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

It was midday, and Li Tian and several soldiers were working hard in the fields, sweating profusely.

Before long, Old Man Yu arrived at the edge of the field with a dozen or so young men.

"Oh, sir, why are you being so polite? Let the children do the work in the fields, and you can just load the carts in the fields."

Upon seeing Li Tian and the others harvesting with all their might, Old Man Yu exclaimed in surprise, thinking they were just joking.

Li Tian raised his head and smiled slightly, "It's alright. Our righteous army is dedicated to helping ordinary people. I often did this when I was in Stone Village."

"Hurry, hurry, hurry, the children go to work in the fields, we can't let the soldiers keep busy all the time."

Urged on by Old Man Yu, a dozen young people went to the fields, picked up sickles, and began to harvest frantically.

As the sun sets,

A cool breeze was blowing.

A dozen or so teenagers were wielding sickles in the field.

The rice paddies collapsed beneath their feet.

For Li Tian, ​​this gain was even more enjoyable than fighting on the battlefield.

quickly,

Li Tian and others have already helped Yujiazhuang harvest more than ten acres of fertile land. There are still eighty acres left, and it is estimated that it will take seven or eight days to complete the harvest.

It was already dark.

The old village chief, carrying two loads on his shoulders, called out from the edge of the field, "Soldiers, come and eat!"

Li Tian and the others then put down their work and went up to the field to eat.

The food in Yujia Village wasn't very good, consisting only of cornbread and wild vegetables, but Li Tian and the others ate it all with gusto.

After all, in those chaotic times of war, having anything to eat was already a blessing.

"Old Yu, I'll come again tomorrow to help you harvest the grain."

After finishing his meal, Li Tian said goodbye and led his six soldiers back to camp.

"Squad leader, we were assigned to guard Wolf Head Fort. If General Chen finds out that we've left the camp without permission, will he punish us?" Wu Laoliu asked, somewhat puzzled, on the way.

"General Chen knows, he'll only praise us," Li Tian said with a smile.

"Our righteous army is the people's army. As long as we wholeheartedly serve the people and gain their approval, our army will become stronger and stronger."

"You saw it today too, that young man named Wei Wu kept coming up to me, asking how he could join the rebel army."

"This shows whether people's hearts are with you or not."

"Old Wu, remember this: what we're harvesting today isn't rice, it's people's hearts."

What we harvested was not rice, but people's hearts!

These words were like a wake-up call, making Wu Laoliu suddenly realize the truth.

His admiration for Li Tian grew even stronger.

The other party's level of thinking is as high as five or six stories.

Otherwise, how could Li Tian have become a squad leader? He thinks more than others.

……

Upon reaching Wolf Head Fortress, Zhao Yong stood alone on the suspension bridge, guarding the fortress.

"Zhao Yong, lower the suspension bridge," Li Tian shouted from a distance.

With a creaking sound, the suspension bridge was lowered.

When Li Tian and the others returned to camp, Chun Can Niang and Qiao San Niang had already prepared a table full of food.

"The soldiers are back, come and eat!" Chuncan Niang said with a smile.

Li Tian and the others, being young men, found the meager food in Yu Family Village insufficient, so they immediately sat down and devoured the food in a whirlwind.

After dinner, Wu Tian and Chen Jing went back to their rooms to sleep.

Sun Sanqiang and Wu Laoliu discussed building another house in the courtyard.

The original three rooms and one temple were far too few; they simply weren't enough for the six of them.

Li Tian then continued his old trade—blacksmithing!

Having finally found the blacksmith's tools, I was itching to get started.

Li Tian stuffed some firewood into the stove and then vigorously pumped the bellows.

Whoosh!Whoosh!

The flames shot up more than a meter high.

Li Tian began throwing pig iron into the furnace to smelt it.

Wait until the pig iron is smelted until it turns red-hot.

Li Tian immediately placed the iron clamps on the cutting board, picked up the iron hammer, and started banging away.

