The rapid sound of golden drums and trumpets sounded in the long marching columns.

This is a signal for the whole army to stop advancing and to fight with all arms. The enemy has appeared in front of the army!

When the horn sounded, the three thousand Shangluo army of the Heavenly Dao warriors were walking out of breath. Of course, these Heavenly Dao warriors are all samurai, and melee hand-to-hand combat is very strong. The big horizontal sword danced, and it was difficult for two or three Ming soldiers to get close. Historically, during the Battle of Bunei, the Kamakura samurai relied on hand-to-hand combat to hold back the landing Mongol army, making it impossible for them to establish a camp on the shore of Hakata Bay for a while, and as a result, they encountered a typhoon.

However, the weakness of these Japanese samurai is also obvious, that is, their physical strength is too poor and their ability to march is too weak. There is no way to compare with the Ming army and the Mongolian army, and even the regimental training army of the Southern Song Dynasty is much stronger than this group of vegetarian warriors.

Because it was a rebellion, the number of troops that could be assembled was very small, only 3,000 people, and the Heavenly Daoists were a minority in Japan after all, if the opponent was fully mobilized, I am afraid that there would be an army of tens of thousands of people, and it would be difficult to capture Heiankyo with 3,000 Heavenly Dao samurai.

So Otani Kakunobu, Hojo Mitsutoki, and Hojo Tokishige rejected the suggestion of Ming army staff officer Hong Junqi (the son of the Goryeo traitor Hong Bokwon, who entered the Ming Army Military Academy after Hong Fuyuan's surrender) to recruit peasants into the army and then conduct training. Immediately wave the army to Luo.

And in order to seize the time, they did not even mobilize the people, so they let the noble samurai carry their own armor and dry food, and hurried forward. The weight of dozens of catties on his body immediately made the samurai taste the hardships of the military. Although these Japanese samurai can play a good knife technique, it is the ability to fight, not the art of battle.

Not to mention fighting in formation. At the very least, they will not be able to march with heavy loads. Due to poverty and the Buddhist faith in the past. The samurai of the 13th century were vegetarians and were thin and short. Physical strength is inherently poor. And I don't usually do endurance training, but just practice kendo in the dojo - kendo is all about quick reflexes and explosiveness.

Historically, the Mongols would lose to them, most of them because they were seasick and had no physical strength, and they couldn't fight a durable battle. Maybe even the bow that he carried with him was damp, otherwise the Mongols' archery skills and the range of the stubborn horn bow would have been able to completely destroy the Japanese samurai who wielded the Maruki bow.

Despite the overseers' efforts by Hojo Mitsutoki and Hojo Toshige, the march was never fast, and they walked along the Yodo River for five days before they reached the vicinity of Nagaoka-kyo, southwest of Heian-kyo.

And at this time. In the southwest of Nagaokakyo (Nagaokakyo was once the capital of Japan during the time of Emperor Hengmu), which has been abandoned for hundreds of years, the Katsura River, the Uji River, and the Kizu River merge into the Yodogawa Suitose Hall (the Emperor's Imperial Palace), and the white banner of Genji and the third-order scale banner of the Hojo family are already flying high.

In the sound of the golden drum order, a group of soldiers and horses marching along the Yodo River spread out to the north bank of the Yodo River, and lined up the battle formation on the north bank of the Yodo River to cover the rear brigade and set up camp.

Heian-kyo is located in a basin, and Nagaoka-kyo is near the entrance to this basin. The location of the Mizuno Temple is located at the entrance to the southwest of the basin. The Mizuno Temple seems to be a gateway gate. Now controlled by the army of the Kamakura shogunate, it blocked the way for the samurai of the Heavenly Dao.

Several samurai flying horses on Japanese ponies arrived, found the location of the Chinese army, and reported loudly on horseback: "Your Excellency. The Kamakura Army was found in the area of Mizuno Temple, the number is unknown, and there is a banner of six Polo exploration! ”

The samurai spoke Japanese. Otani Kakushin personally translated it into Chinese and relayed it to Hong Junqi and several other Ming army staff officers. They were ordered by the Ming General Staff Division. He came to Japan to help the Heavenly Taoist princes train their troops. As a result, not long after arriving in Japan, the Heavenly War broke out.

"Six Poleon Explorations...... That's Tokisuke Hojo. He personally attacked! "Tokimo Hojo also served as a Rokubora probe and knew the situation of the Kamakura army in Heiankyo well.

He immediately smiled and said, "There are not many samurai in Heiankyo in Kamakura, there are only four thousand people, and they are all warriors from Bandong. Thousands of them are retainers of the Kek Lok Si and Mingyue streams, and they have all followed me into the way of heaven. In addition, the Rokubora Quest also has the right to recruit samurai from the countries of Kinai, but that is not something that can be summoned in a short period of time. Now there should be only 3,000 Tosamurai and a few thousand samurai from Yamashiro Province and Omi Province who are following Shisuke. ”

"Can you win?" Otani asked with concern.

Hojo Toshimo laughed: "Of course I can win!" Let's camp and rest today, and tomorrow we'll fight west of the Mizuno Temple! ”

Hojo Toshimo and Otani Kakushin were talking in Chinese, Hong Junqi frowned when he listened, and reminded: "Hojo Tokisuke brought all the three thousand Kamakura troops out of Heiankyo, isn't he afraid of our sneak attack on Heiankyo?" ”

"Sneak attack?"

Hojo Mitsutoki laughed and shook his head, "The samurai of the Heavenly Way disdain to sneak attack!" We should defeat the enemy with a majestic array, and then march into Heian-kyo! Only in this way can the world know the strength of the Heavenly Dao warriors! will prostrate under the banner of the sun and the moon! ”

Are they also considered powerful? They are not real armies at all!

