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The Ku Lama became agitated and said, ”Tabata Takashi sent troops to attack us, could it be that we do not dare to go! If you don't go, I'll go! ” His words caused everyone to become angry, and they all said: ”Go! ”If we fight them to the death, it would be enough to beat them to death, but if we beat him to death, we would only earn one.” Right! We're not afraid of them. ”We must go and fight them, we absolutely must not retreat!”
Everyone clamored, and Fa Ming said: ”Everyone is right. We must go and deal with them. We need to calm down. We need to think of an effective way to deal with their ambush forces. ”
Everyone quietened down, and Fa Ming said to the bronze-headed Arhat: ”Quickly go and summon back the Qing Gong Tuotuo from the Red Light Temple, we will discuss the situation inside the Red Light Temple through him. This way, we'll have a general idea of what the devils are planning. ”
The bronze head Arhat quickly sent people to look for the Toddard of Qinggang. Everyone encircled Ru Feng and Fa Ming, and gave their suggestions. However, they could not think of an effective method. Other than fighting head on, it was also taking risks.
Fa Ming appeared calm on the surface in front of everyone, and he was extremely anxious in his heart. He didn't want them to fight him head on, nor did he want to take the risk of taking a lot of people with him. He didn't have his own plan in mind. He knew that the enemy had already lost and his eyes were red. A murderous battle was inevitable. To be able to minimize the amount of sacrifices they had to defeat the enemy was the best plan. The more Fa Ming thought about it, the more worried he became.
The next morning, the monk returned. It turned out that the monk had a straightforward personality, upon hearing the intention of asking him to come back, he entered the door and said, ”My Red Light Temple is still the same as before. These few days, the monks in the temple did not go out, and no outsiders came. Even the two Japanese girls did not go out. I can't see any tricks the Japanese have up there. ”
Everyone who heard this was taken aback. They asked more questions, but the green mountain shook his head as if he didn't know what was going on. Some people had doubts, some reported their fantasies, while others remained silent. Fa Ming said: ”The more it is like this, the more it shows that there is a trick to Japanese enemies. They're afraid of getting wind of it, so we're not going. The Japanese Army's encampment and Red Light Temple are only a few dozen kilometers away, so he can set it up in time at any time. ”
Everyone was at a loss of what to do, the Monk on duty entered the door and said to Si Kong: ”Abbot, there's a man called Li Yong outside who wishes to meet him.” Hearing this name, the Si Kong asked, ”How did he come here?”
The Duty Monk said, ”He said he came on horseback. The horses are down the mountain. ”
Fa Ming doubted: ”Could it be that the Japanese sent them again?”
The Si Kong said, ”I think so too. ”Let's go take a look.” Si Kong and the others arrived at the mountain gate and saw a young man wearing a long robe and a hat. Everyone looked at him weirdly.
That person cupped his hands and said, ”I will have to trouble all of you to welcome me, Masters.”
Si Kong recited a Buddhist prayer and asked: ”Old monk, do you need anything from me?” The man nodded and looked around, as if he had a secret to tell.
Si Kong understood and said: ”Almsgiver, please come to the Zen Hall.” Everyone could tell that there was no enmity between them, so they stopped to avoid him.
Si Kong and Li Yong entered the meditation room, and Si Kong said: ”There are no outsiders here, please sit and speak.” Thus, the two of them sat opposite each other. Li Yong said, ”I am General Jin Tang's subordinate, and am under the command of General Jin. I have something to tell you.” and to save you. ” When Si Kong heard that it was someone from the National Army, he was both surprised and happy. He had expected that the person he was going to talk about had something to do with the Red Light Temple competition.
Si Kong said: ”Old Na has heard of General Jin's great name for a long time. I wonder what problem the general wants to solve for me? Please elaborate. ”
Li Yong said, ”We have long heard of your gathering of people to fight against the Japanese. I appreciate it. The Japanese had repeatedly failed and were already in a hurry to lose. They set up a ruse to destroy you all. Your sect will be annihilated. ”
Si Kong said: ”Yesterday, the Japanese sent someone to write a letter inviting us to the Red Light Temple Competition. We are planning this. Is that their trick? ”
Li Yong said, ”The abbot is right. If they want to use martial arts as a form of excuse, all you need to do is to go to Red Light Temple. There, they ambushed the heavily armed Japanese soldiers. Once you arrived, we will eliminate you all. ”
The Si Kong nodded his head and said, ”We also predicted that they would have such a move, and are struggling to come up with a way to deal with it. I wonder how General Jin will help me? ”
Li Yong said, ”Our general is a patriotic soldier who loves his people. He had been sent by the government to stand guard in the east to prevent the Japanese army from spreading inland. He will not bear to see you killed. The general decided to send a company of bandits to protect you and wipe out the Japanese. ”Send me to discuss temporary measures with you.”
Hearing that, Si Kong's face was filled with joy, and he said, ”That's great! You came in time. With the help of your noble army, we are even less afraid of Japanese enemies. ” Si Kong was so overjoyed that she called for tea and called for Fa Ming. The three of them started to discuss secretly.
How did General Jin know about this? This has to start from the empires. The Japanese invading Qingdao and defeating the German soldiers all the western empires paid attention to this matter. It was clear that Japan wanted to take advantage of the war in the West to monopolize China. They are also afraid that their interests in China will be compromised. Angry westerners all say that Japan is more ambitious than Fuji.
The Western War was in a tight spot, and they were too busy to look around. They could only sigh with worry, hoping to find some other way to deal with Japan. Germany in particular, they were defeated by Japan and lost a lot of their interests in China. They were unwilling to lose and hated Japan to the bone.