers who ran in front of them, and watched the gun wagons 'rumble' past them. The pet dog they were holding in their hands trembled and barked at the soldiers passing by.

A large sheepdog barked at the soldiers, looked back at its disgraced owner, opened its mouth sharply, and bit down on a passing soldier.

'Bang'!

Without hesitation, the soldier raised his flintlock rifle and smashed the sheepdog's head to pieces.

Several noble ladies screamed at the same time, rolled their eyes, and fainted and fell to the ground in a few strokes. But this time, they did not have the treatment of Miss Vilenya, and they fell heavily on the muddy grass that had not yet dried, and their rich clothes were dirty, but no one came to help them.

The four-wheeled carriages were galloping, the horses were running, and the soldiers were sweating profusely and running forward with all their might.

The group of men and horses rushed along the neat road, and soon they were in the heart of the hilltop area.

"Fence up, fence off!" Joe whistled sharply.

The soldiers quickly spread out in all directions, running quickly along the forks in the road, encircling the Wells family's manor in the hilltop area. In particular, the gate and the back door were sealed by dozens of field guns.

Jo jumped out of the carriage, he pulled on his uniform, straightened the sterling silver helmet on his head, strode to the heavy bronze gate of Wells's house, pulled out the lead-filled copper baton from his waist, and slammed the gate a dozen times.

Joe's brute strength was very strong now, and the baton was like a battering ram, poking deep depressions into the half-foot-thick bronze gate, almost missing the hole in the bronze gate.

There was a loud bang at the gate, and an angry, messy roar came from the compound behind the gate.

Joe coughed, raised his head and roared loudly and majestically: "In the name of the law, I command you, open the door and cooperate with our actions!" ”

There was a 'boom' sound, and the door of Wells' house slowly opened.

Worthy of being the number one wealthy family in the Council of Seven, when the door of the Wells house opened, the sound of gear crashing could be heard clearly from the thick door shaft, and there was a dull 'pop' of steam underground.

Joe couldn't help grinning, it was really arrogant, the main entrance of the Wells family manor was actually an automatic door driven by the power of a steam engine.

Dozens of Wells guards, holding a dozen grinning teeth and ugly looking, but huge mastiffs rushed out. A middle-aged man dressed as a native of Garcyca with a cigarette roll made of mixed tobacco in the corner of his mouth angrily scolded: "Who dares to ...... at Wells' house"

The middle-aged man couldn't finish his words.

He subconsciously opened his mouth, and the cigarette at the corner of his mouth fell to the ground with a 'snap'.

In front of him, there was a field cannon with a metallic cold glow in the sun, a dense group of soldiers standing in order, ten major generals of the Imperial Army with golden stars twinkling on their epaulettes, and a large number of heavily armed senior officers.

In the Delen Empire, rank means strength!

"You ......" The middle-aged man's face turned pale suddenly. He was old enough that he inexplicably remembered the past forty years ago, when there was also an army blocking the door......

"In the name of the laws of the Empire, on the orders of His Excellency Ross, Governor of the Southern District of the Empire and Duke of Casica, I order you to lay down your arms, without any abnormal movements, and let all the people of the Wells family line up and go out to cooperate with our next action."

Qiao looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, and his heart was full of inexplicable pleasure.

Dogg Rong Wells, a direct member of the Wells family, the big leader of the Wells family's guards, and Joe have a 'deep hatred' of the 'sworn enemy'!

When Joe's brother Gorkin took Joe to fight with the Wells family on the streets of Port Tulum, Dogg repeatedly bullied the small and attacked Gorkin......

Even, Dogg once indulged vicious dogs, and almost didn't bite Gorkin and Joe.

Looking at the pale Dogge, Joe's eyes narrowed into a line with a smile, he raised the official document in his hand, and the baton in his right hand poked Dogger's stomach fiercely: "Mr. Dogge...... The weather is really nice today. ”

Dogge let out a painful cry, clutched his hands on his stomach, and couldn't help but bend down.

Joe's physical strength alone at the moment is more than 100,000 pounds, and with his casual poke, Dog, who was caught off guard, only felt as if a hole had been poked out of his stomach, and his internal organs were spasming and convulsing violently.

Behind Dogg, the Wells guards nervously grabbed the handle of the musket hanging from their waists.

But the Imperial soldiers outside the gate, they raised their flintlock rifles in their hands at the same time, and Major General Doron stepped forward at the same time, and an inexplicable pressure hit, and these guards stiffened, and they stood in place one by one and did not dare to move.

Joe ...... Young Master ......" Dogge was so painful that cold sweat broke out on his forehead, he gritted his teeth, looked at Qiao, and hissed: "I think, there must be some misunderstanding here, our Wells family has always been law-abiding...... Our head ......"

"Obeying the law? No, I have here the evidence provided by the Haydn family to prove that your Wells family is involved in murder, smuggling, rape, breach of justice, providing military baggage to the traitorous party, conspiracy to rebel and other felonies. ”

Joe took out a thick brown paper envelope from his pocket and shook it vigorously: "In addition, you are also colluding with heretics...... Although the heretics were found in the vaults of the Kaban family, among their confessions was a copy of your Wells family. ”

Dogg's body shook violently, and he hissed, "This is a frame-up!" ”

Other charges, Dogge gritted his teeth and confessed, these things, their Wells family has indeed done.

But collusion heresy...... Bastards, they really don't!

Joe leaned into Dog's ear and chuckled softly, "Ah, is it a frame-up? Oh, perhaps, but ...... Who cares? Anyway, the confession personally asked by Archbishop Loren, your Wells family colluded with heresy, the evidence is conclusive, you can't escape! ”

"Lay down your arms!" Joe suddenly yelled in Dog's ear.

Dogg jumped up in fright, Joe picked up the baton in his hand and slammed it on his shoulder, with a terrible bone cracking sound, half of Dogg's body collapsed, and he fell to the ground spitting blood.

"Generals, attack!" Joe said in a deep voice: "Wells family, we are absolutely unwilling to be captured, we must attack!" ”

"No, Wells, I'm willing to cooperate with your actions."

A crisp, cold woman's voice came from the manor, and Henniway, who was wearing a red palace skirt and was as gorgeous as a flower, raised her hands and slowly walked out of the gate with a large group of people.

Hanieway looked at Joe coldly: "Your Excellency Joe, what you have done has amazed me...... Very good, very good, I am looking forward to it, I am eager to see if the port of Tulum is really a place of lawlessness and shame for the laws and order of the Empire. ”

Joe looked at Henieway deeply, then smiled silently.

The soldiers took out special steel shackles and cuffed the Wells family one by one.

Under the leadership of Joe, the soldiers of the brigade went from the peak area to the mid-mountain area, from the mid-mountain area to the Houtan area, and from the Houtan area to the Qiantan area.

In addition to the Wittu family, six of the families of the Tulun Port Committee of Seven, and dozens of other indigenous families' mansions were raided by soldiers, and nearly 10,000 bigwigs who were calling for wind and rain in Tulun Port on weekdays were arrested.