Chapter seven hundred and forty second big fish out of water
For fifteen years under the imperial edict of He Rong, the general came to an end without a fight.
The rich gates sing and dance, the horses in the stables are fat, their bows are broken, and their strings are broken.
The fierce fighting in the garrison urged the moon to fall. I joined the army at the age of thirty and now my hair is gray.
Who knows the heart of a strong man in the flute, and the sky above the sand illuminates the human bones.
Fighting in the Central Plains has been heard since ancient times. How could there be any descendants who would go against Hu's rule?
The survivors endured death in hope of recovery, and shed tears in several places tonight.
——"Guanshan Moon" Lu You (Song Dynasty)
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At the third watch, the night is dark, the air is chilly, and the wind is biting. Except for the watchman patrolling the streets, even the cats and dogs are hiding in the shacks. Those who are still wandering outside at this time are either ghosts or ghosts.
In the residence of the Japanese mission in Chang'an, the study in the middle of the courtyard was so bright that it was difficult to detect it without looking closely.
The house is filled with a strong smell of herbs, and Fuso Saint Rika Fujiwara is helping Uzahachiman God heal his wounds.
After the spell was cast, Uzuo Hachiman God coughed up a mouthful of black blood and gasped: "Xuanzong, as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was so insidious that he misled the old man to Mount Huashan and broke into the Xuantian Sword Formation set up by the sword demon Dugu Su.
Fortunately, the Black Dragon Demon Dao was also trapped in the formation, and we worked together to get out of the trap by accident. Otherwise, even though I have a hundred years of cultivation, I will not be able to escape death."
Fujiwara Rika clicked her tongue when she heard it, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect the sword demon to be so powerful. People have become feathers, and the remaining souls have such shocking power."
There was a sound of breaking through the sky outside the house, and a masked night traveler crossed the Liang Yue Ridge and fell into the courtyard.
"Bang bang...bang...bang bang", someone knocked on the door, four short and one long, which was the code for the connection.
Fujiwara Rika opened the door, looked around, and after confirming that no one was following her, she let the night traveler enter the house.
After the night traveler entered, he did not take off his mask, but sat cross-legged, stretched out his palm, and faced the palm of Uzuo Hachiman God, one finger apart.
A ball of blood-colored flames the size of a dove egg appeared in the palms of the two men, flickering uncertainly.
God Uzuo Hachiman sensed the secret message from this ball of light, nodded and said: "Yes, you are Nobuchiyo."
The masked man is none other than Nobuchiyo, the third son of the Fuso Hojo domain lord and his legitimate son.
Lord Hojo had three sons, all of whom crossed east to join the Tang Dynasty.
The eldest son, Hojo Masaru, was a concubine. He had great martial arts skills and extraordinary bravery. He sneaked into Shaolin. During the internal strife in Shaolin, his identity was exposed and he died at the hands of Bai Fu. The second son, Hojo Mabei, was an adopted son. He was extremely intelligent and had a photographic memory, so he changed his name to Yu.
He folded up the stone through the window and hid in the White Horse Temple. After his identity was exposed, he sincerely apologized to Abbot Kong and practiced devoutly in the White Horse Temple.
The third son of the Lord of the Hojo Domain, Nobuchiyo, who was also the legitimate son, looked the most like a Tang Dynasty person, and his Mandarin language was the most like a Tang Dynasty person. He continued to lurk in the Tang Dynasty, secretly disrupting the current situation of the Tang Dynasty, and coordinating the Japanese invasion of the Tang Dynasty.
Except for the Lord of the Hojo Domain, no one knows where Nobuchiyo is or what he is doing.
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After An Lushan raised an army, Lord Hojo led his warriors and followed An Lushan's army to capture Luoyang. In order to avenge his son Hojo Sheng, Lord Hojo led his troops to burn down the Shaolin Temple, smashed the shadow stone of Bodhidharma on the wall, and massacred thousands of Shaolin disciples.
In order to prevent the Shaolin Buddhist scriptures from being plundered by the Japanese, the Shaolin disciples would rather break the jade into pieces than destroy it, and burned the scriptures in the Sutra Pavilion. Except for a few disciples who fought their way out of the siege, the rest of the disciples died in the war.
Elder Kongka was defeated by one enemy and was seriously injured and fell in a pool of blood. Only then did he realize the deep meaning of Kongjian. He regretted that he had been stubborn and did not pass on Shaolin martial arts to Bai Fu and others on the grounds of sectarian opinions, so that
Shaolin's peerless kung fu will be lost after this battle.
Elder Kongka felt ashamed of the Shaolin ancestors, raised his palms to commit suicide, and died of regret.
After the death of An Lushan, the lord of the Hojo domain was unwilling to form an alliance with the patricide An Qingxu and led the Japanese warriors to withdraw. The second son, Mabei Hojo, could not bear to face the war in the Tang Dynasty and followed the lord of the Hojo domain across the sea eastward and returned to the Japanese country.
After the Battle of Tsushima, Japan's vitality was severely weakened. The emperor sent Uzuo Hachiman and Yinse Shrine saint Fujiwara Rika to the Tang Dynasty, looking for opportunities to disrupt the current situation of the Tang Dynasty.
In addition, Uzuo Hachimangami and Fujiwara Rika each have their own plans.
The god Uzuo Hachiman is old and hopes to find the most mysterious power in Middle-earth - the Ninth Cauldron's Cauldron Pill to help him survive the catastrophe and become a flying immortal.
