After the lightning, the heavy rain did not come as promised, and dark clouds continued to cover the sky.
When they gathered at the barracks again, each of the 232 ashigaru had finished wearing their armor. Although the quality of the armor was very poor and the weapons in their hands were all kinds of strange, they finally looked like an army.
"Aren't you worried that you can't distinguish between ourselves and the enemy?" Yu Qiuping opened his package and took out the small package containing the folded red leaves. "Each of you, take a red leaf from me and put it in your helmet.
Go ahead, use this to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy."
I never expected that these red leaves would actually come in handy.
"The moment you plant this red leaf, you become a free person again, which signifies that you are willing to follow me, Yu Qiuping, and fight for freedom." Yu Qiuping said in a deep voice, taking the lead in picking up a red leaf and fixing it on it.
into the slit in the helmet.
The 232 ashigaru stepped forward one by one, bowed respectfully, took the red leaves from Yu Qiupei's hands, put them on their helmets reverently, and stood in the center of the barracks again. When the last ashigaru had finished receiving the red leaves, the guard suddenly
He stepped forward, took a red leaf, and put it on his head.
"I said that I will follow your master's footsteps in this life," Chibei answered Yu Qiuping's doubts, "Of course I will follow your master."
Charlie also took out a red leaf from the package and stuck it on his helmet, but said nothing more.
Amano Keide looked at everything in front of him and suddenly remembered that when he asked Sena Shijun about this person after meeting Yu Qiupei, Sena Shijun suddenly smiled.
"He is a very special person, he will definitely have a future." Toshi Sena said, "Do you want to hear his story?"
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Suddenly, Amano Jingtoku knelt down and took out a red leaf from the bag under Yu Qiuping's surprised eyes.
"Lord Amano?" Yu Qiuping said with some surprise, "You are Lord Sena's banner, and your rank is still above mine. What are you..."
Amano Jingtoku did not rush to put the red leaves on his helmet, but silently stared at Yu Qiuping. The almost bloodless and cold face made Yu Qiuping feel a little scared.
"My lord, what you just said... is remarkable." Amano Keide said in a low voice, "I have also heard some rumors about your lord and some of your remarks. Your lord is very different from other people I have met. Your lord's
I admire you for your kindness and good deeds."
"Furthermore, there is a very strange feeling in you, sir." Amano Jingde looked at Yu Qiuping's increasingly surprised look, "I don't know what you have experienced? But what I have witnessed and what I have heard about you.
His words and deeds give me the impression that they are not like those of this era. Your Excellency has a sharp view on the law and the cycle of chaos; Your Excellency is willing to help more than two hundred slaves; in the face of a dangerous situation, he does not hesitate to do anything.
Abandoning the dignity of a warrior and pretending to rely on the flag; facing a powerful enemy, daring to defend an isolated city; this is also the first time I heard of someone using freedom and inheritance of will instead of the old-fashioned fame and fortune to successfully inspire the army
morale; your kindness exudes an infectious power that makes people want to follow and help you."
"I believe in my own vision. You are by no means a thing in the pond. You will become a successful person one day." There was still no wave on Amano Jingtoku's face, as if he was just describing the facts calmly.
"May I take the liberty of asking you what your ideal, or ambition, is?" Amano Keide blinked his eyes suddenly, his deep pupils seeming to pierce Yu Qiuping, and asked urgently.
Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "I'm just an Ashigaru general, but my ideals are so big that you can't even imagine them."
"As long as you have your heart set on the world, I will follow you to the death." Amano Keitoku put the red leaves on his head respectfully and clasped his fists.
Use my evil to protect your goodness.
More than two hundred Ashigaru with red leaves gathered in the barracks of the small town Chitatsu. They were not sure of victory, and they did not have sophisticated equipment and sufficient training. They just followed the footsteps of the young man and wore
Hongye fought with him, fighting for freedom, fighting against his own destiny. Hongye became a symbol that distinguished them from their status, and also became the sustenance of their faith. Yu Qiuping looked at the red leaf forest in front of him that was swaying slightly with the breeze.
, suddenly felt extremely proud.
This was the first time that the Red Leaf Army, which would frighten the world in the future, shined on the historical stage.
"There seems to be no problem with the food and grass." Yu Qiuping looked at the food piled in the warehouse, "The food stored here is enough for us to eat for two months."
"There are 42 bows and arrows in total, but they are all discarded from the front line. There are more than 800 arrows, but many of them are defective." Yu Qiuping sighed.
