On the morning of December 12, Yu Qiuping landed at Shima Pier again and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
According to Takenaka Shigeharu's speculation, it is likely that the Miyoshi family and the Matsunaga family passed the news that Amakihira's troops entered the mountainous area and headed eastward to Takeda Shingen. Takeda Shingen immediately judged that Amakihira was going to take a detour to Ise, and then took a boat
He came to Yuejiang for support. Therefore, he ordered his Suruga navy to go west along the Tokaido waters to intercept any troop transport ships that might appear. As a result, Yu Qiupei was blocked. Although Yu Qiupei felt that he could fight, but
Since naval warfare experts Kuki Yoshitaka and Itami Yasukiyo said no, Yu Qiuping had no choice but to give up.
After the Oda Navy returned to Shima, the Suruga Navy still followed them, lingering far away from the port, as if they did not intend to let the Oda Navy sail. Ame Qiupei hoped that Kuki Yoshiro could go to sea and defeat the Suruga Navy, and then
He then carried reinforcements from the Yuqiu family across the sea, but was rejected by Jiuki Jialong.
"Don't blame me, Momiji-sama. It's not that I don't think about it, it's just that I'm really unable to do what I want." Faced with Yu Qiuping's request, Kuki Yoshiro said in a very apologetic and embarrassed voice: "Our navy and Suruga navy are at most a 50-50 split, and now
The ocean currents are also conducive to the Suruga navy, which is really difficult to match."
"What are you talking about, Your Highness Kuki? Is there any reason for soldiers to be timid in the face of battle?" Yu Qiupei saw that his trip was delayed and it was too late to rescue Tokugawa Ieyasu. He couldn't help but get angry, "His Majesty Kuki is not a young child. You must know that soldiers are fierce.
In a dangerous war, there is never a guarantee of complete victory. How can we avoid the battle just because we may not win? It is the Lord's order to support His Highness Tokugawa, is His Highness Kuki disobeying his order?"
"No, Your Highness Momiji, please don't say that, Your Highness Momiji!" Kuki Yoshitaka saw Yu Qiupei using Oda Nobunaga to suppress him, and he vaguely wanted to put the blame on himself for not being able to provide timely support, and he suddenly became anxious, "
I am definitely not cowardly! If my lord wants me to go down and fight the Suruga Navy to the death, I will definitely go now! But the most urgent thing now is to get His Highness to Yuanjiang as soon as possible, isn't it?"
"Water battles are different from land battles. It is difficult to determine the outcome in one battle, and it often takes a long time to worry! The current strength of Suruga Navy and I is between five and five. If Suruga Navy just wants to delay and has no intention of decisive battle, I will
We may not be able to decide the outcome with them for several days! Wouldn't this waste His Highness's time even more? Even if we win, the fleet will definitely suffer a lot, and we may not be able to transport all His Highness's people.
!" Jiugui Jialong became more and more anxious as he spoke, and even started to stutter: "Rururu, this is so! Your Highness still thinks that a decisive battle is necessary at this moment!"
"According to what you said, there seems to be no hope of traveling by sea now?" After Yu Qiuping was told by Jiugui Jialong, although he was still angry, he also realized the embarrassment of the current situation, "Do you want me to go by land?
Are you going to support me?"
Jiugui Jialong did not answer, but Yu Qiuping had already seen the answer from his submissive expression.
"It's at least 500 miles from here to Hamamatsu by land." Yu Qiuping laughed to himself, "It's too late."
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On the afternoon of December 12, the Uakiu Army, which had taken a short rest, immediately headed north from Shima Port and began marching along the ports surrounding Ise Bay. The Suruga navy blocked Ise Bay, and it was no longer possible to support them by boat, so
The only way was to take a 500-mile land route around Ise Bay to support Tokugawa Ieyasu.
If Yu Qiu's army went all out, they might be able to arrive in seven or eight days. But before that, Yu Qiu
The army has been traveling long distances for half a month, and their physical strength has been severely exhausted. If they continue to march regardless of fatigue, they will be exhausted and have no fighting power by the time they reach Hamamatsu Castle. As the saying goes, "Those who seek profit for hundreds of miles will defeat the general."
