At dawn in May of the eighth year of Tensho (1580), various units of the Momiji Army launched a beach landing campaign against five ports on the northern coast of Sanuki Kingdom. Amakihei's flagship Suruga Maru slowly sailed to the east of Tokawa Castle
The Tsuda Oki sea area is 25 miles away. He will personally direct the landing in the Tsuda Oki sea area - the troops of Kinsobi and Amagabei have arrived at Amataki Port under the escort of the Momiji Fleet, and a battle report will be sent soon.
"Let me ask you, if you are the commander of the Sanhao family and want to make a comeback in this situation, what can you do?" Yu Qiuping held the side of the ship with his hands, looked at the long coastline, and casually asked the guards around him.
, "The military strength is almost half, the combat power is inferior, the food and grass are insufficient, and there is no sea control at all. In this case, how to counterattack?"
"Wouldn't it be enough to kill the general on the opposite side?" Sen Changke laughed a few times behind Yu Qiuping and made a slashing gesture with his hand, "It's very simple!"
"That's right." Yu Qiuping sighed, his face a little solemn - not because he was worried about the current situation, but because it reminded him of bad memories. In the Battle of Okehazama in his previous life, the Oda family was also faced with an overwhelming situation.
Although he was at a disadvantage, he relied on a surprise attack on the general to complete his counterattack.
"In other words, as long as His Highness doesn't die, we will definitely win this battle?" Asahina Taihei added behind Amakihei, smiling and leaning against the side of the ship.
"What you said is really ugly, almost like your father." Yu Qiupei was amused by Asahina Taihei's words. He also laughed, and then stretched himself comfortably in the sea breeze, "But it's a good point. This one
The battle does not require me to take risks. As long as I and the command headquarters don't have any accidents, we will not lose."
"So Your Highness is just behind here?" Sen Changke folded his arms in dissatisfaction, leaned against the side of the ship on the other side and said to Yu Qiuping, "The vanguard troops are already fighting, but you are hiding safely behind and pretending to be dead.
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"The commander-in-chief also has the responsibilities of the commander-in-chief." This time it was Asahina Taihei's turn to explain for Uakiupei, "Besides, His Highness has never been afraid of being on the front line in person."
"I have heard that when fighting against Chibei and Echigo cavalry, His Highness always led the charge." Mori Nagako grinned to hide his smile and scratched his neck.
At this moment, the sailors on the mast suddenly waved their hands. Immediately, several sailors responsible for reading the semaphore boarded the bridge and looked towards the waters of Tsuda in the south. Yu Qiuping also looked in the direction.
——As long as you go around the cliff to the south, you can see Amataki Port. Behind the declaration, a destroyer of the Momiji Fleet slowly came around, and the sailors on the bridge were heading towards Suruga Maru.
While waving semaphores.
After a while, a sailor came to Yu Qiuping to report: "Your Highness, the landing force is reporting!"
"Say." Yu Qiuping nodded.
"We have not encountered any enemies in Autaki Port!" the sailor reported in confusion, "Sir Shinkyo has landed on the coast without encountering any resistance."
"Oh?" Yu Qiuping pursed his lips thoughtfully upon hearing this, and then ordered, "Let the landing troops disperse for investigation!"
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Soon after, intelligence from the other four ports was successively transmitted to Yu Qiuping through semaphore relay.
"Xinghuo Bei has occupied Shido Port and has not encountered any enemies. We are currently arranging for the Copper Wall Bei to land. The wind and waves are a bit strong and it will be difficult for the horses to land. It is estimated that it will take some time."
"Liao Yuan Bei has occupied Takamatsu Port without any resistance. The search area is currently being expanded, but no organized enemy troops have been found yet."
"The Shokubei has occupied the Port of Setsuji Temple and captured the nearby water fortress without encountering any enemies. We are now considering moving to the southwest of Tokiwabi."
"Tokiwa Bei has occupied Marugame Port and has not encountered any enemies. It is expected that after joining forces with Yushu Bei, they will launch an attack on Amagiri Castle together."
In the cabin of the Suruga Maru, Fukuzawa Yunan was using a sand table to deduce the current situation. The black iron sand symbolizing the "unexplored areas" was densely covered with most of Sanuki Country, but in the explored areas, there was no
Place any of the Three Good Army pieces - they are all hidden in the shadows.
"The Miyoshi family wants to concentrate their forces for a decisive battle." Fukuzawa Yunan said what all the staff members were thinking at the moment, "so they did not garrison any port."
"But he has missed the opportunity." He then shook his head and walked slowly around the sand table, "Even if the Sanhao Army concentrated its forces, it would be impossible for them to fight our main force. The only thing he could do was to use the force of the masses to fight.
Defeat the enemy and assemble the entire army to attack the reserve team we landed. But now the Tokiwa Bei and the Shoshu Bei in West Sanuki have joined forces, and the Rakihara Bei will soon get in touch with the Spark Bei. They have missed the opportunity."
"What if the only target of their raid is me?" Yu Qiuping pointed to his chest, "They are not interested in other reserves. They are just waiting for the Maple Bird Horse Seal to appear on land."
"Yes, it's very possible." Fukuzawa Yunan agreed. He slowly leaned down and looked at the sand table carefully. After thinking for a long time, he pointed at Shihe City and Yintian City, "I want to hide enough for a surprise attack."
