However, when Kobayakawa Takakage raised his head again, the expression on his face suddenly froze.
Smoke and dust were already rising behind the hill that blocked the official road in the distance.
"Could it be..."
The people who answered Kobayakawa Takakage were the maple bird horse prints that suddenly appeared behind the hills the next moment, and the ferryman wearing a red leaf shawl who led the way.
"What is that?" Qingshui Zongji in the formation was shouting for a fierce battle, but he was suddenly pulled by the guards and asked to look to the southeast. Qingshui Zongji looked around and saw only the horse seal on the official road in the southeast.
Behind the scenes, a large number of red leaf troops without armor were emerging in large numbers.
"How is it possible..." Shimizu Souji took a breath and began to count the flags of the Red Leaf Army. At this time, Tanma and ninjas located in various parts of the battlefield also ran back to Shimizu Zongji's main formation one after another, and approached him.
Report the appearance of the Red Leaf Army’s flag!
"San Maple Flag - it's Tokiwa Bei!"
"The arrow flag - it's Naru Dybei!"
"The wicker flag - it's the thin wicker flag!"
"The flag of fire - it's the preparation for starting a prairie fire!"
"The wine glass flag - it's the wine cup flag!"
"The high wall flag - it's the copper wall flag!"
"The thin electric flag - it's Jingzhe Bei!"
The more Shimizu Souji watched, the more frightened he became. Finally, he glanced at Wan Junbei with the lightning flag and Mingdi Bei with the mountain phoenix flag who had been fighting on the battlefield for a long time...
"The entire army of the world-famous Red Leaf Army is here." Souji Shimizu's mouth twitched, and he shook his head and laughed twice, "It's impossible, it's impossible... The Red Leaf Army just returned to Akashi Castle last night... Akashi Castle
It's 140 miles away from here...Did they fly here? How is that possible? Impossible."
"It is impossible to continue the fight. Without a hundred thousand troops, no one can fight against the 9 Hongye Army in reserve on the battlefield, even if they are not wearing armor." Kobayakawa Takakage in the formation also looked ashen and helplessly said
He dropped the military equipment in his hand. "I don't understand...how they came here in one day on a 140-mile journey..."
As the red leaves swayed all over the mountains and fields, they were arrayed one after another, and divine soldiers appeared outside Kamigetsu Castle like heaven. Urakami Munekage and Ukita Naoie lost their fighting spirit without saying a word, and led their troops to retreat from the battlefield. Kobayakawa Takakage
The withdrawal order also arrived subsequently, but the always fierce Shimizu Muneharu showed no intention of protesting and chose to leave in despair in the face of the overwhelming intimidation of the Hongye Army. Jingzhe Bei, who arrived on the hills, began to fire at the retreating Maori Army.
, as if beating gongs and drums to see them off.
Simply, the Red Leaf Army had no intention of pursuing it. After recapturing Kamigetsu Castle and driving the coalition forces into Bizen, the Maori Army stopped. Unbeknownst to the Maori Army, the Red Leaf Army received news at midnight yesterday - Hideyoshi Hashiba had and
The Maori family made peace privately, and Yu Qiuyou was suspected of following Nizi's family to Shangyue City - without even taking a break, they started marching with torches all night. All soldiers abandoned their auxiliary troops and marched lightly without armor.
The bulky six-pounders and nine-pounders were all abandoned, leaving only the horses dragging the three-pounders. The Red Leaf Army marched for almost a day and a night, and finally arrived at the battlefield at dusk. After the Maori army retreated,
The soldiers of the Hongye Army, who relied less on their willpower, were in a state of exhaustion and were no longer able to pursue. Hashiba Hideyoshi, who arrived later, led his army to chase for a while, but there was no big gain. Before the Hashiba family could wait,
After setting up camp, Yu Qiuping came to the door.
"Fujiro, do you think you should give me an explanation?" After Yu Qiuping saw Hideyoshi Hideyoshi, he asked without saying a word. Seeing Yu Qiuping so furious, he even called out, which is already taboo in the Yu Shiba army.
At the name "Fujiro", everyone's expressions tightened.
"If I hadn't risked my life to come back at night, you would have sold all my sons in the city, right?" Yu Qiuping laughed twice at Hideyoshi Hashiba, "Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking.
Heibei and Gonbei have already guessed it. You plan to kill both the Nizi family and Kamigetsujo, so that the 100,000 koku territory that should have been given to the Nizi family will be yours. To be honest, if you do this, I will
It’s acceptable, after all, the Nizi family and we are just using each other. But you clearly knew that Youer was trapped in Shangyue City but you didn’t save him, tell me what do you mean?”
"Hongye calm down!" Hashiba Hideyoshi was really troubled when he saw this, and said to Yu Qiuping with a smile on his face, "I didn't know that the second young master would come to the city before! If it wasn't Hongye, you told me that the second young master has already come back.
