Volume 5, willows, why complaining about rain and snow, chapter 644, imitation
In the early morning of August 3, Akihira Ikeda, Takenaka Shigeharu and his party arrived at the position of the Hashiba Army. Hideyoshi had received a notice from Akihira, asking them to retreat from the Sano Mountains and meet up with the troops of Akihira and Ikeda.
, camped together in the open field.
"Let's see what this heroic team looks like when you get Momiji back from that barren place on Shikoku Island!" Ikeda Tsuneaki patted Yu Qiupei's shoulder and joked. They were standing together at the moment.
On the hillside, I watched Hashiba Hideyoshi's troops withdraw from the south.
"Fuck you." Yu Qiuping smiled and patted Ikeda Tsuneaki back, "But Tokichiro is really interesting this time. Without his surprise attack, I don't know how to escape."
However, when they saw Hashiba Hideyoshi's troops, everyone's smiles gradually disappeared, and everyone stared blankly at the formation of Hashiba's army.
"I'm not dazzled." After watching for a long time, Ikeda Tsuneaki slowly raised his hand and pointed at Hashiba Hideyoshi's troops. At the same time, he looked at Yu Qiupei, "If I didn't look carefully, I thought those were the Red Leaf Army.
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Ikeda Hengxing expressed the thoughts of everyone present - the Hashiba army lined up in a neat queue, marching on the road shouting slogans, and it seemed orderly. Their equipment was also all long guns and iron cannons. Although carefully
After observing for a while, you will find that their footsteps and queues are not as orderly as those of the Red Leaf Army, but their discipline is far beyond that of ordinary troops of this era.
This is clearly a low-end copy of the Red Leaf Army.
When Hashiba Hideyoshi came to Yu Qiupei with his guards, Ikeda Hengxing immediately asked with jealousy: "You monkey! Please tell me the truth! Did you secretly learn Hongye's training method?"
"Ahahahahahaha..." Hideyoshi Hashiba laughed sheepishly after hearing this, and secretly glanced at Yu Qiuping. After noticing that the latter's expression was as usual, he explained, "The combat power of our Red Leaf Army is world-famous, although I can't compare.
I went to Hongye, but I still want to learn it! But I don’t have that much money, so I can’t let them train every day, I can only train every three days! Many of them are peasants and soldiers, and they have to be disbanded when the farming is busy.
When it comes to farming, they are not all standing soldiers like Hongye."
"That's enough, this guy!" Ikeda Tsuneaki pointed at Hashiba Hideyoshi's troops and said sourly, "I'm still thinking that when you meet that ghost Juga, you will definitely be over in just one encounter. Who knows you?
It’s actually lasted for so long! Well, it turns out that I stole Hongye’s skills and trained a small Hongye army!”
"Hahahaha... why are you so bitter, Hengxing!" Yu Qiuping laughed nonchalantly, "The methods are all created by nature, and whoever uses them belongs to him!"
"That's right, that's right, Momiji is still generous." Hideyoshi smiled and punched Yu Qiupei and Ikeda Tsuneaki each in the chest, and both of them also smiled and returned the favor to Hashiba Hideyoshi.
"Fujiro, it's all thanks to you this time. If you hadn't made a surprise attack on Awaji and forced the Miyoshi family to come back for reinforcements, I would have been in big trouble." Yu Qiuping's tone became a little more serious, "Anyway, I want to thank you.
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"Brother, of course you have to cut both ways! Hongye has saved me many times before, so of course I can't be vague when it's my turn to help you!" Hideyoshi Hashiba patted his chest and replied with high spirits, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
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"It's really your fault. You thought of a way to cross the sea for a surprise attack. Everyone thought that the Awaji Navy was there, so we didn't dare to go to the sea at all. But you directly made a surprise attack on the Awaji Navy's base camp!" Yu Qiupei looked at Hashiba Hideyoshi and couldn't help but sigh.
, "It's really amazing. I'll be watching you with admiration for three days!"
"Just because everyone thinks we dare not go into the sea, I dare to play the big one!" Hideyoshi Hashiba heard this and laughed proudly, "Isn't it our usual style to win by surprise?"
