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"The Tang people... the Tang people are coming!"
Yuan Weiyi hurriedly dressed.
There was no time to put on armor.
He hung up his knife and took his gun and walked out.
look around,
All that could be seen was the mountainside and the valley floor.
Fires broke out everywhere.
Countless warriors and peasant soldiers,
They are fleeing south.
They had no idea how many enemies had arrived.
The shouts of battle and cries of agony grew closer.
Yuan Weiyi became increasingly terrified.
He didn't even care about the beauty in the account book.
Even with a few trusted warriors by his side, he couldn't escape with his life.
Xia Yuqing only had three hundred armored soldiers.
Minamoto no Yoshimi's army numbered as many as six thousand.
At this very moment, the Ming soldiers were shouting in Japanese they had only just learned.
Chasing after them with frantic shouts:
"Kneel down and we won't kill you! Kneel down and we won't kill you..."
Those peasant soldiers were already malnourished.
Many also suffer from night blindness.
After running away haphazardly for a while,
They gave up resisting upon hearing the shouts.
Large groups of people knelt on the ground.
Minamoto no Tameyoshi led several samurai.
They fled over mountains and valleys until dawn.
It seems there are no pursuers behind us.
Only then did I sit down to rest, still feeling lingering fear.
A samurai said in fear:
“Those Tang soldiers are all Oni warriors,”
"They definitely possess the bloodline of the Oni clan,"
"That's why we were able to fight in the dark among the mountains!"
Yuan Weiyi gripped his knife and nodded: "That must be it."
They retreated to the nearest village to the south.
More and more defeated soldiers returned.
There are not many walkable paths in the mountainous area.
Scattered soldiers may encounter wild beasts.
Therefore, after the fleeing soldiers escaped their pursuit...
They all left the forest and followed the mountain path.
They naturally came to join Yuan Weiyi.
For several days in a row, they gathered up the defeated soldiers.
Of the original six thousand soldiers, only a little over a thousand remained.
This filled Yuan Weiyi with both anger and fear.
Chapter 3224 Retreat One Hundred Miles
He dared not advance any further.
Choose to retreat to the territory of the powerful clans.
They ordered local powerful families to contribute military provisions.
Xia Yuqing captured fewer than two thousand people.
The remaining Japanese samurai and peasant soldiers,
The number of soldiers killed in battle was actually very small.
Most of them fled into the surrounding mountains.
Gather all the prisoners together.
Xia Yuqing said, "The samurai and farmers of Iwami Province,"
"You can all go home now."
"They will also provide food rations for people to take home."
Dozens of people immediately rushed out.
He was deeply grateful to Xia Yuqing.
Compared to Genji's rampant looting,
These captured soldiers from Iwami Province,
Everyone felt that the Ming general was too benevolent!
Xia Yuqing then said, "All warriors, come here."
A group of warriors rushed forward.
Xia Yuqing smiled and said, "Let's return to Iwami Castle."
“Write a letter to your family,”
“Let them bring food or cloth to ransom the people.”
The samurai were overjoyed to hear that they could live.
I am equally grateful.
Those from wealthy families stopped making trouble.
Be a prisoner in peace.
Anyway, it can be redeemed.
But there were also impoverished samurai.
He just sat there sighing and complaining.
I don't know what my future holds.
Actually, he was quite a promising samurai who could not be redeemed.
He will be left behind as a supervisor.
Supervise miners mining the Shijian silver mine.
A few outstanding individuals,
They will also be left in the Iwami Kingdom's public lands.
Serving as commoner warriors in the Ming Dynasty's overseas legions.
Japan at this time
Samurai were not yet widespread.
They are all capable personnel.
Three hundred Ming Dynasty armored soldiers
Thus, nearly two thousand prisoners were held captive.
They swaggered back to the Omoriyama area.
This is where the Iwami Silver Mine is located.
The valley to the north is inhabited by self-sufficient farmers.
The valley to the south is the monks' territory.
Xia Yuqing selected impoverished warrior prisoners of war.
Take them along to chat with the monks.
The monk who dared to resist
They were all taken to mine.
The monk who surrendered immediately
He then entrusted Xue Daoguang with the task of becoming his apprentice.
From now on, I will practice Taoism near Mount Omori.
The monks' temples
It was also converted into a Taoist temple on the spot.
This place quickly became Xue Daoguang's Taoist temple.
This move was shocking and outrageous in Japan.
After hearing this, the local powerful families
Everyone says that Zhao Xiaozhong is the reincarnation of a demon.
When Xia Yuqing attacked Poyuan Weiyi's detachment at night...
Zhao Xiaozhong personally led two thousand soldiers,
Heading towards Taira no Tadamori's main force.
Taira no Tadamori was much more cautious.
Moreover, their military discipline is better.
Not many flaws were exposed.
Zhao Xiaozhong planned to defeat him head-on.
This also makes it easier to capture prisoners for mining.
Too many fleeing soldiers could escape during nighttime battles.
"Tang cavalry have been spotted in the valley ahead!"
"Go and scout again; the entire army should set up camp and defend."
"We've also taken over the mountains on both sides."
Taira no Tadamori was unaware of Minamoto no Tamegi's defeat.
This place is not far from Iwami Castle.
He planned to set up camp here and confront the Ming army.
Waiting for Yuan Weiyi to lead his troops to attack from the east.
Then they trapped the Ming army in the valley and attacked them from both sides.
Whether it's defending the city,