On January 7th, at 3:00 noon, at the camp of Yuqiu's house outside the Gaocheng of Zhang Guoda.
Yu Qiuping finally woke up after sleeping all night and one morning. Her head was drowsy and uncomfortable. As soon as she closed her eyes, the heroic appearance of Nagata Uedan and his samurai who committed suicide by septum would appear in her mind.
He forced himself to cheer up and not think about those things. After washing his face with cold water, Tadao Honda had already asked for some prepared lunch from the chef in advance to plaster Yu Qiuping's belly.
After learning that Yuqiehei woke up, Sanada Masayuki, Amano Keito, and Naoe Tadaehei rushed over immediately. When they came, Yuqiehei was swallowing rice balls wrapped in fish in small mouthfuls with miso soup - this is a benefit that only high-level samurai can have.
"Your Highness..." Naoe Tadaehei asked with some concern.
"Personal Guard, don't worry." Yu Qiuping shook his head, "I'm not seriously injured."
"Qi Bingwei, Jingde," Yu Qiuhei looked at Sanada Masayuki and Amano Kyoto again, and their faces were also low. He was stunned for a moment, trying to make the atmosphere not so serious, so he smiled and said, "Speaking of it, Jingde, you are called Quan Bingwei, right? It just so happens that you three are all the Bingwei, why don't I call you Quan Bingwei in the future?"
"Everything is OK, I don't care." Amano Keidu nodded lightly, letting Yu Qiuping's idea of ​​engaging in the atmosphere be ruined. Yu Qiuping laughed dryly, "Then tell me, what's the situation now?"
"After your highness fainted yesterday," Naojiang Tadaehei whispered: "I took the guards to send His Highness back to the camp outside the south gate. The subordinates also withdrew their troops back to the camp. Yesterday, a total of ten people were killed and thirty-two were injured, but only three of them were seriously injured in their lives after they were affected. All the dead were put into the coffin, and the injured were properly treated. Your Highness, please rest assured."
"Where is the body of His Highness Uchitan and his fellow corpses?" Yu Qiuping asked, "How did the surrendered Imakawa army's Football and family handle it?"
"The body of His Highness Utah and the Lord's Hall and the Lord's Hall have ordered them to be put into the coffin. The two young masters who left Utah in Ogao City did not have time to retreat when the Ximen resisted, and were caught by our army and placed under house arrest in the camp." Naoe Tadaehiro said, "And the direct subordinates of the Lord's Hall and other prisoners of His Highness, Imakawa's family azazu and samurai, except for the dozen people who opened the city gate, were released... the others were either selected by His Highness, and those who had no connection with the strong or talented people in Suruga Toe, were included in their troops. Or they were demoted to slaves."
However, when he said this, Naoe Tadaehide stopped and did not continue. Yu Qiuping was waiting for his next sentence, but Naoe Tadaehide just lowered his head silently and did not answer.
"Then..." Yu Qiuping had an unknown premonition in his heart, "What about the Imakawa army we captured."
The South Gate of Yuqiu's family, Takabashi, was the first city gate to be attacked by the Oda family. Therefore, the siege troops outside the south gate captured a large number of prisoners when they surrounded the city walls and inside the city. The Mitsuyuqiu family captured nearly 20 prisoners of the Imakawa family. Before besieging Tianshou Pavilion, Yuqiuhei specially sent these prisoners out of the city and sent them to Yuqiuhei's own camp. According to the unwritten rules among Japanese samurai, the captured prisoners usually decide what to do. Therefore, Yuqiuhei originally planned to let these prisoners go quietly, which was a form of atonement for his previous experience of seeing the prisoners being demoted to slaves. The matter of sending the prisoners was done by Naoe Tadae. Naoe Tadae has always had the most tacit understanding and mutual understanding, so Naoe Tadaei naturally understood what he meant.
However, after seeing Naoe Tadaehide's performance, Yu Qiuping probably understood it in his heart.
"Your Highness..." Naoe Tadaehei swallowed, lowered his voice and said, "Later yesterday, Lord Sasa and Lord Kinson came to our camp. They said that on behalf of the lord, they came to ask what we planned to deal with the captives."
"Below..." Naoe Tadaehira paused and prepared to continue talking with some difficulty. However, Amano Keidu suddenly shook his head and signaled Yu Qiuhei that he should let him continue.
"I'm going to guess the meaning of the hall privately," Amano Keidu said in a deep voice, "just let's see how the lord plans to deal with these prisoners. Even if the lord put them back, the lord will not interfere. But I will inevitably feel unhappy in my heart."
"So, let me make a good decision," Amano Keidu said coldly: "On the grounds that Your Highness is just coming and needs more care from his colleagues, he will present the prisoners to many of His Highnesses and Nobunaga's Hall in our family."
"Please punish your highness, I am willing to take it with all my strength." Amano Keidu leaned over and bowed, waiting for Yu Qiuping's reprimand. He clearly remembered that Yu Qiuping's anger after he killed the villagers without authorization last year when he was fighting against the bandits.
However, after waiting for a long time, he still didn't wait for Yu Qiuping to scold him. Amano Kede raised his head in confusion. Yu Qiuping looked blank and looked at Amano Kede with a somewhat empty look. He seemed to have passed Amano Kede, looking outside the tent, and the hundreds of prisoners imprisoned in the camp - people who are also destined to become slaves.
If I were the one I used to... I would definitely do my best to save them and save them without hesitation. In reality and goodwill, choose your own goodness and try to relieve some of the pain for the innocent people in the world.
Just like what he promised to Imagawa Kaede back then, the image of that time suddenly flashed through Yu Qiuping's mind.
