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

"So, will I still be drafted?"

Tie Niu was a rough and tough guy who only knew how to fight on the battlefield.

He didn't understand human nature either.

All he knew was that when he was nineteen, his parents went out to herd sheep and were killed by the imperial army, and he was also captured by the imperial court and made a slave.

The rebels saved him. A general taught him swordsmanship and horseback riding. He has been in the rebel army for three years and is now a centurion.

Moreover, he could tell that the wheat was ripe.

Plump grains!

If we don't harvest them soon, they'll fall into the fields.

All the hard work these farmers had put in that year was for nothing.

The reason no one is hiring them is because there's a shortage of able-bodied men!

The rebel uprising lasted five years.

It is said that hundreds of thousands of people died in the Great Wei Dynasty!

There's no one left in the countryside!

Tie Niu looked around at the lush green wheat field and recalled the times he and his father used to harvest wheat in the field when they were children. His nose tingled with emotion.

"Go back to Stone Village and help the villagers harvest wheat."

"It's rare to see such good wheat growing in the fields."

"If we don't harvest it soon, it will be a waste."

Tie Niu said to his soldiers.

"Centurion, that's a death sentence! General Chen ordered us to conscript five hundred soldiers within three days! We don't have time to waste in the fields!"

One of the cavalrymen was so frightened that his face changed drastically, and he quickly said to Tie Niu.

"What are you afraid of? If General Chen blames us, I, Tie Niu, will take the fall. Now get out of here!"

As Tie Niu spoke, he turned his horse around and charged ahead towards Stone Village.

Without hesitation, the soldiers beside him turned their horses around and followed Tie Niu.

"That Iron Ox is just too impatient!" Li Tian smiled slightly and turned his horse around to follow.

……

Stone Village

A group of villagers were still gathered at the village entrance discussing what had just happened.

"Village chief, the rebel army is unreliable. They just conscripted soldiers a few days ago, and now they're conscripting again. We don't want to fight them anymore!"

"Yeah, they used to give out wives when they recruited soldiers, but now they don't even give out wives anymore! They don't give out any benefits at all."

"What nonsense are you talking about? The rebels won't take advantage of us. Even if they don't give us wives, they'll still give us money."

"drive!"

Dust billowed in the distance; the rebel army that had just left had suddenly returned.

The villagers were startled and quickly hid behind the banyan tree.

They were gossiping about the rebel army behind their backs.

But when the rebels actually arrived, none of them dared to say a word.

"Lords of the rebel army, why are you back again? Have you managed to recruit soldiers from the villages ahead?"

The village chief forced a smile and went to greet him.

"There's no conscription today. I see the wheat is ripe, so I'll take my soldiers to help harvest it."

Tie Niu jumped off his warhorse and waved to his soldiers.

"Dismount and prepare to harvest the wheat!"

Are the rebels going to harvest our wheat for us?

The village chief could hardly believe his ears.

In his view, the rebels were all like big shots.

They're already grateful they weren't beheaded.

How could we dare to ask the righteous army leaders to work in the fields?

"Village chief, do you have any spare sickles in your village? Give one to each of my brothers."

"We'll hold off on conscription today; let's harvest the wheat for the villagers first!"

It wasn't until Tie Niu asked that question that the village chief was convinced that the rebels were really going to harvest the wheat for everyone.

"Heavens above!"

The village chief looked up to the sky and cried out.

"The rebels are all living bodhisattvas descended to earth!"

At that moment, the village chief finally became convinced that the rebel army truly belonged to the people.

He waved to the dozen or so young men hiding behind the banyan tree, "Don't hide anymore! The rebel leader said he'll help us harvest the wheat. Hurry up and go home to get your tools!"

The dozen or so young men slipped out from behind the banyan tree, their eyes filled with curiosity and awe as they looked at Tie Niu and his group.

"What are you all standing there for? Go back and get your tools."

