One day ago, on the evening of May 16, the Oda family was in Sumamata's camp.
Yu Qiuping and a group of senior officers were gathered around the table in the main tent, with a map of West Meinong spread out on the table.
"According to the latest information," Yu Qiuping whispered after listening to the report of the messenger: "Ryuuki Saito personally led 4,000 troops directly under the Saito family to go out and go south along the east bank of the Nagara River, and the lord's troops were at
Fourteen regional confrontations.”
On the side, Kobata Jiesheng followed Yu Qiuping's request and moved several chess pieces placed on the map south from Inabayama Castle to the Shijujo area. Yu Qiuping had always wanted to copy the sand table in the previous war, but because the map was not accurate enough
, even some rivers, hills, and forests were not marked; they also did not have enough reconnaissance cavalry to draw maps with contour lines, so they had to use flat maps hastily.
"Why are there such accurate troop numbers?" Fukushima Yasunari asked puzzledly.
"Because Saito Ryuuki..." Yu Qiuping laughed disdainfully. He still remembered this famous "Adou" character in history. In the previous "Nobunaga's Ambition" games, his four-dimensional total has been
It failed to exceed 150. (The highest four-dimensional comprehensive value is 400.) However, why was such a mediocre king able to block Oda Nobunaga for 7 years? "He lived and drank every day and didn't care about the invasion of the Oda family. He was forcibly carried by the family elders.
After he went on the expedition, he showed off and used the intelligence of his army as his own bragging rights. He told everyone that he was the commander-in-chief of an army of 4,000 and that he was going to Shijujo to fight Oda Nobunaga's army to the death."
"Hey," Omaezaki Nakahide burst into laughter, "With this idiot here, Oda Hall will definitely win. That idiot probably doesn't even know what marching and fighting is like, how can he command an army of 4,000 people?"
Just when everyone was laughing because of Saito Ryuuki's stupidity, Sanada Masayuki, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Your Highness, there is something wrong with our army's formation."
"Oh? Is there any problem?" Yu Qiuping corrected his mentality slightly after being poured a basin of cold water on him by Sanada Masayuki.
"Your Highness, be careful, the way back is not guaranteed." Sanada Masayuki pointed to the location of the Nineteenth Village on the map.
Yu Qiuping took a closer look and immediately realized. In order to attack Sumamata, Oda Nobunaga left Jujujo Village and crossed the Nagara River. After that, he went directly north along the west bank and did not return to the east bank of Nagara River.
.The Saito family, who set out from Inabayama Castle, went south along the east bank of the Nagara River to the Jujujo area. The straight-line distance from Jujujo Village is only 15 miles. The road between the two is just over an hour.
That’s all.
If Oda Nobunaga wanted to support him, he had to cross the Nagara River first.
"It's been raining non-stop these days, and the Nagara River is probably going to flood," Yu Qiuping said in his heart, "What if the bridge is washed away?"
"You continue to stay in the tent and wait for further information," Yu Qiuping said as he put on his bamboo hat and raincoat and prepared to leave the tent, "Jianbingwei, Quanbingwei, come with me."
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Ame Qiupei, Naoe Tadayei, and Amano Keitoku took advantage of the afterglow of the setting sun to ride their horses to the banks of the Nagara River four miles east of the camp. There was a pontoon bridge used by the Oda family to cross the river. However, the rain continued to fall, and the Nagara River
The raging river water is constantly roaring, impacting the pontoons - three pontoons have been washed away, and the remaining ones may not survive tonight.
"Your Highness, please send someone to reinforce the pontoon bridge immediately." Naoe Tadahei said, "Otherwise, if the pontoon bridge is damaged, when the Saito family really attacks Jujujo Village, it will be difficult for our army to cross the river and return. If the fighter plane is delayed, it is very likely that As a result, Nineteen Strongholds will be lost, our retreat will be cut off, and our army will be in dire straits."
"You're right," Yu Qiuping was about to order emergency mobilization and ask everyone to repair the floating bridge, but he suddenly froze on the spot.
Desperate situation...Oda Nobunaga was in desperate situation.
A glint suddenly flashed in his eyes.
