"The battle is over." Seeing Akabei arrive, instead of being happy, Takeda Shingen shook his head with some regret, "Yuqiu Momiji has done his best. When you fail strategically, your fate is already sealed. It's not easy to do this tactically. ”

"The battle is over." After seeing Chibei arrive, Yu Qiuping's mood became inexplicably relaxed. He had been worried before, hoping that Chibei would not be able to arrive in time. Now that hope is shattered, the battle situation in front of him is out of control, and he is relieved.

The wolf smoke from the heavy battalion, the raging fire that followed, and the appearance of Takeda Akabei from the back road had already explained to the two armies on the entire battlefield what had happened - the large camp of the Yuqiu army no longer existed, 8,000 auxiliaries had been routed, and all the baggage had been burned. And now, their back road has also been cut off by Takeda Akabei. Soon, the Red Reserve will attack the weak back of the Yuqiu Army's battle line, destroying the entire army.

The Takeda Army on all fronts cheered excitedly to celebrate this hard-won victory. The Yuqiu army was in mourning, and despair spread among the army. The collapse of the entire Yuqiu Army is imminent.

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"Your Highness, do you really want to go?" Long Zi looked at Yu Qiuping, who turned over and got on his horse, and still persuaded him a little unwillingly, "You quickly retreat, withdraw from the mountain road, and withdraw with the young master, it's still too late!" ”

"I withdraw, what will happen to the whole army?" Yuqiu's plane was like ashes, but he shook his head extremely resolutely, "Everyone has fought so far to make up for my mistakes, so many people and so many soldiers have died for Yuqiu's family, how can I abandon the army and abscond, and how can I steal my life?" Everyone does not live up to me, how can I fail everyone. ”

"There's only one thing I can do right now." Yuqiu slowly pulled Chidori out of the scabbard, listening to the birdsong of metal colliding as Chidori unsheathed. Then, he pointed straight in the direction of Takeda Akabi with a thousand birds, "Defeat Akabei, and the whole army will be saved." ”

Yes, that's the only thing he can do.

If he doesn't defeat Akabi, then Akabi can go directly south, cooperate with Naito Masatoyo, and first crush Mizenzaki Nakahide's Hosoyanagi Bei in front and back. Then he went all the way to the west, swept the entire defense line of the Yuqiu family, and completely defeated the Yuqiu family.

The Takeda Army had thousands of cavalry, and if the Yuqiu Army collapsed here, there would be few people alive to escape the pursuit. Thousands of samurai and ashigaru from the top and bottom of the Yuqiu army will all be buried here. This is a complete war of annihilation, which is enough to directly break the backbone of the Yuqiu family and make the Yuqiu family disappear from history.

The only thing that can change the situation is to use the 400 cavalry under Yu Qiuping to defeat 600 Chibei, so as to ensure the safety of the rear. Even so, due to the collapse of the auxiliaries and the burning of all the baggage, the Yuqiu army was already defeated. It's just to avoid that the whole army won't be wiped out today, and what to do after that, Yu Qiuping has no clue.

"Your Highness, wake up!" Maeda Keiji, who had been persuaded by Yu Qiuping to wake up soon, began to persuade Yu Qiuping at this moment, "Our 400 cavalry, hedging on flat ground, is not enough for 600 Chibei to plug his teeth!" Even if there are 2,000 cavalry of our level, we can't beat 600 Chibei! They have been fighting for so many years, and the number of cavalry hedging is a few dozens, and the most is hundreds. Even the fierce Echigo cavalry can't take them, let alone us? ”

"I will never abandon the army and abscond, you don't need to persuade me anymore." Yu Qiuping shook his head resolutely, "You all know what kind of person I am. I will not betray my subordinates. They fought against invincible enemies for me, and I will fight Takeda Akabi for them. ”

"Zijing, after I lead the cavalry company to the battle, this formation will be handed over to you." Yu Qiuping turned around slightly, and instructed the water atom sutra following behind him, his eyes were red, "If I lose, you will issue a final order and let everyone escape." If you really can't do it, just surrender. ”

