"Your Highness, there is a military situation!" Several hurried shouts suddenly came from behind Yu Qiuping.

Yu Qiuping hurriedly looked back, only to see a few of his own cavalry, surrounded by a group of Imagawa Yoshimoto's stables.

"But the order of His Royal Highness?" Yu Qiuping looked up and asked.

"Exactly, Your Highness, please review the arrows and the seals." The herald hurriedly took out Imagawa Yoshimoto's arrow from his bosom and the seal letter indicating his identity, and did not even dismount, panting heavily, looking very anxious. After Yu Qiuping took it, he checked it a few times, and it was sure that it was correct - the seal letter is very exquisite, and it is very secret, and it will be changed every time before sending troops, only high-level generals know, and it is absolutely impossible to be temporarily copied by the enemy. He returned the arrow and the seal letter to the herald: "Yes, I don't know what His Royal Highness the Governor ordered?" ”

"His Royal Highness Yuqiu listens to the order!" The herald raised Imagawa Yoshimoto's arrow on his horse and said in a deep voice. Yu Qiuping and several people around him hurriedly knelt down and saluted.

"His Royal Highness the Governor of the House has an order, and Yu Qiuping's headquarters immediately disengaged from the Oda Army and withdrew to Zhili City to stand by! Don't chase without permission! The herald said unquestioningly.

The words were amazing, and the rain and akihei and the surrounding ashigaru were in an uproar.

"Home... How could His Royal Highness the Governor be...? Yu Qiuping asked in disbelief: "The Oda army has fallen into a trap and will soon be completely annihilated by me and His Royal Highness Sena, how can they retreat at this time?" Isn't this a return of the tiger to the mountain? Such a great opportunity, could it be just missed! Yu Qiuping pointed to the battlefield in the northeast as he spoke, and the defense line of Tokiwa was still not moving, and the reinforcements of the Imagawa family at the top of the slope had already killed the back of the Oda army, and the Oda army was already in chaos. As long as the offensive continues, within half an hour, the Oda army will be completely defeated.

"His Royal Highness Yuqiu, it's just a small horse in the bottom, you and the next are talking about this, and you don't understand it." The herald said without humility or arrogance: "All I know is that I have come to deliver the order of His Royal Highness the Governor. ”

"But! But why the sudden change of plans? This, this, this..."Yu Qiuping was a little incoherent for a while.

"I don't know His Royal Highness's plan, it's just an order. What, does His Highness Yuqiu want to disobey? Seeing that Yu Qiuping seemed unwilling to obey the order, the herald raised his voice.

"It's not! It's just that! Yu Qiuping stumbled, grabbed a few steps forward, and grabbed the reins of the herald's horse: "Do you know under what circumstances His Royal Highness the Governor made such a decision!" Is there a misjudgment of the situation? Can you tell me about it? His Royal Highness must have made a mistake! ”

"Is His Highness Yuqiu doubting His Royal Highness's judgment?" The herald said coldly.

"Don't dare, don't dare!" Yu Qiuping shook his head and insisted: "Your Excellency Lao is tired of going back to His Royal Highness the Governor to explain the situation here, and now you really shouldn't withdraw the army!" What a situation! ”

"His Royal Highness the Family Governor's order to me is to let His Highness Yuqiu withdraw his troops immediately!" The herald snapped.

"But..."Yu Qiuping wanted to say more.

"Your Highness Yuqiu! Is it determined to disobey? The herald shouted in a low voice.

"I... I didn't! Yu Qiuping was suddenly frightened by this momentum and waved his hand again and again.

"Then go ahead and carry out the order at once! Let Tokiwa withdraw to Zhili! Immediately! The herald said in a deep voice, and then left Yuqiuping with the reins of his horses, and went to the other Tokiwa Ashigaru phalanxes to pass the order to stop the attack immediately.

