Three days after retreating, Shan County Changjing seemed to realize that he could not stop Yu Qiuping, so he watched from a distance and did not make any further moves. Yu Qiuping led Hosoyanagi Bei, Ming Di Bei, and Tokiwa Bei to retreat into the valley in turn, and during this period, the army of the Takeda family still never arrived. The strange situation made Yu Qiuping can't help but slow down his pace in the valley, and he doesn't know what Takeda Shingen is selling.

The mountain road from Mirito to Shirakuhara is about 35 miles. If you march at a faster pace, you can almost get there this afternoon. In other words, the battle with the Takeda family is expected to break out tomorrow. Thinking of this, Yu Qiuping decided to let the whole army take turns to rest and walk slower to save physical strength. Soon after, the soldiers of the Yuqiu family made peace with the auxiliary soldiers who had entered the valley yesterday and slowly carried the baggage. The 12,000 men drove a long procession of miles on the not spacious mountain road, wriggling like caterpillars towards Shirakahara.

However, until now, the Takeda Army has not pursued the mountain pass. Monk Yuaki Heijoji was confused, so he sent the ninjas of Uchiha Aooka to climb the high mountains on both sides and take a look at the deployment of the Takeda family. However, they were surprised to find that although the army of the Takeda family did not come, Togakuri and Tobori did arrive early. There were a large number of them, and they fought a big battle with the ninjas of the Yuqiu family, firmly choked several commanding heights, and once again completed the blockade of intelligence. And Chibei was eyeing the entrance of the mountain road, alerting the possible actions of the Yuqiu army.

"It's a strange feeling." Yuakihei rode his horse along the mountain road, and in the valley you could clearly hear the echo of the footsteps of the ashigaru people on the ground, which made people feel a little weird. The winding mountain road stretches as far as the eye can see, and it is full of dead trees.

"Yu Nan, do you think it's strange." In Takenaka's absence, Yu Qiuping could only discuss tactics with the temporary chief of staff, Fukuzawa Yunan, "Although everything is going well at the moment, I always feel that something is not quite right. I always felt as if we had been purposefully introduced into this mountain path by Shingen Takeda. Yu Qiuping said as he glanced back at Chibei who was standing outside the mountain road, "They seemed to have come to escort us, and they sent us into the mountain road to see us off." But obviously... It was our plan to enter the mountain road and go to Shirakuhara! Why are they so cooperative? ”

"Your Highness is right, it's a little too smooth." Fukuzawa Yu Nan nodded, "But going well is not necessarily a bad thing, always suspicious, just adding to the troubles." ”

"Yes, you're right." Yu Qiuping shook his head and shook out the strange thoughts in his head. may be because he is a time-traveler and knows that he has a high opinion of Takeda Shingen in later generations, and among the various Japanese Warring States games he plays, Takeda Shingen's commander data is always the most perverted one (often full score). As a result, he has a deep-seated fear of Shingen Takeda. When he realized that he was going to face Takeda Shingen on the battlefield, he was as desperate as a man who had traveled back to the Three Kingdoms and found himself alone with Lu Bu in front of the two armies.

Maybe Shingen Takeda isn't actually that powerful? Did I mythologize him in my mind, so I was so afraid? When he was on Kawanakajima, wasn't he almost defeated by Kenshin Uesugi directly because his plan was discovered?

Just when Yu Qiuping was thinking wildly, he suddenly found that the dragon next to him was looking up at the sky. Yu Qiuping followed the dragon's gaze and found that a woodpecker was flying over the head of the army, making a few weak chirps.

"On such a cold day, the trees are withered, where do the insects come from." Yu Qiuping couldn't help but smile when he saw this scene, "This woodpecker is also stupid enough..."

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However, in the flash of light, he only felt a shock all over his body.

Woodpecker...

Bugger...

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"All stopped!" Yu Qiuping suddenly yelled without warning, so that the surrounding guards were stunned. After the standard-bearer reacted, he immediately waved the maple bird horse seal quickly. Banners passed down the order layer by layer, until the auxiliaries a few miles away all slowly stopped.

"Your Highness?" Fukuzawa was very surprised when he saw Yu Qiuping's reaction, "Did something happen?" ”

"I'm not sure, everything is just speculation..."Yu Qiuping held his forehead with one hand, feeling a burst of weakness all over his body, "Let the whole army rest and eat immediately, and don't move forward!" Immediately! ”

"Send someone to Shirakuhara again, and let the young master of Tokugawa expand the scope of reconnaissance to see if any enemy troops appear in Shirakuhara!"

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At four o'clock, set up the original music.

Tokugawa Nobuyasu had basically completed the construction of the fortifications, and everything was done according to the requirements of Yuakihei. Originally, he wanted to keep the soldiers on guard, but then he couldn't be busy, so 3,000 people went into battle regardless of the soldiers and auxiliaries. This was the first time he had officially come out of the battle, and he was appointed by Yu Qiuping with such a heavy burden, which naturally made this young man excited, so he also tried his best to do his best. Especially after he learned the news that Tokugawa Ieyasu had a fiasco in Mikatahara, life and death were unknown, and Hamamatsu Castle was also in danger, Tokugawa Nobuyasu was even more ruthless. He urged his 3,000 people to stay up late with torches to work, and finally completed the repair of the fortifications. When it was finally completed, Tokugawa Nobuyasu and his troops were so tired that they couldn't even eat, and they all leaned on the fortifications they had just finished repairing, panting and resting.

