Kamakura.

Jiang Cai landed ashore and walked into Kotoku-in, which is not far from Sagami Bay.

This is a Pure Land sect temple that enshrines a seated statue of Amitabha Buddha.

The Buddha statue is very tall, with his head lowered and looking down at the people, with a look of sorrow on his face.

It is also a Pure Land sect. The Buddha statue Jiang Cai saw at Chang'an Xiangji Temple also had its eyes closed, but it was clearly compassionate. But for some reason, the Kamakura Buddha in front of him was less compassionate and more bitter.

After looking carefully for a long time, he discovered that the corners of the mouth of the Kamakura Great Buddha were downward, while the corners of the mouth of the Buddha in Xiangshui Temple were upward.

"Look, it's not my imagination, right?"

"Commander, it's true. I have seen so many Buddha statues, but this one is the only one with the corners of the mouth downwards."

I also called some local people who had surrendered and asked, and they said that this giant Buddha also had a difficult life. It was originally a wooden giant Buddha, but it was blown down by a typhoon and destroyed within three years. After that, this bronze Buddha was built.

Over the past 20 years, we have experienced typhoons, fires, and waves again and again.

Looking up, I saw that the main hall of Kotoku-in was indeed in dilapidated condition.

"Yes, even the Buddha couldn't laugh at such suffering." Jiang Cai sighed.

He had used artillery to bombard the fortifications on the shore of Sagami Bay and annihilated the samurai in Sagami Bay.

There is only one Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura, which was completely under siege by the Tang army.

There is no longer any suspense in the war.

Jiang Cai has sent his staff officers to Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine to order the Kamakura shogunate to surrender to prevent the people from being implicated in the war.

Now just waiting for the final news...

"Commander!"

Finally, some soldiers rushed over and reported: "The Japanese refused to surrender and even attacked the envoy!"

Jiang Cai turned around and asked, "Has Hojo Tokimune broken through?"

"No. Not only did the Japanese fail to break out, but there are more samurai gathering at Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine, as if they want to fight us."

Jiang Cai sighed, turned around and offered three sticks of incense to the Buddha.

He knew that his killing was not something that these three sticks of incense could atone for, so he was just asking for some solace.

The military horn sounded, and the Tang army began to form formation.

The two sides were not far apart, less than five miles apart. After walking forward for a while, they saw the samurai gathered in front of Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine.

In the distance, a sad Japanese song came.

Jiang Cai called for an interpreter and asked, "What are they singing?"

"More than four hundred prefectures, an enemy of more than 100,000 cavalry. This is a national crisis, in the spring and summer of the fourth year of Hong'an. I am a Kamakura man, with a reputation for justice and arbitrariness, and I will show it to the world with one drink..."

~~

Sitting on the big boat, you can see the warriors in the distance rushing towards the Tang army and being shot to the ground by fire blunderbuss.

The blood has flowed along the coast to the sea.

Together with the faintly sad singing voice, it seems a bit heroic.

"Loyalty and righteousness have sharpened my skills, and I hereby serve the country with the sword..."

Jia Sidao looked very contemptuous and murmured in an old voice: "Sure enough, the war has started."

He didn't hold the telescope in his hand because he was too lazy to watch the battle where the strength was disparate.

He was holding an exquisite wine flask. This wine flask was specially made to allow him to drink at sea while looking calm and elegant.

"How does Alang know that the Japanese master will not escape?"

"Kamakura has no city walls." Jia Sidao raised his hand and said, "Because the Japanese people are not like us, who gather in the city to live, but are scattered in one farm after another, called 'name fields', and the fields are small.

It is the 'small name field', and the big one is the 'daiming field'. The lords of these daiming fields each support dozens to hundreds of warriors, which can be compared to the princes on this small island."

"Princes?"

"Hojo Tokimune is not the emperor of the Japanese, not even the king. He is just the largest lord." Jia Sidao said slowly: "Look, he lives in Kamakura, not Kyoto of the Japanese."

