The number of troops in Zhenning County, Dong Ce is roughly clear, about more than 20,000 people. Excluding the soldiers who were killed and wounded after yesterday's battle with the officers and soldiers, the rest may be roughly this number. That is to say, this time, the army near the left of Zhenning County should have come out of the nest and came here. Their movements were fast enough, and Dong Ce could already guess yesterday's scene.

Thinking about it yesterday, after Li Zicheng found that he couldn't catch up with himself and others, he Mingjin withdrew his troops, returned to Zhenning County, rectified it slightly, and then led a large army to kill him. In fact, it can be seen from these tents that these people are worthy of being the elite of the army.

Because in the invasion army, when the field march is camped, there are very few people who can use tents, and most of the invasion army actually use ground nests. Everywhere they set up camp, they had to dig a nest in the ground. In terms of convenience, of course, the nest is not as good as a tent, it cannot be moved, and it is not as convenient to build as a tent. But in fact, if you stay in a certain place for a long time, the nest is still very comfortable and comfortable, warm in winter and cool in summer, and if you put on the roof on the top, it will also have a certain effect of sheltering from the wind and rain, no worse than a tent, and not as afraid of fire as a tent.

Seeing the scene in front of him, even if Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao, the uncle and nephew, had never taken the army in their eyes, they couldn't help but gasp, and there was a touch of jealousy and solemnity in their eyes.

No matter how weak an army is, it is very difficult to deal with when the number is calculated in tens of thousands. What's more, these intruders in front of them are not so weak. Just now they knew that there were a lot of intruders, but they knew that there was still a big difference from seeing it so clearly and clearly at this time.

Of course, fear is fear, but they are still very confident in their hearts, thinking that they can defend Sanshui County as impregnable, and it is absolutely impossible for the army to capture Sanshui County.

Cao Wenzhao glanced to the side, and sure enough, he saw the fear that could not be concealed in the eyes of his subordinates. Cao Wenzhao's heart suddenly changed, knowing that at this time, at this critical moment, he must not let his subordinates be afraid.

He immediately laughed loudly and said loudly: "Sons, look at those thieves outside, although there are many of them, what is the difference between them and the local chickens and dogs? Look at yourself again, look at me, I will lead you to be invincible, killing and injuring countless thieves! I, Cao Wenzhao, are standing here today, no matter how the army attacks the city, Lao Tzu will never take a step back! You stand here, fight alongside me, and kill these thieves back! ”

"Kill! Kill them back, kill them back! ”

The soldiers under Cao Wenzhao's command shouted loudly, and through such shouts, it seemed that the fear in their hearts had also been alleviated a lot, and their morale was greatly boosted.

As the saying goes, the courage of a soldier, with a general like Cao Wenzhao, so fierce, so brave, and so determined, the soldiers under his command are naturally willing to fight and die!

Dong Ce smiled and stepped aside, at this time, Cao Wenzhao was glorious. And his glory belongs to him, he stands beside Cao Wenzhao, like a foil, and Dong Ce has never liked to be this kind of role.

At this time, Cao Wenzhao is so radiant, so let him be radiant, and he will quietly retreat and watch from the side.

Dong Ce confessed to Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao, and went down the city wall.

Alatan Ula followed him, he had been silent on the city wall, and now he got off the road and walked on the way back to the county office, seeing that there was no one around, Alatan Ulla seemed to be unable to hold back, and said in a low voice: "Lord Dong, are we really not going to fight today?" These credits will be handed over to Cao Wenzhao and Cao Bianjiao? I know you need it so badly. ”

Alatan Ulla has been with Dong Ce for a long time, and he knows him well, and he knows very well that what Dong Ce wants to do most urgently now is to make meritorious contributions and then climb up. Hold more power, build more armies, and have more power.

Of course, these words were not what Dong Ce told him, but Alatan Ula could see some clues from some of Dong Ce's actions. If Dong Ce was really just at ease with being a mere garrison, he would have purchased nearly a thousand war horses in a big way, and he was colluding with the Empress Dowager Sutai to plan big things, and wanted to oust the Empress Dowager from power...... And what is he doing this for? What's the problem?

With such ambition and such means, if Dong Ce only wants to be a small garrison officer, who would believe it?

In fact, Dong Ce's ambition can be seen not only by him, but also by some thoughtful people in the Chahar tribe, as well as among Dong Ce's original families, there are also many people who can see it. But they are not repulsed by Dong Ce's ambitions, on the contrary, they are very happy about it.

My own adults are self-motivated and want to be promoted, and this is a good thing! Only adults can go up, and they, the masters of the house, can go up, right? If their own adults are like this for the rest of their lives, then they will be like this for the rest of their lives.

It is a blessing to be able to follow such an adult!

As for whether adults can be promoted, whether they can make meritorious contributions, and whether they can go up, many family members under Dong Ce are very concerned, and Alatan Ula is also among them.

Of course, the reason why Alatan Ulla cares so much about Dong Ce's future is not because of how loyal he is to Dong Ce. Although the relationship between the two is still very good after getting along for a period of time, Alatan Ula's understanding of Dong Ce has also changed greatly, and he admires and respects Dong Ce, but the time the two have been together for too short a time after all, and the relationship is not deep enough. Alatan Ula will now die for him, and even fight and die for him, but that is not because of Dong Ce himself, but because the Empress Dowager Sutai asked Alatan Ula to do this.

The reason why Alatan Ullah is concerned about Dong Ce's future is also for the Empress Dowager Sutai and the Chahar Ministry.

As the No. 1 thug and confidant under the Empress Dowager Su Tai, he also has a deep understanding of the relationship between the Empress Dowager Su Tai and Dong Ce, and knows that Dong Ce and the Empress Dowager Su Tai can be said to be both prosperous and loss. The higher Dong Ce's official position and the greater his power, the better the Empress Dowager Su Tai's life in the future, and the easier it will be to win the struggle against the Empress Dowager.

This is the reason why he cares about Dong Ce's future.

Of course, no matter what the reason, he still cares after all, so he asks this question.

Dong Ce glanced at Alatan Ula and smiled slightly: "You are holding grievances for me, I think I can share a lot of profits with this credit, right?" ”

Alatanula nodded and said, "That's right. Although there are only more than 300 soldiers under your command, and more than 2,000 soldiers under the command of their uncle and nephew, their uncle and nephew count as one group, and you count as the other. If it is really defending the city, the credit should be divided in half. Now they won't let you interfere, and it would be nice to have two points of credit in your hands in the end. ”