Kogoro pushed the cart across the flat official road. It has to be said that the official road renovated by Yuqiu's family is really comfortable to walk on. After pushing through the official road, there is a short section of downhill, and Kogoro also continued the downhill speed.
He rushed all the way, but two big bags of rice bumped out of the car. Kogoro's heart skipped a beat, and he was worried that Jun Fengxing would see this scene, resulting in the one and a half taels of silver he received being counted as only one tael in the end.
The firepower on the high ground on the other side of the Chiyo River never stopped for a moment. Just now, it was mainly attacking the Maori soldiers. However, after noticing the changes in the auxiliary soldiers, more and more accurate projectiles began to attack these unarmed auxiliary soldiers. Xiao
Auxiliary soldiers kept falling in front of and behind Goro, and blood spattered on the grain bags in Kogoro's cart. However, Kogoro did not waver even for a moment, and there were so many auxiliary soldiers around him who were rushing forward.
Stop. Even if you push the empty cart, it's only one tael of silver! One tael of silver means that the whole family can live a good life from now on. Anyway, it may not be safe to go back now, so it's better to grit your teeth and rush to the end.
Kogoro himself was a little surprised, why he always believed that he could go back alive. He tried to avoid the incoming projectiles at first, but when he found that his reaction speed was not enough, he simply rushed forward.
The tidal flats along the Chiyo River are a little difficult to walk on, but all the auxiliary soldiers are rushing forward. How can Kogoro be willing to fall behind?
Pushing the cart with one spoon and one foot shallow, he rushed to the bank of the Chiyo River under the hail of bullets. Kogoro pushed the cart hard down the riverside and watched the cart rush towards the river. However, the iron gunners kept ringing.
The gunfire and smoke on the battlefield still awakened the fear in his heart, and he fled backwards. The Maori Army auxiliary soldiers, like Kogoro, pushed the cart that the Yuqiu family auxiliary soldiers had left behind one after another into the Chiyo River.
For a moment, water splashed.
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The unusual movements of the Maori Army were quickly conveyed to Yu Qiuping by the messengers who were galloping along the official road. Yu Qiuping already understood it halfway after hearing it, and at the same time, he turned his attention to the Chiyo River flowing quietly beside the official road.
——The water level has been gradually lowering.
"Clog the river and let the water flow of the Chiyo River drop to a level that allows the army to pass, so that Yoshikawa Motoharu on the front can lead the army to attack His Highness Hashiba's position?" Yu Qiupei was keenly aware of Yoshikawa Motoharu's tactics, "It's all Takeda Shingen
Let’s play with the rest, I suffered a loss in the Mikamachi Battle.”
"Your Highness, do you want to take back the official road and evacuate the river immediately?" Jincao Reserve Captain Xinxian Chengliang hurriedly came to Yu Qiuping's side, "otherwise His Highness Yu Chai..."
"No, let him block it and dredge the river under the fire of the Maori army, but many people will die." Yu Qiuping shook his head very decisively and ordered in a low voice, "Send a messenger to tell Youdong that we are going to drink wine in the morning."
After all the troops are assembled, don't rush to regain the official road or dredge the river, just confront the enemy there."
"Then we want to go back to support?" Xin Xianchengliang pointed in the direction of the loop, "After our two reserve teams return to the front line, plus Tianhe Bei who stayed in the camp, we can block the main force of the Maori Army.
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"No need." Yu Qiuping flatly refused again, "If we don't go back, Tianhe Bei must also stay as a reserve team."
"Huh?" Xinxian Chengliang blurted out in confusion, "What about His Highness Hashiba? He only has 15,000 people. Yoshikawa Motoharu may have 25,000 people. When the river is shallow, the Maori army can just cross the river.
Yet?"
"Are they the only ones who can cross the river after it becomes shallow? Isn't the river in front of us the same?" Yu Qiuping smiled and pointed at the Chiyo River, where the water level was slowly declining. "We will wait here. Wait until the water level
After descending, our two reserve teams rushed across the river to the west bank of the Chiyo River to threaten Yoshikawa Motoharu's flank. I'll see if he dares to cross the river. If he dares to cross the river, we will just flank him and it will be over."
"Tell His Highness Yu Chai to hold on first. If he can't hold on any longer, Tianhe Bei will go and support him." Yu Qiuping looked at the surrounding mountains very vigilantly, "I don't know what emergencies will happen. I
A reserve team must be left."
"Besides, let's keep an eye on the winery. Don't let the Maori army dredge the river and flood it for us when we cross the river."
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On the morning of October 1, the eighth year of Tianzheng (1580), at six o'clock in the morning, inside Yoshikawa Motoharu's main formation.
Not long ago, the water level of the Chiyo River in front of us had dropped to the point where it could flow through due to blockage in the upper stream. However, Yoshikawa Motoharu had to cancel his original plan to attack from the front.
"Father..." Yoshikawa Motonaga said solemnly to Yoshikawa Motoharu, who was standing motionless in the main formation, "My uncle blocked the river at the cost of huge casualties... If we do nothing, wouldn't all this be in vain?
How will I explain it to my uncle then?"
"The fame of the autumn leaves is in vain. Our plan has probably been seen through." Yoshikawa Motoharu crossed his arms and sneered, looking at Kinsobi and Tonggaobi who were crossing the river upstream of the Chiyogawa River, "There are those two
The Red Leaf Army in reserve is on the flank, and any rash move by us will result in the destruction of the entire army."