"A few words of praise will show off your abilities!" Ikeda Hengxing saw Hashiba Hideyoshi floating up and couldn't help but slap him on the butt. "Stop bragging here and go back to command the troops! Let's go back."
Waiting for you behind!"
"Okay!" Hashiba Hideyoshi is also in high spirits when it comes to happy events. Usually he would jump up when Tsuneki Ikeda slaps his butt like this, but now he doesn't care. It is said that Oda Nobunaga wants to commend him this time
His great achievements granted him many territories.
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After Hashiba Hideyoshi left, Ikeda Hengxing kept staring at Yu Qiuping and found that the latter looked as usual. So, he sneakily pulled Yu Qiuping aside and whispered to him: "I said Hongye, what are you doing?
Aren’t you angry?”
"Angry? Why are you angry?" Although Yu Qiuping guessed what Ikeda Hengxing wanted to ask, he still pretended not to know and asked.
"Don't you know everything? Why are you pretending to be confused! That monkey secretly learned your military training secrets! If you are not anxious, I will be anxious for you!" Ikeda Hengxing stamped his feet and patted Yu Qiuping hard on the shoulder.
, "This is how you became famous! Now that you have been imitated by others, why aren't you angry at all?"
"I have never wanted to keep it a secret. I practice this training method with great fanfare all day long, and I can't keep it a secret even if I want to! Tokichiro is also my brother, so he just learned it. It's very good, and it will definitely help improve combat effectiveness.
"Yu Qiuping smiled and spread his hands, "It's okay, I don't care."
"You really are not in a hurry!" Ikeda Hengxing was completely confused by Yu Qiuping, "If everyone learned your training methods and everyone trained the 'strongest' Red Leaf Army in the world, wouldn't you
Is there no advantage?"
"Do you think the Red Leaf Army can be trained by just relying on military training methods?" Yu Qiuping smiled when he heard this, shook his head and said, "Far from it. Military training methods can only train the 'form', but the Red Leaf Army is truly valuable
A place that cares about ‘God’.”
"Then how did you develop the 'god'?" Ikeda Hengxing's eyes lit up, "Let me tell you, you are very smart, you must be hiding some secret work! Tell your brother about it!"
"This is not something you practice, but something you learn subconsciously. You all know the method, but you are not willing to do it." Yu Qiuping turned around, looked at Ikeda Hengxing solemnly, and whispered, "The secret is
'equality'."
"Equality?" Ikeda Tsuneaki asked in confusion.
"In the Hongye Army, everyone is equal. Even the lower-ranking ashigaru and the higher-ranking officer are equal. They eat the same food, live in the same dormitory, and go to school.
For the same toilet, they even have to line up together when eating in the canteen, and no one has any privileges." Yu Qiuping gave Ikeda Hengxing an example, "In the army, we have also abolished the kneeling ceremony and many cumbersome rituals.
Understand. When we meet, regardless of military rank, we should greet each other with the same equal military salute. The reason why my orders are carried out by everyone is not because of how noble I am, but because of my military rank. It is this military rank that everyone respects.
The power conferred by the military office, rather than the nobleness of the person holding this office."
"Then this is not easy! I also let my people eat in the canteen, live in dormitories, and go to the toilet together. I took the lead and lined up with them to give each other a military salute!" Ikeda Hengxing patted his head as he took it for granted.
"How can it be that easy? These are just manifestations of the spirit of 'equality'. It does not mean that everyone is truly equal after doing these things. You can't put the cart before the horse." Yu Qiuping shook his head and continued to explain to Ikeda Hengxing,
"Do you know where my army came from?"
"I know, but who doesn't know, it makes me angry just thinking about it!" Ikeda Hengxing mentioned the old events from twenty years ago, but he shouted angrily, "Your kid rushed into Zhili City alone, taking more than two hundred people with him.
The slaves pinned thousands of members of our Oda family outside a ruined city for three days. We were really embarrassed at my grandma’s house!”
"Yes." Yu Qiuping recalled the past and couldn't help feeling a little emotional, "At that time, I was just a poor settler, and my subordinates were all low-status slaves. We all live and die together, and there is no difference between low status. Everyone
They are equal brothers. Since then, this spirit has become the most precious asset of the Red Leaf Army and has been passed down from generation to generation. The first lesson for new recruits when entering the camp is to understand that everyone in the Hongye Army is equal.
