At noon on March 27, outside the Okazaki Castle Castle Tower.
"Hongye, why are you here?" Matsudaira Motoyasu hurried over after receiving the notification from his subordinates, and found Yu Qiuping leading a horse with four or five followers, waiting outside the castle tower.
"I've been in Mikawa for dozens of days and I haven't come to visit you yet. Come and see Takechiyo." Yu Qiuping said with a smile.
"No," Matsudaira Motoyasu shook his head with the same smile and looked at Yu Qiuping, "Hongye is knowledgeable and sensible. He doesn't seem like someone who would come to visit guests empty-handed! He is probably here for official business."
"Haha, I was discovered." Yu Qiuping patted Matsudaira Motoyasu on the shoulder and said with a smile: "After staying with His Highness Sena for a long time, I feel that I have a tendency to become a workaholic."
"Your Highness Matsudaira, please don't listen to my Highness's nonsense!" Nobuyuki Anesama, who came with Yu Qiuping, immediately interrupted: "My Highness has gone back to his room early to rest every night since he married the princess, so he has not become a workaholic!"
As soon as Anesama Nobubu spoke the truth, several attendants of Yu Qiupei and Matsudaira Motoyasu around him immediately suppressed their laughter until their faces turned red. Some guards in the distance even laughed. Matsudaira Motoyasu looked at Yu Qiuping with a subtle expression.
He smiled and said: "Last time Hongye and I mentioned that we wanted to reproduce for the family, and Hongye really made her promise, and she did what she said."
Yu Qiuping, who had a restless expression on his face, hit Aneshan Nobuyoshi on the head several times, and at the same time said viciously to Kobata Jiesheng: "You led people to guard several whale houses in Zhilicheng City, without my order,
Don’t let him in!”
"Moreover!" Yu Qiuping felt that it was not enough, and added: "No one is allowed to tell that kid Zhongxiu about this. If Zhongxiu knows about it, all of Sanhe will know about it! I want you to look good!"
"Yes! Your Highness!" Several of his cavalrymen saluted in unison, leaving Nobuyama Anesama standing there with a pale face, as if he had seen the girls drifting away from him.
"It's true that you saw His Highness Hongye and didn't let him in!" Matsudaira Motoyasu scolded several guards.
"Your Highness Matsudaira," several guards whispered, "This is a special order from His Highness Sekiguchi. Without His Highness Sekiguchi's order, no one is allowed to enter or leave without permission."
"Ah?" Matsudaira Motoyasu was stunned for a moment, "That means I can't bring people in now, right?"
"I'm really sorry, Your Highness." Several guards bowed apologetically.
"Why is this..." Before Yu Qiuping could finish his words, he heard a rush of footsteps coming from the castle tower. Sekiguchi Ujihiro walked quickly in person and led Yu Qiuping's followers to the castle tower.
On the fourth floor of the pavilion.
"Hongye wants to ask why," Ujihiro Sekiguchi sighed helplessly, "Do you still remember the sneak attack on the Oda family the year before last?"
"I will never forget it." Matsudaira Motoyasu said in a low voice. Obviously, the sneak attack left a deep impression on him. "The Oda family obtained the detailed supply route of our army and the stopping place and location of the supply team through some unknown means.
time."
"Could there be a traitor?" Yu Qiuping was suddenly stunned.
"It's very possible," Sekiguchi Shihiro said in a low voice, "His Royal Highness the Family Governor has hinted to me several times, asking me to pay close attention, but nothing has been found. Seeing that there will be another big move recently, I am afraid that the move will be leaked again, so I put it in storage
The castle tower that has important documents has been put under martial law."
"His Royal Highness Sekiguchi is mature enough to seek the country, and I am inferior to you." Matsudaira Motoyasu praised him with a cupped hand.
"What a coincidence, I came here this time to get a map." Yu Qiuping said, "His Royal Highness the Governor asked me to participate in formulating the battle plan for Shangluo. I plan to get a map and then go to the front line to take a look.
, to facilitate formulation.”
"No problem. I will give you a more detailed map of the border later." Ujihiro Sekiguchi readily agreed, "When you return to Sunfu, Momiji, and pass by Hima Castle, please remember to convey a message to His Highness Sena for me.
greeting."
Yu Qiupei got the map, and after returning to the Chiri Castle Castle Tower, he looked at it carefully. It was similar to the map Asahina Taiheng got the year before, except that the hills and other terrain were drawn in more detail.
Zhili City, where Yu Qiuping is located, as well as Dagua City and Tongzhajian, form an inverted triangle. 14 miles northwest of Zhili City is Tongzhajian, and 15 miles northeast of Zhili City is Takau City. Between Dagua City and Tongzhajian
It is 15 miles apart, and 13 miles west of Okehazama are Narumi Castle and Odaka Castle. To the north of Narumi Castle is the area controlled by the Oda family.
To the north of the Narumi-Ozazama-Takake line is a large area of ​​undulating hills and forests. To enter Owari from the Mikawa side, you can either bypass the east side of Takake Castle and go straight to Suemori Castle.
You can go north from Narumi Castle and go straight to Furuno Castle. Or you can go north from Okezama through a narrow path and reach Furudo - this is the route of the Oda family's last surprise attack.
"Ping, are you looking at the map?" Imagawa Feng came in with a cup of tea and brought it to Yu Qiuping. Yu Qiuping thanked him, and Imagawa Feng sat down next to him.
"This is...Obehazama?!" When Imagawa Kaede saw these three words, his body trembled as if he was electrocuted.
