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But he's the governor of Bizen.

This is his territory!

Taira no Tadamori dispatched troops and captured Minamoto no Tameyoshi.

The two brothers, who had suffered together, successfully returned to Heian-kyo (Kyoto).

Emperor Toba had received advance warning of the defeat.

They were so anxious and overwhelmed that they didn't know what to do.

I heard that the two generals who commanded the troops have returned to the capital.

Emperor Toba immediately summoned him and questioned him:

"How did you lose?"

Yuan Weiyi was the first to answer:

"Your subject led troops to Iwami Province,"

"We are camping in the mountains for the night."

“Countless Ming soldiers emerged from the dark mountains and forests,”

"They set fires everywhere,"

"And there are also mountain spirits helping them,"

"My army quickly collapsed."

Emperor Toba exclaimed in surprise, "In the dark mountains!"

"Can the Ming army really fight at night?"

“If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can ask the samurai who escaped,” Minamoto no Tameyoshi said.

Emperor Toba then looked at Taira no Tadamori: "And what about you?"

Taira no Tadamori said, "I have set up camp in a valley."

"They also divided their forces to occupy the mountain ridges on both sides,"

"Intending to confront the Ming army,"

"Wait for Yuan Weiyi to lead troops to block their retreat,"

"Then they attacked the Ming army from all four sides."

Emperor Toba nodded in approval, saying, "This is a superb battle tactic."

Taira no Tadamori said, "To prevent morale from plummeting,"

"I led my troops out of the camp to challenge them."

"Your subject is the adopted son of the Emperor of Ming,"

"They rode horses and exchanged arrows on the front lines."

"My bow and arrows cannot penetrate the enemy's armor."

"But the enemy's arrows pierced through my great armor."

Emperor Toba exclaimed in surprise, "Even the Taira clan's great armor was pierced by an arrow?"

Taira no Tadamori took off his shirt.

The bandaged wound is exposed:

"I was shot by an arrow and was unconscious for several days."

Emperor Toba remarked, "You are also a brave warrior."

Taira no Tadamori said, "After I was hit by an arrow, the warriors of the Imperial Guards came forward to meet me."

"Intending to fight against the Lang faction of the Ming general."

"The Lang Party warriors opposite suddenly raised some long sticks."

“Those long sticks can breathe fire,”

"Then thick smoke billowed out,"

The sound was like a thunderclap.

"They're still more than ten steps apart,"

“All of my followers have died in battle.”

This set of arguments,

Yuan Weiyi has already heard about it from others.

But he believes that Tadamori Taira is making up the story.

Emperor Toba also harbored doubts:

"A stick that breathes fire, smokes, and thunders?"

"Yes, many samurai and foot soldiers saw it,"

Taira no Tadamori said,

"It's precisely because they saw it,"

"So they all fled in terror,"

"I thought the other side was full of demons."

Chapter 3231 Total Devastation

"The Ming army took the opportunity to pursue and kill them,"

"Our troops collapsed and fled one after another,"

"In the end, the entire army collapsed and was defeated."

Emperor Toba found this particularly outrageous.

He then summoned the warriors who had managed to escape.

Regardless of whether they are great armored samurai,

Or other warriors of various ranks.

They all said similar things.

Taira no Tadamori's description is the simplest.

Some samurai even spoke with absolute certainty,

He said he saw demons crawling out of the Ming army's sticks with his own eyes.

Emperor Toba was speechless with astonishment.

Yuan Weiyi suddenly realized what was happening and shouted:

"No wonder the enemy was able to fight at night in the mountains,"

"They really are a demonic faction."

"I only brought a few thousand soldiers with me,"

"But no sorcerers were brought along with the army,"

"Where can we stop this army of demons?"

It's not that our army is incompetent,

Unfortunately, the enemy has Gundams!

Therefore, this was not a mistake in the war.

The two generals in command bear no responsibility.

Emperor Toba found their talk of the supernatural to be true.

He also dispatched his trusted confidants,

They went to secretly inquire about the peasant soldiers who had escaped.

As a result, the peasants' and soldiers' answers were even more outrageous.

That battle had turned into a war between gods and demons.

Emperor Toba had no choice but to believe it.

He summoned Abe no Yasunari, a descendant of Abe no Seimei, for a private audience.

Random rumors,

This had already caused a sensation in Heian-kyo.

Abe Yasunari had already inquired everywhere and replied:

"Your Majesty, the Tang army may be keeping shikigami (spirits/spirits)."

"That is a shikigami whose magical power is similar to that of Takemikazuchi."

"When two armies clash,"

"The shikigami summons lightning,"

"Therefore, our army suffered a great defeat."

Takemikazuchi,

It is a product of the combination of Chinese Buddhist and Taoist beliefs and Japanese wind and thunder gods.

Moreover, it is regarded as the clan guardian deity of the Fujiwara family, the regents.

Emperor Toba asked, "How can we defeat them?"

Abe Yasunari said, "Perhaps the only solution is for the Fujiwara clan to summon Takemikazuchi for battle!"

Emperor Toba hurriedly summoned his father-in-law.

Fujiwara no Tadashi looked completely bewildered.

It is true that Takemikazuchi is the guardian deity of the Fujiwara clan.

But they usually only know how to make offerings.

I don't know how to get them out to fight.

Fujiwara no Tadashi said, "Your Majesty, the Fujiwara clan worships Takemikazuchi."

“Takemikazuchi will protect the Fujiwara clan.”

"How to summon Takemikazuchi for battle,"

"Mr. Fujiwara was unaware,"

"Perhaps only an Onmyoji can do this."

"What does Master Abe need?"

"The Fujiwara clan will fully cooperate."

Emperor Toba looked at Yasunari Abe.

Abe Yasunari forced himself to say:

"Takemikazuchi is a great god with unparalleled magical power,"

"Your Majesty, I have no choice but to dare to try,"

"Perhaps we can't persuade them."

“Then go and give it a try,” Emperor Toba said.

These guys back off.

Emperor Toba then summoned the Minister of the Insei and the Northern Samurai.

Upon learning that there was no enough food to send troops,