.Anyone who dares to create inequality in the Red Leaf Army will be punished by doing push-ups or even be dismissed from their post."
"No one in our Yuqiu family has their own private territory. Even my Yuqiu Wubingwei, even senior officers like Ancheng Thompson and others, they only receive monthly salaries and have no property of their own.
Territory and retainers. Everyone is equal, but their positions are different. There is no difference between family heads and retainers, warriors and commoners."
"Oh my God? Aren't your people dissatisfied? You have conquered such a large territory, but you don't even have your own fiefdom? Hong Ye, you are too stingy! Then if those soldiers are gone one day, wouldn't it be possible for them to lose their own territory?
There is no way to pass on a piece of land to our descendants? How will the descendants survive?" Ikeda Tsuneaki widened his eyes in surprise and asked incredulously, "The samurai ashigaru went to battle to kill the enemy, wasn't it just to win a piece of territory and pass it on to their descendants?
Descendants?"
"The salary of our Hongye Army is very high. It is three times the salary that people with the same position as you get plus the output of the territory. They have been working for so many years, and their families have saved a lot of money. We also have
We will give each family a living allowance and give them a house. The pensions for martyrs are very generous, and all children of soldiers and martyrs can also attend our schools for free. When they complete their studies, they can
If you find a job in the Yuqiu family or the Hongye Army, you can live a good life in the future. Why should you worry about the livelihood of your subordinates?" Yu Qiuping counted the benefits of the Yuqiu family one by one, "It's not over yet.
There are many more…”
"I see..." Ikeda Hengxing clapped his hands in sudden realization, "But you are really rich, your Sakai Town is really a cornucopia!"
"Because no one of us has his own fiefdom, there is no distinction between family heads, retainers, samurai and civilians in the Red Leaf Army, and there is no shackles of subordinates. We are all the same, so we can have the spirit of equality. It is precisely because of this
With this kind of spirit, our combat effectiveness can be so strong." Yu Qiuping patted his scabbard, and then made a few sword-wielding gestures, "Do you know why our Hongye Army uses long spears? If it is a single combat, a samurai sword
It is many times stronger than the spear! But if it is a teamwork, the spear is better than the katana! But the spear formation requires everyone to cover each other, and sometimes you even have to risk your own life to protect your companions! Hongye
Every spearman in the army has this consciousness, so he goes forward in battle without worrying about his flanks! Only in this way can the spear array exert its maximum combat effectiveness! If everyone is timid and worried about being hit on the flanks or
If we are getting close, everyone is holding a spear and fighting independently, so the power of the spear array is not as powerful as a samurai sword!"
"Let me ask you, if an army has huge differences in status, including a family head, retainers, warriors, and civilians, and everyone is related to each other, can it display such combat power? The family leader is willing to risk his life to protect the retainers.
Is it true? Are samurai willing to risk their lives to protect the common people? Wouldn't a retainer be so focused on protecting the head of the family that he ignores the safety of his companions?" Yu Qiuping's repeated rhetorical questions left Ikeda Hengxing speechless.
I could only nod my head repeatedly.
"The most obvious one is our Red Leaf Cavalry." Yu Qiuping thought of the bloody battle in Sanka Town, and couldn't help but feel a little sad, but his sad voice was full of pride, "Our Wall Cavalry charged, even Chi Bei
Unable to resist! What does it rely on? What relies on it is that everyone has the determination to trade lives with each other in order to protect the companions around them! If you are unwilling to protect your companions, you are unwilling to trade lives, and you give in and step back, your
The companion is finished, and the entire formation is finished! Do you think the noble samurai family head will be willing to protect a pariah next to him and go hand in hand with him to kill the samurai on the opposite side for one life? Do you think a man who has been practicing martial arts for more than ten years can master his skills?
Are the superb samurai willing to die together with a civilian who has just joined the army for a few months? They are not willing! Because of the status gap, the wall cavalry charge will not be used!"
"The reason why the Red Leaf Army is what it is today and has such combat effectiveness is because our entire army believes from beginning to end that everyone is equal and no one is special."