After sending away the merchants from Sakai Town and paying the first deposit, the Yuqiu family's deployment in Hanoi began to get on track.
Tokiwabei's training is carried out in an orderly manner under the guidance of Takenaka Shigeharu. More than 1,200 new recruits are being trained as spearmen, and a new organization has been formulated. Some of the original 800 veterans were lost in the Battle of Nanzenji, but
After recovering from their injuries, there were still more than 700 people who could go into battle. The disabled ashigaru were sent to the school of him and Professor Amano Keitoku to learn the knowledge of acting officials and judges and prepare to take office. The remaining 700 or so veterans were
They were divided into five companies of Tokiwa Bei to lead the new recruits. The company commanders of the five companies are Fukushima Yasunari, Charlie, Gomaezaki Nakahide, Yoshioka Katsumasa and Ogawa Yutō. They are also now
He has the rank of major. If converted to other samurai families, he would probably be a general.
The cavalry team has also been expanded to 200 people. The commander of the cavalry company, Nobuyuki Anayama, also has the rank of major. The total number of Tokiwabei's combat troops has reached an unprecedented 2,200 people. However,
Among them, the proportion of new recruits is relatively large, and it may take several actual battles to improve combat effectiveness.
When the first batch of food purchased from Sakai Town arrived at Maple Leaf Mountain Castle, all the soldiers in Jobanbei could eat freely, and the instructors in charge of training could finally increase their training volume. In high-intensity training
Under the training, the combat level of the new recruits is quickly approaching that of the veterans.
However, Joban Bei's 2,000 infantrymen should have 750 iron gunners according to the organization-in fact, there are only 200 people now. Fukushima Yasunari and Charlie's platoons are each equipped with 100 iron gunners and 50 archers, and the remaining three
The entire platoon is composed entirely of pikemen. This is because Lan Xianghua's military industry department has just arrived in Maple Leaf Mountain City. Even if they work hard to produce iron cannons, the output cannot allow the entire army to complete the reloading immediately - because the top priority is still pikes and
Sufficient production.
The Military Industry Department recruited another group of people. Nearly 200 people worked overtime and could produce 25 and more long guns, short knives and 5 iron cannons every day. This is already a very remarkable speed. Every time there is a new
After the iron cannon is produced, it will be transported to the training ground as soon as possible and handed over to the veterans for shooting training.
On October 29, the first batch of building materials was delivered to Maple Mountain City. Yu Qiuping immediately organized people to do it themselves and receive free building materials to build their own houses for the winter. As the weather gradually became colder, a snowfall also came unexpectedly.
The temperature plummeted, and the original simple wooden and straw houses could no longer keep out the cold, so the people had to work harder to build houses.
In line with the principle of neither destruction nor establishment, since Maple Leaf Mountain City had been burned down and needed to be rebuilt, Yu Qiuping simply made a complete plan after clearing the ruins. He arranged the castle town and the commercial area, residential area, dining and leisure areas in the city according to reasonable
The methods are combined to ensure that each residential area has a larger commercial area, dining and leisure area, and more than a dozen horizontal and vertical official roads are also planned. People follow Yu Qiuping's requirements to move in the areas allocated to them.
Building the house, everything is going on in an orderly manner.
On November 9, the relocation team led by Kaede Imagawa also arrived at Maple Leaf Mountain Castle. Yu Qiupei didn't have time to let everyone rest, so he asked the family members of Tokiwabi to start building samurai houses in Maple Leaf Mountain Castle. Yu Qiupei was already extremely busy.
The arrival of Kaede Imagawa gave him an extra helper. As a result, he handed over the construction of houses and the planning of the castle town of Maple Leaf Mountain to Kaede Imagawa, who looked resentful.
What surprised Yu Qiuping was that among the family members who came together this time, there was Naoe Tadahira's only son, Naoe Seigenmaru. He sent all his children here, and it seemed that he had made up his mind to strengthen his will.
Yu Qiu Shang and Yu Qiu Youxu are about to be 9 years old, and they are both attracted by Yu
Qiupei arranged to help Takenaka Shigeharu and Amano Keitoku.