It was this kind of army, not to mention that Yu Qiuping had to walk five hundred miles. Therefore, Yu Qiuping had to slow down his marching speed and planned to arrive in Hamamatsu within ten days, hoping to ensure the physical strength of Yu Qiuping's army.
However, this is basically a death sentence for Futama Castle. Futama Castle, which has already encountered a water shortage crisis, will definitely not be able to hold on for another ten days. On the one hand, Amakihei informed Oda Nobunaga of the blockade of Ise Bay,
On the one hand, he wrote a letter to Tokugawa Ieyasu, expressing his apology and helplessness, and repeatedly warned Tokugawa Ieyasu to strictly guard the city, not to fight in vain, and to wait for his rescue.
The anxious Yu Qiuping urged the staff to start working again and work out the best march plan, even if it could arrive half a day early. Takenaka Shigeharu worked hard and braved the heavy rain to go to the front line in person to formulate the march plan. As a result, he was caught in the rain.
Yu Qiuping fell ill due to the rain. In the winter, colds became more serious. Takenaka Shigeji's illness scared Yu Qiuping quite a lot. After all, in the history of his previous life, Takenaka Shigeji's health had always been poor, and he died a few years later.
Yu Qiupei died young at an early age. Feeling guilty, Yu Qiupei refused Takenaka Shigeharu's request to continue with the army despite his illness, but left him in Ise Matsushima Castle to let him rest well.
After Takenaka Shigeharu left the team due to illness, the staff was leaderless for a while. No wonder, with Takenaka Shigeharu, a hands-on staff chief like him, those staff officers only had to obey Takenaka Shigeharu's instructions and deployment. Suddenly Takenaka Shigeharu disappeared.
, they naturally couldn't cope with it. Since Takenaka Shigeharu's work always made people feel reassured, Yu Qiu rarely interfered with the affairs of the staff department. He was not very familiar with these staff officers, and he didn't know who to choose for the moment. So, he
After suffering from a venereal disease, he hurriedly sought medical treatment and found a staff officer named Fukuzawa Yunan in the staff department to temporarily act as chief of staff. He was a staff officer newly recruited by Takenaka Shigeharu in the Hanoi area. His qualifications were not too old, but
He is very good at playing war chess. The reason why Yu Qiuping chose him is because of his name - people with the surname Fuze will not have a low IQ!
"Your name is Fukuzawa Yunan?" Yu Qiuping took the roster of the staff department and walked up to a staff officer with a rather imposing figure - his appearance was worthy of his name.
"Yes, Your Highness." Fuze Yunan bowed to Yu Qiuping very respectfully.
"Okay, you will be the temporary chief of staff." Yu Qiuping hurriedly folded the roster and handed it to Fuze Yunan, "Remember, you must not cut off the incense."
"Why is this, Your Highness?" Fukuzawa Yunan was stunned when he heard this, and asked in confusion, "Looking for a woman is just adding to your worries."
"Because the future of Japan lies with your descendants."
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Not to mention, the result of Yu Qiuping's random medical treatment seems to be pretty good. Although Fukuzawa Yunan is a novice, he is obviously very talented. He actually started taking over Takenaka Shigeharu's work in one day and began to arrange Yu Qiu's army in an orderly manner.
After everything was back on track, the Yuqiu Army's marching speed returned to its previous level, advancing rapidly at a speed of 40-50 miles per day, heading towards the distant Hamamatsu.
On the evening of December 19, Amakihei finally arrived at Mikawa Okazaki Castle. Tokugawa Nobuyasu, who had been waiting here for a long time, immediately greeted him personally at the gate of Okazaki Castle.
"Uncle, you've got it!" Before Yu Qiuping could ride his horse to the city gate, Tokugawa Nobuyasu had already taken several steps out.
, towards Yuqiu, he gave a gift that the younger generation had seen the elders give, "Please uncle, please save Yuanjiang! Save the Tokugawa family!"
