"That's it, His Highness Jibu." Kumu's confidant finished repeating the request of Chosonggabe Motochin to Yu Qiuping, "Half of Tosa has fallen, and the frontline troops are panicked. Many samurai whose territories are in Nishi Tosa have no intention of fighting anymore. If
If we retreat further, more land will be lost to the Miyoshi family, and the morale of the frontline troops will collapse. For the sake of the frontline, please support us, His Highness, Jibu!"
"I think I have made it very clear in my letter. Didn't His Highness Chosoga express his approval?" Yu Qiuping pointed to the direction of the sea on the south side. "The Awaji Navy can land anywhere in Tosa Bay. If he
If he is willing, he can even go directly to Okafyo Castle to land. If my army does not return to defend, the entire empty Tosa hinterland will be a lamb to be slaughtered."
"My lord agreed with this truth before, but later he changed his mind." Kumu's confidant is a brave warrior, but he has no skills in speaking, and he does not whitewash his lord's words at all. "My lord feels that His Highness Jibu can perform better."
Be more aggressive and launch several attacks on the Sanukis to put some pressure on the Sanukis, forcing the Awaji Marines not to dare to leave the Sanukis too far away."
"I understand. I will discuss it with my subordinates and give you a reply later." Yu Qiuping realized that there was probably no room for negotiation with the straightforward warrior in front of him, so he prevaricated and asked him to leave. After Jiuwu's cronies left, Yu
Qiupei called the four senior commanders of the army, Fukuzawa Yunan, Yoshioka Katsumasa, Ogawa Yutō, and Obata Yoshimori, to discuss the future actions together.
"How about it, Shengzheng, His Highness Changzong is very supportive of your plan." As soon as everyone sat down, Yu Qiuping couldn't help but joked, "Aren't you very depressed working under a coward like me?
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"Well, one code equals the other." Yoshioka Shengzheng laughed loudly after hearing this, but he said a little awkwardly, "Your Highness is a little timid. In other places, he is the best person I have seen in so many years.
Already."
"What do you mean by being 'cowardly?' You are beating me around the bush and scolding me?" Yu Qiuping smiled angrily, "Can't you say something nice? Then what do you say? What do you think of His Highness Chang Zong's opinion?
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"This matter must be made clear. If we want to fight, we have to fight for our own reasons, instead of risking the lives of so many brothers for his family." Yoshioka Katsumasa shook his head seriously, somewhat
He said angrily in a deep voice, "In order to save his younger brother, we ran to Omori City at great risk, and His Highness almost had an accident, but it scared so many of us into cold sweats! They are good, not only do they not think about our good,
You still blame us! Are you blaming us for losing Nishi Tosa? If we hadn’t come, the whole of Tosa would have been razed to the ground by the Miyoshi family, okay? Why do these country bumpkins from Tosa have a fight with the Miyoshi and four brothers?"
"Yes, the more I think about this, the angrier it becomes. It's really a matter of friendship and hatred." Ogawa Yutong drank the wine from the flask and cursed angrily, "We traveled thousands of miles to help them, and Kinki was
Others have stirred up a pot of porridge, and we are still trapped in this place where birds can't shit. Not only do they not appreciate it, they also scold us behind our backs? Are our Yuqiu family servants or subordinates of their eldest clan, our family? Are we here to help them?
It’s fine if they don’t thank us for their kindness, but they still yell at us behind our backs? If you want me to say, let’s just leave it alone, do as you like.”
Yu Qiuping listened to the complaints of his two subordinates with a smile, but he was a little worried about the current atmosphere in the army. The dissatisfaction of the Chang Zong's family with Yu Qiu's family was already known to everyone, and they couldn't cover it up even if they wanted to.
They are also very angry at the ungratefulness of the Chosoga family. Many people feel that there is no point in fighting for the Chosoga family, and their morale is starting to be a little low. Even the two company commanders Yoshioka Katsumasa and Ogawa Yutō made this statement. They
It's obvious what his subordinates are thinking.
"Now it's not a question of whether we care or not. We won't be able to retreat if we don't fix this place." Fukuzawa Yunan was not affected by the atmosphere in the military. "When I came here, I didn't think enough about it. I didn't expect the Awaji water."
The army did not go to Kii but blocked Tosa, which resulted in us being trapped here."
"So Yu Nan means to take the initiative to attack?" Yu Qiuping glanced at the sand table on the table and looked at the deployment of the two armies.
"No." Fukuzawa Yunan shook his head firmly when he heard this, "You don't necessarily need to attack to get here, just hold it off. After losing Kinki, the Miyoshi family's food and grass have been very tight. This large-scale attack
All the grain reserves must have been used. As long as we wait until the autumn harvest, that is, for another two months, the Sanhao family will withdraw. As soon as the Sanhao army withdraws, we can just go back by boat. With the help of our hundreds of
With iron cannons and 6 artillery pieces, plus a sufficient supply of food and grass, there will still be no problem in holding the city for two months."
"But we have to consider a situation." Yunan Fukuzawa walked to the sand table and pointed at the location of Urado Port with his hand, "We want to return to Kinki after the Miyoshi family withdraws, and we must have the protection of the navy.
.We can’t necessarily row merchant ships and small boats back to Kishiwada Castle right under the nose of Awaji Island, right?”
