The rebel army's foremost master craftsman forged a million iron pylons!

The two drove a horse-drawn carriage toward Zhoujiazhuang, passing through Yujia Village, which was located halfway between Luoyingping and Zhoujiazhuang.

At the edge of a field, an old farmer was struggling to pull the plow.

Li Tian recognized him as Old Master Yu Zheng from Yu Family Village, so he led the carriage over and softly called out, "Old Master Yu."

Grandpa Yu turned around blankly, and when he saw Li Tian, ​​he exclaimed as if he had seen a ghost.

"Li Wuzhang, what are you doing here? Hurry, hurry, the imperial army is coming."

Li Tian and Wu Laoliu exchanged a glance, their expressions turning serious.

"Uncle Yu, please tell me what happened slowly."

Li Tian gave Wu Laoliu a wink, and Wu Laoliu pulled the carriage to a ravine and waited, his eyes watching all the movements around him warily.

Li Tian pulled Old Master Yu aside and asked softly, "Old Master Yu, what happened during the time we were away from Wolf Head Fortress?"

"Li Wuzhang, you must avenge us!"

When Old Master Yu saw Li Tian, ​​he burst into tears as if he had seen a relative. "They killed people, more than a dozen of them. Old Master Yu was so angry that he was bedridden."

Grandpa Yu recounted in fits and starts what Su Xiong and his group had done to Li Tian, ​​and then kept urging him on.

"Li Wuzhang, run! There are imperial troops everywhere. If we don't leave now, it will be too late."

After saying this, Old Master Yu cupped his hands in a respectful gesture to Li Tian and quickly left.

He was also afraid of getting into trouble.

A mountain breeze blows.

Li Tian's face was as serious as a mountain rock. He walked towards Wu Laoliu expressionlessly. Wu Laoliu glanced at Li Tian's face and asked softly.

"Sergeant, what's wrong?"

"The imperial army has arrived and is arresting us everywhere. Our ancient tomb is probably not safe anymore!"

Li Tian quickly recounted the current situation to Wu Laoliu, whose expression changed drastically.

"Then, what should we do? Should we move quickly? What about the weapons we've made?"

Li Tian looked up at the distant mountains and sighed softly. "We'll talk about the relocation tonight. Let's deal with these weapons first. No matter where we move them, we still need money."

Wu Laoliu nodded and silently followed behind Li Tian. The two of them had just turned a bend in the mountain when they saw two soldiers in iron armor checking people on the road.

Everyone who walked this road would take out a portrait and carefully compare it with their own.

"Turn left!"

Li Tian gave Wu Laoliu a wink, and the two of them immediately pulled the carriage toward the left ravine, keeping a safe distance from the outpost.

They walked for three or five miles until they reached a deserted hillside, where the two stopped the carriage.

"Sergeant, there are checkpoints everywhere on the road now, we can't get these weapons across."

"How about we go back to the bunker first and evacuate the people? We can deal with the Wu Family Village issue later."

Wu Laoliu suggested.

Li Tian shook his head. "That's not a good idea. This is our first time dealing with Zhoujiazhuang. If we can't get the weapons, we might as well not do business with them in the future."

"But they're arresting us everywhere right now. Aren't we afraid that old bastard Zhou San will tip off the imperial court?"

Li Tian thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Zhou San is a smart man. We sneaked into his residence under cover of darkness that day. He should know what's important."

"Besides, he might not even want to work with us to make money."

After discussing it, the two felt that leading the carriage around would be too conspicuous and inconvenient, so they decided to carry all the weapons, weighing several hundred pounds, on their bodies and deliver them by manpower over mountains and valleys.

The two men took the large baskets off the carriage, put the knives and swords into them, and then began to traverse mountains and valleys.

Wu Laoliu carried relatively little, only about 100 jin (50 catties).

Li Tian was carrying a large basket on his back and another large basket in his hand, weighing at least 500 jin (250 kg).

Wu Laoliu exclaimed in surprise, "Sergeant, you have incredible strength!"

"Let's go." Li Tian simply smiled and led the way.

The two deliberately chose sparsely populated areas along the way, and when they encountered dangerous places, they used the grappling hooks on their bodies to get through smoothly.

They encountered several groups of imperial scouts along the way, but the two of them managed to get through them safely by carefully avoiding them.

.......

It was late at night.

Bang Bang Bang!

The village of Zhoujiazhuang was quiet, except for the loud sound of the night watchman's clapper and his chanting.

"The weather is dry, so be careful with fire!"

Two dark figures silently arrived at the foot of the watchtower in Zhoujiazhuang. They first found a sparsely populated place, and then placed three large baskets under the city wall.

One of them threw out a grappling hook and clung tightly to the city wall. In a few quick movements, he climbed up the wall and then threw down the grappling hook again, hoisting all three large baskets from the ground onto the wall.

Immediately afterwards, another person also used a grappling hook to climb onto the city wall.

"Sergeant Li, what should we do? It's the middle of the night. Should we quietly leave the weapons here and come back for the money another day?"

"Let's alert the Zhou family."

Li Tian thought for a moment and said, "In the past, this method would have been feasible, but we are short of food and money now, so we still need to talk to Grandpa Zhou."

"You wait here, I'll go and have a talk with Master Zhou."

Wu Laoliu nodded, and Li Tian vanished into the darkness in a flash.

bedroom.

Uncle Zhou was fast asleep, his snoring accompanied by the rhythmic rise and fall of his chest.

A man in black pried open the window and slipped in silently.

Then he gently patted Zhou Sanye's shoulder and whispered in his ear, "Zhou Sanye, wake up."

Master Zhou suddenly opened his eyes and saw an ordinary face and a pair of exceptionally bright eyes.

"Li Tian, ​​what's wrong?"

Master Zhou exclaimed in surprise and sat up abruptly from the bed.

The news that the imperial court had dispatched troops to capture Li Tian and his group had already spread like wildfire.

Zhoujiazhuang was no exception.

Master Zhou never expected that Li Tian would be so bold as to come looking for him at a time like this.

"We have already finished forging the first batch of weapons that Master Zhou requested. Please check them, Master Zhou." Li Tian's tone was calm, and there was not a trace of fear on his face.

"Oh, it's about weapons. Wait for me to come down."

Master Zhou jumped out of bed and quickly began to calculate in his mind. If he accepted this batch of weapons, he could earn three hundred taels of silver. However, if he sold these people to the imperial court, he could also get a reward of three hundred taels of silver.

Uncle Zhou started pacing around his house.

After thinking for a while, he suddenly realized that Li Tian had come to his house in the middle of the night to tell him that he could come to Zhoujiazhuang and take his life at any time.

Master Zhou was immediately startled and broke out in a cold sweat. He cupped his hands to Li Tian and said, "Sergeant Li, I was negligent just now. Now that the weapons are ready, let's go and check them. If there are no problems, I will pay you on the spot."