Otherwise, how could I have privately negotiated with the Maori family to sell Shangyue City?"
"Then..." Yu Qiuping wanted to continue questioning the quarrel between Yu Qiu Shang and Kuroda Takaka this morning, but then he thought about it, and there was indeed something wrong with him. It was his failure to take a good view of Yu Qiu You that led to a series of misunderstandings and conflicts.
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"Forget it, I'm also at fault in this matter." Yu Qiuping waved his hand, indicating that the matter would be over like this, "Anyway, when you saw Shang'er rushing over despite his orders, you still helped me. Just start from
For this reason, I owe you a favor."
"Hey, those who are ungrateful and unkind are all brothers." Hideyoshi Hashiba smiled and stretched out his hand, fist bumping with Yu Qiuping, "We were a little panicked in the morning, and we didn't know the movements of the second young master, and we were worried.
The breach of contract angered the Maori family, so they got confused, don’t blame Hongye.”
After Yu Qiuping left the camp of Yu Shiba's family, he immediately went to Nirvana Bei's camp to look for his son. Mouri Takashi told him that Yu Qiu Shang and Yu Qiu Yu were both safe. Now they are not in the camp, but have gone to Yue Yue.
city.
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At this time, in Shangyue City, Yu Qiuyou was taking Yu Qiu Shang and many guards to search the city, streets, and houses. There were already many auxiliary soldiers of the Hongye Army collecting the remains of the Nizi Army, but Yu Qiuyou's purpose
But there is only one.
He wants to find Yamanaka Yukimori.
He already had a premonition of the outcome...A warrior like Yamanaka Yukimori would not be able to surrender unless his lord ordered him to surrender. Since the city of Shangyue has been destroyed, he is probably in danger.
But Yu Qiuyou didn't believe it. He was unwilling to accept such a fact. He had been imagining that if Yamanaka Yukimori was only seriously injured, what if Yamanaka Yukimori still had a breath. He didn't know why he paid so much attention to Yamanaka Yukimori. They never
It has only been less than a month since we met, and it is just a brief passerby in a long life. However, the influence he left on Yu Qiuyou can never be removed from his mind.
"Where are you?" Yu Qiuyou searched around the city, but found nothing.
"Where are you?" Yuqiuyou searched Ninomaru and Honmaru again, but still found nothing. They asked the soldiers of Hongye Army who were carrying the body, and they all said they did not see a man with a Mikazuki deer antlers bag.
"Where are you?" Yu Qiuyou finally led people to the castle tower. The battle in the castle tower seemed to be the most brutal. From the first floor to the second floor and then to the third floor, the corridors and stairs were full of corpses of the two armies.
, the blood kept flowing down the stairs.
Finally, after Yu Qiuyou stepped on the body and ran to the top floor of the castle tower, he saw the body of Yukimori Yamazaka.
He was leaning against a wall that he had painted blood red, with two broken blades and four spears stuck in his body. His left hand had been cut off, and the blood had drained from a neat incision. His body was covered with scars, almost
Less than a piece of intact skin, the piece of Mikazuki Deer Antler Bag fell not far away. However, even so, he still did not fall down, holding the katana tightly in his right hand.
His eyes were glaring with anger, and he would not rest in peace.
Yu Qiuyou covered his mouth and approached Yamanaka Yukimori, not daring to look into his eyes. Instead, he gently closed his eyes with his hands. This time, Yamanaka Yukimori's facial features looked much softer. Yu Qiuyou looked at his face.
, but found that there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.
Just like the smile he smiled when he said goodbye to him at noon, Yamanaka Yukimori's words seemed to echo in his ears.
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"Wouldn't it be too pitiful if the meaning of life was determined by the final outcome of those who are controlled by fate and current situations?"
"Having fulfilled my duty, I will be worthy of my ancestors."
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Before he died... he must have felt that he had a clear conscience, so he smiled.
Yu Qiuyou seemed to see Yukimori Yamanaka waving towards him again, then turning around and striding away. The last words he said to himself also echoed over and over again.
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"Go on, you haven't done your duty, you can't die here."
"Isn't it? Second Young Master Yuqiu?"
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It turns out that you have figured out my identity a long time ago... Then why do you trust me so much? And treat me so favorably?
Unreachable stupidity.
Yu Qiuyou cursed to himself.
But I get it.
I have my own duties to fulfill.
I am the second son of the Yuqiu family, and I should not have any inappropriate thoughts. What I want to do is to be a green leaf, leaving all the glory and status to my brother, so that he can inherit the family governor with unparalleled prestige.
Protect the entire family.
Neither merit, nor fame, nor profit, nor honor is my duty.
Even if I'm a loser in every way...
To be continued...