On the afternoon of October 4th, the third year of Eiroku (1560), Owari Kingdom named Kai Castle.
Yu Qiuping arrived at Mininghai City at noon with his 214 soldiers. His troops were divided into five platoons, each of which was not fully staffed. There were also a dozen cavalrymen who did not bring horses with them when they were in exile.
He was temporarily used as a guard when he came. At the same time, Oda Nobunaga also temporarily lent 400 ashigaru auxiliary troops to Amakihei. However, the loyalty and obedience of orders of these people could not be expected at all. When Amakihei was still at the Imagawa family,
Because the auxiliary soldiers in his territory were procrastinating and angry, they still relied on the intimidation of Amano Keitoku to maintain discipline. When he arrived at the Oda family, he was unfamiliar with the place, and these Owari people did not buy his account at all, thinking that he was not good enough.
No matter what, the marching speed was extremely slow and a lot of food was lost.
As the supervisor of the army, Sasa Narimasa followed Yu Qiupei every step of the way. The Sasa family was originally one of the important wealthy families of the Oda family, but their vitality was severely damaged due to fighting with Yu Qiupei before, and they still have no strength until now.
It has returned to the level of two years ago, so it can only produce 50 combat soldiers and 100 auxiliary soldiers.
In the early morning of October 5th, Oda Nobunaga, who was stationed at Naguno Castle, sent an order to Amakihei, asking him to immediately start going south to conduct a reconnaissance of Odaka Castle. Narumi Castle and Odaka Castle are only a few miles apart, even if
Even standing at the top of Narumi Castle, you can see the Erhinryo flag flying at the top of Odaka Castle. One of the most narrow south gates of Odaka Castle also affects the Oda family's control of Chita County on the southern peninsula.
.Therefore, Oda Nobunaga must regain Odaka Castle no matter what, and a battle with Uden Nagateru is inevitable.
"Whatever is supposed to come will come." Yu Qiuping sighed, straightened up by holding on to the wall, and stretched his sore legs.
Last night, he sat on the city wall all night. He did nothing, thought nothing, and said nothing. He just looked quietly at the south, looking at the two flags flying high, which recorded countless belongings.
The glorious flag of the Imagawa family. This was his last night, and he could look at it peacefully and with pride.
"Let's go," Yu Qiuping ordered the several ashigaru generals behind him, "the target..."
"Dagao City."
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The army slowly left Narumi Castle and marched south along the official road. Sasanagi Masa quickly led his troops to break away from Yu Qiuping's troops and stationed in Zhongdao Village, so that he could calmly monitor the overall situation. Yu Qiuping took Narumi Castle
The five horses in the inn were taken out and given to their own cavalry for use as a reconnaissance force.
Yu Qiuping vaguely remembered that there were two rock villages, Marugen Village and Jiujin Village, built to the east and south of Dagao City. They were originally used by the Oda family to besiege Dagao City, block grain routes, and try to cause food shortages in Dagao City.
.When Imagawa Yoshimoto went to Luo, they had already been conquered by the troops of the Imagawa family. Therefore, these two rock villages are now in the hands of the Imagawa family.
However, Yu Qiuping knew in his heart that Yudian Changzhao only had 500 soldiers at most. Although Dagao City was a small city, it still needed more than 300 soldiers. Including auxiliary soldiers, a total of more than a thousand soldiers could be defended.
Therefore, there are at most 100 combat troops and 200 auxiliary troops in each of these two rock villages. These troops do not pose a threat to Yu Qiuping's Changpan preparations for the time being.
However, these two rock strongholds play a great role in the defense of Dagao City. With these two rock strongholds, the safety of the south gate and east gate of Dagao City is guaranteed. The troops in the city want to go out and counterattack. , can rely on these two rock strongholds. If the attacker wants to attack the city gate, they must pull out these two rock strongholds. Whether it is the bow and arrow cover at the top of the city, or the defenders in the city who go out to join forces outside the city, they will It made the attackers fearful and difficult to deploy their troops. In the famous Osaka Winter Formation in later generations, it was the Sanada Maru, a rock fortress outside Osaka Castle built by Sanada Yukimura, that caused the attacking shogunate army to suffer a lot.
However, Yu Qiuping didn't quite understand this truth. At this moment, he was just riding the only horse brought from Suruga - the white horse Pipa given to him by Asai Nagamasa, outside the bow and arrow range of Dagao Castle. He stared for a long time at the ashigaru who were waiting at the top of the city.
In a trance, when he saw the Imagawa family's prepared troops, the emotion welling up in his heart was not nervousness, but relief. In a trance, when he saw the two banners flying high, his heart was not about the danger of the two armies confronting each other, but about the presence of friendly forces. He felt at ease beside him. In a daze, he felt as if he was a deserter who had been chased all the way by the Oda family. A few hundred meters away in front of him was a safe friendly city.
All gone.
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At three quarters in the afternoon, Oda Nobunaga led the main force of the Oda family to arrive one after another. The camp built before Amekihei was not enough to accommodate such a large number of Oda troops. Therefore, the Oda troops who arrived later began to move slowly. The ground surrounded Dagao Castle from the east and west sides, and the auxiliary soldiers began to build continuous large-scale camps. There were not many people left in the castle town. Many people who stayed here fled early to avoid the military chaos. As expected, the Oda family temporarily occupied the unoccupied houses in the castle town, and at the same time reassured the remaining residents in the castle town not to panic.