The troops of His Highness's main formation need a large hiding place. Ninjas from the Military Intelligence Division have infiltrated many places in Sanuki Country where troops can be hidden on a large scale in the wild. They have been investigated, and no trace of the Miyoshi Army has been found.
.In other words, they are now either in Toka Castle in the center of Sanuki Country, or in Hikida Castle on the border of Awa Country and Sanuki Country in the southeast."
"Where's Amagiri Castle? That's also a big city." Yu Qiuping pointed to the city on the westernmost coastline of Sanuki Kingdom.
"It's too biased." Fukuzawa Yunan objected with great certainty, "The Miyoshi family doesn't know which port His Highness will land at. They must put their troops in the center so that they can attack any port. If the entire army is
In Tianwu City, there is no way to get to the east."
"Then Hiden Castle is also very remote." Yu Qiuping turned his head and moved his eyes from left to right, "Hindi Castle is located in the easternmost part of Sanuki Country, and it is in a mountainous area, which is more inconvenient than Amagiri Castle."
"But Hinda Castle is close to Awa Country, and you can rush to Katsui Castle at any time." Fukuzawa Yunan provided a reasonable explanation to Yu Qiupei, "The Miyoshi family may also suspect that His Highness will land directly from Awaji Island to Awa Country."
Yu Qiuping felt that he understood Fukuzawa Yunan's thinking, "So what we have to do now is very simple. On the one hand, we must assemble the landing troops and build a position. On the other hand, we send out scouts to find out whether the Sanhao Army is hiding in Shihe City."
If we stay in Yintian City, we will be in an invincible position."
"Indeed. But Your Highness, with such a huge advantage, yet he is still satisfied with being 'invincible'. It is really too conservative." Fukuzawa Yunan smiled bitterly, and then looked at Yu Qiuping.
"Isn't 'His Royal Highness Hongye is cowardly' almost becoming a joke? Don't you know me yet? Zhongxiu's words back then, 'If Master Takenaka says this battle cannot be fought, then it must not be fought; if His Highness says this battle can be fought,
, then we can definitely fight, hasn't it already spread throughout the Red Leaf Army?" Yu Qiuping shrugged his shoulders angrily.
"Your Highness is joking." Fukuzawa Yunan said 'joking', but his expression did not indicate that it was a joke at all. "I suggest that Your Highness might as well land in a big way, print out the Maple Bird Horse Seal, and clear out the ambush
If His Highness had stayed at sea, the Three Good Army would have no chance to take advantage of it, so they would have no choice but to retreat to the city and hold on. Tens of thousands of troops would defend the city, and the casualties would probably be high if they wanted to defeat it. If we could defeat it,
It would be great if they lead them out to fight in the field."
"It's a bit risky, isn't it? You know that they are going to raid your highness, but you still put your highness on the shore?" Yu Qiuping shook his head with some resistance, "Is this what you should say as a scholar?"
"Your Highness does not need to go ashore in person, as long as someone comes to the shore with the Maple Bird Horse Seal." Yunan Fukuzawa shook his head hastily, "Your Highness just needs to stay on the Suruga Maru and watch."
"Speaking of which, you may not know that there was a case of theft of telescopes before, and a total of 5 telescopes were lost. If Crow's ninjas track it down, it is likely that someone from the Miyoshi family did it through the craftsmanship in Sakai Town." Yu Qiuping suddenly mentioned it.
A topic. Fukuzawa Yunan was stunned for a moment, and then understood what Yu Qiuping meant: "Your Highness is saying that the other side is likely to use a telescope to observe this place? Let's see if His Highness is a real person?"
"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Yu Qiuping took a deep breath, then adjusted his clothes, turned around and prepared to walk back to the deck, "I'll go ashore myself."
"Isn't His Highness worried about the danger?" Fukuzawa Yunan followed him a little uneasily.
"There are two reserves of Hongye Army in front of us, with 3,000 soldiers. Even if the entire Sanhao family comes, it is impossible to break through the position at once." Yu Qiuping smiled confidently and opened the door of the cabin.
"We're not afraid of ten thousand, we're just afraid of the worst." Fukuzawa Yunan, who proposed the adventure plan, was afraid first, "Let Suruga Maru go around the cliff and stop at the edge of the port. If there is a crisis, His Highness will immediately withdraw Suruga Maru."
On Kawamaru.”
"Okay." Yu Qiuping has already made up some sad scenes in his own mind - Shihe Yicun led his banner knights to make a desperate attack on the Red Leaf Army's main formation, only to find that Yu Qiuping had retreated to the armor.
On top of the monster, looking down at him from a high position. If you place the camera lens behind Shihe Yicun at this time, use a very low angle of view to shoot Shihe Yicun single-handedly rushing toward the armor that almost occupies the entire background in the distance.
Giant Ship - That must be a good photographic work about the last hero, it is simply more tragic than a knight fighting a dragon alone.
"Don't underestimate the enemy." Takenaka Shigeharu's teachings came to mind at this time, dispelling the bad taste in Yu Qiuping's heart. He then turned around and warned, "Strengthen the defenses, and at the same time, let the people of Suruga Maru be ready to put down the boats and cranes at any time."
Chapter completed!