After hearing Oda Nobunaga's description, Amakihei couldn't help but be stunned. If the situation really developed like that, he and Tokugawa Ieyasu, who were blocked in the canyon by front and rear doors, would be dead.
"But it doesn't matter, Yu has already arranged it." Oda Nobunaga nodded at Yu Qiupei with a folding fan, "Hongye, you walk at the front and be ready to defend at all times, not only to the front, but also to the back.
With your 'absolute defense', the Miyoshi-Maori coalition forces were unable to break through your position in the complex and narrow mountainous area in a hurry." Then, Oda Nobunaga paused and said with a sinister smile, "And what's behind your butt...
I will let Tokugawa Ieyasu, who has no knowledge of this, back you up. If he is attacked by friendly forces, his entire army will definitely be routed, which will just weaken his strength. It will probably take a lot of time for Matsunaga Hide to annihilate the Tokugawa army. And the remaining
In fact, the main army and the Sanyodo Army did not really go west to attack, but only sent a part of the subordinate troops to enter Harima with great fanfare. The main force has been lurking in Settsu. When Matsunaga Hide rebelled, we immediately turned back the army.
Kill him!"
It has to be said that this arrangement of Oda Nobunaga was really vicious, killing two birds with one stone. Not only did it lead to the rebellion of Matsunaga Hide, but it also weakened the strength of the Tokugawa family in one fell swoop. This plan was similar to Amano Keitoku's plan to lure Kii into rebellion.
It was so wonderful. Yu Qiuping couldn't help but look at Lin Xiuzhen uneasily - could it be his suggestion? However, there was still no expression fluctuation on Lin Xiuzhen's face, making it impossible to see anything unusual.
However... if the plan is really implemented like this, the Tokugawa army is probably in a very bad situation. Yu Qiuping quietly glanced at everyone present, and no one was worried about Tokugawa Ieyasu's safety or questioned the plan.
Yu Qiuping swallowed and took a deep breath with some difficulty. He couldn't help but feel a little annoyed - Tokugawa Ieyasu had tricked him into this, but he still missed his old feelings in his heart and couldn't help but think about him.
Akechi Mitsuhide, who was sitting opposite Yu Qiuping, saw Yu Qiuping's struggle. She hesitated for a moment and then slowly said: "My lord... if you treat the Tokugawa family in this way, won't it cause His Highness Tokugawa's dissatisfaction?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Qiuping cast a grateful glance at Akechi Mitsuhide, who simply nodded without saying anything more.
"What dissatisfaction? Why are they dissatisfied?" Oda Nobunaga smiled like a gangster and spread his hands, "The sneak attack was carried out by the Matsunaga family. Oda Nobunaga didn't know about it beforehand, and he immediately sent people to rescue him afterwards.
Yes, why is he dissatisfied?"
Oda Nobunaga had already said this, so it was hard for everyone to say anything. After briefly confirming their missions, they dispersed and left.
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After Yu Qiuping returned to his residence, the first thing he did was to call Takenaka Shigeharu and Amano Keitoku over.
"Our march this time is very likely to be cut off, so the food, grass and baggage carried with the army must be sufficient. And the places we are going to are mostly mountainous, so the cavalry equipped with copper walls will not need to be transferred over and stay in Hanoi
We can also cooperate with the Liaoyuan Preparation to stabilize the situation. But..." Yu Qiuping glanced at Takenaka Shigeharu with some embarrassment, and whispered, "Can you transfer the special operations force over? Because we are going to fight in the mountain forest area this time, if we can have
Their help will probably be a lot easier."
"But..." Takenaka Shigeharu hesitated, "the loyalty of those Kii warriors..."
"There should be no problem. Besides, Quan Bingwei is in Kyoto. I can ask him to take the crow's ninjas as supervisors and go out with the troops to monitor whether there are any changes in them." Yu Qiuping and Amano Keide exchanged glances.
