"Your Highness, we have military information!" Several urgent shouts suddenly came from behind Yu Qiuping.
Yu Qiuping hurriedly looked back and saw only a few of his own cavalry, surrounded by a horseback crowd of Imagawa Yoshimoto.
"But the order from His Highness the Governor?" Yu Qiuping raised his head and asked.
"Exactly, Your Highness, please review the order arrows and seals." The messenger hurriedly took out Imagawa Yoshimoto's order arrows and the seal identifying himself from his arms, without even dismounting, panting heavily and looking like I was very anxious. After Yu Qiuping took it, he checked it a few times and confirmed that it was correct - the seal was very delicate and confidential. It would be replaced every time before sending troops. Only high-level generals knew about it. It was absolutely impossible for the enemy to temporarily imitate it. .He returned the order arrow and seal to the messenger: "That's right. I wonder what the order is from His Majesty the Family Governor?"
"His Majesty Yuqiu, listen to the order!" the ordering soldier raised Imagawa Yoshimoto's command arrow on his horse and said in a deep voice. Yuqiuping and several people around him hurriedly knelt down and saluted.
"His Royal Highness the Governor of the Family has given an order for Yu Qiuping's troops to immediately break away from contact with the Oda army and withdraw to Chirit Castle to wait for orders! No unauthorized pursuit is allowed!" the ordering soldier said without any doubt.
With these shocking words, Yuqiupei and the surrounding Ashigaru and samurai were in an uproar.
"How...how could His Highness the Governor...?" Yu Qiuping asked in disbelief: "The Oda army has fallen into a trap and will soon be completely wiped out by me and His Highness Sena. How can they retreat at this time? Is this not letting the tiger return to the mountain? Such a great opportunity, could it be missed like this!" Yu Qiupei pointed to the battlefield in the northeast as he spoke. Tokiwabei's defense line remained motionless. The reinforcements of the Imagawa family on the top of the slope had already reached behind the Oda army. Oda The army has become chaotic. As long as the attack continues, the Oda army will be completely defeated in less than half an hour.
"Your Highness Yuqiu, I am just a small horseback crowd. I don't understand what you are telling me." The messenger said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "All I know is that I am here to deliver the orders of His Highness the Family Governor."
"But! But why did you suddenly change your plan? This, this, this, this..." Yu Qiuping was a little incoherent for a moment.
"I don't know the plan of His Highness the Governor, I'm just passing on the order. Why, is Your Highness Yu Qiu going to disobey the order?" The ordering soldier saw that Yu Qiuping seemed unwilling to obey the order and raised his voice.
"No! It's just!" Yu Qiuping stuttered, took a few steps forward, and grabbed the reins of the messenger: "Do you know the circumstances under which His Highness the Governor made such a decision? Is it because of the situation? Is there a misjudgment? Can you tell me? Your Highness, the Governor, must have made a mistake!"
"Does Your Highness Yuqiu doubt the judgment of His Highness the Family Governor?" the messenger said coldly.
"Don't dare, don't dare!" Yu Qiuping shook his head and insisted: "Excuse me, please go back and report to His Majesty the Governor of the Household and explain the situation here. We really shouldn't withdraw our troops now! What a great situation!"
"The order given to me by His Majesty the Governor is to have His Majesty Yuqiu withdraw the troops immediately!" the messenger said sternly.
"But..." Yu Qiuping wanted to say more.
"Your Highness Yuqiu! Are you determined to disobey orders?" the ordering soldier shouted in a low voice.
"I...I didn't!" Yu Qiuping was frightened by this momentum and waved his hands repeatedly.
"Then execute the order immediately! Let the Tsukiwabi withdraw from the Chiritsu! Immediately!" the messenger said in a deep voice, and then the horse and reins left Yu Qiuping and went to other Tsukiwabi Ashgaru phalanxes to deliver the order to stop the attack immediately.
Just when Yu Qiuping was at a loss, Amano Jingde suddenly came to Yu Qiuping's side, and said in a low and gloomy voice with a hoarse voice: "Your Highness, the soldiers are fierce and dangerous on the battlefield, and it is common for the soldiers to be attacked."
