The assessment meeting held in the Great Tent lasted until nightfall, and the crowd made a series of arrangements and predictions about the future actions around the map and the information at hand.

The current situation on the battlefield is rather chaotic, with the troops on both sides intertwined. The troops of the Asahina, Yuaki, and Okuhei families, who lived on the banks of the Tsuzuma River west of Kariya Castle, had less than 1,800 soldiers in total, and a large number of auxiliaries, the latter of whom had not yet fully crossed the river. And the entire army of the Okabe family is stationed in Kariya Castle and castle town at the moment, including the Okabe family and a group of wealthy families, with more than 3,000 soldiers and a total strength of more than 10,000. The other troops of the Asahina family, the Sena family, the Sekiguchi family, and the Asahina branch, are stationed in the east of Kariya Castle at this moment, with about 1,300 soldiers. In addition, the Matsudaira family, who controlled Ansho Castle and Okazaki Castle, also had close to 500 soldiers on their hands, and they were still gathering the old troops.

If you look at the overall situation, you can see that the troops of the Okabe family are caught in the middle by the forces of the Asahina family, and they are in a dilemma. But from another point of view, the troops of the Asahina family were also cut in the middle by the Okabe family, and it was not easy to support and communicate with each other. The two parts that were divided were powerless to stop the movement of the Okabe family. And the ill-intentioned Matsudaira family was unable to gain the trust of Asahina and others. In such a situation, Asahina Taichao decided to take a defensive position and wait for the Okabe family to act first.

However, what made Yu Qiuping arrive was very worried about the defense of Zhili City. From Kariya Castle, where Okabe Motoshin is located, it only takes a dozen miles to attack Yuakihei's skill Zhili Castle, and it is difficult to make effective support because there is no time to react. At this time, Zhili City was an empty city, and there were no defenders at all. Once the Okabe family marches into Chiri, Chiri will fall immediately. The families of Yu Qiuping's subordinates will also be in danger.

In response to this thorny crisis, Yu Qiuping once again sent his most trusted Naoe Tadahei. The orders given to him were also very broad, whether it was to gather the militia of Bihai County to defend, or to lead the evacuation of his family, or to apply for reinforcements, all of them were done cheaply by him.

And before nightfall that night, Asahina Taichao also got in touch with Sena Shijun here. The Matsudaira family kept their promise, and the garrison of Ansho Castle had advanced to the rear of Sena's reserve. The garrison of Okazaki Castle was stationed in Anxiang Castle.

On the morning of May 22, in the west of Ejiri, Suruga Province, in the territory of the Yuqiu family.

Kaede Imagawa leaned on the pillars of the cloister and looked at the flowers and trees flourishing in the courtyard - these were all transplanted by Yu Qiuping himself, hoping that she would be in a good mood during her pregnancy. She enjoyed the feeling of the warm sun bathing her body, and her long, silky satin hair stroked the wonderful curves in the breeze. She gently stroked her slightly bulging lower abdomen with one hand, her face showing an extremely loving expression, and her mind was full of good memories of being with the boy.

"Children are bound to have dimples, too." Thinking of this, Imagawa Kaede suddenly smiled sweetly.

I don't know if it's a boy or a girl?

"It's better to be a boy, of course..."Kaede Imagawa used the fingers of his right hand to gently draw circles on his lower abdomen, "Hei came to Japan alone, and he didn't have any roots. In this era, if a samurai family wants to prosper, it is essential to have children and a family. With an heir, the retainers will be more cohesive, and they can continue to serve the Yuqiu family without any worries. ”

But Ping seems to want a girl.

"In the next half a year, Feng'er, you have to raise me obediently!" Yu Qiuping suddenly hugged Imagawa Kaede, changed his tone, and whispered softly: "Then give me a beautiful child!" It's better to be the kind of girl who looks like you! ”

"Huh? Why? Imagawa Kaede was surprised: "Aren't ordinary samurai like to have a boy so that they can inherit the family governor?" ”

"That's an ordinary samurai!" Yu Qiuping excitedly fantasized about his future life, "My biggest regret is that I couldn't be by your side for more than ten years before, and I don't know what Feng'er was like when she was a child!" If I can give birth to a girl like you, I can raise Feng'er again from childhood to adulthood! ”

Imagawa Kaede was stunned for a long time, and tears suddenly filled his eyes.

"That deceitful liar..."Imagawa muttered, but a mist rose in front of him.

Who said that the daughter of the samurai family is destined to be just a victim of a political marriage and will not reap happiness?

Or is it a blessing that I have been cultivating for several lifetimes to meet someone who loves me like this?

"If it's a boy..."Imagawa Kaede fell into fantasy again, gently rubbing the maple leaf pendant on his chest, "In the future, this pendant will be passed on to him, and he will give it to the girl he falls in love with." ”

"Later... We must not let our children fall into the misery of political marriage. Kaede Imagawa secretly made up his mind in his heart, "This is not only unfair to him, but also unfair to that girl." Failing to experience true love will be a lifetime of misfortune. ”

"If it's a girl... It's even more impossible for her to marry someone she doesn't like. Women are also people with their own past, their own future, their own character, their own joys and sorrows, so they can't silently become red leaves who can only cry and laugh for another person. ”

Just as Kaede Imagawa was looking forward to the wedding of his unborn child, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from the west, pulling Kaede Imagawa back to reality.