The two hundred people were divided into five groups by Yu Qiuping. 35 of them who were good at archery were given to Charlie, and 10 people and 4 horses were given to the guards for communication in the city. Among the remaining people,
Each of the four original leaders, Fukushima Yasunari, Omaezaki Nakahide, Yoshioka Katsumasa, and Ogawa Yufuyu, led 45 people. Each of them was temporarily given an ashigaru position by Yu Qiupei, and each of them was responsible for one.
The remaining members of the team were dispersed to various important warehouses and castle towers, responsible for guarding and lookout. Ame Qiupei, Amano Keitoku, Chibei and his people stayed in the castle tower to take charge of the overall command.
Yu Qiuping now asked Yoshioka Katsumasa to lead his team to patrol the city wall to monitor the movements of the Oda family outside the city. The city wall is about 100 meters long in each direction and about 4 meters wide. Since the city wall is about 5 meters high, it is difficult to use the city wall without any help.
The siege equipment should not be able to climb over. Therefore, Yu Qiuping is not very worried about the threat of the Oda family's cavalry. However, the northern city wall has collapsed and created a slope, which allows people to climb directly. Therefore, Yu Qiuping
Ogawa Yufuyu's small team was left there to defend the city in case the horsemen and cavalry dismounted and forcibly attacked the city.
The remaining people gathered around the castle tower where Yu Qiuping was currently located to discuss how to defend the city. Since Yu Qiuping had never had any experience in defending the city, he could only rely on everyone to discuss it together.
"When defending a city, you need not only arrows, but also a large amount of wood, rolling stones, and even boiling oil." Yu Qiuping recalled the knowledge he had read in books. "I'm afraid there will be no more arrows.
As for the wooden rolling stone, we should be able to find something that can replace it in the city."
"Is there any oil in Zhili City?" Yu Qiuping asked.
"Yes, quite a lot," Omaezaki Nakahide replied, "There was a batch of oil that was originally going to be sent to Narumi Castle, but because food was more important, it was delayed and stored in the warehouse."
"However, the top priority," Fukushima Yasunari said, "should be to repair the northern city wall first. Otherwise, when the Oda family attacks from there, all our preparations to defend the city will be in vain."
"Are the materials for repairing the city wall available in the city?" Yu Qiuping asked, "Mud, stones, wood... and some tools."
"There are tools, but they are just mud and rocks. I'm afraid they are not ready-made." Fukushima Yasunari sighed.
"First send someone to measure how much stone and wood is needed."
After eating some dry food prepared casually, all the measuring personnel came back.
"That's it." After Yu Qiuping listened to their report, he took out the pen and paper from the table, and his soldiers immediately helped him grind it.
Yu Qiuping wrote quickly on the paper while muttering, "Stones, wood, rolling stones, wood, boiling oil, mud..." After Yu Qiuping finished writing, he raised his head and looked at the people around him, "This
This is what we need to prepare for.”
"We currently have 236 people. If the Oda family does not attack, we estimate that we can free up 200 people for operations." Yu Qiuping wrote on the paper.
"It's too difficult, sir." Yasunari Fukushima sighed, "The Oda family will probably attack tomorrow at the latest. We can't prepare so many things."
"Who said that? How do you know if you haven't calculated it," Yu Qiuping chuckled.
"We, adults, are the ones who settle accounts." Chibei added.
"It seems that our main source of supplies is to demolish the buildings in the city." Yu Qiuping glanced at the buildings within a radius of 10,000 square meters. "Fortunately, there are no residential buildings. They are basically public buildings. If they are demolished, they will be demolished."
Already."
"Have any of you ever done this kind of engineering work? Come here, I need data." Yu Qiuping greeted a few times, and a few ashigaru who had worked as repairmen and plasterers in front of them were found.
"How long does it take for one person to demolish a house? What I mean is to remove all the beams and the stones used to build the house." Yu Qiuping pointed out the window, "The size of the house is the size of the ones outside the window."
"I'm afraid it will take a long time... I've only done multi-person collaboration before." The ashigaru said honestly.
"Then do you think a few people will be the most efficient in demolition and there will be no waste." Yu Qiuping asked quickly, "Speak faster. If you are in a hurry, don't hesitate. Don't talk to one villain at a time."
"Um...yes!" The Ashigaru said quickly under Yu Qiuping's urging, "I think it is most suitable for five people to demolish a room. It will take about half an hour."
