Li Qing nodded: "To fight against the outside world, we must first secure the inside. We must completely capture this city before the Hosokawa clan comes to attack!"
Saburo Inoue hesitated and said: "Master, since the Hosokawa clan's ultimate goal is this big city, will they still help us hold back those people outside the city?"
"Yes." Li Qing said with a smile: "For them, fighting outside the city is far easier than letting the Yamana clan enter the city and then occupy the city and defend it."
Inoue Saburo scratched his head: "What if Hosokawa Toyohisa doesn't realize the pros and cons of this?"
Don't worry, he is smarter than you... Li Qing rolled his eyes and said, "If I say I can, he will definitely do it."
"Okay." Inoue Saburo no longer hesitated and asked, "After the wall is built, will we attack the city?"
"If you don't attack, let them come out and fight us!" Li Qing said, "You lead a group of people to rob. Remember, only rob the rich, not the common people."
"I'm good at this." Saburo Inoue grinned, "Then what?"
Li Qing said: "No need to go on. The wealthy households in the city are also the wealth of the Yamana clan. They will not sit back and watch us loot them. After all, in their view, reinforcements are coming soon."
"That's right." Saburo Inoue nodded slowly, "Then I'll grab it first?"
"Go ahead." Li Qing nodded and warned: "Keep an eye on the warriors and only grab money. Don't be afraid of women. If you take the main city, you can have whatever you want. Don't be greedy for temporary enjoyment."
"yes!"
Saburo Inoue bowed and said yes, and hurriedly got off the city wall.
Li Qing stood on the top of the city, looking into the distance and whispering to himself: "It will take at least half a month for the whole Hosokawa clan to arrive at the city. It should be enough to arrange the arrangements. I just don't know when those Yamana clan warriors will come back to help, and the Hosokawa clan Will Kawa Toyojiu follow..."
This decision is very risky, but as long as you withstand the pressure, the rewards will be huge.
Wealth is in danger during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but it is also lost in danger!
Although it is said that nine times out of ten things are lost, if they are lost, they are lost. At worst, you have to start over.
Li Qing made preliminary plans, and the wealth Takumi Murakami collected was enough for him to make a comeback.
For the sake of safety, Li Qing chose a hidden mountain for him to stay on his way here, just to leave himself a way out.
However, Li Qing still wanted to take the city. He didn't want to make a comeback. That would be a waste of time and not in line with his profits.
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As Li Qing expected, on the third day of Inoue Saburo's looting, the Yamana clan couldn't sit still. These wealthy households were regarded as private property, how could they sit back and watch being robbed by outsiders?
The Hosokawa family is robbing outside the city, and Li Qing is robbing inside the city. Even though the Yamana family has a great business, they can't withstand such a robbing method!
There is no other choice but to fight!
The Yamana clan is not very panic. In their opinion, the samurai outside the city have only been back for two days, so there is no need to be timid anymore. Besides, they still have more than 4,000 samurai, so if they really put their lives on the line, they may not be unable to win. .
So they left the city.
When Li Qing heard the news from the spies, he asked Saburo Inoue to speed up the robbery, giving Yamana the feeling that he felt he was outmatched and wanted to grab a big one and then run away.
On the surface, Li Qing's two or three thousand people cannot defeat the Yamana family no matter what, so this move is reasonable and reasonable.
Seeing this, Yamana suddenly became more courageous, picked up the guy and rushed out.
Vow to drive Li Qing out.
Little did he know, it was exactly what Li Qing wanted.
The battle between the two sides started again. The difference was that before it was 2000 vs. 5000, but now it is 3000 vs. 4000+.
Less than two-quarters of an hour after the battle started, Yamana calmed down. He couldn't beat him, he really couldn't beat him.
But this time, Li Qing didn't give them time to retreat. As soon as the battle started, he personally led the cavalry squad to charge all the way behind them, and then charged in the opposite direction.
No chance at all!
Unable to retreat and unable to fight again, the morale of the Yamana clan became lower and lower, and finally, after losing more than a thousand people, they completely collapsed.
They ignored him and fled in all directions. Yamana Chitoyo's son Yamana Masatoyo shouted with his throat broken and could not maintain the situation.
In the end, only hundreds of people including confidants and dead soldiers refused to retreat. The result was naturally obvious and they were wiped out easily.
However, Masatoyo Yamana was quite tough and refused to surrender and committed suicide.
After this battle, Li Qing's fighting strength was less than 2,500, and he was also short of troops and horses.
However, Li Qing only took a short rest before marching towards the inner city. In the process, he encountered another force. Yamana Chitoyo's second son, Yamana Toyohisa, brought his servants, dead soldiers, and hundreds of people to fight for their lives.
After another battle, Li Qing went into battle in person, but inevitably lost hundreds of warriors.
At this time, Li Qing only had 2300+ combat power left.
Li Qing did not dare to be careless at all, and immediately began to post notices to appease people, and asked Inoue Saburo to return all the money he had robbed.
Otherwise, if such a big city resists collectively, Hosokawa will have to move his home without the troops coming to the city.
If the strong dragon does not suppress the local snake, Li Qing can only lower his attitude first.
Fortunately, the wealth of the Yamana family was astonishing enough. After generous rewards and generous pensions, they only spent less than 30% of the money, so there was no need to worry about money and food.
