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

The tomb passage was wide.

Like Li Tian, ​​Su Xiong and the others were also astonished when they first entered this ancient tomb. Whose tomb was this, that it could be built so vast?

Upon entering the ancient tomb and seeing the dozens of earthen furnaces inside, Su Xiong was once again astonished—there was actually such a large blacksmith's workshop here.

But the blacksmith's workshop was completely empty; there wasn't a single person in sight.

Did we miss them?

A surge of anger welled up in Su Xiong's heart. He had finally found the lair of these traitors, only to have them escape ahead of time.

"Zhao Wu, send men to search again," Su Xiong said to one of his squad leaders, barely suppressing his anger.

"yes!"

The sergeant immediately led his men to search the area, and soon they found a newly dug tunnel.

"Captain Su, there's a tunnel here," the squad leader immediately reported to Su Xiong.

Su Xiong was overjoyed and led his men to search along the tunnel. They finally stopped in front of a pit covered with a few rotten branches, but this could not fool the eyes of an old military veteran like Su Xiong.

"Go up and take a look," Su Xiong immediately ordered.

Several armored soldiers immediately used their spears to pry open the branches and climbed up, with Su Xiong following closely behind.

But when he saw what was happening in front of him, Su Xiong was completely dumbfounded.

Before us stretched a continuous mountain range, at least a hundred miles long. How easy would it be to search for a dozen people in such a vast area?

After a moment of contemplation, Su Xiong said to his messenger, "Pass down my order to bring all the troops here. We'll search the mountain for three days. If we still can't find anything, we'll have to return to the Sanshui Military Command."

General Qin actually only gave him seven days; the last three days were something they dragged out.

If we can't find anyone, we'll have to head back to the Sanshui Military Headquarters first.

The messenger obeyed and left.

Before long, thunderous hoofbeats echoed at the foot of the mountain as a large number of armored cavalry, numbering over two thousand, swarmed in.

"Captain Su, everyone has assembled," the messenger reported.

"Search the mountain. Find traces of those scoundrels within three days."

At Su Xiong's command, all the troops rushed into the deep mountains to conduct a thorough search.

Of course, they couldn't possibly search the entire mountain range; they could only search it section by section.

If they cannot find it within three days, everyone should return home.

........

Amidst verdant mountains and clear waters, Li Tian led a group of over thirty people on a difficult trek.

"Sergeant, where are we going now?" Wu Laoliu asked as he cleared a path ahead, chopping tree branches with a ring-pommel sword.

Li Tian led the way, looking around. "I've already surveyed the terrain. If we go west for about ten miles, we'll reach the vicinity of Wolf Head Fortress."

"Let's go that way."

"Back to Wolf Head Fortress?" Old Wu was taken aback.

"If I'm not mistaken, the people from the Sanshui Military Command will discover that passage in the next few days and will mobilize a large number of troops to search for us."

"Only then is the plains truly safe."

Wu Laoliu and the others looked at each other in dismay. This was too dangerous. If the people from the Sanshui Military Prefecture had not conducted a large-scale search of the mountains, but were still stationed on the plains, wouldn't going there be like walking into a trap?

"Sergeant, how about we send someone down to the ground to scout out the situation?" Wu Laoliu suggested.

"There's no time to lose. Everyone, follow me. We need to get to Crow Mountain before dark. Once we get there, we can scout out the situation."

Without saying a word, Li Tian started leading the way.

Although Wu Laoliu and his men had their doubts, they quickly led their team to follow.

after all.

In their hearts, Li Tian was a god who had never made a mistake.

.........

"Captain"

"I've already searched for it."

There were no signs of footsteps in the nearby mountains.

"Only one set of human footprints was found in the southern part of Dayu Mountain."

There are probably more than forty people.

Thirty miles away from Li Tian's team, in a mountain gully, Su Xiong's men were conducting a thorough search.

Just then, a scout suddenly came to report.

"Oh?"

Su Xiong's spirits lifted, and he said calmly, "Alright, send men to search carefully along those footprints. The rest of you, divide into three groups and surround that mountain like an iron barrel."

A large number of cavalrymen gathered near Mount Dayu, but they encountered a problem: Mount Dayu had no main roads, only narrow paths, and the forests were dense and the branches were thick, so the cavalrymen could not move quickly at all.

The cavalrymen had no choice but to dismount and, while clearing a path with their machetes, carefully search for any trace of Li Tian and his men.

......

Three hours later.

It's still more than three miles from Wolf Head Fort.

Li Tian and his group stopped in their tracks.

Wu Laoliu took out a map and looked at it, a hint of joy appearing on his face. "Squad leader, we'll be near Sanlang Mountain in about three miles. After descending Sanlang Mountain, we'll cross a river and reach Langtoubao."

Li Tian smiled with satisfaction and said calmly, "Alright, everyone, let's keep going and make it to Three Wolves Mountain in one go. Let's take a short rest."

Just then, a clear bell rang in everyone's ears.

"Be careful to stay hidden."

Li Tian immediately led his men to lie prone in the deep grass.

On the mountain path through the forest, a troop of cavalry galloped by, clad in iron armor, clearly scouts of the imperial court.

Wu Laoliu swallowed nervously. "Squad leader, it seems the imperial court has indeed launched a large-scale search of the mountains. Our ancient tomb has also been discovered."

"How about we change direction and take a detour to Three Wolves Mountain?"

"no."

Li Tian thought for a moment and then rejected the suggestion. "We're almost at the ground now. If we go back, we'll easily get surrounded."

"Everyone, please continue to follow me."

At Li Tian's suggestion, the group continued forward, and after walking a few steps, they encountered another group of riders.

Fortunately, Li Tian's eagle eyes were incredibly sharp, allowing him to observe even the slightest movement within a few miles.

When the cavalry was still more than a mile away from Li Tian's group, Li Tian had already ordered his soldiers to hide in the woods, watching helplessly as the cavalry galloped past right under their noses.

Wu Laoliu and the others were dumbfounded.

That's incredible.

"Squad leader, how did you know that imperial cavalry would be passing through here?" Wu Laoliu asked with a look of surprise.

"We were just lucky," Li Tian said casually.

Wu Laoliu and the others naturally did not believe this answer, but their faith in Li Tian deepened even further.

Since they were able to evade the imperial cavalry in advance, the journey back to Wolf Head Fortress was naturally much smoother.

The group continued moving forward.

Before long, a small mountain resembling a giant bird appeared before everyone.

Wu Laoliu's face lit up with joy and he exclaimed, "Squad Leader, look, we've arrived at Crow Mountain!"

Li Tian also showed a relaxed expression, glanced back at the exhausted team behind him, and said softly.

"Everyone, keep pushing! Once we get past Crow Mountain, we'll all be safe."