On November 9, Yu Qiuping's army, Tokugawa army, and Matsunaga's army were already walking in the canyon from Naishio to Mita. When setting up camp that night, Yu Qiuping specially called Suzuki Shigehide to the camp.
"Your Highness, what do you want me to do?" Suzuki Shigehide kneeled down and saluted Yu Qiuping respectfully.
"As I said, in the Hongye Army, you only need to perform military salutes, and forget about kneeling and kowtowing." Yu Qiuping smiled and teased Suzuki Shigehide, "Did you train well in the recruit camp?
Haven’t changed it yet?”
"Your Highness, make atonement!" Suzuki Shigehide also smiled when he heard this, "The habits of the past decades cannot be changed in a hurry."
Yes, how can the bond with Kii for decades in the past be easily erased?
"10 push-ups, go back to the barracks later and do them by yourself. I won't send anyone to supervise you!" Yu Qiuping pretended to be serious and reprimanded, and then started talking about business: "I asked you to come here because I want you to take care of you.
The special forces company will start lurking in the mountains and forests on both sides of the road tomorrow morning. The mountain road from Naishio to Mita is only 30 miles, and it will be completed by the morning of tomorrow at the latest. Matsunaga Hide will take action in these two days.
.You should be prepared and ready to respond at any time."
"Yes." Suzuki Shigehide responded to Chao Yuqiu this time with a standard military salute.
"Also..." Yu Qiuping moved his body and whispered awkwardly, "If possible, expand the front line a little more and also respond to the Tokugawa family's troops. Pay special attention to the young master of the Tokugawa family.
.That child is not sensible. He will definitely fight on the front line when encountering danger, and he is very likely to encounter unexpected events."
"Understood." Suzuki Shigehide nodded and said, "When the incident happens, I will arrange for someone to keep an eye on Mr. Tokugawa to protect him."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Yu Qiuping made a gesture, indicating that Suzuki Shigehide could leave.
After Suzuki Shigehide said goodbye, he returned to his barracks and took advantage of the night to lurk in the forest next to the barracks. Here, Suzuki Shigehide even had a more sensitive sense of smell than the crow ninja.
"Sir Suzuki." After seeing Suzuki Shigehide coming, Hosokawa Shinyuki, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately greeted him, "The ninjas of the Oda family and the ninjas of the Uqiu family are so powerful that they have guarded this place completely. If
Someone who wasn't yours gave us the defense map of the Oda family ninjas and led our people over, but I really can't find you."
"This is what I should do." Suzuki Shigehide replied in a low voice, "Is there anything I need to tell you?"
"What is the latest information?" Hosokawa Shinyuki also asked in a low voice.
"The Oda family seems to be still acting according to the original plan. My people will lurk in the mountains and forests tomorrow to be on guard. However, His Highness Momiji specifically asked me to protect the safety of Young Master Tokugawa. I don't know why." Suzuki Shigehide was a little confused.
Report the truth truthfully with doubts.
"I will report it to my father and let him figure it out. Don't worry, Suzuki-sama." Hosokawa Shinyuki replied briefly.
"Then..." Suzuki Shigehide hesitated for a moment, then asked in a low voice: "Have you notified His Highness Matsunaga? Will he still launch a rebellion as promised? Has the Miyoshi family revised their combat plan?"
"This is not what Suzuki-sama needs to know. Knowing too much can easily lead to trouble." Hosokawa Shinyuki raised his finger and made a silencing gesture, "Thank you for your hard work."
"As long as it's for my late brother, I will never hesitate to die."
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In the early morning of November 10th, the North Route Army once again embarked on the road forward. On this day, the senior officers of the Hongye Army all felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They understood that at this moment, the Hongye Army was in a dangerous situation of being attacked from both sides and had to fight 100,000 troops.
The spirit of sharing. Tokiwa Bei who was walking in front and Naru Dybei who was walking behind were all wearing armor, ready to deal with the attack from the front and rear at any time.
And Yu Qiuping did not dare to be careless. The ninjas of the Military Intelligence Department kept sending him intelligence from the front, while the ninjas of Crow kept a firm grasp on the movements of the Matsunaga Army and the Tokugawa Army. If there was any trouble, Yu Qiuping would
They are all the first to react.
At four quarters past noon, the entire army had completed half of the northern route's mountain road, but Matsunaga's army still had no intention of taking action. Amano Keitoku personally went to the rear to take a look and found that Matsunaga's army was still in a marching column, taking their time.
Following the Tokugawa army, they had no intention of attacking at all.
"This old fox." Yu Qiuping cursed in his heart. This time Oda Nobunaga formulated a plan against Matsunagahide, and Yu Qiuping said it from the bottom of his heart. After all, his territory of Hanoi and Izumi are close to Matsunagahide.
Yamato, no one can rest assured that there is such a rebellious quirk living behind him. Matsunagahide's rebellion before almost killed Yu Qiuping. If Mori Katsunari hadn't risked his life to save him, and Takenaka Shigeharu had the wit to seize the
When they arrived at Takaya Castle, the Red Leaf Army was in trouble that time. Everyone in the Yuqiu family was worried about when Yamato's Matsunagahide would rebel again and stab Kawachi Izumi severely. If Matsunagahide could be removed,
The Yuqiu family can feel at ease a lot.
