On November 24, Yuqiu's 12,000-strong army set out from Takaya Castle and plunged headlong into the mountains of Kii. Surrounded by mountains, there are only a few official roads and mountain roads that are not wide, so there are not even a few people in the country, and no one will stop Yu Qiuping's troops at all. The biggest enemy that affects the speed of Yuqiu's family is this mountain road.

These mountain roads are not only winding, but also undulating, and far narrower than the wide official roads on flat land. The road conditions on these trails are also very bad, many of them are already covered with branches and trunks, and there are potholes that make it difficult for trolleys to pass. Some mountain roads have even fallen into disrepair due to large sections of landslides.

If you want an army of 12,000 people carrying countless baggage equipment to walk 280 miles in ten days, it is not helpful for fools to talk about dreams.

But the staff of the Yuqiu family wanted to say it.

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"It's the intersection again." The Water Atom Sutra took his company on a journey and encountered a new fork. In order to alleviate the pressure on the auxiliaries, all the soldiers of the Yuqiu Army marched with full armor and weapons. Therefore, they were covered in sweat on the mountain road. The water atom wiped his face, and then casually gave the thing to Yu Qiuyan, who was following him, and walked forward.

The reason why Yuqiu appeared here was because of Oda Nobunaga's arrangement and his own insistence. Due to the rain and autumn, he will be 13 years old immediately after the New Year, and he will reach the age of the yuanfu. Oda Nobunaga, in order to reward Yu Qiu's wonderful performance at the Kyoto Wrestling Tournament that year, was also to appease Yu Qiuping - after all, he had to keep him away from his skills and go to the distant river hundreds of miles away to support. Therefore, Oda Nobunaga deliberately held a Yuan Dress Ceremony and a Ring Armor Ceremony for Yu Qiuping before the expedition (however, at Yu Qiuping's insistence, Yu Qiuyu was not shaved into a moon head, but modeled after the Han hairstyle like Yu Qiuping), and personally served as his black hat pro to boost the morale of Yuqiu's family.

Since Oda Nobunaga has made such a statement, even if Yu Qiuping feels that Yu Qiuping is still young, he can only let him go to the battlefield. He asked Lan Xiang Hua Di to build him a well-fitting foot and katana, and also chose a foal for him. Originally, Yu Qiuping wanted Yu Qiuyan to follow him in the Chinese army, but Yu Qiuyan refused very stubbornly. He said he had no experience and could not help much in the Chinese army. If you really want to achieve something, you can't just follow the manager, otherwise it's just paper. Therefore, he resigned the foal that Yu Qiuping gave him, and asked to be on the front line in person, as an ordinary ashigaru to complete his own appearance. Yu Qiuping couldn't resist him, so he had to entrust him to the most reliable water atom scripture, so that the water atom scripture could take care of him all the time. The water atom naturally comprehended it, and made up its mind never to send Yu Qiuyan to any dangerous place. And Yu Qiuyan is also accompanied by the superb martial arts Morita Evil Xiang as a guard, which is even more foolproof.

No, the Water Atom Sutra always takes Yu Qiuyan with him now, and the United States tells him about his military experience, but in fact, he wants to watch him to avoid accidents.

While thinking about the thoughts in his head, the Water Atom Jing walked to a staff officer waiting there at the fork in the road, and asked, "May I ask how our troops should march next?" ”

"Is it Suwon-sama's company?" The staff officer recognized the Water Atom Sutra, and then took out a wad of paper from his bosom and rummaged through it, "Chang Panbei Second Company, enter the mountain in front of the right at this fork, pass by the path, and evacuate traffic." There is a prepared lunch three miles ahead, which was left by the last group of auxiliaries who passed, and after eating it on the spot, please continue to advance, and when you reach five miles ahead, you will encounter a new junction, and there will be a staff officer there to give instructions. ”

"Yes." After exchanging a military salute with the staff officer, he turned around and led his men out of the official road and headed for the mountains in front of him. He was not the first unit at the front, so he was not responsible for opening the way. Yoshioka's troops should have crossed the road this morning, clearing the road of gravel and branches. But tomorrow, his company and the company of Yuto Ogawa and Koroku Wasuka will rotate to become the pioneers and take on the responsibility of clearing the road. Everyone rotates with each other to ensure everyone's physical strength and rest for ten days.

Because the Yuqiu family's troops are too large, there are too many baggage that need to be carried. Therefore, it would have been impossible to send troops to Ise in a few days by relying only on the traffic volume of the official road from Hanoi-Kii-Yamato-Ise to Ise alone. Therefore, Shigeharu Takenaka's staff did everything in their power to evacuate traffic by using every path that could be used.

However, this time it was not usual, the staff was temporarily ordered to pass through the mountains, and there was no way to make a perfect plan in advance. Therefore, almost the moment he received the order, Shigeharu Takenaka set off for the mountains with all the staff personnel and cavalry companies, quickly moving forward to reconnoiter all the terrain. As the reconnaissance line advanced and the intelligence continued to be evacuated, Shigeharu Takenaka and the staff officers who stayed behind raced against time to make various plans such as marching troops, diversion, opening roads, supplies, and camping, and then handed it over to Yu Qiuping. As soon as the staff headquarters and the cavalry company had made a plan on the front foot, the troops of the Yuqiu family on the back foot had almost arrived, and they were really racing against time.