At this moment, Yu Qiuping's herald suddenly arrived.

"Uncle told me to pay attention to the investigation?" Tokugawa Nobuyasu was stunned when he heard this, and struggled to stand up with his tired legs, "Where will there be enemies in the barren mountains and mountains here?" ”

"Your Highness, didn't you arrange a sentry?" The herald was stunned.

"It's arranged, how could it not be." Tokugawa Nobuyasu replied as a matter of course, pointing his hand to a small hill not far to the northeast, "There's one over there..."

However, when the words came to his lips, Tokugawa Nobuyasu was suddenly stunned. For he clearly saw that the sentry he had placed there was waving his hand to his side. He hurriedly turned his head to look east, only to see that on the mountain road in the distance, a force of the Takeda family quickly turned out, under the banner of Okabe Motonobu, and went straight to Shirakuhara.

"What?" Tokugawa Nobuyasu was stupid all of a sudden, "How could an enemy appear from that direction!" ”

"Hurry up! Get up! Gao Li Kiyocho was also anxious when he saw it, and hurriedly shouted to the large group of people around him who were resting on the fortifications, "Get up and line up!" Get into position! The Takeda Army is coming! ”

The sudden enemy attack caught these exhausted ashigaru people off guard, and the panic spread instantly, slowing down the speed of the formation. The fortifications originally built by Tokugawa Nobuyasu were huge fortifications for 15,000 people, and his 3,000 men could not defend them at all. Before he could figure out how to shrink the defensive line, the vanguard of Okabe Motonobu had already rushed in. The exhausted Tokugawa army was unable to resist and was defeated by Motonobu Okabe.

However, what alarmed everyone even more was the banner that appeared at the corner of the mountain road in the distance after Okabe Motonobu's troops. It was nothing else, it was the horse seal that shook the eastern kingdom - the Wind Forest Volcano.

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"What did you say?" When the herald galloped all the way, roaring to let the people on the mountain road make way for him, and finally rushed back to the front and back of Yuqiu's plane, the first sentence made Yuqiuping dumbfounded. "The Takeda Army appeared in Shirakuhara? Takeda Shingen's Wind Forest Volcano Horse Seal also appeared? ”

"Yes, His Highness Momiji!" The herald of the Tokugawa army was already in tears at this moment, "The main force of the Takeda family is all in Shirakuhara!" Please go and support Your Highness! Shirakuhara is about to be overwhelmed! That's a position that took a lot of effort to build! ”

"I'll go!" Hearing this, Yu Qiuping slapped the scabbard with anger, shaking his palms painfully.

"Woodpecker... Woodpecker! What a woodpecker! He wailed with remorse, "Obviously, I have all seen through it by Uesugi Kenshin, but Dr. Daizen played me again in front of me!" ”

"What do you mean, Your Highness?" Mori Kolong, who was following Yu Qiuping's side, obviously didn't understand what was going on, "Why is it a woodpecker?" ”

"When a woodpecker catches a bug, it strikes on one side of the tree, and the frightened bug escapes from the other side and is eaten by the woodpecker who has been waiting here for a long time." Yu Qiuping laughed miserably, shook his head helplessly, and said, "Doctor Dashan estimated that he sent the main force to the northern mountains yesterday evening, entered the mountains from Jingi Valley overnight, marched around the mountain road, and arrived at Shirakuhara at this moment. And from the front, there were only 600 Chibei from Yama County Changjing, but we were scared into the shadows, mistakenly thinking that the main forces of the Takeda Army were behind. We ran all the way to the other side of the mountain like the worm that was driven away by the woodpecker, but unexpectedly, the woodpecker was waiting for us in Shirakuhara. ”

As soon as Yu Qiuping's words came out, everyone was shocked.

"It can't be so fast." Fukuzawa Yunan was the first to object, "The night road and the mountain road, these two unfavorable factors combined, it is impossible for the more than 20,000 people of the Takeda Army to take a long detour to reach Shirakuhara now!" It's impossible. ”

"The Fei Army is an army in the mountains, and never underestimate their ability to walk mountain roads." Sanada Masayuki's face was already pale at the moment, "I think His Highness's expectations are not bad, and we have completely fallen for the trick." Dr. Daizen had expected that we would be heading to Shirakuhara... Just waiting for us to emerge from the mountain road like worms, and be hit head-on by him. ”

"So what now?" Sen Kelong opened his mouth again and asked, "Shouldn't we march at full speed and hurry to Shirakuhara to stabilize the situation!" After all, the mountain road is narrow, and it is impossible for the Takeda family to devote all their forces at once. As long as we arrive in time and fight bravely, we can repel them and drive them all back to the mountain road! ”