After Akechi Mitsuhide saw that someone from the Oda family was coming, he picked up the bra wrap and rope and hurriedly started to arrange his clothes. Yu Qiuping walked aside knowingly and did not disturb Akechi Mitsuhide.&1t;/p>
Before the boat even got close to the shore, Long Zi, who was standing on the bow and almost hoarse from shouting, jumped out of the boat in a hurry and waded through the waist-deep lake towards the shore. Yu Qiuping hurriedly ran to the island. After picking her up, Long Zi buried his head in Yu Qiuping's arms and cried loudly.&1t;/p>
"Okay, okay, don't cry, Longzi, am I okay?" Yu Qiuping smiled and patted Longzi's back, but when he heard Longzi trying to speak with his hoarse voice, but couldn't cry anymore, he His eyes were slightly moist.&1t;/p>
"Your Highness is in danger, and you deserve to die." Honda Tadakatsu followed and jumped onto the island, knelt directly in front of Yu Qiuping, and said in a deep voice with great guilt and shame: "After I escort Your Highness back to the military camp, Immediately commit seppuku."&1t;/p>
"Why are you committing seppuku?" Yu Qiuping said anxiously upon hearing this. He struggled out of Ryuko's arms and tried to lift Honda Tadakatsu up with both hands, but Honda Tadakatsu refused to get up. Yu Qiuping I tried several times but failed.&1t;/p>
"Your Highness does not have to be like this, this is the dignity of a samurai." Honda Tadakatsu was unmoved by Yu Qiuping's persuasion, and said in an extremely firm voice: "Let Your Highness suffer such a disaster, as a samurai guard, I have no choice. I can only see others with their faces. I can only die to wash away my own stigma. I hope that Your Highness will not let me live in shame."&1t;/p>
"Nanosuke, don't do this to me." Seeing that he couldn't pull Honda Tadakatsu down, Yu Qiuping simply squatted down in anger, stared into Honda Tadakatsu's eyes and said, "Let me ask you, Are there any warriors in my guard who are more capable than you?"&1t;/p>
Honda Tadakatsu was stunned for a moment, speechless.&1t;/p>
"No." Yu Qiuping replied for Honda Tadakatsu, and then continued to ask, "You are the most powerful and experienced one in my guard. If you commit seppuku, who will protect my safety in the future? Don't worry. What's next? If I encounter an accident on the battlefield without you next time, wouldn't it be your selfishness that killed me?"&1t;/p>
Yu Qiuping's words left Honda Tadakatsu at a loss of how to respond. Seeing this, Yu Qiuping took the opportunity to pull the burly warrior up and patted the latter's shoulder.&1t;/p>
"I'm telling you, this kid will be fine. He's very good at water." At this time, another voice came from the boat. It was Maeda Toshiie's. He and Ikeda Tsuneaki were standing at the stern of the boat, rowing together. He swung the oar and walked down holding a lantern without any hurry or dissatisfaction. "Don't say you escaped, didn't you also save His Highness Akechi?"&1t;/p>
Maeda Toshiie's words drew everyone's attention to Akechi Mitsuhide, who had been silent since just now. She was not covered by her usual loose samurai uniform and armor at the moment, and the makeup on her face was scratched by water, so she was very worried. His secret was discovered. Yu Qiuping saw Akechi Mitsuhide's predicament and handed a heavy coat that Ryuko brought to him to Akechi Mitsuhide. Akechi Mitsuhide raised his eyes and expressed gratitude to Yu Qiuping. A glance. Then he took the coat and put it on himself.&1t;/p>
"Mitsuhide is not feeling well. She caught a cold in the water just now." Yu Qiuping smiled and explained to Akechi Mitsuhide, "Let's go back quickly. The night is long and the dreams are many."&1t;/p>
After Yu Qiupei and his party landed ashore, Yu Qiupei first sent Akechi Mitsuhide back to his camp, and then Ikeda Hengxing and Maeda Toshiie went to report to Oda Nobunaga. Oda Nobunaga collected almost all the ships that could be collected near Lake Biwa.
