Awakened by a knock on the door early in the morning, Takechiyo looked at the person who came to report with a cold gaze. If he didn't give a reasonable reason, he wouldn't mind giving the person a ride.
"What is it?"
"Sir, retreat."
"Resigned? Resigned what?" Takechiyo asked with a bad look.
"The Great Xia troops have retreated, retreated, and retreated under the cover of darkness last night." The messenger had a happy look on his face, as if this was unprecedented good news for him.
"What?" Takechiyo was a little bit incredulous and grabbed the messenger by the collar: "Explain clearly."
"The Great Xia troops have retreated."
"Retreat?"
Takechiyo threw the messenger aside and quickly left the shogunate.
…
Seeing the damaged roads and bridges, Takechiyo was shocked.
The road and bridge were destroyed, greatly reducing their pursuit speed. Even if he wanted to lead his troops in pursuit, he couldn't. Now they could only watch the Great Xia Empire's troops retreat.
They were just preparing to leave the city to clash with the Great Xia troops, but now the Great Xia troops were retreating, and his plan was aborted before he could even throw a punch.
Takechiyo even suspected that there was a traitor from the Great Xia Empire among them, but this thought only flashed through his mind before he dismissed it.
No one can escape his 'Eyes of Amaterasu' from reading minds.
The retreat of the Great Xia army disrupted all his plans. Now his food supply was exhausted and he was unable to advance or retreat.
"General, what should we do next?" Toyotomi Hideyoshi asked with a frown.
Retreat or attack, they must choose a direction now, otherwise they will collapse and disintegrate in Tamba City.
"Attack." Takechiyo said coldly.
"But there is not enough food."
"They already know we're running low on food, so they're retreating. Do we have the strength to fight a war of attrition with Daxia? Kyushu and Shikoku are a scorched earth, and the navy is wreaking havoc in the rear. If Tamba Castle falls, half of Honshu will fall into Daxia's hands. They'll use the same method to deplete Tokyo's food supply, and we'll be doomed."
They only had one chance. If they continued to retreat, the Daxia troops behind them would use this method to wear them down. They had to find a way to win and push the battlefield into Daxia territory.
Otherwise, there is no difference between dying later or earlier.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi remained silent.
He knew it very well.
I just want to delay it a little longer and hope for a miracle, that's all.
"Order, assemble all troops and attack Izumo Castle."
Takechiyo's order was sent back to Tamba City.
…
Liangzhou, Dunhuang County, Sanwei Mountain.
This is where the vision originates.
Lin Han, Zhang Liang, Dian Wei, Zhou Cang, Cao Zhengchun and their group arrived at the foot of Sanwei Mountain. They saw the Buddha's light on the mountain and the sound of chanting floated out from the Buddha's light, which made people feel peaceful.
Opposite Sanwei Mountain, the Buddhist cave appears.
Just like outside Yique Pass in Luoyang, the people below are kneeling devoutly, and the spiritual energy in the Buddhist cave is brewing, absorbing the power of vows and casting the golden body of Buddha.
Many monks preach here, give on-site instructions, and recruit believers.
This place is outside Yumen Pass, with Gobi desert and yellow sand everywhere, and the imperial power is weak. Lin Han's anti-Buddhist campaign has little effect here.
"It seems that the Western Buddhist Kingdom has not given up its will." Lin Han said quietly.
"Is the Buddha Kingdom determined to spread the teachings?" Zhang Liang pondered. "This Buddha's kalpa should not be underestimated."
"Indeed." Lin Han looked at the Buddha's light on Sanwei Mountain and said, "The Central Plains is experiencing a period of prosperity. By drawing on the Central Plains' national fortune, the Buddha can ascend to the holy throne. With such a great temptation, how can one not be obsessed with it?"
Boom boom boom!
The sound of the bell from the Buddhist kingdom, coming from Sanwei Mountain, is breathtaking.
From the Buddhist cave opposite Sanwei Mountain, faint chanting sounds were heard and Buddhas filled the sky.
There are flying goddesses dancing high in the sky.
The miracle happened again.
"Brother, disperse them."
Lin Han gave Dian Wei an instruction, and the latter nodded slightly. Then a huge Dharma image appeared, and with a raised halberd in his hand, he dispersed the Buddha visions in the sky.
With a cold snort from Dian Wei, the chanting in the Buddhist cave stopped abruptly, and the bell sounds from the Buddhist kingdom were interrupted, but the Buddha's light on Sanwei Mountain did not disappear.
"I am Dian Wei, Marquis of Elai, under the command of the Human Emperor. The Emperor of Daxia has issued an order that the preaching of Buddhism is prohibited in the territory of Daxia. Please disperse immediately." Dian Wei said coldly.
As soon as he finished speaking, the people below were in an uproar.
Some frightened people fled.
Many of them had heard of the campaign to destroy Buddhism, but they did not care. This place was located west of Xiliang, outside Yumen Pass, and was covered with Gobi desert and yellow sand, and the imperial power was weak.
I didn't expect that the emperor would pay attention to Dunhuang County.
"Amitabha, benefactor, please forgive others when you can." A big monk walked out of the Buddhist cave. The Buddha's light on his body had not yet dissipated, and he looked directly at Dian Wei.
"Who are you?" Dian Wei asked coldly.
"My Buddhist name is Huiyin, and I am the Dharma King under the Buddha's seat." The abbot said kindly.
"What is the Mingfa King?" Dian Wei was puzzled, and the aura on his body pressed down on him: "The title of the Human Emperor, in the land of Daxia, Buddhism is not allowed to be spread."
"In this case, I can only offend you."
Huiyin's eyes became fierce and he quickly retreated.
From the Buddha cave, one after another golden-bodied monks ran out, there were as many as one hundred and eight monks, each of them had a vast aura, the lowest of them had the cultivation level of Condensing Veins, and the highest had reached the Golden Elixir level.
The monks formed a formation in the open space.
【Vajra Demon Subduing Formation】
Huiyin was in the formation, looking dignified.
Many monks formed a formation with him as the center.
A huge Vajra Buddha image emerged from the formation and confronted Dian Wei's Dharma.
"Donor, please step back."
"Hey, you're hiding your soldiers, are you planning a rebellion?" Dian Wei looked coldly.
More than one hundred Condensation Vein or even Golden Core monks, this small lineup is considered elite in the Great Xia Army, but now they appear in this barren land in the northwest.
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