"What else did His Highness Tokugawa say in his letter to you?" After dinner, Yu Qiuping withdrew from the crowd and discussed strategy in the secret room with Tokugawa Nobuyasu and Tokugawa Ieyasu's important minister, Gao Li Kiyocho.

"My father's letter was written this afternoon, when our ninja discovered that Nimata Castle had fallen. And after the Takeda family's army captured Futama Castle, they came directly to the southwest, and the target must be Hamamatsu Castle, where the family father was located. Tokugawa Nobuyasu and Akihei Akihei sat around a map, gesturing on the map with their fingers, and explained the battle situation for Akihei, "After the Takeda family's army set off, Yamaprefecture Masakei, who was originally outside the east gate of Hamamatsu Castle, led his army and separated from the Hojo reinforcements. The 3,000 Hojo Army remained outside the East Gate, and Yama Prefecture Masakei, who moved to the north gate of Hamamatsu Castle, expelled the defenders of our army in the camp outside the castle, and it seemed that he wanted to join the main force of the Takeda family outside the north gate of Hamamatsu Castle. After that, the coalition forces may use the northern city as the main direction of attack and the eastern city as the auxiliary attack, forcing our army out of the city from the southwest. Since Lake Hamanama is more than ten miles west of Hamamatsu Castle, the passage is blocked. If our army retreats from the southwest, it will have to take a detour from the south bank of Lake Hamana. The southern shore of Lake Hamana is too close to the sea, where the terrain is narrow and the water network is dense, making it difficult to pass. If the Takeda family pursues them, it is very likely to cause the collapse of our entire army. ”

"These are my father's judgments." After Tokugawa Nobuyasu finished saying those words, he turned to Yu Qiuping and said, "I don't know what my uncle thinks." ”

"His Royal Highness Tokugawa's judgment is very accurate, if the Takeda Army acts like this, its strategic intent is estimated to be so." After hearing the judgment, Yu Qiuping bowed slightly, thought for a moment, and then asked again: "Does His Royal Highness Tokugawa suggest which path I should take to support Hamamatsu?" North or South Road? ”

To enter Enjiang from Mikawa, the pass that must be passed through is Yoshida Castle. The northeastern part of Mikawa is mountainous, and only Yoshida is a plain adjacent to Enoe. From Yoshida Castle to Enjiang, there are two roads to go from north to south. The northern route runs from Yoshida eastward through Mikachi and Iiya, then turns south through Mikatahara to the north gate of Hamamatsu. The southern route starts from Yoshida, first goes south to Shirasuka, and then goes east through Yoshimi and Maisaka to the southwest of Hamamatsu Castle. It is equivalent to bypassing Lake Hamana from the north and south directions, and the north road is relatively flat and spacious, while the south road is narrower and densely covered with water when passing by the adjacent part of Lake Hamana and the sea.

For these two marching routes, Yu Qiuping has long been aware of them. On the one hand, he used to be a member of the Imagawa family, and he passed through these two roads countless times. On the other hand, during the Imagawa Civil War, they also carefully considered the advantages and disadvantages of these two paths.

"My father suggested taking the northern route, but my father said in the letter that it was up to my uncle to decide which way to go." Tokugawa Nobuyasu said in a very humble voice, "My father thinks that if I take the northern line, my uncle's troops can appear behind the main force of the Takeda army, echo Hamamatsu Castle, and attack Takeda in front and back, forcing Takeda Shingen not to dare to attack the city." If Takeda Shingen attacked the city, his uncle could attack his back. If Takeda Shingen attacks his uncle, his father's troops can go out of the city to counterattack, and the inside and outside should be combined. In this way, Takeda Shingen will inevitably lose ground. ”

"Well, that's what His Highness Tokugawa said." Yuqiu calmly listened to Tokugawa Nobuyasu's relay, nodded slightly, and glanced at Tokugawa Nobuyasu. It seems that the upright child did not realize the little calculation in his father's plan. Although Tokugawa Ieyasu and Yu Qiuping have been friends for many years, Yu Qiuping has long understood that nothing is more important in Tokugawa Ieyasu's heart than the interests of the Tokugawa family. For the sake of the family, sacrificing others has long been commonplace for him.

