"Your Highness, do you remember the prophecy of the past?"

These are the words that Amano Keedoku said to Yu Qiuping after learning of the rude demands of the Diet.

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"They are not chicks, they are falcons, birds of prey. They have only their eyes on profit, and they will attack desperately to do so. The reason why I didn't dare to disobey His Highness was because the wings of the young eagle had not yet grown hard. When their forces are formed, the Yuqiu family is afraid that they can only become their pawns, and His Highness has not prepared early? ”

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"Yes, you're right."

But perhaps when the eaglets grow up, it will be the day when the hunters let go and go into hiding.

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On November 14, 1575, after the wounded and sick basically recovered and returned to the team, the Red Leaf Army once again embarked on the road of the southern expedition. Before leaving, Xiangzong and my pro-Thai also came to see off Yu Qiuping in person. As expected, he was really blackmailed by the businessmen of the Congress. Because not long ago, the congressmen had just forced their old rival Yu Qiuping to agree to quite harsh conditions, and their morale was booming. Seeing such a stunned young man sent to the door, how could he not bear to knock on a bamboo pole fiercely?

According to the agreement between the two parties, the Diet and Tosa conducted large-scale trade. The merchants of the Diet used grain to buy large quantities of Tosa's specialties, such as wood, tea, lacquer, mulberry, and cotton, from the head of Chomune and Ibe, and after this trade, they would also obtain exclusive rights to operate these trades, completely driving out the merchants of Tosa and Shikoku.

When Yu Qiuping heard about this treaty, he deeply mourned for the family of Chosamune, who apparently did not realize what an exaggerated condition it was. The businessmen in the Diet were also a little incredulous after reaching the agreement, and they didn't understand why the Chozong family agreed so readily - but considering that they didn't have enough understanding in the previous negotiations to invest and set up factories, the businessmen were no longer suspicious. However, as the cake in Tosa grew larger, the merchants became more and more worried about the safety of those assets. In case the head of the Changzong clan turns his face and does not recognize the person, and all those assets are seized, the Congress will have to bleed a lot.

So, on the one hand, they urged Yu Qiuping to step up the construction of the navy - according to the current progress of Itami Kangqing, the first batch of naval ships will probably be able to go to sea after the Chinese New Year, and the training of naval sailors and captains will also be on the agenda. At the same time, after communicating with Yu Qiuping and Amano Jingde, they also did some unseemly things - they sent a large number of crows to infiltrate the Changzong family, and at the same time bought the personnel of the Changzong family. Naturally, the infiltration of allies cannot be carried out through the channel of the Military Intelligence Department, but needs to be carried out. The businessmen of the Diet hope to have sufficient information, and as long as there is a disturbance within the Nagamune family and there is an intention to confiscate and seize their assets, they can also prepare early.

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Yu Qiuping sent troops this time, and did not rely on his own force to act brutally as Oda Nobunaga asked last time. After gaining Oda Nobunaga's permission (mainly because Oda Nobunaga's last defeat made Oda Nobunaga realize that it was difficult to conquer Kii by brute force alone), Amano Keitoku began a large-scale adjustment work. And the first target of their rebellion was the second largest force among the Kii people, the Nerai.

Entering Kii from Kawachi and Izumi, there are three roads: East, Middle, and West. The last time Yu Qiuping marched, he only chose the east and west roads and did not take the middle road, and the reason is very simple: the middle road is really difficult to break through. To enter Naga-gun in the middle of the road, you need to cross the Izumi Mountains. And on this narrow mountain road, there is also a strong city and a thousand stones digging into the city. As one of the important strongholds of the Genlai, the Thousand Stone Digging City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and with the large number of iron cannons of the Shanggenlaizhong, it is obviously not easy to overcome.

However, the inability to march on this road is based on the premise that the Genlaicong will resist desperately. If the Genlai Congregation would fall to the side of the Yuqiu family, then the situation would be completely different.

For this reason, Yu Qiuping personally came to the door to apologize to Hatakeyama Takamasa for Oda Nobunaga's abruptness last time, hoping that he could come forward to adjust his old subordinates. At Yu Qiuping's request, Hatakeyama Takamasa agreed to the crow's request and served as a liaison to thread the needle for both parties.

The current situation of the Nerai people is not good—the people of Kii are already in chaos at the moment. Everyone was suspicious of each other, kept clashing guns, and even questioned the leadership of the Zaga people. And in order to restrain the Zaga people, the roots of Tsuda's reckoning were praised by the small wealthy clans. Tsuda Sumashi himself has no intention of clashing with the Saga people, but Suzuki Shigei has regarded the powerful Nerai people as a thorn in his side, and even deducted some of the food that should have been returned to the Neraizhong, which made the Neraiza very dissatisfied internally, and Tsuda Sumashi has a faint tendency to be unable to suppress the bullet. He was worried about whether there would be a conflict between the Saga and the Nerai in the future.

At this moment, the news came that the Red Leaf Army was about to march south again. The people of Kii have just distributed the grain, they don't have much grain on hand, and this year's autumn harvest has suffered heavy losses, so how can they cope with another collective mobilization? Suzuki's Shigei of the Saga people immediately asked the people to requisition the grain that had not yet been hot in the hands of the people - which naturally met with strong dissatisfaction from the people. Amano Keitoku's crows took the opportunity to instigate, and a large-scale rebellion immediately broke out in the four prefectures north of Kii Province, causing a lot of trouble among the people of the country.