"How much stone and wood can be obtained by demolishing a house?"
"Um, probably..." Ashigaru reported a few figures, and Yu Qiuping quickly wrote down on the paper, "The beams are used as wood, and the large stone bricks are used as rolling stones. After deducting these, there is still
How many?"
Ashigaru roughly guessed and reported a few more numbers, and Yu Qiuping once again recorded them on the paper with Arabic numerals.
"What about transportation? How long will it take to transport these stones and wood to Beicheng." Yu Qiuping looked at Fukushima Yasunari, "If the brothers move these things, it will take about a cup of tea to transport them from the southernmost to the northernmost."
"Let's start demolishing the south side first," Yu Qiuping said. "The north side is most likely to encounter war. The house can be reserved for street fighting." As he said this, he recorded the approximate moving speed on paper.
"How long will it take to transport these things up through the stairs inside the city wall?" Yu Qiuping asked the question again.
…
About a quarter of an hour later, Yu Qiuping collected all the required data. "You go out and wait, give me two quarters of an hour." Yu Qiuping smiled, waved his hand, and sent everyone out. "If the Oda family has no intention of attacking, let's
The people on the city wall recalled some of them, leaving 200 people to gather at the castle tower, and then numbered them from 1 to 200."
"Sir, are you trying to..." Chibei asked in confusion.
"Suppose a system of multivariate equations and linear programming." A confident smile appeared on the corner of Yu Qiuping's mouth.
When the 200 people who were noisy at the castle finally finished their numbers and memorized their numbers, the gate to the castle tower suddenly opened. The Ashigaru people watched Yu Qiuping moving his accounting wrists, holding a stack of paper with the words written on it in his right hand.
Paper filled with ghostly symbols and strange cross patterns with diagonal lines came out. In his left hand, he held a piece of paper with many things densely recorded on it.
"It's the first moment of Yinshi! Listen carefully, we will read out our action plan. I will repeat it twice and ask each number to remember their mission." Yu Qiuping stood on the second floor, facing the ashigaru underground.
said.
"From the first moment of Yinshi to the fifth moment of Yinshi, everyone is south of the castle tower, numbered from west to east, and groups of five people begin to demolish the houses. At the fifth moment of Yinshi, each group must demolish the house it is responsible for."
"Then, No. 1 to 50 immediately carried wood and stone to Beicheng. No. 51 to 70 carried the beams and stone bricks to the castle tower. The remaining No. 71 to 200 continued to demolish the houses."
"After the delivery of numbers 51 to 70 was completed, they immediately rushed to Beicheng to start preparing stone slurry and helped transport the wood and stone to the required location. Numbers 1 to 50 were responsible for starting to repair the city wall. After half an hour, numbers 51 to 70 stopped
Finish the job at hand, go to the place where the house is to be demolished, transport wood and stone bricks to the castle tower, and then return to the construction site to help with the demolition. Then stop the demolition from 71 to 90, carry the demolished wood and stone to the city wall. All
After the transportation was completed, the stone slurry was prepared, and after half an hour, it was rotated again, and the above actions were repeated on the 20th. When there was enough stone, everyone rushed to Beicheng for emergency repairs."
Looking at the confused expressions of the people below, Yu Qiuping smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will read it twice. When the time comes, I will write down the specific action procedures and give them to Lord Chibei and Lord Amano.
, Mr. Chibei is responsible for the management of the rotating transport team, Mr. Amano is responsible for the management of the demolition site, and those two who have been plasterers just now, you are responsible for managing the work of repairing the city wall. "
After Yu Qiuping read it twice, the ashigaru people below probably understood it, and then they all showed expressions of surprise and expectation. In the past, when they were working, a bunch of people would rush to a place together and finish the work.
After finishing, move on to the next item. Yu Qiuping used linear programming to arrive at the optimal personnel allocation and engineering process, which can save a lot of time.
"If everything can be executed according to plan, I have also set aside half an hour's budget, and we can complete the project at 6:00 a.m. However, after the sun goes down, the efficiency of the construction with torches will decrease, so everyone is ready to be dragged into the 10:00 a.m.
.”
Upon hearing that the work could be completed today, the ashigaru below all showed expressions of disbelief, and then cheered to Yu Qiupei.
"Our great benefactor is really capable." Nakahide Omaezaki smiled and patted Fukushima Yasunari on the shoulder, "He knows everything."