This heavy rain is rare in recent times.
The protagonist is on top of the anthill [Bridgehead], looking out through a small window.
I saw countless white lines connecting the sky and the earth, and the sound of crackling raindrops falling was endless, as if the Milky Way was tilting, and like a sky lake bursting open.
Such heavy rainstorms are usually common during thunderstorms in summer, but are rare in late autumn when rains come and go to cool down the weather. The autumn rain seems serious, but not violent, but this rain is like crazy, wishing to submerge the earth.
The rainstorm was not only violent, but also came so suddenly that the ants' warnings were of no use. If it were not for the protection of the [Bridgehead] lair, if the Angel King's army encountered this natural disaster in the wild, it would probably suffer heavy losses even if the entire army was not wiped out.
Some insects that struggled to survive in the autumn suffered disaster before this rain disaster. Just through the window, the protagonist sees a butterfly hiding behind leaves with no place to hide. The leaves cannot serve as a shelter in the rain. The butterfly took off with difficulty, trying to find a new shelter amid the intrusion of countless raindrops. But its beautiful and delicate wings quickly collapsed in the heavy rain, and its body fell and disappeared from the protagonist's eyes.
There was also a grasshopper that escaped from its hiding place, jumping from time to time in the rain, trying to move farther away.
But soon, its body became stiff in the cold weather and rain. It fell into a puddle, its belly soaked in the water, struggled and shook a few times, and then quickly suffocated to death.
This scene must have been played out in countless places.
Heaven and earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs. Nature is so cruel. In an already difficult and hopeless season, it uses the cruelest way to stifle the survivors' struggles and hopes.
However, life is always tenacious, and there will always be individuals who survive and convey hope. Cold winter, ice rain, wildfires, and any natural disasters cannot kill all life.
The protagonist looked at the rain curtain, and his mind had already drifted to [Target A]. This sudden heavy rain, which is rare in autumn, is bound to have a great impact on the war situation there.
The remnants of the Northern Expeditionary Army hiding in [Target A] are protected by their lair, so they should not be affected by the disaster. But the Destroyers are probably going to be miserable.
According to the flying knights' previous investigation, the Destroyers did not build temporary nests during encirclement operations, and they rarely looked for solid shelters at night. They are used to finding a patch of grass in the wild and huddle together to rest. Anyway, no creature can threaten the gathered Destroyers.
But nature is obviously an exception. This habit of the Destroyer is not a problem on weekdays, but once it encounters such a sudden rain disaster, it will be difficult to survive.
In contrast, the Divine Envoy King's Legion will always look for a nearby nest, or build a temporary camp, or find shelters such as tree holes and rock crevices when they spend the night. They are more resistant to such natural disasters.
The protagonist looked at the heavy rain of this magnitude outside the window, and his mind wandered into the distance again.
In history, many battles have been changed by a heavy rain.
During Japan's Warring States Period, the powerful daimyo Imagawa Yoshimoto tried to pass through the territory of the Oda family in Luo. The Oda family's military strength was at a huge disadvantage. The most extreme statement was that it was only one-tenth of the enemy.
After Oda Nobunaga learned of the Imagawa Army's offensive, he chanted the famous sentence "Fifty years in this world, like a dream and an illusion", and then went into battle.
Oda Nobunaga's appearance seemed to be outnumbered at the time. He seemed to be struggling desperately for honor, and was at a complete disadvantage in terms of strength comparison.
However, there was a sudden heavy rain at that time. After Oda Nobunaga learned that Imagawa Yoshimoto's troops were stationed in Okehama, he decisively launched a surprise attack. During the heavy rain, the Imagawa troops took shelter one after another and lost their formation. The roads were muddy and it was difficult to assemble. It was also difficult for other troops to support the general in time.
In the end, out of the Imagawa Army with tens of thousands of troops, only the 300-strong Hata Division was still protecting Yoshimoto Imagawa's retreat. However, under the constant attack of the Oda Army, Yoshimoto Imagawa was killed, and the once-famous Imagawa army was wiped out.
During the Three Kingdoms period, the battle that "flooded seven armies" that made Guan Yu "powerful in China" also had the help of heavy rain.
In July of the 24th year of Jian'an, Guan Yu, who was guarding Jingzhou, led the Shu army in a large-scale northern expedition and marched towards Xiangyang and Fancheng, forcing Cao Ren, the defender of Fancheng, to report to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao sent Yu Jin and Pang De to lead troops to rescue. The reinforcements were deployed at Hekou River, ten miles north of Fancheng, as support. However, this area is a large area of low-lying land and the old route of the Han River. Guan Yu has been fighting in the Jingxiang area for a long time and is very familiar with the local geographical environment and climate. He quickly discovered Cao Jun's tactical mistake and believed that he could take advantage of it to win. So, he began to mobilize the navy to wait for the right time.
Soon, as expected, it rained heavily for more than ten days in a row. The water level of the Han River surged. The water surged along the old route of the Han River towards the Hekou River. All the Cao Wei garrison stationed here were submerged by the flood. Yu Jin and Pang De had to lead their troops. Climb the embankment to avoid water.
Guan Yu took the opportunity to send his navy, which had been waiting for a long time, to violently attack Cao's army. Cao's army was caught off guard, and many were killed, injured, fell into the water, and captured. The general had no choice but to surrender with 30,000 soldiers, and Pang De was captured alive in a deadly battle. This battle shocked China and forced Cao Cao to almost move the capital.
During the Battle of Waterloo, which determined the fate of Europe for hundreds of years, heavy rain undoubtedly played an important role in Napoleon's defeat.
At that time, the weather conditions were bad, with heavy rainfall and muddy roads, which made the French army very difficult on the battlefield. Due to the muddy road, only a small part of the artillery that the French army had always relied on entered the position, resulting in a serious lack of support firepower for the French army. The lack of firepower allowed Marshal Ney to exhaust the French reserves in order to capture the village of Saint-Lahe. In the end, the exhausted British and French armies could only wait for reinforcements, and Britain's ally, the Prussian army, arrived on the battlefield before Napoleon's eagerly awaited reinforcements, ruining Napoleon's empire.
In his novel Les Misérables, Hugo described how desperate the weather conditions were during the Battle of Waterloo: "An unseasonably cloudy sky is enough to bring about the collapse of the world."
Huge humans cannot overcome the negative effects of heavy rain, let alone tiny ants.
Near [Target A], the Destroyers did indeed encounter a disaster.
[Target A] The terrain nearby was not high. It rained heavily, and the collected rainwater quickly formed streams and ponds.
The Destroyers moved slowly and stiffly in the heavy rain. They were washed away by the rain and floods, and could only move to higher places on their own.
Countless Destroyers were swept away by the flood and struggled in the stagnant water. The extremely powerful Destroyer is also vulnerable to the power of nature.