As for the construction of the intelligence network, Yu Qiupei naturally attaches great importance to it. Sanada Masayuki removed almost all the ninjas and agents from the Military Intelligence Department and dispersed them to the area around Maple Leaf Mountain Castle, focusing on keeping an eye on the Miyoshi family army in Minamikawachi. Of course, Yamato cannot let it go.
However, after all, Matsunaga Hide, an old fox, might come out and bite Yu Qiuping at any time.
At the same time, Yoshino Sena was racing against time. The installment payment method he had worked hard to negotiate allowed him to maintain a certain amount of liquidity during this month. He immediately used these funds to set up a business in Kitakawachi
He opened many shops, opened banks, and tried to trade various daily necessities to make as much profit as possible.
In this way, Maple Leaf Mountain Castle is like a huge beehive, working in an orderly manner. When the goods from Sakai Town are transported to Maple Leaf Mountain Castle every day, it is the busiest time in the entire territory. Lan Xiang Hua Di sends people to pick up the raw materials and continue production; Yu
Akihira sent people to collect the grain and distributed it to the people and the army; Imagawa Kaede sent people to collect the building materials and distributed them to the people who were building houses; and Sena Uji had to hand over the money and deliver the goods to these Sakai towns.
Equal remuneration to businessmen.
Time passed day by day, and Yuqiu Ping's originally worried heart gradually relaxed. Tokiwabi's combat effectiveness increased day by day, and Maple Leaf Mountain Castle, which was originally in ruins, was now like a huge construction site, with the prototype of a castle town already in place.
Although Sena's Mitsubishi caravan is struggling due to the loss of liquidity day after day, it is still making as much profit as possible. Although due to limited funds, the food purchased can only last this year, and there is still no food for the first half of next year.
However, as long as they survive this winter, the Yuqiu family will have a firm foothold in Beihanei, and everything will still have a chance.
The Miyoshi Army near Takaya Castle in Minamihanoi seemed to be a little wary of Yu Qiuping's 2,000 soldiers, so they did not take offensive measures. After all, the troops of Miyoshi Yoshihiro and Miyoshi Sanzhong suffered a lot in the Kyoto battle, and they were still shooting.
Tsuwa Harima spent a lot of energy in quelling the chaos, and it is now being repaired, which also gives Yu Qiuping a chance to breathe.
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However, the good news came to an abrupt end on November 15.
It has already passed the afternoon application time, but the goods from Sakai Town still have not arrived today. According to the agreement, the goods must be delivered to Maple Leaf Mountain Castle before four quarters noon.
"What happened? Why haven't the goods been shipped yet?" Yu Qiuping stood on the broken tower of Maple Leaf Mountain City, looking to the southwest.
"Maybe yesterday's heavy rain hindered the trip." Sanada Masayuki speculated, "I will send ninjas to the southwest to find out."
"Go." After Yu Qiuping responded, he still felt that the merchants from Sakai Town were just late. After all, there is no reason not to do such a big business. Even if he didn't do it, the merchants from Sakai Town would probably send someone.
Tell yourself why.
However, the next day, that is, the evening of November 16, the goods from Sakai Town were still not delivered, which meant that the goods were already in arrears for two days. There were also people in the Military Industry Department who were building houses, because raw materials and building materials had not been shipped.
Come, I had to stop what I was doing. Yu Qiuping felt an ominous premonition in his heart, and his eyes towards Sakai Town became complicated.
All day long on November 17, no goods had arrived. Yu Qiuping's ninjas were scouting along the trade road. Within the territory controlled by the Yu Qiu family, there was no caravan coming from Sakai Town.
No goods were delivered for three consecutive days, and rumors instantly spread in Maple Leaf Mountain City. The people were all panicked because of the interruption of commerce. Even Takenaka Shigeharu, who was training troops in Wakae City, repeatedly wrote letters asking if a sudden incident had occurred. Yu Qiuping himself
I was also in a panic. I didn’t know that the merchants in Sakai Town had
After shipping goods continuously for half a month, why did the shipment stop without any warning?
In the early morning of November 18, the ninjas from the Military Intelligence Department finally got the news. It was indeed a sudden incident - Yoshihide Miyoshi had arrived.