"That's right." Yu Qiuping nodded, "In his previous life... His Highness, the Family Governor, was killed here... in a surprise attack."
"But this time we will send out more than 10,000 soldiers just like in the previous life," Imagawa Kaede asked puzzledly, as if she wanted to prove that her father's death did not exist in history.
How could Qian Zhanbing... take my father away..."
"His Royal Highness the Governor may have been too proud at that time and divided his troops." Yu Qiuping frowned and said, "His Royal Highness Katsura went from the east to Suomori City and Qingzhou City in a roundabout way, and His Highness Chao Hina and His Highness Matsudaira attacked Jiujin Stronghold and Marune Stronghold respectively.
To relieve the siege of Dagao Castle. His Highness Sena, together with the troops of many wealthy families, led the army to monitor the three villages around Narumi Castle, echoing His Highness Okabe in Narumi Castle." Yu Qiuping said in a low voice: "But the family governor... only...
There are only three to four thousand soldiers left, and they no longer have much advantage over the Oda family. Moreover, it is said that the road in Okehazama is narrow and there are hills on both sides, making it impossible to deploy the troops."
"What's even more unfortunate is that when Oda Nobunaga came to surprise the main formation, it happened to rain heavily. We were in a headwind position, and it was difficult to even open our eyes. When the front line was repulsed, the troops at the rear could not timely
Stepping forward to support, Oda Nobunaga took the opportunity to ask for His Highness the House Governor..."
"So I plan to... use the trick." Yu Qiuping knocked twice on Ozazama's position, "I will put on almost the same posture as in history, lure Oda Nobunaga to a surprise attack, and annihilate him in one fell swoop!"
"Do you want to hear the truth? I don't understand why Ping still wants to study this Okehazama." Imagawa Kaede said with some fear: "Since Oda Nobunaga relied on so many favorable circumstances to succeed in his surprise attack, Ping, you just need to suggest
Dad, if you don’t divide your troops and march around Tongzhajian, won’t you be sure nothing will happen?”
"But it's not that simple." Yu Qiuping shook his head, "It is impossible for an army of 30,000 people to stay united all the time. It will inevitably disperse when marching on the road, or act separately, or move in a straight line.
.And Nobunaga cannot be expected to act with common sense. If we bypass Okehazama, he might fight to the death elsewhere. He is familiar with the geography of Owari, so it is not impossible. If this happens
Things are no longer within my control."
"Instead of doing this, it would be better to annihilate him in one fell swoop in Ozazama. At least I can grasp all the trends through history." Yu Qiuping said confidently, "And if Nobunaga's main force is annihilated in the field, Owari can pass on the message.
If we decide, we can save a lot of troops and food to prepare for going to Luo."
"But..." Although Imagawa Kaede has been convinced by Yu Qiuping, she is still a little worried about the safety of Imagawa Yoshimoto.
"Don't worry, you don't know how timid and conservative your husband is." Yu Qiuping laughed and said, "I will definitely come up with a perfect plan! If not, I would rather let His Highness the Governor stay in Okazaki Castle.
Try your best to persuade him not to go to the front line! Besides, His Highness also has a shadow warrior, so don’t forget it!"
"Hey." Imagawa Kaede muttered, "You have to promise me that not only dad, but you also have to be safe."
"Okay, but if you want me to swear, you have to come up with something in exchange." Yu Qiuping smiled maliciously, "For example... the gesture I mentioned last time..."
A blush appeared on Imagawa Feng's cheeks, and he pinched Yu Qiuping's waist hard with his backhand.
"Okay, okay! I won't say anything anymore!" Yu Qiuping hurriedly admitted. But Imagawa Feng walked to the bed without saying a word, with his back to Yu Qiuping, and after playing with his chest a few times,
The coat quietly fell to the ground.
"Hey!" Yu Qiuping was surprised.
"Hey, you deceitful liar, do you want any more?" Imagawa Kaede's voice trembled a little because of shyness, "For the sake of you swearing to come back safely... I'll just... give you an advantage once. I won't do it again!"
Early the next morning, Yu Qiuping was dressed neatly under the service of Imagawa Kaede. After all, he was going to the border, so Yu Qiuping thought it was better to be on the safe side. He took Sanchiqi and Sanada Masayuki and personally rushed to the Okezama area to investigate
terrain.
Sure enough, an intuitive field trip is far more real than a map. Although Yu Qiuping had been to Tongzhajian twice before, he only passed by Tongzhajian and never actually visited the place that Tongzhajian is famous for.
Hilly area. The hilly road in this section is narrow, running from east to south to west. There are many trees and shrubs on the hills on both sides, making it difficult to walk. If the troops are really blocked in this hilly area, no matter how many people there are, they will not be able to make it.
So exciting.
Yu Qiuping was led by a local guide to the Tianraku Hazama in the middle section of Okehazama—the place where Imagawa Yoshimoto died in his previous life. The passage between this hilly area is extremely narrow, and the hills on both sides are even higher.
Some of them can almost be called hillsides. There are spaces for garrisoning troops on both sides of the road, on the southwest slopes and on the east slopes, without the interference of many trees and shrubs.
Thirteen miles to the west is Narumi Castle. The surprise attack force of the Oda Army in the previous life bypassed Narumi Castle and passed through Danxia Village and Shanzhao Temple Village.
Yu Qiuping dismounted from his horse and stood for a long time on the hillside on the southwest side of Tongzhajian. He looked at the several official roads passing by and the city in the distance, and restored the movements of the armies in previous lives to the battlefield in his mind. For a long time,
A smile crept up the corner of his mouth.
Chapter completed!