On the morning of May 3, Chang Panbei embarked on a journey of more than 20 miles in length. They threw down all their armor and only brought spears that could be used as crutches when crossing mountains and ridges. The archers carried bows and arrows and dressed in casual clothes. Each person only carried rations for 3 days and plunged into the Ina Mountains.
Convincing Asahina Taisor and Semena Shizushi to accept their crazy plans was really exhausted. Because they all thought that there was no army that could cross this mountain and enter the eastern part of Tokeng in such a short time. However, because at this moment, if Asahina Shizushi did nothing, it would definitely not be too late to rush back to Kagawa Castle. Asahina Taisor and Semena Shizushi had no choice but to agree to Yuqina's action plan.
However, before leaving, when everyone inspected Chang Panbei's troops, they hoped that Yu Qiuping's Chang Panbei could carry enough military food and armor, so that if they encountered accidents such as getting lost or fighting in a field, they would not be in a major crisis. However, Yu Qiuping, who was always conservative, rejected this safe plan.
"Bringing enough military food and armor means that auxiliary soldiers and transportation equipment must follow." Yu Qiuping shook his head and said, "That would slow down Chang Panbei's march. You will definitely not be able to get out of it without ten days or half a month. If you don't have time to arrive at Kuochuan City, then why did I work hard to take a detour?"
"It's just three days of ration... without armor..." Semine Shin-sama said hesitantly: "It's too dangerous. Moreover, it's already very exaggerated to walk 2oo in just 3 days, let alone... the mountain road in 2oo."
"Your Highness, I have been with you for two years. You know me." Yu Qiuping said, turning his head and looking at Chang Panbei's gaze standing neatly beside him. "I have never been a person who wants to take risks, so I dare to do this-" Yu Qiuping's tone suddenly increased: "It's because I have confidence in my subordinates!"
"Do you have confidence that it takes only 3 days to walk the mountain road in these 2oo?" Yu Qiuping shouted loudly.
"Yes!" Chang Panbei's whispers responded to the commander's passion with neat roars. After a moment, they immediately returned to silence, leaving only the maple bird flag roaring in the wind.
"And I have a reason to never lose." Yu Qiuping's expression flashed with a ruthless look - this was the first time this young man had come to this era. "Your Highness, the governor, died because of me... I will definitely avenge him! I will definitely bring the traitor to justice!"
"absolute!"
Without auxiliary soldiers as a drag, without the burden of armor, each person only brought a dozen rice balls and a water hyacinth in the small package. Chang Panbei's footmen lined up in an orderly line and walked on the road like an enclave. In order to boost morale, Yu Qiuping and all the officers left the horses in the forest with the riders of the cavalry team. Yu Qiuping led the way at the forefront, and none of Chang Panbei's footmen were willing to slow down and their morale was high.
The journey from Mori to Shirahara is the smoothest in the entire journey. It took more than 30 miles to travel for more than half a day. However, under the turbulent flying army of Takababa, it was completed in just one and a half hours. During this period, Naoe Tadaehide also tactfully stated that if he marched so quickly, he would probably lose his energy later. It would be better to keep his energy and walk slowly. However, Yu Qiuping rejected his proposal: "It's only 3 days, not a month."
"Physical fatigue can be overcome by will!" Yu Qiuping said softly but firmly.
After arriving at Shirahara, Yu Qiuhei had no time to visit this famous battlefield in later generations, so he continued to march eastward. The road gradually became narrower and rugged - this was the journey of the Takeda family during the Battle of Nagashino in history.
At noon, Yu Qiuping ordered the entire army to rest and eat beside the Fengchuan River flowing through Shileyuan. Everyone stuffed rice balls into their mouths, drank the water from the gourd, and then filled the water in the clear Fengchuan River, and then embarked on the journey again. However, the next mountain road was not easy to walk more than thirty miles in just one and a half hours.
Sure enough, as the troops got closer and closer to Nagashiko Castle, the road was rugged and difficult to move. The road was originally several meters wide, but it had only allowed four or five people to go in parallel. Yu Qiuping immediately changed the queue according to the width and narrowness of the mountain road. After a brief adjustment, the squads and squads arranged in four columns continued to move forward. The squads who were walking in front of Fukushima were also responsible for opening the road. There were many bushes of shrubs, weeds, rolling stones, and dead branches on the road, which seriously affected the passage of the road. The squads used the long spears in their hands as tools to clear the obstacles on the road and ensure that the road was unobstructed.
The mountain roads began to become less flat, with countless gravel under his feet, and the road surface was uneven, one foot deep and the other was shallow, which was very laborious to walk. The slightly upward angle brought great inconvenience to the march. After Yu Qiuping traveled to this era, he had lost about 70 kilograms, and with regular exercise, he had a lot of muscles. However, he could not bear it after walking on such a rugged mountain road for an afternoon. He had been exposed to the sun for a day, and his footsteps had almost never stopped. Sweat was lying down his cheeks, and he could rub a handful of mud with one touch. The clothes on his body were soaked in sweat, scented with a smell. The calves on his legs had slightly cramped, and the arches would hurt every time he took a step. These shoes were far less fit than the sports shoes Yu Qiuping had worn before.
However, when he saw the Red Leaf soldiers behind him, they all endured the fatigue and hard work and walked on the road with great energy, the fatigue on his body seemed to be swept away. He was unwilling to be embarrassed in front of his loyal subordinates - or, as their head coach, he should be the most hard-working. It was this sense of honor, the end of unyielding defeat and the support of his subordinates who motivated Yu Qiuping to drive away his tired body and continue moving forward.
