Jinlianchuan grassland, the Ming Emperor's headquarters camp...,

Chen Dexing was sitting on the table in his golden tent, just playing with a beautifully crafted scimitar. This scimitar was only more than two feet long, and the scabbard was cast from gold. At the end of the hilt, a gold tiger head was cast, which was ferocious and powerful. This knife was a gift from Haidu Khan to Chen Dexing in person. Chen Dexing's return gift was a flintlock smoothbore gun with equally exquisite craftsmanship.

The golden sword and rifle are gifts prepared by both sides, and it is a token that Chen Dexing and Hai formed Anda. The saints of the Ming Dynasty and the Mongolian Khan formed Anda were promoted by Baoyin. The first purpose of this Jinlianchuan meeting was to establish Anda and consolidate the alliance between the two sides.

Now that the ceremony of Anda has been completed, Chen Dexing has also set up a banquet and had a drink in his big tent, and then he personally sent Haidu to the headquarters. The golden tent of Haidu is opposite the headquarters of the Emperor Ming Dynasty.

Chen Dexing's disciple Hu Tulun had left with Haidu. The father and daughter had not met for many years and should have reunite. Unexpectedly, less than an hour later, Hu Tulun returned from Haidu and brought a surprising news.

Haidu wants to launch a sacred war of the Tiandaoism in the Western Expedition aimed at spreading the belief in Tiandaoism!

So at this moment, many accompanying figures from civil and military officials and Tiandao Sects had gathered in the tent. Deputy Prime Minister Kong Yu, General Chen Qianyi of the Guards, Ren Daoxing, Baoyin, and Yang Aguo, the Mongolian sect of Tiandao Sect, who returned to the Ming Dynasty a year ago, were gathered together and made their own comments.

"The sea must have wanted to swallow the territory of the Golden Horde and Kublai Khan in the name of the Holy War. In this way, Mongolia will almost be unified!"

"We must not support this matter! If Mongolia wants to unify, it will eventually be our scourge..."

"But if we don't support Hai, we won't go west to expedition? Now the Mongolian headquarters is not having a good life. Haidu is a poor man, so we can't live a while if we don't support it. We can't live a life! We can only take risks. If we don't support it, he may be defeated by Kublai Khan, and the trouble will be even greater at that time."

"Anyway, be careful, don't cause any trouble for raising tigers."

There are many different opinions, and few support Haidu’s expedition to the West, but many oppose this matter. Haidu Mongolia is still Mongolia after all! Even Ren Daoxing and Yang Aguo did not regard Hai who converted to the laws of heaven as their own.

Chen Dexing didn't hear it, as if he was still thinking about it. He didn't know how long it took to see him throwing the scimitar on the table, and smiled coldly, "It's really hard for him to come up with such a reason. But... since he wants to conquer the world for the Tiandao Sect, how can I, the leader of the Tiandao Sect, ignore it?"

Baoyin has not spoken yet. She is Haidu's cousin, so she naturally avoids suspicion when she is close to her. Now when she hears Chen Dexing's support, she immediately smiles and agrees: "Yes, yes, yes. What the saint says is reasonable. Haidu Khan's Western Expedition is beneficial to Tiandaoism. He can participate openly by using the brand of Tiandaoism. This is a rare opportunity!"

Deputy Prime Minister Kong Yu said lightly: "I'm afraid that the sea will kill us and then kick us!"

Chen Dexing nodded with a smile and said, "Haidu must have made such a wishful plan! However, I will not make him proud."

Baoyin frowned slightly, as if she was a little disappointed. "The saint opposes the Western Expedition?"

"Of course I don't object." Chen Dexing's tone was heavy, "But the Great Mongolian Kingdom cannot be the one who fought in the west."

Baoyin asked: "Who is that?"

"It's the Knights of Heaven!" Chen Dexing paused for a moment, as if thinking about something, and then said with great certainty. "It's the Knights of Heaven! Western Christianity has a Knights, and our Tiandaoism can also create a Knights! Isn't the sea expedition to the west under the name of spreading the belief in Tiandaoism? Then, the Ming King will give him the name of the Knights of Heaven, which is considered a missionary armed force sent by Tiandaoism, so that the money from Tiandaoism can be supported."

Kong Yu frowned and asked, "What's the difference between this and directly supporting the sea?"

"Of course it's different!" Chen Dexing said with a smile, "First of all, if Haidu fights west in the name of the Great Mongolian Kingdom, then he is the boss himself. If he is in the name of the Knights of Heavenly Dao, then I will be the master of this army in the name of the army!"

