"Gunshots?" Yu Qiuping, who was originally leaning against the wall and thinking about his thoughts, heard the gunshot, and suddenly turned over and looked in the direction of the gunshot. The roar of an iron cannon was particularly clear in the silent night.

Just now, Yu Qiuping had already noticed the commotion in the camp of the Takeda family, and it seemed that many people were searching the mountains with torches, trying to arrest the flute. However, it was on that mountain that the sound of iron cannons was heard at this moment.

A moment later, the Takeda family's camp was in chaos. Yu Qiuping first looked at a large group of people with torches, as if carrying something, and rushed back to the camp, and then the camp fell into chaos. Immediately afterwards, a large number of Takeda ninjas and cavalry began to search the mountain with torches, as if they were going to turn the entire mountain upside down.

"What's the situation?" Just when Yu Qiuping was confused by the sudden chaos of the Takeda army, Yoshioka Katsumasa had already run up to the city with a large number of officers to find Yu Qiuping.

"Your Highness, what a chance! Get out of the city and counterattack! Yoshioka Katsumasa slammed his fist on the wall, "The Takeda family is in chaos, and if you go out of the city to counterattack at this time, you will definitely win a big victory!" ”

"Thou shalt not be reckless." Hearing this, Yu Qiuping immediately shook his head and refused, "Takeda Jun's posture will inevitably give people a feeling of tempting the enemy. Otherwise, even if there is chaos, how can it be so chaotic, it is obviously doing it for us to see! ”

"Maybe Takeda Shingen died of illness! Wasn't it all hurt by Cheng Yuan Pill before! Mimasaki Nakahide interjected, not forgetting to mention his proud achievements, "Then it's understandable that the Takeda Army is in chaos like this!" ”

"Anyway, it just doesn't work, I think there's fraud in this, it's better for us to be safe." Seeing this, Yu Qiuping shook his head, "We have suffered so many casualties that we can't afford any losses." ”

"Didn't Your Highness also plan to start a war in the early hours of tomorrow morning, isn't this just a few hours earlier, and you can still take advantage of the chaos to attack!" Yoshioka Katsumasa saw that Yu Qiuping had adopted a conservative policy again, and he couldn't help but be anxious.

"The human heart is not enough to swallow the elephant, but the opponent is Takeda Shingen, have you forgotten what the result was the last time we were smart?" Yu Qiuping felt deeply ashamed when he remembered that a few days ago, he was like a worm teased by a woodpecker in the mountains. All his self-esteem for his strategic prediction was wiped out by that battle. He now felt that he was like a naked woman in front of Takeda Shingen, arranged clearly, without any thoughts.

"The Takeda Army is acting like this, it is very likely that it has seen through our breakthrough plan." Yu Qiuping shook his head and said in a categorical voice, "But they may be tired after making trouble for a long time, let's still implement the original decision and break through in the early hours of tomorrow morning!" ”

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However, at midnight, a scene happened that surprised Yu Qiuping.

The Takeda Army outside Noda Castle began to light torches one after another and retreated. First to the west of Noda Castle, then to the south and north of the city, and finally to the east of the city, all the Takeda troops left their positions overnight and withdrew in the direction of Nagashino Castle - was this to return to Shinano?

However, Yu Qiuping once again suppressed the demands of his subordinates for pursuit. First, because he was worried that this was a new trick by Takeda Shingen, and he wanted to kill a backhand pistol. The second is because he himself has no special pursuit of merit, and at the moment he just wants to bring more of his subordinates back to Hanoi alive - he doesn't want to sacrifice anyone for merit anymore. The previous battle was a must-fight, but now there is no need for it.

It was dawn, and the ninjas of Uchiha Aooka confirmed that the Takeda family had really retreated, and there was no sign of returning to the division. Relieved, Yu Qiuping almost collapsed to the ground - the pressure on him in the past few days has really been too great. Yu Qiuping immediately led the whole army out of Noda Castle and followed Toyokawa all the way west, heading straight for Okazaki Castle.

"It's finally over." Yu Qiuping glanced at the much thinner team and sighed helplessly, "This is the worst defeat I have ever had." ”

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After Takeda Shingen withdrew, the Hojo Army, which was besieging Hamamatsu Castle, also withdrew. Before leaving, a large-scale indiscriminate hunt was launched in the castle towns of Hamamatsu Castle and surrounding towns, and the Higashienjiang River was robbed beyond recognition.

However, with the withdrawal of the Takeda-Hojo coalition forces, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Akihei Yu, who were already facing the catastrophe, were lucky enough to save their lives. Yu Qiuping continued to send people to gather auxiliary troops in the three-day area, and thousands of people returned one after another. In the end, the auxiliary team lost about 1,000 people, most of whom starved to death in the cold winter. Neither Akihei nor Tokugawa Ieyasu understood why Shingen Takeda suddenly withdrew his troops in a good situation. Originally, Takeda Shingen could immediately break through Noda Castle and defeat Yuakihei. Then he turned south and took Hamamatsu Castle and annihilated both Tokugawa Ieyasu and Akihei Amakipei.

However, not long after, a piece of news came from Shinano that shocked the whole world - Takeda Shingen died of illness. According to the information from the informant, Takeda Shingen was attracted by the sound of a flute outside Noda Castle, was shot by an iron cannon, and died on the spot. And the Takeda Army was also forced to retreat because of the accidental death of Takeda Shingen.

Although the Takeda family tried their best to deny this news, as Takeda Shingen was unable to show up to prove his innocence, the truth was naturally clear. Oda Nobunaga sent a messenger to ask if it was Yuqiuping's doing, but he received a negative answer from Yuqiuping - he didn't know what the flute was.

