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

Pain and happiness.

The two of them tossed and turned until late at night before finally falling into a deep sleep.

Qiao Sanniang clung tightly to Li Tian like an octopus.

Li Tian lay down in the moonlight with a satisfied expression.

The next day, when Li Tian and Qiao Sanniang came out of the straw hut, Wu Laoliu and the others had already come out of their respective houses.

Wu Laoliu and the others were immediately taken aback, and then they laughed and congratulated Li Wuzhang on getting a new wife.

In any case, in this chaotic world, matters between men and women are not taken so seriously, and Wu Laoliu and the others have long been used to it.

"I'll go cook."

With a flushed face and her head down, Qiao San Niang walked through the group of men. Apart from her slightly unsteady gait, there was nothing unusual about her.

"Li Wuzhang, when did you get involved with Qiao Sanniang?" As soon as Qiao Sanniang left, Wu Laoliu came over and asked with a wink.

"I don't know either, maybe it's fate," Li Tian said with a smile.

"Did Li Wuzhang get back Qiao Sanniang's indenture?" Wu Laoliu asked again.

Li Tian didn't say anything, but took out Qiao Sanniang's indenture and handed it to Wu Laoliu, saying, "Take this and give it to Qiao Sanniang, tell her to throw it in the stove and burn it!"

Wu Laoliu went into the kitchen as ordered, and then came out immediately. A short while later, Qiao Sanniang's suppressed sobs could be heard from the kitchen.

"What a chaotic world!"

Li Tian couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

However, Li Tian quickly discarded these sad and negative emotions. As the saying goes, heroes emerge in troubled times. He had a system bestowed upon him by heaven, as well as scientific knowledge accumulated in his previous life.

There's no need to sigh and lament in this chaotic world.

Leaving aside the distant past, just looking at the recent past, he still had sixteen fellow villagers scattered throughout the rebel army's camps. He had promised the old village chief that he would bring these people out of the battlefield alive.

Now he can't even find a trace of these people.

The only thing lacking is a position.

If he were a colonel in the army, he would have the authority to conscript all his fellow villagers into a battalion.

There were also the village militias and the veterans whom the general rewarded.

All of this was because they lacked military rank and were unable to recruit them into their ranks.

To recruit all these people to your side, you need at least the rank of captain.

To climb to the rank of captain, one must accumulate military merits.

Military merit is equivalent to a head!

"Brothers, do you dare to come with me and make some military merit?" Li Tian suddenly said to Wu Laoliu and the others.

"To gain military merit, of course I want to."

Wu Laoliu and the others immediately became excited.

Besides earning a living, who wouldn't want to be a soldier and secure a position for their family?

"But Corporal, we're stationed here at Wolf Head Fort, not fighting on the front lines, so we probably won't earn any military merits."

Soon, Wu Laoliu thought of practical problems again and said with a bitter face.

"They're not inside Wolf Head Castle, but they are outside!"

Li Tian suddenly pointed in the direction of the imperial army's garrison, "Although Wolf Head Fortress is the bridgehead of the rebel army, the imperial court has not sent soldiers to attack it."

"But outside Wolf Head Fortress, there are often scouts from the imperial court. Killing these scouts would be a tremendous achievement."

"In the rebel army, the head of a court cavalryman is worth five taels of silver. If we can kill a dozen or so scouts, wouldn't we brothers be rich?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Laoliu and the others fell silent.

Taking the initiative was something they had never considered.

Although he managed to kill a few armored vehicles a few days ago, it was almost entirely Li Tian's doing.

Now they are to go into the wild to hunt down the imperial scouts.

They lacked that confidence.

It should be noted that scouts are often the elite of the elite in an army.

Can they manage with just a few new recruits?

"Do you lack confidence?"

Seeing the low morale of his subordinates, Li Tian's expression suddenly turned serious.

"Do you think the imperial armor is so formidable that it can take on ten men at once?"

"Wrong, that's just because they're better equipped than us."

"Now that they have all the equipment, why are you still afraid to go?"

"A true man should not live in this world in a state of melancholy, subservient to others!"

A real man lives in this world.

How can I remain subservient to others for long!

One sentence, like a thunderclap in spring.

Wu Laoliu and several other new recruits suddenly raised their heads, their eyes gleaming with an unprecedented light.

Yes!

Since we're soldiers, what's there to be afraid of about life and death!

If you're afraid of even the enemy's scouts, you'll be so scared you'll wet your pants on the battlefield.

This is exactly what they mean by "a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger".

"Let's do it!" Wu Laoliu was the first to shout, his eyes bloodshot, a sign of his blood rushing to his head.

"What's there to be afraid of? They're just imperial scouts, just like us, we all have necks and heads, what's there to be afraid of!"

Zhao Erbao also spoke up.

"Let's do it!"

"kill!"

"We are willing to live and die with Li Wuchang."

A squad consists of no more than six people, and now five of them are willing to follow Li Tian to kill the scouts.

Only Zhao Yong remained silent.

Unlike the new recruits, he was a veteran who had been on the battlefield and served for five years, and he knew the power of scouts.

"Zhao Yong, do you have any opinions?" Li Tian noticed the silent Zhao Yong and asked him.

Zhao Yong raised his head, his eyes showing no fear, only caution.

"Can the corporal guarantee that we'll all come back alive?" Zhao Yong asked.

"As long as you follow my lead, everyone will come back alive."

Li Tian answered very confidently.

His confidence stems from his self-assurance.

He has eagle eyes; he can spot enemies before they even get close.

He also possessed a robust and vigorous physique, making him a formidable opponent for thousands on the battlefield.

The reason for taking the new recruits out this time was twofold: firstly, to earn military merit.

Secondly, it also serves as a way to train new recruits.

What Li Tian wanted was the most elite troops, and the most elite troops in the army were none other than scouts. Therefore, his first target was the enemy scouts scattered in this area.

After receiving Li Tian's affirmative answer, Zhao Yong nodded and asked a second question.

"After we leave, who will guard Wolf Head Fortress? I'm afraid Qiao Sanniang, a woman, can't do it alone."

Li Tian pointed in the direction of the dilapidated temple, "Aren't there two brothers inside? Let them guard Wolf Head Fortress."

they?

Those two strangers!

They arrived too late last night, and they were injured, so no one had time to find out their background.

Wu Laoliu and the others looked in the direction of the dilapidated temple.

"Yes, that's them. Both of them are brave and capable of protecting our Wolfhead Fortress."

Just then, with a creak, the door of the dilapidated temple was pushed open from the inside.

The first to appear was One-Eyed Dragon, whose imposing 1.85-meter-tall frame was very intimidating. He carried a nearly two-meter-long broadsword on his shoulder.

The second person to appear was a thin young man who was about 1.7 meters tall. Although he was thin, his eyes were sharp and his walk was extremely steady.

Li Tian noticed that the five fingers on his right hand were covered with calluses, probably from years of pulling the bowstring.

"I've struck gold!"

Li Tian felt a surge of excitement.

His team is lacking archers like that.

"Sergeant Li, you're up so early! I've come to register you." The one-eyed man shouted as soon as he appeared.

The sound was as loud as thunder.

Li Tian said with a smile, "Sun Sheng, you've come at the right time. A few of us are going out hunting and we'd like to ask for your help and this..."

At this point, Li Tian's gaze fell on the tall, thin man behind Sun Sheng.

The tall, thin man immediately stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Chen Junshan greets Corporal Li!"

Li Tian laughed heartily and immediately said, "Alright, Sun Sheng, Chen Junshan, the rest of us are going out hunting now. We'll leave you two here to guard Wolf Head Fortress. Are you willing?"