Early the next morning, as soon as it dawned, Yu Qiuping arranged for Tokiwa Bei's combat soldiers and auxiliary troops to be sent out to help the people repair their houses, build simple refugee camps, and resettle the homeless people. Amano Keitoku also proposed
After that, let Yu Qiuping repair the burned castle tower first so that he could have a place to live. However, Yu Qiuping himself didn't care and thought that he could just make do with finding a house that hadn't been burned down.
To everyone's surprise, the attitude of the people who had clashed with the troops yesterday had turned around 180 degrees today. Not only were some people willing to help, but there were also people who fetched water from the river to quench Tokiwa Bei's thirst.
"This is unacceptable." Upon seeing this, Shui Yuanjing quickly declined, "Our Highness has ordered us not to take anything from the people without authorization. This is not allowed. We can't live up to His Highness if we violate military orders privately."
"Then it's okay to let us help. This is also to repair our own houses!" The people who came to fetch water saw that everyone in Changpanbei was in trouble, so they had to retreat and do the next best thing.
"Okay...but why are you so troublesome?" Shui Atomjing scratched his head hesitantly and asked in confusion.
"Because all of you samurai masters in Tokiwabei are good people, and His Highness Momiji is even more of a good person." An old man in his sixties or seventies with gray hair said in a low voice with emotion. He ignored the old man and lifted the ball.
A piece of wood starts to help.
"In the past, every time the city changed hands and new troops entered the city, random arrests and plundering were inevitable. We originally thought it was over. The Miyoshi family robbed once, the Matsunaga family robbed once, and once the Matsunaga family left, they were robbed again. But you
The gentlemen of Tokiwabei have done nothing wrong and will not take a single step from us."
After the old man spoke, the people around him seemed to have their chat boxes opened, and they started talking one by one:
"Our Highness Hongye is a good person, and he keeps his word and doesn't lie to us. Originally, His Highness Hongye just came here, even if he didn't give us food, it was only natural. But he went to the city in person to explain to us that he was being honest with us.
!”
"His Majesty Momiji is different from those whose consciences were eaten by dogs like Matsunagahide and Miyoshi Yasunaga! He swore to protect us!"
"That's right, that's right. Our Iimori Mountain Castle is also the main city of the Miyoshi family. We have been paying public taxes for so many years. When Miyoshi Yasushiro saw the enemy coming, he abandoned the city and fled without guarding.
He left us to be looted by the rebels. What's even more outrageous, he actually robbed us all before leaving. Do you still have any conscience?"
"The same goes for the samurai of the Matsunaga Army. When they came here, they didn't repair the city defenses. They just looted and looted, with no intention of defending the city. As expected, they just ran away! Only His Highness Momiji was willing to defend the city, and only Tokiwa Biqiu was innocent.
, willing to protect us!"
"His Majesty Hongye doesn't even have a place to live. When he got up in the morning, instead of building his own castle tower, he helped us ordinary people build houses. How could we not know this kindness?"
"After waiting for so many years, I finally have a samurai master who doesn't treat us as trivial and is willing to protect us. Your Highness Hongye said that the military rations cannot be given to us, but to defend the city and protect us. Based on this sincerity, I
I’m willing to sacrifice my life for him!”
·
The samurai master they talked about was having a headache in a house in Honmaru at the moment. Maple Leaf Mountain City was in dire straits, and there were so many things that he needed to deal with that he couldn't even sort them out. He called for Naoe Tadayei and Amano.
Kyoutoku, Masayuki Sanada and Shigeharu Takenaka discussed together.
"The top priority is to expand the army." Yu Qiuping first emphasized this
One point, "We can't do anything with just the 800 soldiers we have on hand."
"How many people does Your Highness plan to expand the army to?" Takenaka Shigeharu pondered for a moment and then asked in a low voice.
"2000." Yu Qiuping spit out a number that surprised everyone, "Totaling up the auxiliary soldiers and auxiliary troops we have sent out this time, there are about 2,000 people who can go to the battlefield after recovering from their injuries. We will directly
Let's organize all these auxiliary soldiers into combat troops. The auxiliary soldiers brought out for this expedition are all young and strong, and their physical fitness can definitely keep up. They have all been on the battlefield and have actual combat experience - you all know that they have fought
There is such a huge gap between veterans and new recruits of the war. Moreover, they have marched and lived with Tokiwa Bei for a long time, and they all know our disciplines and regulations, so it is perfect for them to adapt. We might as well make this a routine in the future.
, If you want to join the Tokiwa Preparatory Corps, you must first serve in the auxiliary troops for a period of time."
"But wouldn't 2,000 people be too many? Each ashigaru of Tsukiwabi needs 10 sen per year, which would add up to 20,000 sen. Moreover, it would also cost a lot to have these weapons and weapons." Takenaka Shigeharu said uneasily.
reminded.
"There is no way. We are in a place of four wars. We don't have enough troops to compete with the Miyoshi family. Even the Matsunaga family may stab us in the back." Yu Qiuping shook his head and said, "If we can't defend Maple Leaf Mountain City, Qian will not be able to compete with us."
It’s useless to have more.”
"Speaking of defending the city, I think His Highness's bastion is a good attempt." Takenaka Shigeharu still remembers the role played by the bastion constructed by Yu Qiupei in the Battle of Nanzenji Temple. "We can defend Iimoriyama Castle.
Oh no, there are several bastions built around Maple Leaf Mountain Castle, echoing Maple Leaf Mountain Castle."
