Dong Ce pushed the door out, the courtyard where he was still very quiet, and the people sleeping in each room did not come out. The reason why this is so is because Dong Ce has always been strict with his subordinates, and he once made it clear that when he encounters this kind of thing, if there is no relevant order, he will not be allowed to enter or exit, and he will stay in the house honestly.

A person ran in front of him, it was Wang Tong. He was dressed in armor, his hand was pressed on the waist knife, and his face showed a trace of anxiety that could not be concealed. After seeing Dong Ce, he quickly ran over to this side and kowtowed.

Dong Ce said in a deep voice: "What's going on outside? Why is it so noisy? ”

Yesterday evening, Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao, and Dong Ce each sent people to patrol the night, and the people sent by Dong Ce were Wang Tong, and it was Dong Ce who asked him questions.

Wang Tong got up and said, "My lord, things are a little wrong, the army has besieged the city." ”

"What?" Dong Ce raised his eyebrows, a little surprised in his heart.

He pondered for a moment, then turned back to put on his clothes and armor, put on a big gun, and said in a deep voice, "Take me to the city to have a look." ”

"Yes."

Wang Tong nodded yes, at this time, Alatan Ula also got up, as Dong Ce's personal guard, and Dong Ce's direct general general, Alatan Ula lived in the house next to Dong Ce. At this time, he was also dressed in armor, holding the huge wolf stalk in his hand, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, I will also go with you to take a look." ”

Dong Ce nodded, and Wang Tong led people to surround the two of them, all the way out of the county office.

As soon as he came out of the county office, he saw a chaotic scene, Dong Ce, Cao Wenzhao, Cao Bianjiao, and the three of them lived in the county government with close guards, while the other soldiers lived in the vacated houses near the county government, at this time, the houses where the soldiers were stationed were brightly lit, and there were constantly people with torches coming in and out, and there were even generals shouting loudly at the soldiers under them, and they ran out of a certain house in a hurry and ran towards the direction of the city wall.

People on the street shouted and neighed, and it was very lively. And in many private houses, there are also bursts of crying.

When Dong Ce arrived at the gate tower of the North City Gate of Sanshui County, he found that Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao were already waiting here, both of them were standing behind the battlements of the city wall, holding the battlements with their hands, and looking into the distance.

At this time, on the city wall, there are hundreds of soldiers, wearing helmets and armor, holding swords, concentrating on guard.

Dong Ce didn't speak after he reached the top of the city, but just looked into the distance. He glanced out and saw the situation on the north side of the city, and his heart couldn't help but feel a surprise.

In the north of the city wall, it should have been a pitch-black wilderness, but at this moment, on this wilderness, countless stars have fallen, which is the flickering light of torches, illuminating the entire north of Sanshui County, as clear as day. I don't know how many torches, let alone how many people, I saw a fire dragon, jumping on the ground, each fire dragon represents a cavalry team of hundreds of people, from a distance, the fire is boundless, it seems to spread to dozens of miles away, just like the heavenly river fell into the world.

Alatan Ullah, who was beside him, couldn't help but gasp and said in a low voice: "All of us in the Chahar Department are now combined, but I'm afraid there aren't so many. ”

The sea of torches continued to move in this direction, and at last it came to a halt about two or three miles from the wall, and they began to set up camp with the sound of people and horses. And they didn't seem to take Sanshui County in their eyes, so they did these actions under the noses of Dong Ce and others, as if they didn't exist at all!

Cao Wenzhao Cao Bianjiao also saw Dong Ce on one side of his head, Cao Wenzhao beckoned to him and said, "Brother Dong, are you here?" ”

Dong Ce walked over and said with a smile: "Yes, when I heard the letter, I hurried over." ”

He looked at Cao Wenzhao and said with a smile: "Brother Cao, you two came earlier than me, and you came to get the news earlier than me, why did you come by yourself, and no one told your brother." ”

His words were half-truthful, and it was okay to say that they were joking, but there was also a bit of dissatisfaction in them. Obviously, he was using this way to tell Cao Wenzhao that he was quite dissatisfied with him and Cao Bianjiao going up the city wall but not calling him.

