The assessment meeting held in the big tent lasted until nightfall, and everyone made a series of arrangements and predictions for subsequent actions based on the map and the intelligence at hand.
The current battlefield situation is relatively chaotic, and the troops of both sides are intertwined. The troops of the Asahina family, the Uaki family, and the Okuhira family live on the bank of the Aizuma River to the west of Kariya Castle. There are less than 1,800 combat troops in total, and a huge number of auxiliary troops -
-The latter has not completely crossed the river. The entire Okabe family army is currently stationed in Kariya Castle and the castle town, including the Okabe family and other wealthy families, with more than 3,000 soldiers, with a total strength of over 10,000. As for the Asahina family,
Another unit of the Sena family, the Sekiguchi family and the Asahina branch are currently stationed east of Kariya Castle, with about 1,300 soldiers. In addition, the Matsudaira family, which controls Anxiang Castle and Okazaki Castle, also has close troops.
500 soldiers, and the old troops are still being summoned.
If you look at it from an overall perspective, you can find that the troops of the Okabe family are caught in the middle by the troops of the Asahina family, and are in a dilemma. But from another perspective, the troops of the Asahina family are also cut in the middle by the Okabe family.
It is not easy to support and contact each other. The two separated families are unable to stop the Okabe family's maneuvers. And the Matsudaira family, which has ulterior motives, cannot gain the trust of Asahina Yasutomo and others. In such a situation
Next, Asahina Taitomo decided to go on the defensive and wait for the Okabe family to take action first.
However, what worried Yu Qiuping very much when he arrived was the defense problem of Chili Castle. From Kariya Castle, where Okabe Motobubu is located, to attack Yu Qiupei's Chili Castle, it only takes more than ten miles to travel, and there is no time to react.
It is difficult to provide effective support. At this time, Chiritsu Castle is an empty castle with no defenders at all. Once the Okabe family advances to Chiritsu, Chiritsu will immediately fall. The family members of Yu Qiupei's subordinates will also be in danger.
In response to this difficult crisis, Yu Qiuping once again sent out his most trusted Naoe Tadayei. The orders given to him were also very broad, whether it was to summon the leading militia of Bihai County to defend, to lead his family to evacuate, or to apply for reinforcements
, everything is done at his own convenience.
Before nightfall that night, Asahina Taitomo also got in touch with Sena Ujitoshi here. The Matsudaira family kept their promise, and the garrison of Anxiang Castle had advanced to the rear of the Sena family's reserve. The garrison of Okazaki Castle,
Then he stationed himself in Anxiang City.
On the morning of May 22nd, in the west of Ejiri, Suruga Province, in the territory of the Yuqiu family.
Imagawa Kaede leaned on the pillars of the corridor, looking at the prosperous flowers, plants and trees in the courtyard - these were all transplanted by Yu Qiuping herself, hoping that she could maintain a good mood during her pregnancy. She enjoyed the warm sunshine bathing in the
The feeling on her body, the long hair as soft as satin, caressing the wonderful arc in the breeze. She gently stroked her slightly bulging belly with one hand, with an extremely loving look on her face, and her mind was filled with thoughts of the young man.
Beautiful memories together.
"The child will definitely have dimples." Imagawa Kaede thought of this and suddenly smiled sweetly.
I don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl?
"Of course it's best to be a boy..." Imagawa Kaede gently drew circles on his lower abdomen with the fingers of his right hand, "He came to Japan alone and had no foundation. In this era, a samurai family wants to prosper.
, heirs and a family are indispensable. With heirs, the retainers will be more cohesive and can continue to serve the Yuqiu family without any worries."
But Ping seems to want a girl.
"For the next six months, Feng'er, you have to take good care of me!" Yu Qiuping suddenly hugged Imagawa Feng, changed his tone, and whispered softly: "Then give me a beautiful baby.
Child! It’s best to be a girl who looks like you!”
"Eh? Why?" Imagawa Kaede said in surprise: "Don't ordinary samurai like to have a boy so that he can succeed the family governor?"
"That's an ordinary samurai!" Yu Qiuping excitedly imagined his future life, "My biggest regret is that I couldn't be by your side in the past ten years. I don't know what Feng'er was like when he was a child! If I could give birth
With a girl like you, I can raise Feng'er all over again!"
Imagawa Kaede was stunned for a long time, and tears suddenly filled her eyes.
"That deceitful liar..." Imagawa Kaede muttered, but a mist rose in front of his eyes.
Who says that the daughter of the Wu family is destined to be a victim of political marriage and never gain happiness?
Or should I say that meeting someone who loves me as much as Ping is a blessing that I have earned over many lifetimes?
"If it's a boy..." Imagawa Kaede fell into fantasy again, gently rubbing the maple leaf pendant on his chest, "In the future, this pendant will be passed on to him, and he will give it to the girl he fell in love with.
child."
"In the future... we must not let our children fall into the bitter sea of ​​political marriage." Imagawa Kaede secretly made up his mind, "This is not only unfair to him, but also unfair to the girl. I can't understand it.
True love will lead to a lifetime of misfortune."
"If it's a girl... we can't let her marry someone she doesn't like. Women also have their own past, their own future, their own character, their own joys and sorrows, so they can't silently marry someone else.
A person becomes a red leaf who can only cry but cannot laugh."
Just when Kaede Imagawa was looking forward to the wedding of her unborn child, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the west, bringing Kaede Imagawa back to reality.