Fujiwara Rika hopes to take this opportunity to avoid the emperor's crazy pursuit and assassinate the only powerful enemy in her life - Hakufu.
These things were extremely difficult, and the two of them failed in many attempts. Uzuo Hachiman was even deceived by Xuanzong and almost died on the top of Mount Huashan.
In desperation, the two decided to use the highest-level secret agents of Japan.
After receiving the emperor's edict and the secret order from the Hojo domain lord, Hojo Nobuchiyo finally showed up.
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Uzuo Hachimanshin said to Hojo Nobuchiyo: "Last year, the battle of Yecheng that you planned made the nine military governors of the Tang army check and balance each other, and gave different orders, turning them into a ragtag group of people.
The Battle of Yecheng helped Shi Siming become the new leader of the Yan army. In one fell swoop, he shattered the siege of hundreds of thousands of Tang troops against the Yan army in Yecheng, and also reduced Guo Ziyi's military power.
His Majesty the Emperor is very satisfied with this."
Hojo Nobuchiyo paid homage to the Uzuo Hachiman God, and said respectfully: "Thank you very much for the magic of the God in the battle of Yecheng. During the decisive battle between the two armies, suddenly the sky became dark and the earth became dark, strong winds blew, sand and rocks flew, and the surrounding area was pitch black, and it was impossible to tell the difference."
The Yan army was prepared in advance, so its losses were relatively small. The Tang army's 100,000 armors, weapons and baggage were abandoned on the roadside and were completely worn out. Only 3,000 of the tens of thousands of strong horses were left.
This battle caused a massive rout of 600,000 Tang troops. The military supplies and food and wages accumulated over the past few years were exhausted, and they were no longer able to launch a large-scale counter-insurgency war."
Uzuo Hachimangami smiled proudly and said: "Let's not compliment each other, we are all the Emperor's subjects and we are all serving the Emperor.
Let’s not mention the achievements in the past. His Majesty the Emperor will definitely reward them based on their merits. Let’s talk about the current predicament of the Yan army.
These new weapons designed by the Ministry of War of the Tang Dynasty were so powerful that Li Guangbi had already captured Huaizhou and captured An Taiqing, the chief general of the Yan army, alive.
The rebels led by Tian Chengsi of Huaixi, Wang Tongzhi of Chenzhou, Xu Jingjiang of Yanzhou, and Xue E of Caozhou were killed and retreated steadily, and they could hardly stand it anymore.
If this continues, it won't be long before the Yan army will be completely annihilated by the Tang army.
It is in the interests of our Fusang Empire that the Tang Dynasty has been fighting for years and the country has fallen into war. Therefore, we must maintain the balance of power between the Tang Army and the Yan Army. Let them be evenly matched and have a stalemate all year round.
His Majesty the Emperor hopes that you can steal the manufacturing plans for these weapons and send them to Fuso through secret channels.
At the same time, he continued to instigate the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to be suspicious of Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi, prevent Guo Ziyi from commanding the army, and deprive Li Guangbi of his military power."
Hojo Nobuchiyo bowed in the direction of Japan and said: "Please rest assured, His Majesty the Emperor.
The power of this batch of new weapons has been witnessed by Beizhong. He will definitely go all out to steal the manufacturing plans of these weapons and send them to Fuso as soon as possible.
Generals Guo and Li are indeed formidable opponents. They are heroes to each other and enemies to us.
Under the planning of his humble position, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has always been full of fear of Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi, leaving Guo Ziyi idle and suspicious of Li Guangbi. I am looking for a suitable candidate to replace Li Guangbi.
Imitating Yang Guozhong's method of getting rid of Ge Shuhan, he prepared to play a big game and planned to lead the main force of the Tang army in Heyang astray, causing them to underestimate the enemy and advance rashly, falling into the trap of the Yan army.
Once Shuofang's army was unable to break through the encirclement, and the main force of the Tang army was completely wiped out by the Yan army, the strength of the Tang and Yan armies was bound to undergo a subversive change.
At the same time, the Bizhonghui planned a rebellion in Jianghuai, causing the Tang army to fight on two fronts.
At that time, our Fusang navy can take advantage of the opportunity and capture the most prosperous Jianghuai area in the Tang Dynasty."
"Okay!" Uzuo Hachimanshin praised.
Uzuo Hachiman Shinto: "We agree on the Jianghuai rebellion. I have been planning for many years in Jianghuai. A few years ago, our Shinto sect identified a candidate and took advantage of the Anlushan rebellion to quickly support him into the Tang Army. Important general.
At that time, he will coordinate your actions and bring the war to Jianghuai."
The two looked at each other, understood each other, and showed ferocious smiles.
Fujiwara Rika said in a calm voice: "You have all ignored one person, Duke Wei.
After Shi Siming and Fan Yang became emperor, this was the best opportunity for our Fusang Empire.
This person came out of nowhere, joined forces vertically and horizontally, and single-handedly destroyed the alliance between Bohai, Silla and our Fusang. This person is a serious problem for our Fusang. If he is not eliminated, all plans may be disrupted by him. yellow."
Hojo Nobuchiyo said: "What the Holy Lady said is true. This person must not be underestimated. I used all my strength to transfer him out of the army. I didn't expect that this person would not only firmly hold the military power of the capital in his hands, but also With the appointment of generals and ministers, we can quickly ensure the supply of military supplies and fiscal and taxation.
Besides assassinating him, I have no better way to deal with him.
The war is imminent, and we must not let him return to the army alive and take charge of the military. This time, I came here because I wanted to ask the god and the saint to take action and kill him in Chang'an!"