It has to be said that from the perspective of an uninformed person, Konishi Governor's inference is very reasonable. Yu Qiuping asked himself, if he had not obtained the information on the movements of the Miyoshi Army from Suzuki Shigekane, he would probably have
He would believe President Konishi’s inference. However, as an insider, Yu Qiuping knew that President Konishi was overly worried.
"Your Highness, the sea surface of Tosa Bay has been covered in heavy fog since yesterday. According to my understanding of hydrology, there may be very thick morning fog on the sea surface during this period. We can't see clearly what is on the sea on the coast.
It is conducive to the secret transfer of the fleet. If the Mihaoshi family wants to take action, it will probably be in the next few days. Your Highness, please immediately send our navy to conduct maritime reconnaissance, and at the same time prepare the troops to rush to the Western Front!"
After hearing Governor Konishi's inference, Yu Qiuping lowered his head in embarrassment and fell into deep thought.
In fact, even if Governor Konishi didn't come to say these words to Yu Qiuping, Yu Qiuping still planned to move the troops to the western front. According to his plan, as soon as Tokawa Icun and Anzai Fuyasu left Higashi Tosa for Kii, he would
We will turn to support the middle road, cooperate with Chosou's Motochi counterattack, and push back the main force of Miyoshi Chokei. In this case, it is better to prepare now and pretend to have listened to Governor Konishi's suggestion. If it is the first time to offer advice
Being accepted is also an encouragement to President Konishi, and he will definitely be more confident. Just think of it as a way to cultivate future talents.
As for the Yuqiu family's navy, there's no harm in making a move. Anyway, they won't encounter the Miyoshi family's Awaji navy, so let's just let them conduct a military exercise.
"Okay, thank you for the reminder, President. I was negligent before." After figuring out these joints, Yu Qiuping stood up with a smile and patted President Xiaoxi on the shoulder, "I will go find Yu Nan right away and send someone to inform you."
I will tell you, Your Highness, to act according to your plan."
By the time Fu Jiubei and the cavalry company advance to the vicinity of Okafeng Castle, the Yuqiu family's fleet will probably find out that nothing is going on at sea. At that time, Fu Jiu Bei and the cavalry company will follow the current and go directly north to support the middle road.
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On May 3, Yutō Ogawa's Yushu Bei had arrived at the castle town of Oka Toyo Castle, while Yoshioka Katsumasa's Rakihara Bei was still stationed at Aki Castle. Yu Qiuping led the staff and cavalry company to Xiangzong Castle and took up the post.
The troops on the front line of Aki Castle will not be able to move until the central government receives clear information that the Sanki people and the Awaji navy have left Shikoku Island.
At the same time, the Momiji Fleet consisting of three cruisers and twelve destroyers led by Yasuki Itami also sailed towards the waters of Tosa Bay. Unlike the sneaky way they arrived, the current fleet can safely fly the Momiji flag.
mark their identity.
Regarding this voyage, Itami Yasukiyo himself had no psychological pressure. As one of the core members of the Uqiu family, he could see the information about the crow. The Awaji navy must be heading east to Kii, and the sea here is not dangerous.
However, for the sake of training his subordinates, he did not tell the captains, soldiers and sailors of each ship the news, intending to let them undergo the test of pressure. Standing in the captain's cabin, he could see the helmsman beside him
His hands were shaking.
"Novices are all novices." Itami Yasukichi said in his heart, "If you are already nervous at this level, what will you do on the battlefield?"
He smiled slightly, fumbled around in his arms, and took out a metal copper pipe. After playing with it a few times, he placed the copper pipe in front of his right eye and closed his left eye. He held the pipe in both hands and rotated it.
After a few clicks, start adjusting the focus.
What Yasuki Itami was holding was the brand new equipment of the Hongye Fleet - the telescope. The people Yu Qiuping sent to Manila, Batavia and other places to search for hydraulic boring machines and machinery failed to buy beds and machinery, but gave Yu Qiupei
Qiuping brought back a lot of gadgets. The first batch sent were 5 telescopes, all of which were equipped for the navy. There are no obstacles on the sea to block the sight, so the telescopes can be used to the maximum extent. The price of the telescopes is really not cheap.
Sena Ushiyoshi was in trouble for several days. After several shipments, it is said that pocket watches that can accurately tell the time and other works of Western craftsmen will be delivered.
"This thing is really magical," Yasuki Itami adjusted the telescope casually while recalling the first time he used a telescope. When he first saw this thing in Europa, he fiddled with it for a long time and couldn't figure out what it was.
How to use it. However, their Highness is extremely talented. Yu Qiuping seemed to be able to use this telescope as soon as he got it, without any guidance - His Highness is indeed no ordinary person.
"With it, I can see things several miles away, as if my eyes have been opened." Itami Yasuki couldn't help but sigh, "On land, with the cover of mountains and woods, it's not that easy to use.
But on this endless ocean, with this thing, it’s really..."
Yasuki Itami was halfway through his words, but he stopped abruptly. Several subordinates around him looked at Yasuki Itami in surprise, not understanding what happened.
At this moment, within the circular viewing angle of Itami Yasukiyo's telescope, a huge navy can be faintly seen sailing towards the west - that is the direction of Nishi Tosa.
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"What? The fleet of the Awaji Navy is heading west?" After hearing the report, Yu Qiuping jumped off his horse in shock, "Didn't you go east to Kii?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, no." The messenger who was observing the fleet's flag on the coast didn't understand why Yu Qiuping was so surprised - didn't His Highness originally suspect that the Awaji Navy was heading west? Why did he say eastbound? "According to the Awaji Navy ships
Judging from the waterline, a large number of people are aboard, and the Sanuki people are probably also on board."
