The sky was overcast, and the thick lead clouds seemed to be pressing down at any moment overhead. There was not a trace of wind, but the air was humid and stuffy, the hair was wet and sticking to the scalp, and the clothes on the body were obviously changed in the morning, but at this time, there was a faint smell of sourness.

It's going to rain.

And the rain will not be light.

Once upon a time, Liu Xinda had been looking forward to the early arrival of the rainy season. Because the rainy season does not have a great impact on them who stick to the city, but for the Tang army stationed outside the city, it will be much more difficult. By this time, the decline in the combat effectiveness of the Tang Army must be an indisputable fact.

This is greatly beneficial to one's own perseverance.

Thanks to his unremitting efforts to prepare for the war for more than a year, Ezhou City has vigorously blocked countless onslaughts of the Tang army, becoming an unyielding reef in front of the Tang army's sea tide, and also making the Tang army's reputation of being invincible and invincible, and it has suffered great damage under the city of Ezhou.

Perhaps, Ezhou City can really become a miracle.

If this is done, he Liu Xinda will inevitably occupy a strong mark in military history in the future.

But now, something seems wrong.

The Tang army no longer besieged Ezhou City to the death, but retreated significantly, and the farthest had already withdrawn to a place dozens of miles away from Ezhou City. The current Ezhou City, although the surrounding arteries are still controlled by the Tang Army, but compared to the beginning, I don't know how much better.

Countless people, young and strong, were driven out of the city and began to renovate the defenses outside the city that had been destroyed by the Tang army. Liu Xinda has no mercy for the lives of these people. To live, you have to work hard to live, for that bowl of gruel, if you die, you will bury it in those defense facilities, which is very convenient.

It looks like everything is fine.

But Liu Xinda became more and more anxious.

The relaxation of the encirclement of the Tang Army also allowed him to communicate with the outside world. But the news is not good news. The news of the loss of Yingcheng and Anlu Connection made the morale in the city still inevitably suffer, and also cast a thick shadow on the brilliance of the Tang army that forced them to retreat.

Everyone knows that if there is no army to be helped, there is no city to defend inside. The ultimate consequence of being besieged for a long time can only be the road of the city being broken and dying. And the longer this time, the more tragic the Tang army's revenge will inevitably be after the city is broken.

There was a snapping sound, and a bean-sized raindrop hit his helmet, Liu Xinda raised his head, so more raindrops hit his face one after another.

I finally felt a little cool.

It's getting darker.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier.

But rarely, there is still no wind.

Lizhu is a curtain, densely turned, but it seems that someone is squatting in the world, using a huge basin to splash the water in the basin.

The young men of the city tried to hide like some headless flies, but they were forced back by the soldiers with knives and whips, and continued their work in the heavy rain, while the soldiers had already taken out their robes and hats, and held knives and guns, and watched those people with fierce eyes.

The soldiers above the city, after the first drop of rain fell, had already retracted into the cave. Or because of the distance of the Tang army, they are very relaxed, and laughter comes from time to time in the cave of the hidden soldiers.

Liu Xinda didn't move, standing at the head of the city like a statue, and the torrential rain didn't break his contemplation, he was still thinking hard, what did Tang Jun want to do?

If he didn't move, his soldiers didn't dare to move, and a group of more than a dozen people stood like stones in the rain, letting the rain fall and crackling the armor.

Liu Hanqing appeared in the city with an oil-paper umbrella, but half of his body was drenched, unlike Liu Xinda who was wearing a helmet and armor, he was only wearing a light regular dress today, and the wet clothes at the moment were tightly attached to his body, outlining his strong and strong figure.

"General Liu, it's raining too much, go back! With such heavy rain, it is impossible for the Tang Army to attack. Liu Hanqing raised the oil-paper umbrella to Liu Xinda's head and said.

"The scouts are back, aren't they?" Liu Xinda asked.

"It's about a third of the way back." Liu Hanqing said in a low voice: "The Tang army also sent a large number of scouts to kill us, and we did suffer some losses when we fought alone. ”

"What's going on outside? Where were the retreating Don troops stationed? Liu Xinda asked.

Liu Hanqing reported several place names on the side, "General Liu, although the Tang army has retreated, it seems that it is only to avoid the rainy season, and they seem to be preparing to besiege us for a long time." ”

Liu Xinda narrowed his eyes, roughly sketched out the places that Liu Hanqing said in his mind, his face changed slightly, and then asked, "Are there any other unusual things?" ”

"Yes!" Liu Hanqing said: "Our people found that the Tang army was forcing the people around Ezhou City to move, and whether they wanted to or not, they were forcibly driven away, and now the people outside are boiling with resentment." ”

Liu Xinda slammed his fist and hit the wall hard, then turned around and walked towards the city.

