On November 24, the 12ooo army of Yuqiu's family went south from Takaya City and plunged into the mountainous area of ​​Jiyi. It was surrounded by mountains, with only a few official roads and mountain roads, so there were not even a few people in the country, and no one would stop Yuqiuping's troops. The enemy that affected the most marching of Yuqiu's family was this mountain road.
These mountain roads are not only winding, but also have great ups and downs, and are far narrower than the spacious official roads on the flat ground. The road conditions of these mountain roads are also very harsh. Many of them are covered with branches, trunks and gravel, and are bumpy and difficult for trolleys to pass through. Some mountain roads even have large sections of landslide due to disrepair.
On this road, three or five teams of people and light cars have a chance to pass quickly. If you want a 12ooo army carrying countless supplies and equipment to complete 28o miles in ten days, it will not be helpful to dreams.
But the General Staff of Yuqiu's family insisted on saying it.
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"It's time to the intersection again." Shui Yuanzi led his company to trek along the way and encountered a new fork. In order to relieve the pressure of the auxiliary soldiers, all the soldiers of the Yuqiu Army were fully equipped and marched with weapons. Therefore, they were covered in sweat when climbing the mountain road. Shui Yuanzi wiped his face and gave the things to Yuqiu Shang who was following him, and walked forward by himself.
The reason why Yu Qiusheng appeared here was because of Oda Nobunaga's arrangement and his own persistence. Since Yu Qiusheng was about to be 13 years old after the New Year, he reached the age of Yuanfu. In order to reward Yu Qiusheng's wonderful performance at the Kyoto Wrestling Conference, Oda Nobunaga also wanted to comfort Yu Qiusheng - after all, he wanted to keep him away from his skills and go to the Toujiang River hundreds of miles away to support him. Therefore, Oda Nobunaga specially held Yuanfu and Ringjia ceremony for Yu Qiusheng before going to the expedition (but under Yu Qiusheng's insistence, Yu Qiusheng was not shaved into the head of the moon, but imitated the Han style like Yu Qiusheng), and also personally served as his black hat to inspire the morale of Yu Qiusheng's family.
Since Nobunaga Oda made such a statement, even though Yu Qiuping felt that Yu Qiuping was still young, he could only let him go to the battlefield. He asked Lan Xianghuadao to create a set of fitting and samurai swords for him, and also chose a foal for him. Originally, Yu Qiuping wanted Yu Qiuping to follow him in the Central Army, but Yu Qiuping refused stubbornly. He said that he had no experience and could not help in the Central Army. If he really wanted to achieve something, he would not be able to just follow the head coach.
Otherwise, it would be just a talk on paper. Therefore, he refused the foal that Yu Qiuping gave him and asked to come to the front line in person and complete his own outing as an ordinary foot. Yu Qiuping could not resist him, so he had to entrust him to the most reliable Water Atomic Sutra, so that Water Atomic Sutra could take care of him at all times. Water Atomic Sutra naturally understood and made up his mind not to send Yu Qiushang to any dangerous place. And Yu Qiushang was still following the martial arts skills of Morita Exiang to serve as a guard, which was even more foolproof.
Now, Water Atomic Jing always brings Yu Qiushang by his side. Mei Yue tells him about his military experience, but in fact he wants to watch him to avoid accidents.
While thinking about the thoughts in his mind, Shui Yuanzi walked to a staff officer standing guard at the fork in the road and asked, "How should our troops march next?"
"Is it the company of Master Suwon?" The staff officer recognized the Sui Aozi Sutra, then took out a stack of paper from his arms and searched it. "Chang Pan Bei's second company, enters the mountain to the right at this fork, passes through the path, and evacuates traffic. There is a prepared lunch three miles ahead, which is left by the previous batch of auxiliary soldiers passing by. Please continue to move forward after eating it on the spot. When you go five miles ahead, you will encounter a new intersection, and there will be a staff officer there to give instructions."
"Yes." After Mizuao-Sui exchanged a military salute with the staff, he turned around and led his subordinates away from the official road and headed towards the mountainous area in the front right. He was not the first group of troops in front, so he did not have to take on the responsibility of opening the road. This morning, the troops of Yoshigang Katsumasa should have walked through this road and cleaned up all the gravel and branches on the road. But tomorrow, his company, Ogawa Yukihiro, and Hisuka Kojiro's company will be rotated to become the pioneers of the road and assume the responsibility of clearing the road. Everyone rotated each other and ensured everyone's physical strength and rest within ten days.
Because Yuqiu's troops were too large and there was too much baggage to transport. Therefore, it would be impossible to send troops to Ise within a few days if we only rely on the traffic of the rugged and narrow mountain road from Hanoi-Kii-Yamato-Ise. Therefore, the General Staff of Takenaka Shigeji tried his best to use every possible path to evacuate traffic.
