"No, going for reinforcements at this time is a dead end." At this moment, Fukuzawa Yunan didn't care about Mori Kolong's special identity and the Tokugawa family envoy present, and directly retorted. "Mori-sama, we are still 25 miles away from Shirakuhara, and even if we go at full speed, it will be more than an hour later! And our auxiliaries are ahead of the soldiers, so we don't necessarily have to let the auxiliaries without any armor rush out to fight when the time comes, right? We also had to switch the positions of the auxiliaries and soldiers in front and behind on this narrow mountain road, and how easy was it to relocate the troops that spread for several miles? If this toss continues, it will take at least two or three hours to arrive, and by that time the Tokugawa army may have already collapsed. ”

"Why?" The envoy of the Tokugawa family turned dark when he heard this, "How can we Mikawa samurai be in vain?" ”

"1,000 exhausted soldiers, do you want to withstand the main force of the Takeda Army for three hours?" Fukuzawa Yunan said unceremoniously in a deep voice, "I know the loyalty and courage of the Samurai of Mikawa, and I also know the dedication of the young lord of Tokugawa, but at this moment, you must make a calm decision, and you must not be emotional!" We have been wrong again and again, and we are strategically desperate. His Royal Highness Tokugawa's entire army collapsed, Hamamatsu Castle was in danger, and we were also calculated by Takeda Shingen. If the Yuqiu army is defeated again, Sanhe and Yuanjiang will be finished! ”

Yu Qiuping understood that Fukuzawa Yunan's words were not only for the Tokugawa family envoy, but also for himself. Because it is not only the envoys of the Tokugawa family who are easy to get emotional, but also Yu Qiuping. Yu Qiuhei and Tokugawa Ieyasu are very good friends, and Tokugawa Nobuyasu is like a nephew in his eyes. This time, it was also Yu Qiupei who pulled Tokugawa Nobuyasu out of the safety of Okazaki Castle and came to this dangerous place. If Tokugawa Nobuyasu has three longs and two shorts, Yu Qiuhei doesn't know how to explain to Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Fukuzawa's words were indeed useful, and both Akihei and the envoys of the Tokugawa family gradually calmed down. After seeing that Yu Qiuping did not make a blind decision, Fukuzawa Yunan said in a low voice again:

"We should be glad that His Highness sensed something was wrong not long ago and stopped the whole army." He paused and continued, "If His Highness is not bad, this time Takeda Shingen is still using the same woodpecker tactics as Kawanakajima, and the Red Reserve of Yama Prefecture Changjing is going to drive us from the Yuanjiang Plain to Shirakuhara, and then Takeda Shingen's main force will crush us. In other words, going to Shirakuhara to support at this moment is falling into Takeda Shingen's painting. When the time comes, our army, which hastily emerges from the valley and forms a long snake formation, will face the Takeda army, which has already lined up in a wide formation on the flat ground, and will be defeated in one fell swoop. ”

"I see what you mean." Yu Qiuping took a deep breath, stabilized his emotions for a while, and began to try to analyze the situation calmly, "What Takeda Shingen originally wanted was to force us to Shirakuhara, and then defeat us in one fell swoop, and drive our rout into the valley. His army to the north and Chibei to the south, thus sealing us down. ”

"However, due to the fact that our army is walking a little slower, and His Highness asked the troops to stop in advance, our army is still quite far from Shirakuhara." Fukuzawa Yunan slowly touched his chin with his hand, and added in a deep voice, "If our army turns around now and retreats for three days, we can avoid the large army of the Takeda family and make his woodpecker plan fail." ”

"Actually, there is no failure, Yu Nan." Yu Qiuping has now been continuously calculated by Takeda Shingen, and has fallen into a serious Takeda phobia, and directly poured cold water, "Our original strategic plan has been crushed, and the Tokugawa Army's special forces must also be annihilated." ”

"But the Takeda Army also lost the opportunity to annihilate our army on the plains." Fukuzawa Yunan is still as confident and calm as in the past, but he has the charm of Takenaka Shigeji, "Now we will immediately retreat for three days and return to Yoshida Castle by the official road, the Takeda Army will not be able to catch up with us!" Even if they took the mountain road from which the young lord of Tokugawa came, and made a detour to attack Yoshida Castle, they would be half a beat slower than us! When we enter Yoshida Castle, the Takeda Army will not be able to help us even if it has an army of 100,000. ”

"Fukuzawa-sama is right." Sanada Masayuki nodded in agreement, "Although Doctor Daizen is unparalleled in the world, he has not never made mistakes, so His Highness does not need to be so afraid. Although our plan was completely expected, Dr. Dashan made a big mistake this time. Sanada Masayuki smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said, "In any case, it is not good to simply transfer all the main forces to the mountainous areas where mobility is inconvenient for the sake of tactical restraint. So that if we retreat to the plains, Dr. Dashan will not be able to catch up with us. Although he defeated the young lord of Tokugawa, he could no longer take our main force. ”

"You two are right..."Yu Qiuping nodded a little reluctantly, "Although Doctor Dashan is like a god and has completely seen through our plan, the tactics he has formulated in order to counter our plan are too complicated, so that there was a mistake in coordination. Yu Qiuping said as he glanced back at the entrance of the mountain road, and then glanced at Shirakuhara in the distance, "If Yama Changjing delays us for a while, or if Doctor Dashan attacks Shirakuhara later, wait until our auxiliary team and half of the soldiers enter Shirakuhara, but when the foothold is not stable, the main force of the Takeda Army will attack again... The consequences are unimaginable. ”