"Never surrender under this! Swear allegiance to the Yuqiu family! Hearing this, the water atom suddenly burst into tears, and suddenly saluted Yu Qiuping, and roared: "I swear that I will protect the young master and leave thoughtfully." One day, revitalize the Yuqiu family! ”

"Okay, good Zijing." A strange smile appeared on the corner of Yu Qiuping's mouth, and then he pulled the reins of his horse, turned his horse's head, and glanced at the 400 cavalrymen behind him who were ready to go and looked at death as if they were at home; glanced at the serious faces of Anayama Nobushimi, Kohata Jiesheng, and Maeda Keiji; I watched the show and followed me again.,It's always Honda Tadakatsu with a face like water and Ryuko with tears in his eyes.。 He raised the thousand birds in his hand, clamped the horse's belly, and stepped out of the column. The cavalry company behind him immediately rode out on horseback, followed Yu Qiuping over the bridge of the Nishi-Kanda River, and headed straight for Chibei heading south.

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With his guards and 400 cavalry, Yu Qiuping galloped on the plain between the Nishikanda River and Banzuki Mountain, listening to the sound of horses' hooves falling to the ground and feeling the dust flying behind him. Behind them was the slowly falling sunset, dragging the shadows of everyone for a long, long time. In front of him is the invincible Red Cavalry, like a red ghost from hell. When the evening breeze came, Yu Qiuping suddenly felt that he had an epic romantic feeling, which made people forget about the upcoming killing for a while.

However, as Chibei went south, he noticed this rushing cavalry with red leaves on his head and began to turn slowly, and the little comfort that had just sprung up in Yu Qiuping's heart suddenly disappeared. The red cavalry, which slowly turned and gradually began to increase its speed towards itself, was like a fierce beast in the forest. The weak animal cautiously moved past it, but as soon as the beast suddenly turned its head and glanced at itself, the weak broke out in a cold sweat. Yu Qiuping's hand holding the handle of Chidori convulsed spasmodically, and the cold touch of Chidori spread all the way from the palm of his hand all the way to his body, making Yu Qiuping only feel that his whole body was frozen.

As the speed of the two armies increased faster and faster, a head-on hedge was inevitable. Yu Qiuping didn't know how long it had been since he had experienced this kind of life-and-death hedge, and the tension in his whole body was almost uncontrollable. His opponent was the strongest cavalry in the world, and he was undefeated in cavalry hedges. And his subordinates are very inexperienced in actual combat, and even Yamato's second-rate cavalry is not an opponent. And the number of opponents is half more than himself.

This is a dignified cavalry hedge, without any special tactics and terrain, it is a direct duel between two cavalry teams on the plain.

"I closed my eyes when I jumped into the river." Yu Qiuping took a deep breath, knowing that it was too late to regret it even if he wanted to do so at this moment, and reducing the horse's speed was tantamount to suicide. Thinking of this, the fear and tension in my chest seemed to fade away. Instead, it is the blood in the heart of every boy, the excitement that is inherited from ancient ancestors, and surging in the fight for life and death.

"Spread out and get ready to hedge!" Yu Qiuping raised the thousand birds in his hand high and gave an order to the whole army with a sharp voice. At the same time, a few hundred meters in front of him, another rather vicissitudes and majestic voice gave the same order. Both the Red Leaf Cavalry and the Red Reserve Cavalry slowly expanded to the sides, each forming several rows in a loose formation, opening up a wide space.

Will it die? I don't know, and it doesn't matter anymore.

Just when Yu Qiuping was about to charge calmly and meet the impending life-and-death battle, a crisp whimper suddenly sounded in his ears. As soon as Yu Qiuping listened to it, he could distinguish the voice of the dragon.