However, this time, the General Staff received a temporary order to pass through the mountainous areas and could not make a complete plan in advance. Therefore, almost the moment he received the order, Shigeji Takenaka led all the staff and cavalry companies to the mountainous areas and quickly detect all the terrain. As the reconnaissance line advances, information is continuously sent back. Shigeji Takenaka and the remaining staff members race against time to marches, diversion, road opening, supply, camping and other plans, and then hand them over to Yu Qiuping. The General Staff and the Cavalry Company had just made a plan, and the Yu Qiu family's troops were almost on their way, and they were really racing against time.
Although Yu Qiuping has established the General Staff for several years, everyone in the Yu Qiu family has long understood the strength of the General Staff. However, this march really made everyone amazed at the efficiency and accuracy of the General Staff. If the traditional Japanese command model is used, it is basically the commander-in-chief who will make all plans arbitrarily, and the young surname next to him will make ideas. Then, the army's marching route is probably only this main official road, or the few larger mountains seen by the commander.
It is nonsense to use those paths. The troops' march, camping, supply, and opening the road is probably only allowed to let the lower commanders adapt to the situation, because the commander with limited energy cannot take care of them, and it will be almost done. It is very likely that some troops are forced to sleep on the edge of the cliff at night, some troops cannot get food, and some troops have been squeezed in front of the road, so tired that they can't walk. Such an army may not be able to walk for a month and a half.
However, with the General Staff, all marching plans, supply plans, camping plans, and rotation plans were formulated in an orderly manner. The General Staff is the plan maker, and the commanders of all levels, including Yu Qiuping, seem to have become simple executors. They only need to consider how to perfectly implement the plans arranged by the General Staff. This can ensure efficiency and save time. Such division of labor has really improved the combat effectiveness of the Yu Qiu family by a higher level.
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Relying on the excellence of the General Staff, the Yuqiu family arrived at the Kiriyama Ise on December 4 with amazing efficiency. The long-awaited Kitaki Nobuo, Kobe Nobuta, immediately came to Yuqiuhei to welcome the wind and dust.
"Second Young Master, Third Young Master." Although Kitaki Nobuo and Kobe Nobuo have been adopted by foreign families, they are still proud of their identity as Oda Nobunaga's son. Therefore, Yu Qiuhei still calls the two teenagers as before: "Good good, thank you for your hospitality."
"Your Highness Hongye, you are polite!" Kitaki Nobuo hurriedly bowed, "Your Highness came from Hanoi across mountains and ridges, and it took only ten days to reach the Imperial Hall of the Mizu Mountains. The Redye Army's strong soldiers in the world are indeed well-known."
"The second young master is too awarded." Yu Qiuping was a little surprised when he heard this. Yu Qiuping, the child of Beika Nobuo, also knows a little. He always has the kind of self-pride and arrogant type. Because he had a bad relationship with Yu Qiushang before, and his attitude towards Yu Qiu's family was not very friendly. How could he take the initiative to compliment himself today?
"Why should Your Highness Hongye be so humble? I am not talented, I would like to listen to Your Highness Hongye's instructions and teach the way to march." Kitaga Nobuo was indeed an immature boy. He couldn't hide his words in his heart, so he praised Yu Qiuhei for a few words and revealed his true colors. "To be honest, the territory of Iga Country is also full of mountains. Those Iga ninjas are arrogant and rude to the Oda family based on the terrain. They have been patient for a long time and ask themselves that if they can learn the method of Your Highness Hongye's march in the mountains, they can go to the expedition to wipe out Iga and eliminate the major problems for their father."
Yu Qiuhei was shocked when he heard this. He vaguely remembered that in the history of his previous life, Kitao Nobuo was such a restless lord. Without obtaining Oda Nobunaga, he attacked Iga without authorization, but suffered a crushing defeat, which annoyed Iga Ninja and also angered Oda Nobunaga. Yu Qiuhei did not dare to have anything to do with his attack on Iga. If Oda Nobunaga pursued him, Kitao Nobuo would say "it was taught by His Highness Hongye", then Yu Qiuhei would be in trouble. Yu Qiuhei was still thinking about performing well during this period and pleading for Asai Nagamasa in the future, but he didn't dare to cause trouble at this time.
Yu Qiuhei was thinking about why he refused Kitao Nobuo without politeness. Kobe Nobuo suddenly interrupted, "Your Highness Kitao, this time my father sent down the Red Leaf Palace to support His Highness Tokugawa, not to attack Iga. Time is precious, I hope His Highness Kitao will understand."
Yu Qiuping's eyes lit up when he heard this, and suddenly realized that the two children in front of him were not the same. Kobe Nobuki was originally born earlier than Kitachi Nobuki, but because of his humble status, he ranked third, and the two of them were always a little disgusted. Kobe Nobuki said "Koka" and "father" at this moment, which was disgusting Kitachi Nobuki. It seemed that he did not intend to let Kitachi Nobuki make contributions, but instead found a way to disrupt the situation.
Chapter completed!