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

In the dense forest, Wu Laoliu ran forward like a frightened rabbit, constantly changing direction to effectively thwart the enemy's pursuit.

Suddenly, Wu Laoliu noticed a cliff not far ahead, about twenty meters high.

Wu Laoliu's heart skipped a beat. The bottom of the cliff would be the best place to hide, and if he could find a cave or something, that would be even better.

He immediately ran towards the cliff and looked down. In the pale moonlight, a pine tree stretched out from a crevice in the cliff.

Not far from the pine tree, there was a dark, gaping hole.

tread!tread!tread!

The sound of horses' hooves came from behind.

Wu Laoliu looked back and saw that two armored vehicles were advancing in his direction.

Although I haven't discovered myself yet, it's only a matter of time before I do.

With a gritted teeth.

Wu Laoliu spotted the direction and jumped straight towards the cliff.

This is a fight to the death.

He would accept it even if he fell to his death off the cliff.

If I manage to survive by sheer luck, then naturally I'll try to contact Corporal Li again.

boom!

Wu Laoliu was lucky; his body slammed hard against the pine tree, and he managed to grab a thick trunk with both hands.

The fall was quite severe; Wu Laoliu was seeing stars and felt as if his body had fallen apart.

It took Wu Laoliu a long time to recover. He looked closely and saw a small cave about three to five meters away from the pine tree.

There is a narrow passage along the edge of the cave, only wide enough for one foot to stand in.

It's only five meters.

It's nothing more than taking another risk.

Wu Laoliu took a deep breath, grabbed the tree branch with both hands, and swung forward like a swing.

brush!

When he was about a meter away from the cave, Wu Laoliu suddenly released his grip on the tree branch and used the momentum to leap forward.

With a thud, Wu Laoliu landed at the cave entrance, rolled forward, and tumbled directly into the cave.

The cave was small, only four or five meters deep, but it was enough to accommodate Wu Laoliu alone.

"Phew~" Wu Laoliu leaned against the wall and let out a deep breath.

.......

Before long, the two cavalrymen arrived at the place, naturally blocked by the cliff. They looked around and saw that apart from the cliff, there was only a dark forest to the west.

"Let's go."

The two cavalrymen did not linger there. They circled the area briefly before spurring their horses and charging directly into the dense forest to the west.

.......

......

Wolf Head Fortress, it was late at night. Li Tian was leaning against the earthen wall behind the suspension bridge, pretending to be asleep with his eyes closed, when suddenly a rhythmic drumbeat woke him up.

"This is..." Li Tian hesitated for a moment, then immediately recognized it as a command drum used exclusively by the imperial army to transmit military intelligence.

"Looks like something's happened?"

Li Tian immediately jumped up, took the torch, and looked into the distance.

On the horizon not far away, a troop of cavalry, like a black line, was galloping wildly toward the southwest.

It disappeared into the moonlight in no time.

The torches crackled and burned, and Li Tian's expression shifted between anger and uncertainty.

He began to speculate.

What happened?

Judging from the current situation, part of the imperial army's armored forces are still searching the mountains.

The other part has been withdrawn to the ground.

There can only be one thing that could alert a large number of armored vehicles to move in one direction.

Wu Laoliu!

Li Tian suddenly thought of Wu Laoliu.

Something must have happened to Wu Laoliu.

Hmph!

Li Tian shook the torch in his hand to make it burn brighter, then turned and walked towards the camp behind him.

Wu Laoliu is in trouble and must be rescued. There aren't many people needed, just two or three.

Just then, the sound of thunderous hooves came from not far away.

Li Tian looked back and saw another troop of cavalry coming from the west to the east.

The mounted cavalrymen were covered in black iron armor from head to toe; they were the imperial court's armored cavalry.

In a short while, the group of about thirty people arrived at the drawbridge of Wolf Head Fortress.

Li Tian immediately extinguished the torch in his hand and stood in the shadows to avoid having his face discovered.

At the same time, I was also surprised.

How did the imperial armored vehicles end up here? Could it be that the imperial court has already learned of the capture of Wolf Head Fortress?

brush!

The cavalrymen arrived at Wolf Head Fortress and stopped abruptly. Someone shouted towards the top of the wall.

"Brothers of Wolf's Head Fortress, is anything unusual tonight?"

Li Tian was overjoyed; it seemed that the theft of Wolf Head Fortress had not yet been discovered.

Li Tian immediately replied in a low voice, "Nothing is amiss."

The sergeant leading the group nodded slightly and was about to leave when Li Tian asked again, "Brother, where are you going on a mission so late?"

"Traces of the traitors were discovered tonight. If they flee to the southwest, we hope the brothers of Wolf Head Fortress will try to intercept them."

The sergeant answered without looking up, then ordered the troops to continue their rapid advance.

This is an enormous achievement.

The corporal didn't want other units to steal this great achievement.

.......

Wu Laoliu was indeed arrested!

After the troops left, Li Tian was slightly startled and turned to walk into the dilapidated temple in the camp.

"Who?"

As soon as they entered, Sun Sheng and Chen Junshan were awakened. The two of them rolled off the haystack and picked up their crossbows.

"Wu Laoliu may have been arrested."

"Chen Junshan, come out with me for a moment."

"Sun Sheng, you're on night watch tonight."

Li Tian stood in the shadows and quickly and concisely explained tonight's mission.

Chen Junshan didn't say anything. He stood up from the haystack, silently slung a large bow over his shoulder, hung a repeating crossbow and a dozen or so arrows at his waist, and walked out the door with his broadsword in his hand.

The two men led two warhorses out of the stable, lowered the drawbridge, mounted their horses, and quickly headed southwest.

Sun Sheng took Li Tian's place and silently lay down in the corner, pretending to sleep.

........

Under the moonlight, Li Tian and Chen Junshan, clad in imperial armor, galloped on horseback. Soon, they spotted a unit of armored soldiers, numbering about fifteen or sixteen.

Li Tian and Wu Laoliu exchanged a glance and quietly approached the group. Suddenly, they saw two scattered cavalrymen approaching, and one of them immediately stopped his horse and asked.

"Brother, which unit are you from?"

"It's from the scout battalion, squad three. We got separated from the main force and wanted to continue forward with our brothers' unit," Li Tian said in a low voice.

Because it was dark and the two men were wearing imperial armor, the person who asked them didn't ask any further questions, but simply nodded and tacitly allowed them to follow behind the troops.

As for the others, they only glanced back before continuing their frantic run southwest.

Not long after.

The team arrived at the place where Wu Laoliu had just had the accident. The scene was chaotic, and hundreds of cavalrymen had gathered there.

Of course, they all came up empty-handed.

Wu Laoliu had already been taken away by Qi Yong's troops.