On December 3, the first year of Gengame (1570), the Miyoshi family was located in the camp outside Sakai Town. Miyoshi Yoshihiro was standing on the watchtower in the camp, closely watching the movements of the Yuqiu army.
Unlike those pampered young masters of the Wu family, the talented Miyoshi Yixing has been regarded by everyone as the hope for the future of the Miyoshi family from the day he entered the Yuan Dynasty. He is down-to-earth, hard-working, humble and polite. After entering the political stage,
He was recognized by all the important officials of the Miyoshi family. Moreover, he was not the kind of young master who asked to command the army as soon as he entered the army. Instead, he started working as an attendant to the general, slowly accumulated experience, and in one
He gradually grew up during a battle, and finally today he is in charge of commanding the 9,000-strong Iyo clan.
In the past days, he has commanded troops in many battles, but this is the first time he has commanded such a large army - 9,000 troops, which is already the same status as his three uncles.
With such an appointment, Miyoshi Nagakei also wanted to establish Miyoshi Yoshihiro's prestige as a young master. Therefore, he was specially appointed as the commander-in-chief of Hanoi and Izumi.
Although after the arrival of Anzai Toyasu and Tokawa Icun, Miyoshi Yoshihiro, who had always been modest and polite, took the initiative to give up the command to his two uncles. Tokawa Icun began to command the troops near Takawu Castle, while Anzhai Toyasu
Responsible for commanding the troops near Kishiwada Castle. However, Anzai Fuyasu, who understood his elder brother's intentions well, knew that Miyoshi Nagakei wanted to use this to cultivate Miyoshi Yoshihiro. Therefore, instead of changing Miyoshi Yoshihiro's previous deployment, he showed that he was only in name.
The commander-in-chief hoped that Miyoshi Yoshihiro could become the front-line commander this time. Anzai Toyasu led the Awaji people as a reserve team behind Miyoshi Yoshihiro's troops, ready to reinforce the front line at any time, or to cut off Yu Qiupei and Wakae Castle in a roundabout way.
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With a heavy burden on his shoulders, Miyoshi Yixing naturally did not dare to neglect at all. As soon as he got up every day, he would immediately listen to last night's military intelligence report and go to the watchtower to observe the enemy's situation in person. Because in the past few days, the movements of Yuqiu's army were very...
Weird.
For three consecutive days, the Yuqiu Army slowly retracted its position and moved towards Sakai Town. After destroying many of the previously built fortifications, it surrendered its position to others. This made Miyoshi Yoshihiro very puzzled - why was he good at defense?
Yu Qiuping will give up so many strategic locations that are easy to defend but difficult to attack.
According to the detailed reports of the Miyoshi family lurking in Sakai Town, the atmosphere in Sakai Town has been a bit strange these days. The ninja leader of the Miyoshi family in Sakai Town is a confidant of Miyoshi Yoshihide and is experienced. Although he has not obtained clear evidence,
However, he judged that the ninjas of the Yuqiu family in Sakai Town had suddenly become extremely active in recent days. The merchants in Sakai Town must have noticed it, so they also sent ninjas to be on guard.
Miyoshi Yoshihiro couldn't think about this situation. He rode to Anzhai Dongkang's camp last night and asked this uncle who seemed to see everything. Anzhai Dongkang didn't say anything clearly, but just reminded Miyoshi Yixing.
Quote: "Sakai Town and Yuqiu Hongye will never be of the same mind."
When Miyoshi Yoshihiro suddenly realized that he returned to the front line again, he paid more attention to the actions of the Amaki army. Since he was on the front line of Takaya Castle, Tokawa Ichino had launched an attack on the Oda family's position on the other side of the Yamato River for three consecutive days. Tsune Ikeda
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The unit's defense line is already in danger and will be broken through in the near future. And Yu Qiuping may also have to retreat in order to protect his retreat.
When the sun set on December 3, there was smoke in the Yuqiu family's camp, and it seemed that dinner had already begun. After standing on the watchtower all afternoon, Miyoshi Yoshihiro, who was trembling a little due to the cold wind, was forcibly raped by the guards.
After carrying off the watchtower, he was unwilling to let the young master work so hard anymore. Just when Miyoshi Yoshihiro was warming himself by the fire in his tent and preparing to enjoy dinner, a guard suddenly ran over in a hurry.
"Young Master, urgent military situation!" The first words spoken by the guard made Miyoshi Yoshihiro suddenly stand up from the stool, and he threw the lunch box in his hand on the table.
"The Yuqiu Army suddenly moved! They all left the camp and rushed towards Sakai Town!"
"What?" Miyoshi Yoshihiro was shocked, and he suddenly became excited. Is the thing that he had always expected to happen, the thing that he has been paying attention to in recent days, really going to happen? Is Yu Qiupei really planning to rob Sakai?
Town, and then retreat?
This is the first time he has made a major strategic judgment since he became the commander-in-chief of the front army. Can it be a great success? He hurriedly ran out of the camp and boarded the watchtower again, only to find that the troops of Yuqiu Army were already there.
In the dark night, they lit up torches and filed out of the camp, rushing towards Sakai Town.
