At noon on April in the ninth year of Tensho (1581), the Oda army was in Dobira's camp.
"The scheduled time to return to camp is at 4:00 this morning." Miyoshi Yoshihiro pinched the knuckles of his hands with a heavy face and whispered, "Yataro has always been punctual, and he has still not returned at this time..."
"My ninjas did not return on time, and not even a message was sent back." Chosou Gabe Motochin's face also looked a little bad, "They are all elite veterans and will not make such a mistake."
"Has all the reconnaissance troops been wiped out? It's been a long time since I've encountered such a situation...where I couldn't even see the fog of war around me." Yu Qiuping smiled bitterly, and his mind immediately recalled similar bad memories - Three Days
When Machi faced Takeda Shingen and when Kurigara faced Uesugi Kenshin, he was at an overwhelming disadvantage in terms of intelligence.
Moufei said that if you want to become a military god, the first required course is intelligence warfare? Or, after becoming a military god, intelligence advantages will naturally be established. Originally, the strength of the Yuqiu family's military intelligence department is already extraordinary.
However, due to the limited carrying capacity of the ship this time, in order to carry as many combat troops as possible, Yu Qiupei did not bring many ninjas, and Sanada Masayuki did not accompany the army. Yu Qiupei originally wanted to rely entirely on the local daimyo of Kyushu and the troops of Shikoku Island for his intelligence work—
—Obviously the results were bad.
"Don't worry, Your Highness." Fukuzawa Yunan saw Yu Qiupei's worries and explained, "The Awaji navy cruised south this morning, and they will be able to find out the location of Shimazu's army immediately."
"No, it's not just that there is no information." Yu Qiuping shook his head and cleared his throat to indicate that what he was going to say next was very important, "His Royal Highness Changzong and His Highness Miyoshi sent out elite ninjas under their command, and
The terrain of the battle is also the Shimabara Peninsula, which is unfamiliar to both sides. Under such circumstances, all our ninjas can be wiped out in an instant, so fast that not even a single person can break through..."
Yu Qiuping said this in a prolonged tone, and then his eyes lingered on the faces of Choso Gabe Motochin and Miyoshi Yoshihiro for a while, "Do you think it's possible?"
Yu Qiuping's words made Chosou Gabu Motochin and Miyoshi Yoshihiro startled for a moment. They looked at each other, with a slight cold sweat on their foreheads, and the atmosphere in the room became a little solemn.
"obviously--"
"The Shimadzu Army should have invested its soldiers in the intelligence war and cooperated with the ninjas to achieve such a terrifying effect, just like the special company of our Red Leaf Army."
Yu Qiuping's subsequent explanation of his guess made Chosogabe Motochin and Miyoshi Yoshihiro secretly relieved.
"Such an action consumes a lot of physical strength of the soldiers and is not conducive to quick response. This is very contradictory." Yu Qiuping continued his conclusion, "The Shimadzu army knew that their traces would be in our water half a day later.
When the army went south, they couldn't cover it up, but they still had to go to great lengths to set up intelligence barriers to block their view - they only spent so much effort to expose their whereabouts for more than half a day. What's the point? Unless they wanted to
What extraordinary actions were taken in this half day, but by throwing their soldiers into the intelligence barrier, they have deprived themselves of the ability to respond quickly... Who can tell me what the Shimadzu army is thinking?"
Everyone in the camp fell silent upon hearing this, and no one could respond to Yu Qiuping's question.
"No matter what, we must be on guard against Shimadzu's surprise attack today. After tomorrow, His Majesty Ryuzoji's reinforcements will arrive, and our total force will reach 40,000. If the total number is higher than Shimadzu's, it will be our turn.
It’s time to fight back.”
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However, nothing happened on the Shimabara Peninsula all day long in the ninth year of Tensho (1581). According to the information sent back by the Awaji navy after reconnaissance by sea, the Shimazu army stopped far away in Fukasoe and did not move.
Okita Watanabe was defeated, and even the deserted Moridake Castle was not occupied. From the looks of it, it seemed that it was preparing to stay there for a long time - because the Awaji Navy discovered that the Shimazu Army even started to build a granary.
"Did they give up the plan to attack after seeing the flag of the Red Leaf Army?" In the evening, Yu Qiuping speculated at the internal evaluation meeting of the Yu Qiu family, "The Shimazu family believes that as long as we are contained here, the Otomo Army will be defeated."
It can open up breakthroughs in other aspects, so we started to prepare for a long-term confrontation."
"The problem is that they don't have the capital to continue a long-term confrontation." Yunan Fukuzawa sharply pointed out the loopholes in this plan, "They crossed the sea twice before landing on the Shimabara Peninsula, which is surrounded by sea on three sides. The only land way out is from us.
It was impossible to go northward under their noses. After the combined fleet arrived, they had lost control of the sea and it was impossible to resupply by sea. All their food stocks were the little food they carried across the sea at that time. How could the Shimazu army have this?
How long will it take for us to run out of supply lines on the road?”
"You're on to the point." Yu Qiuping curled his lips and lowered his voice, "It means that in the eyes of the Shimazu family, their food route has not been cut off. In other words, they feel that we have no way to control the sea."
"Are you kidding me?" Yoshioka Katsumasa burst out laughing when he heard this, slapping his thigh and saying, "They can just rely on those broken boats to transport their people across the sea, but they actually want to join our Awaji Navy and Mishima Navy
Is there a military confrontation?"
