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They'll be wiped out by the Ming cavalry sooner or later.

"Form ranks! Archers, fire!"

Japan has enjoyed a long period of peace.

These hundreds of peasant soldiers had never fought a battle.

They were forced by powerful figures to hastily form a battle formation.

However, a small number of powerful and elite troops,

Not at the front,

They were actually hiding behind the chaotic peasant-soldier formation.

They took out arrows and hurled them at the Ming cavalry.

After a sparse volley of arrows,

Zhao Shouyi had already led his cavalry to the front of the battle line.

Moreover, they all fired an arrow during the charge.

After being hit by a volley of mounted archery,

The cavalry charged right up to them again.

Hundreds of peasant soldiers collapsed and fled instantly.

The powerful figures and their men fled in panic.

Masuda Akiaki escaped fastest on horseback.

Iwami Province,

In addition to suppressing peasant uprisings

That was truly the first time in centuries that there had been a war... not to mention peasants and soldiers.

Even the powerful warriors,

They have no idea what the real battlefield is like.

Crossing the short hilly area,

The valley ahead suddenly opened up into a breathtaking view.

Surrounded by small hills on all sides, with a large area of ​​low-lying flat land in the middle.

The city was built on a hill.

The flat land at the foot of the mountain is where the castle town is located.

Hundreds of peasant soldiers had already scattered and fled.

Some simply climbed up the hill.

The powerful warriors rushed towards the mountain city.

The Ming light cavalry pointed at these people and gave chase.

Because their armor was the best.

Those who weren't on horseback were the first to be captured.

He knelt down and begged for mercy, too afraid to move.

Zhao Shouyi took the lead.

A large number of defeated soldiers swept past along the way.

They were only focused on catching up with Masuda Akiaki.

As they drew closer and closer,

Masuda Akiaki's son, Masuda Akira, shouted:

"Father, hurry back to the city!"

"I'll go hold off the pursuers!"

This guy is young and impetuous.

They actually reined in their horses and turned around.

They raised their guns and charged back at the Ming cavalry.

Zhao Shouyi spurred his horse to gallop faster.

As the two horses passed each other,

With a thrust of his spear, he knocked Masuda Akiaki off his horse.

Then they continued their relentless pursuit.

Masuda Akiaki was wounded but did not die.

Struggling to get up,

The Ming cavalry arrived shortly after.

Another shot pierced his throat.

"Open the city gate quickly!"

Masuda Akiaki shouted.

Iwami Castle has two walls, an inner and an outer one.

Masuda Akiaki has already fled to the outer city.

But there weren't many soldiers defending the city to begin with.

Most of them were taken out to fight.

A few soldiers defending the city saw the pursuing troops approaching.

They were so frightened that they dared not let Masuda Akiaki in.

Masuda Akiaki turned his head and looked.

They panicked even more immediately:

"Open the city gates immediately!"

Given this person's usual prestige,

The soldiers had no choice but to open the door.

The city gate had just been opened a crack.

Masuda Akiaki dismounted and crawled inside, shouting at the same time:

"Close the door! Close the door!"

Several archers on the city wall

They also shot arrows at Zhao Shouyi.

Zhao Shouyi did not pursue further.

They turned back to surround and intercept the fleeing soldiers.

And wait for the main force to come and attack the city.

The castle town is in complete chaos.

People hurriedly closed their doors and hid.

Those who lived further away fled into the mountains with their entire families.

Chapter 3208 Three Thousand Armored Soldiers

When Zhao Xiaozhong led three thousand armored soldiers to the town below the city...

Captured nobles and samurai,

There are still civilians who haven't escaped.

They were all stunned by these terrifying legions.

Japan imitated the Tang Dynasty's military system of fubing (府兵制).

They established a system to prevent human intervention, also known as a legion system.

Similar to the Tang Dynasty's Fubing system,

With the collapse of the land system

The system of preventing people from being attacked collapsed as a result.

The Tang Dynasty supplemented this system with the "Heroic Soldiers System".

It's somewhat similar to the military household system (but doesn't involve family members).

It's also somewhat like a professional mercenary.

Furthermore, the early warriors still retained some characteristics of the local militia.

Japan followed suit.

The same system of employing elite soldiers is also used.

These brave men gradually evolved into the samurai class in Japan!

Samurai at the end of the Heian period

There are roughly two types.

One type is the commons knights,

They were kept and dispatched by government officials.

One type is the village lord warrior.

In other words, the private armed forces of large landowners.

But regardless of the type of samurai

At the official level,

In fact, they all belong to the "athletes" under the athlete system.

To put it bluntly, they are professional mercenaries.

It hasn't yet become a social class!

Since they are professional mercenaries,

Then the Ming army could also hire them.

Yuan Sheng pointed to the prisoners kneeling all over the ground,

He whispered to the translator:

“These athletes can be hired,”

"But in order to demonstrate loyalty,"

"It must be with the consent of their owner."

After the translator explained it to him, Zhao Xiaozhong immediately laughed:

"All brave soldiers, come here."

The translator called out, "Soldier, come here!"

Those captured samurai,

They all came to Zhao Xiaozhong's front.

He knelt down on the ground again.

Zhao Xiaozhong then pointed to the powerful clans and asked:

"Are you willing to transfer these athletes?"