"Is Satake Yoshitaka an uprising?" At this moment, Yu Qiupei in the Hongye Army camp was looking at the situation on the watchtower and discovered that Sasuke Yoshitaka had put up an Oda papaya flag and was attacking the Kanto who had fought side by side before.
The minor celebrities fought fiercely and blurted out a classic line from the civil war, "At this time, anyway, it shouldn't be considered an uprising, it can only be considered a surrender..."
"I thought Satake Yoshitaka would be a big deal before, but now it seems like nothing." Masayuki Sanada, who was next to Yu Qiupei, relaxed after seeing that the overall situation had been decided, and started chatting with Yu Qiupei, "The entire Eastern Kingdom knows the current affairs.
Of course, it’s just the Deyu Fox.”
"That's not necessarily the case. Sometimes not knowing the current affairs is not a lack of judgment, but just having an ambition that is hard to erase." Yu Qiuping shook his head and looked at Masayuki Sanada meaningfully, "Sometimes people know clearly
It is more realistic to help one party, but in order to seek greater interests and pursue one's own dreams, one will still resolutely turn to the other party. This is how to gain wealth through danger."
"That should also be a way for the family to survive. It is not wise to bet on the disadvantaged side like this." Sanada Masayuki still disagrees with Yu Qiupei's point of view.
"Sometimes it takes some unwise actions to achieve the bloody spirit of the samurai and the tragic history. Aren't so many popular stories that have been passed down to this day the tragedy of the last hero? Who would sing praises to crush them?
Where is the winner who will unify the country with overwhelming force?" Yu Qiuping looked at the battlefield with some regret, and asked Masayuki Sanada beside him, "Different people have different pursuits, so some people make irrational actions.
.Some people want to be heroes who will leave their name in history, but some people want to be the winner with the last laugh. What about you? What do you want to be?"
"I want both." Sanada Masayuki replied very frankly, making Yu Qiuping laugh.
"Children only make choices, do adults always say 'I want it all'?" Yu Qiuping teased Masayuki Sanada in futuristic terms, "But it is difficult to have both choices when it comes to the fate of the family."
Sanada Masayuki pursed his lips noncommittally and did not give an answer. After a long time, he looked at the battlefield and said slightly sadly, "The Takeda family is going to perish."
"Yes, it's coming to an end." Ame Qiupei is also paying attention to the movements on the Hachimanhara battlefield. Shibata Katsuie's army is strangling Takeda Katsuyori's rear-end troops, and Maeda Toshiie and Sasaki Narimasa who are making a roundabout way are also intercepting them.
When they arrived at the Takeda family's Shinano troops who were breaking out of the encirclement and retreating, they headed straight for the Takeda family's heavy troops without breaking Koharu. They had been fighting for a long time, and the Takeda army, which had suffered heavy casualties, was gradually unable to support itself under the Oda family's general attack. It was only a matter of time before the entire army collapsed.
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It was only then that Hojo Tsunari, who had been attacking the Chikuma River ferry for a long time, finally gave up his efforts unwillingly, led his troops to break away from the battle line, and fled southeast along the official road without looking back. He probably also understood that in the
Choosing to retreat here means that the ownership of the world has been determined, and the fate of the Hojo family has also been determined. Retaining these viable forces will have no impact on the overall situation.
"Your Highness, do you want to give chase?" Sanada Masayuki pointed at the Hojo Army that was evacuating in a hurry, "Let the Tongqiang Bei hold back first, and then wait for the various reserve units to reorganize and catch up, and then they can bite off more than half of the Hojo Army."
"No need. The soldiers have been tired after fighting hard for a long time. The victory has been determined. There is no need to make sacrifices for the result." Yu Qiuping is very open-minded and has something to think about.
More, "And don't forget that the general in charge of this battle is the young master. Our decisive battle with the Kanto Allied Forces on Kawanaka Island has already stolen the limelight of the young master. If we wipe out the main force of the Hojo family again, that will not be the case."
Let the young master become a supporting role? It will be difficult to explain to the master then."
"The battle is not over yet. Your Highness is already thinking about allocating the battle merit, but you are greatly underestimating the enemy." Sanada Masayuki smiled and said sarcastically to Yu Qiupei, "If Master Takenaka is here, I will definitely criticize you."
"How I hope he can be here to witness the battle for the unification of the world." Yu Qiuping said with a long sigh.
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Sanada Masayuki is right, but the Takeda family is indeed heading for destruction.
As Shibata Katsuie directed various departments to launch a fierce attack, all the arrangements Takeda Katsuyori had made for retreat were dismantled. He began to gradually realize that unlike the Hojo Army, which was able to successfully escape the battlefield, the Takeda Army was
I'm afraid I'm doomed.
The exhausted and demoralized Takeda Army was not attacked by the Hokurikudo Army. The Shinano and Ueno tribes collapsed one after another, and finally even the Kai tribe around Takeda Katsuyori disintegrated. The army collapsed in the land between the Sai River and the Chikuma River.
Fleeing in all directions, the final outcome was nothing more than death or surrender. Takeda Hisi's flag was abandoned and floating in the bloody water, and the corpses of countless loyal warriors of the Takeda family lay beside him.
The only ones who are still resisting now are the bannermen outside the Takeda Katsuyori shogunate. Some of them are veterans who followed Takeda Shingen during the Takeda Shingen era and were inherited by Takeda Katsuyori. At this moment, they are doing their best to help the Takeda family.
Give your last loyalty.
"Your Highness, withdraw." At the critical moment, Atobe Katsushi has not given up his efforts to persuade Takeda Katsuyori to escape. "Shinano Kai has a large number of soldiers waiting for you to go back and lead them to regroup. How can you die here?