Just when Yu Qiuping was at a loss, Tianye Jingde suddenly came to Yu Qiuping's side, and said in a low and gloomy voice in a somewhat hoarse voice: "Your Highness, the soldiers on the battlefield are fierce and dangerous, and it is common for heralds to be attacked. As he spoke, he coldly drew his knife in his hand and stared at the back of the herald, "The lord in front of me was unfortunately attacked before he came to give the order, and His Highness Yuqiu did not receive the order to retreat because of this. I wonder what His Highness thinks? ”

"Jingde, don't come nonsense!" Yu Qiuping hurriedly whispered, but he couldn't stop being depressed for a while. He didn't know what Imagawa Yoshimoto thought, the previous plan was well said, everything went according to plan, why did he suddenly withdraw his troops?

Could it be that Narumi Castle is in danger?

It's impossible, the main force of the Oda Army, 2,000 soldiers, are all here. Besides, in Narumi Castle, there are more than 13,000 people around Imagawa Yoshimoto! Even if the Oda family dragged the remaining 1,000 soldiers into the battlefield and issued weapons to all the auxiliaries, they would definitely not be able to gather 9,000 people. Isn't this Imagawa Yoshimoto's opponent? How is that possible?

Just when Yu Qiuping was hesitating whether to disobey the order to attack, the troops directly under the jurisdiction of Sena Bei and Imagawa on the top of the hill suddenly stopped. Yu Qiuping looked over from a distance, and it seemed that there was also a horse on a horse, holding something in his hand (presumably an arrow), and he was talking to Sena Shijun under the general's banner. And after that, even such an elite and loyal army immediately stirred. It is estimated that he also received an order to abandon the excellent situation and retreat the whole army.

Just when Yu Qiuping pinned his hopes on the old qualifications of Sena Shitoshi, he could decisively refuse to accept the order and continue the attack, thus giving himself the courage to disobey the order, but the Imagawa army on the opposite side slowly retreated. From a distance, it could be seen that many ashigaru and samurai were very dissatisfied, but they could only honestly retreat down the hillside and return to the low-lying area. After a while, the banner of the Imagawa Army completely disappeared from view. The encirclement of the Oda army also collapsed.

"Your Highness... What are we going to do? Naoe Tadahei swallowed his saliva and asked in a low voice.

Yuqiu watched the Oda army in front of him cheer at the retreat of Sena Shitoshi, celebrating his escape. After that, they fled to the northwest in disarray, and the banner of Sakuma Nobumori also appeared on the battlefield, and they were responding to the defeated Oda army. However, Tsunebanbei could not leave the position to pursue.

If you give me another half hour... No! Even if it's two quarters of an hour!

Yu Qiuping's nose was sour, and he almost burst into tears.

These more than 1,000 Oda troops will be wiped out here! My plan has succeeded!

However, the Oda army, which should have been completely annihilated in front of him, quickly withdrew at this moment, as if he was afraid of the comeback of the Imagawa army. Their posture made Yu Qiuping's heart even more uncomfortable, because it was impossible for them to make a comeback. The herald was still looking at Yu Qiuping's troops, and was very dissatisfied that they still did not retreat.

Remove? Remove? Why the hell is it being withdrawn? Why! Why did His Royal Highness the Governor give such an order!

Such a withdrawal... The good thing is ruined. All the efforts made before were in vain. So many brothers died just now, and it was all in vain. The death of the loyal and brave shadow warrior who volunteered to die and didn't even tell Yu Qiuping's name was all in vain.

The Oda army left one after another, and Fukushima Yasunari and others also sent heralds one after another to ask Yu Qiuping what to do next. Yu Qiuping sighed, burst into tears, and gave the order for the whole army to retreat. When the herald saw Tokiwabei's Momiji soldiers retreating, he seemed to have completed his mission and rode away. Soon after, when Akihira evacuated from the barrel saga, the banner of the Oda family disappeared from view.

"Your Highness doesn't have to be so sad." Naoe Zhongping comforted him: "How can this defeated soldier of less than two thousand remnants be the opponent of more than four thousand soldiers in the Jiadu Palace. They are still only in the total annihilation. ”

"I hope so."