I'm so stupid. In the past few months as a retainer of the Oda family, I almost got too involved in role-playing and really became a loyal retainer of the Oda family.
I am an Avenger!
Oda Nobunaga is in dire straits, isn't it just what I want? The Oda family's strength is greatly reduced, what does it have to do with me?
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Yu Qiuping sneered and shook his head decisively, "No, don't repair the pontoon. After you go back, don't mention it to anyone. We discovered something unusual about the pontoon. Just say that we went to the south to investigate other Meinong wealthy families. There’s movement.”
"Also," Yu Qiuping immediately added: "You are not allowed to report to the lord any information that may lead to a loss of retreat, and the information is blocked."
Yu Qiuping turned around and saw Naoe Tadayei's face full of shock, while Amano Keitoku's face was gloomy.
"Perhaps I shouldn't hide this from you," Yu Qiuping took the reins of his horse and made his horse spin in a circle, looking directly at his two subordinates. "You are the people I trust the most."
"I didn't join the Oda family for the sake of rapid success," Yu Qiuping said with some sadness: "The late family governor treated me with great kindness, and His Majesty Sena treated me like a loving father."
"I will never forget the blood feud of His Highness the Governor. No matter it is Oda Nobunaga or the traitor within the Imagawa family, I will not spare them." Yu Qiuping said, his eyes were already reddened because of hatred, "His Royal Highness Sena committed seppuku in exchange for my life and left me a handful of ribs," Yu Qiuping said while taking out the white ribs that Sena Shitoshi used to commit seppuku from his arms, "He and I said, I still have unfinished things to do."
"I understand what His Highness Sena means," Yu Qiuping said solemnly: "He hopes that I can avenge His Highness the Family Governor! To make up for my lifelong regrets."
Yu Qiuping's sudden revelation of his rebellion was like a bolt from the blue, causing the two subordinates to freeze in place.
"Your Highness! This is really too dangerous! Please change your mind! Think clearly!" Naoe Tadohira loudly advised.
"Chibei, you don't need to persuade me," Yu Qiuping smiled and shook his head, "This is the only reason for me to live and continue to work hard. If I forget to take revenge, I will lose my goal of living. "
Naoe Tadayei and Amano Keidei were stunned for a moment. Yu Qiuping's determination surprised them both. The huge amount of information took them some time to digest, and Yu Qiuping patiently waited for the two of them to change their ideas.
"Your Highness, are you planning to make a plan now to assassinate Oda Nobunaga?" Amano Keidero thought for a moment, then wiped the rain off his face and asked cautiously.
"No," Yu Qiuping shook his head and said, "I don't plan to take the initiative to make a plan to assassinate Oda Nobunaga. Instead, I will find a way to take advantage of the current situation of fierce fighting and danger to kill Oda Nobunaga."
"Is that so?" Amano Keide let out a long breath. If Yu Qiuping really planned to make a hasty plan to assassinate the lord, the hope was too slim, he would definitely try his best to persuade Yu Qiuping to give up the idea. But if he just If you want to take advantage of the chaos and act according to the circumstances, then it's not a bad idea.
After a while, Yu Qiuping saw that their expressions had calmed down and said:
"So I joined the Oda family with only one purpose from the first day."
Yu Qiuping said firmly word by word.
"Becoming stronger, becoming stronger, becoming stronger and stronger. Strong enough that I can take the opportunity to kill Oda Nobunaga in the chaos, and then go to the Imagawa family to kill that traitor!"
"Now is an excellent opportunity. As long as the pontoon bridge is cut off, if the Saito family really attacks Jujujo Village, the Oda family will not be able to rush back in time to reinforce Jujujo Village. After the back road is cut off, Oda Nobunaga will also In a desperate situation." Yu Qiuping looked at his two subordinates, "You two, are you willing to follow me?"
In fact, Yu Qiuping understood the answers of his two subordinates without asking this question.
"As long as His Highness is interested, I will follow you to the death." Amano Keide said solemnly.
"I have long vowed to follow His Highness throughout my life, starting from the day Your Highness gave me a new life." Naoe Tadahira bowed deeply: "In this life, I will never fail my personal guard."
