After Yu Qiuping left the room, he was about to rush to organize the defense. He originally wanted Ryuko to stay and Kaede Imagawa to accompany her. But before he could speak, Long Zi took the initiative to find him very aggrieved.

"Your Highness." After several days, Longzi finally spoke to Yu Qiuping again, but there was a cry in his voice, "Don't leave me." I promise not to cause trouble, not to talk nonsense, Your Highness let me follow you. She lowered her eyes, not daring to look directly into Yu Qiuping's eyes. But her humble request and tearful eyes made Yu Qiuping feel a pang in her heart, and she could hardly face this kind and simple girl.

"When did I say I was going to leave you behind?" Yu Qiuping's mind was seen through, and he couldn't help but explain with some embarrassment, "Longzi, what are you thinking about?" ”

"Your Highness, you said it clearly." However, Ryuko didn't buy it, and tried to suppress his crying and whispered.

"No, no, not really." Yu Qiuping waved his hand again and again, pretending to be very serious and said in a deep voice, "If Longzi makes trouble again, I won't let you follow." ”

As soon as this sentence was spoken, the girl who wanted to ask suddenly swallowed the words back into her stomach. After a moment of silence, he began to sobble quietly. She didn't say anything more, just bowed to Yuqiu, and went to help Yuqiuping pack up. Yu Qiuping looked at her back and sighed helplessly, and the pain in her heart became even stronger.

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However, Yu Qiuping didn't have time to pay more attention to the affairs of Ryuko. The invasion of Honganji Temple was imminent, and he had to organize his defense immediately. Under the arrangement of Shigeharu Takenaka's General Staff, Yu Thu Binh gathered all the troops of the Hanoi Xiaohao clan and established the Hanoi Garrison Force. In order to unify the command, he disrupted the formation of the troops of the Xiaohao clan to a certain extent, but imitated the military system of the Yuqiu Army. This made the Xiaohao clan very dissatisfied, and someone immediately moved out of the agreement of Yu Qiuping that year - not to interfere with the military power of the Xiaohao clan. The Hao members in the House of Lords immediately protested against Yu Qiuping, who knew that he was at a loss and apologized to the Xiao Hao after explaining the reason for his compulsion. When marshalling, he did not insert any people from the Yuqiu family into the command system, but let all the warriors of the Xiaohao clan command. Yu Thu Binh's sincerity won the understanding of the small wealthy clan and agreed to the establishment of the Hanoi garrison.

After completing the formation, he arranged the Hanoi garrison of nearly 2,000 people to the important towns, trade roads, and official roads in Hanoi to prevent the commander of the Honganji Temple from entering directly. However, there is no way to defend the narrow territory with these 2,000 men alone, and Sakai Town must also keep people to defend. And the troops of the Xiaohao clan only have the ability to shrink and protect themselves when facing a large army, and it is very likely to face the dilemma of being divided and broken, and the Yuqiu family urgently needs a field force to provide mobile support in the territory. Therefore, it is also urgent to expand the army and establish a new reserve force.

For this reason, Yu Qiuping personally rode his horse to Sakai Town, and made a public speech to the House of Commons, asking the House of Commons to approve his request for army expansion. The relationship between the Yuqiu family and the Diet, which had been extremely tense due to the return of the Yuqiu death by Hatakeyama Takamasa last year, was also eased by the tremendous pressure from the Honganji family.

These merchants of the Diet knew better than anyone that the army of Honganji Temple could invade at any time, and if Yu Thu Binh did not expand his army, the territory of Hanoi would become a mess. They had gone to great lengths to set up factories in Sakai and Hanoi, producing large quantities of their products and selling them all over Hanoi, Izumi, and, relying on workers recruited from Hanoi. If Hanoi were to be hit by war, more than half of these strong laborers would be lost, and the merchants' trade routes would be temporarily cut off. What makes them even more uncomfortable is that if Hanoi is devastated by the war, those families who can afford to buy their products will also have to cut back on food and clothing due to financial constraints, so that the products they produce cannot be sold.

Therefore, whether it is to protect the safety of Sakai Town, or to protect their own vital interests, it is urgent to let Yuqiuping expand the army at this moment. The House of Commons and the House of Lords voted to approve the provisional budget for the new quarter, allowing Yu Qiuping to expand and train a reserve of 1,200 soldiers. In exchange, however, they also demanded the passage of the bill, which states that "if Yu Qiuping wants to carry out large-scale military activities during the spring ploughing and autumn harvest seasons, it must be passed by half of the Diet." Yu Qiuping had no choice but to compromise.

However, Hatakeyama Takamasa did not sell the face of Yu Qiuhei and the Diet at all, and once again rejected the bill on the grounds that it was unconstitutional. The House of Commons had no choice but to amend it to read, "If Yu Qiuping wants to carry out large-scale military activities during the busy agricultural seasons such as spring plowing and autumn harvest, the required budget must be reviewed by the House of Commons and approved by half of the votes." In this way, the loophole in the constitution was exploited, and instead of interfering with Yu Qiuping's military command, Yu Qiuping's power to send troops was limited by controlling the budget. Hatakeyama Takamasa reluctantly agreed, and was furious, demanding that the constitution be amended immediately.