"I think so too. But in actual combat, javelins, stones, and bows and arrows do not work well in the bastion." Yu Qiuping recalled the battle situation at that time, frowned and said: "The bastion was exposed to the enemy's attack
The area is larger than that of an ordinary city, and the battles are more intense and intensive. Therefore, the defenders are required to have sufficient physical strength and attack frequency. Javelins, stones, and bows and arrows consume too much physical strength. Last time, it only lasted less than two hours.
The Ashigaru can no longer attack the bastion, and iron gunners are the most suitable for the bastion."
"I plan to replace all the archers in our army with iron cannons." Yu Qiuping once again made a suggestion, which surprised everyone again. "Actual combat has proved that the combat effectiveness of iron cannons is very powerful. Use iron cannons instead of bows and arrows."
It must be done. Even if we don't change our clothes, the enemy will start changing our clothes."
"Two thousand people, that's five companies. Each company has three platoons of iron gunners, that's 150 iron cannons. Five companies, that's 750 guns... And you have to train them, which is another expense." Naoe Tadayei's lips curled up slightly.
He twitched, and whispered with some fear: "Fortunately, Sena-sama is still here at Owari, otherwise I would hear this..."
"Sigh, I don't know how to explain it to Yoshihei then." Umekihei felt dizzy when he thought about Sena Shiyoshi's reaction when he heard that he had to spend so much money. "Back to the subject. I plan to let the troops expand when they are expanded.
Except for some of the cadre of veteran pikemen here, the rest have been transferred to training iron artillery, while the new recruits have been trained to become pikemen."
"Why is this?" Naoe Tadahira asked puzzledly, "The auxiliary soldiers are trained as pikemen, and the pikemen are trained as iron gunners. Doesn't that mean one more round of training is required? Why not let the auxiliary soldiers be trained directly into iron gunners?
"
"Because the reason why our Tokiwabei is strong is discipline. And the most important part of discipline training is the training of spearmen." After thinking for a moment, Yu Qiuping explained: "Whether it is the neatness of the formation, the execution of orders and prohibitions,
right
The trust of companions, maintaining the battle line, marching in formation, and other training such as perseverance and physical strength, and pikeman training are all the most demanding. The iron gunner's requirements for these basics are not so high, and the main emphasis is on the speed and speed of shooting.
Accuracy, as well as the skill of using a knife. So I think that spearman training is an indispensable lesson for every Tokiwa."
"There is another reason, which is for future combat needs." Yu Qiuping has thought about this for a long time. "Although the iron gunners are equipped with short knives so that they can assist the pikemen in melee. But in close combat,
The main output of the army is still the long gun. If the long gunmen suffer too many casualties, the iron gunners will be unable to resist if they are close to the short swords."
"But if all the iron artillerymen were veterans of spears, then at critical moments they could pick up the spears of the dead pikemen and continue to fight, ensuring the number of pikemen."
Yu Qiuping's statement was recognized by everyone present, but Takenaka Shigeharu still made a suggestion: "Your Highness, we currently have only about 500 spear veterans. But if we follow His Highness's army expansion plan, there will be a full 750 iron gunners needed in the future.
For multiple people, after deducting the existing 100, we still need more than 600 people. The gap is too big. Moreover, if all the pikemen veterans leave the pike queue, the combat experience of the pikemen may drop sharply."
"Of course I won't ask for it to be done in one step. After all, the production speed of iron cannons is not that fast." Yu Qiuping waved his hands repeatedly, "Don't rush, just go step by step, step by step. It is impossible to let a platoon full of new recruits go to the battlefield.
.But in this training, all auxiliary soldiers must be trained as spearmen."
·
After solving the problem of troop training, the problem of food is again before our eyes. Although some relief food will be shipped this evening. Oda Nobunaga also promised that enough military food will be left to support Yu Qiupei before the army withdraws.
.But this is not a solution. After all, there are more than 50,000 people in the castle towns and villages around Maple Leaf Mountain Castle. It is impossible for them all to rely on the food relief left by the Oda family. But most of their autumn harvest this year is in rice.
The fire at Moriyama Castle and the random hunting by the Matsunaga and Miyoshi families caused all the losses, leaving not much food left. The next harvest will have to wait until next fall. During this period, how to solve the problem of feeding so many people is really a problem.
.
Another urgent issue is the winter survival problem for the tens of thousands of residents of Maple Leaf Mountain City. Winter is approaching, but most of their houses have been destroyed by fires. The simple wooden plank straw houses that Yu Qiuping has now built cannot withstand the severe cold at all, and he wants to let them
To survive the winter safely, you need a lot of building materials - which Yu Qiuping doesn't have on hand.
"Perhaps you can buy it from Sakai Town and Ishiyama Town." Ame Qiupei made a suggestion, "Sakai Town is located in Izumi Kingdom, backed by the Seto Inland Sea. It is a huge trading port in Japan, and there must be a lot of food and building materials there.
Ishiyama Town is located in Settsu and has a good geographical location. I can contact you and give it a try."
"But although Sakai Town is autonomous, it is still under the control of the Miyoshi family." Sanada Masayuki reminded, "If you want to open up the connection with Sakai Town, you must at least conquer Wakae, and at the same time ensure a good relationship with Honganji Temple. Then from
Wakae is located southeast of Ishiyama Gobo and crosses the Neyagawa and Yamato Rivers to connect with Sakai Town. This cannot be solved in a short time. Ishiyama Town, on the other hand, has a close relationship with Honganji Temple and generally does not conduct large-scale negotiations with other daimyo.
trading."
After Sanada Masayuki pointed this out, everyone fell into silence. What was in front of them was a dead end.
Chapter completed!