Get up and send people to Biwa to search for Yu Qiupei and Akechi Mitsuhide, so that the entire Biwa Lake is full of stars and lights. It is said that Asai Nagamasa also sent people to join the search operation.&1t;/p>
However, Oda Nobunaga returned to find Uame Akihira, but he was very dissatisfied with his continuous disobedience during this period. He ordered the confiscation of Uame Akihira's 7,000 stone territory in the Ono area, and completed the handover by September this year.
Akihira was informed of the news by Maeda Toshiie on the ship, and he was not surprised. According to previous intelligence, Oda Nobunaga had long wanted to confiscate Akihira's territory, and this disobedience was just a pretext. Because Akihira's
The territory is indeed much larger than that of his colleagues at the same level. The new city built by Naoe Tadayei has been completed, and Yu Qiuping is not too worried about the secrets of Sumama Castle being discovered, so he is not too nervous.&1t;/p>
After learning the news that Yu Qiuping and Akechi Mitsuhide had returned safely, the entire Zhide Allied Forces camp was filled with cheers. Brothers who were familiar with Yu Qiuping rushed to Yu Qiuping's place to serve him drinks to calm his shock. However, Yu Qiuping's
His mind is not on this, but on Akechi Mitsuhide's life experience. How should he treat Akechi Mitsuhide in the future? Just pretend that he doesn't know anything? Or what should he do?&1t;/p>
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However, what is more important at present is military affairs, and Yu Qiuping has no time to think about these.&1t;/p>
The Oroku Allied Forces were defeated in the Battle of Shiyue, and were defeated by Asai Nagamasa for eleven consecutive battles. Although they were lucky enough to retreat to Kyoto along the west bank of Lake Biwa, and escaped the pursuit of the Asai-Asakura Allied Forces, and the entire army was not wiped out, but they suffered heavy losses.
, their reputation was discredited. Ashikaga Yoshiteru and other anti-Oda forces in the Kinki area did not dare to act rashly because the Orita Allied Forces were in Kyoto, but they still suffered from enemies on many sides. They could neither spare their hands to fight decisively with the Asai-Asakura Allied Forces, nor
There is no way to devote all our strength to suppress the opponents of Kinki.&1t;/p>
Under the secret planning of Ashikaga Yoshiteru, an "Oda encirclement network" targeting the controllers of Kinki has gradually taken shape: the Asai family, the Asakura family, the Hatano family, the Isshiki family, the Rokkaku family, as well as Moto and Oda Nobunaga.
Between the hostile Miyoshi family and the ambiguous Matsunaga family, the Oda family was suddenly surrounded by heavy siege. Seeing that the Oda family's army could no longer continue fighting, it was even difficult to return to Onon - from Kyoto back to Onon.
Several important official roads are under the control of the Asai family. If you want to go back, you will probably have to take a detour through the mountains.&1t;/p>
On May 26, in order to avoid unnecessary consumption of food and grass, the Oroku Allied Forces began to retreat from Kyoto in batches. Yu Qiupei, Akechi Mitsuhide, and Hashiba Hideyoshi were ordered to guard Kyoto and stabilize the situation in Kinki - because the news from the West was the same
Very bad for the Oda family.&1t;/p>
In the recent battle, the Miyoshi family won a complete victory. Miyoshi Changkei and Tokawa Ichito easily destroyed the Akamatsu family's military formation, while Azaya Fuyayasu's navy blocked Himeji Castle from the sea.
Under the guidance of Yoshihide Miyoshi, people in the Akamatsu family continued to defect, and some rebels even tried to open the east gate of Himeji Castle to let the Miyoshi family into the city. At the end of the rope, the Akamatsu family, which had struggled for many years, was forced to surrender to the Miyoshi family. Once in the
The family that was once glorious during the Muromachi shogunate period eventually lost its qualifications as a daimyo of the Warring States Period.&1t;/p>
The Urakami family, who were reaping the benefits, originally wanted to take advantage of the power vacuum in the Akamatsu family's surrender, Harima, and Bizen borders to take over the Akamatsu family's city. However, what Urakami Munekage didn't expect was that when the situation became chaotic,
At a good time, the important minister of the family, Ukita Hideie, suddenly raised a flag of rebellion and turned against the Mori family. He took advantage of the empty territory led by Urakami Munekage to use all his strength and captured most of the Urakami family's territory in one fell swoop. Urakami Munekage hurriedly prepared to return to the army.
