On November 24, the Yuqiu family's 12,000-strong army set off from Takaya Castle and headed south into the mountainous area of ​​Kii. It is surrounded by mountains and has only a few narrow official roads and mountain roads, so there are only a few people in the country.
, there will be no one to stop Yu Qiuping's troops. The enemy that affects the Yu Qiu family's marching speed the most is this mountain road.
These mountain roads are not only winding and winding, but also have great ups and downs. They are also far narrower than the spacious official roads on the plains. The road conditions of these mountain roads are also very bad. Many of them are covered with branches, trunks, gravel, and are full of potholes.
It is difficult for carts to pass. Some mountain roads have even collapsed in large sections due to their age and disrepair.
On such a road, three or five people with light vehicles can still pass quickly. If you want an army of 12,000 people carrying countless baggage and equipment to cover 280 miles in ten days, it is useless to talk about it.
But the Yuqiu family's general staff insisted on talking about it.
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"We're at the intersection again." Shui Yuanjing led his company along the way and encountered a new fork. In order to reduce the pressure on the auxiliary soldiers, all the soldiers of the Yuqiu Army were fully dressed and marched with weapons.
. Therefore, this mountain road also made them covered with sweat. Shui Zongjing wiped his face, gave the thing to Yu Qiu Shang who was following him, and walked forward.
The reason why Yu Qiu Shang appears here is because of Oda Nobunaga's arrangement and his own persistence. Since Yu Qiu Shang will be 13 years old soon after the New Year, he has reached the age of Yuanfu. Oda Nobunaga in order to reward
Yu Qiu Shang's wonderful performance at the Kyoto Wrestling Conference that year was also to appease Yu Qiuping - after all, he had to stay away from his skills and go to Yuanjiang, hundreds of miles away, to support him. Therefore, Oda Nobunaga specially prepared for Yu Qiu Ping before the expedition.
Qiu Shang held the Yuanfu Ceremony and the Ring Armor Ceremony (but at Yu Qiuping's insistence, Yu Qiu Shang was not shaved into a Yue Dai head, but imitated the Han hair style like Yu Qiuping), and personally served as his
A black hat kiss to boost the morale of the Yuqiu family.
Since Oda Nobunaga made such a statement, even if Yu Qiuping felt that Yu Qiu Shang was still young, he could only let him go to the battlefield. He asked Lan Xiang Huagui to create a suit for him with a suitable set of warriors and warriors.
He also chose a pony for him. Originally, Yu Qiuping wanted Yu Qiu Shang to follow him in the Chinese Army, but Yu Qiu Shang stubbornly refused. He said that he had no experience and would not be able to help him in the Chinese Army.
It's not a big deal. If you really want to achieve something, you can't just follow the coach, otherwise it's just talk on paper. Therefore, he declined the pony gifted to him by Yu Qiuping and asked to go to the front line in person. As a
An ordinary ashigaru came to complete his debut. Ame Qiupei couldn't defeat him, so he had to entrust him to the most reliable Sui Atom Sutra, who asked him to take care of him at all times. Sui Aton Sui naturally understood it and made up his mind never to change it.
Yu Qiu Shang is sent to any dangerous place. And Yu Qiu Shang is accompanied by Morita Yoshio, who is highly skilled in martial arts, as a guard, which makes it even more foolproof.
No, Shui Zongjing keeps Yu Qiu Shang with him at all times now, in the name of telling him about his military experience, but in reality, he just wants to keep an eye on him to avoid accidents.
While Shui Yuanjing was thinking about the thoughts in his mind, he walked towards a staff officer waiting there on guard at the fork in the road and asked: "How should our unit march next?"
"Is it Mr. Suwon's company?" The staff officer recognized it.
Shui Yuanjing then took out a stack of paper from his arms and rummaged through it, "Jiban Bei's second company, go to the right at this fork into the mountain, pass by the path, and evacuate traffic. There are prepared equipment three miles ahead.
The lunch was left by the previous batch of auxiliary soldiers who passed through. Please continue to move forward after eating on the spot. You will encounter a new intersection five miles ahead, and there will be a staff officer there to give instructions."
"Yes." After Shui Yuanjing exchanged a military salute with the staff officer, he turned around and led his men to leave the official road and march towards the mountainous area on the right front. He was not the first group of troops at the front, so he did not have to bear the responsibility of opening the road.
Yoshioka Katsumasa's troops should have passed this road this morning and cleared away all the gravel and branches on the road. But by tomorrow, his company, Ogawa Yutō, and Hachisuka Koroku's company will
They will take turns to be the pioneers and take on the responsibility of clearing the road. Everyone will rotate with each other to ensure everyone's physical strength and rest within ten days.
Because the Yuqiu family's troops are too large, there is too much baggage to carry. Therefore, it is simply impossible to rely solely on the traffic volume of the official road, a rugged and narrow mountain road from Hanoi-Kii-Yamato-Ise.
The troops were sent to Ise within a few days. Therefore, Takenaka Shigeharu's staff tried their best to use every possible path to evacuate traffic.
However, this time was no different than usual. The staff received a temporary order to pass through the mountainous area, and there was no way to make a complete plan in advance. Therefore, Takenaka Shigeharu led all staff members and the cavalry company almost as soon as he received the order.
Set out for the mountainous area and quickly move forward to detect all the terrain. As the reconnaissance line advanced and intelligence was continuously sent back, Takenaka Shigeharu and the remaining staff members raced against time to plan the march, diversion, road opening, supplies, and camping.
