In the continuous rain, the cavalry of the Red Leaf Army suddenly came out, bypassed Hachimanhara Castle and the positions of the Kii people, and headed straight to the south. In heavy rain, the iron cannons had little power, and the Kii people were unable to stop the Red Leaf Army.
The cavalry advanced desperately and had to rush out of the city to follow them - they were also worried about something happening in Zahe City.
In fact, the place where the Hongye Army stopped was not far from Zahe City, but the heavy rain and the damn disease forced the Hongye Army to withdraw. However, if the cavalry was galloping at all costs, it would be difficult to reach Zahe City.
It took only half a day. The red leaf cavalry galloped on the mountain roads and official roads, leaving the Kii people who were walking on foot far behind.
"Your Highness, what should I do if I get there and find that I really lured the enemy?" Xiaoban Jiesheng was a little worried about Yu Qiuping's safety. At first, he tried to persuade Yu Qiuping not to follow the cavalry company, but Yu Qiuping refused.
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"At worst, rush to the east and meet Zhongxiu and Hengxing. They shouldn't face many enemies." Yu Qiuping smiled, but he was not too nervous, "But I believe in Hanbei's judgment.
Something must have happened in Hecheng."
The Red Leaf Cavalry crossed the Norikawa River on horseback from the bridge, and when they rushed to the gate of Zaga Castle, they found that a fierce battle was breaking out at the castle head and the castle town. There were nearly 400 troops under the banner of Hosoragi Bei and General Omaezaki Nakahide.
Attack the city. However, when Yu Qiuping looked to the east, he found that there were no follow-up troops from Hosoragi Bei or Ikeda Tsuneaki on the way. Instead, in the distance, he could faintly see the troops of the Kii people.
Rushing back - just like the other people from the Kii Kingdom chasing after Yu Qiuping.
"Is this?" Yu Qiuping couldn't figure out what happened for a moment, "We are cavalry, and we rushed over because the power of the iron cannon was greatly reduced by the rain. This Xiliu Bei is full of infantry. They are
Did you fly here with wings?"
Yu Qiuping then glanced at the battlefield and found that there were many bamboo rafts parked beside the Jichuan river bank. Some of them had been damaged during the beach wash, some had become wrecks hanging on the rocks, and many more
At most, they rested peacefully on the shore.
"Could it be..." Yu Qiuping looked upstream along the Ji River to the east. The source of the rapid water was the planned advance route of the Eastern Route Army. "That boy Zhong Xiu led a company and took advantage of the Ji River to swell due to rain.
Did Shuishi rush down on a bamboo raft and throw away the people of Kii Country? He really did."
"Immediately assist the friendly forces!" Yu Qiuping glanced at the pursuers behind him and immediately ordered the troops to attack. The Red Leaf Cavalry immediately rushed into the castle town, cooperated with Xiliu Bei to attack from the front and back, and easily defeated the Zahe people who were still resisting. Then
, they immediately attacked the city gates from all directions. The Zahezhong did not have enough manpower to defend all the city gates, and the south gate was breached first. The Hongye Army immediately swarmed in, and soon suppressed the entire city's resistance. Yu Qiuping also personally boarded the gate.
We went up to the castle tower and looked around the whole city.
"The enemy only has less than 200 people in total. It seems that they did not expect that we would bypass their frontline defense forces and attack Zaga Castle unexpectedly." Kitahata Keie, the commander of Hosoragi Bei's first company, also arrived shortly after.
When he arrived at the castle tower, he reported the battle situation to Yu Qiupei, "Just as His Highness guessed, Lord Omaezaki secretly built a bamboo raft and put it into the river when the water rose.
They rushed down. However, the people of Kii Kingdom later reacted and began to set up obstacles in the Ki River, using iron cannons and bows and arrows to shoot at our troops on the bamboo rafts. His Highness Ikeda was worried that there would be too many casualties, so he stopped moving forward."
"Good guy, there is really nothing that Nakahide doesn't dare to think about. Last time he swam from Lake Hamana to bombard the great chef, and this time he took a bamboo raft and swam down the river in front of the enemy." Yu.
Qiuping sighed in admiration while arranging his men to prepare for retreat.
"Where is Nakahide now? Tell him to come quickly, we have to prepare to evacuate." Yu Qiuping scratched the edge of the castle tower window and looked down the city, but did not find Omaezaki Nakahide, "We don't have any food.
, a serious epidemic broke out, and this battle cannot be fought. Although Zahe City has been captured, we can't hold it with just 800 of us, so we should withdraw quickly."
"Your Highness, who said there is no food?"
As soon as people arrived, and excited shouts rang out, Nakahide Omaezaki immediately jumped in, pulled Yu Qiuping's sleeves and walked out.
"What are you doing, Zhongxiu, where are you going?"
"Show His Highness the food!"
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Yu Qiupei was inexplicably taken to another large warehouse in the city by Omaezaki Nakahide. There were bloodstains all over the door of the warehouse, and there were several rows of corpses beside it. It seemed that a fierce battle had just broken out. Hosoragi Bei's ashigaru were on guard around the warehouse.
