"Your Highness! What to do!" Yoshioka Katsumasa shouted! His platoon happened to be at the southernmost position. If he needed to take advantage of the situation to break out, he must seize the current opportunity, "Do you want to break out!"
Yoshioka Katsumasa's voice immediately drew everyone's attention to Yu Qiuping. All the brothers of Tokiwa Bei were waiting for Yu Qiuping's words to decide their fate.
Yu Qiuping took a deep breath. The opportunity to fight was fleeting. He understood that there was not much time left for him to make a choice. Should he respond to Ikeda Hengxing and make a counterattack with almost no chance of success, or should he take advantage of the situation to break out! Everything must be done within a few seconds.
Make a decision in one breath!
Countless thoughts suddenly surged through my mind, and they flashed before my eyes like a revolving door.
Ikeda Hengxing rushed over to save me. He had already run away! Now I am running away for my own safety. How can I be worthy of his friendship!
But if it weren't for rescuing him, I would have appeared in a safe place long ago, and I wouldn't have attacked Fuguangji! He risked his life for me, which was just reciprocating. If it weren't for me, he would have been finished long ago.
But Ikeda Tsuneaki has always been a good friend of mine! He was the one who helped me solve a big problem when I first arrived at Owari. He never disliked my background as a traitor and always treated me as a true friend. We would drink and brag together, and we would arrive together.
I traveled around, and even during the twins crisis, Ikeda Tsuneaki always supported me! I just refused to save my good friend like this! Where can I live with my conscience? Is it worthy of the dead Kondo Yasuso?
But I am no longer the same person I used to be! I am no longer the innocent and simple good old man! In this troubled time of the Warring States Period, if you cannot abandon your goodwill, it is impossible to survive! I live to serve His Highness, the Governor of the Household.
Revenge is not some boring "Oda family retainer pretending game"! Ikeda Tsuneaki is my enemy, not my companion! Why should I put myself and the subordinates who follow me into danger in order to save him!
Yu Qiuping's face was at war with heaven and earth, and he was struggling in his heart. He lowered his head, tightened his eyes, quickly opened his hands, and then clenched them into fists, exerting so much force that his hands twitched like spasms.
I have to make a choice.
·
However, at this moment, a cry of killing suddenly came from the south! Yu Qiuping opened his eyes and raised his head in surprise, looking towards the south - only to see Mori Kecheng's flag flying high, heading towards the north. Ando
Mamoru was worried that his men would be attacked from both sides, so he had to temporarily lift the siege of Yu Qiupei and Ikeda Hengxing, and retreated to the north to join Fuwa Koji. Finally, Yu Qiupei and Ikeda Hengxing, who finally breathed a sigh of relief, also immediately retreated south and retreated to Mori.
Catcher's side.
"Senior Sen, thank you very much!" Yu Qiuping held Sen Kecheng's hands gratefully, "If it weren't for you, I would probably..."
When Yu Qiuping said this, his words stopped abruptly.
What was I guessing? Am I probably dead a long time ago? But no, I could have run away at that time.
Then why should I say thank you? Is it because I want to thank Sen Kecheng for saving me from having to make cruel choices?
"You kid, you're so scared that you can't even speak." Although Ikeda Hengxing himself was pale and sweating profusely, he pretended to be nonchalant and patted Yu Qiuping's shoulder, "Where?
Like me! Fearless in the face of danger, stay calm! Attack Ando Mamoru's horse seal and save your life!"
"Yes, yes, yes," Yu Qiuping smiled and catered to Owari's performance, then turned his attention to Mori Kashige and said: "Senior Mori, aren't you in the former army? Why are you back? What's the situation in the former army?
That’s it!”
"We have lost contact with the lord. The lord is too far forward and is cut off by the Inaba family." Mori Katsunari whispered in his thick voice: "The remaining part of our central army and the front army joined forces.
We were here, and barely managed to repel Ujie Naomoto. We are now heading south to look for our lord. Ujie Naomoto’s troops are chasing after us, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to defeat them with just the 2,000 direct control.”
"Well," Yu Qiuping suddenly felt relieved, "Senior, why did you come here?"
"Um...it's for...the safety of the rear army's baggage." Sen Kecheng was stunned for a moment and then stumbled and said. He was a little stupid and didn't know how to express his concern for his companions.
"Thank you, Senior Sen, for saving your life!" Yu Qiuping leaned over and said gratefully. Even if Sen Kecheng didn't say anything, Yu Qiuping could also see clearly that Sen Kecheng couldn't put the safety of Yu Qiuping and Ikeda Hengxing into safety.
The place is back in danger again.
·
After Yu Qiupei, Ikeda Tsuneaki and Mori Katsunari joined forces, the number of soldiers reached more than 650. On the opposite side, Ando Mamoru and Fuwa Koji's troops had suffered a certain amount of losses in the battle with Yu Qiupei just now.
The number of soldiers was only about 800, and the two sides were temporarily locked in a confrontation.
Yu Qiuping glanced at the miserable situation on the official road to the east and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. A large number of auxiliary soldiers had already fled without a trace. He didn't know how many of them would be able to run back to Owari and return to the establishment. And the food that had been transported so hard was
Other baggage items were also thrown carelessly on the official road at this moment, with no one paying attention to them. Without auxiliary troops, how could these things be transported back? Unless the Oda family could defeat the Saito family and control the entire battlefield.