"What's in front?" Yu Qiuping asked Sanada Masayuki again.
"No Miyoshi army was found at Mita Taniguchi, but there are many Miyoshi family ninjas active, and we can't detect too far. But at least within ten miles of Mita, there are no enemy troops." Sanada Masayuki was also a little surprised.
, "This has gone beyond the scope of normal defense. In any case, people should be retained at strategic points like Santian at the North Road Exit. No matter how careless it is, there should always be a force of 5,000 people."
"So you think the Sanhao family has a conspiracy? Have they noticed our plan?" Yu Qiuping asked.
"Not necessarily." Sanada Masayuki shook his head, "It's also possible that they are doing this to give Matsunagahide a chance to rebel?"
"I feel that something is fishy." Takenaka Shigeharu suddenly interrupted the conversation between Yu Qiupei and Sanada Masayuki, "I feel that the Miyoshi family has already noticed our plan, so Taniguchi is not letting anyone go."
"Why is this?" Yu Qiuping thought about it carefully, but still felt that it was too confusing.
"The deadliest thing about a rebellion is the surprise, which can cause an unexpected blow to the enemy who underestimated the enemy." Takenaka Shigeharu reined his horse slightly, leaned close to Yu Qiuping and lowered his voice: "If the Miyoshi family really wants to cooperate with Matsunagahide's rebellion, they must work hard to show it.
Show a normal posture. He leaves no one here, which will definitely arouse our vigilance. After we become vigilant, the damage caused by Matsunagahide's rebellion will be much less."
"I think there is a traitor." Takenaka Shigeharu whispered in Yu Qiuping's ear in a voice that was almost inaudible unless you listened carefully, "There is a traitor in the Oda family, and he leaked our plan to the Miyoshi family."
"Why do you think so?" Yu Qiuping was shocked and looked at Takenaka Shigeharu in surprise.
"It's impossible to infer, it's just intuition. If it could really be inferred, I wouldn't guess here anymore." Takenaka Shigeharu shook his head and sighed slightly, "Anyway, please pay attention."
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The army on the North Road was marching forward slowly, but Matsunagahide didn't seem to have any intention of rebelling. Yu Qiuping looked anxious, and actually used various reasons to slow down the march, giving Matsunagahide time to rebel. After a while,
Yu Qiuping said that the road ahead was full of potholes and needed to be repaired; after a while, Yu Qiuping said that there was a stream blocking the river ahead and a bridge needed to be built. The Red Leaf Army, which has always been famous for its spiritual behavior, walked along the way, leaving the Tokugawa Army behind them.
Surprised.
In this way, it lasted until the evening of November 10th. There was still no movement from Matsunagahide, and there were no troops from the Miyoshi Army in Mita on the front line. Yu Qiuping was about to walk out of the canyon, so why didn't Matsunagahide resist?
?Yu Qiuping suddenly felt that he was a little funny. He was desperately waiting for the friendly forces to rebel, and he was still anxious when he couldn't wait.
That night, Oda Nobunaga's ninjas came to Yu Qiupei's camp and asked him about the situation. Yu Qiupei reported truthfully, and the ninja also looked embarrassed. He told Yu Qiupei that the Oda family's army was basically from Akashi Castle to Hanakuma.
Waiting at the border of the city, only the 10,000-strong Rangers led by Maeda Toshiie, Takigawa Kazumasu and others headed north towards Miki Castle.
"There isn't even a single Sanhao army in Mita?" Ninja confirmed to Yu Qiuping again before leaving.
"There is no one. I didn't see anyone on the North Road at all." Yu Qiu spread his hands, "Matsuhisa Hide is also very honest and has no intention of attacking."
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That night, Yu Qiuping arranged for his troops to take turns standing guard in company units, and the ninjas from the Military Intelligence Department and Crow also guarded the surroundings. Yu Qiuping had a guess, maybe Matsuzuki Nagahide did not rebel during the day, just to wait until the night for Yu Qiu's army
After sleeping with the Tokugawa troops, they suddenly lit up torches and launched a night attack.
However, the soldiers and ninjas of the Red Leaf Army kept watch all night, but still did not wait for a single bird. Both the front and the rear were quiet beyond Yu Qiuping's expectation. If they continued to advance, the North Route Army would reach Santian.
, leaving the Rokko Mountains - this is completely different from the previous plan.
"Your Highness, are you leaving?" After the whole army got up according to the sound of the military bugle, Yu Qiuping's order never came. Fukushima Ange had no choice but to run over and ask Yu Qiuping in person.
"Ah... it's really a headache." Yu Qiuping took a deep breath and scratched his hair in confusion, "Delay the departure for half an hour and buy some time for Matsunaga Hide."
However, half an hour later, there was still no movement from Matsunaga Hide. Yu Qiupei asked Masayuki Sanada's Military Intelligence Department ninjas to investigate outside. This time the scope of the investigation was expanded a lot, but there was still no sign of the Miyoshi Army.
"It's really evil." Just when Yu Qiuping secretly complained, he suddenly received a notice - Oda Nobunaga's messenger had arrived.
Chapter completed!