As he spoke, he coldly drew the knife in his hand and stared at the back of the messenger, "The gentleman in front of me was unfortunately attacked before he came to deliver the order. Therefore, His Highness Yuqiu did not receive the order to retreat. I don't know what your Highness wants.
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"Jingde, don't do this nonsense!" Yu Qiuping shouted in a low voice in a hurry, but he couldn't help but feel suffocated. He didn't know what Imagawa Yoshimoto was thinking. The previous plan was well laid out, and everything was in accordance with the plan.
The plan was in progress, why did the troops suddenly withdraw?
Could it be that Narumi City is in danger?
Impossible, the main 2,000 soldiers of the Oda Army are all here. Besides, there are more than 13,000 people around Yoshimoto Imagawa in Narumi City! Even if the Oda family brings the remaining 1,000 soldiers to the battlefield,
Even if we issue weapons to all the auxiliary soldiers, we will never be able to gather 9,000 people. Isn’t this a match for Imagawa Yoshimoto? How is it possible?
Just when Yu Qiuping was hesitating whether to disobey the order and attack, Senabe and the Imagawa family's direct-controlled troops on the top of the hill suddenly stopped. Yu Qiuping looked over from a distance, and there seemed to be a horse troop on horseback, with his hands
He was holding something (probably a command arrow) in his hand, and he was talking to Sena Shitoshi, who was under the general's banner. After that, even such an elite and loyal unit immediately became commotion. It was probably because they had received the message to give up the good situation.
, the order for the entire army to retreat.
Just when Yu Qiuping was counting on the veteran Sena Shitoshi to decisively refuse to accept the order and continue the attack, thus giving him the courage to disobey his order, the Imagawa army on the opposite side slowly retreated. Yu Qiuping came from a distance.
It can be seen that many Ashigaru and samurai were very dissatisfied, but they still had no choice but to retreat down the hillside and return to the low-lying area. After a while, the flag of the Imagawa Army completely disappeared from sight. The attack on the Oda Army
The siege also collapsed.
"Your Highness...what should we do?" Naoe Tadayei swallowed and asked in a low voice.
Ame Qiupei watched dumbly as the Oda army in front of him cheered for Sena Ujitoshi's retreat, celebrating his lucky escape. Then, they all fled northwest in disorder, and Sakuma Nobumori's flag also appeared.
On the battlefield, they were responding to the retreating Oda army. However, Tsukiwabei could not leave his position to pursue.
If you give me another half hour... No! Even two quarters of an hour!
Yu Qiuping's nose felt sour and he almost shed tears.
These more than a thousand Oda troops will be wiped out here! My plan will be successful!
However, the Oda army that should have been completely wiped out in front of them was quickly withdrawing at this moment, as if they were afraid that the Imagawa army would come back. Their attitude made Yu Qiuping feel even more uncomfortable, because there was no way they could come back. The messenger was still watching eagerly.
Looking at Yu Qiuping's troops, he was very dissatisfied that they still did not retreat.
Withdraw? Withdraw? Why on earth should we withdraw? Why! Why did His Highness the Governor of the Household issue such an order!
With such a withdrawal...the good situation will be ruined. All the efforts made before will be in vain. So many brothers died just now, and it will all be in vain. The person who volunteered to die did not even tell Yu Qiuping his name.
The death of the loyal and brave shadow warrior was all in vain.
The Oda army left one after another, and Fukushima Yasunari and others also sent messengers one after another to ask Yu Qiuping what to do next. Yu Qiuping sighed, burst into tears, and gave the order for the entire army to retreat. That messenger
After seeing Tokiwabei's Red Leaf Soldiers retreating, the soldiers seemed to have completed their mission, so they rode away. Soon after, when Ame Qiupei evacuated Okezama, the flag of the Oda family also disappeared from the end of the field of vision.
"Your Highness, there is no need to be so sad." Naoe Tadahei comforted him: "How can these defeated generals with less than two thousand remaining soldiers be the opponent of the more than four thousand soldiers in the House Governor's Hall? They still only have the chance of being annihilated."
