By the time dawn came the next day, everyone had rested and set off again, while the other grain transport teams just arrived at the post station, looking battered and exhausted.
As they passed each other, Liu Ji couldn't help but ask a civilian laborer from the trailing team why they were in such a sorry state.
The laborer said that their commanding officer was kind-hearted. When the rain started, he stopped by the roadside to take shelter, thinking the rain would last no more than half an hour.
Unexpectedly, half an hour passed, and the rain not only continued but became heavier.
As the oilcloth flapped noisily against the grain carts in the strong wind, their leader realized the situation was wrong and ordered them to move forward in the rain.
But the road had already been churned up into a muddy mess by Liu Ji's team, and the grain transport team following them suffered greatly.
With one slip, people and horses overturned.