, there were several prisoners tied up at the entrance of the warehouse.
"This is Suzuki Shigehide." Omaezaki Nakahide pointed to the muscular man covered in blood - the latter had been tied into a rice dumpling and was still struggling, "Suzuki Shigei's son, it is said that he is also a Zaga Zhongli
The third in command. When we attacked the city just now, he was the one who kept resisting, and his brother had already escaped with his men. This guy killed many of us, so we have caught him."
After hearing Omaezaki Nakahide describe himself and his father in such a contemptuous tone, Suzuki Shigehide became even more angry, as if he wanted to bite the rope in his mouth, but was immediately held down by two ashigaru.
"You said you were coming to show me the grain..." Yu Qiuping squinted at the huge warehouse, pointed with his finger and said, "Is this what you are referring to?"
"Yes, this is all grain." Nakahide Omaezaki walked forward with a smirk, and opened the door of the warehouse. He saw that it was filled with grain bags. You could see from several open bags.
This is almost all dry food.
"With this food, the army will have nothing to worry about. Your Highness can immediately light up the smoke and let the main force return to Zahe City. As long as we hold out in the city for a while and persist until the main force comes back, we can put Ji who wants to counterattack
Drive all the Iraqi people away! Then we have this batch of food, and the supply line behind it doesn’t matter. We can just transport the medicine up, and all the problems will be solved!"
"You're right." When Yu Qiuping heard this, his eyes flashed, and he immediately arranged for people to do it.
Who would have thought that Suzuki Shigehide, who heard the conversation between the two, suddenly struggled violently and broke free from the restraints of the two ashigaru, but suddenly fell to the ground. Because his hands and feet were tied, he could not crawl at all.
He could only roll all the way to the front of Yu Qiuping, which shocked Yu Qiuping.
"Woo! Woo!" Suzuki showed off Yu Qiuping's feet
He stopped in front of him and tried his best to roar, but it was muffled by the rope in his mouth, but he still shouted relentlessly. Yu Qiuping guessed what he might be going to say, so he ordered Sen.
Long loosened the rope from his mouth.
As soon as Mori Kotaka loosened the rope that gagged his mouth, Suzuki Shigehide immediately poured out obscene words like a mad dog and greeted Yu Qiuping's 18th generation ancestor. Mori Kotaka was so angry that he wanted to draw a knife and kill Suzuki.
Chongxiu was cut off.
"Koron, wait a minute." Yu Qiuping raised his hand to stop Mori Koron's actions. He seemed not to care about Suzuki Shigehide's curses. Despite his loud curses, he said in a low but clear tone:
"I don't have much time for you. Apart from swearing, please say what you want to say as soon as possible."
Yu Qiuping's words seemed to have an immediate effect. The voice of Suzuki Shigehide, who had been scolding him happily just now, gradually became quieter. After cursing a few more words reluctantly, Suzuki Shigehide took a deep breath and spoke with some difficulty.
Said: "Please don't take away these grains."
Yu Qiuping could tell that the "honorific" in this sentence was already too much for him.
"Why is this?" Yu Qiuping asked in confusion, but Suzuki Shigehide did not answer and just lowered his head.
"Don't you want to answer?" Yu Qiuping asked tentatively again, but still didn't get a reply, so he directly ordered Sen Kelong, "Kelong, go to the top of the city to raise the smoke and notify the entire army to attack. There is food here.
, don’t worry about running out of food.”
"Wait a minute!" Suzuki Shigehide became anxious as soon as he heard this sentence and interrupted loudly again, "Don't take these grains!"
"Why?" Yu Qiuping turned to him calmly and asked in a low voice.
"Those grains are poisonous! You will die if you eat them!" Suzuki Shigehide yelled at Yu Qiuping, "Eat you Kinki guys who have no descendants to death! Why the hell do you want to come to Kii and run wild!"
"You don't have to worry about it. We will test it ourselves to see if it is poisonous." Yu Qiuping seemed to have guessed the reason, but he did not explain it. Instead, he smiled and said, "Kelong, go and light the smoke."
"Wait a minute!" Suzuki Shigehide said anxiously when he saw this, and found that Yu Qiuping was looking at him with a very indifferent look. He suddenly felt that all the calculations in his heart had been seen through, and he knew that he would not be able to pass this level if he didn't bow his head.
. He bit his lips tightly, his face was wary, and his body was shaking slightly. After a while, this man who refused to admit defeat took several deep breaths, made a lot of determination, and whispered in an almost pleading tone.
road:
"Your Highness, Jibu. These grains are the only grains left in Kii. The people's grains are all gathered here. This year's autumn harvest, thanks to your gift, has been completely destroyed. Without this year's harvest, the people are counting on these grains.
It will last until next year. If you take away these grains, not many of the thousands of people in Kii Country will survive until next year."
"Then why did you gather the food? Isn't it all being carried in one pot?" Omaezaki Nakahide asked with a sneer, "Isn't it to strengthen the wall and clear the country, and to be wary of us?"
Chapter completed!