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After everything was negotiated, Yu Qiuping immediately launched a recruitment in the territory. As usual, he selected 300 people from each of Tokibanbei and Mingdi as seed troops, and set up the framework of a new reserve. Then the 1,400 new recruits, in addition to 600 people who were added to the newly established reserve team for training in Maple Mountain Castle; The remaining 800 people were all added to the team of Tokiwa and Ming Dibei, and they were asked to practice with Tokiwa and Ming Di on the front line of Takaya Castle. On the one hand, it will make up for the losses of soldiers after the last battle, and on the other hand, it will also make up for the shortfall left by the transfer of seeded troops this time.

At this time, the Department of Military Industry, through its efforts, also produced another three-pounder gun. Yu Qiuping arranged all of them according to the 20-man artillery formation, and then sent the two artillery groups to the high house castle first, and used the three good families as targets to train in artillery bombardment in the actual combat environment. Naoe Narumu, who is only 10 years old this year, was also temporarily appointed by Yu Qiuping as the commander of the Second Artillery Group because of a lack of personnel.

However, the selection of the captain of Yu Qiuping's newly established reserve team has become a big problem. Mimasaki Nakahide, Yoshioka Katsumasa, and Ogawa Yuto all have the same qualifications, and they don't know how to choose. Everyone was convinced that Yasunari Fukushima was the captain before, and Charlie was recognized by everyone because he had been a company commander before. But now, it is really difficult to pick a candidate among these brothers. Whoever is chosen, the other two will definitely have a problem. Time was pressing, and Yu Qiuping didn't have time to argue here, so he simply chose the easiest way - drawing lots. Anyway, it won't be better to choose anyone, and it won't be worse to choose anyone.

Yu Qiuping then rushed to Takaya Castle in person, made three paper balls, one with a tick and two with a cross, and asked Mizenzaki Nakahide, Yoshioka Katsumasa and Ogawa Yuto to draw lots directly. This time, this brother can be nervous. Although they are brothers who share life and death, they are also samurai, and no one wants to let go of such a good opportunity for promotion. Three of you, look at me, I'll look at you, and no one will smoke first. The three big men gathered around Yu Qiuping's side and stared at him, which made Yu Qiuping very unhappy.

At this moment, Naoe Narumu happened to come to Yu Qiuping with a stack of training documents to report, and was immediately grabbed by Mimasaki Nakahide like seeing a savior.

"Come on! Seigen Maru! You've always had the best luck, you're here to catch it for your uncle! If you catch a hook, Uncle will treat you to something delicious! ”

"Uncle Zhongxiu said okay, don't cheat." Naoe Chengyuan Pill is a childlike child in the end, and when he heard this, he immediately blossomed, "Don't blame me if you don't catch it!" ”

"I don't blame you, I don't blame you, Cheng Yuan Maru, you just catch it!" Mimasaki Nakahide laughed as he spoke, his eyes already narrowed into a slit, expecting Naoe Narumu to get started quickly. As Naoe Narumu stretched out his little hand to the paper ball in Yu Qiuping's hand, the eyes of the three big men were all locked on the small hand. Everyone held their breath, staring at Naoe Narumu at random, picked a paper ball, pinched him and took it back to his hand, and divided the paper ball by two in three times-

A tick!

"Beautiful!" Nakahide Omaezaki jumped three feet high excitedly, and then excitedly lifted Naoe Narumu, spun around several times in a row, and promised him something delicious to take him to eat. And Yoshioka Katsumasa and Ogawa Yuto were so angry that they stomped their feet, "Damn! Why didn't I think of asking Cheng Yuanmaru to help me catch it! Let this guy get the first shot! ”

"Admit defeat in betting! Admit to gambling and admit defeat! Seeing this, Mizenzaki Nakahide hurriedly took the note in Naoe Narumu's hand and held it in his hand, and glanced at Yoshioka Katsumasa and Ogawa Yuto very vigilantly, "Don't cheat!" ”

"Don't play! Damn! Manly man, talk counts! Although Yoshioka Katsumasa was very annoyed, he still patted his chest very strongly, "Next time I become the captain, I will surpass all your previous achievements in one battle!" ”

"Cut, you brainless ones don't wake up soon!" Mimasaki Nakahide snorted coldly with disdain, "Don't even think about it!" ”

"And what about the name of your team? Have you thought about it? Yu Qiuping looked at the smug Mimasaki Nakahide and asked with a smile.

"Let Chengyuan Pill get up! This is the reserve team he drawn! Nakahide Omaezaki rubbed Naoe Narumaru's hair very fondly, "Say, Narumenmaru, what do you want this reserve team to call?" ”

"When I passed by Joshita Town today, I saw that the willow trees were particularly beautiful." Naoe Narumu smiled at Yu Qiuhei and Mimaezaki Nakahide, "It's better to call it Hosoyanagi Bei!" The military flag is made of willow branches! ”

"Willow? That's a good moral idea. That's it! Yu Qiuping's eyes lit up when he heard this, this name is really good. However, he thought about it for a while, and glanced back at Mimasaki Nakahide - this guy who is neither big nor small has no shadow of Zhou Yafu at all, and he is probably going to be blind to this good name.