"Because Kamakura is the name of the Hojo family?"

"That's probably the truth." Jia Sidao smiled, "That's why Hojo Tokimune won't escape. He can't escape to the barren mountains because he will starve to death soon. He can't escape to the famous fields of other lords either.

Because although they can obey him, they cannot provide for him."

"Why doesn't he surrender?"

"Such a small island can still be divided into so many martial lords. He may think that he dominates the princes and is a powerful hero in the world."

Jia Sidao smiled and took a sip of wine, and then said: "It's not just because they are too poor that they despise life, but also because only the honor and disgrace of warriors can distinguish them from civilians, who are filthy and inhuman."

"What are filth and inhumanity?"

"You don't even know what kind of country this is."

Jia Sidao shook his head and was too lazy to explain to the maids any more.

In his opinion, the so-called bravery of the Japanese is not worthy of awe, and the reason why this custom is formed is ultimately the desolation of a small country with a small population.

"This was all told to me by the merchants of their Japanese country..."

~~

Although Kamakura was the center of the shogunate, when it came to war, there were simply more warriors.

The warriors of Japan like to fight independently.

They did not line up like other enemies, but howled and rushed towards the Tang army with knives from different directions, and then were shot to the ground.

Hojo Tokimune was sitting on a war horse wearing gorgeous armor, his eyes were so gloomy. He did not expect that the enemy was so powerful.

Not long ago, he ordered the execution of the envoys sent by the Tang army.

Even though the huge warships of the Tang Army were anchored in Sagami Bay, the roaring thunder destroyed the defenses on the shore. Hojo Tokimune still believed that he could win this battle.

Because he has the bravest warriors.

His warriors used the sharpest swords to kill Nagotsuji and Hojo Tokisuke for him, but no one in the world could resist them...

Unfortunately, more and more warriors in front fell on the battlefield, and the Tang army was approaching Hojo Tokimune.

"Catch them alive!" General Youtang shouted.

When Hojo Tokimune saw the Tang army rushing over, he actually felt fear for a moment.

But he looked back and thought that if he retreated today, the glory of the Hojo clan would be destroyed because of him.

He has lived to be thirty years old and can eat delicious rice balls every day. What regrets do he have?

"Hey!"

The Japanese horse screamed, and Hojo Tokimune fell off his horse.

He raised his sword and slashed at the Tang army in front of him.

"boom."

There was a sound, and General Tang was already staring at him. He raised his blunderbuss and shot it on his wrist.

Hojo Tokimune felt severe pain in his hand and quickly pulled out the short knife from his waist with his left hand, intending to commit seppuku.

The Tang army did not give him a chance to commit suicide, and several soldiers kicked him to the ground.

"Tie them up! Take them to see the commander!"

Hojo Tokimune was furious and shouted: "The warriors of the Sunrise Kingdom would rather die in battle than suffer humiliation. Kill me!"

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty ignored him and escorted him to the front of Gaodeyuan.

"Report! The Japanese master has been brought to see the commander-in-chief."

"Wait!"

~~

In Gaodeyuan, Jia Sidao has got off the boat and is talking to Jiang Cai.

"I'm just a businessman. I don't have an official position. I shouldn't talk too much. Seeing that Marshal Jiang doesn't seem to fully understand what the emperor means, I might as well give him a few more words of caution."

"explain."

"On the way from Fujian, I told Marshal Jiang about the 'name field' of the Japanese country. Then you should know that even if you capture Hojo Tokimune, you will not be able to control the entire Japanese country with his help. Even if you reach Kyoto,

The so-called emperor who holds them hostage may not be able to do it."

Jiang Cai asked: "How to do it?"

"That's your business. I just remind you of the emperor's wishes."

"What is it?"

Jia Sidao turned around, looked into the distance, and asked, "Do you think these Japanese people look like frogs?"
To be continued...