"Not good!" Yu Qiuping was taken aback when he saw this. He and Sen Ke became convenient, with only four or five guards with them. Honda Tadakatsu was sent back to Maple Mountain Castle by Yu Qiuping before to pass the order, and he didn't follow him this time. There are more than a dozen of them, and they will definitely not be able to defeat these ninjas if they fought hard.

Woo Akihei and Mori Kecheng were also experienced samurai, and they were not at all helpless in the face of a sudden attack, but immediately abandoned their horses and ran towards a mountain peak where no ninjas rushed in. The mountain was surrounded by bush and jungle, and the road was narrow, making it easy to get lost. When the ninjas saw Yu Qiuping and his party flee to the peak, they did not impulsively try to search the mountain, but held the two paths that must be passed down the mountain and the surrounding bushes. After all, if they rashly searched the mountains and the people were scattered, it would give Yu Qiuping and Sen Kecheng a chance to escape. They didn't need to rush to catch Yu Qiuping and Sen Kecheng, as long as they watched them and didn't let them escape. Then as soon as the large army dragged to Matsunaga's house came, they could start searching the mountains and arresting them.

At this moment, Yu Qiuping and Sen Kecheng finally found a safe cave to hide temporarily, while looking for an angle to observe the position of the pursuers.

"What the hell is going on, father! Which ninjas are from the Matsunaga family? After all, Sen Kolon is still a stunned young man, and he has followed everyone all the way, and he has not fully figured out the situation.

Sen Kecheng did not answer, but watched closely at the position of the pursuers. After Yu Qiuping motioned to Sen Kolong to speak softly, he explained in a low voice: "Although it is not certain, there is a high probability that it is. Because Kolon, you see, the position we are in now is sandwiched between the forces of the Miyoshi family and the Matsunaga family, and it is very dangerous to be far away from me and Lingzun's troops. And Matsunaga Shu was originally with us to see the terrain, but suddenly said goodbye, and then his troops were dispatched, which was very suspicious. Therefore, although I don't know who those ninjas are, the greatest probability is that they belong to the Matsunaga family. ”

Yu Qiuping looked at Sen Kelong's solemn face and nodded again and again, and continued to analyze: "And! You have to think that the people who are most likely to attack me and Ling Zun right now are either the Miyoshi family or the Matsunaga family. If someone from the Miyoshi family were to attack us, and seeing that Matsunaga Shu's troops had already been dispatched and were rushing to this side, they would definitely think that they were reinforcements who came to our rescue. So, these ninjas should do it immediately, how can they wait under the mountain peak? ”

"The reason why they wait under the mountain peak and don't move is because they are not in a hurry! They knew that the Matsunaga family troops were friendly forces! So they are either from the Matsunaga family; It's either someone from the Miyoshi family, but they've secretly discussed with the Matsunaga family in advance to attack us together! Therefore, as long as they watch us and prevent us from escaping, they can wait for the army to search the mountains! ”

"I see." Mori Kolon nodded in realization, and glanced at Yu Qiuping with great admiration, who could make so many inferences quickly in such a panicked situation.

"So what now?" Sen Kolon asked in a low voice again, "Should we break through immediately!" Otherwise, when the Matsunaga army arrives, it will be over. ”

"It's hard to say, because I don't know what Matsunaga is doing this for! He had already contacted the Miyoshi family and was ready to betray our Oda family, intending to kill me and Ling Zun and attack the Oda family's army. I still don't want to rebel, I just want to control me and Ling Zun to force us to reach some terms. Yu Qiuping frowned and thought hard, "Anyway, it's hard to draw conclusions. ”

"Momiji, I can't hesitate at this time." Sen Kecheng patted Yu Qiuping on the shoulder, "We don't have time to speculate on Matsunaga Xiu's thoughts, time is not on our side, we must break through immediately." Otherwise, if something happens to us, our troops will be finished. ”

"But can it be done? There are more than 40 of them? Yu Qiuping whispered a little uneasily, "There are only 12 of us, I'm afraid there will be more than one luck!" ”

"That's just a fight. Wait here, wait until the Matsunaga family troops come, and we'll be completely finished. Sen Kecheng shook his head and whispered firmly: "We have no other way to go. With that, Sen Kecheng got up slightly, ready to lead people to break through to the intersection of the mountain.

"Senpai-senpai, you wait!" Seeing this, Yu Qiuping was a little anxious, grabbed Sen Kecheng, and said in a low voice: "It's too difficult to forcibly break through!" Why don't you let me negotiate! Anyway, it's better to capture us alive than to kill us, right? I'm going to go and see what Matsunaga Show is going to do! If Matsunaga Shu had rebelled, I would have yelled at the mountain! Break through now! If he doesn't mean to rebel, we might as well talk to him and give it a try! ”

"Momiji, what are you thinking? If the Matsunaga family really has murderous intentions, you will die. Sen Kecheng lowered his voice and said in a deep voice, while pressing Yu Qiuping's shoulder with his left hand.

