However, as if the athletes had been arching their bodies for a long time, but the gunshot had not been fired, Yu Qiuping was full of doubts. However, just like the athletes who were concentrating on the track, no one dared to be distracted and glance up at the movements.
The referee of the gun - if the gunshot rings out at the moment you look up, you must start at least half a body slower than others.
Therefore, Yu Qiuping still held Chidori tightly, ready to jump out at any time when the signal was sent. However, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly discovered that Longzi was a little distracted at the moment - she was caressing her carefully.
A scarf in your pocket.
"The scarf looks so familiar." A thought flashed through Yu Qiuping's mind, "It seems to be...oh! That winter, when I first met Long Zi, I tied her scarf on it."
Wasn't this scarf thrown away a long time ago? Yu Qiuping was a little distracted for a while, and couldn't help but start thinking about the story about that scarf. It was still winter when Yu Qiuping gave Longzi that scarf, but Longzi didn't care.
He had to wear it like this, and even in the summer, he still had to wear it, and he got prickly heat on his neck. Later, Yu Qiuping took the scarf away. After that, Yu Qiuping asked himself that he had never seen that scarf again.
I don’t know how it came back to Longzi’s hands - I haven’t seen Longzi around me again after so many years.
However, during the few moments when Yu Qiuping, who had been concentrating for a long time, was distracted, the sound of fighting and shouts of killing suddenly came from Sen Kecheng's side. Yu Qiuping poked his head out in surprise and found that Sen Kecheng had already
He led the people out of the pass and was fighting with a dozen ninjas in front of the pass - and the ninjas in the bushes and woods who were standing in the middle immediately rushed towards Sen Kecheng. Even Yu Qiuping
Many of the ninjas guarding the pass rushed to reinforce them.
"Why did the fight start without calling out the code?" Yu Qiuping was shocked, but at this moment he had no choice but to ask Sen Kecheng. Instead, he immediately waved and led the five people around him to stand up and charge. Longzi quickly stuffed his scarf
After returning to their arms, they took the knife and rushed out with Yu Qiuping. At this moment, there were less than 10 ninjas standing in front of them. Naturally, these ninjas could not stop the guards who had experienced many battles. Yu
Although Qiupei himself was not very skilled in martial arts, Ryuko and Mori Kolong were both masters. They covered each other and rushed out in one breath. Those ninjas were no match at all, and they fled in a hurry after killing three of them.
However, Yu Qiuping had already rushed to the foot of the mountain, but Sen Kecheng did not rush out. Yu Qiuping and Sen Kelong hurriedly jumped on a stone hillock and looked back, finding that Sen Kecheng, who was shouting for a fight, and his only remaining
The two guards were being attacked by more than thirty ninjas. Before Yu Qiuping and Sen Kelong could react, they saw Sen Kecheng and the remaining two guards cut down to the ground under random swords. One
The ninja rushed to Mori Kecheng, cut off his head, and held it up high as a show off.
The close friend who was just reminiscing and chatting became a dead soul in an instant. After Yu Qiuping was shocked, he only felt the pain of being torn apart in his heart. He suddenly understood why Sen Kecheng insisted on sending Sen Kelong to Yu.
Qiupei came here, and then attacked first without giving a signal. Senko didn't want both sides to break out together, but wanted to use his own life as bait to break out first to attract the attention of the Matsunaga family ninjas, thus giving Yu Qiupei a chance to escape -
-However
, he could not bear to let his eldest son die with him, so he arranged for him to be with Yu Qiuping, hoping that Sen Kelong could escape with Yu Qiuping.
"Senior Sen..." Yu Qiuping felt a dryness in his throat, and tears welled up in his eyes, "Why did you do this! Didn't you promise to cherish your own life? If you don't let me die, how can you die yourself?"
"
"Father!" Sen Kelong's eyes were completely red, and he roared angrily like a wild beast. He held the knife and rushed towards Sen Kecheng's head. However, Yu Qiuping realized the situation.
It's not good. Because the dozens of Sanhao family ninjas have changed their direction and rushed towards Yu Qiuping.
"Your Highness Hongye, please leave quickly!" Sen Kelong shouted in a low voice towards Yu Qiuping, while resolutely rushing in the opposite direction, "I'm going to avenge my father right now!"
"Kelong, calm down!" Yu Qiuping grabbed Sen Kelong, and while ordering the guards to retreat quickly, he ordered in a low voice: "If you don't want your father's efforts to be in vain, you can come with me!"
After that, Yu Qiuping couldn't help but drag Sen Kelong and ran down the mountain. Sen Kelong knew that now was not the time to get emotional. Although he was full of grief and anger, he still obeyed Yu Qiuping's request and evacuated with him with tears in his eyes.
The ninjas of the Matsunaga family were so careful that they actually forgot to kill or move the horses that Yu Qiuping and the others left behind, so that Yu Qiuping and the others could mount their horses and run away.
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However, since the Matsunaga family's ashigaru came from the northeast and the Miyoshi family's troops were in the south, Yu Qiupei had to lead everyone on horseback to rush west. After noticing Yu Qiupei's successful escape, the Matsunaga family also immediately sent out cavalry
The pursuit came. At the critical moment, the Yuqiu army located outside the west gate seemed to realize that something was wrong with the situation. Takenaka Shigeharu immediately ordered Nobuyuki Anayama to lead 400 cavalrymen in the name of chief of staff to come out to respond, and the 400 cavalrymen pursued by the Matsunaga family came out.
