On April 12, Yu Qiuping arranged for the evacuation of Naoto Ii and his son, and then led his army into Mikawa.
When Tokiwabei's red leaf flag and Yu Qiupei's Maple Bird Horse Seal were once again flying outside Chiryu Castle, they attracted many people to watch. However, this time, the flags erected next to the Maple Bird Horse Seal were no longer Er Yin Liang.
The flag was replaced by an Oda papaya. Such a change really made these people sigh.
Zhili Castle is located in the safe rear, and Yu Qiupei left Ogawa Yutong to lead a platoon of combat soldiers and 100 auxiliary soldiers, a total of 150 people. After that, Yu Qiupei divided his troops into two groups, with Fukushima Yasu as the general, and Charlie as the general.
The deputy general led two ashigaru platoons and an archer platoon, plus auxiliaries, a total of 450 people stationed in Kariya Castle in the southwest. Yu Qiuping led the remaining 600 people into Anxiang City in the southeast. Anxiang City and
When the small number of Matsudaira defenders in Kariya Castle saw Yu Qiuping leading his army, they all wanted to see a savior and hurriedly welcomed the two into the city.
It turns out that people from the Honganji Ichikyou sect started wandering south of Kariya Castle and Anxiang Castle a few days ago. Kariya Castle and Anxiang Castle, which were almost empty castles, were so worried that they had no choice but to use the empty castle strategy to confuse the people of the Ichikou sect.
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After Yu Qiupei settled down, he immediately took Honda Tadakatsu, Ryuko, who had just learned to ride a horse, and other guards to ride to Okazaki Castle to visit Matsudaira Ieyasu. However, what surprised Yu Qiupei was that, except for the Yahagi River and Oto River,
The Matsudaira troops on the defense line actually still have a considerable number of reserves in Okazaki Castle - since there are so many reserves, why not send them to the three castles to the west to assist in the defense?
Matsudaira Ieyasu personally met with Amakihei on the third floor of the castle tower, and specifically asked the chef to make a dish that both Amakihira and Matsudaira Ieyasu loved very much - fried tempura.
"Thank you for the treat!" Yu Qiuping happily ate the crispy fried tempura, "Your chef is really good at making this dish! You really can't get tired of eating it. No wonder Takechiyo likes this dish so much.
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"Haha, if you like the red leaves, feel free to eat them," Matsudaira Ieyasu said with a simple smile.
"Oh?" Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment, but also laughed dumbly, "Takechiyo really has the demeanor of a general. He has always been about to hit our door. I was also worried about the situation in Mikawa, so I rushed here. We
It’s hard to say whether we can beat them all together, but can Takechiyo make me eat with peace of mind?”
"Hmm..." Matsudaira Ieyasu pondered for a moment, then spoke again: "You can eat Momiji with confidence, but we don't have to take those traitors lightly! The reason why I am so anxious to request reinforcements is that I am worried that I will not be able to eat this tempura in the second half of the year.
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"What's wrong?" Yu Qiuping heard something in Matsudaira Ieyasu's words. After three years of separation, this young boy who was still childish at the time has actually become quite sophisticated now.
"To be honest, Momiji," Matsudaira Ieyasu said while chewing tempura, "With the strength of the Matsudaira family alone, the rebels who want to destroy Mikawa can still do it, but it may take too long. This year's autumn harvest
I'm afraid there will be a delay. If the autumn harvest is not good, do you still have spare money to eat fried tempura?"
Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment, and his mind began to spin rapidly. He thought for a long time before finally understanding the meaning of Matsudaira Ieyasu's words.
Historically, Mikawa's rebellion was suppressed by the Matsudaira family. However, because there was not much difference in strength between the two, the Matsudaira family took more than half a year to win the battle. This seriously affected the Matsudaira family's autumn harvest and weakened the Matsudaira family's vitality.
A serious injury. In other words, if the original historical development was followed, the three cities of Kariya Castle, Anxiang Castle, and Chirit Castle in the west would never be lost based on the ability of the Matsudaira family alone.