"Urado Port is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Our navy is as safe as Mount Tai hiding in Urato Port. With such a narrow entrance to the sea, the Awaji navy cannot break in." Yoshioka Katsumasa replied nonchalantly, "Worry about this,
It’s better to worry about whether we can hold the city.”
"No, Yoshioka-sama." Fukuzawa Yunan shook his head solemnly, removed his finger from Urado Port, and drew a circle on the land around Urado Castle on the edge of Urado Port, "Urato
A port is easy to defend but difficult to attack, which means that it is difficult to attack by sea. If the Awaji navy carried Awa Zhong and landed around Urato Castle, Urato Castle, which is short of manpower, will definitely not be able to resist. Once Urato Castle is lost, the Miyoshi family can attack from
If both land and sea attack Urado Port, our navy will be finished."
"Yu Nan is right." Fukuzawa Yunan's words brought back Yu Qiuping's bad memories. In his previous life, the Beiyang Navy retreated into the defense of Weihaiwei, which was easy to defend but difficult to attack. However, it was attacked by the Japanese army who landed on land and detoured from both sides.
They attacked from a flank and were eventually annihilated in the port. "So what you're saying is that we'd better retreat to Urado Castle now?"
"That's right." Yunan Fukuzawa tapped the location of Urato Castle with his finger, "If we retreat to Urato Castle and cover our fleet from the shore, the Red Leaf Army will be invincible. We have enough
With stored grain and strong firepower, it is not difficult to defend the city until the autumn harvest. When the Sanhao family's food is exhausted and the troops retreat, we will leave by boat."
"But if we evacuate to Urato Castle..." Hearing this, the loyal and honest Kohata Kitsei interrupted with some uneasiness, "Although Urato Castle is very important, it is close to the sea and far away from the official road. We went to Urato Castle.
Tojo is equivalent to opening the door of Tosa to the Miyoshi family. If the Miyoshi army marches straight in, they can reach Okafyo Castle, and the entire Tosa will be lost."
"Lord Xiaobata, no matter what, we have to think about ourselves first." Fukuzawa Yunan sighed helplessly, "The current situation is critical, and it is not easy to escape under the encirclement and suppression of the Miyoshi family army. I can't do it for
The interests of our family have been sacrificed at the expense of the lives of thousands of brothers."
"But this is not the only way." Kobata Kesheng said with some reluctance, "If we can take the initiative to attack and defeat the Sanki people, we can escape from Tosa and save the Chosou family. Now.
Although I don’t know much about it, the Chosogabe family is also our important ally in Tosa, right?”
"Let's make a staff plan for both strategies. You can choose either one at that time, so you won't be in a hurry." Yu Qiuping was not willing to give up on the Changzong family so easily, "We will discuss it later."
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However, Yu Qiuping soon discovered that something was wrong.
On May 22, when Ame Qiupei was inspecting the military camp in Susaki Castle, he met Kutake Chinao, the younger brother of Kutake, the lord of Susaki Castle. The latter is now also a favorite of Chosou Gabe Motocheki. After seeing
After Yu Qiuping calmed down, his expression became a little strange. Yu Qiuping saw something was going on, so he asked what happened.
"His Royal Highness Zhibu... I have some doubts." Jiuwu leaned close to Yu Qiuping's ear, pointed at the Hongye Army who was packing their luggage, and whispered, "The Hongye Army is packing their bags here, but they are going to continue their retreat.
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"This..." Yu Qiuping was a little embarrassed when he heard this. He was indeed planning to retreat, but he couldn't say it clearly, "Make complete plans. If the Awa people suddenly land in the rear, the Red Leaf Army can also rush to help!"
Jiuwu Qingnao frowned in disbelief. After hesitating for a moment, he still asked, "I beg your pardon for speaking frankly. Is the Red Leaf Army really going to rush for reinforcements when it retreats?"
Yu Qiuping was stunned when he heard this, and asked in surprise, "Otherwise, what else could we do?"
"I'm afraid only His Highness Hongye knows what he is doing." Jiuwu personally saw Yu Qiuping like this, and chuckled with some annoyance, "For example, make peace with the Miyoshi family, and then evacuate by boat, leaving the Changzong family alone.
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"What are you talking about?" Yu Qiuping's expression darkened after hearing Jiu Wu's words, and he said in a serious voice, "Are you looking down on me or the Yu Qiu family? How could we do such a treacherous thing?"
"Don't you know?" Kutake Chinao retorted unceremoniously, "Go and listen to what Suzaki Castle said today? The Hongye Army is about to withdraw, and they have reached a private agreement with the Miyoshi family. As long as you withdraw
Go to Urato Castle and let the Miyoshi family attack Okatoyo Castle, and the Awaji Navy will let you go. Someone in the city saw the Miyoshi family's ninjas entering and exiting your camp yesterday, so what else can you deny?"
"Who said this?" Yu Qiuping's heart skipped a beat when he heard this - because retreating to Urato Castle and then evacuating by boat was indeed one of their plans. He was now a little worried whether it was Yoshioka Katsumasa.
Or maybe one of the two guys, Yutō Ogawa, leaked the information to his subordinates, and then the subordinates spread the news to the people and the people of Chozong's family.
"The whole city is talking about it. I'm afraid only His Highness, who wants to withdraw, didn't notice it."