At five o'clock in the morning, Yu Qiuping returned to Zhili City. Soon after, Shunya Sena returned to Chiryu Castle with a team of more than 10,000 people. It took a while for the mighty army to settle down, and Sena Yoshiwa Naoe Tadahei was sent to reorganize the troops, and Yu Qiupei found Sena Toshi as soon as possible. Sena Shijun also frowned, his expression was solemn, and he immediately entered the castle tower of Zhili Castle with Yu Qiuping.

"His Royal Highness Sena!" As soon as he arrived at a place where there was no one, Yu Qiuping immediately asked, and even his tone changed excitedly, "Did His Highness Sena also receive an order from the heralds sent by His Royal Highness the Governor!" Let's withdraw our troops immediately! ”

"That's right." Sena nodded, "But he has the order arrow and the top-secret seal letter from the Governor's Palace, and I can only obey the order." ”

"Could the herald be fake? I've never seen him in the castle tower! Yu Qiuping asked.

"It's impossible." Sena shook his head, "Only people of our level have the ability to obtain the information of the seal letter and the arrow at the same time, and it is absolutely impossible for the enemy to imitate it." This is indeed the order of the Governor's Palace, and there is nothing wrong with that. ”

"His Royal Highness the Governor knows our overall plan, everything is under our control, the Oda family is about to be wiped out, why did His Highness the Governor let us retreat suddenly!" Yu Qiuping said loudly like a cannonball, his face swollen and red.

"I don't know." Sena Shijun shook his head, but he was not as excited as Yu Qiuping, "I only know that the judgment of the Great Hall of the Family Governor on the battlefield has never been wrong. All the instructions he gave must be correct. He told us to retreat immediately, and there must have been a reason for him. ”

"Is this so..."Yu Qiuping suddenly realized, let out a sigh of relief, and the anger and incomprehension in his heart gradually calmed down. It's no wonder that after receiving the order, Sena immediately retreated. This must be out of great trust in Imagawa Yoshimoto. In comparison, Yu Qiuping does not seem to be so determined.

"Your Highnesses." Suddenly, the voice of Xiao Ha Jiesheng in the Yuqiuping cavalry came from outside the door. "There's information from Narumi City."

"Come in." After Yu Qiuping heard the information of Narumi Castle, he immediately asked Kohata Jiesheng to come in. After handing over an envelope, Kohata Kamori left the room. Akihei and Sena opened the envelope and found that it was the military information sent back by Asahina Taichao. It reads the deployment of the Imagawa family more than an hour ago.

Imagawa Yoshimoto himself, dozens of guards, and a large amount of grain and grass have been escorted into Narumi Castle, which is garrisoned by 4,800 people from the Okabe family. In the northern part of Narumi Castle, there seem to be signs of activity in the remaining troops of the Oda family. And Dagao City is still garrisoned by 1,200 people from the Pelican Palace. Asahina Tai himself, with more than 8,000 people from the wealthy clans, lined up on the official road leading to the barrel narrow to the east of Narumi Castle, cutting off the Oda family's retreat.

"If it's deployed like this, it doesn't seem to be a problem." After pondering for a while, Sena said in a low voice: "The Oda family will still be completely annihilated, but I don't know what the family governor's hall means by letting us retreat." ”

"Are you worried about the instability of the defense?" Yu Qiuping guessed, "Or do you want to consume more of the strength of the Jing Yi family and the Matsudaira family?" ”

"Don't worry too much, just keep the city of Zhili. The Governor's Hall had made a lot of unbelievable choices before. Among them, it includes not repairing Zhili Castle, using 200 people to scare off the 6,000 army of the Oda family, and acquiescing in your relationship with Princess Kaede. Sena smiled, "In the end, he didn't choose the right one, and the main hall will explain it to us when he comes back." Next, just wait for the messenger of the Governor's Palace. ”