"Why, after all this talk, haven't you realized the seriousness of the problem? You are still the same, Shengzheng." Yu Qiuping smiled and looked at Yoshioka Shengzheng, looking like an old father.
The loving eyes of a silly child.
"Your Highness, what do you mean?" Yoshioka Shengmasa tilted his head in confusion.
"You're said to be brainless, can't you tell?" Ogawa Yutong said sarcastically from the sidelines.
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At the same time, in the Miyoshi family's camp, Miyoshi Yixing, Anzhai Nobuyasu and Miyoshi Changji were gathered in the main tent.
"Brother, this is my reply to His Highness Shimazu. Their plans and whereabouts have not been exposed. His Highness Jibu's arrangement is for the Mishima Navy to guard the area around Dohira, while our Awaji Navy will be responsible for the southward reconnaissance." Nobuyasu Anzhai was confirming.
When no one was around, he reported in a low voice to Miyoshi Nagaharu, "I did not truthfully report the news that Shimazu troops had advanced to Okitabana. Instead, I lied that Shimazu troops were camping in Fukasawa and planned to stay there for a long time."
"Bring a copy of the current layout of the Oda Army to His Highness Shimazu, and ask him about it by the way." Miyoshi Yoshihiro added after Nobuyasu Anzaya finished, "When will our Miyoshi family need to switch sides? At that time
What is the signal used as a communication? The Miyoshi family’s 8,000 troops and the Awaji navy are ready to launch an attack at any time.”
"I got it." Miyoshi Changji wiped the sweat from his forehead, "I'll arrange someone right away."
At this moment, footsteps and loud shouting suddenly came from outside the camp.
"Eldest brother, second brother, third brother, what are you doing?" Shihe depository complained as he opened the tent door and walked in, "I've been looking for a long time and I can't find you. Why are you gathering here?"
"Nothing." Miyoshi Yixing Shihe depositor shook his head, "We are discussing military deployment."
"Why didn't you call me to discuss military deployment?" Shihe depository said in a loud voice with some dissatisfaction.
"Okay, okay, as a brother, I want to apologize to you. I won't forget you next time." Miyoshi Yoshihiro forced a smile and comforted him, successfully getting rid of the topic.
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That night, inside the Shimazu Army's camp.
"The layout is almost completed, do you want to take action before the Ryuzoji army arrives?" Yoshihiro Shimazu, who had just returned from the dusty front line, rolled up his cloak and threw it on the horse beside him, and asked Yoshihisa Shimazu.
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"Let's wait until the Ryuzouji Army arrives." Shimazu Yoshihisa did not speak, but Shimazu Noihisa said, "We just sent an envoy from the Miyoshi family. They said they were the Awaji Marines who came to investigate.
None of our plans or deployments have been leaked."
"Oh? Is there such a good thing?" Shimazu Yoshihiro laughed a few times rather perfunctorily, then took off his helmet, shoulder armor, etc., sat on the horse and drank heavily.
Catch water.
"Second brother, how can you easily remove your armor on the battlefield?" Shimazu stared at Yoshihiro Shimazu with a rather harsh look, "You are too casual on the battlefield these days. Wearing armor and other things are very easy.
Things to pay attention to.”
"Okay, okay." Shimazu Yoshihiro had an attitude of "I can't help you." He casually picked up the helmet and put it on his head, "I've put my pocket on, that's it."
"The Hongye Army that arrived is the same as the information given by the Miyoshi family before. They are Liaoyuan Bei, Fujiu Bei, and Wanjun Bei. Although they are also old reserves that have been in the army for some time, they are not the most powerful Tokiwa in the army.
Bei, Naru Dysprosium Bei, Hosorigi Bei Sanbei." As if Shimazu Nobuku hadn't heard the bickering between Shimazu Yoshihiro and Shimazu Iehisa, he continued his analysis, "If it's because of limited transport capacity, the Momiji Army
The strongest reserve team should be shipped to Kyushu. Anyway, there is nothing to defend in his homeland. Since these three reserve teams are here, it means that Tokiwa Bei, Naru Dysprosium Bei, and Hosoyanagi Bei should really be with the Momiji Fleet.
We went to Ming Dynasty together, and the information given by the Sanhao family and others is trustworthy."
"Ah, you really spent a lot of money." Shimazu Yoshihiro said a few words with emotion, "It's just to deal with Hayato from Kyushu..."
"So Third Brother, do you want to tell the Miyoshi family about our action plan? Do we need to agree with the Miyoshi family on the code for the uprising?" Shimazu Iehisa was very concerned about the omissions in the previous war and asked.
"Don't be anxious, I will tell you." Shimazu shook his head, and then continued slowly, "The agreed secret signal is five consecutive bonfires. After seeing this signal, the Miyoshi family will immediately
If you rebel, the Awaji Navy will also launch a surprise attack on the Mishima Navy and Momiji Navy ships, so just give them orders."
"You can't tell them the action plan." Shimazu added very cautiously, "The fewer people know about this kind of thing, the better. Let's wait until the day."
"Brother, do you have any objections?" Shimazu Yoshihiro looked at Shimazu Yoshihisa after finishing the plan, and then turned his attention to Shimazu Yoshihisa.
Chapter completed!