Yellow Emperor

Chiyou made weapons and went to war against the Yellow Emperor. Huangdi ordered Winged-Dragon to attack him on the Plain of Jizhou. Winged-Dragon gathered water for the battle. Chiyou then called on the Lord of the Wind and the Master of Rain to release a great storm.

The storm disrupted Huangdi’s forces. Huangdi sent his divine daughter Ba, also called Drought-Fury. She brought the rain to an end. After this, Chiyou was killed.

Other accounts described further dangers during the fight. Chiyou used fog to confuse Huangdi’s army. Huangdi created a compass and used it to lead his soldiers out of the fog and towards safety. In another version, Chiyou led mythical animals against the emperor. Huangdi’s soldiers blew horns that sounded like dragons, and the noise drove the animals away.

Winged-Dragon played a major part in the battle in several traditions. He helped Huangdi defeat Chiyou in the struggle for control of China. One account said that Winged-Dragon killed Chiyou on Huangdi’s orders. Another said that Huangdi himself defeated and killed Chiyou after overcoming his attacks, his flight and his use of fog.

After the battle, Ba could not return to heaven. Wherever she stayed, rain failed to fall. Winged-Dragon also could not return to his mountain after killing Chiyou, and droughts spread across the earth. These events followed the defeat of Chiyou and formed part of the battle’s aftermath.