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

The group soon arrived at Crow Mountain.

By this time, it was already dark, and strange birds in the mountains and forests occasionally let out mournful cries.

Li Tian and the others naturally dared not carry torches, and could only quickly traverse the mountains and rivers by the light of the moon.

Just then, Li Tian suddenly ordered the team to stop and said to Wu Laoliu.

"Sixth Brother, we're parting ways here."

"Take the blacksmith apprentices back to the plains. Once you arrive, dismiss them and send them home."

Then Li Tian turned to the thirty-six blacksmith apprentices and said, "Brothers, this is as far as I can take you. Be careful after you get off the plains."

"If you encounter the imperial armored vehicles, try to avoid them. If you can't avoid them, just say you are a farmer from the neighborhood. They are only arresting a few soldiers from my Wolf Head Fortress, and they won't make things difficult for you."

Some of the thirty-six blacksmiths looked delighted, while others were reluctant to part with them, but none of them said anything; they simply nodded silently.

"Let's go."

Li Tian waved his arm, and Wu Laoliu led the thirty-six men into the woods and headed down the mountain. They soon disappeared into the vast mountains.

Only Li Tian, ​​Sun Sheng, Chen Junshan, Chen Jing, Sun Sanqian, and Zhao Erbao remained at the scene.

"Sergeant, what should we do?"

After Wu Laoliu and the others left, Chen Jing asked.

"Head west and distract Wu Laoliu and the others from their pursuers."

Li Tian said calmly.

The excited expressions on Chen Junshan and the others' faces were quickly replaced by a look of determination.

It is their honor to cover the retreat of their comrades.

"Walk!"

Without further ado, Li Tian led the five veterans westward.

A short while later, Li Tian suddenly ordered, "Stop, all of you."

Sun Sheng and the others all stopped in their tracks.

"Sergeant, what happened?" Sun Sheng asked.

Li Tian listened intently for a moment, then said calmly, "The imperial armored forces are coming, about eight men. Everyone draw their bows and arrows, and we'll finish this quickly."

With a creaking sound, six repeating crossbows silently opened in the forest, and everyone watched the path through the mountains with solemn expressions.

Before long, a line of imperial armored soldiers flew along the path.

"put!"

Li Tian gave the order.

Whoosh whoosh!

Arrows flew like locusts.

It was like a dark cloud rushing towards the armored vehicle on the path.

The arrows have special arrowheads reinforced with extraterrestrial meteorite iron.

Penetrating armor is as easy as penetrating straw.

Bang bang bang!

With several muffled thuds, all the armored soldiers on horseback were shot off, and the warhorses neighed and galloped away into the distance.

"superior!"

At Li Tian's next command, the six men rushed out of the woods and began slaughtering the people on the ground.

In terms of weaponry, Li Tian's side has an absolute advantage.

Their weapons also contained extraterrestrial meteorite iron.

In just three to five hours, they slaughtered more than a dozen armored soldiers.

"Strip them of their armor," Li Tian coldly ordered.

"What?" Chen Jing was a little confused and turned to look at Li Tian.

"Take off their armor and put it on. It's dark, and even scouts might not recognize us."

Li Tian gave the order in a calm tone.

The crowd then realized what was happening and hurriedly stripped the soldiers off the ground of their armor, then put it on themselves.

The group exchanged glances and then burst into laughter.

Because the imperial guards were completely covered in armor, with only their eyes showing, none of them recognized each other.

What to do with the body?

Chen Jing asked.

"Just leave it here, then head east and set the mountain on fire," Li Tian commanded calmly.

"good!"

The five veterans responded enthusiastically, and the group continued eastward.

Before long, the group arrived at a small mountain hollow.

"Pour tung oil on it and set it on fire."

Li Tian gave the order calmly.

Without saying a word, Chen Jing and the others took out the iron box containing tung oil from their waists and found some dry wood to use as torches.

Then they took torches and started setting fires everywhere.

It was late autumn, the trees were dry, and the southwest wind was blowing. Once the fire started in the woods, it quickly spread like wildfire.

Soon flames shot into the sky, and a raging fire broke out in the mountains and forests.

When the fire first started, Li Tian and the others had already reached the downwind side. Then they headed north. Since the fire was burning upwards, going downwind was naturally very safe.

........

"Captain, we haven't found any trace of Li Tian and the others yet. It's getting late, and the brothers have been searching all day. I wonder if we should rest and continue the search tomorrow."

On a large mountain about three or five miles behind Crow Mountain.

Su Xiong, riding his tall horse, waited impatiently for news from his subordinates.

Just then, a scout came over to report on the search.

"Still haven't found it?"

Su Xiong impatiently brandished his riding whip and then cursed, "The general only gave us three days. If we can't find it, how can we face returning to the Sanshui Military Command?"

"Keep searching for me. You're not allowed to rest until you find the person."

Just then, flames suddenly shot into the sky from the mountain to the east, and the intensity of the fire was so great that even Su Xiong, who was only a few miles away, could see it clearly.

"What happened?" Su Xiong's eyes widened suddenly.

"This..." The messenger was also stunned. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "It's probably because it's dry somewhere and a wildfire started by accident."

Before he could finish speaking...

Su Xiong didn't speak, but his face was terribly gloomy. How could a forest fire have broken out out of nowhere? Could it have been the work of those thieves?

"Report!"

Just as Su Xiong was hesitating, another scout returned to report, "Captain Su, we found the bodies of our brothers on a mountain road six miles west of here."

"It must have been Li Tian who did it."

"How dare you!" Su Xiong suddenly raised his head, his eyes flashing with a fierce light. "We're chasing them, and they still dare to kill our people?"

"Immediately send two hundred soldiers to search in that direction. They must bring him back alive!"

"yes!"

Just as the scout was about to leave, Su Xiong suddenly shouted, "Wait a minute, I'll go with you. Li Tian ambushed and killed more than thirty of our brothers on the way."

"I'd like to see if he can kill more than two hundred people this time."

"But, Captain, what about the fire on the eastern hillside?" the scout asked earlier.

Su Xiong waved his hand impatiently, "In late autumn, it's common for forest fires to break out. What's the big deal? Just take some men and investigate. Remember, don't go too deep and don't get your brothers caught in the crossfire."

"yes!"

The messenger took the order and left, while Su Xiong led a large group of men toward the path where the scout team had been attacked earlier.

Before long, Su Xiong led his troops to the road.

But there were more than a dozen armored soldiers lying dead on the road, their armor gone.

A surge of anger rushed to Su Xiong's head.

So brave.

How dare they kill his soldiers while being pursued by his two thousand troops?

Most importantly, why did the armor on these soldiers disappear?