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"Brother, let's go in!"

Tie Niu led his horse and Li Tian and the others into Wolf Head Fortress.

Wolf Head Fortress wasn't large, just over half an acre, surrounded by earthen walls, inside which were three or four mud-brick houses.

The largest building was a dilapidated temple, a timber and earthen structure with two doors slightly ajar, creaking loudly in the wind.

There was a bonfire in the courtyard, but no food was being roasted; it was just crackling and burning, probably to keep the night watchmen warm from the cold.

Standing in front of Li Tian was a burly man. He first took off the wine pouch from his waist and handed it to Tie Niu, saying, "Centurion Tie, you've come from afar. Have a drink to warm yourself up."

Then, he glanced at Li Tian and the others behind Tie Niu, "These brothers must be here to relieve the guard."

"Which squad are you from, brother?"

"The Third Battalion and the Sixth Squad!" Li Tian replied.

Tie Niu took the wine flask, took a sip, handed it back, and turned to Li Tiandao, "Brother, this is all I can do for you!"

"There are orders in the army to check people every night, so I have to go back now. This is Sergeant Song Kan from Wolf Head Fort. If you have any questions, feel free to ask him."

Li Tian cupped his hands in greeting to Tie Niu, "Thank you for leading the way, Brother Tie Niu."

Tie Niu chuckled, "We're all family here. Just be nice to my sister from now on."

Tie Niu scratched his head sheepishly, then rode off on his warhorse.

The squad leader named Song Kan glanced at Li Tian and his group, "Brothers, come in with me. It's windy outside, so let's spend the night in this dilapidated temple and discuss the handover tomorrow."

Crunch!

The door to the dilapidated temple was pushed open.

Inside the temple, a bonfire was burning, and four or five soldiers were laughing and talking around it. One of the soldiers had a woman lying in his arms, and they were committing an indecent act.

The temple door was suddenly pushed open, and a gust of cold wind rushed in. The soldiers who had been chatting and laughing were all startled and turned to look at the doorway.

The woman also climbed out of the soldier's arms and stood to the side, looking slightly embarrassed as she straightened her clothes.

"Sergeant Song, who are these people?" A soldier stood up and looked at Li Tian and the others with curiosity.

"They were sent by the military camp to hand over the duties to us. We can leave Wolf Head Fortress tomorrow!" Song Kan said.

"Very good!"

The group of veterans immediately cheered.

"Finally, I'm leaving this awful place."

"Damn it, I've been living in fear every day, but I'm finally leaving!"

Leaving Wolf Head Fortress was naturally a good thing, but the more they cheered, the uglier the faces of the soldiers behind Li Tian became.

"Song Qi!"

"Zhao Hu!"

"Li Daye!"

A smile appeared on Song Kan's face as he casually introduced the three veterans present to Li Tian, ​​then his gaze inadvertently swept over the woman.

"That woman is called Chuncan Niang, and she is Li Daye's wife."

Li Daye chuckled and said, "I told her not to come, but my wife was worried about me and insisted on coming along."

"oh!"

Li Tian nodded without saying anything.

According to military regulations, women are not allowed to be present in the areas where troops are stationed.

But in such a wilderness, the rules are naturally not that strict.

"Spring Silkworm Girl, go and tell Third Sister Qiao to bring some more food over so we can welcome the new brothers."

Song Kan told Chuncan Niang a word, and Chuncan Niang turned around and walked out.

At Song Kan's invitation, Li Tian and the others sat down around the fire. Song Kan dug through the ashes and pulled out a few roasted sweet potatoes, which he handed to Li Tian.

"Brothers, we're in the middle of nowhere, so we don't have much to offer you. Have some sweet potatoes to fill your stomachs."

Li Tian and the others were also extremely hungry. They broke open the sweet potato, each took half, and began to wolf it down.

Before long, the door of the dilapidated temple was pushed open again, and Chuncan Niang and another woman walked in, each carrying a wooden tray.

Chuncan Niang was in her thirties and had a plump figure.

The woman behind him was only twenty-five or twenty-six years old. She was tall, with a beautiful face and bronze skin. Her skin was neither particularly good nor bad, and she was quite different from the pampered daughters of officials.

"Her name is Qiao San Niang!" Song Kan said calmly, pointing to the woman behind Chun Can Niang.

Li Tian nodded without saying anything. In these chaotic times of war, it was already quite good for a woman to have a place to stay.

The two women put down their plates and left. The food was not plentiful: a dish of wild vegetables, a large bowl of meat soup, a few yellowish steamed buns, and a bottle of liquor.

"Brothers, this is all we have. If you want food in the future, you can hunt in the nearby mountains or beg from the nearby villages, but you can't rob. According to our military regulations, robbing civilians will cost you your head."

Song Kan didn't stand on ceremony and was the first to pick up his chopsticks and start eating voraciously. Li Tian and the others had walked dozens of miles and were naturally starving, so they also picked up their chopsticks and began to devour their food.

After eating and drinking, Song Kanzhan stood up and said to his men, "We have some new brothers here today. The woodshed is for the brothers to stay in, and you guys can stay in the dilapidated temple."

Song Qi and the others all laughed and said, "Of course! Of course!"

There were only four rooms in the courtyard. The dilapidated temple was left to Song Qi's people. Qiao San Niang and Chun Can Niang lived in one room, and the remaining two rooms were shared by Li Tian's three brothers.

Feeling drowsy, Li Tian fell into a deep sleep, but was suddenly awakened in the middle of the night by the urge to urinate, so he got up to go to the toilet.

There are forests everywhere here, so you can relieve yourself anywhere.

Li Tian took a few steps forward and suddenly saw Song Qi, Zhao Hu, and a few others digging a pit. The pit was very large, enough to fit four or five people.

Song Kan was sharpening a knife on a large whetstone, and the moonlight made his profile look particularly sinister.

"Quick, dig the pit bigger, bury these soldiers, and then we can go back and report!"

"Having accepted the money from Lieutenant Chen..., this matter naturally needs to be handled properly!"

"Kill everyone else, and cut off that Li Tian's head. Let's go back and collect the reward!"

The intermittent sounds of conversation reached Li Tian's ears.

Li Tian immediately became alert!

New recruits?

Only the six of them are left here.

However, he had never met Song Kan and his group, and they had no grudges against each other, so why would they kill him?

"It's all because Li Tian was blind; he dared to offend Captain Chen."

"They also captured the left army's foundry camp."

"If he doesn't die, who will!"

Upon hearing this, Li Tian suddenly realized why he and his companions had been assigned to Wolf Head Fortress.

Not only were they assigned to Wolf Head Fortress, but they were also given men in advance to kill several of them.

Li Tian quietly retreated to his earthen house, first picking up a crossbow from the table and attaching it to his arm.

His back was soaked with cold sweat; he had truly let his guard down!

He put down both his crossbow and his sword.

Then he picked up his broadsword from the ground, and only then did his heart finally calm down.

He turned and left the room, heading towards the direction where the others had dug the pit.

"Hurry up, we'll set their house on fire in a bit, and you guys can lie in ambush outside."

"If anyone runs out of the house, kill them with a knife."

"After you go back, keep quiet about it. Just say that Wolf Head Castle has been handed over to the new people completely, and that we know nothing about the rest."

"By the time the higher-ups discovered it, the daylilies were already too cold!"

With a murderous look on his face, Song Kan gave orders to his men.

"Brother Song Kan, what are you doing digging a hole in the middle of the night?"

at this time,

A voice suddenly came from behind Song Kan.