"Yes, then the whole army will be defeated in one fell swoop, and it will flee into the mountain road, and all the follow-up soldiers will be scattered." Fukuzawa Yunan nodded and said, "But after all, Yamayama Changjing and His Highness Takeda are separated by dozens of miles of mountain roads, so there is no way to communicate in time, and it is inevitable that there will be mistakes in cooperation. Now, before we reached Shirakuhara, His Highness Takeda's plan had been exposed. As long as we return in time, we can stop being the worms that were eaten by the woodpeckers. ”

"I see, it's a blessing in misfortune." After Yu Qiuping understood the situation at the moment, he calmed down from the panic when he first learned that Shirakuhara had been attacked, "Doctor Dashan is also a bad move. Then, he turned his head and instructed the envoy of the Tokugawa family, "I am very sorry to tell the young lord Tokugawa that everything was my mistake." The Yuqiu army will return to Yoshida Castle to hold on, and will not go for reinforcements. Let the young master of Tokugawa find a way to get out, the mountain road is narrow, and escaping should not be a problem. I apologize for all the losses suffered by the Tokugawa family in this battle because of my mistakes, and I will compensate for it later. ”

"Your Highness Momiji, where are you talking about?" The envoy of the Tokugawa family was already well aware of the stakes at this moment, "How can we Mikawa samurai be such people who are greedy for life and afraid of death?" We will fight to the end and buy time for Your Highness! Leave! ”

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After identifying the battle situation, Yu Qiuping immediately ordered the whole army to turn around and retreat for three days. Tsukiwa Bei, who was originally the rearguard, became the vanguard again, followed by Ming Di Bei, Hosoyanagi Bei, and the cavalry company, and the last one was the auxiliary of the team. Yu Qiuping also ordered the auxiliaries who walked at the end to destroy the official road, cut down all the trees next to the mountain road, and fell on the official road. In this way, after the withdrawal of the Yuqiu army for three days, there will be 10 miles of difficult roads to pass through the entire official road from Shirakuhara to the third day. It would take at least half a day to repair it, so as to cut off the possibility of the Takeda family pursuing south from the mountain road.

In order to guard against a possible attack by Chibei at the Mikachi intersection, Yu Qiuping personally rushed to the side of Tokiwabei led by Fukushima Yasunari. However, to everyone's surprise, by the time Tsunebanbei rushed out of the mountain road and arrived for three days, the Red Reserve had already disappeared. And the ninjas of the Takeda family, who had been controlling their vision on the high ground and hills on both sides, also evacuated.

"If that's the case, Project Woodpecker, it's just a bluff here." Yu Qiuping smiled bitterly and knocked his head hard, "Our 12,000 army was frightened by 600 Chibei and ran all the way, and it is estimated that it will become the laughing stock of all Japan." ”

"But you can't be guarded against. In case they suddenly rush out while the auxiliaries are retreating, it's over. Yu Qiuping shook his head, shook off the decadence and frustration in his mind, and began to make a plan. He first sent people to climb a few high grounds, and looked around, but found no trace of Chibei. And he tried to discern Chibei's movements through the horseshoe prints, and found that there were very dense horseshoe prints on the official roads in the east, but there were also some on the official roads in the south. It is very likely that Changjing of Shan County, in order to avoid Yu Qiuping from tracking him, deliberately walked on both roads, leaving horseshoe prints to confuse Yu Qiuping.

"The location of the red reserve must be clarified, otherwise it will be a great hidden danger to our auxiliaries." After personally observing the horseshoe prints, Yu Qiuping judged that Changjing, Shanxian County, was most likely retreating from the east. However, he has always been cautious, and he did not dare to ignore the south, and decided to send a small force to the south to try to take insurance.

"An Cheng, you lead the second and third companies of Chang Panbei to reconnoiter in the direction of Igu in the east; Katsumasa, you take your first company to the south to reconnoiter in the direction of Jimi. If I meet Akabei and look for a position to defend on the spot, I will come to support immediately. None of your 800 or 400 infantry can defeat 600 of them. After Yu Qiupei gave the order, Fukushima Yasushi took the Water Atom Sutra and Bee Suka Koroku to prepare to go east, and Yoshioka Katsumasa prepared to go south. But Yu Qiuping seemed to suddenly remember something, and called them back again.

"Forget it, let Zijing lead the second company to the south, and An Cheng, you take Shengzheng and Xiaoliu's company to the east." Yu Qiuping changed the deployment in a low voice with some embarrassment. Fukushima Yasunari, Yoshioka Katsumasa, Mizuzutsu and Bee Suka Koroku were stunned for a moment, and then they understood Yu Qiuping's intentions. Since Yu Qiuyan was in the Water Atom Economic Army at this time, Yu Qiuping didn't want to send him to a dangerous place - because according to Yu Qiuyan's character, he would definitely not stay behind the safety of the formation. Therefore, Yu Qiuping changed his plan and sent the second company where Yu Qiuping was located to the south where there was no danger and there was a high probability that it was just an insurance plan. And the two companies of Yoshioka Katsumasa and Wasuka Koroku were sent to the east where there was a high probability of encountering Akabei.

"Yes." The four of them all understood that Yu Qiuping licked the calf deeply, and they didn't say anything, and after giving a military salute to Yuqiu, they led their troops to leave.