Wu Laoliu and Sun Sanqiang curiously ran over to watch. Wu Laoliu asked, "Squad Leader, I didn't know you had such skills. What are you making?"

"Let's forge some weapons for the brothers. Wu Laoliu, what do you like to use?"

"The long sword should be heavy! The ones the rebels issued are too light and not easy to handle!" Wu Laoliu laughed.

"Sun Sanqiang, what about you?"

"I like to use an iron rod, about 1.5 meters long is fine." Sun Sanqiang's personality is a bit like Tie Niu's, and he has a simple and honest smile.

Li Tian nodded without saying anything, then asked the two men to help him and began frantically forging iron.

While the two weren't paying attention, Li Tian secretly added a little bit of extraterrestrial meteorite iron to it.

This method produces weapons of higher quality.

These extraterrestrial meteorites were specifically added to the attack sites.

laugh!

Before long, the two weapons were thrown into the cold water tank.

After cooling down, Li Tian took out two weapons: a long sword and a dark iron rod over a meter long.

"Old Wu, try out your weapon," Li Tian said, tossing the longsword to Old Wu.

call!call!

Wu Laoliu brandished his long knife a couple of times in the yard, then suddenly swung it at a tree planted in the yard.

With a click,

The piece of wood, as thick as an adult's arm, snapped in two.

Wu Laoliu stared blankly at the weapon in his hand, somewhat incredulous.

Such a sharp weapon.

It's of much higher quality than the weapons issued to soldiers in the barracks.

You know, weapons are lifesavers on the battlefield; having a handy weapon is like having an extra life.

Gratitude welled up in Wu Laoliu's eyes as he nodded to Li Tian, ​​"Squad Leader Li, thank you."

"Sun Sanqiang, give it another try!"

Li Tian then threw the iron rod to Sun Sanqiang, who was standing to the side.

Sun Sanqiang weighed the iron rod in his hands; it weighed about seven or eight pounds, just the right weight to swing it around in his hands.

call!call!call!

Sun Sanqiang also swung the iron rod around the yard, and soon he was covered in sweat.

"Li Wuzhang, the weapon you made for me is just what I wanted," Sun Sanqiang said with a simple smile.

Just then, a series of rapid copper bell sounds rang out.

Jingle Bell!

It sounded especially crisp in the wind.

Li Tian and the others' expressions changed drastically.

There are sixteen bells hanging in Wolf Head Castle, which are used for early warning.

If someone standing on the suspension bridge spots an enemy, they can pull the rope, and all the bells in the courtyard will ring.

"Enemy activity detected! Go out and investigate!"

Li Tian spoke to Wu Laoliu and the other man, and the group walked together toward the suspension bridge.

Wu Tian and Chen Jing rushed out of the room, "Sergeant, what happened?"

"I don't know either. It was Zhao Yong who pulled the rope, and I don't know what came."

The group walked faster and faster, and soon arrived at the suspension bridge. There was an earthen wall at the bridge, and the group hid behind the wall to observe the enemy's situation.

As dusk fell, six armored figures descended from Wolf Head Fortress. They were completely encased in heavy armor, carrying large bows on their backs and holding broadswords in their hands, each looking imposing and awe-inspiring.

He rode on horseback and shouted towards the drawbridge from the first armored vehicle.

"Wolfhead Fortress, I heard you've changed shifts."

"Hurry up and hand over your monthly salaries to us."

"Otherwise, we'll raze your Wolf Head Fortress to the ground tonight."

Li Tian felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this.

What's going on?

Wolf Head Fortress and the imperial army were in a state of hostility.

The soldiers of Wolf Head Fortress actually wanted to pay protection money to the imperial armored forces.

Isn't this collusion?

There is another thing.

The moment the guards were rotated here, the other side found out. This clearly indicates there's a mole inside.

Li Tian's gaze fell on Yujia Village not far away, and behind it were four other villages, including Zhoujiazhuang and Tiejiabao.

It seems that everyone has the potential to become a traitor.