"I hope so."
At five o'clock in the morning, Yu Qiuping returned to Chili Castle. Soon after, Sena Uji Toshiya led an army of more than 10,000 people back to Chili Castle. It took some time for the mighty army to settle down, so Sena Ujiyoshi and Naoe Tadayei were sent
Going to reorganize the troops, Yu Qiuping immediately found Sena Toshi. Sena Shitoshi also frowned and looked solemn, and immediately entered the castle tower of Chiryu Castle with Yu Qiuping.
"Your Highness Sena!" As soon as he arrived at a place where no one was around, Yu Qiuping immediately asked, his tone changing with excitement, "Did His Highness Sena also receive an order from the messenger from His Highness the Family Governor! Let us immediately
Withdraw your troops!”
"That's right." Sena Ujitoshi nodded, "But he has the command arrow and top-secret seal of the family governor's hall, so I can only obey the order."
"Is it possible that the messenger is fake? I have never seen him in the castle tower!" Yu Qiuping asked.
"Absolutely impossible." Sena Shitoshi shook his head, "Only people at our level have the ability to obtain the information of the seal and the command arrow at the same time. It is absolutely impossible for the enemy to imitate it. This is indeed the order of the family governor's palace."
"Your Highness, the Governor, knows our overall plan. Everything is under our control. The Oda family is about to be wiped out. Why did His Highness, the Governor, ask us to retreat suddenly!" Yu Qiuping said loudly like a barrage of bullets, his face flushed.
Swollen and red.
"I don't know." Sena Shijun shook his head, but he was not as excited as Yu Qiuping, "I only know that the family governor's judgment on the battlefield has never been wrong. The instructions he gave must be correct.
.He told us to retreat immediately, there must be a reason for him."
"Is that so..." Yu Qiuping suddenly realized and let out a sigh of relief. The anger and confusion in his heart gradually calmed down. No wonder Sena Shitoshi retreated immediately after receiving the order. This must be because of his extremely strong opposition to Imagawa Yoshimoto.
Of trust. In comparison, Yu Qiuping does not seem to be so firm.
"Your Highnesses." Suddenly, the voice of Kohata Jiesheng from the Yuqiupei Cavalry came from outside the door. "There is information from Narumi City."
"Come in." After Yu Qiuping heard the information about Narumi Castle, he immediately asked Kobata Kesheng to come in. After Kobata Kesheng handed over an envelope, he left the room. Yu Qiuping and Sena Ujitoshi opened the envelope and found that it was
The military information sent back by Asahina Taichao. It contains the deployment completed by the Imagawa family more than an hour ago.
Imagawa Yoshimoto himself, dozens of guards, and a large amount of food and grass have all been escorted into Narumi Castle. Narumi Castle is garrisoned by 4,800 people from the Okabe family. In the north of Narumi Castle, there seems to be activity by the Oda family's remaining troops.
There are signs. And Otaka Castle is still garrisoned by 1,200 people from Uden Nagateru. Asahina Taito himself, with more than 8,000 people from other wealthy families, lined up on the official road leading to Okehazama east of Narumi Castle.
The formation was completed, cutting off the Oda family's retreat.
"If we deploy it this way, there seems to be no problem." After thinking about it for a while, Sena Shitoshi said in a low voice: "The Oda family will still be completely annihilated. I just don't know what the governor's palace means by asking us to retreat."
"Are you worried about the instability of the rear defense?" Yu Qiuping guessed, "Or do you want to use up the external strength of the Ii family and the Matsudaira family?"
"Don't worry too much. Just defend Chitate Castle. There have been many unbelievable choices made by the Governor of the House before. One of them included not repairing Chitate Castle and using 200 people to scare off the 6,000-strong army of the Oda family.
And I tacitly agree to your relationship with Princess Kaede." Sena Shitoshi smiled, "In the end, he made the right choice. The main hall will explain it to us when he comes back. Next, we only need to wait for the messenger from the family governor's main hall to report the victory.
Chapter completed!