Volume 7 Jiangnan Green Looking Maple Red Chapter 987 Mountain Rain
After witnessing the tragic scene in the basin, Yu Qiupei immediately realized that the countdown to the fall of Bitchu Takamatsu Castle had begun. With such high water pouring into the city, there would probably not be many places to stay in the whole city, right? So,
At the military assessment meeting that night, Yu Qiuping began to adjust the military deployment.
"With such a large amount of water, it is impossible to break through the siege in Bitchu Takamatsu Castle." Yu Qiupei's main formation is located not far from the causeway. In the quiet night, the sound of rain and the waves in the causeway can be heard
The sound was extremely clear. "Except for Tokiwa Bei who continued to patrol on and beside the causeway, the other troops turned their attention to the front. It is estimated that Bitchu Takamatsu Castle will not be able to defend for a few days, and Yoshikawa Motoharu also knew it.
.If he wants to relieve the siege of Takamatsu Castle in Bitchu, he has to come now to kill the enemy."
"I guess the fish will die, and nothing will happen to the net." Nakahide Omaezaki saw that Yu Qiupei's expression was quite serious, so he couldn't help but joked, "Your Highness, if we have more than 100,000 people to fight against 30,000 people, he
How come the fish is dead and the net is broken?”
"Never underestimate the enemy. Lord Zhuzhong has not been with the army for several years. How have you become?" Yu Qiuping glanced at his subordinates and found that many of them looked too relaxed, so he asked with some dissatisfaction.
He knocked on the desk with his hand and said, "After the dam was built on the Ashimori River, the water flow of the Ashimori River has dropped to less than half a meter. It can no longer be used as a barrier, but it is not as easy to defend as before."
"Then let's open up for field battles. Don't we, the fifty thousand Hongye Army, clearly arrange for his thirty thousand people?" Yoshioka Shengzheng laughed loudly with the same indifference, not forgetting to complain to Yu Qiuping, "If you want to
Your Highness, you don’t want casualties. We could have attacked Yoshikawa Motoharu long ago. Do we still need to defend?”
"Everyone, be serious. It's the last battle. If something went wrong, how will you explain it to the family members who are waiting for their loved ones to come home?" Yu Qiuping coughed twice and reiterated seriously. The subordinates, who were originally very relaxed, were
After hearing this sentence, they were all stunned for a moment, and then they all looked serious. Only then did Yu Qiuping continue with satisfaction, "Each department should reorganize the defense lines and build fortifications. Each reserve unit should move its soldiers forward and station them.
Close to the Ashomori River, protect the auxiliary troops behind you near the long embankment. Also, since our entire army has moved to the northeastern bank of the Ashomori River, let's dismantle the bridge on the Ashomori River and not leave it to Yoshikawa.
Used when crossing the river in Yuanchun to attack."
"Your Highness." Naoe Nobuhira, who had been silently listening in meetings, suddenly raised his hand in the back row and wanted to speak with some embarrassment. Senju Oinari saw that he wanted to speak and hurriedly
He raised his hand to hold him down, but Naoe Touhei's hand had already been raised, so Senju Ounari had no choice but to give up and complained a few words.
"What's wrong?" Yu Qiuping looked at his new son-in-law and asked curiously.
"Your Highness, the previous supply fleet has brought a lot of gunpowder and cannonballs prepared by Jingzhe, and they have been transported to the Kojima Peninsula. His Highness Chosoga will send people to escort them over. It is expected to cross the river through the bridge of the Ashimori River.
Naoe Tengping explained to Yu Qiuping with a look of embarrassment, his head lowering as he spoke, "It's raining too much now, and the transportation progress has been slowed down a lot. It's estimated that it will take a few days to arrive. But the transportation of artillery shells, gunpowder, etc.
It’s troublesome and not easy to get flooded, so Your Highness, please think...can this bridge not be demolished yet?”
"Can't we just let them take a detour?" Yu Qiuping frowned and said dissatisfiedly, "It's just a little troublesome for this little thing. We can't keep so many seats on the river for the sake of your supplies and let the enemy pass.
