During the Qingming Dynasty, it rained a lot, and a sudden heavy rain interrupted the offensive rhythm of the Bingzhou army, and the difficulty of attacking the city in the rain increased tenfold, so the Bingzhou army had no choice but to temporarily withdraw the army and resume the attack after the weather improved.

This heavy rain also gave the defenders of Xindu a chance to breathe, for several days, the offensive of the state army is very fierce, in this high-intensity combat atmosphere, the defenders are very easy to get tired, and sleepy and tired, the combat effectiveness will be attenuated to varying degrees, just look at the withdrawal of the state army, the Jizhou defenders are tired and paralyzed one by one, Lu Zhao felt afraid for a while.

If there is no heavy rain, or if this rain falls a little later, it is a question whether Xindu City can be defended, and the crazy offensive intensity of the Bingzhou army really makes the Jizhou army a little unbearable, and the combat effectiveness of the Bingzhou army is as strong as this, which also makes Lu Zhao feel a sense of skin.

It has been several years since he fought with the Bingzhou Army, and before he was in Weize Pass, Lu Zhao had felt the tenacity of the Bingzhou Army, and Lu Zhao at that time still occupied an obvious advantage in strength, but he couldn't help the defenders of Weize Pass at all, and he returned several times.

Thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, feng shui in turns, now the Bingzhou army has become many times stronger than before, the two sides have changed their offensive and defensive positions, Lu Zhao has become a passive beaten side, under the crazy attack of the Bingzhou army, panic all day.

Once Xindu City is lost, Lu Zhao will definitely die, so he will defend Xindu City at all costs.

But the attack of the state army brought him endless pressure, so that he was almost out of breath, the entire Xindu City, embattled, dangerous, there is a possibility of falling at any time, if it weren't for this rain from the sky, Lu Zhaozhen didn't know how long he could hold on?

Lu Zhao bathed in this downpour, laughing loudly, even if the rain soaked his clothes, he didn't care, for Lu Zhao, this heavy rain is timely rain, it is the help of heaven, even God is helping him, this battle, how can he be invincible?

Yanghu was a little aggrieved when retreating, although the siege was fought very hard, but the balance of victory was also tilting towards the Bingzhou army, and the Bingzhou army with its outstanding strength, in terms of combat effectiveness is far superior to the Jizhou army, in the protracted competition, this advantage has been constantly reflected, as long as the Bingzhou army is given a little more time, they have every chance to capture the city of Xindu.

But this sudden heavy rain disrupted the combat deployment of Yanghu and others, and the victory in hand slipped silently from between the fingers, although the rain will stop, but when the Jizhou army that has won a chance to breathe fights again, it will no longer be in that tired state, and the attack of the state army will also be subject to endless resistance.

The battle seems to have returned to square one, and time has been ruthlessly squandered, even if the state army regrouped, I am afraid that it will not be able to take Xindu in a short time.

The war pays attention to the combination of time, place and people, but this time, Tianshi does not seem to be on the side of the Bingzhou army, which also makes the Bingzhou army look particularly depressed and depressed when retreating.

What's more, no one knows how long this heavy rain will fall and when they will be able to resume fighting?

The most difficult thing is that Sima Division's reinforcements will not delay their arrival in Jizhou due to the impact of rain, because there is no news to prove that it is also raining in the Luoyang area, which will affect Sima Jun's march.

If Sima's reinforcements arrive in Xindu in the next few days, then the previous efforts of the Bingzhou army will be in vain, and those soldiers of the Bingzhou army who died in battle will also die in vain, and they will also face an extremely unfavorable situation.

The culprit of all this turned out to be an unexpected heavy rain, which completely disrupted the offensive plan of the Bingzhou army, and would also completely change the outcome of this siege battle, but the providence is like this, who can help it?

The state army had no choice but to retreat to their camp, and the heavy rain in the spring made the weather extremely cold, and the cold rain soaked through their clothes, so that the soldiers shivered, and withdrew to the camp, at least to avoid the bleak wind and cold rain.

After returning to the camp, Yanghu immediately ordered the gang to set up a cauldron and boil more ginger soup, so that each of the soldiers who had been drenched in the rain could drink a bowl, so that they could alleviate their wind and cold.

"The lord has arrived!" Just when Yanghu was busy, suddenly there was a shout from the soldiers outside the tent, and it turned out that Cao Liang came in the rain.

Before Yanghu had time to come out of the tent to greet him, Cao Liang had already appeared at the door of the tent, accompanied by Cao Liang, as well as the military advisor Huan Fan.

Yanghu said with a guilty face: "Brother-in-law, I am really ashamed to disappoint you." ”

Cao Liang looked calm, smiled, and said, "Why, you gave up so soon?" ”

Yanghu said helplessly: "Originally, it was not difficult to take the letter, our army has already grasped the initiative to attack the city, and within a day or two, there will be results, but suddenly heavy rain fell from the sky, blocking the attack of our army. ”

Cao Liang smiled slightly, and said: "There are always two sides to this matter, Sai Weng lost his horse, how do you know if it is a blessing, the Jizhou army is facing heavy rain at the moment, and you are celebrating with a crown, and you don't know that there is no greater disaster waiting for them?" When you sigh in the face of the heavy rain and complain about God's injustice, how do you know that this is not a godsend? ”

"A godsend?" Yanghu was slightly stunned, the entire Bingzhou army complained again and again because of the heavy rain that prevented the attack, and they were complaining about God's injustice, but Cao Liang said that this was a God-given opportunity, how could it be?

Cao Liang smiled and did not say anything, and did not immediately answer Yanghu's question, but ordered the three generals to come to the infantry battalion of Du Pre, Ma Long, and Zhan Hong to participate in an impromptu meeting.

In order to facilitate the attack, the Bingzhou army has changed the previous way of camping, not only in the east and west of the city of Xindu, but outside the four gates of Xindu, four camps have been set up, and the left guard battalion and the Xiandeng battalion have been camped outside the north gate and south gate of Xindu respectively, so that not only can the city of Xindu be surrounded, but also the men and horses of each battalion can also act conveniently to the greatest extent when launching an attack.

After receiving Cao Liang's summons, Du Pre, Ma Long, and Lianhong immediately braved the rain to go to the infantry camp outside the east gate, although their distances were different, but they galloped in the wind and rain, and still rushed to the camp in the east of the city in the shortest time.