"Then let's fight them first?" Yoshikawa Motonaga proposed an alternative plan.
"Hashiba Hideyoshi from the front will not just watch." Yoshikawa Motoharu laughed dryly twice and clenched his fist in displeasure, "This battle has gone to the extreme, and Yuqiu Momiji is actually stunned and can hold his breath.
There is still a whole reserve team left in our formation... Our plan might be ruined."
"No matter what, we have to lure out the reserve team, even if we have to pay a heavy price." Yoshikawa Motoharu took a deep breath, then hammered the breastplate with his hand, and whispered, "
Mr. Kumagai, the defense of the Yushiba Army in the front is left to you. If the Yushiba Army rushes over, you must block it."
"Yes!" Kumagai Nobuzhi responded with clasped fists, put the helmet on his gray-haired head, turned around and strode out.
"Come on, our goal is the horse seal of Yuqiu Hongye." Yoshikawa Motoharu picked up the katana on the shelf and called to the samurai in the tent, "Come on!"
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"Here we come." Yu Qiuping watched the nearly 15,000 people in the Maori family's army slowly adjust their direction and pointed towards the south where his horse seal was, and he took a breath of cold air.
"Keiji, you lead the cavalry to the northwest and wander on the side of the Maori army, threatening their camp and baggage, so that they dare not attack with the whole army." Yu Qiuping ordered Maeda Keiji's copper wall at the same time,
He also immediately began to build a defensive front, "Cheng Liang, immediately occupy the two small highlands in the northeast and the soil slope in the northwest, dig a trench and a low wall, immediately!"
"Yes!" After Maeda Keiji and Nigen Nariyo took orders and left respectively, Yu Qiupei once again ordered the messenger, "Go and inform His Highness Yu Shiba and ask him to launch an attack immediately from the front! Inform Lord Uji and ask him to prepare Tianhe
Depart the camp and come to the ferry crossing of Kinchobei and Tongqiangbei to meet you, but don't cross the river immediately, stay on the east bank! In case something happens to Tottori Castle."
After receiving the order, Jincaobei's auxiliary soldiers immediately rushed to several defensive positions selected by Yu Qiuping, took out their engineer shovels and started earthmoving work. Jincaobei's soldiers occupied the advantageous position of high ground and soil slopes.
position, and the three three-pounder artillery batteries of Jincaobei also began to adjust the shooting angle. At the same time, after leaving the auxiliary troops, the cavalry of Tongqiangbei began to quickly maneuver on the battlefield, heading towards the northwest - Maori Army
If they were willing, with their speed, they could escape the pursuit of the Maori army and head straight west into Boqi Country, heading straight for Yatsuhashi City - but Yu Qiuping was not such a commander.
A man of style, he only requires the copper wall to serve as a deterrent.
The momentum of thousands of cavalry galloping made everyone in the Maori army feel in danger. Everyone knew that if this cavalry rushed directly towards them, they would not be able to stop them, and their advancing speed would also slowly slow down. Those who stayed behind on the front battlefield
Kumagai Nobunao was preparing to resist Hashiba Hideyoshi's cross-river attack. He was very worried that the Tongqiang cavalry would use their high mobility to go directly behind him, so he also sent an emergency envoy to Yoshikawa Motoharu. Yoshikawa Motoharu had to first send 200 banner knights to follow Tongqiang.
The action of the wall preparation was involved if necessary. At the same time, half of the 15,000 army that was originally preparing to go south to attack Yuqiupingmayin was divided and asked to line up around the camp facing the west to avoid being attacked by the copper wall.
When Yoshikawa Motoharu led 7,500 soldiers to the Hongye Army formation, he found that Yu Qiupei had used this short period of time to build a simple and effective defense system. Although the trenches and earthen walls surrounding the mountain were not deep or high, they were certainly
It can delay the attack, and that gives the iron gunners of the Red Leaf Army an opportunity to shoot from a high position. And Yu Qiuping himself still has 400 cavalry guards on hand, who can attack the breaks in the Maori Army's line at any time. Coupled with the constant roaring
With the three artillery pieces, it is impossible to quickly capture the Red Leaf Army's position.
"Didn't that reserve team join the battle line until death? They can evacuate at any time." Yoshikawa Motoharu glanced at Tianhe Bei's Milky Way flag that stopped when it moved to the other side of the river, frowned and gritted his teeth. The frontal battlefield to the north
There were already sounds of fighting, but the copper wall equipment was still wandering on the plain, mobilizing the Maori army to run exhausted.
"If we continue like this, we will lose. We have no choice but to force it." Yoshikawa Motoharu finally made up his mind and shouted an order to the bannermen beside him, "Light the bonfire and send the signal!"
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"bonfire?"
Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment when he saw the slowly rising black smoke from Yoshikawa Motoharu's position. He looked very warily at Yoshikawa Keike's headquarters in the south who was confronting Yushubei, "Are we going to let that army go north immediately?
Are you going to attack me from the north and south? That is indeed a bit tricky. It seems that Tianhe needs to be prepared to cross the river for support. But if they can't get up to the official road, they will probably be delayed a lot of time if they want to move north and south in this mountainous area."
Chapter completed!