Hong Junqi looked left and right, and only saw a large group of warriors who were tired like dead dogs, camping weakly. It seems that there is no intention of digging a trench, so they just set up tents along the Yodo River, and then use the carts that carry military rations and baggage to surround the circle in a so-so way. I really don't know how to meet the night attack, but how to do it?

If such armed forces are considered strong, the armed forces of this Japanese country are really extremely weak!

If you can really take Heianjing this time, you must seize the opportunity to imitate the Ming army and train a new army of the Heavenly Daoist Sect as soon as possible, otherwise it will not be reassuring...... The report has been brought back to Yanjing by Xiao Ai, and I don't know if His Royal Highness King Ming has the time to read it?

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"Sage, in Japan, the great Buddhist temple has always had monks and soldiers. In the past, monks and soldiers from Hieiji Temple and Enryakuji Temple entered Heiankyo to cause riots. Therefore, Otani believes that it is necessary to establish a Japanese Celestial Dao Army to spread the Celestial Dao ...... by force."

Yanjing, inside the Heavenly Dao Palace. The blue-clothed Taoist aunt Xiao Ai was kneeling in the center of the main hall, explaining the request of the Japanese great sect of the Heavenly Taoist Sect to Chen Dexing, who was sitting on the throne at the high end.

In the main hall, except for Chen Dexing, all the Heavenly Dao envoys in Yanjing were present. Everyone frowned slightly, and the atmosphere seemed solemn and depressing.

Xiao Ai also seemed to feel a strange aura. She is a graduate of the Tiandao Department of Tiandao Academy, and she has been following Chen Dexing for a long time, so she naturally knows Chen Dexing's position on theocracy - theocracy must serve the regime and obey the king!

The Heavenly Daoist Sect cannot be above the king!

The Heavenly Daoist Sect can have thugs, but not regular armies - the Taoist with a large horizontal sword and the well-trained and well-organized soldier are not the same concept at all. Even if the weapons and equipment of the two are exactly the same, the soldiers can easily destroy the Daoist.

In Chen Dexing's view, as long as the Tiandao Sect does not have an army and no local political power, it can only be dependent on the political power. Just like the Orthodox Church, which was firmly controlled by Tsarist Russia, the Anglican Protestantism that was firmly controlled by the British Empire, and the French Catholic Church, which was controlled by the French government.

Although the influence was huge and it also constituted a certain constraint on the royal power, it was ultimately unable to establish a theocracy.

However, the Japanese Great Sect of the Tendo Sect under the leadership of Otani Kakushin wanted to cross the red line and establish an army subordinate to religion!

Although it is a common practice in Japan for religion to be armed, what Satorun Otani wants is obviously not some religious thugs, but a real army!

The staff group of the Ming Army sent to Japan, and even at the request of Otani Kakunobu, formulated the equipment, organization, training, and recruitment methods of the Japanese Celestial Army.

He wanted to use the gold of Sado Island to finance his military expenses, recruit 35,000 low-ranking samurai who believed in the Heavenly Taoist religion, and form an army in imitation of the Ming army.

Moreover, this army did not belong to the leadership of the future king of Japan, and only obeyed the orders of the Heavenly Taoism. The officers and soldiers in the army are only loyal to the Heavenly Dao Sect......

In Otani Kakushin's plan, in the future, Japan will become a theocratic state ruled entirely by the Tendo religion, and when the conditions are ripe, all the power of the Imperial Family can be abolished.

In the future, Japan will be governed by the Tendo Sect of Japan, the Otani family, and the Hojo family. Even, it is possible to consider having the small and medium-sized sects of the Tendo Sect throughout Japan replace the national division and guardian and establish direct rule!

Xiao Ai did not hide the slightest hint of Otani Juexin's plan to put together, and after finishing speaking, he bowed to Chen Dexing, and then obediently knelt on the floor and waited for the holy oracle.

Since we want to establish a theocratic state, we must absolutely obey Chen Dexing, the representative of God in the world......

Before Chen Dashen's soul returned to the Bright Heavenly Court, the Heavenly Daoist Japanese Great Sect would not have a trace of disobedience and disobedience towards him.

But Chen Dexing is not a real god after all, and he will not live forever. When he dies, who else can restrain the divine power of the Heavenly Taoist Sect of Japan?

When the time comes, Japan's Heavenly Taoism will become the real master of Japan! And at that time, would the Japanese Great Sect of the Heavenly Dao Sect still obey the orders of the Heavenly Dao Mission? Obviously impossible!

I'm afraid that the split of the Heavenly Taoist Sect is about to start in Japan, right?

Chen Dexing's gaze swept around the main hall with a heavy gaze, and finally landed on the expressionless face of the Chief Heavenly Dao Envoy Mo Ying Niang.

"Ink Shadow Girl! What do you think? Chen Dexing asked in an emotionless voice.

"The minister feels that the plan of the Japanese Great Sect is contrary to the "Chen Li". Ink Shadow replied.

In the only chapter of the Heavenly Dao in "Chen Li", there are clear provisions on the status and power of the Heavenly Daoist Sect: the Heavenly Daoist Sect must obey the Great Son of Heaven, and at the same time, the presiding officers of the large, medium and small sects of the Chinese countries must be approved by the monarchs of each country, and the Heavenly Daoist Sects of the Chinese countries are not allowed to carry out activities against their own monarchs and governments.

Mo Yingniang was silent for a moment, and then said: "But Japan is not a Chinese country, and "Chen Li" does not apply to Japan. (To be continued......)