"Wait!" Sena Yiyi frowned, staring at Yu Qiuping: "You don't want to borrow the red leaves!" Oh no, go to the earth warehouse and borrow loan sharks to stay afloat! ”

Before Yu Qiuping could speak, Sena Shiyi was already red-eyed, and he jumped in front of Yu Qiuping with an arrow step, holding Yu Qiuping's shoulders with both hands and shaking constantly, and said loudly: "Red leaves!" Are you crazy! Do you know that the most terrible thing in the world is not a thousand cuts, not thousands of troops, but usury! This thing eats people and doesn't spit out bones! You can't borrow anything! ”

Yu Qiuping was shaken enough by Sena Shiyi, and suddenly pushed Sena Shiyi away, took a few steps back, and stood firm on the table: "Who said that he was going to borrow usury!" I'm going to collect the money! Let everyone deposit their money with me! How do you feel like you're crazy when you hear about money! ”

Sena Yoshiyoshi was stunned for a moment, and after realizing that Yu Qiuping was not in a hurry to borrow a loan shark, he breathed a sigh of relief. However, he couldn't help but taunt: "Momiji, where can you raise money?" Although the people of Owari are wealthy, they have a little spare money in their hands. But they knew at a glance that you were so short of money that you couldn't open the pot, who would put the money in your pocket? There is no return! Those rich businessmen are even more shrewd so that they will not deposit their money with you! ”

"It's not like I don't pay back!" Yu Qiuhei retorted dissatisfiedly, feeling that Sena's distrust was an insult to the concept of banking that was unique to his traverser.

"And you expect to make money with the storage fee?" Sena couldn't help but laugh and scolded: "If people save money, they will give Tokura ten yuan a year for the storage fee!" Are you counting on this to make money? Besides, why don't people save it to Cheongju or His Highness Shibata and His Highness Sakuma! Why do you want to save it in the hands of you poor devil! ”

"You!" Yu Qiuping is really going crazy with the iron rooster of Sena Shiyi today, "How can someone else deposit money to you, and you still have to keep the custody fee?" Yu Qiuping spread out his hands and said loudly: "Not only do I not charge storage fees, but I also pay them interest!" ”

"The soil warehouse is still upside down to pay interest?" This time, even Naoe Tadahei was frightened, "Your Highness, why are you doing this?" ”

"Then they'll move the money to me from somewhere else." Yu Qiuping crossed his waist and said as a matter of course.

"So," Sena sneered, "Momiji, you're poor and crazy!" Do you want to go to the common people of Shiowari to borrow usury? Then you might as well go to the earth warehouse in Cheongju! ”

"You kid is usually so buttoned! Why don't you go on the road at a critical moment! Yu Qiuhei understands that the change of concept cannot be accomplished overnight, and Sena certainly does not know what the meaning of banking is.

Just when Yu Qiuping was about to give his two medieval indigenous subordinates a financial lesson, Sanada Masayuki hurried over.

"Your Highness," Sanada Masayuki, who has always been calm and calm, was also a little flustered at the moment, "There is an enemy!" ”

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"Enemy situation!" Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment, "What kind of hostile situation?" ”

"The outpost I planted on the banks of the Kiso River has just returned," Sanada Masayuki said quickly, "On the other side of the Kiso River, it seems that the troops on the side of the Saito family are approaching!" ”

"I'll go!" Yu Qiuping swallowed his saliva, and immediately understood the current situation, "The people of the Saito family have come to attack me?" ”

"Immediately ask for help from Cheongju City!" Yu Qiuping hurriedly ordered, but Sanada Masayuki did not leave immediately.

"What's the matter, Kibei? Is there anything wrong? Yu Qiuping asked anxiously.

"Your Highness, I don't think you should be so hasty." Masayuki Sanada reminded, "The information may not be accurate. In case something happens to the princes of the Beacon Fire Show..."

"Then lead the way," Yu Qiuping didn't dare to delay, "Take me to the front line now!" Pro-Guard, you immediately gather all the staff of Tokiwa and assemble in Kuroda Castle to stand by! Wait for my orders! ”

Along the way, Yu Qiuping kept asking Sanada Masayuki about the specific situation on horseback.

"Why did the enemy touch the river before raising the alarm!" Yu Qiuping asked with some dissatisfaction, "How can you have time to prepare?" ”

"I beg your pardon," Sanada said apologetically, "We are new to this place, and we are very unfamiliar with this place. Because the Yuqiu family did not have any ninjas, it was difficult to infiltrate the Saito family's territory to collect information, so they could only set up a watchtower on the south bank of the Kiso River to investigate. Naturally, they had to wait until the enemy came to the river to find out. ”

"Plus..."Sanada Masayuki said in a low voice, "The several ferries of the Kiso River in this part of the body are controlled by a group of people called Kawanami. Their attitude was inclined towards the Saito family, so it was very difficult for our people to cross the river even if they wanted to, and the enemy could cross the river very secretly. ”

"It's too late to say anything!" While talking, Yu Qiuping had already ridden his horse to the river. The width of this section of the Kiso River is about 100 meters, and it is estimated that it is difficult to wade through the water, so you must use ferries. On the north bank of the Kiso River, you can see a ferry crossing, which is one of the ones that Sanada Masayuki said was in the hands of the Kawanami people. And on the side of the ferry on the north bank, there are many people waiting densely, under the banner of miscellaneous.

