THE WORLD TREMBLED FROM HIS SWORD: This man killed Japanese samurai in an epic battle! (VIDEO)

Legends about legendary katana swords and masters of using it are familiar throughout the world. However, this is a true story about a warrior from these lands who beat one of them. His name is Aleksandar Lekso Saicic.

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Montenegrin Aleksandar Lekso Saicic (Born August 5th 1873 died April 7th 1911) was a hero from Vasojevo, Vinicka village next to Berane. Lekso showed admirable skills, the ones only true heroes can possess: vigor, swiftness, speed, motion, versatility and on top of all that he showed great courage.

Lekso Saicic was a captain of Montenegro army and he was remembered by his outstanding skills with a sword. He left behind numerous legends of his swordsmanship. One of them says how he easily knocked out his uncle Milo's sword with just a simple stick.

Then, as if that wasn't enough, Lekso unbuttoned top button on his uncle's shirt with one simple motion of the stick. He did it so fast that barely anyone saw it. He humiliated the Italian sword master in their duel at Cetinje when he, after just sevreal hits, kicked the sword out of Italian's hands and made him run away .

Foto: Marko Todorović

Lekso graduated from high school in Dubrovnik from where he went to Belgrade to study at the Infantry school for officers. After Belgrade he spent three years as an adjutant of Vasojevo brigade. As a soldier wishing to progress, Lekso headed for Istanbul to join the Turkish army as a corporal of an Emperor's brigade where he also spent three years.

He switched Istanbul for Manchuria (China) and joined the Russian army  with a promotion to sergeant. He was caught up in the middle of a war between Russia and Japan.

This is where our story begins.

The two armies were rolling towards one another. They then camped under Jun Dzu An, eastern Manchuria, not so far from Vladivostok. Russia versus Japan, in the second year of the war. (1904-1905)

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According to usual rules, the battle should begin in the middle of a wide field. While Russian tacticians were searching for the best way to win after series of defeats, a rider came forward from the opposite side. What the hell did he want?

The commander of the Japanese addressed the Russians through his messenger. He demanded that they send one warrior for a duel against his samurai.

The Russians were appalled. They could not believe that, even at the beginning of the 20th century, Japanese still practiced these customs.

They summoned a council: If they don't send a champion, they will be embarrassed, and if they do, who could face the experienced samurai warrior? They knew how much significance this duel had for the upcoming battle.

Samuraji sredinom 19. veka. Foto: Wikipedia Commons/Felice Beato

The decision was made: they would find a champion. They found him immediately or to be more precise, he found them. As soon as the voice spread across the camp, tall and slim lieutenant showed up at the commander's tent entrance.

- Aleksandar Saicic from Berane, Montenegro - he firmly salutated.

- The loyal servant of Count Nikola, now in his Emperor's service, ready to face the enemy -  Saicic said decisively.

While the commanders questionably examined this thirty-two-year-old volunteer, he just stood there, patiently waiting for their further orders. The  high-rank officers whispered among themselves and then decided that they had no other options but to give him a chance.

The Count Nicola's soldier saluted and immediately went to search for a sword and a horse. He found the sword immediately but he chose the horse carefully. He looked for the one that can easily move left and right upon rider's command.

In the surreal environment and with the sounds of battle march, Saicic rode onto the battlefield. From the other side, all dressed in black fur, rode out a samurai. A personification of pure fear. Lekso later confessed that he reminded him of some black scavenger. A battle to the death.

The cheering of the army died off the soon as the duelists charged. The ground squeeled under the hoofs. The steel clashed against the steel. Both of them remained in their seats. They charged again.

A hero against a hero. The poet described it like this: 'They flew towards each other and clashed like two eagles, swinging their swords towards the Sun, armies sang from both sides like some ancient choir .

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Then Saicic felt this horrible pain and something warm poured into his eyes from his forehead. He managed to wipe the blood from his forehead with the sleeve and avoid the ominous blade that swung just above his head.

In that very moment, with the likes of speed only Lekso Saicic had, swung his own blade and cut the samurai. He heard the warrior's cry just next to his ear followed by the famous Russian 'URA' battlecry. As soon as the samurai hit the ground, his horse went back to the Japanese army. This defeat shook the Japanese hard.

After the wining the duel, among many other medals, Aleksandar Lekso Saicic was honored with the Cavalier of St. Ana's medal, the greatest Russian award. Moreover, he was granted a nice amount of golden Napoleons a year (40) until the end of his life.

He was promoted into a Captain in the far away Manchuria and he was the head of cavalry dragoon unit escadrille. The sword with which he defeated the samurai is kept in the Military museum in Moscow.

However there are some stories that Lekso did not kill him in fair battle. The stories say that the Montenegrin waited for the samurai to bow before the battle, and then cut him dead.

(Telegraf.rs / Politikin zabavnik)