"What?" The first reaction of everyone in the Yuqiu family when they heard the news was that they couldn't believe their ears - it was simply more shocking than the Awaji navy's withdrawal from the siege.
"Aren't the Awaji Marines and Awamen all south of Suzaki Castle? When did they go around to Higashi Tosa?" Fukuzawa Yunan covered half of his face in disbelief, "Every night the sea is brightly lit..."
"Could it be a suspicious soldier?" Fukuzawa Yunan suddenly reacted, "The Awaji navy knew that we were unable to detect the sea surface, so they deliberately lit a fire as a suspicious soldier. The fleet carrying Awa Zhong had already secretly moved from the open sea?"
"I guess so. Moreover, we have been busy investigating the movements of the Changsong family these past few days. We sent all the ninjas to the inner region and ignored the sea..." Yu Qiuping grinned and said with a bitter smile, "We were completely thrown away.
One dish."
"Is the Awaji navy you encountered the main force, or only ships transporting troops?" Yunan Fukuzawa asked the messenger.
"Main force! Six to seven hundred ships! You can't see the edge!" The messenger hurriedly replied after hearing this, "They sailed directly into the Monobe River. There were so many ships that the river was blocked!"
"How did you learn this information?" Fukuzawa Yunan asked again worriedly.
"Your Majesty, the head of the family, on the orders of the Chosou Mybu Hall, led his troops to withdraw from Aki Castle in the easternmost part of Tosa and return to Hooka Toyo Castle. While passing through the Monobe River, they happened to encounter Awa Zonden 6! Awa
The target of the crowd is Oka Fengcheng. The master of the family immediately attacked, but he was outnumbered and is now retreating steadily, so he sent me to ask for help from His Majesty the Governor!"
"Then I now understand why the Awaji naval forces withdrew the siege." Yu Qiuping smiled a little strangely and turned his attention to the east - where Miyoshi Yixian was, "Miyoshi Mikyu is a businessman and he is doing business with me.
He didn’t want me to rescue Oka Toyo Castle, so he deliberately asked the Awaji navy to withdraw from the siege and let me leave. He took Oka Toyo Castle and we evacuated, paying the money with one hand and delivering the goods with the other."
"Why not? This deal is a good deal!" Yoshioka Shengzheng heard this and burst out laughing, without caring about the feelings of Jiangcun's relatives, "I can't refuse this deal no matter what!"
"His Royal Highness Jibu cannot withdraw! If His Highness withdraws, Okafeng Castle will be finished, and so will the head of my family!" Upon seeing this, the envoy hurriedly shouted regardless of etiquette, "Please hurry up and bring reinforcements!"
"What are you thinking about? How long has it been, and the Changzong family still wants to ask for help from us? Don't you know? The Yuanqin family of the Changzong family is secretly negotiating with the Mihaoshi family, and wants us Yuqiu
The house was sold? After all this, you still want to ask for help?" Maeda Keiji strode up to the envoy and shouted in his face, "Can you save some face?"
"That is none of my family's business! My family master is an upright man. He has never been involved in this matter. He has always spoken for His Majesty the Governor!" The envoy was so frightened by Maeda Keiji that he almost burst into tears and hurriedly held his hands in his arms.
He felt for something in his pocket and finally took out a jade pendant and stuffed it into Yu Qiuping's hand, "This is the jade pendant handed down from the ancestors of my family. He asked me to give it to you! He said that our family, Changzong, did this to His Highness Zhibu.
He is deeply sorry for what happened! I hope His Highness Jibu can ignore the past grievances and come to support! Afterwards, my head of the family said...said..." The messenger choked up when he said this, and finally managed to finish the whole sentence, "Said he was willing to commit seppuku.
Come and apologize for the sins of our family, Changzong! Take this jade pendant as proof!"
After speaking for such a long time, the exhausted envoy seemed to have put down his burden and fainted in the hall. Yu Qiuping sent someone to take care of him, and the surrounding retainers immediately gathered around him.
"Your Highness, you won't go to Chang Zong's house, will you?" Ji Gang Shengzheng saw the change in Yu Qiuping's expression and confirmed anxiously, "You won't go to save those ungrateful white-eyed wolves, right?"
"Master Jiangcun did nothing wrong." Yu Qiuping shook his head slightly, "There are still good people in the family of Chang Zong."
"But this cannot be a reason for us to go to the rescue! Now that the Awaji navy is in Higashi Tosa, we will be safe as long as we take a boat and sail to the open sea." Itami Yasukichi also added from the side, "There is no need to do something for those who want to frame us.