If Akihei took the southern route, the Akidaira army would be able to safely enter Hamamatsu Castle without encountering the Takeda-Hojo army. However, this means that the logistics of the Yuqiu army need to be supplied by Tokugawa Ieyasu, which will consume a lot of Tokugawa family's food stock. At the same time, once the Yuqiu Army, which had a strong firepower of 1,350 iron guns, entered the castle, the Takeda and Hojo families should abandon their plans to attack. However, the Takeda family came from afar and would not stop there, and it is very likely that they would leave Hamamatsu Castle and move westward instead, invading Mikawa, the Tokugawa family's confidant, from the northern route. If Mikawa is thrown into a mess, the Tokugawa family will be in danger of breaking their bones. Taking the southern route, although the Yuqiu army is safe, the interests of the Tokugawa family may suffer great losses.

And if they take the northern route, the Yuqiu army will face great danger, because they are likely to be attacked by the Takeda army on the way. If Takeda Shingen left 8,000 people to gather the 3,000 people of the Hojo family to stay outside Hamamatsu Castle to block Tokugawa Ieyasu, and he led 16,000 men to turn around and counterattack Yuakihei, it would be difficult for Tokugawa Ieyasu to rush to support before the end of the battle, and Yuaki's army would have to face Takeda Shingen's main force. Even if Yu Qiuping can rush to Hamamatsu Castle, set up camp behind the Takeda army, and let the Takeda army suffer from both sides. When the Takeda Army chooses to attack on one side, it will definitely choose to fight in the field with the Yuqiu Army rather than storm the castle of Hamamatsu Castle. In other words, if Yu Qiuping chooses to take the northern route, then Takeda Shingen is destined to fight with Yu Qiuping as long as he wants to fight. Yu Qiuping took the northern route, and in a sense, he also helped Tokugawa Ieyasu block the route of Takeda Shingen's march to Mikawa and ensure the safety of Mikawa. Taking the northern route, the interests of the Tokugawa family were guaranteed to the greatest extent, but the Yuqiu army would fall into a great crisis.

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Yu Qiuping pondered for a long time, considered all the benefits and disadvantages, and then raised his head and found that Tokugawa Nobuyasu and Gao Li Kiyocho on the side had been waiting patiently for a long time. Tokugawa Nobuyasu was very much looking forward to Yu Qiuping's decision, but Gao Li Kiyocho was a little nervous. Yu Qiuping knew in his heart that Gao Li Qingchang must have understood what he was thinking, and knew that taking the northern route would mean a huge risk to Yu Qiujun.

"I was a little worried about the situation before, but now that His Royal Highness Momiji has come down, I can put my mind at ease." Gao Li Kiyocho noticed that Yu Qiuping was looking at him, and said in a very humble whisper: "When His Highness did not arrive before, there was a lot of discussion in Okazaki Castle and the Tokugawa family, and many people advocated turning to the Takeda family to protect Mikawa and Enoe. The young lord and the inferior people worked hard to suppress us, and repeatedly assured that the Oda army would never give up on us, and that they would definitely fight a bloody battle with the Takeda army, and drive the Kai people back to the mountains before the turmoil could be calmed down. Now that His Royal Highness Momiji's strong army arrived, Xiaoxiao immediately lost his voice, and the overall situation was stabilized. ”

"It's amazing." Yu Qiuping secretly sighed in his heart, this Gao Li Qingchang is by no means simple.

His short words seemed to be a rehash of the old thing, and he complimented Yu Qiuping again. In fact, it is to remind Yu Qiuping that the Tokugawa family is already panicked, and if the Oda family is unable to protect the Tokugawa family or is unwilling to take the risk of fighting the Takeda family, the Tokugawa family may even fall to the Takeda family. The subtext of these words is to ask Yu Qiuping not to be bent on protecting the safety of his troops, but also to worry about the Tokugawa family.

Yu Qiuping sighed, understanding that Gao Li Qingchang was right. If he passively avoided the war again, the Tokugawa family, which was already on the verge of collapse under the pressure of the Takeda Army, would definitely be disappointed. If something happens to the Tokugawa family, then the Yuqiu army is alone and can't go back.

