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

"A reminder? What did I remind you of?" Wu Laoliu looked at Li Tian with a blank expression.

"This cemetery covers an area of ​​about ten acres and is a natural underground arsenal. All we need to do is drill a dozen or so holes in the ground and install chimneys."

"If we recruit another group of craftsmen and gather them here, it will be more than enough to provide weapons not only for our Wolf Head Fortress, but also for the entire left wing of the rebel army."

After hearing Li Tian's explanation, Wu Laoliu beamed with joy, "That's right, that's right. With the arsenal, we can have as many weapons as we want, like the repeating crossbow. What are we afraid of those corrupt government dogs doing?"

"Let's go."

The two returned to the ground together. Zhao Erbao and his companion had been waiting impatiently, and upon seeing this, they quickly came to greet them.

"Sergeant, what's the situation down there?"

Li Tian said, "Although we didn't find any silver, we did find an arsenal," and then told Zhao Erbao and Zhao Yong about the situation.

Zhao Yong chuckled and said, "Squad leader, since we're recruiting craftsmen, we don't need to keep blacksmithing, right?"

Li Tian smiled slightly, "Blacksmithing is a craft. Learning more about it will benefit you."

"It's getting late, let's go back to camp."

The group walked towards Wolf Head Fortress together. When they passed Yu Family Village, they suddenly heard someone shouting behind them.

"The one leading the way is Li, the sergeant from Wolf Head Fortress."

"Wait, wait!"

"I have something important to report."

Li Tian turned around and saw a boy in black running towards him. He recognized him as Yu Shitou from Yu Family Village, so he stopped and smiled.

"Brother Stone, slow down! What happened to you?"

"Water, floodwaters, massive flood! The Da Shang River, upstream of the Xiao Shang River, has breached its banks."

"A great flood is coming."

"The village chief asked Wu Changbang to help him come up with a plan."

Yu Shitou shouted breathlessly.

Li Tian's expression changed drastically.

He had surveyed the terrain near Wolf Head Fortress. It was high to the east and low to the west. There was a large river to the east called the Da Shang River, and a small river downstream called the Xiao Shang River. The river was only a little over a meter deep when it was calm.

However, the dikes of the Xiaoshang River are very shallow, only 2.2 meters deep, and are made of earth and stone. If a major flood occurs upstream, it could easily cause the dikes to collapse.

At that time, not only Yujia Village, but also more than a dozen villages around Yujia Village will be submerged.

"Let's go take a look."

Li Tian immediately changed his mind and decided not to return to Wolf Head Fortress, but to go to Xiaoshang River to check the situation first.

With four men by his side, Li Tian hurriedly headed to Xiaoshang River, where a large number of local people had already gathered and were jumping into the river to deepen and widen the embankment.

The sky, which had been clear just moments before, suddenly changed. In no time, it was filled with lightning and thunder, and a torrential downpour began.

Even without water coming down from upstream, the water level of the Xiaoshang River suddenly rose, and people standing in the river were instantly swept away and scattered.

"Oh no, Shen Chun, grab my hand! Quick, don't get swept away by the water!"

"Li Qing, hurry, there are tree branches over there, grab onto the branches and climb up."

"No, no, this dam can't hold it up anymore. Let's climb up the mountain quickly, hiding in the mountains can save our lives."

The Xiaoshang River was filled with howling and screaming. Some people were desperately climbing up to the riverbank, while others were trying to use large rocks to block the impact of the flood.

With a loud bang.

The water flow is too strong.

The man, along with the stone in his arms, was thrown three to five meters away.

"The child's father."

Suddenly, a series of howling and wailing sounds came from the embankment.

In the midst of torrential rain.

Old Village Chief Yu, along with several elderly villagers, stood on the riverbank, wailing in anger, "Heavens above, are you trying to destroy my Yu family village?"

"Old Village Chief Yu," Old Man Yu heard someone calling his name from afar. He turned around and saw Li Tian standing in the rain with several soldiers.

Old Yu stumbled over, crying, "Squad Leader Li, you've finally come! Water, floodwaters..."

Li Tian glanced in the direction of the Da Shang River. The flood had completely erupted, sweeping across the mountains and fields, with waves reaching over ten meters high, carrying rocks and mud downstream.

Look at those rolling waves, they're probably still more than ten miles away.

Fortunately, there seemed to be a depression about four or five miles away from Yujia Village, which mitigated the impact of the giant waves. When the waves passed over that depression, they were only four or five meters high.

"Village chief, there's no need to rush." ​​Li Tian said quickly after glancing at the huge wave in the distance.

"Now, Village Chief Yu, please do a few things for me."

"First, relocate as many elderly people, children, women and children as possible to the mountains."

"Second, call all the able-bodied young men from the nearby dozen or so villages to gather on the riverbank."

"Third, prepare more ropes, stones, and straw. If they are not nearby, use an oxcart to bring them from a distance."

"We must get through this flood."

......

Old Yu's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "Yes, yes, yes, I'll find someone to come over right away."

Clang!

Suddenly, amidst the heavy rain, the sound of a gong being struck rang out, mixed with the village chief's roar.

"Listen up, young men of the village! Hurry up and go to other villages to call for help. This flood isn't just a problem for our Yu Family Village."

"Those who have oxcarts at home, hurry up and contribute them. We need to transport wood, ropes, and cables to the riverbank as quickly as possible."

"The more the better...the old and young men of the village."

The village chief's voice faded into the distance, but large numbers of young people surged onto the embankment.

Li Tian began directing these people to build a simple protective fence.

"Quickly, pile up the stones and cover the middle with straw. Be careful the stone wall doesn't collapse."

"In front of and behind the stone wall, use sandbags to build a three-meter-high sand wall to tamp down the stone wall for me."

"A wooden partition was built in front of the stone wall. The walls were wrapped with rope to prevent them from collapsing."

"Sandbags are piled up on the riverbank; one is washed away, and another is placed on top."

Under Li Tian's command, the young people from more than a dozen village chiefs sprang into action.

On the riverbank, a bustling scene unfolded.

Some people drove oxcarts to transport stones, some were busy tying sandbags together, and some, under Li Tian's command, began to build stone walls.

clap clap clap!

The rain in the sky grew heavier and heavier, until it was pouring down like a torrential downpour.

Many people are making their way through the mud.

But everyone was incredibly enthusiastic.

Everyone knows that they are protecting their homeland.

Li Tian and his men certainly couldn't sit idle. Covered in mud, they kept carrying sandbags in the heavy rain. For every one bag others carried, they could carry four or five.

Although the young man on the riverbank didn't say anything, the deep admiration in his eyes was impossible to hide.

Finally, before the flood arrived, a simple protective wall more than three miles long and more than three meters high was erected.

Rumble!

The great flood finally broke out from upstream.

Everyone's heart was in their throat.

Can the makeshift wall that Li Wuzhang mentioned really hold back the flood?