In this battle, the Oda family could be said to have suffered heavy losses. They never expected that the Nishi Mino wealthy family did not go to Inabayama Castle, but instead ambushed the Oda family on their careless march.
"Senior Sen, should we retreat?" Yu Qiuping asked Sen Kecheng who was right next to him, "Stay here for a long time and have many dreams. The enemy is in the dark and I am in the light."
"Not yet," Sen Kecheng frowned and shook his head.
"Why?" Yu Qiuping asked puzzledly.
"The friendly forces in Ghana City haven't returned yet," Sen Kecheng whispered, "I don't know if something happened, but we can still take care of them by staying here."
Yu Qiuping was stunned when he heard this. There were indeed 2,000 troops of the Oda family in Ghana City. But after hearing what Mori Katsunari said, he did feel a little ashamed in his heart. He was so eager to escape that he even wanted to leave his companions. Mori Katsunari
But for the sake of his companions, he was willing to stay in a dangerous place. Moreover, Sakuma Nobumori, Takigawa Kazumasa and Sasanagi Masaru of Ghana City did not have a good relationship with Mori Katsunari. Oda Nobunaga had already ordered the defense of Ghana City.
The army retreated and has not come back until now. Maybe it is in trouble.
Just when Yu Qiuping was thinking wildly, people began to appear from the rain and fog in the direction of Ghana City in the northeast. Yu Qiuping took a closer look and saw that it was the banners of Sakuma Nobumori, Takigawa Kazumasu and Sasana Narimasa. Yu Qiupei and Mori
Kecheng immediately dispatched his cavalry to assist the friendly troops in evacuating. However, before he could be happy for a long time, more flags emerged from the rain and fog.
Those were 6,000 reinforcements from the Saito family who came all the way from Higashi Mino.
Yu Qiuping suddenly felt a chill in his heart. This battle was probably going to be difficult to resolve. Of the 4,000 direct-controlled main forces of the Oda family, 2,000 were fighting with the Uji family Naomoto. The remaining 2,000 disappeared with Oda Nobunaga.
Some of them have been scattered in the sudden attack. Without Oda Nobunaga's main force, how can these people on hand resist the Saito family's army?
·
At the beginning of the hour, Sakuma Nobumori relied on his skillful retreat skills and used the terrain and delay to temporarily escape the pursuit of the main force of the Saito family, and joined Yu Qiupei and the others. The Oda army immediately retreated south, and the Saito army behind him also
After the meeting, they followed the troops of the Oda family in hot pursuit. The wind and rain were heavy, and the speed on both sides could not rise quickly. The Oda family's army was not in danger for the time being. However, in order to speed up the evacuation, all the irrelevant baggage had been
All abandoned.
Yu Qiupei is marching at the rear of the team at the moment. The ones leading the way are Mori Katsunari and Takikawa Kazumassu, followed by the most seriously injured Ikeda Tsuneaki and Sasaki Naimasa. They are protected in the center of the team.
Yu Qiupei and Sakuma Nobumori led their troops to follow the rear of the team. The group formed a marching formation and hurriedly fled towards the south. Originally, it would be very dangerous to maneuver in a marching formation on the battlefield.
Encountering an attack from the enemy is likely to result in heavy losses. Just like the main force under the direct control of the Oda family at noon, there is no strong force and strong combat power, but no formation or organization, and it is still in disarray without being able to command.
However, the situation in front of them no longer leaves the Oda army to choose. Once they are stuck by the 8,000 Saito family troops behind them, they who are less than 4,000 people will be dead. After all, Naomoto of the Fubei family in the south has already fought out, and now the south should be
It's safe.
"This damn heavy rain," Yu Qiuping, who was riding a horse, cursed. Even if he tried his best to look far into the distance, his field of vision was still very limited. He was playing away from home and didn't understand the terrain at all. The dim yellow sky and fine rain and fog were extremely heavy.
This affected the reconnaissance effect, which led to the continuous ambushes today. The rich people of Simenon who are familiar with the terrain are at ease fighting here.
Yu Qiuping looked to the west, the other side of the Nagara River, with lingering fear.
"Your Highness," Ogawa Youdong, who was following Yu Qiuping, noticed Yu Qiuping's anxiety and responded with a smile: "Your Highness, are you worried that there will be another ambush in the west, and then we will die without a burial place?"
!”
"It's impossible, stop talking nonsense," Yu Qiuping laughed at himself, "If there was an ambush, we would have fought out together just now, so why wait until now?"
"Perhaps there is an expert on the other side who has figured out what your Highness is thinking," Ogawa Yutong continued sarcastically, "just like drinking, some people pretend to be drunk on purpose to trick the other side into thinking they can drink him right away.
If you fall down, you will relax your vigilance and fight back in a wave!"
Before he finished speaking, Yu Qiuping's pupils suddenly shrank. After a moment, he tremblingly said:
"I saw it wrong, hey," Yu Qiuping raised his hand with some trembling, pointing to the west bank of the Nagara River, which is the other side of the river southwest of Yu Qiuping's headquarters.
"Those...couldn't they be ambushes again?"
Chapter completed!