And he himself, didn't he condemn the Nine Ghosts Jialong a few days ago for avoiding the war in order to preserve his strength? How could you be embarrassed to do the same thing? Even in order to stabilize the situation and appease the Tokugawa family, who had already endured great sacrifices, the Yuqiu army had to take the northern front.

"I see." Yu Qiuping nodded, and said with some difficulty: "Just follow the plan of His Royal Highness Tokugawa and take the northern route." ”

"Okay, then gather the troops in the next place, and accompany my uncle to the expedition tomorrow!" Hearing this, Tokugawa Nobuyasu waved his fist excitedly, "Teach those Kai guys a hard lesson!" ”

"Young master?" "Saburo?" Gao Li Qingchang and Yu Qiuping were stunned when they heard this.

"Young master, these 3,000 soldiers and horses are the only mobile force left by the Tokugawa family in Mikawa, how can they be moved lightly?" Gao Li Qingchang hurriedly opened his mouth to stop, "As soon as these 3,000 people leave, once there is any wind and grass in Sanhe, we will have nothing to do!" Young master, don't mess around like this! ”

"At present, the soldiers are in danger, and the victory or defeat is all in the Yuanjiang, what do you care about the three rivers?" Tokugawa Nobuyasu was an anxious man, and for a while he directly retorted to Gao Li Qingchang, "Uncle even if he has the courage of the gods, after all, there are few people, and if the 4,000 soldiers and 8,000 auxiliaries meet the more than 20,000 people of the Takeda family, I am afraid they will be in trouble." My 1,000 soldiers and 2,000 auxiliaries are not much, but they can also help a lot! And we know the terrain and can do a lot of things! ”

"Young master, don't be so foolish!" Gao Li Qingchang looked at Yu Qiuping very apologetically, and at the same time persuaded his young master again, "No matter how the battle is fought, it is impossible to come out of the nest!" The Takeda family's expedition with such a huge momentum still left a lot of soldiers and horses in Shinano and Kai, and even left Okabe Motoshinsho at the border of Suruga and Toe to ensure the grain route! How can we be so big! If something goes wrong with Mikawa, the Tokugawa family will never recover! How to face the lord in the next? How to face the ancestors of the Tokugawa family? ”

"Oh, Lord Gaoli, I'm left behind in Okazaki Castle! I've got the final say! Tokugawa Nobuyasu said in a deep voice with some impatience, "Uncle almost gambled the lives of the entire army for our Tokugawa family, how can we stand idly by!" ”

"His Royal Highness Red Leaf is brave and difficult, and the Takeda family is not in charge, the young master doesn't have to worry about the sky!" Gao Li shook his head very resolutely.

"Lord Colliers, are you going to disobey?" Tokugawa Nobuyasu was already a little annoyed at the moment, and asked coldly.

"The young master wants to take these 3,000 people who can't move out of the Three Rivers, unless they cross over my corpse." Gao Liqing snorted coldly, and also looked at Tokugawa Nobuyasu very resolutely, and the situation was very tense for a while.

"Lord Colliers doesn't have to be like this, San Lang, you don't have to bring people to Yuanjiang." At this moment, Yu Qiuping, who hadn't spoken for a long time, suddenly spoke, breaking the silence.

Gao Li Qingchang was overjoyed when he heard this, but Tokugawa Nobuyasu was speechless for a moment, and looked at Yu Qiuping with dissatisfaction and surprise, but found that the latter's eyes were flashing with a fierce light at the moment.

"But although I don't need you to go to Yuanjiang, I still need your 3,000 people to help me do something." After Yu Qiuping paused, he commanded in a low voice.

"Uncle, please tell me, the little nephew will go to the soup and go to the fire, and he will not hesitate!" Tokugawa Nobuyasu heard that he was not useless, and suddenly became excited, and hugged his fists loudly.

"I want you to take the horse fence and the horse rejection, go to Shirakuhara in Mikawa, and help me set up the battlefield."

Oda Nobunaga, I'm going to pirate your ideas.