The latter nodded knowingly.
"Then...Okay." Takenaka Shigeharu seemed to think there was no big problem, "I will send a messenger to mobilize the troops."
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Inside the castle tower of Katsuri Castle in Awa Province.
"Father," Hosokawa Shinyuki opened the door and came in, asking Miyoshi Yoshiken who was writing the chess records on the chessboard, "Are you still watching the chess game of Amaki Momiji?"
"The style of chess before and after was completely different. He really used various ways to defeat the eight players." Miyoshi Yixian tapped the thin chess book with his fingers, and at the same time, he placed the white piece in his hand in the middle game.
Then, turn it upside down and place it in the three-three position. Then, continue to place the chess pieces according to the chess record until the last move.
"Father, I have something unclear." Hosokawa Shinyuki knelt respectfully in front of Miyoshi Yoshihide, looked at the white piece that Miyoshi Yixian had put upside down, and asked Miyoshi Yixian, "What is the method of Sanyoshi?
It can be used as soon as it is plated, so why does Yuqiu Hongye have to wait until the last minute to use it?"
Miyoshi Yoshiken glanced at Hosokawa Shinyuki and did not answer his question directly, but mentioned another matter.
"How did you do with the things you were asked to do before?"
"Matsunaga Danmasa has agreed to assist us." Hosokawa Shinyuki paused and continued, "There is no problem with Suzuki-sama. By coincidence, his reserve unit has also been transferred to the battlefield this time. He said that he can send Ori to the battlefield.
Information about the Tian family and the Yuqiu family was secretly communicated to us."
"Okay." Miyoshi Yixian smiled and slowly turned the white stone over and placed it on the chessboard.
"Of course the killing move must be hidden."
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On November 3, the Oda family's army was ready to go, targeting the border between Settsu and Harima. The special forces led by Suzuki Shigehide also hurried from Hanoi to Kyoto to join together. Yu Qiupei immediately convened a military situation assessment of the Yu Qiu family and reported to the Yuqiu family.
Everyone informed about this combat mission. The scale of this military intelligence assessment was not small. All officers with the rank of colonel and above were present. Brigadier General Takenaka Shigeharu from the Staff Department, Brigadier General Masayuki Sanada from the Military Intelligence Department, and Amano Keitoku from the Crow Department;
Brigadier General Fukushima Yasunari, Major Takashi Mori, Colonel Mizumoto Sussei, and Lieutenant Colonel Hachisuka Koroku of Tokiwabei; Brigadier General Charlie, Lieutenant Colonel Nariyoshi Shinaki, Major Kutake Nagaga, and Major Mitsuyasu Kato of Tokiwabei.
; and Major Shigehide Suzuki of the Special Forces Company.
"The reason why I called all of you here is because this mission is somewhat special."
In fact, Yu Qiuping didn't need to explain, these officers themselves could detect it. Just outside the tent where they were discussing, there were many crows and ninjas from the Military Intelligence Department who were on guard, either openly or covertly.
"The target of this battle is not the Miyoshi family, the Mori family, or the Harima family." Yu Qiuping made a few false points to the west with his hand, and then pointed to the east, "but the inner ghost of our Oda family - Matsunaga Hide
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"We have discovered the secret messages exchanged between Matsunagahide and Miyoshi Yoshihide. Matsunagahide promised to defect from the Oda family and assisted the Miyoshi family in attacking the Oda army. Therefore, our plan for this campaign is to induce Matsunagahide to rebel.
Then surround him and annihilate him." Yu Qiuping quickly walked to the sand table and pointed to the canyon to the north, "I have shown you the marching arrangements before. This time we are going to take the north route, and behind us is Germany.
The Kawa family, and then the Matsunaga family. The lord's arrangement is to use us and the Tokugawa family as bait to lure Matsunaga Hide to rebel, and to attack us front and back in the valley with the Miyoshi family and the Mori family. But the lord's troops will not
If we really attack Harima, we will stay at the Settsu border. Once Matsunagahide rebels, the lord's troops will immediately go north to eliminate Matsunagahide and rescue us."