At the 4th of the afternoon, the entire army had arrived outside Nagashinoshi Castle. After seeing the Maple Bird Banner, the defenders of Nagashinoshi Castle immediately sent people to greet them. The defenders of Nagashinoshi Castle also received news of the death of Imakawa Yoshimoto, and were in chaos. Some farmers who came to serve in the military even fled back privately. Due to their remote location, neither the Okabe family nor the Asahina family sent anyone to seek their statements, and they were happy to maintain a neutral position.
Yu Qiuping asked his subordinates to take a short rest for a while, and after drinking a few sips of water, he went northeast here. When people were extremely tired, they could still rely on their physical activity to persevere. However, Yu Qiuping understood that they had only walked about sixty miles so far, which included the thirty miles that were easier to walk at the beginning. If they had to rest today, it would be absolutely too late. Driven by strong will, Chang Panbei's footmen went out again. After walking for more than ten miles, they stopped on a hillside between Changxiao City and Dongrong. It was already late, and it was too difficult to walk in the mountains at night. Yu Qiuping ordered his subordinates to simply raise more than a dozen bonfires, and the whole army would rest here, go to bed immediately after dinner, and save their physical strength.
In order to rush the road, Chang Panbei didn't even bring too much food, so he naturally wouldn't bring the supplies for camping. Everyone found a relatively flat place on the mountain road and slept on the ground. After Yu Qiuping arranged the post, he leaned on a stone to prepare for rest. The small stones under him made him feel uncomfortable, and there were still various mosquitoes buzzing around him. However, Yu Qiuping had no time to take care of it. The extreme fatigue of his body drove him to sleep quickly.
In the early morning of June 1, Chang Panbei's footmen got up on time at 4 o'clock, and immediately continued to march after breakfast. Yu Qiuping was bitten by mosquitoes in the summer forest last night. It was really itchy at this moment. Although his legs were sore and hard to move, Yu Qiuping still walked tenaciously again and led all the footmen to continue challenging the mountain road. If it were an ordinary army, they would have complained about their physical fatigue. Everyone.
He tried every means to be sly, be slow, refuse to go on the road, or even mutiny. Even if he barely continued to march, his marching would be extremely slow. As long as there was no warrior staring around him, he would think of a rest. However, under Chang Pan's iron-like discipline, all the foots were executed in a conditioned manner. Before the order to reduce, no one dared to stop for a moment - this must have been punished to do push-ups in the past training.
As the troops gradually penetrated into the Ina Mountains, the road became more and more difficult. In order to ensure the marching of the troops, Yu Qiuping asked all his subordinates to take three steps in one breath. Everyone shouted neatly and advanced with great strides.
After most of the day of struggle, Chang Panbei's footmen passed by Higayo and advanced further to Sakuma. This is already the junction of Minami Shino and Tori River, and the highest point of the northernmost end of the journey. This section of the mountain road is also the most difficult part of the entire marching road. The mountain road is winding around, climbing around the hills and hills, and passing through dense forests and plank roads. The stone steps on the mountain road have been disrepaired and many of them have collapsed.
I had to pave the way myself. Before six o'clock, the journey to the mountain finally came to an end. The next march route was basically going downhill. Chang Panbei's footmen walked downhill quickly regardless of the pain in his toes. That night, he arrived at a place more than ten miles outside the Quanju City to rest. On this day, Chang Panbei's footmen walked over fifty miles in the most difficult mountainous area, and also entered the northern part of the Yuanjiang River from the northeast of Sanhe.
In the early morning of June 2, Yu Qiuping was not vague. Although his subordinates were exhausted, none of them shouted a word of pain. Everyone was ordering to line up neatly, walking neatly, crossing the Quanju City, and continuing to march southward. The defenders of Quanju City stared at the famous Changpan Beihongye soldiers, without wearing armor and casual clothes, and walked out of the endless mountain area with great strides. Especially when they saw that these gazemen did not carry auxiliary soldiers and supplies, they were even more surprised. Yu Qiuping did not pay much attention to it and continued to march southwest towards the border between the Yuanjiang Mountains and the plains, Ermata City.
The defenders of Nimata Castle are not as news as those of Nagashino Castle - they have long received news that the Asahina Ichina and the Okabe Group accused each other of being traitors and fought. Moreover, because the Okabe family occupied Yoshida Castle and blocked the Asahina Ichina Ichina Ichina Ichina Ichina Ichina Ichina Ichina Ichina Ichina Ichina Ichina Ichina Ichina Ichina Ichina Ichina Ichina Ichina Ichina Ichina Ichina in Mikawa, the entire Torii was already the world of the Okabe family in a sense.
Yesterday, a messenger came from the Ima Castle, saying that the Okabe family had entered Ima Castle, and asked the defenders of Nima Castle to immediately send hostages to express their support, and to help find the whereabouts of the samurai family and the samurai family of the fleeing Otae family and the samurai family of the Sema Castle. Although the defenders of Nima Castle were unwilling to surrender so easily, they naturally did not dare to disobey due to the huge gap in strength. After all, the Asahina family, the Yuqiu family and the Semama family were blocked in Yoshida Castle the day before yesterday. If you want to arrive at Ima Castle, it will take five or six days to say that before that, it would be better to listen to the Okabe family honestly - I don’t know who is the traitor anyway.
However, Nakane Masaru, the guard of Erma City who had just sent the hostage to Yinma City this morning, clearly saw the proudly flying maple bird flag and the red leaf soldiers as dazzling as flames under the flag to the east of Erma City.
Did they...fly over?
Chapter completed!