After the heavy reward, Li Qing promoted all the warriors. The worst ones were promoted to seventh-level warriors, and the most primitive backbone had already reached third-level warriors.
Although this would increase military expenditures, Li Qing couldn't care less about it. With the enemy in front of him, he couldn't afford to worry about money.
Besides, he's not here for the money.
After doing this, Li Qing started recruiting warriors again, and immediately offered the benefits of a ninth-level warrior. He posted notices everywhere and made the promotion benefits of warriors public.
In just a few days, nearly a thousand people came to seek refuge, most of whom were the defeated Yamana's old tribe.
Li Qing was very tolerant towards these people. He did not care about the previous hostility and provided additional support. They were directly incorporated into the warrior establishment and promoted faster than others.
However, in order to maintain the superiority and ambition of the direct lineage, Li Qing did not group them with the direct lineage, thus preventing these people from taking advantage of the direct lineage warriors.
Three days later, the total number of recruits reached two thousand.
At this point, Li Qing finally had a clue.
4000+vs10000+
The disparity is not very big, and he is the one defending the city, so Li Qingyi is not afraid.
Another day later, Saburo Inoue rode on horseback to report that thousands of Yamana clan's armed forces arrived at the city gate, and Hosokawa Toyohisa also came with thousands of samurai to kill him.
The total number of people is nearly ten thousand!
This does not include the subsequent armed forces of the Hosokawa clan. If we really count, the armed force faced by Li Qing is no less than 15,000.
The military strength gap of nearly four times is still very disparate, and the city here is far from comparable to that of the Ming Dynasty, let alone the border of the Ming Dynasty.
If you want to attack a city, you can do it with more than twice the amount.
It's true... the city here is small and weak, and there can't be many people standing on the city.
Moreover, top forces like the Hosokawa clan have artillery. Although the power is not as powerful and the range is shorter, they are still artillery and can still work wonders in siege warfare.
Li Qing came to the city and looked at the dark crowd of warriors, and couldn't help but feel his heart beating.
Of the 4,000+ in his hand, only the early 2,000 can be truly trusted, and the rest cannot be trusted. Those who can rely on him can also rely on others.
"Your Excellency Toyohisa Hosokawa." Li Qing's breath was melodious, and his clear voice fell on everyone's ears. "We have cooperated internally and externally to capture the Yamana clan. Why not kill them all and avoid future troubles forever?"
Hosokawa Toyohisa sneered and shouted: "Although the Hosokawa clan and the Yamana clan have differences, they belong to the same clan and are both shoguns. You? You are just an outsider. Don't expect us to kill each other."
The two sides who were still fighting before have now united the front, which fully confirms the saying: There are no permanent friends and no enemies, only eternal interests.
He was shocked, never expecting that Li Qing could actually succeed, and at the same time, his fear of Li Qing became even deeper.
If such a character were allowed to gain a foothold, it would be Hosokawa's nightmare.
Must be killed!
Li Qing was helpless: "Isn't it your idea to attack the Yamana clan?"
"I just want to borrow some money from the Yamana clan's friends. Who asked you to attack the city?" Hosokawa Toyohisa was quite shameless and hummed: "Now, I want to seek justice for the Yamana clan's brothers."
Li Qing: "..."
He looked at the general of the Yamana clan and said sarcastically: "Do you believe what he said?"
Do I have a choice... The general shouted in a loud voice: "Stop talking nonsense, where is our master Masatoyo Yamana?"
Li Qing touched his nose. Seeing that this situation could not lead to internal strife, he simply said: "The other person is dead. If you want to fight, let's fight!"
After saying that, he suddenly opened his bow and nocked an arrow, and shot hard at Hosokawa Toyohisa.
"Damn it, missed the shot."
Li Qing's movements were too fast. Coupled with his terrifying strength, the arrows were as fast as lightning. Logically speaking, he should have killed Hosokawa Toyohisa with one arrow.
However, the material of this arrow is really poor and not standard at all. As soon as the arrow leaves the string, its trajectory deviates slightly.
When I got closer, it was already half a meter off.
However, it was not without gain. Hosokawa Toyohisa was unscathed, but his deputy was completely penetrated by an arrow in the head, and died without even a groan.
Hosokawa Toyohisa's pupils couldn't help but shrink. He never expected that Li Qing could kill someone from more than 20 feet away, and with such great force.
He hurriedly lowered his body and shouted at the same time: "Attack the city!"
"Damn..." Li Qing cursed: "Fire arrows and throw stones!"
'Whoosh whoosh...'
With the enemy's positions so densely packed, there was no need to aim at all. Just shoot without thinking. Efficient launch was the last word.
After seven or eight rounds of arrow rain, more than 200 people were killed and wounded, but they ran out of arrows, so they could only hit people with stones.
"Dong dong dong..."
Feeling the vibration of the city wall, Saburo Inoue swallowed his saliva and said: "Master, please fire?"
After storming into the Yamana family's mansion, they seized two artillery pieces and dozens of shells, and Li Qing pulled them up to the top of the city.
"Don't panic, wait a moment." Li Qing said calmly: "They can't attack for now, wait until they run out of stones."
Looking back at the two artillery pieces, Li Qing couldn't help but smile bitterly: Damn, this battle was really shabby...
