Sanada Yutaka looked at Ueda Nobukata's happy appearance, thought about it and said, "Lord, won't it affect the Murakami family at this time?" ”

Ueda Nobukata nodded and said, "Of course it will, so what?" If the lord helps the Ogasawara Guardian to regain the territory, then how can I get the Ogasawara Guardian to help in the future? ”

Sanada Yutaka frowned and said: "But lord, the strength of this family is too weak, without the protection of the Murakami family, it will also be captured by the Takeda family." ”

Ueda Nobukata thought for a moment and replied, "Hmm... I'm in a hurry, so let's wait.

In fact, people who have no long-term worries must have near-term worries, and I have scattered all my wealth, and the food I get can support me for three months at most, but three months is enough time for me to turn around. ”

Sanada Yutaka originally wanted to show his strength, but when he heard that Ueda Nobukata had scattered all his family wealth and still had the ability to turn around, he hurriedly asked, "How does the lord plan to solve it?" ”

Ueda Nobukata said without hesitation: "The iron cannon of the Murakami family was not supported by Echigo Nagao Keitora Gong, but was built by me. ”

Sanada Yutaka looked at Ueda Nobukata with a surprised expression, he couldn't believe that the iron cannon was actually made by his newly recognized lord.

Ueda Nobukata said with a smile: "There is a blacksmith shop in Iwashita Village, where there are four craftsmen who can build iron cannons, and build four at a speed of two months.

But I told my lord that it would take me four months to build four, and I sold the extra iron cannons to Tennoji House. ”

Sanada Yutaka looked at Ueda Nobukata's smile, he understood the meaning behind this smile, he knew very well that the Takeda family had spent a lot of gold on the iron cannon.

According to Ueda Nobukata, he can build twenty-four iron cannons in a year. That's a lot of money. And such a major secret, Ueda Nobukata told him directly, which shows that Ueda Nobukata really values him

Sanada Yutaka said solemnly: "The lord means that he wants to gather craftsmen to build iron cannons and then sell them to buy grain?" ”

Ueda Nobukata nodded and said, "Yes, I think you must have a lot of craftsmen here, let them build iron cannons together, and one iron cannon can be sold for a hundred kan."

You can buy more than 60 stone of grain for 100 yuan, but now it is not wartime, and we can buy cheaper buckwheat and miscellaneous grains.

With only ten iron cannons, we can cope with it until tomorrow spring and summer. ”

One ashigaru can consume two points of seven stone of grain and grass a year, and there are more than 1,200 people under Ueda Nobukata's subordinates, plus the upcoming Youzu Motonao, etc.

In other words, Ueda Nobukata needs to consume about 3,000 koku of grain a year, which is 4,500 kan, but if it is miscellaneous grain, it only needs 2,300 kan.

That's why Ueda Nobukata assured Sanada with such confidence.

Sanada Yutaka was still worried about whether Ueda Nobukata could afford to raise this batch of soldiers and horses, but now what are you worried about, hurry up and find a craftsman.

The next day, Yuzu Motonao took a group of people to Matsuo Castle.

Ueda Nobukata took Satomi Tsu to greet him.

At the gate of the city, Youzu Moto looked directly at the tall Ueda Nobukata and said with a smile: "Yes, you really deserve to be my virtuous son-in-law." Virtuous son-in-law, where is Youjin Township? ”

Ueda Nobukata said: "It's already arranged, father-in-law, when the time comes, I will lead more than a thousand troops to help my father-in-law, and my father-in-law will only recruit the people in the city of Youjin." ”

Yuzu Yuanzhi nodded with satisfaction, and then pointed to the two generals behind him and said, "This is Shengzhi and Zhengzhi, my eldest son and second son." ”

Ueda Nobukata hurriedly greeted his eldest brother and second uncle, and then led Youzu Motonao and others into the city.

Back in the Ohiroma of Matsuo Castle, Ueda Nobukata sat directly on the main seat, leaving only Youzu Motonao to sit at the top of the left hand. Now everyone knows it.

The banquet was uneventful, just chatted casually, and said that the precautions for attacking Youjin Township tomorrow were dispersed.

Ueda Nobukata still attached great importance to the iron cannon, so he asked Satomi Yuzu to accompany Yuzu Motonao and went to Sanada Yutaka himself.

Sanada Yutaka was quick to get things done, and he gathered eight craftsmen in the collar, which he asked everywhere.

Ueda Nobukata was overjoyed, and he only asked two skilled craftsmen to come to Iwashita Village and let them teach the new eight craftsmen to make iron cannons together.

Ueda Nobukata watched from the sidelines, and he directly corrected anything wrong, Sanada Yutaka watched quietly, and he felt that Ueda Nobukata was a person who was even more unfathomable than Takeda Harunobu.

After inspecting it, Ueda Nobukata came to Sanada Yutaka and said, "It's really good, even if the price of the iron cannon drops, it will be enough to support our army of two thousand."

If there are too many iron cannons, you can also equip them to yourself, and the power of iron cannons should not be underestimated. ”

Sanada Yutaka also agreed, the power of the iron cannon is indeed very strong.

The next day, it was already the middle of October, the weather was getting colder and colder, and it was sure to snow in a few days.

In the big room, Ueda Nobukata summoned all the generals and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, even if it is a small Youzu castle, we can't take it lightly.

But if you win it in one day, you should be confident! ”

"Oh!"

Seeing that everyone's morale was high, Ueda Nobukata shouted, "Out of battle!" ”

Early in the morning, Ueda Nobukata led more than 1,000 troops out of battle, leaving more than 100 ashigaru guards led by Yazaki Heizou in the castle.

As for the Saku, Sanada, and Youzu were all brought out, and there was only one iron cannon team by his side.

The movement of Matsuo Castle aroused the vigilance of the surrounding villages, and it was not until they saw that the army was heading for Youzu Township that the people breathed a sigh of relief.

Many people who were packing up their things and preparing to run away put down their things and followed to see the excitement.

On this side of Youzu Township, there is the Youzu Residence, which has now become a small castle, guarded by a samurai of the Takeda family.

The castle was very rudimentary, and although it was built on a hillside, the walls were fenced with wood, and there was a gap between the woods.

If the wall were to be attacked, it would have been breached at once, but Ueda Nobukata still wanted to coerce the enemy to surrender and sacrifice the castle.

A samurai named Oshima Uemon had the gates closed early, summoned Ashigaru and the peasants to prepare for the battle, and also sent an envoy to ask for help.

This caused Fan to be killed by Yuan Lian and his people before he ran out, and Ueda Nobushi didn't want Takeda Harunobu to know that he was making small moves. How long can it be delayed, as long as the snow covers the mountain, Takeda Harunobu can't do anything about him.

You Jin Katsunao went out in place of Youjin Yuanzhi, and he ran to a stone's throw away and shouted: "Your family is back, people, give up resistance and welcome your true master back!" ”

Inside the castle, Kojima Uemon immediately shot an arrow, and then said viciously: "If you dare to betray your family, you will definitely fail, and if you don't want to be killed, you will stick to this city!" ”

In the face of Kojima Uemon's intimidation, the peasants and soldiers just trembled, and some of the Ashigaru who were not from the Takeda family dared to speak out.

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