Just when the Kii rebels were in full swing besieging Zaga Castle, no one noticed that in the Koya Mountains of Ito County in the northeast of Kii Country, an army without any flags or identity marks was marching quietly. They
Traveling west through the mountains of Kii, the goal is directly in the direction of Zaga Castle.
Although this troop did not identify themselves, as long as you observe them for a period of time, you will definitely recognize them. Because their marching queue is so neat and meticulous, and they move forward in an orderly manner on various paths and mountain roads. And the signs
The unique combination of spears and iron cannons is the only one in the entire Kinki that the Red Leaves Army is equipped with.
Yes, that's right, this unit that is marching quietly in the Kii Mountains is none other than Tokiwa Bei, who has never appeared on the frontal battlefield. And the commander of this unit, in addition to Tokiwa Bei's captain, Fukushima Yasunari,
There is also Takenaka Shigeharu, who has never appeared on the front line. At this moment, he is riding a horse in the center of the team, analyzing and calculating the situation between the enemy and ourselves without saying a word. Riding beside him is Captain Fukushima Yasunari of Jobanbei.
The leader of the crows, Amano Keitoku. Since this operation must be kept secret, the actions of the Hongye Army cannot be leaked under any circumstances. Therefore, there is great pressure on the intelligence work. Amano Keitoku came personally for this purpose.
"Amano-sama's plan is really amazing." Fukushima Yasunari, who has always been a man of few words, praised Amano Keitoku's plan for the first time today.
"Mr. Amano has always been worried about the fact that he failed to take away the military power of the people and temples of Kii Province. He felt that sooner or later it would become a disaster. Rather than waiting for them to stab us in the back at some unknown time, it is better for us to strike first." Fukushima
Yasunari repeated the plan previously formulated by Amano Keitoku, "Transfer the two companies of Hosoragi Bei and induce the people of Kii Province and the temple to revolt, thus gaining a legitimate reason to attack them. This time they were wiped out."
If they rebel and deprive them of their military power, no one will have anything to say."
"The Kii rebels took advantage of our small number, besieged Zaga Castle, and captured the three passes leading into Kii from Hanoi and Izumi. They must have felt that as long as we couldn't capture the passes, no one would be able to support Zaga
Castle." Fukushima Yasunari shook his head and looked at Amano Keitoku with sincere admiration, "But they didn't expect that Tokiwa Bei had secretly sneaked into Kii in batches more than ten days before they conquered the pass.
In the Koya Mountains in the hinterland, they sent people to dig down the pass and tie up the pockets, but our people were already in the pockets. All their ninjas were on guard near the pass, and no one would come to check the safety of the hinterland mountains.
As long as we sneak quietly near Zahe City and cooperate with Zhong Xiu inside and outside, we can defeat the main force of the rebels who are spreading out to besiege Zahe City in one fell swoop. When the time comes, there will be a pincer attack from the north and south, and no one guarding the pass will be spared.
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"Don't underestimate the enemy." Takenaka Shigeharu did not show any joy, but still calmly reminded, "After all, the troops are in danger. Once Tokiwabei's whereabouts are exposed, the Kii rebels will immediately stop attacking the city and shrink.
We arrived at several mountain castles that were easy to defend and difficult to attack. Without large siege equipment, we had nothing to do with them. When the Miyoshi family's Awaji navy and Sanuki troops arrived, even if Tokiwa was present, they might not be our opponents. Everything
The key lies in a surprise attack on the rebels. We must defeat them before they shrink into the mountain city and disperse around Zahe City to attack the city. Otherwise, as soon as the Three Good Army arrives, our plan will fail."
"This is Crow's matter, Takenaka-sama, don't worry too much." Amano Keidei replied coldly, "Tokiwa Bei has been sneaking in for more than ten days, and Crow is heavily guarded around it, so isn't it possible that not a single bit of news has come out?"
"Just because there have been no revelations in the past ten days does not mean that they will not be revealed in the future." Takenaka Shigeharu shook his head and squinted at Amano Keitoku, "If Tokiwabei's whereabouts are leaked, not only will the battle be lost, but His Highness will also lose.
You have a good reputation. I really don’t understand why Your Highness would allow you to use such a conspiracy. If the world knew that the Yuqiu family had already ambushed their troops in Kii, deliberately luring the surrendered Kii people to rebel.
What will they think if we eliminate them? What will those small wealthy families who surrendered to His Highness think? Will anyone be willing to join the Yuqiu family in the future?"
"That's what we are planning ahead of time. Without evidence, no one can accuse His Highness." Amano Kyoutori frowned and glanced at Takenaka Shigeharu with disdain, "It's useless to just use light and justice. If you want to protect the safety of your family,
, must use conspiracy. Using your upright approach, is there any way to take back military power from the hands of the people and temples of Kii Country?"
"If you use deceitful methods to control your Majesty, your luck will not be long. Coveting for small profits in front of you is nothing more than repeating the cycle of fighting chaos." Takenaka Shigeharu snorted coldly, and the hand holding the horse's reins trembled violently, "When Your Highness comes back,
I must talk about it carefully."
"This matter has nothing to do with His Highness. Your Highness just allowed me to act expediently. Your Highness was not involved in the specific plan." Amano Kyoude said calmly again, "Just let me do the dirty work and don't get His Highness's hands dirty. Your Highness's eyes are...
Look at the world, not the filth under your feet."
