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

"Thank you for your trouble, my lady!"

Li Tian hurriedly went to the courtyard, took the medicine bottle from Shen Yurong's hand, went back into the house, and came out again a moment later.

"Madam, Miss Su is alright now. Please go and cook some hot porridge so that Miss Su can have something to eat."

"Don't worry, Mr. Li!" Shen Yurong smiled sweetly, turned around and left.

In the afternoon, Li Tian and his four wives ate a quick meal, then took a bowl of hot porridge and went into Su San Tao's room.

Su Santao had woken up, but her face looked haggard.

Seeing Li Tian enter, she tried to get up, but the pain from her wound made her sit back down, wincing in pain.

"Miss Su, please don't move. The wound has just been treated with medicine. Be careful that it doesn't reopen."

Li Tian sat down in front of Su Santao with a bowl of hot porridge.

"This is porridge that my wife just cooked. She was worried that Miss Su might be hungry, so she brought it here for you to try."

A spoonful of steaming hot porridge was brought to Su Santao's lips.

Su Santao was suddenly moved.

After her parents died in battle, she was adopted by General Chen.

But General Chen was a rough man and had no idea how to take care of a woman's feelings.

The army was mostly made up of rough and vulgar men who were always swearing and spouting crude language.

Where have I ever seen such a gentle and considerate man?

While hesitating, Li Tian blew on the porridge in the spoon again and brought it to her lips once more.

"Eat it, it's not hot anymore."

Su Santao suppressed her emotions and obediently took a bite, feeling that this was the best food she had ever eaten in her life.

"Miss Su, has the army been very busy lately?"

"It's alright. A few days ago, I heard that the imperial army was going to attack Nankai City, and the Prince of Zhongyi was very anxious."

"However, according to intelligence received yesterday, the imperial army has turned back to attack the rebel forces in Yanzhou. Our Nankai City is safe for the time being!"

"Has there been any recent troop movements in the military?"

"There wasn't much movement; General Chen simply ordered all units to train rigorously."

"Is the porridge too hot?"

"Alright...!"

In a few words, Su Santao finally finished her bowl of porridge, and Li Tian hurriedly left with the empty bowl.

Su Santao, however, fell into a deep sleep.

That night!

Su Santao suddenly woke up, wanting to get up in the middle of the night.

As they passed the woodshed, they heard a strange sound, like a woman crying, or like someone panting after strenuous exercise.

In the woodshed.

Li Tian is currently engaging in sexual relations with Liu Qingqing.

He has a vigorous and energetic physique and can't live without meat.

Fortunately, he married four wives.

Otherwise, I'd be depressed to death.

"Li Lang, I really can't take it anymore, please find Sister Yu Rong to replace me! Please... please! Waaah~" Liu Qingqing pleaded in the room, her voice trembling with tears.

"Yu Rong and the others are already asleep. Just hang in there a little longer." Immediately afterward, Li Tian's voice came from the room.

The intermittent sounds reached Su Santao's ears, making her face flush.

But she was very curious about what Li Tian was doing in the room.

Out of curiosity,

Su Santao sneaked closer to the woodshed, poked a hole in the window paper with her finger, and peeked inside.

In an instant, Su Santao's face turned as red as an iron furnace, the redness spreading from her forehead all the way down to her neck.

"Tch! Li Tian is a scoundrel too."

Su San Tao blushed, spat on the ground, and hurriedly left.

The next day,

The sky cleared up.

When Su Santao got up, Li Tian and his family of four were sitting at the table eating.

Li Tian stood up, grinning, and said, "Miss Su, did you sleep well last night?"

Recalling what happened last night, Su Santao's face flushed red, and she nodded slightly, "It's...okay!"

Li Tian moved over another stool and said warmly, "Miss Su, I just made breakfast. Come and have some with me."

Su Santao only drank a bowl of porridge from yesterday to this morning. She wanted to refuse, but she couldn't resist the temptation of the food and finally sat down at the table.

I just felt something was off, like we were a family.

After finishing her meal, Su Santao made an excuse about having business to attend to at the military base and hurriedly fled.

Li Tian then continued to train his new recruits in Shajiaping.

More than two hundred strong young men had been waiting for a long time.

As soon as Li Tian arrived, someone loudly asked, "Commander Li, what are we training for today?"

"Same as always, we'll climb four mountains first, then come back and do the blacksmithing," Li Tian laughed.

"Good!" the group of trainees responded in unison.

The days passed quickly amidst climbing mountains and forging iron.

For seven consecutive days.

Climbing mountains by day, forging iron by night.

The physical fitness of the soldiers has improved significantly, and no one is so exhausted that they collapse on the ground after climbing four mountains.

The blacksmith's skills became increasingly refined.

Almost everyone can now forge a decent and handy weapon.

Seven days later,

The sound of horses' hooves shattered the tranquility of Stone Village.

The rebels arrived and posted notices everywhere—the deadline for the rebels' conscription order had arrived, and tomorrow was the day for all the soldiers to return to camp.

In the afternoon, Tie Niu also arrived, still wearing his憨憨 (simple and honest) smile.

"Brother Li Tian, ​​the conscription order for our righteous army has finally come down. There are twelve people in your Stone Village. Tomorrow you will lead the team to report to the righteous army."

With that, Tie Niu handed a list to Li Tian, ​​then rode off on his horse.

"Li Yu'an, Chen Shi, Li the Blacksmith..."

Li Tian glanced at the list; there were sixteen people in total, all strong young men he knew from Stone Village. Every time a name was called, someone would stand up, their face full of excitement.

They used to be afraid of the battlefield, but after Li Tian's seven-day special training, each of them was bursting with confidence.

For men, achieving high rank and power was their ultimate goal.

The young soldiers yearned for glory.

They now wish they could immediately go to the battlefield and start killing.

……

In the evening, the old village chief held a special farewell ceremony for them.

The location is still in Shajiaping.

A bonfire was lit.

Several lambs were roasted, and the village's best wine was also brought out.

"Young men, tomorrow you will be heading to the army camp to fight alongside the righteous army. I, an old man, raise a toast to you!" The village chief stroked his goatee and raised the large, chipped bowl in his hand.

Under the moonlight, sixteen strong young men, their eyes bright, raised their wine bowls and shouted, "Cheers!"

After finishing his drink, the village chief wiped his lips and looked at Li Tian again.

"Li Tian, ​​I watched you grow up. You'll have to take good care of these young men from our village in the army."

"We are all born of fathers and mothers, and we can't do without either of us."

Li Tian immediately felt a great responsibility on his shoulders, and straightened his chest. "Don't worry, village chief. After enlisting, I will find a way to transfer these people to the same unit. From now on, we will eat together, sleep together, and go to the battlefield together."

"I will try my best to take good care of everyone."

"Good! Good! Good!" The village chief laughed heartily. "Then the rest of the time is up to you young men. We'll wait for your triumphant return at home."

After the village chief left, only the seventeen newly enlisted soldiers and the remaining members of the militia remained in Shajiaping.

Although the militia members were drawn from local young men, only a portion of them were recruited into the army. More than 180 people were able to stay in their original locations and continue to work as militia members.