"It's better for me to die alone than to rush out and die together! Senpai, it's one thing to be brave, but you must also cherish your life. Chang Ke he has just taken the Yuan Suit, Lan Maru, Fang Maru, Ri Maru, and Qianmaru They are still young! Even for their sake, they don't dare to act so recklessly! However, Yu Qiuping was not persuaded by Sen Kecheng, but held Sen Kecheng's arm with his backhand and said in a low voice: "Let me negotiate!" Only I am qualified to negotiate with Matsunaga Shu! If not, you rush down again! ”

Hearing Yu Qiuping mention the names of several of his young sons, Sen Kecheng was slightly moved. , A smile suddenly appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he retorted in a low voice: "Yan'er and You'er haven't served yet, Cen Er and Guang'er are still young, how can you gamble your life at will?" ”

"Because Senpai, Kolon, Ryuko, and my guards are all very important to me. In order to protect important people," Yuqiu paused, and suddenly remembered his preaching with Uchiha Aooka ten years ago, "People can become very powerful. ”

"Your Highness..."Long Zi was stunned when he heard this, tears instantly appeared in his eyes, and he choked up in a low voice: "Your Highness..."

"Is that so?" Sen Kecheng was stunned for a moment and nodded slightly. He turned his head to look at Yu Qiuping, then at Sen Kelong, and said in a low voice: "Momiji, I have a plan, which is better than yours." ”

"You see, those ninjas are very scattered, and there are not too many people on the two paths, only about 10 of them." Mori Kecheng poked his head out slightly and pointed to the ninjas scattered along the roads and bushes under the mountain peak.

"We broke through in two ways and rushed out of two junctions at the same time. Those who stand in the middle will lose sight of one or the other in an instant, not knowing that that there is the direction in which we are really breaking through, so they will hesitate, and we will take the opportunity to rush out together. ”

"It seems that it can..."Yu Qiuping nodded with some embarrassment, this method can reduce the enemies that the ten of them need to face in a short period of time by about half, and the probability of breaking through is greatly increased, "It's just..."

"No, we don't have time to delay." Sen Kecheng shook his head and patted Yu Qiuping's shoulder very firmly, "Just do it my way." We went to ambush near the junction in two separate ways, and when I shouted 'retreat' as a code, we rushed out together. ”

"Okay, Senpai Sen." Yu Qiuping also understood that time was pressing, and he didn't shirk it much, "Then I'll be..."

"Wait a minute, Momiji." Sen Kecheng suddenly called out to Yu Qiuping before he got up, "There are two fewer guards around you than me, I'll send Kolon to you." ”

"It's... Not really, right? Yu Qiuping was stunned for a moment, and didn't react for a while.

"What's the matter, don't you look down on Wu'er's martial arts?" Sen Kecheng feigned anger when he heard this.

"No, no, no, how could it be! At least it's much better than me. Yu Qiuping hurriedly waved his hand.

"Then let's go!" As he spoke, Sen Kecheng pushed Sen Kelong and pushed him to Yu Qiuping's side, and then led his guards to the mountain pass on the other side. Before his figure disappeared into the bushes, Sen Kecheng suddenly turned his head, smiled at Yu Qiuping and Sen Kelong, and then walked away quickly.

"It's weird." Although the enemy is current, Yu Qiuping still can't help but slander, "How come Senior Mori laughs more times today than in the past few years." ”

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Yu Qiuping led Ryuko, Mori Kolon, and three other guards to lurk behind a tree behind the intersection - a hundred meters away was the ninja of the Matsunaga family. In order to monitor, they did not hide, but stood everywhere with a good view. Yu Qiuping and his party scrept among the bushes, and soon groped their way behind a rock. It's only a few dozen meters away from the pass that must be passed. He made a few gestures, and the guards and Morikolong immediately drew their swords out of their sheaths, and Yu Qiuping himself silently pulled Chidori out of his sheath, trying to calm his breathing.

It wasn't the first time he had experienced such a life-and-death scene, and he was no longer as nervous as he was when he went out into battle—he vaguely remembered that he was so frightened that he couldn't even take a step when he first encountered an enemy with a knife in a village between barrels more than a decade ago.

He was calm, and all the people around him remained quiet, and Yu Qiuping could only hear his heavy heartbeat and everyone's somewhat disordered and rapid breathing. Everyone waited silently - waiting for Sen Kecheng to give a signal, and then rush out together, fighting to the death. Yu Qiuping looked forward to this moment coming earlier, and hoped that this moment would never come.

It's like an athlete squatting behind the starting line in a middle school track and field competition. The shouts of "all in place" had been heard, and everyone bowed up, waiting for the gunfire to come at any moment. Each of them was worried that they would be too slow to react, so they kept leaning forward, as if they could predict that a gun was about to go out. Their bodies are ready to go, but their hearts are uneasy, and what a subtle and nervous feeling it is—and it is usually unusually short-lived, no more than five seconds before the gunshot goes off—so that it is often difficult to describe the feeling in the future, but it is deeply imprinted in the heart. When you go through this scene again, that feeling comes back unconsciously.