After the army set off, Imagawa Kaede could receive intelligence from the front line every day. Because the messengers who conveyed the military information were instructed by Yu Qiuping to tell the news to Imagawa Kaede's maid A Ling who stayed in Sunfu Castle, and then the maid
Bring it back to Ejirixi - let Imagawa Kaede calm down and don't worry about the fetus in your belly.
Yesterday's letter said that on the evening of May 17th, Imagawa's army had made a pre-war deployment plan. Under the oil lamp, Imagawa Kaede checked the formation map against the movements of the two armies in the history book left by Yu Qiuping.
Over and over again, he confirmed whether everything was going according to Yu Qiuping's plan. Finally, under the strong persuasion of the maid, he reluctantly went back to his room to rest.
"The news should be coming on May 18th..." Although yesterday's information that everything was as usual made Imagawa Kaede not so nervous. But when he thought that the second day of Yu Qiuping's previous life was the day of his father's death. And this
On the second day of my life, that thrilling decisive battle was destined to begin. Imagawa Kaede still couldn't help but put his heart in his throat and cast his gaze on the horse hoof dust rising in the distance of the official road to the west.
However, as a figure gradually emerged from the dust, and as the figure gradually became clearer, Imagawa Kaede's eyes suddenly widened - that was not his maid - but Anayayama Nobuyuki - the captain of the Amekihei Cavalry.
How could it be him? Why was he the one to report the news!
Imagawa Kaede raised his hand, covered his slightly open mouth, and watched Nobuhiro Ayama rushing towards his residence regardless of the situation. Several guards and maids on guard around him moved forward to stop him, but when they saw Nobuhiro Ayama, they also
Without further questioning, he just asked him to dismount and walk so as not to disturb the pregnant lady.
Nobuyuki Aneyama seemed to have listened to the advice of these people. He reined in his horse and staggered to a stop. However, the moment he turned over and dismounted, he suddenly fell to the ground. Several people around him fell to the ground.
A maid let out several exclamations, and several guards hurriedly bent down to check Nobuyuki Anesama's condition. Seeing this, Imagawa Kaede also hurriedly walked towards the place where he fell from his horse.
By the time Imagawa Kaede arrived, Nobuyuki Anayama had been given several mouthfuls of water by several guards, gasping and coughing. He had heavy dark circles under his eyes, his eyes were bloodshot, and his clothes and armor exuded the stench of sweat. The fall just now
The horse was probably overworked.
"Why are you so tired... so anxious..." Imakawa Kaede's expression changed, and he murmured to himself, "His cavalry captain probably didn't sleep for days and nights, and rushed back with all his strength to deliver the news..."
"Madam... Madam..." Nobuyuki Anayama finally breathed a sigh of relief and struggled to speak, but he had almost no strength to speak.
"What's the matter, Master Aneshan?" Imagawa Kaede asked anxiously.
"Urgent report..." Nobuyuki Anesama said intermittently, "Your Highness asked me... to come back..."
"What's the emergency?" Imagawa Kaede felt like she couldn't keep up with her breathing, and her voice came out almost uncontrollably.
"On the 19th...urgent report."
The moment those words were spoken, Imagawa Kaede was stunned.
Urgent report on the 19th. However, the report on the 18th has not arrived yet.
The messenger on the 19th rushed faster than the messenger on the 18th. The messenger on the 19th of May.
What happened...do you even need to say...
Imagawa Kaede's vision suddenly went dark, her body shook a bit, and she almost fell to the ground. Several maids around her rushed over to help Imakawa Kaede.
"Our army..." Nobuyuki Anayama took a few breaths and struggled to speak, but was suddenly interrupted by Kaede Imagawa: "Wait a minute! Please..."
Imagawa Kaede's face changed like a war between heaven and earth, her beautiful eyes were filled with tears, and her body was shaking uncontrollably.
"Help me sit down." Imagawa Kaede used all her strength and ordered in a low voice. Several maids around her didn't understand and helped her sit down obediently.
"Hold me." Imagawa Kaede whispered again, trying hard to stop the trembling in her voice and keep her tone stable, but the cry still leaked from her mouth. Several maids looked at each other, but they still obeyed obediently. With a few hands,
He put his hands on Imagawa Kaede's shoulders and arms.
"Tell me." Kaede Imagawa quickly spat out these two words to Nobuyuki Anayama, as if she didn't dare to say them for even one second longer, and as if speaking faster would alleviate the pain. She closed her eyes tightly,
Tears had begun to flow down his cheeks, and his body was shaking continuously.
"On the 19th... our army ambushed the Oda Army in Okezazama, and the Oda Army was defeated and fled." After a while, Nobuyuki Anayama's words became coherent, but his tone was as if he was talking in a dream, as if he still couldn't believe it until now.
.
"However, His Highness suddenly received an order to stop the march and was forced to withdraw to Zhili."
"The Oda family attacked Narumi Castle with the heads of the Kagemusha's Kagemusha that they had obtained from the Kabuto Daiden. The troops outside the city didn't know that the Kabuto Daiden was actually in Narumi, and they all thought that the Kabuto Daiden was dead..." Nobuyuki Anayama swallowed, "All
As a result, the army collapsed and the Oda family invaded Narumi."
"The guardian of Narumi Castle, Okabe Gennobu, burned down the castle tower and fled without a fight, but the governor's palace was unfortunately trapped in the fire..." Nobuyuki Anayama's voice trembled more and more.
"Dead in action."
After a short silence.
The girl's shrill cry suddenly sounded.
Chapter completed!