Back in the mansion in the city, Liu Xinda stood in front of the map soaking wet, stretched out his fingers, and slowly nodded one place after another, Liu Hanqing could see clearly that the place Liu Xinda was pointing to was exactly what he had just said.

"Han Qing, do you see, what do these places have in common?" Liu Xinda said.

"The terrain is quite high, and some even camp on the mountain." Liu Hanqing said: "When the rainy season comes, it is not uncommon for them to station their camps on the high grounds, and the weather is stuffy, there are many trees in these places, but they can also take shade and enjoy the shade. ”

Speaking of this, he suddenly laughed: "When the weather clears and a few big suns come out, if we can sneak over and light a fire, maybe we can come and burn the company camp." ”

Liu Xinda glanced at the other party: "Are you an idiot when Liu Ruyan is an idiot?" Even if Liu Ruyan is a big-chested and brainless guy who only grows muscles and no brains, are Yang Mi and Gong Yunda just waste? ”

"General, I'm just kidding!" Liu Hanqing said with a smile.

"They are still forcibly relocating people above the flat land." Liu Xinda walked to the window and slammed it open.

At this moment, a bolt of lightning tore through the thick clouds, and the dazzling light was about to come down, reflecting Liu Xinda's face pale, followed by the rumbling thunder.

The thunder and lightning did not stop, and the wind followed suit. The wind blew up, and the trees in the yard made a rattling sound, and large leaves were swept up, mixed with the rain, and rushed in through the wide open windows.

"Han Qing, they are about to flood Ezhou City." Liu Xinda's voice seemed to come from the Nine Hells.

"Flooded Ezhou City?" Liu Hanqing was stunned at first, and then asked in shock, he seemed to be frightened, and his voice was a little out of tune.

Liu Xinda hurriedly walked to the map, pointed to the lines representing the rivers, and said: "If they build dams to hold back the water in these places, they can take advantage of this rainy season to make the river water soar, and even simply dig openings in the river embankment, and when the water rises, it will naturally form a breach in these places, and the big water will come down......

Liu Hanqing's face was a little deformed: "General, the terrain of Ezhou City is low. ”

"So they withdrew their troops to high ground, so they forced the people to relocate out of the depression, it turned out that they had this idea." Liu Xinda's tone was astringent.

"What do we do now?" Liu Hanqing asked.

Now, they're caught in a circle. If you want to go out of the city to fight, you can't compete with the Tang Army in the field battle, and going out is exactly the field battle that the Tang Army wants. I'm afraid they'll lose faster.

But what about not leaving the city? I can only watch the Tang army build a dam on the river outside, once it is successful, the dam is broken, and the water floods down, how can Ezhou City be protected?

"How dare they do that? Aren't you afraid of the wrath of heaven and the resentment of people? ”

"Heavenly Fury? Naturally, they are not afraid. As for human grievances, are there still people outside the city? Liu Xinda reached out and took off his helmet and buckled it heavily on the table.

"General, what's the solution?"

"What to do? Hey! Liu Xinda took a long breath, "You send someone to contact Xiao Jing, I want to see him." Also, send scouts to the places where these rivers are, and see if this is what I guessed. ”

As a chess piece, Liu Xinda was very unhappy and unhappy. Although the Lingnan army has already made an agreement with him, it requires him to support it for a longer time, which is nothing more than wanting to use Ezhou City to give the Tang army the maximum damage, of course, it is also to consume their strength to a certain extent to facilitate their control, killing two birds with one stone, and when both sides are exhausted, they can jump out and pick peaches easily.

Originally, Liu Xinda didn't care, he was the enemy of the Tang Army, and he wanted to kill more Tang Jun, but the behavior of others treating him as a fool made him feel uncomfortable.

But now it's clear that it won't work. Once the Tang Army completes the arrangement, he and the tens of thousands of people in the city have to feed the shrimp and turtles.

He can only force Xiang Zhen to make a move, otherwise he really has no way out, if the other party still pushes back, it will really be a shot and two scattered, and in the end, the land is white and clean, and no one can benefit.

If Xiang Zhen made a move, the contradiction between the Lingnan Army and the Tang Army might intensify and become more open, if Liu Ruyan was not angry and excited to do something, it would be a good thing for the precarious Liang in Chang'an City.