The bridge won’t be demolished, right?”
"Your Highness, you can't do this. You don't even give face to your son-in-law?" Maeda Keiji couldn't help teasing Yu Qiupei before he finished speaking, and looked at Naoe Nobuei with a smile.
His face turned red, "The young lady has just got married, and you are trying to shame her son-in-law in front of all the officers. It's not easy for the young lady to be in her husband's family!"
As soon as Maeda Keiji said this, he immediately caused loud laughter in the tent. Nakahide Omaezaki, Katsumasa Yoshioka, Yutaka Ogawa and those troublemakers couldn't wait to start making noises. Yu Qiuping was so angry that he wanted to beat them on the spot.
pause.
"But it shouldn't matter, your highness, right?" Fukuzawa Yunan also said helpfully, "Even if we keep this bridge, Yoshikawa Motoharu won't dare to cross it. If he dares to cross, we will just blow up the bridge with cannons.
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"Okay, okay, it's up to you!" Yu Qiuping didn't want to dwell on the topic of son-in-law anymore. He waved his hand casually and quickly switched to the next topic amidst the laughter of everyone.
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After the meeting, Yu Qiuping specifically asked Sen Changke to call Sen Kelong from the camp. Sen Changke didn't know what was going on, but he still did it. When all the Mori brothers returned to Yu Qiuping's camp,
Only then did they realize that Yu Qiuping had called all the personal guards over.
"What's wrong, Your Highness?" Sen Changke asked Yu Qiuping with a confused look on his face.
"Hey, of course I have something good for you to see." Yu Qiuping said as he took out an unopened letter from his arms with a smile and waved it in front of everyone, "Guess what it is?"
"Letter from Oda-den?" "Letter from Madam?" "Letter from Young Master?" "Letter from His Highness's lover outside?"
The guards made random guesses, and Yu Qiuping all laughed and shook his head.
"It's a letter from your Captain Honda!" Yu Qiuping finally revealed the answer to the mystery. He looked at the surprised expressions on everyone's faces with satisfaction. Then he opened the envelope with a smile and murmured, "Captain Honda."
He wrote to us, guess what he wrote?"
There was a lot of chatter again, and Yu Qiuping fell into confusion. After opening the envelope, he saw nothing inside, and when he turned it upside down, it was also empty. The one that Honda Tadakatsu sent was an empty one.
There was not even a word written on the envelope, and his name was stamped and signed. The only information was that the letter was sent from Sakai Town. Maybe Tokugawa Ieyasu was visiting Sakai Town, waiting for the Tokugawa army.
Arrive at Kinki.
"Why didn't you write anything?" Asahina Taihei muttered and complained.
"This is like your captain's style. I'm still wondering why he suddenly had the nerve to write to us." Yu Qiuping became happy when he heard this, and smiled even happier than before, "Nanosuke, Nabezuki
Hey, it’s been more than twenty years and it still hasn’t changed at all.”
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At this time, Honda Tadakatsu was staying with Tokugawa Ieyasu in a house in Sakai Town for dinner. Originally, Tokugawa Ieyasu and his party wanted to comfortably explore the entire Kinki region, but due to the renewed war, they could not
Not having too much fun, he stayed in Sakai Town for a few days. It was also here that Honda Tadakatsu sent his letter - the letter that he didn't even know how to write, but finally sent it directly in the envelope at the instigation of his daughter.
The reason why I want to write this letter is because Honda Tadakatsu has been feeling very bad these days. During his military life, he thought he had a strong psychological quality, but these days in Sakai Town, he has been feeling very bad.
He couldn't sleep all night, tossing and turning, and always felt that something was hanging in his heart. Honda Tadakatsu didn't know where this feeling came from, and he didn't know if it was because of his longing for Yu Qiuping, so he asked tentatively in a very vague way.
The considerate little girl then encouraged Honda Tadakatsu to write a letter, and what happened not long ago happened. But obviously, this letter did not alleviate Honda Tadakatsu's anxiety.
