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

"That was great!" General Chen let out a long breath, shouted "That was great!", and then turned his head sharply.

At this moment, Li Tian was like a gold mine in his eyes, not only because of his superb martial arts skills, but also because he could cut through the enemy's armored vehicles.

The forging technique is unparalleled in the world!

Leaving aside the crossbows he invented, his horse-slaying sword alone is so powerful that it is a first-rate weapon in both mounted and foot combat.

If General Chen cannot firmly grasp such talent, then his years as a general will have been in vain.

"Brother Li, I, Chen Nian'an, am a rough man who hasn't had much schooling. To be honest, I've taken a liking to your horse-slaying saber."

"You want to form a horse-slaying squad within my Loyal Army? Tell me, how can you guarantee I'll forge five hundred identical horse-slaying swords?"

"Of course, the Loyal Army will provide you with the minerals and manpower; you only need to send one person."

Upon hearing this, all ten of General Chen's personal guards turned their burning gazes toward Li Tian, ​​wishing they could marry their own younger sisters to him.

The imperial cavalry had oppressed the rebel army for a long time.

If the rebel army had a 500-man horse-slaying squad, it would be a nightmare for the imperial cavalry.

Li Tian didn't answer immediately; he was thinking about something.

Today I killed more than a dozen imperial cavalrymen. According to the rules of the rebel army, I should be credited with more than a dozen military merits and given a reward of several dozen taels of silver.

Why does General Chen never mention this matter? Could it be that he wants to renege on his debt?

As for blacksmithing, that was just a hobby of his. His primary hobby was to crush his enemies with the weapons he forged himself, and if he could also gain merit, that would be even better.

Turbulent times produce heroes, and Li Tian is determined to be that kind of hero.

Seeing that Li Tian did not respond, General Chen became anxious.

"Li Tian, ​​why aren't you responding? What exactly are your demands? Just name them!"

"We'll give you money if you want money, and men if you want men. Even if we capture the next prefecture, we'll give you half of its treasury!"

General Chen is truly eager to find talented people!

But Li Tian only glanced at the sword in General Chen's hand and said indifferently.

"General Chen, although I have joined the righteous army, I also have my own rules. If you can agree to my rules..."

"We'll continue this discussion later!"

"Rules?" General Chen frowned slightly, his expression immediately becoming solemn.

"Brother Li, please speak!"

Li Tian didn't hide anything and said it directly.

"My rules are very simple."

"First, if you want me to forge weapons, you must give me enough iron ore, and it must be refined iron ore!"

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"Secondly, I need forty or fifty people to help me forge these weapons. You'll need to find a group of strong and capable men to be my apprentices!"

"Third, I must participate in battles large and small, and my military achievements must be the same as everyone else's. I also want to be rewarded and have my family honored!"

General Chen listened with a smile, thinking that Li Tian was really stingy; his first and second conditions were simply human nature.

Not to mention a genius blacksmith like him, even the master blacksmiths in the army camp would make the same demands.

But when he heard Li Tian's third condition, General Chen's expression changed drastically, and he quickly said...

"No!"

"Brother Li is the apple of our eye in our righteous army. How could we send you to the battlefield to fight? If you suffer even the slightest loss on the battlefield, our loyal army will lose thousands of soldiers!"

"I and my men will handle the fighting. Brother Li, you can focus on forging weapons for us."

"This..." Li Tian was in a dilemma. He had promised the three ladies that he would take the position of general and avenge them personally. If he did not participate in the war, how could he take the position of general?

No matter how powerful the weapons he forges, he's still just a blacksmith! Still just a laborer!

Seeing that Li Tian still wouldn't budge, General Chen became anxious and quickly gave his men a meaningful look.

"Yes! Yes! Our General Chen is eager to find talented people, so Brother Li, please reluctantly agree."

"If we don't agree, General Chen will beat us with military sticks."

The guards, having spent a long time in the army, understood General Chen's meaning perfectly well, and together they began to plead with Li Tian.

"No!"

Li Tian's attitude remained firm.

"If you don't tell me to fight, I won't make weapons for you!"

"I promised my three wives that I would avenge them!"

"You idiot..."

General Chen was so angry that he gripped his sword at his waist, but he managed to hold back!

He had seen many people avoid going to the battlefield, and some even deliberately crippled themselves to avoid it!

This is the first time I've ever seen someone beg to go to the battlefield!

Moreover, which general in the Loyal Army would dare to speak to him like that? Who would dare to refuse him?

They should have dragged him out and beheaded him long ago!

To his utter surprise, Li Tian's desire to fight on the battlefield was actually to avenge his wife.

"Who is your wife's enemy?"

"Tell me your name! I'll avenge you!"

General Chen asked through gritted teeth.

"Zhao He, former Prefect of Nankai City!"

"Ji Rong, the current Left Chancellor of the Great Wei!"

Li Tian coldly uttered two names.

"Huh?! It's the two of them!"

General Chen's expression immediately became quite interesting.

The former prefect of Nankai, Zhao He, was relatively well-behaved. It was said that after he abandoned the city and fled, the court not only did not punish him, but instead transferred him to Qingzhou to serve as prefect again.

Qingzhou is not far from Nankai City. If we can capture Qingzhou City, that old man will have his day.

But Ji Rong is the current prime minister, second only to the emperor, so killing him would be no easy task.

General Chen even felt some sympathy for Li Tian.

His wife's enemies are all incredibly powerful!

However, faced with such excellent weapons, General Chen had no reason to give up. After much thought, he finally came up with a solution that would satisfy both sides.

"Li Tian, ​​since you are so determined to fight, I cannot force you."

"According to military regulations, you are now a corporal under Su Santao!"

"As a corporal, you can't be without soldiers under your command!"

General Chen said lazily, then suddenly shouted.

"Song Tian!"

"arrive!"

The soldier named Song Tian instinctively straightened his back.

"Qin Sihai!"

"arrive!"

"Zhao Ming, Song Bo, Li Hu..."

General Chen named ten people in one go.

As soon as someone was called, another person stepped forward, their body ramrod straight.

"From now on, you will all be working under Li Tianwu."

"When Corporal Li Tian orders you to forge iron, you forge iron! When he orders you to kill the enemy, you kill the enemy!"

"Do you understand now?"

Finally, apart from the centurion Tie Niu, all ten of General Chen's personal guards were assigned to Li Tian's command.

"clear!"

The ten burly men answered in unison.

If you tell them to work under Li Tian, ​​they'll obey!

After all, he was a super-powerful man who could kill ten armored soldiers by himself.

Moreover, they can forge divine weapons, so they will likely be among the first to be able to use them.

General Chen smiled with satisfaction, then turned to ask Li Tiandao.

"Are you satisfied with this arrangement?"

"satisfy!"

Li Tian answered immediately.

He was not just satisfied, he was overjoyed.

These ten men are all veterans of countless battles, skilled in archery and horsemanship, and incredibly powerful. They are fierce warriors capable of fighting against the imperial army's armored forces.

Moreover, the oldest among them is under twenty-seven.

With such a great team, it's like they fell from the sky. What more could Li Tian possibly want?

"Alright, you ten men will stay in Stone Village from now on, and follow Corporal Li's orders without fail!"

"As the general commands!"