At the same time, Shibata Katsuie and Sakuma Nobumori were arranged to attack Washizu Village and Marune Village respectively. Needless to say, Shibata Katsuie's bravery, Takigawa Kazumasu was also eager to avenge his shame, and the two families were at sunset. Before that, they launched a fierce attack on Washizu Village and Marune Village. Since Otaka Castle was isolated outside the Imagawa family's territory, there were no heavy troops inside and no reinforcements outside, so the fighting spirit of the Ashigaru was very low. When they saw an enemy that was nearly ten times their own size, When the reinforcements approached, many ashigaru even had other thoughts. As Shibata Katsuie and Takikawa Kazugoshi launched the offensive, people in Washizu Village and Marune Village were panicked, and many ashigaru had no intention of resisting at all. Someone opened the gate of the village and surrendered. Not long after, before nightfall, the two rock villages fell one after another, and hundreds of Imagawa troops surrendered.
Udono Changzhao in Dagao City seemed to have taken life and death lightly and understood his own fate. Seeing this move, he had no idea of ​​counterattack. Instead, he reduced his troops and waited for the decisive battle in Dagao City.
After nightfall, Yu Qiuping once quietly took a look at the captured Imagawa Ashigaru from a distance. There were both combat soldiers and auxiliary soldiers. Yu Qiuping understood what their future was. The families of these people were all In Toga Suruga, it is impossible to serve the Oda family wholeheartedly. They will definitely find a way to escape back if they have the opportunity. Therefore, they are destined not to obtain free status, but will be demoted to slaves and live in darkness all their lives. life.
Yu Qiuping looked at those poor people. They were tied together in twos and threes, with their hands tied behind their backs, sitting there dejectedly. There were dots of bonfires around them, and a hundred fully armed ashigaru were guarding them.
.They had just been stripped of their armor and better clothes. Everyone was only wearing rag-like clothes that were difficult to cover their bodies. Many of them were shirtless in the cold weather and shivering from the cold. Many of them were shivering from the cold.
There was still blood splattered on his body that had not been wiped off, and his face was covered with dirt.
They probably haven't had dinner yet. They must be hungry and thirsty after working so late. One of the younger captives seemed to want to ask for some water from an Oda family Ashigaru, but he was kicked mercilessly.
He was kicked to the ground hard, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. After him, no one raised any objectionable thoughts. Everyone sat there in silence, with their heads lowered as if they had resigned themselves to their fate. There seemed to be something vaguely there.
Sporadic cries and suppressed sobs could be heard - they probably knew their fate.
Yu Qiuping couldn't bear to watch any more. He gritted his teeth and walked towards Oda Nobunaga's camp. He asked for mercy, hoping to let these poor people live. They also have wives and children, and they also have their own families and lives. They also have wives and children.
There is no hostility towards the Oda family, and no feelings towards the Imagawa family. They may just be strong men who were forced to go to war in order to comply with military service, but they were trapped in Otaka Castle and could not go home. They did not seek fame or fame.
Li, maybe I have never had the intention to kill others, I just want to go home. If I don't take action, these poor people will be separated from their families forever and become slaves who rely on others and pick on others for the rest of their lives. They are innocent...
Just like the thousands of innocent people in Yinma City...
Like…
Yinma City…
Yinma City…
In the flash of lightning, the scene outside Yinma City suddenly appeared in Yu Qiuping's mind. Thousands of people fled frantically under the night, crashing into their positions without hesitation. Chang Panbei because of his wife's
Jin, who was trapped in the chaos of the people, collapsed beyond control. The Ashigaru of the Okabe family took swords and guns and chopped down his loyal and brave subordinates and the people one by one to the ground. Rivers of blood flowed and corpses were everywhere.
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It was all caused by my kindness... It was because I couldn't give up my kindness that I killed so many subordinates, and later killed His Highness Sena... causing so many people and me to become homeless.
Do you want to do it again? Have you forgotten why you came to the Oda family? Is it for your kindness?
Yu Qiuping stopped suddenly, took several steps back as if afraid, and twisted his body again, forcing himself not to look in the direction of Oda Nobunaga's camp. It seemed that if he took one more look, he would not be able to help himself.
plead.
If it were me in the past... I would definitely go without hesitation.
Because I can't give up the lives of those poor people... but this will bring me huge trouble. The Oda family has been fighting for years and the population is insufficient. They need these slaves as labor force. Shibata Katsuie and Takigawa Kazumasu who captured them will not
If you let your trophies be put back by Yu Qiupei, your request will definitely be rejected, and it will also anger Shibata Katsuie and Takigawa Kazumasu, and even Oda Nobunaga will suspect that he is thinking about his old master, which will bring about the disaster of death.
Those who can't give up anything can save nothing. This time, I made a choice.
sorry…
Yu Qiuping raised his head and looked at the dim crescent moon in the sky, speechless for a long time. Until all the slaves were imprisoned in the repaired temporary cells, until the cries completely disappeared, until the night was quiet.
"Your Highness...I have made a choice..." Unknowingly, Yu Qiuping had reached the gate of his camp.
Will I regret it...
Chapter completed!