"Your Highness, promise me that you will survive! If you die, Ryuko really doesn't know how to live! You must live well, only if you live, the life of the dragon son is meaningful. ”

Because the distance was a little far, Longzi relied on shouting to send these words to Yu Qiuping's ears. Yu Qiuping turned her head and looked at the tearful dragon with tears in her eyes, and she galloped beside her. Yu Qiuping suddenly throbbed, and inexplicable feelings surged in his heart. He tried to squeeze a smile into her and said softly, "Silly girl, take care of yourself!" ”

Turning his head, he looked at the Red Reserve cavalry, which was already less than a hundred meters away from him. Yu Qiuping understands that if there is really a fight, he can no longer care about the life and death of others. Only by relying on his riding skills and luck, watching and listening to all directions, dodging the weapons that suddenly attack from all directions in the duel again and again, and giving the most powerful attacks, can he survive. In this way, hedging again and again until one side loses. I'm afraid that only then will Yu Qiuping be able to, if he survives, have the opportunity to see who is still alive around him.

Fifty meters.

The two armies are getting closer and closer, and everyone is unsheathed with their swords.

Thirty meters.

Someone had already begun to roar and embolden, and the sound of hurried and heavy horses' hooves was drowned out by the roar.

Twenty meters.

Everyone charged forward and swung their weapons forward, and the balance of life and death was close at hand.

Ten meters.

Everyone was left with only their own fateful opponent in front of them, and the rest of the scenery was blurred under the high speed of the horse.

At that moment, Yu Qiuping could clearly see the wide mouth of the red cavalry who was rushing towards him, the bright red armor on his chest, the Takeda Ling flag fluttering in the wind behind him, and the sunset reflected by the sharp katana in his hand.

In an instant, Yu Qiuping didn't see the trajectory of the Chibei cavalryman's sword swing at all, but instinctively turned around on the whole screen, and at the same time slashed the thousand birds in his hand towards that person. In the midst of the lightning, Yu Qiuping subconsciously closed his eyes out of fear. The darkness of the moment when you close your eyes seems to be as long as a lifetime. Whether it is life or death, whether you can open your eyes again depends on God's decision. Almost a moment later, Yu Qiuping only felt that his arm was dislocated by a bye - it missed. And beside his cheeks, there was also a gust of wind, accompanied by the sound of a sharp weapon cutting through the air.

Yu Qiuping opened his eyes, and the colorful world in front of him was suddenly so amiable - he was still alive. He didn't have time to think about how his sword had been dodged, and how he had dodged the knife he had just dodged, because the knights in the next row immediately ran for him. So Yu Qiuping did not reduce the horse's speed at that moment, but carried it over with the horse's belly, and this time he would not have a speed disadvantage.

Between the swords and swords, Yu Qiuping was much braver this time than last time, and he dared to face the onrushing enemy with his eyes open. In the slashing of swords, Yu Qiuping slashed into the air again, and his opponent still failed to hit him.

However, this rush caused Yu Qiuping to sit down and move slightly off the trajectory of the horse, and the Chibei cavalry rushing from the third and fourth rows just missed him. And when the cavalry of the fifth row found that Yu Qiuping was rushing towards him, he was obviously not prepared, and did not swing his sword, but staggered the duel with Yu Qiuping with the reins of his horse. In a hurry, Yu Qiuping swung his knife violently to slash, but only hit the opponent's horse buttocks. The sharp stickiness and the resistance from the tip of the knife through the huge lever moment almost made Yu Qiuhei unable to hold Chidori in his hand.

When Yu Qiuping finally rushed alive, he slowed forward for a long time before turning the horse's head to try to relieve himself. The cavalry of the Yuqiu Army also pulled the reins of their horses, slowed down slowly, and once again lined up in a loose charging formation behind Yuqiuping.

Yu Qiuping looked left and right and found that Ryuko was still there, and Honda Tadashi was also there.

An inexplicable sense of relief suddenly surged in my heart.

However, when he cast his eyes on the battlefield where the two armies were hedged and intertwined, the sight in front of him almost instantly crushed his spirit.

On the battlefield, there were nearly 40 corpses of Red Leaf Cavalry, and there were not even 10 Red Reserve Cavalry who fell.