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"Miyoshi Yoshixian is here? How many people have he brought with him?" Yu Qiuping was shocked when he heard Miyoshi Yoshixian's name, and immediately asked Sanada Masayuki.
"He did not lead the Awa people." Sanada Masayuki had asked the ninjas repeatedly and whispered with certainty: "He came alone. Miyoshi Chokei and Tokawa Icun were leading the main army of the Miyoshi family to attack the Chosect who was besieging Baidi City.
The flags of our Motochin and Awa Zhong appeared in the area around Shiroji Castle ten days ago, so it is impossible for them to come to Izumi now."
"Are you coming here alone?" Yu Qiuping sighed. Even if Miyoshi Yoshiken was alone, he still had a headache. This person was Zeng Jin who murdered the master to usurp Awa; murdered the head of the Ikeda family to usurp Settsu; and murdered the hypocrite.
General Ashikaga Yoshie deceived the coalition forces into attacking; he once again committed the great injustice of the world and burned the palace and Kyoto, ruining the good situation of the coalition forces. Such a crime is enough for a person to be sent to hell more than a dozen times. But his ruthlessness
And his skill in operating in the dark is enough to scare every enemy.
"Yes, Lord Uchiha took a huge risk and personally contacted Tsuda Souji." Sanada Masayuki lowered his voice and said, as if he was worried that Miyoshi Yoshiken's ninjas were eavesdropping around him: "Boss Tsuda said, Miyoshi Yoshiken
After arriving at Izumi, they announced that they would retake Iimoriyama Castle and take over the Yuaki family. The Miyoshi Army in the Izumi area of Hanoi has already assembled its entire army, changing the previous decline. The businessmen of Sakai Town are worried that they will be in trouble because of their relationship with us.
Miyoshi Yoshihide gave them the reason to liquidate them afterwards and hastily terminated the transaction with us."
"Aren't they afraid that we will close the trade route on the grounds of their breach of contract?" Yu Qiuping was very angry when he heard this. He hated people who broke their promises the most in his life.
"The Miyoshi family is expected to march before the spring plowing. They feel that even if His Highness cuts off the trade route, it won't take too long and they will be wiped out by the Miyoshi family immediately, so they are confident." Sanada Masayuki made his own speculation, "But Your Highness
, their assumptions are not wrong.”
"I know." Yu Qiuping fell down on the tatami helplessly, taking deep breaths constantly, trying to calm himself down, but his breathing became increasingly disordered.
"If the goods delivered to us by Sakai Town are interrupted, we will be in catastrophe."
Without Sakai Town continuing to transport grain, Yu Qiuping's current stock of grain can only guarantee the support of the military and civilians until about the end of November. And if the building materials are interrupted, the half-renovated houses will be almost useless, and the people will not be able to rely on them at all.
To keep out the cold, if the raw materials for manufacturing gears and iron cannons are lacking, Changbanbi's replacement will also become a big problem.
Without the Sanhao family attacking at all, the Yuqiu family would not be able to survive the next year. If the Sanhao family attacks after the Yuqiu family has run out of food, it will not be a battle, but a massacre.
"Your Highness, send an envoy to ask Sakai Town to continue sending goods." Sanada Masayuki whispered urgently, "Otherwise, the Yuqiu family will be doomed!"
"It's impossible, don't think about it." Yu Qiuping shook his head and said with a helpless smile: "If you have to choose between the Yuqiu family and the Sanhao family, a fool will choose the Sanhao family with the strength of the people, right?
What's more, that group of shrewd businessmen. We are much weaker than the Miyoshi family, and they have no reason to support us. As long as we don't transport goods to us, we will not collapse without a fight, and Maple Leaf Mountain City will also be captured by the Miyoshi family.
When the time comes, if they do business with the defenders of the Miyoshi family who occupy Maple Leaf Mountain City, what's the difference between doing business with us? Why should they support us at the risk of being taken over by the Miyoshi family? The benefits we can give them, Miyoshi
I can give it to my family, not to mention that Sakai Town is still under the rule of Izumi Province."