"So much... I'm afraid it's not going to be 1,000 people. Yuqiu's plane was solemn, "The total number of troops that Mino can raise is less than 16,000 people... Able to mobilize 1,000 people, could it be one of the three people in Ximinon? ”

"Look at the banner," Sanada Masayuki shook his head and said, "Please forgive your highness." Several flags on the other side of the river are unrecognizable. ”

"Recognizable?" Yu Qiuping asked suspiciously, "In other words, are they all famous?" ”

"It should be a coalition of small wealthy clans." Masayuki Sanada responded.

"1,000 people... That is, there are 300 soldiers. Yu Qiuping felt that he was not optimistic now, "How many auxiliaries can we mobilize." ”

"Returning to Your Highness," Sanada Masayuki replied, "in a hurry, you may only be able to gather a few dozen people from the castle town. ”

"Forget it, let's go up to the lookout first." Yu Qiuping said as he turned over and dismounted, walking towards the lookout built on the side.

"It's not good... It seems that these little tycoons want to give me a dismount. Yu Qiuping muttered as he crawled.

But when he climbed to the top of the lookout and saw the view on the other side of the river, he had a slightly absurd expression on his face. He shook his head helplessly, and smiled at his subordinates under the lookout: "Is it that I Yu Qiuping can't lift the knife, or is the rabble on the opposite side floating?" ”

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Yuan Changlai's father, Yuan Laifang, is a small wealthy family in Benchao County, Minong Country. Haguri-gun in Mino Province and Haguri-gun (the fiefdom of Amaakihei) in Owari Province are across the Kiso River. And Motochao County is on the edge of Haguri County. The original family was not a big family, and the fief was only about 8,000 stones, so it could only mobilize less than 250 troops. However, this 8,000 stone territory was enough for him to suppress the small wealthy families of the Oda family on the other side of the river, and no one dared to provoke him on weekdays.

And this time, with him, there were also the Kato family and the Nonomura family, who were also small wealthy families on the banks of the Kiso River. Although the harvest of Meinong in recent years has not been very good, several small wealthy families have also saved a lot of savings by frugality. After becoming rich and powerful, they also started to think crookedly - can they go to Owari Province to do some autumn breeze. However, although the small wealthy clans of Owari Province are very weak, they are all local snakes, and various networks are all over the area. As soon as there was a little wind and grass on their side, the people on the other side of the river would immediately receive the news, and then they would collect all the valuable things and hide in the small rocks of each house, so that they would look at the river and sigh.

However, God has eyes, and immediately gave them a great opportunity! Just around the time of this year's Chinese New Year, the Oda family suddenly carried out a major resealing. According to the merchants who passed through the tax-collecting checkpoint, the Oda family had changed lords. The Snake Clans who had been here for generations had been replaced by a new lord with an 8,000-stone fief. It is said that this lord was originally Imagawa family's Yuakihei, and after Imagawa Yoshimoto was killed, he defected to Oda Nobunaga's side, and was not treated well by the higher-ups, so he was sent to this remote corner. They have also heard of Yu Qiuping's reputation, in addition to the most famous compassion and trustworthiness, it is said that he is also quite proficient in the art of war.

The thoughts of the Hara family, the Kato family, and the Nonomura family immediately came alive! This outsider from the other side of Suruga is obviously unfamiliar with the place, so is there a chance to go over to fight the autumn breeze? For a territory of 8,000 stones, you can gather 300 people at most! 100 soldiers who stood up to the sky. What's more, since this family is a new defector, it must not be insignificant. When you first arrive, it will take a year to gather the people. Now that lord is around, there may only be a few dozen people. However, due to Yu Qiuping's fame in the past few years and his reputation for being able to fight well, several lords were still a little hesitant at first.

But the good news came one after another! There is also conclusive news that the lord did not come to this territory to take office at all, but has been staying in Cheongju City to accompany his wife and children. Hara Laifang and they secretly thought to themselves, this female samurai who was used to living in the bustling Suruga must not be able to endure such a remote corner as Yeli County! And all along, the affairs of the territory have been in the hands of a one-eyed deputy. Moreover, the financial situation of this acting official seems to be very critical, and it has reached the point where it cannot be revealed. When a passing merchant was happy in the whale house, he saw with his own eyes that a samurai of the Yuqiu family was detained on the spot because he had no prostitution money. The man shouted that their family hadn't paid for half a year, and he couldn't be blamed.

After hearing so much good news, Yuan Laifang couldn't sit still anymore. He immediately got together with Kato Mitsuchao, the head of the Kato family, and Nonomura Konari, the head of the Nonomura family, for a small meeting!

"!" That's the conclusion reached by three people! Taking advantage of the fact that the foothold of this new family is not stable, the head of the family is still at ease in Cheongju, and his subordinates are not disheartened, so he goes over to fight once! Sweep away all the small villages in Yeli County, knock down Kuroda Castle by the way, and come back with a lot of money! Spoil the crops they have just planted in their fields, and let them drink the northwest wind this year!

So, they contacted the people of the Kiso River generation of the waters, the Kawa Nami. On the condition that they were promised to participate in the indiscriminate hunting together, they received their reinforcements and ferryboat assistance, and on the day of April 8, they went to rob!

They made up a total of nearly 1,000 ashigaru, of which more than 270 people had carcass pills, and more than 40 pairs of treasures were full! The bamboo guns, bows and arrows add up to almost 400. As soon as these peasants had finished their spring ploughing, they were gathered by the anxious lords. The original family sent the eldest son Hara Nagayori, and the Kato family sent the eldest son Kato Kotai and Kawa Nagazhong to send the second head of the family, Maeno Nagayasu, and the Nonomura family personally led the army to lead the horse, so they must grab it fiercely! 1,000 people, more than 300 soldiers, and dozens of people who are not there in the opposite lord, it is obvious that they are strong and weak!