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The courtyard was silent for a while. Then, two coughs were heard, and the door was opened a crack. Old Man Yu, the village chief of Yu Family Village, poked his head out, looked around, and seeing that no one was paying attention, quickly opened the door.

"General Wu, please come in and speak."

Wu Laoliu nodded, slipped inside, and the door creaked shut behind him.

"Sir, what business do you have with this old man?" Old Yu asked somewhat timidly.

"Last night, Wolf Head Fortress was attacked by the imperial army. We have nowhere to stay and would like to stay in your Yu Family Village for a few days."

Wu Laoliu didn't waste any words and directly stated his purpose. Then he took out a few silver ingots from his pocket and placed them on the table.

"My squad leader said that he won't force you, sir. If you don't agree, I'll turn around and leave."

Looking at the ingot of silver.

Old Yu's body was trembling slightly.

Harboring someone the imperial court is a capital offense.

But when he thought about how Li Tian had led people to harvest wheat for the village, Old Man Yu felt a pang of conscience.

After all, people are made of flesh and blood.

Old Man Yu has lived for so long, he can still tell who is good and who is bad.

After thinking for a moment, Old Man Yu silently accepted the silver and said, "I have a cellar in my house that can hide people. I will deliver your meals to you every day, and I will do so personally."

"However, you can't go into the village yourself. I've secretly dug a tunnel that leads directly to the back of my house. You wait for me on the back of my house, and I'll come over and take you into the tunnel later."

Overjoyed, Wu Laoliu nodded and walked out of the gate. He paused for a moment outside the gate, secretly memorizing the location of the mountain behind Yu Laoguan's house, before hurrying out of Yujia Village.

When Wu Laoliu arrived, Li Tian and the others were sitting under a jujube tree enjoying the shade. Upon seeing Wu Laoliu, all eight of them immediately stood up.

"How did things go?"

"Sergeant, it's all settled."

A hint of surprise appeared on Wu Laoliu's face, and he quickly relayed Yu Laoguan's original words to Li Tian.

Upon hearing this, Li Tian smiled and said, "Good, Yu Family Village has a conscience. We should thank them properly in the future."

Wu Laoliu nodded and led Li Tian and the others toward the back mountain of Yu Laoguan's house.

The terrain around Wolf Head Fort is all mountains. The mountain behind Old Yu's house looks close, but you actually have to cross two big mountains to get there.

When Li Tian and the others arrived, Old Man Yu had already been waiting for a long time.

"Old Yu greets General Li." Upon seeing Li Tian, ​​Old Yu immediately bowed.

Li Tian quickly helped him up, chuckling, "Uncle Yu, there's no need for such formalities. We're all family."

As he spoke, Li Tian looked around and asked, "Where is the tunnel?"

"Come with this old man."

Old Yu waved his hand, took a few steps forward, and then walked to a bluestone slab. He forcefully lifted it up, revealing a dark tunnel entrance.

"Gentlemen, please follow me. The road is slippery, so please be careful."

As he spoke, Old Man Yu gripped the edge of the earth with both hands and slowly slid into the tunnel.

Li Tian nodded and led Wu Laoliu and the others into the tunnel one by one.

Qiao Sanniang was the last to enter, and she lingered at the entrance of the tunnel, unwilling to come down.

She reached out her hand until Li Tianchong did.

She jumped into Li Tian's arms with a thud.

Wu Laoliu and the others were already used to it, but Yu Laoguan looked at Li Tian with some curiosity.

Once everyone had entered the tunnel, Old Man Yu slowly covered the tunnel with the bluestone slabs and then slowly led the way.

The tunnel was low, only about half a person's height, so the group of people had to bend over to walk forward.

The ground beneath my feet was covered in moss, and I could easily slip and fall.

The group stumbled and staggered forward.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, a wooden plank appeared in front of them. Old Yu moved the plank aside, and a cool breeze blew in.

Everyone immediately perked up.

"This is it. Gentlemen, you will live here from now on. I will use ropes to lower your meals into the cellar every day."

Old Yu pointed to a small earthen cellar in front of him that could seat about ten people.

Li Tian nodded, and Old Man Yu then climbed up to the top of the cellar using the rope hanging down from the top.

With a thud.

A bluestone slab was placed over the cellar, leaving only a small gap.

The entire cellar was plunged into darkness.

...

Li Tian and the others then settled down in Old Man Yu's cellar.

Old Yu provided all the meals every day.

But Li Tian wasn't idle either. Every day, he would send Wu Laoliu through the tunnel to sneak to the vicinity of Wolf Head Fortress to investigate the situation there.

On the first day, Wolf Head Fortress was heavily guarded. There were six or seven soldiers patrolling on the drawbridge, and it was estimated that there were at least a hundred soldiers inside Wolf Head Fortress. Two large carts were used to deliver food.

The next day, the number of soldiers outside Wolf Head Fortress decreased by two, but the food delivery was still carried out in two large carts.

On the third day, the number of soldiers outside Wolf Head Fortress was halved, and only one cartload of food was delivered.

The fourth day...

Seven days passed in this manner.

On the seventh day, Wu Laoliu finally brought good news.

"Sergeant, I saw it clearly today. The food delivery only came on a horse, with a large bucket hanging on it."

"I reckon there are only about a dozen people left in Wolf's Head Castle now."

"Shouldn't we... take back our Wolf's Head Fortress?"

As Wu Laoliu spoke, a murderous intent flashed in his eyes.

These days have been so frustrating.

Being locked in this dark and gloomy cellar, it's difficult to even breathe a breath of fresh air.

Zhao Erbao, Chen Junshan, and the others also looked excited, each with an eager expression.

"No rush, seeing is believing. I'll personally go to Wolf Head Fortress tonight to investigate."

Li Tian, ​​however, thought it best to be cautious and spoke these words slowly.

Hearing this, Wu Laoliu and the others calmed down.

After all, Li Tian's previous command had never made a mistake.

Everyone believed him.

......

That night, Li Tian quietly infiltrated the vicinity of Wolf Head Fortress.

It was pitch black all around, except for a campfire under the drawbridge at Wolf Head Fortress, where two figures sat.

Li Tian took an iron hook from his waist and flicked it lightly, placing it in a crevice in the cliff. Then, following the rope attached to the hook, he quietly climbed up Wolf Head Fortress.

The two soldiers beneath the suspension bridge remained completely unaware of what was happening.

Li Tian suddenly had a brilliant idea.

"If there are only a dozen or so soldiers in Wolf Head Fortress, I can handle it by myself. Why bother my men?"

The moment the idea came to mind, Li Tian became instantly excited.

He quietly approached the two soldiers guarding the fort, and with a sudden swing of his broadsword, a head flew into the air with a whoosh.

Hot blood splattered all over his companion's face.

The person hadn't reacted yet.

A large sword, as big as a door panel, suddenly fell from the sky.

With a hissing sound.

A bloody gash stretched from the man's left shoulder all the way to his right abdomen.

The man felt his blood rush to his head, made two gurgling sounds in his throat, and slowly collapsed in front of the campfire.