Whether by coincidence or not, during the clash between the two armies, a series of booming sounds suddenly came from the sky.
Immediately afterwards, a torrential downpour began.
This made the already fiercely contested battle even more intense.
The Northern Di people believed that the rain that fell when they attacked was a gift from heaven.
The thunder just now was a premature celebration of their victory.
Fang's army was excited because they listened to their marshal's words before the battle began.
Their Grand Marshal said that if it rains during the battle between the two armies, it must be a sign of divine intervention.
Didn't you see that the sky was still bright outside the border of the Northern Barbarians?
This shows that even Heaven couldn't stand the actions of the Northern Barbarians and wanted to let them die of thirst.
They are on the side of justice, and God will surely lend them a hand.
Sure enough, each of them, believing they were favored by God, was as energetic as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
Fighting in torrential rain is a test of physical strength.
Even though the enemy forces outnumbered Da Chu's by a full 70,000, they still couldn't gain the upper hand at this critical juncture.
This was all because their soldiers had not rested well or eaten and drunk their fill before the battle.
The rain lasted for three days, and so the war also lasted for three days.
Ultimately, after the people of Qilian City stored up water and joined in, the Northern Di suffered a direct loss of nearly 50,000 men.
Of course, it wasn't that they stopped fighting, but everyone was exhausted and hungry, while the Northern Di retreated fifty miles.
In any war, people will die, no matter when it happens.
Even though Fang's army won a great victory this time, more than 3,000 people still died.
Countless others were injured.
Even Qin Mu, who was the vanguard, had his lamellar armor damaged, and his right arm and back were torn open.
From this day forward, the Northern Di and the Great Chu officially went to war.
Unlike the minor squabbles of the past, they now have a major fight every ten days to two weeks.
Chi Yu, who lives far away in Chijia'ao, is not very clear about the situation here.
After she gave water to the people of Wuning Prefecture and Hanyang Prefecture, she accumulated a great deal of merit.
That same day, as Fang Shizhong had requested, she sent a rain shower to both the capital and Nanjing.
However, after she performed the ritual, her face turned deathly pale, and she was so unsteady on her feet that she collapsed to the ground.
Seeing that she was indeed a few points "weaker" than before, Fang Shizhong felt both moved and guilty.
He secretly resolved that upon returning to the capital, he would immediately issue the reward that belonged to Chi Yu.
Fang Shizhong, who had originally agreed to stay here for a maximum of five days, started living in the Beilian Mountains from that day onwards.
However, he still lived on the outskirts, and any matters that needed his attention were handled by people around him.
He stayed there to make sure there was water in the two dug pits.
Of course, it also implies that he personally oversees the situation.
After all, the drought outside was getting worse and worse, and people from all over the country came here to fetch water.
If this place is not well protected, it is very easy for trouble to break out.
Because of the enormous water consumption, the Chi clan originally thought that Chi Yu could return home every ten days or so.
As a result, she was never able to go back even once.
Villagers who originally had abundant water storage in their homes are finding their water supply dwindling over time.
In the end, they had no choice but to go into the mountains to fetch water.
Perhaps because there are many people coming and going in these mountains, Chi Yu brought out some sweet potatoes and potatoes as well.
She didn't plant them herself, but had Fang Shizhong have them planted in a place where the sunlight could still dab in.
Nowadays, everyone knows how scarce food is.
Even if someone hears that it is a high-yield crop and becomes greedy, there are people guarding it, so they can't steal it.
Fang Shizhong left the Beilian Mountains in early August.
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