During the time when Yu Qiuping entered the mountains, the war situation in Kinki was not going very well.
At the Kinki battlefield, Shosaku and ninjas from the Miyoshi family, Matsunaga family discovered that Ua Qiupei's troops had disappeared in the mountains south of Hanoi. They were very nervous for a time, thinking that Oda Nobunaga had instructed Ua Qiupei to launch a desperate surprise attack with an unknown target. But soon after
They discovered that Yu Qiupei's troops went straight eastward without looking back, and then they realized that Yu Qiupei had taken a detour to support the Tokugawa family. Therefore, the Miyoshi family and the Matsunaga family made up their minds and immediately began to attack the Oda family's various measures.
The battle line launched a fierce attack. Since the Oda family's battle line was almost a long snake stretched out, and was attacked from both sides, it was very embarrassing for a while. Oda Nobunaga had to completely give up the plan of attack, and turned to defense on every battlefield.
As for the remaining troops in Owari, Mino, and Ise, the main force has gone to Higashi Mino to guard against the Takeda Army, and the remaining few have also gone to Nishi Mino to guard against the Asai-Asakura armies. Suddenly, the Oda family has moved eastward.
There will no longer be a new reserve team. This means that if Amakihei and Tokugawa Ieyasu fail to repel the Takeda family's attack, the Oda family will not be able to make any remedies. The entire Owari, Mino
, Ise will become the meat of any attack by the anti-Oda forces.
Yu Qiuping realized the heavy burden on his shoulders and couldn't help but let out a long sigh. He was immediately told that the battle situation in Yuanjiang was also not optimistic.
Although relying on the resistance of the strong city of Futama Castle, the Takeda family has not made much progress in the past few days. However, based on the ninja observation of the Tokugawa family, the Takeda family discovered the weakness of Futama Castle - the rivers and mountains near Futama Castle.
Qiu Shang found the source of water in Futama Castle and cut off the water source of Futama Castle. Futama Castle may not be able to survive for a few days.
This piece of information was sent on December 1st, and now it is December 4th, which means that Futama Castle may fall within ten days. Once Futama Castle is lost, the Takeda family will rush into the vast Toe Plain, and De
Hamamatsu Castle, where Kawa Ieyasu's main force is located, is no longer in danger. And Tokugawa Ieyasu currently has no more than 10,000 soldiers available in Hamamatsu Castle, and is simply unable to relieve the siege of Futama Castle under the threat of the Takeda family.
"Fortunately, there's still time." Yu Qiuping made an estimate and found that he hurriedly hurriedly and slowly gained back the time. "I am still more than 200 miles away from the port of Zhimo, and the army has been marching for five or six days.
You can get there. Then you can take a boat and get to Hamamatsu in two days at most.”
"At that time, Futama Castle may still be holding on. After I arrive with 12,000 people, we will have the ability to fight against the Takeda family, and we can try to relieve Futama Castle."
"That's good." Nobuo Kitahata sighed with relief after hearing this, "Please, Your Highness Momiji, rest here for one night, and then continue on the road tomorrow morning."
"Okay, I'm here to help you, young master."
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In the early morning of December 5th, Yu Qiuping led his army to leave Kiriyama Imperial Palace. The long journey of the previous ten days had greatly exhausted the physical energy of Yu Qiu's army. Tokiwa Bei, Ming Dybei, and Xiyanagi Bei were well-trained, and on weekdays they were well-trained.
The well-nourished soldiers were fine, but the auxiliary soldiers temporarily recruited from the territory were already very tired and sick. Yu Qiuping had to leave those who were too tired and sick to move in Wushan Imperial Palace to avoid delaying the army's schedule.
Many peasants were seconded from the Kitahata family to assist in transportation. However, these seconded peasants obviously did not obey the discipline and instead prepared for Tokiwa.
The march speed came to a certain extent.
Finally, at noon on December 11, Yu Qiupei led his army to Shima. According to Oda Nobunaga's instructions, the Oda family navy led by Kuuki Yoshitaka would wait for Yu Qiupei here to pick up the Yu Qiu family's troops to Yuejiang.
.And Oda Nobunaga also informed Tokugawa Ieyasu in this way, saying that Amakihei would arrive on December 15 at the latest, and asked him to be ready to respond at that time.
"Your Majesty Jiugui, I will leave the affairs of the sea to you, and the lives of my ten thousand men will be entrusted to you." This is the first time Yu Qiuping has seen Jiugui Jialong. He is a man with a dark complexion and a rough temperament.
At first glance, he looked like a standard sea-seeking man. He had little contact with him before, but this time he had to rely on him to transport all his subordinates. Therefore, Yu Qiuping specially prepared a gift and asked Ryuko to hand it to Jiuki Jialong.
"Thank you, Your Highness Hongye. Your Highness Hongye is so polite." Jiuki Jialong said politely, but he himself was not very polite. He reached out and took the gift. Yu Qiuping didn't know whether he was worried or happy when he saw this. Fortunately, Jiuki Jialong accepted it.
His own gift, the so-called short-handed person, and because this is Oda Nobunaga's order, he should try his best to transport the troops. The worrying thing is, can a person who seems to be so greedy for money really be reliable?