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Takeda Katsuyori did not answer because he was afraid that once he started talking to Atobe Katsushi, he would shake his determination to "die on the battlefield where the Takeda family perished" that he had just made not long ago. If he even gave up on this last battle
Jun absconded, and he had no face at all to see Takeda Shingen.
"Your Highness, you can't be so irresponsible! There are still so many Takeda family warriors resisting everywhere, there are so many cities under the Takeda family's flag, and there are so many people waiting for you in Xinfu City! What are you doing?
How can you just commit suicide and let go? Do you ignore them?"
I have to say that Atobe Katsuki is really flexible. He did not use the cowardly excuse of "survival" to persuade Takeda Katsuyori to escape. Instead, he found a very good excuse for Takeda Katsuyori to go down the steps.
——That is for the sake of the overall interests of the Takeda family. Atobe Katsuki tried his best to minimize the guilt of abandoning the army and absconding, hoping to persuade Takeda Katsuyori.
"Young Master is still waiting for you in Xinfucheng, and my wife is still waiting for you in Xinfucheng. Do you want to abandon everyone and only care about your own reputation? Lord! How can you do this? For the sake of the survival of the Takeda family, even if it is
You have to bear the humiliation of surrender! The First Master has left the Takeda family in your hands. If you leave like this willfully, how will you treat the First Master under the circumstances?"
Takeda Katsuyori admitted that he was about to be persuaded by Atobe Katsuki - even though he knew what Atobe Katsushi said was wrong, the desire for life was still budding in his heart.
The Takeda family has no future. Even if Takeda Katsuyori escapes back to Xinfucheng, it is impossible for the Takeda family to fight for the Takeda family from their old enemy the Oda family.
The only way that awaits the Takeda family is to be completely erased from history. Takeda Katsuyori knows this in his heart. As the governor of the Takeda family, dying on the battlefield is the only way he can do it.
This was the last thing done to the reputation of the Takeda family, and Katsuyori Takeda knew this in his heart.
But he still couldn't help but want to go back, couldn't help but want to linger, and wanted to see his wife and children again - even just for a glimpse. This is human nature.
Just when Takeda Katsuyori was wavering, just when Takeda Katsuyori was fighting hard not to agree to Atobe Katsuhi's request, a cavalry of messengers suddenly rushed into the shogunate from the south.
"Lord, look! The messengers can still come! The road to the south is still clear, and it's too late to retreat now!" Atobe Katsushi seized the opportunity and stepped forward to persuade again, but Takeda Katsuyori looked towards him as if he had a premonition.
He asked the messenger and asked in a low voice: "What news?"
"Lord, something bad has happened." The pale-faced messenger suddenly knelt down and said tremblingly as if he needed to apologize for the bad news he brought, "Aseyama Nobu-kun and his men opened the city and surrendered, and Xinfu City has fallen.
It is in the hands of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and the young master and his wife are also in danger of being in the hands of the Tokugawa family."
"What?" After hearing the news, Atobe Katsushi and other important ministers were panicked. When they came to their senses, they wanted to curse this traitor of the Takeda family in the most vicious tone. However, Takeda Katsuyori accepted it calmly.
At this fact, instead of complaining, he actually smiled with relief. He even felt a little grateful to Nobu-kun Anayama, for cutting off the way out of his humble existence and allowing him to make up his mind to fight and die on this battlefield.
"Hatamotos outside the gate, hold a cup of tea for me." Takeda Katsuyori whispered to the guards. The guards were slightly startled when they heard this - they had realized that Takeda Katsuyori was going to do something.
What, but no one dissuaded him - because this is the best destination for Takeda Katsuyori as a samurai and as the last governor of the Kai Takeda family.
"Take the head away, don't leave it to the enemy. Leave the body here in Shinano. Kneel here to apologize to my late father. It was me who destroyed the Kai Takeda family." Takeda Katsuyori said to him while untying his clothes.
The guards beside him ordered. Nagasaka Mitsuken found a piece of white cloth for Takeda Katsuyori from somewhere and spread it on the ground. Takeda Katsuyori glanced at him gratefully, then knelt down on the white cloth, exposing himself
of the abdomen, and pulled out the ribs around the waist.
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On November 11, the ninth year of Tensho (1581), the Kwantung Allied Forces and the Oda Army, which had been confronting each other for several days, launched a fierce battle on the line between Hokushinano Tsumayama and Kawanakajima. This was known in history as the Sixth Battle of Kawanakajima. This battle was fought by the Oda Army.
Siege of Kaizu Castle, while the Kanto Allied Forces were stationed on Tsumayama. Afterwards, the Oda Army Akihei went to Kawanakajima Hachimangahara to form a defense, while Shibata Katsuie led half of the army to attack Tsumayama in a roundabout way. After receiving the news from Kaizu Castle, the Kanto Allied Forces
After receiving the intelligence, Hojo Tsunaka was left behind the wife and daughter mountain, and the rest of the army rushed towards Kawanakajima Hachimanhara. However, after fighting hard for half a day, they still could not break through Ame Akihira's position. In the afternoon, Shibata Katsuie broke through Hojo Tsunaka's troops and rushed towards them.
Arriving at the battlefield, he completely defeated the depleted Kanto Allied Forces. Satake Yoshige, who had already switched sides, suddenly attacked the Kanto Daimyo's troops and captured all the Kanto Daimyos. Hojo Tsunari led his troops to escape after Shibata Katsuie arrived at the battlefield.
, withdrew all the way to the Kanto front line without being pursued. However, the coalition commander Katsuyori Takeda committed seppuku after another defeat, and the main force of the Takeda army was completely wiped out.
Chapter completed!