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The fall of Kobe meant that the gateway to Mie District was wide open, allowing the Daoist army to march straight in and press on to the gates of Komono Castle.
For the Daoists, Komono Castle itself was not of great importance, but the Ise-jingu located right beside it was of tremendous significance.
In past wars on Fenglin, the Ise-jingu had always maintained a detached stance. Even if someone attacked Komono Castle, it would not be implicated. But this time was different. The Daoists had come precisely for the Ise-jingu. The ultimate goal of the entire February offensive was this grand shrine, and only by capturing it would their mission be considered complete.
The Daoists raised their rallying cry and advanced toward the Ise-jingu.
But before that, some of the Daoist high command boarded flying ships back to the Xiujing encampment to attend the Imperial Preceptor’s welcome banquet.
The banquet was not held at the field camp but in Xiujing City itself, at the Fenglin Daoist Mansion.
Central Plains banquets tended to be overly formal. Since the Imperial Preceptor did not wish to create too tense an atmosphere before the great battle, he chose a Western-style banquet with a lighter and livelier tone. Among the invited guests were the new Kampaku, Toyotomi Hidemochi, the swordmaster Yagyu Sosei, Lady Fukimiya, Princess Tamako, as well...
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