However, Xiaoban Jiesheng didn't go out for long before he hurried back and rushed to the camp to meet Yu Qiuping.
"What's the matter, Jiesheng?" Yu Qiuping watched in surprise as Xiaoban Jiesheng went out and came back half an hour later. He happened to be holding his waistband with both hands, "How come you came back to relieve yourself so quickly?"
Yu Qiuping's words caused the other brothers in the camp to burst into laughter, but Xiaoban Jiesheng's face turned solemn. Upon seeing this, Yu Qiuping knew that the matter might not be simple, and solemnly asked again: "Jiesheng, what happened?
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"Your Highness, we are in some trouble." Kobata Jiesheng said in a low voice with a solemn face: "There is a heavy flood, and the current on the Kiso River is so fast that our cavalry can't transport the horses to the boat to cross the river."
"Nani?" Yu Qiuping stood up in surprise, "Take me to see it quickly!"
A group of people hurriedly rode their horses to the river in the heavy rain, only to see the raging river water washing the land on both sides of the river. After nearly a day and night of heavy rain, the water level of the Kiso River had risen several feet, and there were a lot of dead branches and leaves.
The gravel and wood flowed down the river together, colliding with each other from time to time and making violent sounds.
The sky was gloomy and terrible. The dozens of Yuqiu's ferries were hit by the flood and huddled on the shore and in the small harbor. Nearly a hundred auxiliary soldiers were holding on to the cable ropes, and the anchors had already fallen, so they barely ensured that they would not survive.
Will be washed away by floods.
"Is there such a big water?" Yu Qiuping suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart, "Does it mean that our retreat path has been blocked? And the Lord and the others probably won't be able to cross the river, and we have lost all support. Now if Meinong
If the army returns to attack us, won't it cause big trouble?
Yu Qiuping took a breath of cold air and hurriedly led his men back to Sumama City.
"Jiesheng, Keiji, you two immediately take two cavalry squads each to reconnoitre southward along the west bank of the Kiso River." Yu Qiuping quickly issued an order, "Look for a place where the current is gentler and suitable for crossing the river, or look for a bridge.
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"Your Highness, are you preparing to retreat?" Maeda Keiji took a deep breath from his cigarette, then turned his eyes to Yu Qiuping and said, "Are you really going to make such a decision? This Sumamata Castle was built by our brothers with so much effort.
ah!"
"Yes, Your Highness." Yoshioka Katsumasa said loudly and dissatisfied: "If Your Highness withdraws, wouldn't we just build a city for the opposite side at a strategic strategic point in vain? Next time we attack, we will be built by ourselves.
It’s so annoying that the city is blocked!”
"That's right," Omaezaki Nakahide waved his hand and gestured with the outline of Sumamata Castle, and muttered: "Your Highness, if you just repair it in a hasty way, that's it, but you still build it so solidly, then we don't know what to do next time we come here.
It’s a lot of work, aren’t you trying to cause trouble for yourself?”
"That's right, Your Highness." Sanada Masayuki also reminded in a low voice from the side, "And if we withdraw our troops right now, our plan will no longer be possible."
Naturally Yu Qiupei understood the code word that Masayuki Sanada made - it was a plan to use the Sumama Castle castle tower to blow up Oda Nobunaga.
"I didn't say we must withdraw. I definitely won't withdraw if I can." Yu Qiuping shook his head and calmed his troops: "It's just that we are in danger now, and we must first prepare a way out. The city is dead, and the people are dead.
It’s alive.”
"But if conditions permit, I would really like to use Sumama City to defend." Yu Qiuping said this and smiled confidently, "The city I am guarding will not be easy to win."
Just when Yu Qiuping finished these words, a lookout soldier from the river bank rushed into the tent in a hurry.
"Your Highness, come quickly! It's not good!"
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After Yu Qiuping led everyone to ride horses to the Kiso River again, the scene in front of them immediately shocked everyone.
The turbulent Kiso River water not only carried branches and gravel, but also washed down a large number of corpses and struggling people who fell into the water. The water color that originally looked a little earthy due to the flood was now dyed with a hint of bright red.
"This is it!" Yu Qiuping looked intently into the river. Most of the corpses and people who fell into the river were the Ashigaru of the Oda family who were flying the papaya flag, and there were also a few Ashigaru of the Saito family among them. They were rolled up by the current and pushed downstream.
, there were many bodies hanging on the shore and rocks, and some people who fell into the water struggled to swim to the shore, trying to grab branches on the shore or rocks in the water to save themselves, but most of them returned in vain.
"A war broke out upstream!" Yu Qiuping immediately made a judgment, "The scale is not small, and the Oda family was defeated!"
"Rescue people immediately!" Yu Qiuping hurriedly sent all the auxiliary soldiers and some soldiers to the river to rescue people. They used the remaining wood, ropes and other equipment from the previous city construction to stretch into the river, hoping that the person who fell into the water would be able to catch him.
Victory. Or just throw a large number of wooden boards towards the center, and let the drowning people catch them and barely float. What happens after that can only depend on their luck.
"Don't care if it's Saito's army or our people!" Yu Qiuping ordered again, "The Saito family's lives are important after all, don't be so ruthless! If it doesn't work, you can still ask for ransom!"
With the efforts of Yu Qiupei, nearly hundreds of drowned soldiers of the Oda family and Saito family were rescued. The people of the Oda family were arranged to warm themselves by the fire in the camp, and Yu Qiupei, a member of the Saito family, also gave them humane treatment.
