Daomen Qizhou Base Camp and Xiujingxing Camp clearly defined five objectives for the February offensive.
First, completely seize the territory of Ise and complete effective occupation.
Second, by conquering the Ise area, it poses a strategic threat to the Pingjing area and promotes the overall situation from defensive to offensive.
Third, through siege and blockade of the Zunban forces in Ise, luring Zunban forces in other areas to rescue, and then implementing a strategy of encirclement and reinforcements, effectively killing and injuring the Zunban forces.
Fourth, destroy the Ise Shrine and cooperate with various propaganda methods to severely damage the reputation of Tianmen and shake the foundation of Tianmen.
Fifth, in the process of marching into Ise, we should take advantage of the situation to open up all the kingdoms and counties along the line, connect the points to form lines, and connect the lines to form areas, ending the intertwined situation in the areas east of Ise and west of Musashi.
This February offensive was named "Dragon Raises its Head", and it was also the first large-scale offensive carried out by the Taoist counter-rebellion army after they landed on Fenglinzhou.
It can be seen that the key to "dragon raising its head" lies in the battlefield of Ise, which can be roughly divided into three steps to siege Ise, attack the reinforcements, and finally occupy it. This is also why Seiwei Zhenren asked Qi Xuansu to immediately take over the Tsuchimikado-ryu Onmyoji to recruit and surrender Suzuka Gozen.
The key reason is that when necessary, Daomen needs a "nail" located in the hinterland of Ise.
The reason is very simple. The army is not an arrow, but a flying kite. The kite string is the logistics supply line. How far the kite can fly depends entirely on how long the kite string is. When the army advances, it must constantly conquer the city, and cannot
Go around, because going around a city means burying a nail in the rear. This nail can at least cut off the logistics line, at worst it can cut off the back road, or cut off the route of reinforcements, so generally speaking
, cannot be bypassed.
The Taoist army marched all the way west, conquering all the cities along the way, which meant pulling out all the nails and ensuring the smooth flow of the logistics line.
At the same time, Daomen also intended to "build" a nail in Ise.
Daomen's successful surrender of Suzuka Gozen is equivalent to having an unconquered city belonging to Daomen in Ise out of thin air. It will make the Zunbang sect in Ise feel like a choke point, and they must always be on guard against the forces of Suzuka Mountain, even if Daomen still
Being able to land on Suzuka Mountain through air superiority and complete a central bloom. Its strategic significance is very important.
Ise Jingu Shrine was also aware of this, so after the Tsuchimikado-ryu Onmyoji revealed his intentions, he directly attacked Suzuka Mountain regardless of the cost, severely damaging Suzuka Gozen and Suzuka Mountain forces.
On February 13th, Qi Xuansu sent back the news of Suzuka Imperial Majesty's surrender to the Taoism through a small "message array" he carried with him.
Compared with the syllables, which can only convey the "message" of text,
The "talisman array" is inconvenient, but its advantage is that the transmission distance is longer and it is not easy to be interfered. Even if the Yin Qi in Ise is full of air now, Qi Xuansu can still barely transmit the message. Under the same circumstances, the "Mother Talisman" will
Blocked by Yin Qi.
After Master Qingwei received the news of Suzuka Mountain's surrender to the Taoist sect, he sent Qi Xuansu a second-grade Taoist priest certificate through the "Xunfu Array" and asked him to forward it to Suzuka Gozen.
Strictly speaking, only the Grand Master can issue the ultimatum of a first-grade Taoist priest, and only the deputy head master, the Great Master, can issue an ultimatum of a second-grade Taoist priest. Although Qingwei Zhenren is a Shenzhi master, he is also one of the three "Crown Princes"
"One of them, but he is still a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, and he does not have the right to issue an ultimatum from a second-grade Taoist priest. This ultimatum was personally signed by the national master.
Within the Taoist sect, the number of first-grade Taoist priests is no more than one hand. Second only to the first-grade Taoist priests, there are only a handful of second-grade Taoist priests. Moreover, the number of Taoist priests at this level comes with a real name, so
Just like the emperor of the Daxuan court who was not a Taoist priest but also had the title of Da Zhenren, it can be said to be a great sign of sincerity.
Qi Xuansu handed over this ultimatum of a fellow Taoist priest to Suzuka Gozen and explained its meaning in detail. Suzuka Gozen was still quite shocked.
As far as she knew, the real person in charge of Fenglinzhou Taoist House was only a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, but he was regarded as the "Supreme Emperor" of Fenglinzhou. Now she had a second-grade Taiyi Taoist priest, and when she saw Fenglinzhou
The real person in charge of the house may be inferior in power, but because she is half a guest, she does not need to stick to the difference in position, but her status is equal. Even if she has made any mistakes, Fenglinzhou Daofu wants to deal with her.
You also need to ask the Golden Que for instructions first. In a sense, this is still an amulet.
Qi Xuansu joked, "In the future I will also call him Suzuka Zen."
Suzuka Imperial Palace solemnly accepted it and asked Qi Xuansu to convey her gratitude.
According to Qingweishen's instructions, Qi Xuansu left another "Message Array" he carried with Suzuka Gozen and told him the specific method of use. In fact, with Suzuka Gozen's pseudo-immortal ability, there is nothing he can't use.
, it’s just that different "message arrays" correspond to different arrangements of condolence texts. The so-called condolence texts, also known as "ghost books", "anti-scripts" and "water scripts", are texts specifically written to the dead, and there are not many of them.