However, Oda Nobunaga didn't care about that. At present, the Oda family is besieged and stormy, and a big victory is urgently needed to boost the morale of the army and deter the Quartet. And Yu Qiuping's struggle in the Mikamachi Basin just gave Oda Nobunaga room to play on the topic. It is also true that the Red Leaf Army was able to rely on 4,000 soldiers to repel Takeda, which had 8,000 soldiers, despite a complete defeat in strategy; relied on 400 cavalry to destroy Chibei and Changjing in the frontal confrontation; also played a non-inferior exchange ratio in the head-to-head battle with the Takeda family; That's all enough to brag about.

Oda Nobunaga immediately mobilized all the channels of the Oda family to publicize Takeda Shingen's evaluation of the Yuqiu army throughout the world: "The strongest Momiji army in the world, the strongest Momiji Tokiwa Bei." In order to boast of the strength of the Red Leaf Army, he did not forget to describe Yu Qiuping's strategic defeat vividly: What was deceived to turn around, the auxiliaries were all defeated, and the baggage was burned. However, even in such an embarrassing situation, Yu Qiuping was still able to defeat the Takeda army in a comeback and defeat the Takeda army, and used a trick to kill Takeda Shingen in the subsequent battle to defend the city.

Such a great martial art suddenly shocked the whole world. Yuqiu Red Leaves, the martial name of the people who came to the country, for a time went straight to the source of Yoshijing, and some people even compared him to Kublai Khan, who was about to invade Japan.

Oda Nobunaga's propaganda was very successful, and many wealthy clans who were originally ready to move were intimidated by the military might of the Momiji Army, and no longer dared to respond to Ashikaga Yoshiteru's call to revolt - even Takeda Shingen and the Koshu Army were not opponents with twice the strength advantage, where can we stuff our teeth!

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However, Yu Qiuping, the protagonist of all rumors, did not have any joy and pride. What was imprinted in his mind was not the martial arts of the Red Leaf Army, but the nearly 2,000 dead subordinates and countless wounded.

It was the heaviest battle he had suffered since the defeat of the city. Despite Oda Nobunaga's boasting, he himself understood that the first battle in the Mikamachi Basin only ensured that he would not be annihilated immediately. With the collapse of the auxiliaries and the burning of the baggage, he was actually the loser in that battle - if it weren't for the unbelievable sound of the whistle and the shooting, he would have been a dead man.

Therefore, when Tokugawa Ieyasu personally came to thank Yuqiuping, who was recuperating in Okazaki Castle, he found that this celebrity, who had been praised by the whole of Japan, was full of sorrow.

"Momiji, thank you so much this time!" As soon as Tokugawa Ieyasu took Tokugawa Nobuyasu and several retainers into Yuqiuping's room, he gave Yuqiu a big gift very gratefully, "If it weren't for your great martial arts, the Tokugawa family would have been doomed this time..."

However, before Tokugawa Ieyasu could finish speaking, Yu Qiuping, who heard Tokugawa Ieyasu's voice, jumped up and grabbed Tokugawa Ieyasu's throat, knocking him directly into the wall next to him. All the people around didn't react, so that no one stepped in to stop it.

"Say! Takechiyo, why the are you going out of the city! Yu Qiuping, who had been silent just now, suddenly broke out and roared like a ghost, "Why are you going out of the city!" How many times have I told you, don't go out of the city, don't go out of the city, don't go out of the city! Why the are you going out of town! ”

Only then did the retainers of the Tokugawa family react, and when they saw that the lord had been treated so rudely, even if the opposite side was Yuqiu Red Leaves, who had a deep friendship with the Tokugawa family, they all drew their knives in their hands with angry faces. And Honda Tadakatsu subconsciously drew his sword and shot out in front of Yu Qiuping. Then he suddenly found that the people in front of him were all colleagues from the Tokugawa family, and the one behind him who was pressed against the wall was his lord, and he was very embarrassed for a while, and the katana hung down weakly. Tokugawa Nobuyasu was at a loss as to whether to separate Akihei and Tokugawa Ieyasu, or the retainers such as Honda Tadakatsu and Sakai Tadaji.

"Momiji, you listen to my explanation..."Tokugawa Ieyasu was strangled by Yu Qiuping's cheeks red, and spit out a few words with some difficulty, and his hands pulled Yu Qiuping's hands hard, trying to pull away the hands that were holding his neck, but he couldn't pull them.

"I don't want to listen to you!" Yu Qiuping's eyes were red, his face was bruised, his mouth was wide open, and he roared at Tokugawa Ieyasu, "I don't want to listen! What's the use of listening to you explain now! ”

After shouting these words, Yu Qiuping let go of his hand as if he had lost his strength, and sat on the ground. Tokugawa Ieyasu, who was finally put down, leaned against the wall and gasped, but found that Yu Qiuhei, who was sitting in front of him, was already in tears.

"You killed so many brothers and so many subordinates for me, even the dragon son..."The emotions that had been suppressed for many days suddenly burst out, and Yu Qiuping cried silently in front of so many people, "What's the use of explaining now..."

Seeing Yu Qiuping crying like this, the retainers of the Tokugawa family, who were still drawing knives in their hands, suddenly lost the anger they had just now, and were replaced by full of guilt. They understood that if it weren't for the Tokugawa army's Meng Lang attack, the Takeda army would not have had the opportunity to free up their hands and meet the Yuqiu army that had rushed to support Hamamatsu Castle with all their strength. It was the mistakes of their Tokugawa family that caused Yu Qiuping to suffer heavy losses.

Tokugawa Ieyasu sighed when he saw this, and glanced at his retainers. The retainers of the Tokugawa family apologized to Yuakihei one after another, and then slowly put their knives into their scabbards and retreated with Tokugawa Nobuyasu and Honda Tadakatsu. In the room, only Yu Qiuhei and Tokugawa Ieyasu were left.