In other words, Matsudaira Ieyasu has a way to defend the three cities. The Matsudaira family is definitely not able to spare any troops as stated in the request for help letter. The three cities are already empty and one must wait for the Oda family.
Only reinforcements can hold it.
Thinking of this, Yu Qiupei suddenly realized. Matsudaira Ieyasu probably deliberately took away the troops of Sanzo Castle, pretending to be unable to support them, and asked Oda Nobunaga for reinforcements - the purpose was to quickly put down the rebellion and reduce the Matsudaira family's power.
Loss. If Oda Nobunaga had not agreed to send reinforcements, Matsudaira Ieyasu would have quickly dispatched the reserves in Okazaki Castle to the three castles to defend them.
"You're so good, Takechiyo," Amakihei suddenly laughed. I didn't expect Matsudaira Ieyasu to use this method to "scam" reinforcements from Oda Nobunaga. "Don't worry, I won't tell outsiders about you.
The tempura here is so delicious!”
After receiving Yu Qiuping's assurance, Matsudaira Ieyasu breathed a long sigh of relief. Just now in the city, he noticed that Yu Qiuping seemed to be confused as to why the Matsudaira family had so many reserve teams. Tangled in three, he decided to tell Yu Qiuping
To be honest, I also believe that my good friends will not betray me.
"In that case, I would like to thank you for Momiji." Matsudaira Ieyasu cupped his hands and thanked him.
"It's okay, this is human nature!" Yu Qiuping laughed and said, "How can you tell your friend's little secret?"
Watching Yu Qiupei gorge himself on tempura again, Matsudaira Ieyasu was slightly moved.
Human nature, human nature...
Hongye, don’t you know? After becoming a samurai and the head of a family, you should not consider the emotions of an ordinary person when dealing with others.
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After learning that the Songping family's own strength has surpassed that of the rebels, Yu Qiuping felt more confident. The Songping family can now mobilize 1,500 soldiers for attack, and Yu Qiuping also has 400 soldiers, which adds up to nearly 2,000 soldiers.
The total strength of the fighting soldiers exceeds 6,000. Although the total number of soldiers is close to 10,000, there are a large number of old, weak, women and children among them, and the real number of mature men is only 5,000. And among these mixed crowds, there may only be those 500 monk soldiers and
The regular army that rebelled against the Matsudaira family has the combat power of a fighting force. Others may only follow the trend and fight against the wind - such as the time when they defeated Tadashi Sakai. Once they fall into a headwind, they are likely to disperse in a hurry.
In the original history, Matsudaira Ieyasu was caught off guard in the early stages, allowing the Ichikui people to fight to the edge of Okazaki City. After that, he also reduced his troops to defend like he does now, which consumed the morale of the Ichikui. However, due to Yu Qiupei,
With the addition of new troops under his leadership, the Matsudaira family's counterattack came months earlier than in history.
On April 15, Ameakihei and Matsudaira Ieyasu each led their troops southward. Ameakihei's troops attacked the Honjoji Temple located on the lower reaches of the west bank of the Yahagi River, which was also the base camp of Mikawa Ichiki-Honganji Temple this time. Matsudaira Ieyasu crossed Okazaki.
Otogawa south of the city to attack Kamigouji Temple and Shougenji Temple. According to Matsudaira Ieyasu's wishes, Yu Qiupei, who has a small number of people, only needs to hold back the main force of the Ichigo sect, and wait for Matsudaira Ieyasu to defeat the remaining two temples.
Will cross the river to attack.
After Yu Qiuping joined the troops of Fukushima Yasunari and Ogawa Yutaka, he led the entire army from Anxiang City, and soon encountered the Honjoji Temple Ichikui crowd who came after hearing the news. The momentum of the Ichikui crowd made Yu
Qiuping was amazed - there were nearly 5,000 people here. However, when Yu Qiuping rode his horse to a small hill and started to take a look, he realized that the Yikui people were more like a rabble than the powerful alliance of Xi Meirong. They had nothing to do with it.
