May 2nd, Aki Castle, Tosa Kuni, Shikoku Island.
Yu Qiuping received the latest news from Kinki, some good news and one bad news.
The first piece of good news comes from the Izumi battlefield in Kawachi. Under the coordination of Ikeda Tsuneaki and Imagawa Kaede, and with the support of Sakuma Nobumori, Honganji's offensive has been blocked, and there is no attack on Sakai Town.
Strategic strategic points such as Jiangcheng and Maple Leaf Mountain City pose threats.
The second piece of good news came from Kii. The plan set by Amano Keitoku a few months ago was perfectly implemented. He deliberately left military power to lure the Kii nobles and temples to rebel, and then let the people who had been ambushing in the Kii mountainous area
Changpanbei cooperated with the defenders of Zahe City and completely defeated them. At this time, the Yuqiu family could logically take back the military power of the people and the temple. And because many of them had already obtained the money from signing the lease agreement,
The rent was deposited in Amakihei's bank, and Masuda Nagamori can now confiscate those funds on the grounds of "treason." Now, Tokiwabei's troops have advanced to a place very close to Zaga Castle. It is expected that in May
The relief campaign will be launched around the 3rd day.
The third piece of good news comes from the distant Mikawa Kingdom in Tokaido. This news is a big and explosive event. Yu Qiuping believes that soon this news will spread throughout the world and bring great changes to the world.
Big changes.
On April 30, the long-standing confrontation between the Oritoku Allied Forces and the Takeda Army finally broke out in a fierce battle. Takeda Katsuyori, who had been besieging Nagashino Castle for a long time but failed to defeat it, led the army to attack Shitarahara where the Oritoku Allied Forces were located.
Oda Nobunaga, who was waiting for the formation, used a terrifying number of 5,000 iron cannons to severely serve the Takeda army. Even though Takeda Katsuyori cleverly chose the direction of attack, it was difficult for the Ori De coalition forces arrayed behind the mountain to mobilize and to communicate with each other.
support, but the gap in firepower was too great. A large number of Takeda troops fell in front of the Oroku coalition's fortifications before they could swing their swords.
However, the brave and capable Takeda Army did not disappoint the people of the world. In such an embarrassing battle situation, they still tenaciously broke through multiple lines of defense of the Oroku Allied Forces and defeated more than ten reserve teams. Tokugawa Ieyasu was even beaten until he was forced to
Move the main formation. However, the Takeda Army, which was only half the number of the Oda Army, was eventually defeated due to excessive bleeding and outnumbered. Since the Takeda Army had already pressed forward with the entire army in order to defeat the Oda Army, it was naturally difficult to retreat when they wanted to retreat.
Unable to escape from the Oda army, Naito Masatoyo and other important ministers were trapped in the formation and were shot to death. However, Baba Nobubo personally cut off the rear in order to cover Takeda Katsuyori's retreat and killed several people with his own hands.
In this battle, the Takeda army was defeated at Shitarahara. Countless brave key retainers and elite soldiers of the family were killed on the battlefield. When Takeda Katsuyori fled back to Shinano, there were less than 3,000 organized troops around, and the Takeda family suffered a defeat.
A spine-breaking disaster. The failure of the Nagashino Battle also marked the Takeda family's complete withdrawal from the fight for the world. Next, it will not be easy for him to keep his territory.
The disastrous defeat of the Takeda family also caused a chain reaction across the country. Everyone realized that the Oda family in front of them would not gradually wither away like the Hosokawa family and the Miyoshi family, the overlords of Kinki in the past. If it was not stopped, the entire world would be destroyed.
The city was captured by Oda Nobunaga. The Uesugi family and the Hojo family were still fighting in the Kanto region. After the Takeda family's defeat, they immediately shook hands and made peace. At the same time, they expressed concern about the Takeda family's situation. The Hojo family sent troops to replace Takeda Katsuyori.
Guarding Suruga, they blocked the pursuing Oritoku coalition forces. Uesugi Kenshin immediately sent troops to Kaga and cooperated with Ichibuki Mun to counterattack the North 6th Army, forcing Shibata Katsuie to ask for help from Oda Nobunaga. In the West Country, as the second
Nobunaga surrounded the leader of the alliance, the Mori family, and also sent a large number of troops to the Harima area of ​​the Miyoshi family, causing Hideyoshi Hideyoshi and Araki Murashige's San'yodo Army to be in panic. Akechi Mitsuhide hurriedly stopped the Sanindo Army's attack on Tamba and turned to
And support Settsu.
However, these three pieces of good news about the battle did not make Yu Qiuping happy in the slightest - because the piece of bad news he saw first was a personal letter from Amano Kyoutoku.
Yu Qiu Shang and Yu Qiu You had a fierce quarrel in the territory of Kii, and the conflict between the two parties almost reached an irreconcilable point. Yu Qiu Shang could not tolerate Yu Qiu You killing innocent people indiscriminately, while Yu Qiu You felt that his brother was pretending to be noble and put his own
Good reputation is more important than Tokiwa Bei's life and Yu Qiu's family's plans. Yu Qiuyou also openly raised the issue of the inheritance of the family governor with Yu Qiu Shang, and seemed to think that his brother was deliberately suppressing him.
This letter from Amano Keitoku was written very objectively and did not mean to favor any party at all. However, this attitude made Yu Qiuping even more worried. Because Amano Keitoku has always advocated "causing chaos first" and "doing dirty work"
Therefore, he taught Yu Qiuyou in this way, and he would obviously agree more with Yu Qiuyou's ideas. However, considering the sensitivity of the position of governor, Amano Keitoku obviously deliberately adopted an attitude that did not favor any party——
This in itself shows that Amano Keitoku has his own views on the succession of the family governor, so he needs to deliberately conceal it.
