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"It's so scary. Those lunatics in the Japanese Vanguard Army seemed to have come out of hell. I saw that their eyes were clearly like demons with a red light, and they didn't look like a human being at all when they killed people."
"No, if I hadn't escaped quickly, I wouldn't have been able to come back. Several people in the village couldn't come back. The Han army is really terrifying."
Outside the side door of the shogunate camp, the serf soldiers standing guard on the left and right sides of the door were talking quietly, looking like they were still frightened.
"I heard people from Higo Country discussing this afternoon that if we can't run away on the battlefield, we should kneel down and surrender immediately so that they can't kill us. Do you think this is true? "?" At this time, the person on the left whispered.
"I also heard about this today, and I specifically asked someone to inquire about it. There is such a theory. I heard that the officers of Da Yi did not allow them to kill prisoners indiscriminately, otherwise they would be punished if they returned." While talking, the person on the right quietly closed the distance, covered half of his mouth toward the military camp with one hand and said.
"Oh, is this really happening? So, the Han officials are pretty good, but the ronin warriors are too bad?" Hearing this, the serf soldier on the left suddenly realized and said angrily.
"Actually...it's not wrong to say that they are bad! Even in normal times, when did those warriors treat us farmers who plow the fields as human beings, and they don't just kill them if they want. Anyway, it doesn't matter if they kill us. It’s a crime. What’s more, you can still get money by killing us now?” The serf soldier on the right couldn’t help but feel a little lonely as he spoke.
"That's right. Now I don't think about it so much. As long as I can go back alive to see our wives and children." The serf soldier on the left said that he couldn't help but feel sad.
"I think the same thing as you. Although I am tired from doing things every day, when I see the children playing, I feel that all the hard work is worth it."
"Speaking of which, we still have to save our lives. So what's the point of surrender?" As he spoke, the serf soldier on the left asked again.
"Surrender! You must have no weapons in your hands, and then you have to kneel on the ground, raise your hands and shout: I surrender, don't kill me."
"Is that so?" The serf soldier on the left said, kneeling on the ground and doing the actions mentioned by his companion in front of him.
"Yes, yes... no, what are you doing? Get up quickly. If others see it and report it to the superiors, you and I will be in trouble!" The serf soldier on the right quickly looked around cautiously. , using his voice as low as possible to yell at the guy opposite.
"This, I just want to practice in advance to avoid losing my life on the battlefield." The serf soldier on the left immediately got up from the ground after hearing this, and replied with an apologetic face.
"You...."
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In Higo Country, on the border of Kumamoto Domain, the shogunate's army fought several large and small battles with the Allied Forces of the Ekito Dynasty. There were more than 80,000 troops fighting, and now there are less than 40,000 left.
It turned out that with the arrival of the shogunate's reinforcements, the morale of the shogunate's army had greatly increased. However, since they were repeatedly defeated on the battlefield against the Yi Dynasty coalition forces, the originally high morale fell into the doldrums again. It can be said that in the subsequent battles, the soldiers of the shogunate were frightened in every battle.
It's not that they are not brave, it's just that the enemy is too strong and terrifying.
If they could rely on good luck to survive when facing the guns and artillery of the Yijun Army, but when they encountered the charge of the Japanese vanguard army, it was a real matter of life and death.
Surrender or die
From the moment the Yijun launched their charge, they saw no longer those who spoke Japanese that made them feel familiar, but greedy beasts.
In the eyes of every charging Japanese vanguard warrior, they were like money lying on the ground waiting to be picked up.
The tragic images of the battlefield were deeply etched in their hearts, and the permeating lingering sound lingered in their ears for a long time.
"Kill!"
"One hundred wen...two hundred wen...three hundred wen...haha..."
"There are more ahead
One, don’t run away..."
"My one hundred cents...where did you run away..."
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"...Shangshan-kun, Hirashima-kun, there is a man in front of me worth ten ryo, let's go and kill him together, the money and military merit will be divided equally among the three of us. Hurry up, or others will snatch him away..."
"good..."
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"Kill!!!"
"Don't kill me, I surrender...I surrender, you can't kill me..."
"Surrender, I surrender..." The frightened shogunate soldiers immediately dropped their weapons, raised their hands and knelt on the ground and shouted.
"Damn it, twenty coins are missing again. Can you, like a man, pick up your weapon and stand up to fight me!" Samurai Po, the Japanese vanguard army who was chasing him, gave way and cursed, facing him. The soldier kneeling in front of him begging for mercy was very angry.
"I don't dare, I don't dare, how dare I go against you, sir... Please let me go and let me surrender." Jiang Bing replied, licking his face.
"Hmph, just be honest with me when you surrender, or I'll cut you down when I turn around." Although the samurai was very angry, he didn't swing his sword at each other again. He just gave a warning and went to look for another target on the battlefield.
Can they kill the surrendered soldiers who have already knelt down and surrendered as if they didn't know?
In fact, it does happen, but once they are discovered and recorded three times, they will be severely punished. It's hard to say, the money after killing people will be confiscated, and the military achievements that can be divided into fields in the future will be gone.
Therefore, most of them are unwilling to touch this military discipline, and there will be someone to take over the prisoner later, so they don't have to worry about the prisoner running away.
As for whether it can be hidden from the eyes and ears?
This is really hard to say.
Because in addition to the people in the supervision team watching, there are also people around you who may report it, and even those who surrendered together may also testify.
Therefore, for those who surrender, they would rather have less money to avoid getting into trouble and losing more than they gain. ,
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August 12, the fourth year of natural selection (the twenty-fifth year of Qianlong's reign)
Yijun once again sent out a message: calling on the troops on the opposite side to come over and surrender.
Anyone who comes to surrender and does not want to fight will be paid by Yijun to send him back to his hometown. If he surrenders with weapons, he can also settle additional money based on the price of the weapons he holds.
Of course, if you have skills, don't want to return home anonymously, and want to kill the enemy and make contributions, you can also stay after passing the selection and save Japan with Da Yi.
As soon as the news came out, the daimyo on the shogunate side once again cursed.
They all cursed Yijun for being "shameless".
This is not a war, this is clearly throwing money at them! But there was nothing they could do.
Because every day a large number of people under their command "disappear" with weapons.
