Speaking of this, a trace of pain flashed in his eyes, and he laughed at himself a little: "It's funny, when we withdrew here, we had more than 2,000 soldiers and horses in our hands, but now there are only about 1,000 people left, so there are a lot more war horses." One person with two horses, forgive the thief can't catch up. ”

Dong Ce glanced at the two of them and knew that this was Cao Wenzhao's idea, but he was embarrassed to say it, so he said it through Cao Bianjiao's mouth. He didn't have any opinion on this proposal, so he agreed and said, "Then let's fight a dozen tomorrow, and then we won't talk about it." ”

In fact, the three of them know very well in their hearts that they are afraid that they will only be acting if they fight again tomorrow. Today's remarks have basically been decided, and tomorrow will be withdrawn.

Early in the morning of the second day, before breakfast was finished, the horn of the invading army sounded again.

This has been a very common thing these days, and the soldiers guarding the city, and even the people in the city, have become accustomed to it.

Dong Ce and the three of them stood on the city, looking fixedly at the army of intruders who were killing in the distance. The number of people who broke into the army this time was extraordinarily large, but I was afraid that there would always be six or seven thousand, and it was obvious that Li Zicheng had made up his mind to take down Sanshui County today.

Cao Wenzhao took a deep breath and was about to speak, but at this moment, suddenly in the eastern sky, there was smoke and dust rolling up, and the earth seemed to tremble slightly.

Suddenly, everyone's eyes were drawn there, both in the city and under the city, everyone looked over there. The smoke and dust are getting closer and closer, and in the smoke and dust, there seem to be countless flags swept and flying in the wind.

Cao Wenzhao's heart suddenly trembled fiercely, and then he remembered a possibility, and a burst of ecstasy suddenly surged in his heart.

Cao Wenzhao shouted loudly: "Sons, our reinforcements are here, Lord Hong has brought troops to save us!" ”

The Lord Hong in his mouth is naturally Hong Chengchou, the governor of the three sides of Shaanxi.

As he expected, when the wind blew away the smoke, he could see that a large army was marching in this direction. Swords and guns are like a forest, flags are flying, this army is unexpectedly beyond the boundary. And from the fiery red Ming army uniforms on their bodies, it can be seen that it is the official army who came.

And the fluttering flag clearly has a huge Hong character clearly written, obviously, the official army that came is the commander of Hong Chengchou.

In the entire Shaanxi, the only one who can have such a huge army under his command is Hong Chengchou.

The army array that was about to attack the city suddenly had a commotion, and everyone didn't know what to do, looking at each other, and then looking at their own officials, they were all at a loss, not knowing whether to continue to move forward or retreat at this time.

Just as they hesitated, the gong sounded to call for the withdrawal of the troops.

Li Zicheng ordered the troops to be withdrawn.

He looked coldly at the Hongzi banner in the distance, his eyes were full of anger, and he trembled with anger.

He clenched his fists and threw a few punches into the air, only to feel as if he was covered in anger, but he couldn't vent it at all.

Snatch defeat from the jaws of victory! Another failure! What the fuck!

The first few times it was like this, he saw that Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao could be left behind, but he didn't expect that an official army would be killed in the oblique stab - until now he didn't know who led the official army - and rescued them! And this time, seeing that Sanshui County was about to be defeated, Hong Chengchou led a large army to kill him.

He knew very well in his heart that today's battle would definitely not be completed, and Sanshui County would not be able to fight it by itself. If he insisted on attacking the city at this time, he would be extremely passive. The 6,500 or so fresh troops sent this time were already more than half of the available troops under his command. Sending them out to attack the city, Li Zicheng's men and horses left behind to guard the camp were reduced to a level that could be said to be quite dangerous.

And the soldiers and horses brought by Hong Chengchou are boundless at a glance, and there are tens of thousands of people who appear in sight, and I don't know how many people do not appear in sight!

But Li Zicheng estimated that at least twenty or thirty thousand was available, and if he still insisted on attacking the city, then he could conclude that Hong Chengchou would definitely wave his troops to attack his heart, and then he would be attacked by the enemy. Although the troops in the city are already very weak, they will definitely not be able to hold the city today, but there is no problem in carrying it for a while. And during this period of time, the key point in his heart will be attacked by Hong Chengchou's army.

Although Hong Chengchou's army is very likely to have come from afar, it is possible that the physical consumption is relatively large, and the attack intensity will not be too large, but no one can say for sure about this matter. If you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what if, if you are really broken by Hong Chengchou's army, then you will have to explain here.

Thinking of this result, Li Zicheng shuddered.

These cavalry under his command are not only his own, this is his uncle Gao Yingxiang gathered all the elite cavalry under his command and handed them over to his command. This cavalry belongs to the entire army. If this army is destroyed in the second time, Gao Yingxiang's forces will be lost by at least seven to eighty percent.

That's a huge loss that you can't bear.

If these troops are damaged, Gao Yingxiang will not be said to be defeated, but he will also be greatly injured, and he is afraid that it will only take a few years to recover.

Li Zicheng was also a very decisive person, and when he saw that he couldn't do anything, he immediately ordered the army to leave the camp.

Of course, he also has a reason to comfort himself: Originally, Hong Chengchou should have been fighting against his uncle Gao Yingxiang, but now that Hong Chengchou has appeared here, then his uncle has a chance, and he will lead his troops to kill him, just to help his uncle!

Seeing the movements of the intruders in the distance, Cao Wenzhao shouted: "Sons, the thieves have retreated, we have won!" ”

"Win, win!"

The remaining soldiers shouted loudly, and many of them collapsed on the ground as soon as their bodies went limp, looking up at the blue sky, feeling that life was so precious for the first time. Many people even cried with joy.

Even if they are all veterans of the rest of a hundred battles and have not taken life and death so seriously, it is also a fortunate thing to survive such a mortal war.

Dong Ce let out a long breath, with a heartfelt smile on his face, only to feel as if a big stone had been removed in his heart, and it was indescribably light. His legs went a little limp, and he almost sat down on the ground.

Not far away, the county magistrate of Sanshui County sat on the ground, leaning against the battlements of the city wall, covering his face with his hands and crying. In the past few days, he has really done his best, doing his best to meet the various requirements of Dong Ce, Cao Wenzhao and others, if he is not in charge of those things other than war, I am afraid that Dong Ce and others will not be able to bear it for so long.

And he was frightened as he was doing, because the errand he did was the closest to the city wall, and almost every time he attacked the city, he saw it as if he had experienced it himself, the flying limbs, the blood splattered everywhere, the terrible screams, and the desperate struggle of his own and the enemy's soldiers before they died.

His experience is far deeper than that of others, and his heart is also full of fear of the future, for fear that the army will capture the city, and he will also become a ghost under the sword.

At this time, the army finally retreated, and he could live leisurely again, and then be his county magistrate and get his silver. No, no, he suddenly didn't want to make money, and besides, the position of the prefectural order that he had been looking forward to didn't seem so tempting. He now feels that it is a great blessing to be able to survive.

In this troubled world, being able to live in peace and stability is the real joy and peace, and everything else is not important.

I'm afraid no one would have imagined that this once ambitious county lord would be enlightened because of this war.

After the news of the retreat of the intrusive army spread, Sanshui County was a scene of jubilation.

The people came out of their homes one after another, cheering loudly, venting their excitement and joy in their hearts. These days they were terrified to the extreme, and they were so happy that they could not be more than happy at this time. There are also many people who bow and worship in the direction of Dong Ce, Cao Wenzhao and others at the North City Gate, and are grateful to them, and regard them as Buddha-like figures in ten thousand families.