"How many times have I told my eldest brother that there is still a path to the east! You just don't listen! Now it's good! After being deceived by the suspicious soldiers on the front for so long, the Takeda army has bypassed! On the way to Fuji Palace with his army, Asahina Taiheng couldn't stop complaining about Asahina Tai.

On April 23, after realizing that the Takeda family might really cross the mountains and attack from the east, the Imagawa family immediately asked Asahina Taichao to lead a main force of 10,000 people to rush to the Fuji Palace area to set up defenses, leaving Okabe Motonobu to lead the remaining 3,000 people to continue to hold the valley mouth on the west side, and Imagawa Shin led a small number of attendants to retreat to the safety of Kambara-Castle. The distance between Fujinomiya and Taniguchi is less than 20 miles, but you have to cross the Fuji River and the hills and mountains along the way. Therefore, Asahina Tai Cho chose to lead his army to take a detour from the south side, passing through Yoshiwara and rushing to Fujinomiya.

"Alright, Matsuchiyo, shut your mouth!" Asahina Taichao, who was riding on a horse, was annoyed by his younger brother, and whispered angrily: "Anyway, it's too late for us to rush over now." Didn't the herald say that there were only a large number of scouts and a few vanguard troops in the area of Ueide. It would take a long time for the Takeda family to come over the mountains from that small mountain road. As long as we get ahead of them and set up defenses around Fujinomiya, we can still block them in the mountains. ”

"There's nothing wrong with that." Asahina Taehyung sighed when he heard this, "It should be able to hold it." ”

"Yes, it will definitely be able to hold it." Asahinai Taichao corrected in a loud voice, for fear that his brother's frustrated remarks would shake the morale of the army, "The Takeda army is rushing from the path, and it can't carry a lot of baggage at all. As long as we hold out at Fujinomiya for three days, they will have to retreat! ”

"Okabe Motonobu that guy! I know I shouldn't trust him! Asahina Taehyung spat viciously on the ground, "No! It's almost bad again! I don't know why His Royal Highness the Governor and His Royal Highness Shou Guini decided that he was not a traitor! ”

"Matsuchiyo! Be careful! Hearing this, Asahina Taichao glared at Asahina Taiheng, "His Royal Highness the Governor and the late His Royal Highness Shou Gui Ni have repeatedly ordered that this matter should not be discussed again!" Violators should be punished! ”

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On the evening of April 24, the main force of the Imagawa family finally arrived at Fujinomiya before sunset after a day's rapid march. Fujinomiya is the exit of this mountain road on the east side, and once you pass Fujinomiya, you will find the Great Plains to the east of Suruga to the south. Asahinai Taichao urged his subordinates to light torches, set up camp overnight, and occupied all dangerous places.

"It's finally time to catch up." It was late at night, and Asahina Taichao, who had finally completed his deployment, climbed a nearby high mountain and looked at the Takeda army in the valley in the distance by the flickering light of the fire. However, since there was no moon tonight, he could not see the situation in the valley clearly, so he had to give up.

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Early the next morning, Asahina Tai called the soldiers up early because he was worried that the Takeda family would take advantage of the Imagawa family's unstable foothold to launch an onslaught. After a tired day, the ashigaru who stayed up in the middle of the night reluctantly got up and entered their own defense posts.

And when the morning fog slowly dissipated, the ashigaru of the Imagawa family were all dumbfounded - the valley where there were only some scout cavalry yesterday was now full of Takeda Ling's banner. As if overnight, tens of thousands of troops appeared out of thin air in the valley.

The situation in which the Takeda family was stationed in the valley was still similar to that in the valley on the west side. Due to the twists and turns of the valley, only the camp of the Takeda family's vanguard can be seen, and the rest of the troops are hidden in the long valley. Asahina Taichao tried to send ninjas up the mountain to investigate, but found that the ninjas from the Takeda family had already laid a large number of secret sentinels in the woods and hills on the mountains on both sides, making the Imagawa family ninjas unable to move an inch.

Standing on a hill near the camp of the Imagawa family and looking out towards the mountains, you can see the banner of Takeda Ryoshi flying high all over the valley. Although the Takeda family's troops are not visible, if you look at the number of these flags, it is estimated that the number is close to 20,000. And in the valley, the flag that terrified the eastern country was erected - the wind forest volcano military flag of Takeda Shingen.

"This is probably the main force of the Takeda family... I arrived in the early hours of this morning..."After seeing the current situation clearly, Asahina Taichao couldn't help but take a big breath, "Pass the order, and the various ministries will strengthen their vigilance." The Takeda family doesn't have much food for the soldiers, and it is very likely that they will launch a fierce attack today and tomorrow! We must resist! ”

"Doctor Dashan is really good..."Asahina Taichao looked at the Takeda Army in front of him, and he couldn't help but sigh in admiration, "Marching from such a difficult road has the charm of a soldier and a soldier." ”

"Fortunately, Matsuchiyo has a heart..."Thinking of this, Asahina Taichao couldn't help but feel a little scared in his heart, "I've been clamoring to send someone to investigate on the mountain road to the east." If you don't find it in time and are killed by the Takeda family into the plains, then everything will be over. ”

"It's really dangerous..."Asahina Taichao took a deep breath and tried to calm his breathing, "If you hadn't rushed to block the intersection yesterday... We're probably still in Yoshiwara in the wee hours of the morning. Then the Takeda family will drive straight into the valley and kill it out of the valley. It's only been a few hours..."

