The street fighting in Yuanyang City was very fierce, and the fighting continued from the fourth watch to dawn, and continued until noon, and it was still not completely over. Sporadic battles take place from time to time.

Jiang Tao's city defense battalion suffered heavy losses, only one or two hundred people were still intact and able to fight, some were killed in battle, some were injured, and most of them hid in private houses in order to save their lives and escape the fighting.

The Meishan guards had almost no losses, and there were still more than 700 people, each of whom was a group of four, living together, training together, fighting together, and cooperating seamlessly.

More than 300 Meishan guards assisted the soldiers of the city defense battalion, and they had already taken control of all the city gates, "closing the gates and beating dogs" and catching turtles in urns. The soldiers of the three battalions of Yuanyang Wei Xinzhong, Xinzuo, and Xinyou, under the leadership of Sun Tu, Li Liang, and Linghu Wuxian, together with the soldiers of the inspection department of each Fang City, went door to door to search for the Jiangcheng soldiers hiding in the houses. Unless the Jiang Cheng soldiers can put on their wings, they will not be able to escape.

The four Meishan 100-person escort teams and all the guards and secret guards of the main office jointly guarded the officials of the Yuanyang City Governor's Mansion and the Yuanyang Wei Command Division.

As the chief officer of Yuanyang City, Zhou Dongcang was terrified and under great pressure in his heart, he neither believed in the people of Jiangcheng, nor in the people of Greentown, and even less in the people of Bacheng.

He summoned the officials of the presiding office and the main generals of Yuanyangwei to gather in the conference hall of the presiding mansion to discuss how to deal with the three upcoming armies - the Jiang Longwei army of more than 80,000 people, the Green Longwei army of 780,000 people, and the Balongwei army that had just conquered Zixin City and claimed to have 180,000 people.

Deliberation comes and goes, nothing more than conveying the message that the army is about to come to the city. All the officials wanted to hurry home and arrange for their families to go out of the city, however, Zhou Dongcang's Meishan guards took over all the streets near the Yuanyang City Governor's Mansion, and the guards and secret guards of the Principal's Mansion were cleaning up the Jiangcheng soldiers hiding in all corners.

The clerical landlord has been delivering the latest news. As soon as he received the information from the Flying Eagle Gang, he hurriedly reported to Zhou Dongcang: "The letter eagle of Shuangyang City has sent news that more than 5,000 soldiers of the Shuangyang Guard are cruising at the border of Yuanyang City. ”

Zhou Dongcang rubbed his temples, yawned, and said, "Shuangyangwei's tour, where is the goal?"

The clerk said in his heart: Director Zhou is knowingly asking.

Jiang Tao said: "The border of Shuangyang guards Chen Bing, either to rob Yuanyang City, or to prevent the rebels from entering the markets and villages under the jurisdiction of Shuangyang City. ”

Zhou Dongcang said with a smile: "It is impossible to use five thousand soldiers and horses to snatch Yuanyang City."

Jiang Tao, the acting director of the barracks and the commander of the city defense battalion, had just won the battle for the city gate, and it was already noon after arranging the remaining less than 200 people.

Before breakfast or lunch was eaten, he went to the principal's mansion and briefly reported to Zhou Dongcang the situation of the battle for the city gate and the situation of the casualties.

Zhou Dongcang asked the deputy director of the clerical room to sit down for Jiang Tao, let Jiang Tao sit behind him, and handed over the teacup in front of him.

Jiang Tao took the tea handed over by Zhou Dongcang, and after drinking it all in one gulp, he found that the teacup in his hand was Zhou Dongcang's usual teacup, and he was very moved.

Using a good tea cup is a sign of cherishing good tea.

Zhou Dongcang took the teacup and put it on the conference table, and the clerk refilled the teacup for him.

Zhou Dongcang said to Jiang Hantian, the head of the official room at the table: "The city defense camp has made a great contribution. I suggested that the officials should send a document to all the soldiers of the inspection departments of each market and each square city to the city defense camp to strengthen the construction of city defense. ”

Jiang Hantian said: "If you transfer all the soldiers of the Inspection Department, the security of the market and the fang market cannot be guaranteed." ......”

Zhou Dongcang smiled and said, "After the inspection department of each market and each fang city recruits its own soldiers, it is enough to report to the officer's room." ”

The chief officer has spoken, and it is inconvenient for the subordinate official Jiang Hantian to say anything more. The security of the bazaar and fang market is very important, and the city defense of Yuanyang City is also very important.

The time for lunch had passed, and the bureaucrats had not eaten. Officials, big and small, could only drink water desperately to avoid starvation. In fact, the more you drink, the hungrier you get.