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"Although, I have no power or ability to say such things to you, I will be a little arrogant," Yu Qiuping looked at the girl with tears in her eyes solemnly, "But I am willing to promise you and to families who are experiencing misfortune all over the world. I, Yu Qiuping, will do my best to save them so that they no longer have to experience separation from life and death."
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I was so simple and naive at that time... I finally understood this truth until I was bleeding from my head.
The world is so cruel, and kind and good people will never survive in the world, especially in troubled times.
A person who can't give up nothing can save nothing.
Yu Qiuping took his gaze from afar and looked at the loyal subordinate in front of him who was willing to dirty his hands. He stepped forward and helped Keidu Amano up.
"Main Bingwei, you did it right." Yu Qiuping laughed terrified. He laughed at himself and laughed at the countless innocent young men who surrendered to reality throughout the ages.
He spoke almost subconsciously, saying the excuse of countless ambitious and powerful people covering up their behavior and expressing comfort in the past:
"This is a troubled time, and there is nothing we can do about it."
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"Ki Bingwei," Yu Qiuhei turned his head and looked at Masayuki Sanada. This young man was always mature that was much older than him. "Does there any important information during this moment of my coma?"
"Your Highness, please come here," Sanada Masayuki led Yuqie and others to the table where the map was spread aside - this map was still what Yuqiehei wanted from Okazaki Castle Tensou Pavilion.
"Yesterday afternoon," Masayuki Sanada pointed to the location of Chirito Castle on the map. "Our army appeared in the horse-striking horses in Dagucheng, and the Matsuhei family troops in Zhirito Castle are very active. On the road that must be passed to the city of Dagucheng, the number of Matsuhei family troops at the bridge on the Matsuhei River also increased. This morning, the Matsuhei family's horses crossed the Matsuhei River and entered the north bank of the Matsuhei River, and conducted investigations in the area south of Dagucheng."
"Because there are not many defenders in Dagu City," Masayuki Sanada said nervous information calmly, "It is very likely that there will be a danger of falling. His Highness Sakuma had returned to the aid yesterday afternoon. His Highness Sakuma's previous mother went deep into the territory of Sanhe. If Dagu City fell, the Matsue family could block His Highness Sakuma's troops between Immakawa and Yasakikawa as long as they went upstream along the banks of the Immakawa and Immakawa. Therefore, His Highness Sakuma was forced to return to the Aimmakawa. Before nightfall last night, he had already crossed the Immakawa. It is estimated that at this time, he had returned to Dagu City."
"Nobunaga's main hall left behind Lord Sasa and His Highness Ikeda to station in Otaka Castle, and ordered His Highness Shibata to lead the vanguard to set off this morning and camp in a horn with Takaka Castle. It is estimated that it has arrived now. The main hall had ordered that the direct troops of our family will also leave after lunch and go to Takaka Castle. After that, His Highness Shibata will go east to take over the defense of Takaka Castle, and His Highness Sakuma will return as soon as possible and invade Hiromo again."
"That's it..." Yu Qiupi looked at the map for a long time and roughly understood the situation. Although the Oda family's troops were far more powerful than the Matsuhide family, the front line was too open and the eastern line was too wide, and the eastern line was too deep into the enemy's territory could not get any support. Therefore, when the Matsuhide family concentrated its troops on the Shimaki Castle and threatened the safety of Takura City, Sakuma Nobumo had to retreat. However, as the main forces of the Oda family ended the Dataka Castle strategy and all moved to the Turkanma-Dagua Castle line, the pressure on the Matsuhide family in the Shimaki Castle area would become very high, and Sakuma Nobumo once again had the opportunity to go deep into Mikawa from the east to threaten Okazaki Castle.
The Oda family now wants to attack Okazaki Castle, and there are roughly two roads to go. One is the northern line that Sakuma Nobumo took, and the other is to honestly capture the Shin-rik Castle, then capture the Anxiang Castle, and threaten the Okazaki Castle from the east. Most of the large tracts of land between these two lines are forests, hills, and there is no official road, making it difficult to march on a large scale.
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The deduction of the battle situation is exactly the same as Yu Qiuhei imagined. On January 8, the main force of the Oda family began to march towards the Shizuri Castle from both Tsukama and Dagui Castle, setting up formations on the north bank of the Homobike River. The Matsuhei family stood on the south bank of the Homobike River and controlled the two main bridges. Matsuhei Motoyashi's own banner also appeared in Shizuri. Sakuma Nobumo from the Eastern Rangers marched to the south of the Homobike River on January 1, facing Okazaki Castle through Yasaki Castle. Sakuma Nobumobi believed that there were obviously not many troops in the Okazaki Castle because they had given up control of the Yasaki Bridge and all retracted back to the city.
The confrontation continued until January 25, during which two small-scale conflicts broke out. The first time was that Sakuma Nobumori crossed Yasaki River and set fire in the town of Okazaki Castle. The two left behind Sakuma Tadaji and Torii Mototaki immediately attacked and took advantage of the familiar terrain to defeat Sakuma Nobumori. However, Sakuma Nobumori was in a tough situation when he retreated to the north coast of Yasaki River and did not give the Matsuhide family a chance to pursue. Another time, the situation was very strong when Sakuma Nobumori retreated back to the north coast of Yasaki River and did not give the Matsuhide family a chance to pursue.
The conflict was born on the battlefield of Shizuki Castle. Oda Nobunaga led his army to make a major mobilization in the direction of Tuosama, confusing the Matsuhei family's judgment. Shibada Katsuya, in the direction of Dagua City, took the opportunity to attack the east and west, and launched a fierce attack on the bridge from Shibada Katsuya to Shibasaku Katsuya, and successfully seized control of the bridge. However, the Matsuhei family, who reacted, immediately built a second line of defense, and Shibada Katsuya could not continue to advance, and the situation was stalemate again.
Chapter completed!