"The target is not Kii, but Nishi Tosa... They are not going to support the Kii rebels." Yu Qiuping muttered to himself in disbelief, "This is bad..."
"Yes, Your Highness, Nishi Tosa is over." Yunan Fukuzawa, who was beside Yu Qiuping, looked equally gloomy. "Our troops cannot catch up with the navy on foot. They will reach Nishi Tosa, which is empty in the hinterland, before us.
After the north-south pincer attack, His Highness Kira is finished."
"No, that's not what I'm worried about..." Yu Qiuping's Adam's apple squirmed violently, and he held his forehead deeply with his right hand, "Suzuki Shigekane is lying... He gave us wrong information. He kept saying that the Awaji Navy must be
I’m going to support Kii.”
"Ki is finished."
"Send someone quickly to inform Hanbei and Gonbei that Suzuki Shigekane cannot be trusted!"
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At the same time, Ji Yi.
Tokiwabei's troops have sneaked into the mountains not far east of Zaga Castle. At this moment, Takenaka Shigeharu and others are studying how to raid the Kii rebels.
"The envoy from Suzuki Shigekane is here." Amano Keitoku opened the door of the tent and walked into the main tent of the Chinese army. Fukushima Yasunari, Takenaka Shigeharu and others were here. "He asked us to go straight to the Suzuki family to congratulate everyone."
In this formation, he will immediately control Suzuki Shigei and Suzuki Shigehide, and order the Zaga people not to resist. We have the Zaga people as cover. On the one hand, we can delay the response time of the Kii rebels, and on the other hand, we can directly
Establish contact with Zahe City."
"Are you coming again? Didn't he suddenly put Suzuki Shigei under house arrest before?" Fukushima Yasunari recalled that during the last battle of Zaga Castle, Suzuki Shigekane seemed to come to fight with Yu in the name of having Suzuki Shigei under house arrest.
The Qiu family negotiated, "Isn't it just a show this time?"
"Be careful, this information cannot be trusted easily." Takenaka Shigeharu also expressed doubts, "In any case, I think Suzuki Shigekane's loyalty to the Suzuki family is not so easily shaken. Has he been betrayed by you? What is his position?
It’s hard to tell whether it’s the Suzuki family or the Yuqiu family.”
"He is on our side. If he had not been betrayed, he would have informed Kii of the news that the rebel Tokiwabei had infiltrated, and he would not have let us get here." Amano Keidero shook his head firmly.
"Don't be suspicious."
"Maybe it's a trap. He just lured us here deliberately, and then set up an ambush to besiege us when Tokiwabi appears." Takenaka Shigeharu put down the plan in his hand, turned around and looked at Amano Keitoku solemnly, "
Crow, I'm not angry with you at this moment. I seriously doubt Suzuki Shigekane's motives. Inviting us to directly attack the Suzuki family's main formation is too dangerous anyway. If he sets an ambush, Tokiwabi will pay a lot of money.
price."
"But if they launch an attack from the front, the Kii rebels can react and retreat to the mountain castle on the seaside in time to wait for the Miyoshi family's reinforcements. The Miyoshi family's reinforcements are probably already at sea at this moment and will arrive in the near future. We will not have time to build a siege
I'm going to take down those mountain cities one by one." Amano Keitoku picked up the plan that Takenaka Shigeharu put on the table and clicked on a few lines with his hand, "You can't leave a place for the Miyoshi family to land, otherwise
We can't solve the Sanuki people and the Awaji naval forces. We must defeat Kii before the Miyoshi army arrives, so we must use Suzuki Shigekane."
"Seek skin from a tiger." Takenaka Shigeharu simply commented on Amano Keitoku's plan, "How on earth do you believe that a person will betray his father, his brothers, and his family to help you? Can he get any benefits?
?We definitely want to take back their military power. Suzuki Shigekane can only be a rich man at most. But if he just wants to be a rich man, then he can do it just as well if he stays in the Suzuki family. Why should he bear the sin of treachery?
"
"Besides, if the Suzuki family and the Zaga clan are at the end of their rope, and he betrays his father, younger brother, and family to survive alone, it can be explained by cowardice." Fukushima Yasunari also looked towards Amano Keitoku with some uneasiness.
He moved a small step and whispered, "Right now, the Kii rebels have the upper hand. As long as Suzuki Shigekake refuses to assist us, or backhands an ambush for us, the Kii rebels will win a complete victory. Here,
Under these circumstances, I can't find any reason to believe that Suzuki Shigekane would betray the Suzuki family. Even if he had agreed to our request before, now that he sees that the Kii rebels have a chance to win, he is very likely to be shaken and betray us. He has not
It is necessary to take chestnuts from the fire for the benefit of the Yuqiu family, and risk the lives of the family and relatives."
"I told you, if Suzuki Shigekane was not on our side and Tokiwabei couldn't get in at all, how could we be in the current situation?" Amano Keitoku seemed to feel that the suspicions of Takenaka Shigeharu and Fukushima Yasunari were questioning his ability.
, "Can't you trust me, or can't you trust the crow?"
"Of course I can trust Amano-sama, but I can't trust Suzuki Shigekane." Upon seeing this, Fukushima Yasunari hurriedly apologized, "I hope you will think again."
"There is no need to think twice, Suzuki Shigekane is absolutely trustworthy." Amano Keide said firmly and solemnly, "Mr. Takenaka, Fukushima-sama, please act according to Suzuki Shigekake's advice."
Chapter completed!