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Chapter Ten The Awakening of a Samurai

Li Weijing explained in He Wenxi's ear: "Akmos is the sword and shield soldiers in the Peking University Army wearing white robes and armor. They are nobles of various tribes. Akmos can be understood as warriors or warriors. In tribal wars or skirmishes between sultanate countries, the result of the duel between Akmos often determines the direction of the battle, huh..., it's like the duel of generals in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms!"

"Two Your Excellencies, I support Goto's approach and am willing to send a few good players to participate," Garcia explained.

"How can you make you specialize in this kind of thing? Is there no warrior in the United States?" said a rude and generous officer next to He Wenxi.

He Wenxi said: "Okay, Goto Nobuma, I'll leave it to Wang Bida, you go too!"

The officer focused heavily, began to wear armor and pack up his weapons. In half a quarter of an hour, more than thirty people walked out of the array and headed towards the opposite shore. When passing by the broken leg and wailing elephant, Goto pulled out the Japanese sword and stabbed it in the eyes, ending the life of the beast.

The group crossed the river, Goto coughed lightly and said in skillful Chinese: "Everyone, we have just experienced a bloody battle, but in this battle, the real warriors have no chance of a duel, only cowards shoot at each other with firearms. This is an unfair war. As a warrior, even if I have won the victory, I don't feel any glory. It's better for us to choose the real warriors and engage in a one-on-one duel to decide the outcome, so as not to increase casualties. How about it?"

After Goto finished speaking, the translations around him were in Malay and Thai, and the Portuguese mercenaries said them separately in Portuguese.

The Peking University Nian Army figured out the other party's purpose and shouted in agreement, especially those Akmos, who used swords to hit the shield and made a mighty roar, and they were eager to try.

The command center of the Peking University Nian Army was in chaos. As a military adviser and mercenary leader, Juan objected. His meaning was very clear. If he had a little rest and organized a wave of troops, he would defeat the opponent. Why did he still have to fight?

The queen also tends to Juan's opinion. It is not that she trusts Juan, but that the queen's purpose is not to win, but to eliminate the Chinese in the farm and seize wealth. How to win is not important to her. Anyway, after this war, she is no longer the ruler of a country.

Seeing that the other party did not reply, Goto said his prepared words: "We know that your queen has chosen to surrender to the Dutch. Her purpose is the wealth of the Chinese. Akmos' honor is not worth mentioning in her eyes. After winning, she will ruthlessly abandon you and throw herself into the arms of the Dutch!

But the duel can satisfy all your wishes. If we lose, our army will surrender, Akmos wins glory, and the queen gains wealth, why not do it?"

A moment later, cheers rang out from the Peking University Nian army, and then the sounds became louder and louder.

"Dull, Duel, Duel..." The cheer caught the Queen and Juan off guard. At this time, if they did not agree to the requests of the officers and warriors of the army, they would be unable to control the army.

When the sound disappeared and the battlefield was silent, more than 30 people walked out of the Peking University Nian army. The two sides stopped thirty meters away and looked at each other. The warriors on both sides only had cold weapons, swords, spears, bows and arrows, and no coward's weapons - muskets. Wang Bida walked out and asked, "The duel was proposed by us, and the rules were determined by you. It was better than anything else. Personal duels, riding and shooting, wrestling, and bare hands fighting. We will all be fine!"

Akmos, who was in charge, said in a deep voice: "I want to compete with you in a horse!"

"Come on a stunning shot?" Wang Bida asked.

"Sir, what do these indigenous people know about riding and shooting? They probably compete for horse riding and equestrian skills. This is really a big sword in front of Guan Gong. Sir, let him die!" Wang Bida's subordinate said.

Although the Malay natives also had cavalry, they could not master the advanced tactics that only grassland nations had. Wang Bida was born in the Ming Guowei Institute and was named Han Chinese, but his father was a Mongolian who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty. He had practiced riding and shooting skills since childhood, so he was naturally not afraid. He said, "Okay, let's compete immediately."

As he said that, he took off the bow bag and handed it to his subordinates, saying dissatisfiedly: "I have pity for my ability, how could I meet such a stupid barbarian!"

