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

As long as you're alive, that's better than anything else.

brush!

Li Tian took out a five-clawed iron hook from his waist, embedded it in a crevice in the cliff, and then lowered the rope on the hook down.

Upon seeing this, Wu Laoliu immediately grabbed the rope with both hands and quickly climbed upwards.

"Sergeant, I've finally found you! I thought I'd never see you again last night."

As soon as they reached the top of the cliff, Wu Laoliu gave Li Tian a big bear hug, almost bursting into tears of excitement.

"It's good that you're alright."

Li Tian smiled, patted Wu Laoliu's shoulder, and after Wu Laoliu let go, Li Tian glanced at the deep wound on Wu Laoliu's right shoulder, took out a bottle of wound medicine from the leather pouch at his waist, and handed it to him.

"Put some medicine on yourself, and once your wounds heal, we'll go back to Wolf Head Fortress together."

"Wolf Head Fortress?" Wu Laoliu was taken aback. "Wasn't Wolf Head Fortress captured by the imperial army?"

"It has been taken back."

Li Tian briefly recounted to Wu Laoliu what had happened the previous night when Wolf Head Fort was recaptured.

A look of surprise instantly lit up Wu Laoliu's face, and he was so excited that he could hardly speak.

"This, this, I never dreamed that Wolfhead Fortress would ever be back in our hands."

For Wu Laoliu, Wolf Head Fort was more than just a sentry post; it was like their home.

"Let's apply the medicine first," Li Tian urged calmly.

Wu Laoliu found a boulder to sit on, and Chen Junshan used a dagger to cut open Wu Laoliu's clothes, revealing a scar about a foot long on Wu Laoliu's shoulder.

The wound has scabbed over, but yellow pus is still oozing out.

"We must open the wound and drain the pus and blood inside," Chen Junshan said calmly.

Wu Laoliu just chuckled, patted his shoulder, and gestured for Chen Junshan to get started.

Chen Junshan didn't say anything. He slowly cut open the wound on Wu Laoliu's arm with the dagger in his hand, and then cut off the festering parts one by one.

Although Wu Laoliu was in so much pain that he was wincing, he stubbornly endured it without uttering a sound.

A moment later, the pus and blood had drained away. Chen Junshan quickly sprinkled some wound medicine on Wu Laoliu's arm, then tore off a piece of cloth from his own clothes and wrapped it around Wu Laoliu's arm, saying calmly.

"alright."

Although Chen Junshan's tone was cold, he couldn't hide the smile in his eyes.

Wu Laoliu chuckled and stood up from the large rock again. "Squad leader, what should we do now?"

"Of course, we're going back to Wolfhead Fortress."

Li Tian smiled and turned to lead the way.

The road back to Wolf Head Fortress was unusually easy, so Li Tian and his companions walked with exceptional ease. Strangely enough, they rarely encountered any more of the imperial army's armored troops along the way.

After walking for about three hours, Wolf Head Fortress was already in sight.

Upon seeing the familiar Wolf Head Fortress, Wu Laoliu's emotions surged, and he waved his arm towards the drawbridge of Wolf Head Fortress.

"Brother Sun Sheng, I am Wu Laoliu, and I'm back alive."

Standing behind the suspension bridge, Sun Sheng peeked down and a look of surprise slowly appeared in his one eye.

Squeak.

The suspension bridge was slowly lowered.

Li Tian, ​​along with Chen Junshan and Wu Laoliu, slowly stepped into the camp.

.......

At the camp.

Zhao Erbao, Sun Sanqian, and the others had no idea what Li Tian and the others had gone out to do last night. They were sitting at the same table eating together.

Looking up, he saw Li Tian leading Wu Laoliu and Chen Junshan into the camp through the main gate.

"Sixth Brother!"

Zhao Erbao and the others immediately stood up from their stools in surprise.

"I'm still alive."

Wu Laoliu greeted everyone cheerfully, and then told his brothers about his capture and escape.

Zhao Erbao and the others were all deeply moved and immediately brought a stool for Wu Laoliu. "Laoliu, sit down and eat."

Wu Laoliu chuckled and plopped down on the stool.

Everything was the same as before. Li Tian and his six soldiers, not one missing, all returned to Wolf Head Fortress and began a heartwarming scene.

At that moment, inside Su Xiong's tent, Su Xiong was pointing at Qi Yong's nose and cursing loudly.

"You bunch of good-for-nothings! All of you in this squad are good-for-nothings! Thirty-odd men tried to capture Wu Laoliu, and he still managed to get away."

"Tell me, how am I supposed to explain this to Commander Su when I get back?"

Qi Yong was so scolded that he couldn't lift his head. He could only stammer, "Well, it was too dark last night, and I... I didn't realize that the bastard had gotten away."

"You bastard!"

Enraged, Su Xiong slammed his hand on the coffee table, causing the teacups to bounce half a foot high.

"I don't care about anything else. Go search again at dawn today. If you still can't find it, don't bother coming back to the barracks."

"Yes, yes, I'll take care of it right away."

Qi Yong turned and walked out of the tent, but suddenly remembered something and stopped, saying something.

"Sir, I found some unusual items on Wu Laoliu. Would you like to take a look?"

"Bring it up."

Su Xiong said in a muffled voice. Although he was not very willing, Qi Yong had followed him through thick and thin for many years, and Su Xiong could not bear to scold him too much.

Qi Yong was overjoyed and immediately walked out of the tent. A short while later, he came back in carrying two new weapons.

"What is this?"

Su Xiong looked up at the two objects in Qi Yong's hands and asked in surprise.

Both objects resemble bows, but one is only about a foot long while the other is more than half a meter tall, comparable to the large bows in military camps. The strangest thing is that this peculiar large bow has three arrow grooves on it.

"I don't know either. It was found on that traitor Wu Laoliu."

"I just tested it. This half-foot-tall arrow can shoot two hundred meters at a time and can penetrate our iron armor."

"The arrows from these three slots can shoot more than 300 meters at a time. When all three arrows are fired at once, their power is extremely strong."

"If our Sanshui Military Command could be equipped with such weapons, our combat strength would be even greater."

Upon hearing Qi Yong's words, Su Xiong's expression instantly turned serious.

Having spent a long time in the military, he deeply understands the importance of weapons.

"Let's go out and give it a try."

Without saying a word, Su Xiong took the two new weapons and Qi Yong and left the camp.

Outside was a huge open space, and not far away was a dense forest.

Su Xiong first tested the crossbow. He held it in his hand and pressed it lightly. With a bang, the short arrows on the crossbow flew forward like locusts.

With a whoosh, the short arrow flew out and pierced the ground more than a foot deep.

Su Xiong gasped in shock; such a sharp arrow was enough to pierce the imperial armor.

Next, Su Xiong tested the repeating crossbow.

Bang!

The bowstring rang out like a thunderclap, startling and awe-inspiring.

Three black beams shot forward, piercing through a large tree as thick as a bowl.

Su Xiong was startled again; the power of this repeating crossbow was even greater than that of the hand crossbow from before.

Su Xiong pondered for a while, and then a smile slowly appeared on his face.