A tour of Japan's Warring States Period

The deal was done, and Xiao Pingtai could not change the rolling course of history, so he had to cheer up and return to his country.

Xiao Pingtai was riding a horse, and Aji was holding the rope, holding an unknown grass stem from nowhere. He hummed a tune in his unique Japanese with a wild accent. It seemed to be some kind of field music, and it sounded familiar to Xiaopingta.

Xiaopingtai was still thinking about things, so she asked Aji casually: "Aji, let me ask you, what if one day your father saved some money after farming for twenty years and bought a small piece of land by the river from the farmer's house? Paddy field. This paddy field is separated from the land your family originally owned. Will you save money to buy the land in between? "

Aji heard Xiao Pingtai's question, "But my family has no land and no money." Aji turned around and looked at Xiao Pingtai in confusion.

"What if, what if, do you understand? Just pretend that your family has one, do you understand what I mean?" Xiao Pingtai saw Aji's silly and cute look and became very angry.

Aji tilted his head and thought for a moment, "I understand."

"Then think about my problem." Xiao Pingtai then asked Aji.

"If my family had two pieces of land, my father would probably find a way to connect the land together." Aji thought for a while and answered not too sure.

Kodaira listened, "Well, all the ignorant kids who grew up in the ravine know how to connect two separate pieces of land. Ejiri separated Imagawa Yoshimoto's Mikawa and Suruga, which is very important to Imagawa Yoshimoto. It's like a bone stuck in the throat, like a thorn in the back, this knot that can't be untied will break out sooner or later."

Yamauchi Yoshiharu was determined to give in until Imagawa Yoshimoto beat Yoshihiro Kira to death. In the current situation, he should swallow the bitter fruit by himself.

Just thinking about it and walking all the way, Xiaopingtai and a few followers returned to the mountain safely.

Koheita's return did not cause any sensation, but Yamauchi Fuchu Town, which had never seen a Nanman before, became a sensation because of Tatsuzo's arrival.

The wives took the opportunity to have tea parties every day to come and see Chen San, like a pet, touching and pinching him, and marveling at the maroon hair. In that state, I went to the zoo with my kindergartners and saw a sika deer in a state where I could reach out and touch it, and was amazed while touching it.

"Ah! It's so beautiful!"

"Wow! So cute!"

"Hey! How strange!"

Anyway, the meaning of watching Chen San is really the same as watching small animals in the zoo.

Yamauchi Yoshiharu also heard about it in the city, so he came to Zixiaojizhai to see the Western view. He also ordered someone to use soap locust to wash Chen San's hair. He found that it was really maroon red, and even pulled a piece of hair to see what was different. .

However, this craze passed in three to five days. Yamauchi Yoshiharu and Yamauchi Yoshikatsu were still more concerned about the iron cannon and the marriage of the Uesugi family.

During the time that Koheita was away, the craftsmen also made five iron cannon samples and produced them. The important samurai of the Yamauchi clan watched the drill of the iron cannon at the training ground in the city.

The weather happened to be very sunny and not very windy, which was perfect for the use of iron cannons. Several Ashigaru who had been operating iron cannons at Hatamoto were selected, and they used Yamauchi Yoshiji's old iron cannons, the craftsmen's new iron cannons, and several samples bought by Kodaira Taiko to fire experiments together.

Sure enough, as far as a single iron cannon is concerned, the roar when it is first fired is terrifying. If you stand next to the iron cannon, just hearing the explosive sound when it is fired can make you sweat all over your body.

But we can only laugh at the accuracy of iron cannons beyond a hundred meters. When it reaches eighty meters, it becomes interesting. The legs turn into chest shots, and the chest shots turn into head shots. Apart from the small problem of the head drifting, you can basically hit the target.

Just now was the test of shooting distance and effective killing. Then use a scarecrow put on armor to test the power of the iron cannon. Ashigaru's cheap and simple carcass balls and abdominal rolls can punch a hole. The various weapons of the samurai cannot provide effective protection. Indeed, the lethality is within thirty to fifty meters. It's considerable. It can almost be said that if you stick to it, you will die, if you touch it, you will die.

Yamauchi Yoshiharu and Yamauchi Yoshikatsu were very satisfied after watching the actual iron cannon drill on site, so they asked their craftsmen to combine iron cannon samples from various places and choose a design that could strike at more than 100 meters and effectively kill at 30 to 50 meters. . The key point is that the length of the iron cannon should not be too long, because the soldiers are not tall enough to carry an iron cannon that is too long and heavy during long-distance marches. In addition, if the barrel of the gun is too long and it is difficult for the ashigaru to operate, the density of firepower on the battlefield will decrease.

After arranging some matters that he, the Iron Cannon Chief, needed to handle personally, Xiao Pingtai was finally able to take a break from his busy schedule and take a few days to rest.

After waiting at home for two days, Heita Xiao finally remembered that there was one more thing to do. He still had a 500-kuan knowledge base in Uchida County, Yamauchi Territory. Uncle Tsunliang had already gone to show it to him in advance. Well, there’s not much to say. It’s just two villages connected to the river.

Now that he has taken the land and has the knowledge and practice passed down from generation to generation, Koheita now has to officially assume the feudal military obligations of the Middle Ages. After taking this land, he must provide twelve standing ashigaru and mobilize a total of one hundred ashigaru in wartime. A team of thirty-two people.

The twelve standing ashigaru Koheita was very hesitant whether to help them arm themselves into iron cannon ashigaru at their own expense or to stick to the old-fashioned way and just get a few bow ashigaru and long indian ashigaru. If you want to get a Teppanyaki ashigaru, the cost will not be very small, mainly because it is in line with the current trend of the times.

Gong-ashigaru can also be regarded as an important means of supplementing firepower. Compared with iron cannons, it is more reliable. According to Xiaoheita's understanding, most of the standing ashigaru provided by Yamauchi retainers are Gong-ashigaru.

Xiaoping thought about it carefully, weighed his wallet and the pros and cons, and finally decided to raise a Tiepao Ashigaru.

Ashigaru was short of manpower for a while, so it was Uncle Tsunaliang who gave him the idea to go to Hokushin to recruit a few refugees with families. A man is recruited to be a shigaru, and his wife and children are either hostages or allowed to fight in a distant place with peace of mind. Your wife and I will support you, so you have nothing to worry about.

Xiaoping Tai thought about it. During the Warring States Period, when fighting for national power, population was also a direct reflection of national power. One more person serving as a soldier would mean one less person cultivating the land. Although there are language inconveniences or loyalty issues when recruiting people from other places to serve as soldiers, it is still better than consuming the population of one's own country.

In addition, Yamauchi Yoshiharu also sent people to inspect the eight princes who nominally belong to Koheita. However, Uesugi Terutora is not stupid. He will not let go of the hawk until he sees the rabbit. He will not completely hand it over to the Yamauchi clan until after the marriage. .

So now we are just pre-selecting powerful retainers to transfer titles or serve as acting officials to ensure that this land can be completely transformed into the territory of the Yamauchi clan in the near future.

Therefore, Xiao Pingtai found that there were quite a lot of things at hand. After finally fighting the war, he was still busy day and night.

Happy National Day everyone!