Guys, let's correct one mistake first, that is, Taoists and Taoists are actually two different things. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Lao Tzu founded the Taoist school of governance, which emphasized the rule of inaction, which became the governing concept of the early Western Han Dynasty and contributed to the emergence of the rule of Wenjing. As for Taoism, it was founded more than 1800 years ago by Zhang Daoling Tianshi. The Wudou Rice Sect, which prevailed in Sichuan during the Shun Emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, was one of them. Of course, due to the influence of the Taoist school, Taoism also pays attention to the rule of inaction and pursues the unity of heaven and man.
Therefore, when the September 18 Incident broke out in 1931, most of those Daoist monks still stayed in the deep mountains and old forests to learn the Dao Fa and cultivate their minds. It was only with the acceleration of the Pace of Japan's invasion of China that these Daoist monks had to take off their Robes and strive to become the vanguard of the Anti-Japanese Resistance. According to the book "Details of World War II", there is a Li Ben Chun Dao chief on wudang Mountain, who is the 15th generation leader of the Dragon Gate Sect. In June 1940, the Japanese army attacked Xiangyang. The anti-Japanese heroes fought the Japanese army in the area around the mouth of the Old River, and although the position was held, it suffered heavy casualties.
According to historical records, there were 500 anti-Japanese heroes at that time, who were injured and had to knock on the door of the Zixiao Palace. Li Benchun took the initiative to give up the main hall to nurse the wounds of the anti-Japanese heroes, and led the Daoist monks down the mountain to buy medicine, day and night vigilance. After the surrender of Japan in 1945, Li Benchun was commended by Chiang Kai-shek for his anti-Japanese merits. According to historical records, there was also a Cheng Dingyuan Dao chief, because he knew martial arts and knew medicine stones, so he brought his disciples to the army to treat the wounded and teach these anti-Japanese heroes some martial arts to help them strengthen their bodies.
Everyone, now do you know why the Japanese army especially hated Taoists during the Anti-Japanese War? There are three reasons: First of all, these Taoist monks usually act in a low-key manner, and it is generally not easy to attract the attention of the Japanese army, which is very convenient for them to carry out their work and become an obscure anti-Japanese hero. Secondly, these Taoist monks are familiar with medical skills, so they often appear in the army to treat soldiers for various wounds, and the Japanese naturally do not like such Chinese!
Third, once these Daoists joined the army, their combat effectiveness exploded! For example, there was a Daoist leader named Liu Jiaoming, who was originally the head of the Nanyan Palace. At the end of 1938, he took more than a dozen Taoist monks down the mountain together, and everyone took off their Daoist robes and put on military uniforms, a series of ritualistic actions that set off a small climax of enthusiastic participation in junxian! According to historical records, there was also a Zhao Yuanliang Daoist who joined Zhang Zizhong's troops in 1940 and fought with the Japanese army near Zaoyang, and it is said that he also beat the Japanese army to the point of abandoning his armor!
Dear people, these Taoist monks incarnated as anti-Japanese heroes and beat the Japanese army to the point of abandoning their armor, and Japan had no choice but to make this decision. According to historical records, Emperor Hirohito once ordered that whenever the Japanese army entered a place, the local dojo should first be banned, and all soldiers would shoot and kill as soon as they saw people who looked like Taoist priests!