All kinds of plans were handed over to Yu Qiuping. As soon as the staff and the cavalry company formulated the plan, Yu Qiu's troops had almost arrived. It was really a race against time.
Although it has been several years since Yu Qiuping established the General Staff, everyone in the Yu Qiu family has long understood the power of the General Staff. But this march really made everyone marvel at the efficiency and accuracy of the General Staff. If traditional Japanese command was used
The model is basically that the commander-in-chief alone makes all the plans arbitrarily, and the junior family members and elders next to him make suggestions. Then, the marching route of the army is probably only this one main official road, or several larger roads that the commander-in-chief sees.
It is nonsense to use those small roads on mountain roads. As for the marching, camping, supplying, and road opening of the troops, it is estimated that the lower-level commanders can only adapt to the circumstances, because the commander with limited energy cannot take care of it at all, so he can just make do with it.
It's very possible that some troops were forced to sleep on the edge of the cliff at night, some troops couldn't get food or eat, and some troops were always crowded in the front to open the way, and they were too tired to walk. Such an army may be a tough one.
It took half a month to reach Ise.
But with the General Staff, all march plans, supply plans, camp plans, and rotation plans were made in an orderly manner. The General Staff was the maker of the plans, and the commanders and warriors at all levels, including Yu Qiuping, seemed to have become
Instead of being a pure executor, you only need to consider how to perfectly execute the plan arranged by the staff. It can not only ensure efficiency, but also save time. This division of labor has really improved the Yuqiu family's combat effectiveness.
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Relying on the excellence of the staff
With great efficiency, the Yuqiu family arrived at the Kiriyama Imperial Palace in Ise on December 4th. The long-awaited Nobuo Kitahata and Nobutaka Kobe immediately came to pick up Yuqiupei.
"Second Young Master, Third Young Master." Although Kitahata Nobuo and Kobe Nobutaka have both been adopted into their maternal homes, privately they are still proud of being the sons of Oda Nobunaga. Therefore, Ume Qiupei still calls the two as before.
Young man: "You are well, thank you two gentlemen for your hospitality."
"Your Highness Momiji is so polite!" Nobuo Kitahata hurriedly raised his hands upon seeing this, "His Highness traveled all the way from Hanoi to the Kiriyama Imperial Palace in just ten days. The Momiji Army is indeed well-deserved for its reputation as the strongest soldier in the world."
"Second Young Master has received the award." Yu Qiuping was a little surprised when he heard this. Yu Qiuping also knew Kitahata Nobuo's kid, and he had always been the kind of arrogant and arrogant person. Because he didn't have a good relationship with Yu Qiu Shang before.
Even his attitude towards the Yuqiu family is not very friendly. Why did he take the initiative to compliment himself today?
"Why do you have to be so humble, Your Highness Hongye? I am not talented, so I am willing to listen to Your Highness Hongye's advice and teach me how to march." Nobuo Kitahata is indeed an immature boy, and he can't hide what he is saying, so he just complimented Yu Qiuping with a few words.
The true identity was revealed, "To be honest with what Your Highness said, Iga country is also covered with mountains. Those Iga ninjas took advantage of the terrain and were arrogant and rude to the Oda family. I have been patient for a long time and asked myself if I could learn from His Highness Momiji in the mountains."
By using the method of marching, we can go out to conquer Iga and eliminate the serious troubles for my father."
Yu Qiuping was shocked when he heard this. He vaguely remembered that in the history of his previous life, Kitahata Nobuo was such a restless master. He attacked Iga without asking for permission from Oda Nobunaga, and suffered a disastrous defeat.
Instead, it angered the Iga ninjas and Oda Nobunaga. Ame Qiupei did not dare to have anything to do with his attack on Iga. If Oda Nobunaga pursued it, Kitahata Nobuo opened his mouth and said, "Yes."
"Taught by His Highness Hongye", then Yu Qiuping will be in trouble. Yu Qiuping originally wanted to perform well during this period and plead for Asai Nagamasa in the future, but he didn't dare to get into trouble at this time.
Yu Qiuping was thinking about how to politely reject Nobuo Kitahata, Nobutaka Kitahata suddenly interrupted: "Your Highness Kitahata, this time my father sent His Highness Momiji to support His Highness Tokugawa, not to attack Iga. Time is precious.
, I hope His Highness Kitahata will forgive me."
Yu Qiuping's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he suddenly realized that the two children in front of him were not of the same mind. Kobe Nobutaka was originally born earlier than Kitahata Nobuo, but due to the humble status of his biological mother, he was ranked the third child. There has always been some estrangement between the two.
Yes. Kobe Nobutaka is talking about "Kitahata" and "father" at the moment, just to disgust Kitahata Nobuo. It seems that he does not intend to let Kitahata Nobuo make meritorious deeds, but is trying to find ways to disrupt the situation.
"Thank you for the reminder, His Highness Kobe. As the second son, I naturally dare not neglect my father's instructions." Nobuo Kitahata's eyebrows suddenly sank when he heard this. He snorted coldly and glanced at Nobutaka Todo, who also looked annoyed.
Looking at him. Seeing the fighting spirit of the two children in front of him, Yu Qiuping suddenly felt that it was a bit funny. But no matter what, the result was good. Yu Qiuping then borrowed the donkey from the slope and said: "Please tell me, sir, what will happen in these ten days?"
Chapter completed!