The reason why the territory of the Root Men has not yet broken out is because Tsuda has not ordered the collection of grain for a long time. He was a lord who loved the people, and he did not want his people to suffer in this way, and he also despaired of the prospect of war - Yu Qiuping did not need to defeat them, as long as he came to fight them once a year during the spring ploughing and autumn harvest, the people of Kii would collapse without a fight.

Just when he was at odds, Hatakeyama Takamasa, the head of the Hatakeyama family, who had been following him for generations, sent a messenger and introduced him to several of the ninjas of the Raven, who conveyed the meaning of Yu Qiuping to Tsuda Sumasa: I hope that the Nelai people can join Yu Qiuping's side, stop paying unnecessary sacrifices in a hopeless war, and protect the people from another injury.

Out of the dignity of the people of Kii and the tradition of unity, Tsuda refused Akihei's request. However, not long after, his former lord Hatakeyama Takamasa personally came to Genraiji Temple to meet him, leaving him at a loss for a while. Under the persuasion of Hatakeyama Takamasa, Tsuda was moved by the kindness of the old lord and agreed with great difficulty. However, he hoped that the Yuqiu family would give a guarantee of the safety of his territory - but this was something that Yuqiuping could not do. Because according to the agreement between him and the Diet, the disposal of Kii will be imitated by the disposal of Hanoi and Izumi.

All wealthy families need to sign a lease bill to lease the land to the Yuqiu family, which will be managed by the Yuqiu family, and at the same time, the personal and career freedom of the people shall not be restricted. In exchange, the leaders of the wealthy families who had thrown themselves into the Yuqiu family could all get seats in the House of Lords, as well as generous rents and lucratives. The territory of the temple shrine will be taken back in its entirety - this is Oda Nobunaga's request, and the territory of the Ichimune cannot be retained. Of course, as compensation, part of the Hao clan's troops will be retained and organized into the Kii garrison to maintain law and order, and the military power will still be in the hands of the people.

Although this condition was slightly difficult for Tsuda to accept, Raven did not give him much room to think. The ninja of the Raven tactfully warned him that the Yuqiu family was just saluting first and then soldiering. If Tsuda rejects the proposal, the Yuqiu family's determination to pacify Kii will not waver in the slightest. When the time comes, when the Genlai people are defeated, they will not even have a decent status. If you agree now, in any case, the nominal sovereignty of the territory and a rich fortune are indispensable.

Under tremendous pressure, Tsuda finally agreed to Yu Qiuping's conditions. He carried out a purge of his home, put all those who opposed the peace proposal under house arrest, and blocked information from the rest of Kii. However, although he blocked the news, Amano Keedoku secretly walked out the news that the roots had fallen to Yuqiu's house, which made Kii Manguo stormy. At the same time, Amano Keitoku also sent envoys to various small wealthy families to consult their attitudes. In the case of the Yuqiu family's soldiers, there are not a few people who choose to fall to the Yuqiu family or abide by neutrality.

When Suzuki Shigeichi once again called on the people of the whole country to unite to resist the Yuqiu family, the troops he had gathered at hand were only half of the autumn ones. The people of Genlai and other countries have shirked it for various reasons, but Suzuki Shigei is helpless, he has no troops and no time to take care of them,

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Yu Qiuping's expedition this time was divided into three routes. The Western Route Army was still led by him personally, including Ming Di Bei, Xiliu Bei and cavalry companies, a total of 3,400 soldiers and 6,000 auxiliary soldiers, and attacked Mingcao County all the way along the coast. The Nakaji Army, consisting of 1,500 soldiers and 3,000 auxiliaries of Fukushima Yasunari's Tokiwawa, crossed the Izumi Mountains, passed through the Sengoku Castle Digging Society and the Neraizhong, and then appeared together in Naga County. The Eastern Route Army, which had 4,000 men of Ikeda Tsuneko, attacked Ito Prefecture via Takanoguchi.

The reason why it was arranged for Tokiwa to take the middle lane was the suggestion given by Amano Keito. Because Yu Qiuping's eldest son, Yu Qiuping, after being promoted for meritorious service, is now serving as the deputy company commander of the Water Atom Sutra in the second company of Chang Panbei. Sending the eldest son to the side of the Genlaizhong can also be regarded as a sign of trust in the Genlaizhong and the sincerity of the Yuqiu family.

As the Yuqiu army's army pressed the border, Suzuki Shigeyi, who was overstretched, had to abandon part of the defense line and concentrate his forces to hold the western front, leaving a small part of the army on the east and middle roads. Because the western front is the main force of the Yuqiu family, and the soldiers are also directed at Sakaga City, it is the most important point in any case. The eastern route is a long way, and it takes a long time to reach the area around Saga Castle. As for the middle lane, Suzuki Shigei can't take care of it anymore, and can only count on the roots to block Chang Panbei by relying on the terrain - as for whether the rumored roots are true that they fell to the Yuqiu family, Suzuki Shigeyi didn't think about it and didn't dare to think about it.

If Genlaizhong really fell to the Yuqiu family, then everything was over.