People work hard!”
"Kang Qing is right, we don't need to go through this muddy water." Ogawa Yudong also said in agreement.
At this moment, another guard came in to inform the envoy to ask for an audience. This time the envoy who came was the envoy from the Kubu family of Susaki Castle.
When Yu Qiuping saw the messenger, he couldn't help being a little shocked. The messenger was already covered in blood, and his left ear had been chopped off. He hadtily wrapped it with gauze a few times, and blood was still oozing out. He supported his seriously injured body and reluctantly walked towards
Yuqiu bowed in parallel.
"Your Highness Jibu, the head of the family has not broken his promise." The envoy said about his family head Jiuwu's confidants, and once again deeply worshiped him, "The Jiubu family arrived in Sanuki with hundreds of people in the past two days, they ran out of ammunition and food, and suffered heavy casualties.
, Susaki Castle has fallen at noon today. The family leader fought until the last moment, was seriously injured, and died. Before his death, the family leader asked me to tell His Highness Ibu that he was sorry for what the Chosoga family did. He
Fulfilling his promise to His Highness, Tosa Ichitou never passed a step past Susaki Castle while the master was still alive, covering His Highness's evacuation! The master said that he is an upright Tosa samurai and does not want to be looked down upon by His Highness! Thank you for your support over the years.
Under the care of our family, please retreat!"
After saying this long speech, the envoy bowed, turned around and left in large strides. After retreating outside the house, he took the ribs from the guards who searched Yuqiu's body, and without hesitation committed seppuku outside the castle tower.
He committed suicide and used his life as a samurai to swear his pride for his family and his family. He didn't know it yet, but the Awa clan had already ascended to Higashi Tosa and were now marching towards Oka Toyo Castle.
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Unexpectedly, the words "see you later" to Kumu's cronies turned out to be true. Kumu's cronies fulfilled his promise and defended Suzaki Castle, just to cover the departure of Yu Qiupei, who was no longer an ally. This friendship
, which made the retainers of the Yuqiu family, who were thinking of abandoning the Changzong family and retreating, feel ashamed.
After the envoy from the Jiuwu family left, the voices that had been so excited just now asking Yu Qiuping not to go to support him became quieter. Everyone in the Yuqiu family looked at each other, not knowing what to say at this moment.
The arrival of another messenger broke the silence in the castle tower. The messenger who came was none other than Kira's messenger. And with him came Haoko, who had been lost in Oka Toyo Castle!
"Suizi!" Yu Qiuping screamed out of control after seeing Ye Gu Suizi's figure. After Ye Gu Suizi saw Yu Qiuping, she burst into tears and fell to the ground crying.
"It's okay, silly girl..." Yu Qiuping comforted Ye Gusui and asked the person who sent Ye Gusui, "What's going on? Is this what His Highness Kira meant?"
"Report to His Highness the Administrative Department." The messenger relayed the situation to Yu Qiuping, "On that day, the main hall of the Chozong Division sent people to hunt down His Highness's caravan. The head of my family in Oka Fengcheng also personally led people to search for the castle town. Unintentionally, we found
He found the girl who was hiding in the Yuqiu family's house. The head of the family recognized her as His Highness's maid and did not embarrass her. He also concealed the news of her capture from Lord Fuliu and hid her in the mansion. Finally, when he got the chance,
I asked you to send her over to His Highness."
"Your Highness Kira..." Yu Qiuping was stunned when he heard this. He stuttered for a long time and couldn't say anything. "I don't even know what to say... Your Highness Kira is so kind and kind to save Suiko for us. I really don't know."
How should we repay... We are no longer allies, so why should His Highness Kira do this? If he is found out like this, it will bring trouble to His Highness Kira."
"The head of our family said that the Changzong family is trying to betray their trust and betray the Yuqiu family to the Sanhao family. The Yuqiu family has been helping the Changzong family for many years. Such behavior of the Changzong family is really unspeakable and is a joke to the martial arts family all over the world.
.The head of the family is the elder of the clan of our clan and the younger brother of the clan of our clan. He has no choice but to follow the clan of our clan. I have no way to do anything for you, your highness. I can only neglect personnel and express my feelings." The messenger said.
Here, he once again gave a big gift to Yu Qiu, "The head of the family is really sorry for what happened to our family."
At this moment, Ye Gusuizi suddenly pointed at the messenger and said to Yu Qiuping: "Your Highness! I recognize him! The person who handed us the secret message that day was this gentleman! Although he was masked, I
I can recognize his eyes!"