Wang Bida brought a war horse under him, and he turned over the horse. This war horse was a purebred Katiawa horse, with a shoulder height of 1.52 meters and a tall and majestic horse. If Wang Bida had not been from the ruling guard, he would have obtained horses that could not be ridden by such middle and senior officers. Wang Bida turned over and was immediately energetic. He could drive the war horse to gallop in front of the formation with just two legs, waving the long sword of the officer Chakshi with his right hand and waving to his companions with his left hand, showing his superb riding skills and winning a lot of applause.

His opponent's horses were obviously obtained from hybridization, which was taller than those in the South China Sea. However, in front of these Katiawa horses, it was no different from a donkey. The warrior of the Tianfang Cult rides on the horse. He is wearing a white robe and a white felt hat. The robe is covered with armor, and he looks at Wang Bida vigilantly.

The two of them started to fight almost at the same moment. When the two war horses galloped and interspersed, Wang Bida suddenly turned over to one side of the horse, avoided the opponent's stabbing, and then turned back to the back of the horse. He waved a long sword in his hand, took advantage of the momentum to land on the other side, put his feet on the horse again, and then got on the horse. A set of movements flowed, making both sides amazed and shouted loudly.

The warriors of the Fang Cult were startled that day. After all, the opponent had just come to his back, but he didn't feel any pain. He touched his hand and found that he was not injured, but soon the back cooled down and his armor fell off to the ground. It turned out that Wang Bida didn't want to kill him at all, but just cut off the belt of the fixed armor on his back.

The man shouted and rushed over again. Wang Bida smiled coldly, lowered himself to avoid the opponent's scimitar. The long sword in his hand cut off the right front leg of the enemy cavalry. The hybrid war horse neighed and fell to the ground directly. Akmos was thrown out and landed on the ground with a bang, but his head hit the ground first and actually fell to death.

"Who else challenge me?" Wang Bida asked loudly.

The group of Akmos retreated one after another, and the few who were leading horses looked at each other, but they didn't dare to get on the horse.

"I am here to be the retainer of Li Weijing, Nobuma Goto, who is here to challenge you!" Seeing that Wang Bida was shining, Goto walked out of the array after cheering.

Akmos walked out with a sword shield. He recognized Goto at first sight and was the general who had just blocked the "Immortal Army". He knew that if Goto could be killed, the Chinese army would be in chaos. This man was also a famous warrior noble in Peking University. He was very skilled and best at duels!

The man held a knife in his right hand and a shield in his left hand, standing opposite Goto. After both sides bowed with their own etiquette, the sword shield warrior shouted and stood in front of Goto. Goto held a Japanese sword in his hands and raised it high above his head. His footsteps were simple and firm, his legs were like an old tree, but his waist and abdomen were soft and agile.

"Gotou is in danger. The opponent's shield is made of hardwood, and the surrounding and center is covered with copper. I am afraid it is a bit too thick. It is not a Japanese sword that can be cut. The opponent's skill is superb and does not attack actively. He just waits for Goto to attack first, block and then assassinate. Goto holds the knife in both hands. As long as he can't dodge, he will die!" Wang Bida frowned and said.

Goto said in a close relationship: "My lord is a master of Japanese martial arts, and the winner is the best, how complicated is it?"

Wang Bida was stunned, but saw Goto move his footsteps lightly, pressing down his waist and abdomen like a spring, and suddenly launched an attack. From extreme quiet to extreme movement, he could not stop at a moment, and he pounced on him without any room for anything. He was as fast as lightning. The sword shield warrior held the shield to resist, but was touched by the Japanese sword in Goto's hand. This touch followed the trend and caused the enemy to lose the center of gravity. The shield actually used his head and gave up half of his body. The Japanese sword in Goto's hand rubbed against the enemy's shoulders and slashed it, and a blood arrow flew out. The sword shield warrior was stunned. The sword in his hand was only three inches away from Goto's body, but he didn't stab it.

With a bang, the sword and shield warrior's head fell and was beheaded directly.

"It's so dangerous!" Someone was sweating at the moment.

A warrior said: "The essence of our country's one-sword flow is to survive in death, cut down with one knife, not seeking backwards, and speed and mightiness are the key points, and as China says - put it in death and then live!"

"The meaning of the truth is in line with the art of war!" Wang Bida said, feeling that he underestimated the Japanese.