This can't help but give Yu Qiuping a bad association. Amano Jingde has never liked Yu Qiu Shang, and it has been like this since the birth of the twins. Yu Qiuping will never forget that Amano Jingde originally planned to abandon or abandon her.
It was Imagawa Kaede's determination to send away Yu Qiu Shang, who was born with a disability, and make Yu Qiu Shang his eldest son. And over the years, Amano Keitoku was also very dissatisfied with Takenaka Shigeharu's education methods. Just like Yu Qiu You
As he said, Amano Jingtoku also believed that Yu Qiu Shang was too willful and cherished feathers, and too kind and kind to take on the important responsibility of the family governor. Yu Qiuping could feel it, but Amano Jingtoku didn't say it clearly.
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Closing the letter in his hand, Yu Qiuping sighed, not knowing what to do. He put down the letter, stood up slowly, put his hands behind his back, and walked around the room repeatedly. His pace became faster and faster, and finally he
I couldn't help but sit back at the table, pick up the letter and start reading it again.
Just when Yu Qiuping finally picked up his pen after thinking hard for a long time and planned to write a reply to Amano Jingde, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Your Highness," Ye Gusuizi's voice sounded, "Boss Xiaoxi wants to see you."
"Is it Lonzo?" Yu Qiuping put down the pen in his hand, raised his head and asked, "But it's a business matter?"
"No, it's the boss." Ye Gusuizi replied with some confusion, "It's not a business matter, it seems... military affairs?"
"Military affairs?" Yu Qiuping was also stunned when he heard this. Governor Konishi was not in the military system, so how could there be military affairs to report, "Let him come in."
A moment later, President Xiao Xi hurried to Yu Qiuping's house. Judging from the way he was sweating profusely, he must have run all the way. When he saw Yu Qiuping's face, he hurriedly saluted and whispered, "Your Highness
, please forgive me for overstepping my bounds. Military affairs is not my duty, but..."
"It's okay. If you have anything to say, you can just say it." Yu Qiuping turned around, smiled and signaled to President Konishi not to be nervous. If an ordinary businessman wanted to give Yu Qiuping advice on military affairs, Yu Qiuping would probably just
I listened out of courtesy and didn't take it seriously. Because there are specializations in the arts, there are too many differences between business and military affairs. But the Governor Konishi in front of me is one of the few famous generals in the post-Warring States era. He is so anxious.
Come over and give me some advice, I'm sure you'll find something.
"That's it, Your Highness!" President Xiaoxi saluted Yuqiu in a very formal manner, "I suspect that the reason why Shihe Yicun and Anzhai Dongkang have not attacked for so long is because they have other plans!"
"Oh, tell me about it?" Yu Qiuping raised his eyebrows when he heard this and looked at President Xiaoxi with interest. President Xiaoxi guessed well that Shihe Yicun and Anzhai Dongkang did have another plan.
According to the information given by Amano Keitoku, the Sanuki people of Tokawa Ippon are very likely to board the Awaji navy ship of Anzai Fuyayasu and sail directly to Kii to support Kii's rebels. Miyoshi Yoshihide has a lot to offer
After all, he didn’t expect that Yu Qiuping had already been on the line with Suzuki Shigekane. As soon as he made a decision, the back-foot information would be placed in front of Amano Keitoku’s desk. How could President Konishi go without information?
If you can guess this step without knowing the source, you are already very talented in the battle situation.
"I suspect that Tokawa Ippuno's Sanuki troops are very likely to board the Awaji navy ship of Anzai Fuyayasu, and then head directly westward to board 6 on the south bank of Nishi Tosa! Cooperate with Miyoshi Yoshihide, and attack His Highness Kira from front to back.
force!"
"Oh?" President Xiaoxi's speculation made Yu Qiuping slightly disappointed. Obviously, he guessed wrong. But it was already very difficult to guess this step. So, Yu Qiuping encouraged again, "
Why do you think so?"
"Because I have been speculating on the Miyoshi family's troop dispatch route and general candidates before I leave. I originally thought that the Miyoshi family would definitely let Shiga Icun and the powerful Sanuki people take the west route! Because there are many plains and open terrain in the Nishi Tosa area,
It is conducive to large corps operations. The mountains of East Tosa are densely covered, and it is difficult to break through as long as you hold on to a few key points. Therefore, I feel that the main direction of the Miyoshi family's attack must be Nishi Tosa. So when the Miyoshi family's advance plan was announced, I was surprised.
For a long time, why should we let Miyoshi Yoshihide, who is not so proficient in battle formations, go to the west route, and put the brave and capable Toga Ichi on the east route that is difficult to break through? Isn't this a waste!"
"Another thing that makes me suspicious is the battle situation on the Western Front." Governor Konishi paused and said clearly again, "The terrain in West Tosa is much wider than that in East Tosa, and there are obviously ways to divide the troops and make circuitous routes.
Opportunity. However, Miyoshi Yoshihide had more than twice as many troops as His Majesty Kira, but he only spent them at Omori Castle without any detour into the hinterland of Nishi Tosa. Such a move was obviously to attract His Majesty Kira's troops to Nishi Tosa.
The northern border of Tosa, leaving the hinterland of Nishi Tosa empty, thus creating opportunities for Ichikawa Tokawa and Toyasu Anzai to land!"
Chapter completed!