After the army set out, Kaede Imagawa was able to receive information from the front every day. Because the messengers who delivered the military information were instructed by Yu Qiuping to tell the news to Imagawa Kaede's maid Suzu, who was staying in Sunfu Castle, and then the maid brought it back to Ejiri West - to make Imagawa Kaede calm down, not to be worried about the fetus in the womb.

Yesterday's letter said that on the evening of 17 May, the Imagawa army had already made a plan for the deployment before the war. Under the oil lamp, Imagawa Kaede checked the layout map against the movements of the two armies in the history book left by Yu Qiuping, and confirmed whether everything was going according to Yu Qiuping's plan. Finally, under the strong persuasion of the maid, he reluctantly went back to the room to rest.

"It's supposed to be news from May 18th..."Although yesterday's business as usual information made Imagawa Kaede not so nervous. But when I thought of Yu Qiuping's previous life, the day after my father's death. And the second day of this life is also destined to start that thrilling decisive battle. Imagawa Kaede still couldn't help but raise his heart to his throat, and set his eyes on the horseshoe dust rising in the distance of the official road to the west.

However, as a figure gradually emerged from the dust, and as the figure gradually became clearer, Imagawa Kaede's eyes suddenly widened - it was not his own maid - but Anayama Nobumi, the captain of the Yuakihei cavalry.

How could it be him? Why did he come to report the news!

Kaede Imagawa raised his hand, covering his slightly open mouth, and watched as Anayama Nobusi rushed towards his residence regardless of it. Several guards and maids who were on guard around him stepped forward to stop him, but when they saw that it was Akayama Noshishi, they didn't interrogate him more, but just asked him to dismount and walk, so as not to disturb the pregnant lady.

As if heeding the advice of these men, Yama Nominee pulled the reins of his horse and staggered to a halt. However, at the moment when he turned over and dismounted, he fell directly to the ground with a fierce son. Several of the surrounding maids let out a few exclamations, and several guards hurriedly bent down to check on the situation of the cave mountain faithful. Seeing this, Imagawa Kaede also hurriedly walked towards the place where he fell from his horse.

By the time Kaede Imagawa arrived, Anayama Nobumi had already been poured several mouthfuls of water by several guards, gasping for breath and coughing. I saw that he had heavy dark circles under his eyes, his eyes were bloodshot, and his armor smelled of sweat. The fall just now is probably caused by overwork.

"How can you be so tired... So anxious..."Imagawa Kaede's face changed, and he muttered to himself, "Ping his cavalry captain, it is estimated that he didn't close his eyes for a few days and nights, and he hurried back desperately to deliver the news..."

"Madame... Madame..."Nobumi Anayama finally breathed a sigh of relief, struggling to speak, but he barely had the strength to speak.

"What's wrong, Caveyama-sama?" Kaede Imagawa asked anxiously.

"Urgent," Anayama said intermittently, "Your Highness asked me... Come back..."

"What's the urgency?" Kaede Imagawa felt that his breathing was a little uncontrollable, and his voice came out almost uncontrollably.

"On the nineteenth... Urgent. ”

The moment those words were spit out, Imagawa Kaede was instantly stunned.

On the 19th... Urgent. However, the eighteenth day has not yet arrived.

The messenger of the nineteenth rushed faster than the eighteenth. The messenger of May 19.

What happened... Also used... Say...

Kaede Imagawa intuitively felt that his eyes suddenly darkened, and his body shook a little, and he was about to fall to the ground. Several of the surrounding maids hurriedly greeted him and supported Imagawa Kaede.

"Our army..."After taking a few breaths, Anayama Nobusi struggled to speak, but was interrupted by Kaede Imagawa's sudden words: "Wait a minute! Please..."

Kaede Imagawa's face changed like a battle, her beautiful eyes were already full of tears, and her body couldn't stop trembling.

"Help me sit down." Imagawa Kaede used all his strength and commanded in a low voice. A few of the maids around her didn't know what to do, and obediently helped her sit down.

"Hold me." Kaede Imagawa whispered again, trying to stop the trembling of his voice and keep his tone steady, but the cry still leaked out of his mouth. Several of the maids looked at each other, but obediently did so. A few pairs of hands were placed on Kaede Imagawa's shoulders and arms.

"Say it." Imagawa Kaede quickly spit out these two words to Anayama Nobuyoshi, as if he didn't dare to say even a second more, and it seemed that speaking faster would alleviate the pain. She closed her eyes tightly, tears began to flow down her cheeks, and her body continued to tremble.

"On the nineteenth... Our army ambushed the Oda army in the barrel narrow, and the Oda army was defeated and fled. After a pause, Anayama's words became coherent, but the tone was like a dream, as if he couldn't believe it until now.

"However, His Highness suddenly received an order to halt the march. Forced to withdraw to Zhili. ”

"The Oda family holds the head of the shadow warrior of the main hall of the family governor... Attack Narumi Castle. The troops outside the city didn't know that the Governor Hall was actually in Narumi, and they all thought that the Governor Hall was dead..."Anayama Nobuyoshi swallowed, "The whole army was dispersed, and the Oda family attacked Narumi. ”

"Narumi Castle Keeper Okabe Motoshin burned down the castle tower and fled without a fight, but the Governor's Hall was unfortunately trapped in the fire..."Anayama Nobuyomi's voice trembled more and more.

"Killed."

After a brief silence.

The girl's mournful cry suddenly sounded.