A positive one.
Nobuyuki Anayama didn't say much. He didn't even think about whether the Matsunaga family was an enemy or a friend, and rushed towards the Matsunaga family's cavalry. When cavalry is hedging, horse speed is crucial. If the time to increase the horse speed is missed due to hesitation,
The entire army would be destroyed. The cavalry of both sides sent out a loose and huge formation and launched a round of hedging outside the south gate of Gaowu City. In the shadow of swords and swords, many knights were knocked off their horses at the moment when their horses crossed each other. More
The people emptied their weapons at each other and rode towards the next enemy.
After a round of hedging, more than twenty knights fell on the Matsunaga family's side, and more than thirty knights fell on the Yuqiu family's side. Since the two sides exchanged positions during the hedging, behind the Matsunaga family's cavalry was the Yuqiu family's.
At the camp, behind them was the Matsunaga family group that was rushing towards them. In order to return to their respective camps, the commanders of Nobuhiko Ayama and the Matsunaga family ordered the cavalry to turn their horses around, and then slowly accelerated again and launched a hedge. This
Once, the knight exchange ratio of the Yuqiu family was still not optimistic - they lost more than 20 people, but the Matsunaga family only lost a dozen people. After two rounds of confrontation, those who were just knocked off their horses without being fatally injured
The knights struggled to run back to their own camp with the help of friendly troops, and Yu Qiuping had also escaped safely back to the camp.
"Your Highness, what is going on? Why are the Matsunaga family chasing Your Highness!" Takenaka Shigeharu saw Yu Qiuping
After returning safely, he immediately went to greet him and asked.
"The Matsunaga family most likely rebelled against the Oda family. Just now they sent ninjas to attack His Highness Mori and me on the mountain! His Highness Mori has encountered something unexpected, and I escaped by chance." Yu Qiuping gritted his teeth with hatred and said in a deep voice: "
Immediately ask Tokiwa Bei and Naruhei to assemble their troops and prepare for war! To meet the charging Matsunaga army! The Miyoshi family is very likely to have colluded with the Matsunaga family. The troops of Fuyayasu Anzai and Yoshihiro Miyoshi are also at risk of suddenly attacking us, so we must be cautious.
!”
"Kelong, I know you are feeling very uncomfortable at the moment." Yu Qiuping turned around and patted Sen Kelong, whose eyes were completely red and his face was full of tears. "But I still want you to return to Sen's house immediately.
In the reserve team, immediately assemble the army and prepare for war, beware of the three good troops in Gaowu City who should cooperate with each other inside and outside!"
"Yes! Your Highness!" Senkolong replied in a loud voice, almost roaring, and bowed suddenly, "I will cooperate with His Highness Hongye to beat these bastards! Avenge my father!"
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After Moriko Takashi returned to the Mori family army, Yu Qiupei immediately asked Takenaka Shigeharu's staff to start formulating an emergency combat plan. Matsunagahide's 4,000 soldiers had bypassed the southern city of Takaya Castle and attacked Yu Qiupei stationed in the west city. Joban Bei
Heming Dy prepared 2,400 soldiers to guard the camp and Xicheng Castle Town. Relying on the strong defense capabilities and intensive iron artillery firepower, Matsunagahide was helpless for a while.
However, Yu Qiuping knew that now was not the time for a decisive battle. Originally, on the southern front, the total strength of the Oda-Matsunaga coalition was 24,000 people, and the Miyoshi family's army also had 22,000 people. They were in a stalemate and no one could act rashly. However,
, at this moment, the 12,000 people of Matsunaga Hide fell to the side of the Miyoshi Army, and the situation immediately became the 12,000 people of the Oda Army against the 34,000 people of the Miyoshi-Matsuyoshi Allied Forces. The Oda family was at an absolute disadvantage and was unable to fight at all.
On the one hand, Amakihei sent an emergency messenger to inform Oda Nobunaga that Matsunagahide had rebelled and Mori Katsunari was killed in the battle, and asked Oda Nobunaga to send reinforcements. On the other hand, he sought to retreat from Takaya Castle and return to the north bank of the Yamato River as soon as possible.
, defend your territory.
However, sending an envoy at this moment, Oda Nobunaga will not respond until tomorrow. Takaya Castle is about 70 miles away from the front line where Oda Nobunaga and Miyoshi Nagakei confront each other. It would be good if the reinforcements can arrive the day after tomorrow -
—Before, Yu Qiuping had to rely on his own troops. Although the situation at this moment is not desperate, it is still extremely difficult.
The top priority is to first find a way to repel the Matsunaga family's attack. Then, block the reinforcements from Anzai Toyasu and Miyoshi Yoshihiro, and even fight Miyoshi Nagaitsu and Miyoshi Yasunaga who are fighting out of the city. However, due to Yu Qiupei's troops
Located in the West City, it is also difficult to retreat to the north bank of the Yamato River. After that, how to defend Sakai Town, which is located on the south side of the Yamato River - 30 miles west of Takaya Castle, is another big problem.
Just when Yu Qiuping was feeling worried about the difficult situation in front of him, Takenaka Shigeharu suddenly walked quickly to Yu Qiuping and whispered to Yu Qiuping: "Your Highness, I have a plan! Please let me go to the Mori Family Army immediately!"
"Ah? What's the plan?" Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment and asked hurriedly.
"Before sunset, no high buildings will be destroyed and no heads will be left."
Chapter completed!