On the night of April 8, 1561, in Kuroda Castle.

"How's it going, did anyone slip through the net?" Yu Qiuping stood at the head of the city, watching the captives being sent into the city for detention in strings after bunches, and the long line of captives lined up outside the city gate.

"Basically," Fukushima shook his head, "and they didn't carry a single horse to make it easier to cross the river." Lord Caveyama, they led people on horseback and captured dozens of people who escaped by luck. Except for three Scuds, it really can't keep up. ”

"Then it's no problem," Yu Qiuping said with a smile, "Jie Sheng, you go and report to Cheongju City." ”

"Remember to report by the way, Brother Jiesheng!" Mizenzaki Nakahide coaxed on the side: "First report that 1,000 Saito family troops have crossed the river to attack!" Report that they have been defeated! To have this effect! ”

Nakahide Omaezaki's words caused the people around him to laugh.

"But Your Highness," Naoe Tadahi asked, "how should we hold so many prisoners, even far more than the number of our soldiers?" If it is not handled well, it is likely to backfire us. ”

"This... I don't really understand it either," Yu Qiuping turned his gaze to Amano Jingde, "Quan Bingwei, do you have any way?" ”

"Screen the captives," Amano said in a low voice, "They are basically peasant soldiers gathered in the territory, and they are related to each other. Put acquaintances together, in units of about ten. ”

"Wouldn't that make it easier for them to escape?" Yu Qiuping asked in surprise.

"As long as one person is found to have escaped, the rest of the personality will be killed." Amano Jingde coldly added the latter sentence.

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and their hairs stood on end.

"I'm going... It's so ruthless..."Nakahide Omaezaki gasped, "It's easy to sneak around alone. But that person will definitely not be able to give up his fellow villagers, so he will find a way to rescue his companions. But the movement of ten people running together is too big to be easily spotted. ”

"Don't open the blocked three doors." Amano Keitoku continued to say coldly, "In addition to the guards where the prisoners are held, patrols are set up at the north gate, on the city walls, and in the streets. Gather peasants in the territory and engage in patrol work. I'll leave that to the next arrangement. ”

"Okay..."Yu Qiuping also heard it in a cold sweat, "It's all handed over to you..."As soon as his words fell, Amano Jingde's crow also crowed twice very appropriately.

"But after that!" Sena asked anxiously, "What will these people do after that!" They can eat 10 stone of grain in a day! We can't raise them for nothing! ”

"How is that possible," Yoshioka squirted, "of course to turn them into slaves and force them to work!" Go farming! ”

"But it's okay to be locked up in prison now, what will happen when the time comes to release it!" Sena yelled, "If they run away before they have been working for a few days, wouldn't it be a big loss!" ”

"No, no, no, of course it's impossible to let them out to work," Yu Qiuping shook his head and said, "Where can so many people be watched." We've got more than 200 of them. ”

Ogawa Youdong, who had been drinking on the sidelines, heard the words, but he was in a spirit, and shouted through the strength of the wine: "Your Highness, you won't show mercy again!" Put them back! ”

Ogawa Youdong's opening immediately aroused the vigilance of everyone present. They all looked at Yu Qiuping with suspicion.

Yu Qiuping sighed, spread his hands and said: "Everyone is also a person who has lived a hard life, how sad the life of a slave is, you don't know it... Why bother to make others slaves? ”

As soon as Yu Qiuping said this, everyone was silent. Tianye Jingde frowned, and just wanted to open his mouth to advise, but was stopped by Yu Qiuping waving his hand.

However, this time Yu Qiuping smiled.

"Don't worry, I'm not the rotten good guy full of mercy two years ago," Yu Qiuping smiled evilly, "I'm going to be a kidnapper." ”

"Kidnappers?" Mimasaki Nakahide reacted suddenly, "Tie up more than 900 people? Ransom from those wealthy families? ”

"That's right!" Yu Qiuping smiled and patted Sena's shoulder, "It just so happens that we're not short of money!" Do it now! With that, Yu Qiupei looked at Honda Tadakatsu, "Nabanosuke, you go and ask the water atom sutra in charge of the bottom to invite the four adults captured this time to discuss the ransom." ”

"This—" Honda Tadakatsu was clearly in a bit of a dilemma, "it's against the way of the samurai." ”

"Don't go with him!" Sena Shiyi, who has always been Sven, will be fiercer than anyone else as long as it involves money. He stopped Honda Tadakatsu with one hand and smiled viciously: "I'll please!" ”

·

Walking on the way to the castle tower, the original Nagayori was already dead. He knew that this defeat would almost break the backbone of the original family. As a moderately wealthy family with only 8,000 stones, the total population in the territory is only more than 1,200 people. Among them, there are only about 400 young men who are working and fighting. This time, more than 250 people from the original family were dispatched, and all of them were lost here. Not to mention anything else, this year's autumn harvest will definitely not be completed, and the summer fertilization and weeding can only be done by the elderly and children, and there may be more than 100 families whose lives are unsustainable.

What's even more desperate is that this time several of their wealthy families sent troops, but they actually did not consult the high-level leaders of the Saito family. Because the central power of the Saito family is not too strong, each wealthy family has a lot of autonomy, so it can decide on this small-scale strategy to a certain extent. However, this also means that the original family does not want to get any compensation from the Saito family. The Saito family, which has always had conflicts with local wealthy families, may even directly confiscate the land of the original family in the name of sending troops without permission and causing a great defeat. Even if the Saito family doesn't do anything, other wealthy families around who are eyeing the original family's land may continue to invade and seize the original family's land, and the original family, which is broken, will no longer be able to fight back.