"Therefore, we must be prepared in advance for the chance of being attacked by Matsunagahide from behind. Although the Tokugawa family who had no idea about this helped us block the first attack, our situation will not be that good. We must advance in advance.
Planning." Yu Qiuping looked around the scene and whispered, "However, this combat plan is top secret information, and it must not be known to the Matsunaga family or the Tokugawa family. Therefore, it is impossible for me to inform the entire army of the plan.
Instead, we can only tell the middle and high-level people in the army to prepare for the response secretly. When Matsunaga shows up, you must immediately calm the mood of the troops and tell everyone that this is an expected plan and there is no need to panic."
"Do you understand?" Yu Qiuping confirmed to everyone after explaining the mission of the Red Leaf Army.
"Understood!" All the officers responded in unison.
After leaving the assessment room, all the officers returned to their barracks. However, when night fell, a sneaky figure quietly slipped out of the barracks. More than ten years of ninja experience allowed him to avoid
After passing the guard post in the camp, twisting and turning, walking through the night wilderness, we finally came to an abandoned ruined temple.
"Suzuki-sama." A voice called softly.
"Hosokawa-sama." After Suzuki Shigehide saw Hosokawa Masayuki's figure, he hurriedly asked in a low voice, "Is there anyone nearby?"
"Don't worry, it's just me." Hosokawa Masayuki gave a positive answer, "Do you have any information, sir?"
"The target of the Oda army this time is not Harima. His large forces will not even enter Harima, but will wait at the border of Settsu. Oda Nobunaga wants to lure His Highness Matsunaga to rebel, and then besiege His Highness Matsunaga. Your father and Matsunaga
His Highness's correspondence has been discovered, and the Oda family already knows that Matsunagahide is about to rebel." Suzuki Shigehide lowered his voice and quickly informed Hosokawa Shinyuki of the precious information.
"Are you sure? Is it true?" Masayuki Hosokawa couldn't help but feel a little nervous after hearing such explosive information. "If it's false, it will be a big trouble."
"Don't worry, it's absolutely true. I'm keeping an eye on the other officers. They were not called again after they returned to the barracks. It must be true information." Suzuki Shigehide whispered confidently, "Please report it to your father and His Highness Matsunaga as soon as possible.
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"That's it, wrap it up on me."
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On November 4, the Oda family's army set off from Kyoto. On November 6, the Oda family's army arrived at Arioka Castle, the core of Settsu Province, which is also the residence of Araki Murashige. On November 7, the Oda family's army arrived at Koshimizu Castle, where is
The temporary residence of Hideyoshi Hashiba was also the bifurcation point for the separate operations of the three armies. Oda Nobunaga first ordered his ninjas to spread a huge intelligence barrier in the Rokko Mountains to cover up the whereabouts of the troops. The powerful Oda ninjas were aggressive and took Miyoshi
Almost all of the family’s sentinels and spies were driven out of the Rokko Mountains. Oda Nobunaga pretended to do this, but in fact he was carrying out a Mission: Impossible-like calculation:
In the view of Matsunagahide and the Miyoshi family, the Oda family did not know that Matsunagahide was about to rebel, but was seriously planning a surprise attack. The Oda family conducted an intelligence blockade and pretended that they might launch a surprise attack to attract the Miyoshi army.
Pull the troops to the middle road to guard, and then break through on the south road.
Oda Nobunaga used this to deceive Matsunagahide and the Miyoshi family so that they would not doubt him. However, in fact, the purpose of Oda Nobunaga's large-scale intelligence blockade was to conceal that he only sent a small force into Harima and sent a large army to Harima.
They all stayed at the Settsu border and waited for the arrangement of besieging Matsu Nagahide.