It's just nominal! Kong Yu shook his head slightly. Hai Du will definitely control the Knights, and he has this ability.

Chen Dexing thought and said, "Secondly, it is naturally a religious benefit. Since it is the Knights of Heaven, then members should believe in the Dao of Heaven, abide by the rules of the teachings, and read the three scriptures carefully. There should also be Taoists in the Knights of Heaven and preach the truth of the Dao of Heaven. If they can persevere, this Knights of Heaven may not be able to make false and true! Perhaps it is difficult for Haidu to succeed when he is alive, but once he is gone, who will the Knights of Heaven and Heaven and Heaven and Heaven and Heaven and Heaven will listen to?"

Religion is somewhat similar to the nation, and it has been made true for a long time. Now the Tiandaoism spreads in Mongolia very well. There are more and more believers and more power. If this trend continues for a long time, it may really educate the Mongolians.

The Mongols who were able to participate in the Western Expedition of Haidu must be the backbone of the Mongols. If they can send powerful Taoists to brainwash them for a long time and high-intensity, it is likely to speed up this process.

Chen Dexing said lightly: "I think that as long as there is the name of the Knights of Heaven and the perseverance in spreading the faith in Heaven and Heaven, it will definitely come true in the future. This is not just a question of whether to believe it or not, but also a word of profit is making a weird thing!

Because the Knights are also a group, all the Mongols who join the Knights will gradually alienate from the original thousand households, and will become one after a long time. Then they will make the fake come true. This Tiandaoism... If you don’t believe it, you have to believe it!"

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"Heavenly way...Knights?"

When Haidu Khan heard Baoyin talk about the Knights of Heaven, it was almost noon the next day. Haidu, who had just eaten breakfast, was playing with the flintlock smoothbore gun that Chen Dexing gave him on a temporary shooting range outside his golden tent.

Baoyin said slowly, word by word: "Khan, if you want to expedition the West in the name of preaching, then the saint hopes that you can exert the name of the Knights of Heavenly Dao. In this way, the saint can use the financial resources of the Heavenly Daoism to support you in the west..."

A crisp "bang" sound broke Baoyin's words. The muzzle of the smoothbore gun in Haiduhan's hand was filled with smoke, and a wooden target fell down seventy steps away.

"Good gun!" Haiduhan threw the smoothbore gun to a Qiexue Dai beside him. He praised repeatedly: "The force (recoil) of this gun is much smaller, and it is easier to hit than the Tiandao Two-year Style. It is easy to hit without a shelf."

Baoyin smiled and said, "The gun I gave you is meticulous and used deer-skin bullets. The average gun is not that accurate. It is difficult to hit it outside fifty steps, so you can only shoot a queuing gun. In my opinion, this smoothbore gun is really not as useful as a bow and arrow."

"Oh? Do you have this opinion too?" Haidu looked at Baoyin with a smile.

Baoyin giggled, "That's natural. My archery skills are not bad, and I am also a archer who can shoot arrows in a row! Brother Haidu, how about we have a written test?"

Haidu shook his hand. "I won't compete with you. A good man doesn't fight with a woman. If he wins, he won't be considered a hero. If he loses, he will be a joke."

Baoyin smiled and said, "Who dares to laugh at you? You are a great Mongolian khan!"

"Mongolian Khan?" Haidu smiled bitterly, "Isn't he the chief of the bitter cold land in the northern desert? This khan is not worthy of his name!"

"Then you should find a way to do it!" Baoyin said, "The Khan already has millions of tribes. If he gets help from the Ming Dynasty, let alone Kublai Khan, Mengge Timuer and Na Hai must not be your opponent. This Heavenly Dao Knight Order..."

"Who will listen to this Knights of Heaven?" Haidu's tone was deep.

"Listen to the Chief Leader!" Baoyin said. "Khan, you can serve as the Chief Leader."

"Who will the chief commander of the Heavenly Dao Knights listen to?"

"Listen to King Ming!" Baoyin looked at Haidu seriously, "King Ming is the leader of the Tiandao Sect, so the chief commander of the Tiandao Knights naturally wants to listen to him."

"But I am a Mongolian Khan!"

Baoyin smiled faintly: "It's just the chief of the bitter and cold land in the north of the desert! If we cannot expand the land west and occupy Qinzha, the chief of the Khan will probably be uneasy!"

To put it bluntly, the Mongolians in the 13th century were a grassland robber group! Since it was a robber group, there was a place to rob. The Central Plains dare not rob. Then they had to go to the west to rob. If the leader of the robber group could not lead his men to rob the goods, how could this robber leader continue?