As a painter, Yegu Suizi seemed to have an unusual talent for remembering faces. She was definitely not wrong when she said this. Sure enough, the messenger's face darkened when he heard this, and he hurriedly kowtowed to Yu Qiuping, pleading in a low voice.
Said: "Your Highness! Please don't leak this news! Out of guilt and gratitude to His Highness Zhibu, and fear that His Highness will be brutally murdered, the head of the family revealed the internal decision of the Changzonggabu family to His Highness. If this matter is known,
The whole clan is afraid that their lives are in danger!"
"That letter was written by His Highness Kira..." Yu Qiuping's eyes turned red instantly, and his voice trembled a little, "If there hadn't been that letter to remind us... we might have been arrested by people from the Changzonggabu family.
"
"The head of the family said he didn't want to see that kind of situation. His Highness Zhibu is a good person and has been a great kindness to our family. How can we repay kindness with enmity?" The messenger truthfully relayed Kira's words, "The head of the family invites Your Highness.
Hurry back to Kinki and stay away from the right and wrong place of Tosa!"
"Ah?" Yu Qiuping couldn't help but was stunned when he heard that Kira Qinzhen actually asked him to retreat, "Didn't Master Kira receive the news that the Awa people were on the east side of Sato 6 and were driving directly to Oka Toyo Castle?"
"To be honest, I received it." The messenger hesitated for a moment and replied in a low voice.
"Then why don't you ask for help from us? There are only 500 people in Gangfeng City, how can we stop the Awa people?" Yu Qiuping took a step forward and asked urgently.
"The head of the family said that our family, Changzong, has already done such an unkind and unjust thing to the Yuqiu family, so how can he have the nerve to ask for reinforcements." The envoy raised his body, straightened his back, and replied in a neither humble nor overbearing tone, "Your Highness Zhibu.
Your kindness will be forever remembered by our family!"
"But if there are no reinforcements, Oka Toyo Castle will definitely fall. Once Oka Toyo Castle is lost, the food route on the front line will be cut off. Attacked from both sides, the main force of the Chosou Gabu family will also lose their strength, and the Chosou Gabu family will be doomed."
Yu Qiuping recounted the heavy facts in a low tone, "Are you really not asking for help?"
"The master of the family has repeatedly told me that there is no need." The envoy held his chest high and replied loudly towards Yu Qiuping. Yu Qiuping did not answer, but just stared at him silently. Sure enough, soon after, the envoy's eyes gradually softened and began to look uncomfortable.
He dared to look at Yu Qiuping. After a while, he suddenly fell to the ground, kowtowed several times towards Yu Qiuping, and shouted in a crying voice:
"Your Majesty, please help me! Save Oka Toyo City! Oka Toyo City is the place where our clan, the Chosect, was founded, and my family master will definitely not abandon the defense! But how can 500 people stop the Awa people, and the master of the family?
I don’t want to retreat, and I told you that if I don’t turn to His Highness Jibu for help, the master of the house will definitely die if he continues like this! For the sake of the master of the house, please save Oka Toyojo! Save the Kira family!”
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Yu Qiuping turned his head and glanced around at the retainers behind him, only to find that everyone was looking back at him with a smile.
"Why, our good-hearted Highness, has he made up his mind again?" Yoshioka Katsumasa smiled and clapped his hands, "I knew it would turn out like this! You always do good things! You don't listen to any advice!"
"For so many years, our Yuqiu Family Red Leaf Army has just followed His Highness to do good deeds, but was tricked along the way?" Ogawa Youdong laughed loudly when he heard this, "Just save me! What's so embarrassing! Look at us.
What are you doing? You will be fined three drinks when you come back!"
"If His Highness hadn't been such a bad person, and if His Highness hadn't done good things in Zhili more than ten years ago, I'm afraid we would have died long ago." Xiaoban Jiesheng also smiled and nodded, "Everything is at His Highness's command."
Yu Qiuping smiled at his subordinates, raised his hands, and said nothing. He turned around and took his red leaf shawl from Mori Ranmaru.
"Tell His Highness Kira that reinforcements are coming." Yu Qiuping put on his red leaf shawl and patted the messenger who was kneeling in a low voice. "This battle is not for the sake of the Changzong family, nor for our family.
The benefit is for those Tosa samurai who treat me with sincerity and value love and justice."
"Your Highness?" The envoy raised his head and looked at Yu Qiuping in disbelief, "Have you really decided?"
"You've chosen." Yu Qiuping laughed loudly, snapped his fingers, and walked out. The Yu Qiu family warriors behind him filed out after him.
Chapter completed!