Several bonfires were lit for them and then they were imprisoned.
However, Yu Qiuping did not dare to delay any longer. He immediately came to the drowned people at Oda's house and asked what happened to the army upstream.
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It turned out that just this morning, Oda Nobunaga was already ready to take action after receiving the news that Uakihira had completed the construction of the city. Because the Saito family on the other side of the river was obviously shaken because of Uakihira's construction of Sumamata Castle, and seemed to have the intention of retreating.
Therefore, Oda Nobunaga took advantage of the situation and braved the heavy rain to cross the Kiso River. In addition to using ferries to cross the river and building pontoon bridges, he also ordered his men to wade directly across the river from several shoals near Kono Island.
Oda Nobunaga's sudden attack really caught Saito's army off guard - at that time, all the senior generals gathered in Saito Ryuuki's main tent, arguing over whether they should retreat immediately and besiege Sumamata Castle. The troops of the Nishi Mino wealthy family
After they heard that nearly a thousand troops of the Tokiwa Beiaki family had advanced to Nishi Mino, their military morale was in chaos. They could not wait to rush home immediately to ensure the safety of their territory.
Just when they were hesitant, Oda Nobunaga launched a surprise attack across the river. No one in Mino expected that Oda Nobunaga would take advantage of the heavy rain to forcefully cross the Kiso River. The unprepared Saito army simply failed
Taking advantage of the advantage of a half-crossing attack, the Oda family's nearly 3,000 troops quickly boarded the north bank of the Kiso River and occupied a solid beachhead without encountering any decent resistance. And Sai, who finally completed the concentration of troops,
The Fuji army immediately launched a counterattack, but was firmly blocked by Shibata Katsuie and Sakuma Nobumori who had already crossed the river. As a result, more and more Oda troops followed the gap that had been opened and poured onto the north bank. Seeing the Saito family
You just can't stand it.
"If it went so well, why did it suffer such a disastrous defeat?" Yu Qiuping continued to ask anxiously.
As soon as he spoke, the few soldiers immediately started crying and sadly recounted their experiences.
It turned out that just when Oda Nobunaga was having a smooth sailing, the water level of the Kiso River rose rapidly due to heavy rains. When Oda Nobunaga finally realized that something was wrong, the flood suddenly came.
The troops of the Oda family who were crossing the river were immediately washed to pieces by the flood. They were bundled up with the pontoons and ferries and rushed downstream. The Saito family also took advantage of the chaos of the Oda family to launch a counterattack.
These soldiers didn't know what happened next. They just fought desperately against the flood, and were finally rescued by Yu Qiuping and saved their lives.
However, even if they didn't say it, Yu Qiuping understood the reality of the Oda family's tragic defeat.
In addition to the serious casualties suffered by the troops crossing the river, the Oda family's nearly 4,000 troops were also isolated on the south bank and unable to be reinforced. The Oda family's army on the north bank suddenly fell into an isolated and helpless situation. The 3,000 people who crossed the river were probably dangerous.
It's hard to say how many of them will be able to escape back to Owari, and Oda Nobunaga himself may even encounter unexpected events - this makes Yu Qiuping secretly happy. The situation of the Oda army in front of him, during the war with Chu and Han in China,
The Battle of Weishui between Han Xin and Long Qie was very similar. When Long Qie also crossed the river to attack Han Xin, the Chu army was overwhelmed by the flood caused by Han Xin's removal of sandbags upstream. Long Qie, who had crossed the river and was helpless, was also killed by the Han army.
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Seeing that the battle was getting out of hand, Ame Qiupei immediately began to prepare for a retreat. However, just before he ordered the troops to retreat, a messenger from Oda Nobunaga rushed to Sumamata Castle! Still coming from the north bank of the Kiso River!
The news he brought surprised everyone like Yu Qiupei. It was the good news that the Oda family had defeated the Saito family! Oda Nobunaga actually turned defeat into victory! It turned out that this time it was Kinoshita Hideyoshi who made great contributions!
The special task force led by Mori Katsunari was originally responsible for threatening Inabayama Castle and containing some of the Saito family's troops. When Oda Nobunaga launched a surprise attack, he only sent a messenger to inform them. He did not ask them to participate in the battle, but asked them to join the battle.
They continued to contain and disperse the Saito family's army.
However, as the heavy rain became heavier and heavier, Kinoshita Hideyoshi suddenly felt that something was wrong. Although he was still just a fledgling, he had already shown the battlefield acumen of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who would frighten all Japan in the future. He strongly suggested that Mori Katsuyoshi give up immediately
Ordered, led the entire army to move closer to Oda Nobunaga. Mori Katsunari was unwilling to disobey, and Kinoshita Hideyoshi personally led his team of more than 100 people to break away from the army and march toward the battlefield. Mori Katsunari had no choice but to lead the army
Taking advantage of the heavy rain, they got rid of the Saito army that was restraining them, caught up with Kinoshita Hideyoshi and rushed to the battlefield - just in time to catch up with the flash flood and the Oda family's disastrous defeat on Konoshima.
As a result, this special force rushed out of the rain curtain like a stroke of genius and rushed straight towards the flank of the Saito family. Saito Ryuuki did not expect that the enemy from the east would rush over so decisively. In order to ensure that the troops would not be attacked from the side.
Defeated, they had no choice but to retreat to the northwest. Oda Nobunaga took the opportunity to reorganize, barely pulled his troops back from the brink of collapse, and evacuated Kono Island without any danger.