Then, there was an extra murderous intent in the duel circle. Akmos rushed up regardless. Unlike others, this man was wearing three-quarters of the European armor, most of his body wrapped in armor, and he also used a short spear. Suddenly attacked and stabbed Goto. Goto avoided the killing attack, but the man waved the short spear and swept across. The powerful and heavy blow directly made Goto's Japanese sword come out. Goto was shocked, but he did not dodge, but pounced on him, and the two rolled on the ground.

In the mud pond, the two of them kept rolling around, but they couldn't tell anything about the winner. After a long time, both of them stopped moving. Just when everyone thought they were dead, Goto Nobuma, covered in mud, stood up and staggered towards his own array. Everyone looked closely and saw that there was a gap between the opponent's tightly arranged armor pieces. It was this gap that took the enemy's life.

Wang Bida held Goto and said, "I have heard that you Japanese samurai are wearing the armor of the Southern Barbarians and have tight protective gear. If it weren't for the cracks of the armor leaves, it would be impossible to kill them. This guy is a samurai. Fortunately, you are also a samurai, but you don't know what kind of Japanese swordsmanship this is?"

Nobuma Goto grinned, revealing his white teeth. Seeing that Wang Bida was looking for knowledge, he said, "Twenty-five years ago, my first formation used this to kill the enemy. At that time, I was still a child. I killed a thief in the donkey dung pile behind a tavern in Siam. I just wanted to survive. Where is there any school?"

The Peking University Nian Army lost two consecutive battles, and its morale was greatly reduced. Then there were challenges again and again. There were ten corpses in the duel circle, but seven of them were from the Peking University Nian Army. Seeing this, Goto asked, "Everyone, we are seven out of ten, what should you do?"

The other Peking University warriors looked at each other, exchanged their eyes, and shouted religious slogans and rushed up. Everyone had a big melee, but Peking University Akmos had no advantage. Wang Bida turned on his horse, bow and arrow in his hand, guerrilla outside, and under the riding and shooting, one person killed more than a dozen people. In the end, only six people died and four or five were injured on one side of the Chinese army.

The morale of the Peking University Nian army fell sharply. At this moment, a few cannons suddenly sounded in the military formation. The shells flew over Goto and others' heads. There was no duel and they were beaten up in front of the formation. Although Goto and others were all brave and unable to challenge the army, they retreated under the cover of their own artillery. Although there were not much casualties, the bodies were not taken back.

However, the enemy's pursuit was not timely. Li Weijing used a telescope to see that there was an internal fight in the enemy. The sword and shield warrior seemed to have a conflict with Juan's mercenaries. The scale of the internal fight was not large, but it also caused a chaos in the military formation. Garcia took the opportunity to cross the river and counterattack, and the Peking University Nian army retreated.

The Peking University Nian army retreated for more than ten miles before setting up camp. In the second half of the night, nearly a hundred people crossed the river and surrendered to the Chinese army, many of which were Akmos. It turned out that after the duel failed during the day, the Queen and Juan ordered the shelling of Goto and others. The Akmos believed that this was insulting their integrity and dignity and stopped all of this. After the camp, the Queen took revenge and internal struggle broke out between the two sides, and these talents came to surrender.

The surrender of the warrior class did not bring about improvement in combat power. The Queen dispatched troops from various places in Peking University and pressed up five days later, but the Chinese army did not have any combat power to support it.

Fortunately, the morale of the Peking University Nian army was not high, and cooperated with the unfamiliarity, Juan sent a mixed military service composed of mercenaries, sword and shield warriors, medron gunners and slaves to launch an attack. He was defeated under the attack of artillery and the volley of the medron guns. He had to use the "Undead Army" again. However, with Akmos, Garcia and Goto knew how to deal with the Immortal Army.

The "Undead Army" ate A Furong and crossed the river to attack, but encountered reinforced fences, trenches filled with bamboo sticks, and raised chest walls. These fortifications bought a lot of time for the Chinese army. After the "Undead Army" broke through the formation, the Chinese army's grenade guns fired volleys, retreated into the next camp composed of large chariots, resisted a little, and continued to retreat to the last line of defense.

A Furong's effect failed within half an hour, and without A Furong's effect, the "Immortal Army" were all in a state of sluggishness, and some people even rolled and twitched on the spot, as if they had a horn wind. This time, the "Immortal Army" attacked, and less than twenty Chinese soldiers died in battle, but nearly a thousand slaves were captured and killed.
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