Although it has been several years since Yu Qiuping set up the General Staff, everyone in the Yu Qiu family has long understood the strength of the General Staff. But this march really amazed everyone with the efficiency and accuracy of the General Staff. If the traditional Japanese command model is used, it is basically the commander-in-chief who makes all the plans arbitrarily, and the junior surname and family elder next to him put forward ideas. Then, it is estimated that the marching route of the army is only this one main official road, or a few relatively large mountain roads that the commander sees, and it is nonsense to want to use those small roads. And the marching, camping, supply, and opening of the troops are estimated to only allow the lower-level commanders to improvise, because the commanders with limited energy can't take care of them at all, and it's almost enough to make do with them. It is very likely that some troops were forced to sleep on the edge of the cliff at night, some troops could not get food or food, and some troops kept crowding in front to open the road, and they were so tired that they could not walk. Such an army may not be able to reach Ise for a month and a half.

But with the General Staff, all the marching plans, supply plans, camping plans, and rotation plans were well planned. The General Staff is the formulator of the plan, and the commanders and samurai at all levels, including Yu Qiuping, seem to have become mere executors, and only need to think about how to perfectly execute the plan arranged by the General Staff. It not only ensures efficiency, but also saves time. This division of labor has really raised the combat effectiveness of the Yuqiu family to a higher level.

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Relying on the excellent performance of the General Staff, the Akira family arrived at the Kiriyama Imperial Palace in Ise on December 4 with astonishing efficiency. The long-awaited Nobuo Kitabatake and Nobutaka Kobe immediately came to pick up the wind and wash the dust for Yu Qiuping.

"Second son, third son." Although both Kitabatake Nobuo and Kobe Nobutaka have been passed on to foreign families, they are still privately proud of being Oda Nobunaga's sons. Therefore, Yu Qiuping still called the two teenagers as before: "Don't come unharmed, thank you for the hospitality of the two sons." ”

"His Royal Highness Momiji is polite!" Seeing this, Nobuo Kitabatake hurriedly arched his hand and said, "His Royal Highness came all the way from Hanoi over the mountains and mountains, and it only took ten days to reach the Kiriyama Imperial Palace. ”

"The second son has won the prize." Yu Qiuping was a little surprised when he heard this. Kitabatake Nobuo, the kid Yu Qiuping, also knows a little, and he has always been the type who is proud of his achievements and has no one in his eyes. Because he didn't have a very good relationship with Yuqiu before, he didn't even have a very friendly attitude towards Yuqiu's family. How can you take the initiative to compliment yourself today?

"Why is His Highness Momiji so humble. In the next Bucai, I would like to listen to His Royal Highness Hongye point one or two to teach the method of marching the army. "Kitabatake Nobuo is really still an immature teenager, and he can't hide the words in his heart, so he complimented Yu Qiuping in a few words and revealed his true form, "Don't hide what His Highness said, the territory of Iga Country is also full of mountains, and those Iga ninjas rely on the terrain to see no one, and they are arrogant and rude to the Oda family at every turn." I've been patient for a long time, and if I learned the method of marching in the mountains with His Royal Highness Momiji, I could go out to sweep away Iga and eliminate the danger for my father. ”

Yu Qiuping was shocked when he heard this, he vaguely remembered that in the history of his previous life, Nobuo Kitabatake was such a restless lord. Attacking Iga without asking Oda Nobunaga did the same, and ended in a crushing defeat, which annoyed the Iga ninja and angered Oda Nobunaga. Yu Qiuping didn't dare to have anything to do with his attack on Iga, in case Oda Nobunaga was investigated by then, and Kitabatake Nobuo opened his mouth to come "It was taught by His Royal Highness Momiji", then Yu Qiuping would be unlucky. Yu Qiuping still wanted to behave well during this time, and plead with Asai Nagamasa in the future, but he didn't dare to get into trouble at this time.

Yu Qiuping was pondering how to politely reject Kitabatake Nobuo, and Kobe Nobutaka suddenly interjected: "His Royal Highness Kitabatake, this time my father sent His Royal Highness Momiji to support His Highness Tokugawa, not to attack Iga. Time is precious, and I hope His Royal Highness Kitabatake understands. ”

Yu Qiuping's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he suddenly realized that the two children in front of him were not of the same mind. Kobe Nobutaka was originally born earlier than Kitabatake Nobuo, but due to the humble status of his biological mother, he was ranked third, and there has always been some correspondence between the two. Kobe Nobutaka is disgusting with Kitabatake at the moment, and he is disgusting with Kitabatake. It seems that he does not intend to let Kitabatake Nobuo make meritorious contributions, but to find a way to stir up the situation from it.

"Thank you for reminding Your Highness Kobe, my father's orders, as the second son, I naturally dare not slack off." Nobuo Kitabatake's eyebrows sank suddenly when he heard this, and he snorted coldly, and glanced at Nobutaka Koto, who also looked at him with an annoyed expression. Looking at the two children in front of him, Yu Qiuping suddenly felt a little funny. But no matter what, the result was good, so Yu Qiuping borrowed the slope to get off the donkey and said: "Please also ask the prince to tell me the situation of the battle in and Yuanjiang in the next ten days and the instructions of the lord." ”