Tokugawa Ieyasu also noticed Honda Tadakatsu's uneasiness, so he
He had been sitting in front of his dinner for half a day without even moving his chopsticks. So Tokugawa Ieyasu called out, "Nanosuke?"
"My lord, what are your orders?" Even though he was in a daze, Honda Tadakatsu reacted immediately when he heard Tokugawa Ieyasu's call.
"I have a letter for His Majesty Momiji, please go and deliver it." Tokugawa Ieyasu pretended to be serious and took out the letter with no nutrition from his arms, and then gave Honda Tadakatsu serious instructions.
To prevent him from noticing that Tokugawa Ieyasu actually wanted him to meet Yu Qiupei before sending this mission, "The matter is relatively confidential, so I would like you to escort it personally."
"I accept your order." Honda Tadakatsu took the letter without hesitation upon hearing this. Without even looking at his dinner, he stood up and walked out of the house. Tokugawa Ieyasu couldn't laugh or cry - he didn't say it was urgent.
It was a mission. I just wanted to find an excuse so that Honda Tadakatsu wouldn’t be curious about why he was sent to deliver the message in person instead of sending a messenger. Unexpectedly, Honda Tadakatsu didn’t even hear the point and took it seriously.
"Don't be anxious, you can leave tomorrow. It's not an urgent mission, just a confidential mission." Tokugawa Ieyasu smiled and waved Honda Tadakatsu back, "Eat your food first."
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On May 30, the tenth year of Tensho (1582), five days had passed since the flood attack began, but the heavy rain showed no signs of abating, and the water level showed no sign of falling. Bitchu Takamatsu Castle had reached an unsustainable point. Hideyoshi Hashiba
Dozens of boats were built in the basin, allowing them to row across the large water and get closer to reconnoiter the situation in Takamatsu Castle in Bitchu. According to their observation, countless people in the city were all crowded on top of the few buildings. The soldiers
Then all of them lived on the city wall. Even Shimizu Soji organized a large number of people to connect them together and tied them to the city wall and castle tower, floating on the water for the people to live temporarily. However, these disaster relief measures can temporarily save people.
Being drowned is already the limit. The large amount of food, grass, baggage and weapons cannot be stored at all, and many of them are soaked in the flood. It won't be long before Takamatsu Castle in Bichung will run out of food. And under the impact of the flood, epidemics are also possible at any time.
Another humid summer has erupted. Kuroda Takataka predicts that Bitchu Takamatsu Castle can only survive for ten more days at most.
The news of the successful water attack was also spread to all parts of the country. Oda Nobunaga personally issued a certificate of appreciation to Hashiba Hideyoshi, while the Maori family on all fronts were heartbroken. If Oda Nobunaga had not killed Kobayakawa Takakage and Hashiba
Hideyoshi's behavior of killing and surrendering, they may have surrendered long ago. There are nearly a quarter of the Mori family's troops in Bitchu Takamatsu City, and there is Yoshikawa Motoharu's main force outside the city. Once they are defeated, the Mori family's defense line will also be
Everything collapsed. In addition, the samurai and daimyo from the Tokaido, Hokurikudo, and Koshin regions had already arrived in Kinki and were stationed near Azuchi Castle and Kyoto. And the daimyo from Kanto further away had already completed most of their journey.
The journey will soon catch up with the general attack on the Maori family. Public opinion in Kinki generally believes that the victory of pacifying the Maori family will be received within a month.
However, in a good atmosphere, Imagawa Kaede has been uneasy these past few days, and she doesn't know why. As the daughter of the Wu family, she should have been accustomed to the anxiety of waiting for her husband to return from the war. Before, against Miyoshi,
Takeda, Uesugi, and Kaede Imakawa have survived countless more dangerous situations. She doesn't understand why this must-win battle actually keeps her awake all night. This bad mood started when Yu Qiupei went on this expedition.
That's why Imagawa Kaede went out of her way and chased her husband's troops like a newlywed wife who had just joined the samurai family, just to have a few words with her husband. And today, June 1, the tenth year of Tensho (1582)
In the early morning, she woke up from her sleep again, but for some reason she shed tears.