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

Upon hearing this, Su Xiong's face instantly darkened.

Although rebel armies are now rising up everywhere.

But in the end, this world still belongs to the imperial court.

These damned villagers actually dared to collude with the rebel army.

Kill!

Although Su Xiong was angry, he didn't show it. Instead, he showed a look of surprise.

"Oh, so you know all these villagers who colluded with the traitors? If I, the captain, can take you to visit Yu Family Village and the other villages."

"Would you like to identify them?"

this.......

Master Zhou was suddenly in a dilemma.

Although he was willing to provide intelligence, he was still somewhat reluctant to show his face in public.

"Cough cough"

Just then, Su Xiong coughed lightly, and Zhou Sanye looked up sharply, meeting Su Xiong's murderous eyes.

Master Zhou was a little scared, but when he thought that he could gain 30% more business from the Sanshui Military Prefecture by betraying these few dozen people, his fear was nothing.

With a determined look, Master Zhou said, "I know them all. I'll take Captain Su to arrest them right now."

"Hahaha," Su Xiong laughed heartily. "Third Master Su, you really are a straightforward person."

A troop of cavalry, about thirty men, galloped out of Zhoujiazhuang. Since Master Zhou couldn't ride a horse, he had to ask someone from the manor to take him there by carriage.

In a short while.

The group has arrived at Yujia Village.

At this moment, Yujia Village is like a ghost town; not a single person can be seen in the entire field, and every household has its doors tightly shut.

This was a common way for the residents of this area to avoid the calamities of war. Whenever the imperial cavalry arrived, or when the imperial army and the rebels fought here, they would stay indoors to avoid the disaster of war.

Su Xiong led a troop of cavalrymen swaggering down the main road of Yujia Village and arrived at the first house.

With a bang, the tightly closed door was kicked open by an armored soldier.

Su Xiong swaggered in with an armored vehicle. Inside the house, there was only an old man with white hair squatting by the stove, tending the fire.

Seeing this, he was so shocked that he stood up from the ground. "Sir, what are you doing...?"

Su Xiong didn't say anything, but waved to the outside. Master Zhou walked in from outside, glanced at the old man's face, and immediately shook his head.

"no."

"Walk!"

Su Xiong immediately turned around and left with his men.

Followed by.

The second door.

With a bang.

The door was kicked open again.

A dozen or so armored vehicles charged into the courtyard.

This family's yard was quite large, with two kitchens, a living room, and a well.

Hearing the noise, an old man came out of the house with a cane. When he saw so many armored soldiers standing in the yard, he exclaimed in surprise.

"Sir, who are you looking for?"

"Are there any young people in the house? Tell him to get out here!" Su Xiong shouted.

The old man said tremblingly, "Sir, I only have one son. He went to Jinling City to make a living five years ago. Now I'm all alone at home."

Su Xiong looked impatient and was about to leave when Zhou Sanye suddenly leaned over and whispered something in Su Xiong's ear.

"His son's name is Li Zixiong. He didn't go to Nanjing; he's been hiding at home."

"His family has a cellar."

As he spoke, Uncle Zhou pointed to a stack of firewood behind the well in the yard.

"Whoosh!"

With a loud shout from Su Xiong, four or five armored soldiers immediately charged toward the woodpile like wolves and tigers.

The pile of firewood that had been stacked up was scattered all over the ground.

The bluestone slabs on the ground were turned over, revealing a dark entrance to a cellar.

A young man in his twenties was huddled up in the cellar.

"Captain, there's someone here!" an armored soldier shouted immediately.

"Bring him here."

At Su Xiong's command, two armored soldiers jumped into the cellar, grabbed the man by the arm, and pulled him out of the cellar.

"Sir, please, please release my son!"

"I only have one son."

Upon seeing this, the old man immediately prostrated himself on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly.

Su Xiong didn't care whether the old man lived or died. He waved to someone behind him, and Zhou Sanye immediately stepped forward, glanced at the young man's face, and spoke.

"He's here!"

"Arrest him!"

Su Xiong shouted, and two soldiers immediately stepped forward, tied him up with ropes, and pulled him out.

Upon seeing this, the young man immediately flew into a rage and began to curse, "Zhou Sanpi, you dare betray your fellow villagers? Aren't you afraid the rebels will kill you?"

Upon hearing this, Master Zhou's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. He didn't dare to utter a sound and simply stood silently behind Su Xiong.

"What's your name? Why did you join the rebel army?" Su Xiong walked up to the young man and asked calmly.

"My name is Li Zixiong. I joined the rebel army because they gave us money and taught us blacksmithing skills." The young man said with his head held high.

"Blacksmithing?" Su Xiong sneered. "The imperial court is in dire need of manpower, yet you choose to join the rebel army instead of the court. Since you enjoy blacksmithing so much, I'll put you in a slave camp and let you blacksmith to your heart's content."

"But now, I'm going to tie you to a tree and wait for those rebel traitors to come and rescue you."

"Take him away."

With a single sentence from Su Xiong, this man was forcibly dragged out of the courtyard by Su Xiong's armored soldiers.

Bang bang bang!

The doors of every household in Yujia Village were kicked open one by one by the armored cavalry.

Zhou Sanye followed Su Xiong like a lapdog and began arresting people. Every single person who had been an apprentice at Wolf Head Fortress was captured by the Ironclad Army.

The village of Yu was suddenly filled with howling and wailing.

"Zhou Sanpi, you're not human."

"You betrayed your fellow villagers"

Give me back my son.

"You'll die a horrible death!"

Upon hearing this, Master Zhou initially lowered his back somewhat guiltily.

But when he glanced at Captain Su and the dozens of imposing armored cavalrymen beside him, he straightened his back again, his eyes filled with disdain, and coldly watched as these young men were tied up with ropes and taken away.

Those who were arrested said nothing, but their eyes were filled with hatred; they were sworn enemies of the imperial court.

Soon, the fourteen captured young men were taken to a grove of trees, where each of them was tied to a large tree.

Su Xiong then ordered, "Gather everyone in the village outside this grove of trees."

Dangdang Dangdang!

The sound of gongs rang out incessantly at the doorways of every household in the village. One of Zhou Sanye's servants, dressed in blue, was banging the gong while shouting at the top of his lungs.

"Everyone, stop hiding and come out now. The soldiers have something to say. If you don't come out, they're going to break down your houses."

The few remaining women and elderly people in Yujia Village gradually emerged from their houses, most of them with fear in their eyes.

But many people were still crying out in despair; those who were crying out were people whose families had their armor taken away by the imperial court.

Su Xiong glanced at these people coldly, then said indifferently, "Bring all of them here."

When everyone was gathered outside the woods, Su Xiong loudly announced, "You are all bandits who collude with the rebel army. Today I am going to burn down your houses."

Immediately afterward, Su Xiong shouted, "Burn it!"

A dozen or so cavalrymen, riding their warhorses and carrying torches, began to set fire to each house one by one.