Due to time constraints, Yu Qiuping and Jiugui Jialong did not dare to delay, and immediately began to arrange boarding operations. The infantry and baggage were okay, but the key was Yu Qiuping's cavalry and the three men who had spent all their efforts to drag them all the way.
It took a long time to get the pounder gun on the ship. In order to knock out all the 12,000 people like Yu Qiuping, Kuuki Yoshiro not only summoned all 200 ships of the Oda family, but also collected many merchant ships, fishing boats, and Said nearby.
It was full and heading towards the far river in the east.
The ocean currents were not very good these days, and there were quite a lot of wind and waves in Ise Bay, so the fleet sailed slowly. Although Yu Qiupei was a little anxious, he knew there was no way. It was not until nightfall on December 11 that the fleet left.
One fifth of the way.
At night, Yu Qiuping couldn't sleep. He was worried about the situation on the other side of the Yuanjiang River, so he came to the deck alone, leaned against the side of the ship, and looked at the sea of the Yuanjiang River in the east. The sea breeze on the winter night was really unbearable, and Yu Qiuping kept breathing.
I touched my nose a few times and sneezed.
At this time, a warmth suddenly came from his body. Yu Qiuping turned around and found that Long Zi had followed him out at some point and put a blanket on Yu Qiuping's body.
Yu Qiuping suddenly felt a little embarrassed and a little sad. If Long Zi hadn't pierced the paper window paper not long ago, he could have smiled and praised Long Zi for being so considerate, rubbed her hair, and urged her again
Go back to sleep.
However, now he could only force out a guilty smile and whisper "thank you".
Since that night, the master and servant, who had been together for more than ten years, never had a good word with each other again.
But this time, Long Zi obviously didn't intend to talk properly. In other words, she didn't know how to face Yu Qiuping or talk to Yu Qiuping. She just bowed slightly and turned around to leave.
Yu Qiuping sighed, feeling frustrated again. I don't know why, but it seems that as he grows older, this feeling of powerlessness attacks him more and more frequently. In the past, no matter how difficult the situation was, he would still
Find a way to cheer up and work hard to solve it,
He felt that there was nothing in the world that could not be solved - what could be more absurd than a young servant general dreaming of marrying the daughter of the family governor? But he did just that.
But now, he felt an overwhelming powerlessness. He didn't know how to deal with his relationship with Long Zi. Maybe there was a way, but he didn't want to think about it. Instead, he just wanted to avoid Long Zi and marry her.
Going out was a relief for both of them. The feeling was so uncomfortable that it made him distracted for a while.
So much so that when he came to his senses again, there were already several panicked sailors standing beside him.
"What's going on?" Yu Qiuping recognized these sailors on the ship, "What happened?"
"Look, Your Highness!" A sailor called the other people to call Jiuki Jiarong and pointed to the east in the distance: "There is also a fleet there!"
Yu Qiuping was shocked when he heard this. He looked eastward and saw a faint glow of fire in the far east.
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When a fleet sails at night, they usually light a light on the bow and stern. Because in the dark night, the fleet often collides with each other due to unclear visibility, causing unnecessary losses. The lights on the bow and stern are actually similar to
Later generations of cars used side lights to remind friendly ships not to collide.
A series of fires appeared on the opposite side, which meant that it was also a navy army.
"Enemy or friend?" Yu Qiuping blurted out this question, then frowned and realized how ridiculous his question was.
In all Japan, apart from the Tokugawa family, does the Oda family have any allies? How could they be friendly forces?
"Call Kang Qing to come over." Yu Qiuping ordered an attendant. Soon after, Jiuki Jialong and Itami Kangqing rushed to the bow of the ship one after another.
"It's a naval force, not a caravan." The experienced Jiuki Jialong took one look and made a judgment, "The number of the fleet is about the same as ours, so we should turn around and return home immediately."
"Since it's almost the same, why not fight?" Yu Qiuping asked in a low voice with some surprise. He thought that a rough man like Jiugui Jialong would fight the enemy without mercy. "If I return now, how can I
Don’t we have to go around the road to Yuanjiang for support? It will be too late!”
"It's not that I'm cowardly, it's just that all the ships I have are full of Your Highness's people, and the water is too deep, so there is no way to maneuver." Jiuki Jialong shook his head and refused very firmly.
"My people are not just decorations. I have 1,350 iron cannons here. How can I still hold you back?" Yu Qiuping was a little dissatisfied when he heard this. "The other side may not have so many iron cannons combined. How could this battle be possible?
lose?"
Kuki Yoshiro was a little embarrassed after hearing this, so he turned to Itami Yasukichi for help. Itami Yasukichi did not lie to save Yu Qiuping's face, but said bluntly: "Hongye, sea battles are not as good as land battles, there is no Hongye
It's so simple to think. These small boats have such deep drafts and strong winds and waves, so they really can't be fought."
"It would be fine if the other side were just ordinary water thieves, they could be crushed by firepower, but unfortunately -" Itami Yasuki smiled bitterly upon hearing this, and stared at the arrangement of the lights of the water army on the opposite side with mixed emotions.