There was no formation at all, and everyone was standing on the official road in a noisy manner. Most of the people were only wearing shabby cloth and straw sandals, and they were holding a variety of weapons. Sickles, hoes, guillotines, hatchets and even wooden sticks.
and a broom. At first glance, they look like ordinary, honest people.
After they received the call from Honganji Temple, which they regarded as a god, they gathered together regardless of the cost, relying on the number of people to be emboldened. The common people believed that what the monks of Honganji Temple said was the will of the gods and Buddhas. As long as they stayed on weekdays
If you pay the donation to the Buddha honestly and stand up to defend the safety of Buddhism in critical moments, you can reincarnate in heaven forever and enjoy unimaginable glory and wealth in this world.
Sigh... They are all innocent poor people. Do I really want to fight them?
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The crowd formed into groups of three and five, and then groups formed larger groups, and finally formed the entire army. Everyone was noisy and noisy with each other, waving weapons, and spewing obscene words towards Yu Qiuping.
In the middle and front of this ragtag group of people, Yu Qiuping saw two organized troops. One group was all bald, probably the monk soldiers of Benzheng Temple, numbering nearly 300 people. There was also a small group with various banners.
The troops, probably the rebels of the Matsudaira family, numbered less than 100.
"As long as we kill those two troops, they will disperse, right?" Yu Qiupei asked Maeda Keiji who was standing aside.
"Your Highness may have underestimated the fighting spirit of those farmers." Maeda Keiji shook his head, "These common people are usually honest and kind, but once they revolt for their so-called Buddha, they all seem to be desperate for their lives. I would like to advise Your Highness,
It’s better not to have a head-on conflict with them. Although His Highness’s Tokiwabei are elite, they are still weak in front of these thousands of people.”
"Is that so?" Yu Qiuping sighed. It's no wonder that in history, Oda Nobunaga and the Ichigo clan started a ten-year fierce battle. Whether it was the Nagashima Ichikui that made Oda Nobunaga so anxious, or the long-term attack
The Ishiyama Honganji Temple that cannot be conquered must not be in vain. If it is true that victory can only be achieved by killing these two troops, Matsudaira Ieyasu in history will not have spent half a year to suppress them.
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Just because Yu Qiuping didn't want to attack, it didn't mean that he wouldn't attack once the crowd was persuaded. After a burst of gongs and drums, the huge team immediately started to make a noise. The entire formation squirmed a few times like a giant caterpillar, and then rushed towards Yu Qiuping.
Yu Qiupei saw that there were many people on the opposite side, and the distance between the formations was more than five times that of Yu Qiupei's front line. The thin front line laid out by the Ashigaru would definitely be bypassed from the side.
In ancient battle formations, the side and rear of an army was its most vulnerable place. Because soldiers always faced the enemy directly in front, the exposed sides and rear were all gaps. If there were enemies on the front, rear, left, and right, the soldiers would
Two fists are hard to beat with four hands, and they are cut down by random knives. If you want to cover the flanks, you can either extend the battle line to the same width as the opposite side, or make full use of the terrain, or use formation changes. For example, you can try to form a circle
formation to cover the flanks - but forming a circular formation means that the troops have basically given up any battlefield maneuverability. Or they can use the skilled three-sided turning method like Yu Qiuping, so that the ashigaru who were originally facing the front can quickly adjust to
Facing sideways. However, if there are too many people on the other side, this three-way turning method at the micro level will not be enough.
"It's really tricky," Yu Qiuping frowned and sighed, "If the flanks or even the rear of the army are penetrated by these people, the trouble will be big. No matter how powerful Tokiwa Bei is, there is no way to attack the enemy with his butt and back of the head. Moreover,
If the other side retreats to the rear, my unarmed auxiliary soldiers will have no one to protect them."
No wonder that in later history, Oda Nobunaga's elite regiments were repeatedly defeated by the attacks of Ichibashi's army, and senior generals were often killed in battle. It is estimated that they were detoured back to the main formation from the sides and rear by a large number of enemy troops, sweeping the entire front.
Chapter completed!