The village chief shouted again, and the dozen or so young men finally realized what was going on. They immediately took off running towards their homes, shouting as they ran.

"Fellow villagers, ladies, don't hide anymore! The righteous army are good people; they're going to help us harvest the wheat!"

Li Tian was naturally not idle either.

He grabbed a villager named Yan Xiaoliu and said.

"Yan Xiaoliu, take a few men to my house and move my blacksmithing tools to the village entrance."

"We people from Stone Village are not ungrateful. The rebels helped us harvest the wheat, so I will forge some weapons for them."

"Just you wait and see, Brother Tian, ​​I'll have someone bring over your blacksmithing tools right away."

Everything proceeded smoothly and in an orderly manner.

Half an hour later,

Tie Niu and his group obtained sickles from the village and began harvesting wheat for the villagers.

The young people, old men, aunties, and young wives in the village stopped hiding and climbed out of their cellars. They stood by the ridges for a while, then rolled up their trousers and stepped into the fields.

"Wu Lao Er, why are you cutting so slowly? Did you stay up all night with your wife last night?"

"Li the Cripple, watch your mouth. Even if I spend all night with my wife, I'll still have more men than you have today."

"Hahaha, that's great! Harvesting wheat is even more satisfying than beheading people!"

In the fields, the rebels and the farmers of Stone Village had become one, with laughter and curses occasionally drifting out from between the field ridges.

boom! boom! boom!

Under the big banyan tree at the village entrance,

Sparks flew everywhere!

Li Tian, ​​shirtless, was wielding a large iron hammer, relentlessly pounding the long knife embryo on the chopping board.

He had two helpers gathered around him.

Another person, also holding a hammer, would strike wherever Li Tian struck.

This man's name was Tie Wu, and he was a blacksmith from the next village.

But it was obvious that his physical strength was not as good as Li Tian's. He was already red-faced and exhausted after only a hundred or so taps.

"Brother Tian, ​​you have such great strength!" Tie Wu exclaimed.

Another person was responsible for cooling it down. After Li Tian prepared a prop, he would put it in cold water to cool it down for a while.

Five gleaming long knives were already laid out under the large banyan tree nearby.

The entire Stone Village showed no signs of post-war devastation, only a joyous and bustling atmosphere.

……

"Why isn't that brat Tie Niu back yet? I told him to go recruit soldiers, but I bet some woman dragged him into a cornfield."

In the military camp, General Chen paced back and forth in his tent with some unease.

It was past noon by the time Tie Niu was sent out to recruit soldiers.

According to military practice, troops must be dispatched back to report every two hours.

Three hours have passed now. Could it be that Tie Niu has been carried away by wolves?

"General, Tie Niu's messenger has returned!" a soldier reported.

"Enter!"

When General Chen saw Tie Niu's messenger, he was quite surprised. The boy was covered in sweat, his face was red from the sun, and there were a few ears of wheat straw on his shoulder.

"Where's Tie Niu? How's the conscription going?"

"What happened to the ears of wheat on your shoulder? Did you steal someone else's grain?"

General Chen asked in a deep voice.

"Centurion Tie Niu told me he wouldn't be back for lunch, so the people of Stone Village killed a donkey for us to eat as a reward."

"What! You dare force ordinary people to slaughter donkeys for you? Have you all forgotten the discipline of our righteous army?"

General Chen flew into a rage and drew a sword, holding it to the soldier's neck.

"Tell me! What exactly happened?"

"I doubt even Tie Niu would have the guts to do this. Who gave you this terrible idea?"

"It's...it's Li Tian from Stone Village!"

"He told Centurion Tie Niu that if you want to recruit soldiers, you must first win people's hearts."

"The human heart is the most powerful weapon in the world!"

"The centurion believed him, which is why he ordered us to harvest the wheat for the villagers."

"The villagers slaughtered a donkey for us as a token of their gratitude."

"The human heart is the most powerful weapon in the world!"

General Chen's heart skipped a beat.

"Did Li Tian really say that?"