Yuan Changlai thought about it, and the more he thought about it, the more sad he became. The hard work of several generations of the original family is now all lost in their own hands. He also understood that Nonomura Konari and Kato Mitsuyasu, who were escorted with him, were also miserable. Nonomura's family even the head of the family was arrested, and Nonomura Yukinari's eldest son has not yet been served, and it is even more stormy.

However, compared to Kawabine, they are still good. Their territory, after all, has been obtained from the Saito family. For a semi-bandit country like Xiangchuan and the people, there is no security of land. They totaled only 400 young adults, and they lost more than half of them at once. The surrounding wealthy clans or the Saito clan will definitely take the opportunity to attack them and take their land.

The four people who had been sneering at Yu Qiuping's act of sending food to the enemy before, but at this moment, they all wished that Yu Qiuping could "go crazy" again, oh no, be merciful! Put them straight back!

·

"I'm going to put you and the 900-odd men back, after all, I can't bear to see so many people turned into slaves. Everyone fights for their own masters, and I don't have much resentment against you. These were the first words of Yu Qiuhei after meeting them at the castle tower and untying them.

"It's a dream come true!" The four of them roared in their hearts almost at the same time.

"But there's a bit of a problem, I don't know if the four of you can help me." As soon as Yu Qiuping changed his words, he immediately whispered with a bitter face.

"His Royal Highness Momiji, just speak!" Nonomura Yukinari, who scolded Yu Qiuping the most fiercely, immediately patted his chest and promised: "What can I do to help!" They must do their best! The change in attitude made his three companions dumbfounded.

"That's the case..."Yu Qiuping rubbed his hands embarrassedly, looking very aggrieved. This realistic acting made the subordinates sitting on both sides of the watch amazed.

"Well, it's a shame to say it." Yu Qiuping smacked his lips as he spoke, "It's not a secret, Yuqiu's family won't be able to open the pot." As you know, I have just arrived, and I haven't caught up with the autumn harvest yet, and I'm so poor that my subordinates haven't paid a fortune for a long time! ”

"Yes! Your Highness! Cave Mountain Nominee immediately yelled, "I haven't given me money for half a year!" The whale house in the county won't let me in! ”

You kid! Yu Qiuping scolded in his heart. Don't be ashamed!

"I won't hide it from you," Yu Qiuping spread his hands and said, "After eating a meal for your subordinates tonight, I don't even have food for tomorrow's breakfast." ”

"How so!" Yuan Changlai was surprised, "His Royal Highness Momiji is so... Uh, embarrassed. ”

"Yes, my food basically depends on Qingzhou City," Yu Qiuping said: "Originally, I only had 200 people here, and I was not very tired, and this food was enough to eat for a long time." But today, you called, not only did you add 900 mouths to me, but you also made my subordinates tired enough to choke on food. The grain has been eaten up, and it will take ten days for the next shipment in Cheongju City. ”

"Well... Let us go back tonight, and don't cause trouble to His Highness Momiji. Yuan Changlai said assumedly.

Damn! When Lao Tzu is Kaizi! Whatever you want! Yu Qiuping slandered in his heart, and he immediately gave the predetermined blackface character Mimasaki Nakahide a look. Nakahide Omaezaki immediately shouted knowingly, "You want to be beautiful! Let you go! What we eat! ”

"My Highness is a good person, but I'm not!" As he spoke, Mizenzaki Nakahide drew a knife in his hand menacingly, scaring the young man of Yuan Changlai, a teenager, into a choke, "If I can't eat breakfast!" Kill the captives and eat the meat! You kid is from the original family, right?" said Mimasaki Nakahide with a sneer, and licked the tip of the knife with his tongue, "I'll kill your family first!" ”

"Don't! This lord! If you have something to say! Yuan Changlai was frightened all of a sudden. Unexpectedly, this Mizenzaki Nakahide is quite talented in acting - the nickname of "drama" really lives up to its name.

"Okay, Zhongxiu, don't embarrass others," Yu Qiuping came out to make a round. Then, in a bitter and bitter tone, he said, "Look. You also beat it, so I can't even open the pot. Can you give me some food so that we can tide you over? ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say!" Just when Nonomura Yukinari, an old Jianghu, was still hesitating, the original Changlai had already agreed, "What I have in the next house is food!" I'll give as much as His Highness Momiji wants! ”

"Good!" Yu Qiuping smiled excitedly, "Interesting! When the time comes, you will be the first to release your captives! ”

"Your Highness!" Kato Mitsutai was anxious when he heard this, "I also have food to help in the next family, and I am willing to help His Highness!" ”

"Good!" Yu Qiuping smiled and patted Kato Kotai on the shoulder, and then cast a meaningful gaze on Nonomura Yukinari and Maeno Nagayasu.

"Isn't this just kidnapping, and it's so nice..."Maeno Nagayasu secretly slandered himself, "We often do this thing... Alas, it could have been discussed, but the two boys agreed directly. In desperation, Maeno Nagayasu and Nonomura Yukinari had no choice but to promise to send food to Yu Qiuping.