"Sanlang, don't be like this. What is the relationship between me and your father? What is the relationship between the Yuqiu family and the Tokugawa family? Now that I'm here, I will try my best!" Yu Qiuping immediately got off his horse and helped Tokugawa Nobuyasu up.
He patted the 14-year-old kid heavily on the shoulder and encouraged him. He was only 14 years old, but he already had to take charge of Sanhe. The heavy burden on his shoulders must have overwhelmed the kid.
"Uncle, Futamata Castle..." After Tokugawa Nobuyasu was pulled up by Yu Qiuping, he immediately wanted to speak anxiously, but was interrupted by Yu Qiuping with a wave of his hand. He made a silent gesture and said in a low voice: "
There are many people with mixed ears, let’s talk about it after we enter the city.”
Tokugawa Nobuyasu was stunned when he heard this, nodded with some shame, and hurriedly welcomed Yu Qiuping into the city with a group of Tokugawa family retainers. When he had just arrived near the castle tower, Tokugawa Nobuyasu couldn't help it, and immediately whispered
Said: "Uncle, something bad has happened. My father sent a messenger not long ago. He said that Futama Castle has fallen due to water shortage this afternoon! The Takeda family's army turned south, and the target is probably Hamamatsu Castle! In order to ensure that
The morale of the military is unshakable, and I haven’t announced this news yet!”
"What? Is the military morale of Okazaki Castle unstable recently?" Yu Qiuping felt a little bad after hearing this, "Aren't these loyal subordinates of the Tokugawa family, how can the military morale be unstable?"
Yu Qiuping's question made Tokugawa Nobuyasu slightly embarrassed, and he did not reply immediately. Yu Qiuping looked around and found that the Tokugawa family retainers around him had strange expressions, and no one answered.
After all, Yu Qiuping has been around for more than ten years, and he is not the dumb boy he was back then. After thinking for a while, he understood the implication of Tokugawa Nobuyasu and his hesitation. After sighing slightly, Yu Qiuping
He spoke in a low voice: "Saburo is saying that there are voices within the Tokugawa family that are breaking away from the Oda family and turning to the Takeda family?"
Tokugawa Nobuyasu's expression tightened when Yu Qiuping poked his mind, and then he replied in a deep voice: "As my uncle said, some young people in the family have their own ideas. But uncle, don't worry, I still have my father who is devoted to the Oda family.
We have absolutely no other intentions! I hope my uncle and Oda Daiden will understand our sincerity!"
"I have never doubted the intentions and integrity of Saburo and your father," Yu Qiuping said firmly, "but with the current situation, it is no wonder that there are different voices within the Tokugawa family. The Takeda family's army is pressing down on the border, and the Mikawa River is in danger.
If the eggs are exhausted, but the Oda family is in trouble, support is late in arriving. It is our Oda family's fault, not yours. In addition, the Takeda family has repeatedly publicized, hoping that the Tokugawa family will join the anti-Oda camp, which makes it even more frustrating.
There is disunity within the Tokugawa family. Those retainers who advocate joining the Takeda family may not be sycophants, they may just be doing it for the good of the Tokugawa family. If you want to protect the interests of the Tokugawa family, Saburo must know it in his heart!"
"Uncle can think like this, everyone in the Tokugawa family is grateful!" Tokugawa Nobuyasu's eyes became slightly moist when he heard this. The surrounding Tokugawa family retainers, whether they were from the Oda or Takeda faction, were all excited at this moment.
It was quite moving, and the original embarrassing situation was immediately resolved.
"But since I'm here, please feel at ease." Yu Qiupei looked around and solemnly promised to the Tokugawa family's retainers, "The Oda family will never give up on their allies, and I, Yu Qiupei, will never watch the Tokugawa family suffer.
Sit back and ignore! We all remember the sacrifices and efforts the Tokugawa family has made for the Oda family! Let’s expel the invaders for the Tokugawa family and drive the Takeda family back to the mountains! I, Yu Qiupei, always do what I say!