But he didn't expect Toga Ichisun to take advantage of the situation and attack and pursue the Urakami family's troops. Urakami Munekage was defeated by the pursuit of the Miyoshi Army. When he fled to the border of Bizen Province, there were less than a hundred followers around him. He
I wanted to call on the remaining retainers to counterattack Ukita Hideie, but they were defeated by Ukita Hideie and fled in confusion again.&1t;/p>
At this juncture, Miyoshi Yoshihide suddenly extended an invitation to Urakami Munekage, promising him to take back the Bizen Kingdom for him. Urakami Munekage understood that what the Miyoshi family wanted was just a legitimate opportunity to invade Bizen, but in desperation, he also
They had no choice but to surrender to the Miyoshi family. The Urakami troops who were still resisting in Harima surrendered their weapons to the Miyoshi family, and Harima was completely pacified.&1t;/p>
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However, this is not the news that worries Yu Qiuping the most. What really makes him angry is the news from Maple Leaf Mountain City - that is where his foundation lies.&1t;/p>
Yu Qiuping left two companies in Hequan, Hanoi during this expedition, led by Charlie and Yoshioka Katsumasa respectively. However, the two men had conflicts in their previous strategic deployment.&1t;/p>
When the Miyoshi family from Kishiwada Castle and Takaya Castle gathered north and threatened the southern border of the Yuqiu family, Charlie advocated dividing his troops to garrison Otori County and the Yamato River line. At the same time, he asked the small wealthy families in Hanoi to help out and keep the Miyoshi army out of their territory.
.However, Yoshioka Shengzheng asked to concentrate his forces, put the Mihaoshi family into the territory, and solve the crisis in one fell swoop with a field battle.&1t;/p>
Charlie thinks Yoshioka Katsumasa's plan is too dangerous, but Yoshioka Katsumasa feels that Charlie wants to keep troops everywhere, but in the end he can't defend anywhere. However, the two are of equal rank and have the same military rank——
They are all majors and generals, and no one can command anyone. Although Charlie is no longer as isolated as before, he is not good at socializing, and Yoshioka Katsumasa has a hot temper, so it is very unpleasant. Imagawa Kaede originally wanted to persuade the two
However, Maple Leaf Mountain City was not peaceful at that time, and Imagawa Kaede did not dare to leave Maple Leaf Mountain City and go to the front line for too long, so she gave up. She could only order the two of them to be cautious and not to act like Meng Lang.&1t;/p>
Who would have thought that two days ago, Yoshioka Katsumasa actually wanted to lead his troops across the river to launch an attack because he found that Miyoshi Masayasu on the south bank of the Yamato River lacked protection for a large baggage battalion - he did have the authority to command his troops to do so.
, and asked Charlie to follow. However, Charlie did not leave the position - because in front of him was the main force of Miyoshi Changitsu. Charlie, who was worried about the loss of Sakai Town, refused Yoshioka Katsumasa's request and asked him to exercise restraint.
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Yoshioka Katsumasa turned a deaf ear to Charles's refusal and stubbornly crossed the river for a surprise attack. His move really caught Miyoshi Masayasu off guard, and the main baggage camp was burned by Yoshioka Katsumasa. However, when the reinforcements of Miyoshi Masayasu and Miyoshi Changitsu
After the assembly was completed, Yoshioka Katsumasa's company was immediately overwhelmed in numbers. Yoshioka Katsumasa was forced to retreat, but was pursued across the river by the Miyoshi family's troops. Seeing that the defense line was about to be broken through, it was Charlie at the critical moment.
Arriving in time, he used a crisp side attack to force the Miyoshi family to retreat to the south bank of the Yamato River.&1t;/p>
Although the crisis was averted this time, Yu Qiuping could not sit still. If Charlie and Yoshioka Katsumasa, who did not belong to each other, caused another trouble, his territory would be finished. So he asked Akechi Mitsuhide and
After Kinoshita Hideyoshi said goodbye, he hurriedly led his headquarters back to Maple Leaf Mountain Castle.&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!