Of course, Dong Ce used this very obscure way to express his dissatisfaction. In doing so, it is not easy to tear your face, because it is said in the form of a joke.

It's not like I just recognized my eldest brother last night, and I'll turn my face today, right?

Cao Wenzhao laughed and nodded at Dong Ce: "You, you actually blame me for this?" ”

He pointed to the firelight outside all over the mountains, and said with a smile: "Yesterday, you led your people to fight bloodily and saved the two of us and my sons, which can be regarded as the greatest credit." So my brother thought, if there is another war, I can't let you be preoccupied with beauty. Take your people to rest first. Let's look at the methods of our uncle and nephew! ”

Cao Bianjiao smiled and said: "Han Chen, what my uncle said is right, you made a lot of credit yesterday, and now you should give us some profits!" This time the thieves are coming, and they are going to attack the city, so you don't need to do it, our uncle and nephew are enough to deal with it with their soldiers. ”

When the two of them said this, they were very arrogant, and they didn't take the intruders outside in their eyes at all, as if the tens of thousands of elite soldiers outside did not exist at all.

When they said this, they were also half-truthful, half-joking and half-serious, saying that they were joking, but the meaning of the words was very clear: Dong Ce was not allowed to participate in the battle of defending the city, but their uncle and nephew led troops to defend the city. It means that the credit for defending the city is theirs, and the small head will be distributed to Dong Ce.

When Dong Ce heard them say this, he immediately understood their thoughts. These two people, after all, lost the battle yesterday and fled. Even if Hong Chengchou covered them up, and relied on those kill numbers to turn this defeat into a successful battle, the faces of their uncle and nephew were not good-looking after all.

Yesterday's battle made Cao Wenzhao, who has always been invincible, very embarrassed. Moreover, they entered Sanshui County like that yesterday, which is what many people have seen, needless to say, this news will definitely spread out quickly. And once the news spreads widely enough, then even if Hong Chengchou wants to fight for them, it will not be so easy.

So, they desperately need a win now. The first is to save his face, the second is to enhance his prestige among the people, and the third is to use this real victory to make Hong Chengchou more confident when he fights for them.

Dong Ce laughed and said very open-mindedly: "Okay, then the little brother will watch from the wall today, and it depends on the means of the two." ”

Cao Wenzhao has said this, if he still insists on getting involved, it will inevitably be too bad to give face to this eldest brother who was newly recognized yesterday. And in yesterday's battle, his credit is big enough, and now the credit for defending the city is also whether he wants it or not, for him, it doesn't matter a little.

It would be too unwise to have trouble with Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao because of such an indifferent thing, and even turn his face. If it is stiff, the favor that fell yesterday will be lost.

"Good! Brother Dong, you are really refreshing! ”

Cao Wenzhao glanced at him, laughed, and looked very satisfied.

He looked at the intruders outside, and sneered: "These traitors, how dare they catch up?" Lao Tzu let them see how powerful Lao Tzu is, yesterday in the wild wave battle, Lao Tzu suffered a big loss from them, but now they are defending the city, they want to take Sanshui County, they have to fill it with human lives! Sanshui County can't be lost, Lao Tzu won't be defeated, these traitors, Lao Tzu wants to kill them and leave no piece of armor! ”

Dong Ce was a little surprised at first, but when he thought of the clumsy siege tactics of the Chuang army and the extreme shortage of engineering equipment that was almost non-existent when he was defending the city in Chengcheng County a few months ago, he knew it in his heart.

Cao Wenzhao has fought with the Chuang army for so many years, and he thinks that he has a deep understanding of the details of the Chuang army, and knows that the Chuang army is not good at siege operations. In fact, if it is a wave battle in the field, the breaking army, especially the elite cavalry under Li Zicheng, can still rely on a very large number of people, as well as not very weak individual combat effectiveness and combat quality, to gain the upper hand. However, in the case of siege, their lack of siege equipment, siege experience, and the disadvantages of good craftsmen will be revealed.