Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

They remained in a standoff.

We cannot blindly stick to our principles.

Because morale will drop very quickly.

Therefore, on the second day of the standoff, Taira no Tadamori...

Go out and challenge them according to the rules.

Before the Heian period and the early Heian period,

Due to the existence of foreign wars,

Japan primarily relied on military formations for warfare.

Moreover, it possesses a central army.

Soldiers need to train in formations regularly.

There are also a large number of crossbows.

Long-range firepower determines combat effectiveness.

Chapter 3225 Long Period of Peace

After the capital was moved to Heian-kyo (Kyoto), ...

Due to prolonged peace,

The Central Army gradually disappeared.

Japanese troops were only in the northeast.

A small number of legionary forces were retained.

And in vast areas,

It was mainly composed of powerful clans.

The scale of the war has decreased.

They were even too lazy to conscript farmers into the army.

Often a mounted samurai,

He led a group of his followers to the front lines.

The scene was almost like a gang war.

Victory is often decided by one-on-one duels.

"One-man raid" is becoming increasingly popular.

If it's a battle with thousands of people...

There are also very strict procedures.

First, the samurai wearing great armor,

Horseback archery duel

They do not engage in close combat.

Next, the Great Armored Samurai dispatched his own followers.

Those were the foot warriors.

Small-scale samurai skirmishes took place.

Finally, the peasant soldiers from both sides charged forward.

A chaotic brawl ensued.

Great Armor Samurai only fight against other Great Armor Samurai.

They disdained to fight ordinary samurai.

They were too lazy to even kill the peasant soldiers.

If you are a peasant soldier

How dare they attack a great armored samurai!

Then you will be punished for not practicing martial ethics.

The gates of the Japanese camp opened.

Taira no Tadamori, wearing great armor, was the first to emerge.

A group of Lang Dang warriors followed behind him.

Behind them came another large group of heavily armored samurai.

They rode horses and led their respective entourages in formation.

Then came a large group of peasant soldiers.

They went into battle in a chaotic formation.

This kind of large armor,

It's quite different from the armor worn during Japan's Sengoku period.

When it was designed,

One must follow the fighting habits of the Great Armor Samurai.

Mainly for ease of archery and drawing of the sword.

All defensive points should be allocated to protection against projectiles and slashing attacks.

It has a lot of drawbacks.

Heavy and clumsy.

Wearing this thing,

Even limited mobility is impossible.

They can only shoot arrows and slash with their swords.

It is difficult to perform other complex movements.

Its biggest advantage,

It's just—bluffing!

The cooler the better.

The more gorgeous, the better.

Each part is designed according to the user's preferences.

They even added a lot of decorations that had no practical use in combat.

They were the first generation of flashy and cheap-looking characters in Japanese armor.

Right now,

Taira no Tadamori was wearing a large suit of armor.

Two antlers stood upright on the helmet.

Its length is about one-fifth of Tadamori Taira's height.

The shoulder armor is particularly wide.

Moreover, they were connected by copper sheets.

It's so bright it could blind a dog.

Shoulder armor of such width,

In addition to enhancing defense,

Its primary "function" is to restrict the user's flexibility of movement.

The skirt is similar.

Wide and overlapping,

When a samurai puts on this thing,

Most equestrian maneuvers are difficult to perform.

It was clumsy and heavy, making even mounting a horse difficult.

According to the fixed battle process,

Taira no Tadamori, fully armored, rode out on horseback.

He went to the front lines of the Ming army and asked to compete in archery.

The Ming army commander-in-chief must appear.

If we send someone else...

They just look down on Taira no Tadamori.

Even if Zhao Xiaozhong were to participate in the competition,

Both sides could only draw their bows and shoot at each other.

Anyone who dares to rush in for close combat is disrespectful to martial ethics.

Because the great armored samurai all had a certain status.

Close combat inevitably results in casualties.

Even without casualties,

Falling off a horse by accident is also quite unsightly.

Yuan Sheng whispered something in someone's ear.

Explaining Japan's rules of war.

Zhao Xiaozhong smiled wryly.

He actually fought on horseback himself.

But he used a compound bow.

Taira no Tadamori is holding a single-barreled bow.

Chapter 3226 Mounted Battle

Both coaches rushed out.

After Taira no Tadamori's death...

He was followed by a group of Lang Party foot warriors.

Behind Zhao Xiaozhong,

They were a group of flintlock musketeers.

He ran more than twenty steps,

Zhao Xiaozhong saw the Langdang warriors opposite him stop.

He also said to the musketeers behind him:

"You will stay here and provide support!"

Both coaches continued to advance on horseback.

After reaching a certain distance,

Taira no Tadamori drew his bow and nocked an arrow.

Zhao Xiaozhong also drew his bow and nocked an arrow.

They fired several arrows at each other in succession.