As for exchanging the specialties of the grassland for goods from the Central Plains, it is simply a dream! The slow and long distance from the grassland to the Central Plains is enough to make the cattle and sheep there lose their competitiveness in the Central Plains.

Moreover, there are few people in the Central Plains and many lands. Large and medium-sized farms are everywhere, and horse farming has become the main way to cultivate. With demand, people will naturally raise horses. Therefore, the number of horses in the Central Plains has been increasing in recent years.

In addition, the Ming Empire was very vast, and there were many suitable areas for grazing in the areas under its jurisdiction. For example, Wuliao Province, the Grassland in the South of the Desert, the Hetao Grassland, the Qingtang Grassland and the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains.

Now, a large number of commercial and official pastures have appeared in Wuliao Province and the southern desert grassland. There is a huge pasture here in the Jinlianchuan grassland, which is specially used to breed Atlantic horses (Andalusian horses).

Haiduhan has seen with his own eyes how strong those Atlantic horses are. Although he doesn’t know how endurance they are, their sprinting power must be greater than that of Mongolian horses... Just looking at their physique can be sure.

Haiduhan knew very well that in the future, the days of grazing sheep on the Mongolian grasslands will only become more and more difficult, and there will never be a chance of improvement. If you want a turnaround, you can only fight!

To fight, we must obtain the support of the Ming Empire, and the support of the Ming Dynasty naturally comes at a price...

The establishment of the Knights of Heaven and Expedition to the West in the name of the Knights is the price Chen Dexing asked Haidu to pay!

For Haidu, if he pays this price, he will have the opportunity to become the Lord of Chincha Prairie and Ross, and he may still have the opportunity to occupy most of the Europa. Moreover, after occupying Chincha Prairie and Ross, Haidu still has the opportunity to turn against others.

Therefore, the conditions offered by Chen Dexing will not refuse.

Haidu was silent for a while and finally asked: "Baoyin, if I agree with his request, how will he help... help the Knights of Heavenly Dao?"

Hearing Haidu's question, Baoyin immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "First of all, the saint is preparing to use the money from the Tiandao Cult to purchase equipment for the Tiandao Knights. The saint feels that the Tiandao Knights must have at least 30,000 people, and each Tiandao Knight will give at least a pair of light and thin full-body armor for cavalry, including a helmet, a short-barrel cavalry with a flintlock smoothbore rifle and a cavalry's horizontal knife, all provided by the Tiandao Cult.

Moreover, the Tiandao Cult will give each Tiandao Knight two clothes, two pairs of combat boots, a thick blanket, and some miscellaneous equipment every year. Anyone who has the Ming cavalry, they will have it. The Tiandao Cult will be responsible for supplying the H medicine and lead bullets consumed by the Tiandao Knights, and will also provide a batch of plate armor and cavalry smoothbore guns every year to supplement the battle damage.

As for the knights of heaven and bows, spears, horses, horses, camps, vehicles, food and wages, etc., they are raised by the Knights themselves.”

Haidu was calculating in his mind, and the smile on his face could no longer be concealed. If this Knights of Heaven were calculated based on 30,000 people, not to mention the miscellaneous equipment and ammunition consumption of clothes and blankets. However, the three major items such as cavalry plate armor, cavalry smoothbore rifle and horizontal knife cannot be taken down without a few hundred stakes! The equipment of 30,000 people is more than ten million stakes!

Baoyin swept his eyes and then said jokingly: "Secondly, the saint is also preparing to send instructors, artillery and Taoist to the Knights of Heavenly Dao..."

"We also need to send instructors, artillery and Taoist?" Haidu frowned.

"Of course I have to send it," Baoyin laughed, "The Khan's Heavenly Dao Knights need to be trained, otherwise they can only ride and shoot, but they can't shoot, so what's the use of this smoothbore gun for them? And it's not enough to have a smoothbore gun, and they also need cannons to cooperate in the battle. First use cannons, then use cavalry, and finally the horse team charges, so that they can defeat Kublai and Na Hai. Do you think this instructor and artillery are fewer? As for the Taoist... Khan, how can there be no Taoist in this Heavenly Dao Knight Order? "

Haidu was speechless. What Baoyin said was the conditions for him to obtain assistance from Tiandaoism!

"Okay!" After a while, he sighed, nodded and asked again: "Then who will take care of the territory captured by the Knights of the Heavenly Dao of the Western Expedition?"

"Of course it's the sweat duct." Baoyin replied with a smile. "However, the Tiandao Sect must be the national sects on those territories!"
Chapter completed!