Li Zicheng said that the city was only attacked at noon, and there were still two and a half hours before noon, and those generals were ordering their soldiers to prepare.

But they are not very serious and very attentive.

These generals of the breaking army, since they followed Li Zicheng, even if they fought against the official army, they have repeatedly gained the upper hand. And in the battle of besieging Cao Wenzhao yesterday, although Cao Wenzhao escaped, they won in the end. On the field, they completely took the initiative.

After yesterday's battle, these generals under Li Zicheng's command became even more arrogant, and they did not take the officers and soldiers seriously at all. Just imagine, the famous generals Cao in the official army were all beaten by us and fled, which officers and soldiers in this world are our opponents?

This view is now quite popular among these generals under Li Zicheng.

In this case, of course, there are advantages, as morale will be high and there will be no fear of the enemy too strongly. But the disadvantages are also obvious, and the saying that arrogant soldiers will be defeated is very reasonable.

Now these generals who broke into the army looked at their tens of thousands of troops, and then looked at the small city opposite, and they didn't take the upcoming siege seriously. In their eyes, it would be easy to take the city, and it would not take much effort. So at this time, everyone is a little lazy and very lazy.

Most of the generals ordered their soldiers to bury the pot and make food, and they had a full meal first. After all, after walking for most of the night, they were all hungry and their hearts were close to their backs. As for the war, don't be in a hurry first, don't you attack the city at noon?

It's not too late to prepare for half an hour before noon.

Only a small part of the invading army was sent to cut down wood and make siege equipment.

Seeing Li Zicheng's actions like this, it seemed that he did not plan to attack the city immediately, and Cao Wenzhao was not in a hurry, so he ordered the soldiers to rest and rectify on the spot. These soldiers under him are all the elite of the rest of their lives, and they have experienced an unknown number of battles, such as the battle in front of them, which is very easy for them, and they don't know how many times they have fought in the wilderness. They were all very calm, Cao Wenzhao ordered a rest, and some of the soldiers on the city wall directly wrapped a felt and lay down under the battlements of the city wall, and after a while, there was a burst of snoring.

He fell asleep very quickly.

In fact, distinguishing whether a soldier is a veteran or a new soldier can be very clearly reflected from the reaction before the war. Recruits are usually nervous and anxious, while veterans are more indifferent and calm.

Although the soldiers could rest, the conscripted men could not, and they were all hurrying and doing their best to prepare all the supplies needed for the war. At this time, it is not wrong to prepare more, even if it is not used, at least it can be taken back to the warehouse after the war. And if you are lazy at this time, and you can't supply it when you are fighting, then it's really a whine.

At this time, Dong Ce had already returned to the county office, and his family members had not received his orders, so they all stayed in their respective stations and did not move, and none of them went to the city wall. Dong Ce ordered everyone to be gathered, and then Dong Ce took everyone to the vicinity of the north city wall, and first let everyone have a full meal.

After eating, he didn't let them stay here, but took them back again.

On the square in front of the county office, Dong Ce ordered everyone to be ready at any time and be strictly vigilant.

Although the square in front of the county government is not particularly large, it has no problem accommodating hundreds of people, and next to the square is a street, which leads directly to the north gate.

Dong Ce's idea was: Once something happened at the north city gate and was beaten into the city by the intruding army, then he would immediately take his men and kill them along this street and drive them out of the city.

This is not the first time he has done this kind of thing, and he did it last time in Chengcheng County.

Because Dong Ce understands his advantages very well.

If these family members under his command are riding on horses, the elite level will definitely exceed that of the cavalry under Cao Wenzhao. However, if you give up your war horse and choose to fight the enemy on foot on the city wall, then your combat effectiveness may not be able to beat Cao Wenzhao's subordinates.

In that case, why not use it to your advantage?

The offensive and defensive battles of the city walls have always been bottomless pits and meat grinders, and it is possible to fill them, and many people will be crushed into meat paste without any movement. Dong Ce didn't want to put his own army, which was enough elite but too few in number, into that meat grinder.

Of course, he did this because he still had an ulterior motive in mind.

If the situation is really difficult and unsustainable, he will take this group of men and horses to kill from the south gate.

To put it bluntly, it's to escape!

The street next to the county government not only leads to the north gate, but also directly leads to the south gate. If it's really unsustainable, if you don't escape, will you have to wait here to die?

Of course, when he escaped, he would definitely try to bring Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao with him, since he saved them once, if they died here, his previous efforts would be in vain.

After settling the soldiers, Dong Ce went to the North City Gate to continue watching the battle.

Soon, noon arrived, and the siege began.

With the sound of a desolate trumpet, the entire camp of the invading army resounded, and countless invading troops poured out of the camp tent. More than 20,000 horses spread out in front of the camp, boundless, like a black tide, crowded, so that people felt a tremor in their hearts at a glance, as if they had been struck by a sledgehammer.

The 20,000 intruders brought huge psychological pressure to everyone in the city.

Although there are more than 20,000 people in the army, it is naturally impossible to put more than 20,000 people into it at one time. First, it is impossible to distribute, and there is no need to send so many people at once; The second is that Li Ziben himself feels that he does not need to use so many people.

The city wall of Sanshui County is so low, and the number of troops guarding the city is not very large, so the defense is naturally relatively weak, and it is more than enough to invest a few thousand people.

Soon, under Li Zicheng's orders, some of the intruders came to the front and began to form an attack formation.

After about half an hour, a siege force of about 2,000 people was assembled.