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However, while the Imagawa army was waiting for the onslaught of the Takeda family in fear, the Takeda family did not move. They confined themselves to the camp and did not go out, and soon the whole valley was filled with smoke, as if they were going to have a hearty breakfast.

"Is this going to attack with all your might after a full meal?" Seeing this, the Asahi Nai Tai Chao was even more nervous, "Isn't the big meal doctor going to do something like a shipbreaker?" ”

It turns out that Asahi is more worried than Natai Chao. After eating, the Takeda family still didn't make any moves, and stayed in the camp honestly, as if they were the defensive side.

"What does that mean?" Asahina Taichao wondered again, "Could it be that you came here at night, and now you need to take a break to recover your strength?" ”

As a result, Asahina Tai also ordered the Imagawa army, which was originally standing guard with all its staff, to take turns to eat and recuperate enough energy to prevent the Takeda family's tired enemy's plan. As for himself, he took a group of attendants and stayed on the hill all the time, watching the Takeda family's every move with full attention to prevent a sudden attack by the Takeda army.

However, Asahina Taichao watched the Takeda family from the mountain like this, and after a whole day, the Takeda family still did not move, and the military flag in the valley was still waving in the wind. The second monk of Asahina Tai was confused, and he couldn't understand what Takeda Shingen was thinking.

"I've walked this mountain road... It was very narrow and rugged, and it was difficult to use wheelbarrows, which were tools for transporting food. Doctor Dashan brought so many troops over, he definitely couldn't bring much food, and there should be only two days' rations, three days at most. Asahina Taichao snapped his fingers and counted the time the Takeda family could stay, "That is, tomorrow night, if he can't fight, he must withdraw his troops and go back, otherwise the whole army will starve to death here." ”

He turned around a little dazedly as he calculated, looking around at the camp he had set up, "Although the Imagawa family's combat strength is not as good as ten years ago, it is not vulnerable. We are in a good position and we are on the defensive side. The Takeda Army could not spread its forces at all, and could only ram into our defense line one by one. Dr. Dashan is so confident in the combat effectiveness of his troops that he can be so sure that he will not move his troops on the first day and wait for the attack on the second day. ”

Although he was very puzzled by Takeda Shingen's choice, Asahina Taichao still didn't dare to take it lightly. That night, he arranged for the whole army to take turns to stand guard, and also arranged many ninjas in the shadows to guard against a possible sneak attack by the Takeda family at night.

The time soon came early the next morning, and Asahina Tai knew that a bloody battle would break out at Fujinomiya today. If the Takeda family is defeated, then they can only retreat to Kai in disgrace, and the Imagawa family can even take advantage of the victory to pursue Kai and besiege Kai with the Hojo family - then the Takeda family may not be able to slow down for a long time, and the Imagawa family will be able to withdraw their hands to deal with the attack of the Tokugawa family.

If the Imagawa family is defeated, then the Imagawa family may not be a daimyo for long. The Imagawa family has transferred almost 80% of their troops to fight the Takeda family, and if it is defeated here, then Sunfu Castle may not be able to be saved. And the Tokugawa family, who was originally waiting to reap the benefits of the fisherman, will also take the opportunity to send troops to Yuanjiang, and the Imagawa family will be doomed.

At the thought that he would personally command such an important battle, Asahinai Taichao, who was not yet 40 years old this year, couldn't help but feel a little nervous. The life and death of the Imagawa family has been entrusted to him.

"If only the old lord would be fine... How good it would be that the family is still there... How good is His Royal Highness Sena... Where am I going to be a match for Dr. Daizen? Asahina Taichao took a few deep breaths, and then smiled helplessly and bitterly, "Even if Okabe Motonobu comes to command, it will be better than me." ”

"Nope! Pull yourself together! Asahina shook his head vigorously and secretly clenched his fists to cheer himself up. His gaze was fixed on the camp of the Takeda family, and he gritted his teeth fiercely: "Even if I am not the opponent of Doctor Daizen, but at this moment, it is not a field battle on the plains, but a defense that occupies the best of the territory. Even if the doctor is full of strategy, he can't make any changes in such a narrow terrain! I just have to hold on for one day, just hold on for one day! ”

"Come on! Let's check it out! Asahinai Tatsu suddenly rose to his feet and let out a roar of rage towards the north without warning, startling the guards around him.

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Asahina Tai ordered the whole army to be put on alert, entered the position, and built one defense line after another, waiting for the Takeda family's inevitable attack. Every second of waiting is extremely torturous for Asahina Taichao and all the Ashgaru people of the Imagawa family. Fear, nervousness, excitement and other emotions blended together, and the Imagawa army was almost overwhelmed.

However, as the sun gradually rose, the Takeda Army remained immovable. By the time the sun was rising and the Takeda Army had not yet attacked, Asahinai Tai and the others were completely stunned.

"Do they think they can take our positions in one afternoon?"