Many warriors of the Miyoshi Army noticed the strange movements of the Yuqiu Army and ran to the camp wall to look at the enemy. After a moment of astonishment, those who asked Miyoshi Yoshihiro for pursuit immediately ran over one after another.
"Wait a minute, don't be impulsive!" However, in the face of the huge temptation, Miyoshi Yoshihiro did not lose his mind, but suppressed his subordinates' desire to fight, "Send out Tanma and Ninja, and wait until further information comes.
Make another decision!"
However, time passed by, and most of the Yuqiu troops in the camp had withdrawn. The fighter planes were about to pass, but the information did not come. The senior warriors in the army came one after another to ask for a fight. Miyoshi Yoshiki
I felt that I could no longer suppress the demands of my subordinates.
Soon after, a ninja under Miyoshi Yoshihide suddenly rushed back from Sakai Town - Miyoshi Yoshihide recognized him. He was the deputy ninja commander Miyoshi Yixian left in Sakai Town, and he has been closely monitoring the intelligence of Sakai Town.
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"Young Master, the Yuqiu family suddenly took action against the merchants of Sakai Town!" The ninja obviously rushed back with all his strength, and was actually sweating profusely in the middle of winter.
"What happened? Tell me quickly!" Miyoshi Yoshihiro asked anxiously.
"Young Master, please! This is what happened!"
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Back to two hours ago, it was shortly before sunset. A dozen ninjas from the Congress were guarding Yu Qiuyou. The guards stood guard at various key positions as always, paying meticulous attention to everything that might happen. Although the Yu Qiu family and the Congress had already
They have been harmonious for almost two years, and Yu Qiuyou has always been very honest. In fact, they don't need to be so careful. But in the past few days, the atmosphere in Sakai Town has suddenly become tense. These guards and ninjas naturally do not dare to be careless, for fear that something will happen to Yu Qiuyou here.
What's the problem? This morning
After a group of ninjas came here to inspect, Yu Qiuyou has been staying in his room very honestly, under the supervision of the captain, and has not gone out for a walk anymore, which makes these guards feel at ease.
In the evening, the sun had begun to set, and smoke was still rising from the Yuqiu Army camp not far to the south of Sakai Town. The guards felt their stomachs growling and looked at each other a few times. The person who came to deliver food today
, I don’t know why they haven’t arrived yet. But their guard captain didn’t seem to be hungry at all, standing very calmly at the door of Yu Qiuyou’s room. They wanted to ask the captain several times to ask for food, but the captain always said something:
Just wait a little longer."
However, what these guards and ninjas were waiting for was not dinner, but a burst of sword light that suddenly came! Ninjas in black rushed out from nowhere and attacked the door fiercely. In an instant, the two guards were killed on the spot.
The dozen or so people below panicked, releasing loud arrows to call the police while resisting desperately. However, this sneak attacker was quite capable. Although the guards and ninjas were all masters, they were completely unable to resist it. In desperation, the guard captain
He ordered everyone to gather immediately in the room where Yu Qiuyou was. If the attacker was from the Yu Qiu family, then use Yu Qiuyou as a hostage to threaten him. If not, then take Yu Qiuyou and escape immediately.
Before everyone could retreat, there was suddenly a loud noise on the roof. Immediately afterwards, several large holes were smashed into the wooden ceiling, and a large number of men in black fell from the sky and rushed to the prison in front of the guards.
In Yu Qiuyou's room, the guard captain was unable to fight with his four fists and was kicked out. The guards and ninjas hurried over, only to find that the building was empty - the window of the room where Yu Qiuyou was imprisoned was broken.
, Yu Qiuyou had disappeared. As soon as the attackers saw that they had succeeded, they immediately retreated from all directions.
"Notify Boss Imai immediately that the entire city is under martial law!" The captain of the guard, who was coughing up blood on the ground and forcing himself to sit up, wailed miserably: "Yu Qiuyou has been kidnapped!"
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At the same time, a cavalry team carrying torches and galloping in the night also suddenly rushed out of the Yuqiu family's camp. Before anyone could react, they galloped into Sakai Town. The entrance of Sakai Town
Those sparse guards were powerless to stop them, and they could only identify those who were from the Yuqiu family! They hurriedly sent someone to report to the Congress, and they themselves followed closely.
The cavalry had a clear goal, and with the support of many men in black, they headed straight for the treasury - where a large amount of money and grain were stored, whether it was taxes paid by merchants or grain harvested by the Yuqiu family's autumn harvest, all were stored there.
The sound of galloping horses' hooves resounded throughout Sakai Town. Residents and small businessmen fled in confusion under the smoke raised by the horses' hooves. They rushed into their houses, slammed the door, and stuffed chairs, tables, and all available furniture.
When he reached the door, he hid shivering.
The torch-carrying cavalry looked like a fire dragon in the dark night, shuttling through the streets of Sakai. The businessmen of the Diet had just returned home from today's meeting. They were dumbfounded as they listened to the rapid and intensive sound of horse hooves and looked at the red-leafed cavalry.
The flag's cavalry was galloping over. Behind them, thousands of Yuqiu's troops were charging toward Sakai Town with torches.