Finally, Sun Tu, Li Liang, and Linghu got out of the street battle without illness, and the three of them were covered in blood and did not clean up, so they went to the meeting hall of the main mansion to report.

Zhou Dongcang saw that the three of them came back together, and laughed: "It's really the three big tigers of Yuanyang City." ”

As a result, it was rumored among the people that the main event of Yuanyang City Zhou had "one dog and three tigers".

Sun, Li, and Linghu reported on the street fighting, but they still suffered heavy losses. Zhou Dongcang sighed a few times and said, "Eat first, and then arrange it after dinner." ”

The deputy director of the clerical office stood aside, and when he heard this, he immediately wrote to the copyist beside him: "After the word is transmitted, the kitchen will start the meal immediately." ”

Sun Tu stopped Zhou Dongcang and said, "Master Zhou, the soldiers of our battalion captured Hua Zhongxian. ”

Zhou Dongcang looked at Sun Tu with a smile, took his hand, and said, "Good, good, good." Arrange him to the backyard wing, deliver food and water, and I'll see him later. ”

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There is a wing room in the back hall of the principal's house, and the double log doors and double casement windows in the wing room are protected by Meishan guards.

In the wing room, Li Xiao, Xuan Zhongxian, Fang Qiushui, Xin Huwei, and Mao and Wen were having lunch on the bamboo and wood table.

It was the hottest time of the afternoon, but it was very cool in the wing. Why is it so cool? First, because this wing room is on the first floor in the shade, and second, because this wing room has a frame made of blue bricks, yellow clay brick walls, and a straw roof.

Li Xiao stepped on the floor made of marble, and felt: The environment in which officials work and live is good! The day I separated from black tea, I was determined to become a peerless powerhouse, and now it seems that I still need to enjoy life.

As soon as the six of them finished eating, they saw Zhou Dongcang and Sun Tu coming over through the window. The Meishan guards at the door finished cleaning up the dishes, and as soon as they went out, Zhou Dongcang laughed and said: "Oh, my Xuanda chief, you are finally back, Yuanyang City will really be in danger without you in command." ”

Sun Tu entered the wing room sideways, but he was not as freewheeling and exquisite as Zhou Dongcang, he was still too restrained in dealing with people, and he was not tactful enough to deal with people.

Xuan Zhongxian was wearing armor all over his body and did not wear an iron mask, after he listened to Zhou Dongcang's words, he was not polite, and said directly: "Lord Zhou, you play chess well, you won Yuanyang City without a single soldier, and you won the support of the people, merchants, and bureaucrats in the city without a single soldier, will it be in danger?"

Zhou Dongcang was speechless, looked at Xuan Zhongxian's face carefully with some presbyopia eyes, and said, "Chief Xuan, does our agreement still count?"

"As long as Director Zhou is willing to fulfill the agreement, the agreement is valid. ”

Zhou Dongcang was secretly happy in his heart, and praised: "Lord Xuanda is really a dragon among people, and sooner or later he will get a big position, and I just want to get a place to rest." ”

Xuan Zhongxian didn't answer his words, but said: "Jiang Longwei's avant-garde light riding ladder and stone-throwing cart, are they still in the city?"

"Haha...... It was not safe to leave it outside the city, so it was moved into the city. ”

"Why don't you burn it, it's a hundred?"

"If you burn the heavens, not to mention polluting the environment. ”

Xuan Zhongxian couldn't help but admire Zhou Dongcang when he saw Zhou Dongcang talking nonsense seriously. "No surprise, before dark today, the army of Jiang Longwei outside the south gate will be assembled. ”

"Exactly. ”

"Lord Zhou, how many troops are there in Yuanyang City?"

"There were only 3,000 men in the city. There were less than two thousand soldiers capable of fighting. ”

"Including the Meishan guards? It is said that four Meishan guards can defeat a hundred ordinary soldiers. ”

"Haha...... It's an exaggeration. ”

Xuan Zhongxian knew that Zhou Dongcang was a scheming person, but he didn't know how Zhou Dongcang would protect Yuanyang City, and the troops in the city were really insufficient. "Chief Zhou, do you have a plan to retreat from the enemy?"

"The plan will be safe, it's nothing more than holding on to the city. ”

"Definitely. There must be a clever plan. ”

"Haha...... Xuanda is the main thing, is it really 'breaking the casserole and asking the end'?"

"I'm a grasshopper on the same rope as you. If you win, I will be able to return to the Imperial City. ”

Zhou Dongcang said in his heart: It seems that Xuan Zhongxian really wants me to seize Yuanyang City, I don't like Xuan Zhongxian's big treasure, I only like the city, and the city is the biggest treasure. "Lord Xuanda, do you still remember the allusion of 'snipe and clam fight, fisherman profit'?"

"I see. ”