"Okay," Yu Qiuping nodded, "In the days to come, unless I take the initiative to bring up this topic, you two should not try to plan and discuss in private to avoid being noticed by others!"
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Yu Qiuping took Amano Keide back to the camp, and Naoe Tadayei was asked by Yu Qiuping to return to the Yuqiu family's territory immediately to do a good job in the response. Yu Qiuping planned to let Naoe Tadayei use the ten weapons he had captured previously if the situation was critical. Several ships brought Tokiwabei's soldiers back from the Kiso River.
"Your Highness, where have you been?" Sanada Masayuki asked after seeing Yu Qiuping return.
"I went to the south to see if there were any changes in those wealthy families," Yu Qiuping pretended to be calm and said, "I also sent my personal guards back to the territory. Those wealthy families must be on guard."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Qiuping didn't give everyone any time to continue the discussion. He clapped his hands and said, "Okay, it's getting late. Let's go to bed after some rest."
"Okay! Let's go back and have a good fight!" When Nakahide Omaezaki heard the news of the disbandment, he stood up like a child after school and pumped his fist excitedly.
"You're an actor! Aren't you tired of losing?" Yoshioka Katsumasa laughed boldly, "In the entire Yuqiu family, except for that boy Nanosuke, no one can arm-wrestle me!"
As soon as these two live treasures spoke, the camp was immediately filled with a joyful atmosphere. After everyone said goodbye, they left the main tent and went to their respective camps.
Yu Qiuping let out a sigh of relief, and no one was suspicious. It was the first time he had done such a thing, and he was still very nervous.
He shook his head casually, trying to relieve his nervousness. However, he accidentally discovered that Masayuki Sanada, who was walking out of the tent, turned around and looked at Yu Qiuping with somewhat complicated eyes.
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On May 17, at 06:00, in the Momata camp.
"What!" After hearing that the pontoon bridge had collapsed, Hoshiya Railong immediately stood there.
"I'm already sending people to repair it," Yu Qiuping pointed to the east of the camp, where 400 auxiliary soldiers were walking towards the Nagara River with tools and wood, "Is there anything urgent?"
"It's really bad luck!" Hiroyuki Yoritaka stomped his feet angrily, "The Saito family went south to attack Jujujo Village this morning! That's where our retreat and food supplies are!"
"Nani!" Yu Qiuping said loudly, pretending to be surprised: "Didn't the intelligence that came yesterday also say that we are going to fight to the death with the Saito family in the Shijujo area! Why did the Saito family go south!"
"You didn't tell me earlier!" Yu Qiuping shook his head repeatedly with regret, "If I had told you that there was danger on the way back, I would have sent people to reinforce the pontoon bridge! No one told me that the pontoon bridge is under my control!"
"Of course I can't blame His Highness Amaki!" Hōya Yorotaka knew in his heart that it was Oda Nobunaga who made a complete mistake this time. "Your Highness Amaki was only asked to defend Sumamata. It's really a pity that no one is watching over the pontoon! "
"I'm going to repay my lord right now!" Feng Wu Lailong hurriedly mounted his horse and said, "Please also ask His Highness Yuqiu to repair it quickly!"
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At three o'clock in the hour, the Oda family army finally arrived at Sumamata - but the pontoon bridge had not been completed yet. Oda Nobunaga had no choice but to start collecting ferries used by passengers on both sides of the Nagara River, but he could not find many. The boatmen said, The Saito family sent many people over yesterday to collect all the ferries and control them on the east bank of the Nagara River. It seems that they had a premeditated plan.
At 4:00 p.m., the messenger sent by Oda Nobutsu from Jujo Village arrived on the east bank of the Nagara River. Although he was too far away to hear what he was saying, Oda Nobunaga also understood what happened: Saito family The attack on the Nineteenth Village, which is guarded by only 500 people, has begun! If the Nineteenth Village falls, the Oda family's food reserves will be completely gone, and the pontoon bridges and ferries built by the Oda family on the Kiso River will also be captured, and the retreat will be will be truncated.
In desperation, Oda Nobunaga ordered the entire army to go into battle and began to build a pontoon bridge together, hoping to return quickly for rescue.