, the main content is the twenty-eight constellations, the nine diagrams and nine palaces, the heavenly stems and the earthly branches, the sun, the moon and the five stars, the yin and yang and the five elements, the sixty years, the four seasons and the five directions, and the seven-year calendar system. It is also the basis of some special talismans.
An important part is now used by Taoism as a secret text.
Qi Xuansu mainly informed Suzuka Gozen of the funeral arrangement corresponding to Qingweizhen. From then on, Suzuka Gozen only had single-line contact with Qingweishen and was only under the specific command of Qingweishen.
This is also reasonable. A pseudo-immortal like Suzuka Gozen has his own arrogance. Even if he submits to the Taoist sect, he will never be willing to be called around by anyone. Qingwei Zhenren is different. In terms of realm cultivation,
With a strength comparable to that of the Immortal Immortal, in terms of status and future, he is expected to become the seventh-generation master, and at the worst, he can succeed the national master and become the great master of Taipingdao. This is completely acceptable to Suzuka Gozen.
At noon on February 14th, Master Qingwei officially issued a blockade order.
At the same time, the power of the Zunban faction in Ise began to shrink across the board.
On the 15th day of the second lunar month, the Taoist army marched into Duoji County. Within an hour, they defeated more than ten shrines, battle houses, feudal castles, and strongholds, large and small, and completely occupied Duoji County.
On February 15th, Daomen stopped attacking and issued a notice to calm the people.
All civilians stranded in Duoji County, as long as they obey the dispatch and command of the Daomen, the Daomen can ensure their personal safety and property safety. All captured Tianmen members can also be retained as long as they repent, switch sides, and undergo screening.
If you are a meritorious person, you can also be given the official title of Prime Minister Toyotomi.
On the same day, Grand Duke Maginot, the representative of the Xibasazhou Company, met with the Master of the Army. Master Qingwei declined the request and appointed Li Tiangang, the deputy deputy head of Fenglinzhou Taoist Palace, to come forward to contact him on his behalf.
Maginot expressed the Holy Court's concern about the war in Fenglinzhou.
Li Tiangang stated that the Taoist sect's position has been since ancient times. Fenglinzhou has been a vassal of the Central Plains. The war in Fenglinzhou is the internal affairs of the Taoist sect. The Holy Court has neither the need nor the qualification to be concerned. The Holy Court should clarify the respective boundaries of the two sides. Any
Any act that crosses the boundary will be regarded as a provocation by the Taoist sect and will trigger a reciprocal counterattack by the Taoist sect.
Maginot was not too insistent. After all, this was the sphere of influence of the Taoist sect. Even if the Holy Court had any dissatisfaction, he could not express his dissatisfaction. He just turned around and asked about the business he was most concerned about.
With the discovery of the New World, Westerners built a large number of plantations and mines in the New World. In the early days, most of the people who worked in the plantations and mines were indentured workers. They were poor immigrants from Western countries across the ocean. These people were in their original places of residence.
Sign a contract with a plantation owner or an overseas labor service company. After arriving in the New World, you will use several years of labor to repay the travel expenses advanced for them. After the contract expires, you will become a free citizen.
With the development of plantations, there was a serious shortage of labor force, so Western countries had to find new sources of labor force. Uncivilized indigenous people from various places became their main targets for hunting labor force. Using slave labor in plantations or mines is better than using indentured labor.
Labor was much cheaper and easier to manage. Therefore, the slave trade became a profitable business and prospered greatly.
In the early days of the slave trade, Westerners organized so-called "hunting teams" to plunder slaves in person, raided indigenous villages, burned down their houses, tied up the indigenous people and took them to slave ships anchored on the shore, often destroying the peace and tranquility overnight.
Aboriginal villages were reduced to desolate ruins.
However, they soon discovered that this method was too inefficient and too costly, so they changed their method and used firearms and gunpowder to lure tribal chiefs in some coastal areas, inciting them to attack the interior and provoke wars between tribes.
During the war, people from the other tribe were captured and sold to slave traders. Due to the instigation of Western countries, this kind of "slave-hunting war" between tribes flourished for a while.
The West Posas Island Company is one of the best, and it can be said to be notorious.
They knew that the Daxuan court and Daomen were not engaged in slave trade, so they discovered business opportunities during the Fenglinzhou war.
In Maginot's view, war will inevitably bring a large number of prisoners, which is a headache. After all, Easterners have always believed that "killing prisoners is unlucky," but these prisoners cannot be released at will, lest they cause greater harm.
The turmoil impacted the fragile post-war order.
And they, the West Posas Company, will just solve the problem of captives for our noble Eastern friends. Daomen got the money to make up for the losses in this war, and they can transport these captives to the New World, where they will be used as slaves.
He spent the rest of his life on plantations and mines.
Moreover, compared with those uncivilized indigenous slaves, these Fenglinzhou people are more suitable to engage in some technical jobs, and there are even many craftsmen among them, which are incomparable to those indigenous people.
In the words of Easterners, this is a good thing that benefits both sides. It can also be said that each gets what he needs.
After hearing Maginot's request, Li Tiangang sternly refused, saying, "Our kingdom is rich in products and can trade tea, silk, porcelain, and other bulk goods, but we cannot sell people."
Maginot came here in good spirits and returned in disgrace.
However, he was keenly aware that this war in Fenglinzhou was not a simple counterinsurgency. The Taoist sect was trying to win over the people and attack the nobles in order to take this opportunity to completely incorporate Fenglinzhou into the tribute system of the Central Plains Celestial Dynasty and make it a permanent vassal.