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In order to ensure that Tokiwabei's actions were not noticed, Crow mobilized all the troops this time. Each team set up posts in the mountains and forests to avoid anything that might reveal their whereabouts. It seemed that all the ninjas of the Kii Kingdom rushed to the front line and
At the border, no one pays attention to Mount Koya in the hinterland, which makes Crow's job easy.
And Yu Qiuyou, who studied under Amano Keitoku, also got the opportunity to compete for the first time this time - not as a glorious warrior, but as a ninja team leader of Crow. Although Yu Qiuyou was very regretful and dissatisfied about this, but
He didn't dare to complain in front of his strict master, so he had to do as he was told.
At this moment, Yu Qiuyou is leading a small team of ninjas, shuttling through the mountains and forests, covering the progress of two platoons from the 2nd Company of Jobanbei on the mountain road. The commanders of those two platoons are none other than the 2nd Company of Jobanbei.
Yu Qiuyou, who was dressed in black, took a moment to rest on the hillside and looked enviously at his brother's distinctive armor in the distance. How he wished he could have a brilliant debut like his brother. Back then, only
The 13-year-old brother went into battle for the first time. He faced the world's strongest soldier Takeda Army and the world's strongest strategist Takeda Shingen. But the brother actually made great contributions in this battle. He took on the most dangerous and important position.
The most dangerous and important duty was to rely on his own fighting to hold off the Takeda Army for an entire hour. Only then did the Red Leaf Army miraculously turn defeat into victory and the Three-Day Town Battle that made Ame Qiupei and the Red Leaf Army famous all over the world.
Even the most imaginative dramatist would probably not be able to write such a legendary first formation! This is something that a warrior can brag about for a lifetime and let his descendants extol for countless generations! He actually allowed the young master of the family to perform in the first formation.
It was done! Since then, the entire Tsukiwabe Second Company, even the entire Tsukiwabei, even the entire Red Leaf Army and the entire Yuqiu family, have been full of praise for Yu Qiu Shang and recognized this heroic young master who leads the way.
His popularity at home is that of a veteran who has been fighting for many years.
When Yu Qiuyou thought of this, the envy in his expression gradually turned into a slightly resentful jealousy.
When his brother was making great achievements, what was he doing? He was serving as a hostage in Sakai Town. Obviously when he was a child, he was the more outstanding one. Compared with his disabled, weak, and inarticulate brother, he was physically strong and spiritual.
Yu Qiuyou, who is clever and eloquent, is the one who is more recognized by his family. Although Yu Qiuyou has never spied on the position of the heir, the sharp contrast between the current gap between the two brothers and the gap between childhood makes him
No matter what, I can't swallow this breath.
"How can my mediocre first battle be compared to my brother's?" Yu Qiuyou sighed sadly, and softly muttered to himself helplessly, "In boring patrols and investigations, you won't encounter the opponent at all.
The path chosen by the ninjas to advance also avoids the villages that have been surveyed previously, so nothing can happen. Why did my initial formation..."
However, he paused mid-sentence.
Because right in front, a large number of people with their families slowly appeared at the corner of the mountain road. And that group of people, after seeing the crow's ninjas and the Tokiwabei troops marching on the mountain road, all
After a brief moment of panic and surprise, uncontrollable excitement surged in his heart. He had a chance, he could make a contribution, and his first formation could make a great contribution! If he could control this group of people, they might reveal the whereabouts of Tokiwa Bei.
He saved the entire plan and the Yuqiu family!
After he gave the order, more than a dozen crow ninjas in his team rushed forward together with Yu Qiuyou. The people were already frightened, but suddenly they saw a group of black ninjas rushing towards them, and they were frightened.
They were so frightened that they turned around and ran away the way they came. Pushing and crowding each other, more than a dozen people were pushed down the hillside and fell on the mountain road, which shocked Tokiwa Bei who was marching.
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"No one is allowed to run! Everyone stop!" As soon as Yu Qiuyou saw hundreds of people starting to run away, he suddenly became confused. If these locals fled into the mountains and forests, their dozen or so ninjas might not be able to catch them.
!If anyone leaks the news to the Zahe people, Tokiwabei's plan will be over!
Yu Qiuyou and Crow's ninjas quickly caught up with the crowd, using the knives and kunai in their hands to intimidate those who were caught up to stop immediately. Those honest people had never seen such a battle before, and they were all scared to death.
They knelt on the ground and begged for mercy. However, the people who ran in front threw away all their belongings and fled away as hard as they could. Yu Qiuyou and Ya's ninjas were blocked by the crowd and chased them for a while.
He couldn't go up. Seeing the people running further and further away, in desperation, Yu Qiuyou didn't know where the idea and courage came from, and he violently threw the kunai out of his hand, hitting the farmer who was fleeing at the front in the back.
Heart. The farmer wailed and fell to the ground vomiting blood, frightening the other people who were running away.
"Attack! Anyone who is still running away will be killed without mercy!"
Yu Qiuyou shouted regardless. After he shouted that sentence, he himself was stunned. He had only heard the sentence "Kill without mercy" in storytellers' stories, but at this moment he
He didn't know why it popped out of his mouth so naturally. At this moment, he suddenly realized that he had just killed someone. Just dozens of meters away in front of him, the body lying in a pool of blood—
—There is still a kunai missing in my heart.
When he was stunned, the crow's ninja who was following him quickly threw out his kunai and shot down all the dozen or so civilians running at the front.