Knowing that the cavalry of the rear army had failed, Okabe Motonobu, who was approaching the Asahina army, had to make adjustments, and the troops of the Okabe family were forced to stop defending in Nawa, leaving the other Hao clan troops to reorganize in Nawa. Seeing this, Rain Chohei and Asahina Taehyung immediately sent heralds to inform Asahina Taehima. When Asahina Taichao learned of the latest deployment of the Okabe family, he also ordered his troops to form a battle formation. The warriors took over the armor from the auxiliaries, dressed neatly, and marched towards the famous and mighty. And Tokiwabi, who was behind the Okabe family, also left the official road under the command of Naoe Tadahei, and moved to the southeast, making a gesture of cutting off the back road of the Okabe family.

However, in fact, after the departure of the Sena clan's Shunsho department, the current number of soldiers in the hands of Amaakihei and Asahina Taichao is not even more than 2,000, and there are not as many soldiers as the Okabe family. However, because the cavalry of the Okabe family was suppressed by the Asahina family, the intelligence was inferior, so Okabe Motonobu lacked overall control of the battlefield situation. Therefore, because the banner of Sena Shijun has not appeared for a long time, he is not sure where Sena Bei will appear, and he does not dare to attack Meng Lang.

Asahina Tai Chao knew that his forces were at a disadvantage, and he did not advance too quickly, but stopped five miles north of Nawa and confronted the Okabe family. The troops of the two families began to take advantage of the rest to eat some dry food. Now, the longer it drags on, the more beneficial it will be for the Asahina line. Because now whether it is Hanghang Castle or Okazaki Castle, the two factions are facing each other equally. And if Asahina Taichao can drag the main force of Okabe Motonobu here, Sena Shitoshi, who is the Einsatzgruppen, will be able to control these cities one by one without hindrance, trap the Okabe family's troops in the wilderness, and force them to bow their heads.

After lunch between the two troops, Motonobu Okabe seemed to have sensed the intentions of the Asahina family and began to direct the troops to retreat to the east. He let the Ii family, the Miura family and other wealthy forces take the lead in retreating, leaving behind the most organized Okabe family's troops.

As soon as the troops of the Okabe family moved, the troops of the Asahina family immediately stuck to it. Worried about the surprise attack of the Asahina family, Okabe Motonobu had to let the soldiers wear all the same clothes as the Asahina family, covering the evacuation of the auxiliary troops.

At first, Okabe Motonobu tried to keep the whole army in a marching formation and evacuate, but when Asahina Tai saw this, he immediately asked Yu Qiuhei and Asahina Taiheng to lead the cavalry to attack and disturb him. The cavalry of the Okabe family was hit not long ago, and they couldn't resist the flanking attack of Asahina Taihyung and Yuakihei, and they didn't dare to touch it, which gave Asahina Taihyung and Yuchohei room to maneuver freely.

Every time they led their troops to break through to the side of the Okabe family's ashigaru, the Okabe family's ashigaru had to stop and form a battle formation. Otherwise, the infantry with a loose formation is likely to be scattered by the cavalry. And whenever the Ashigaru of the Okabe family adjusted their position, Asahina Taiheng and Yu Qiupei led their troops to retreat, constantly attacking the Okabe family's troops. The troops of the Okabe family couldn't fight, they couldn't walk, they adjusted their formations back and forth, consumed precious physical strength, and the marching speed was extremely slow.

In the meantime, Okabe Motonobu once tried to break the deadlock by having his subordinates raid Yuakihei's cavalry, but was expelled by Asahina Taiheng, who arrived in time, and returned in vain. The archers of the Okabe family tried several times to snipe the cavalry, but were dodged by the cavalry who were even aware of it.

All afternoon, the Okabe family was harassed by Asahina Taihyung and Yuakihei, and they couldn't get far out. The two families pulled each other towards the east. Eventually, at the fourth quarter of the unitary period, the Okabe family was forced to camp at the head of the river west of the Tsumata River, and they were unable to cross the Tsuma River and entered Kariya Castle, which was inclined to their side. And the other small wealthy families of the Okabe family, under the break of the Okabe family, have disappeared from view, and it is estimated that they have entered Kariya Castle. The army of the Asahina family also set up a large village five miles west of the river to monitor the movements of the Okabe army.

That night, Yu Qiuping, who had been on horseback for a day with high intensity, was a little unbearable. I didn't ride a horse for a day in a row, but today I'm riding in front of the enemy! The Ashigaru samurai of the Okabe family are all armed with real swords and guns, and there are cold arrows from time to time, which is really worrying and nervous. And both Okabe Motonobu's stables and the samurai on horseback in the formation have tried to rush up and attack his troops. Yu Qiuping's hand holding the reins was covered with cold sweat, and there were even some spasms. He had to pay attention to the movements of the Quartet all the time, and be on the lookout for danger around him at all times.

Yu Qiuping had to sigh that it was really difficult for a person with bad riding skills to command a cavalry unit. This is not a flat and straight official road, but an unpredictable battlefield. In order to find fighters, he had to bring back and forth in the wilderness, hills, official roads, grasslands, and potholes, which was a big challenge to Yu Qiuping's riding skills. In addition, he also had to hold the thousand birds with one hand and hold the reins with one hand, which added a lot of difficulty. What made him even worse was that he had to pay attention to the battlefield situation at the same time and issue orders to his subordinates, which involved a lot of his energy. Several times he nearly threw off his horse after an afternoon of fighting.

After nightfall, another evaluation meeting was held in the large tent of the Asahinai Tai Dynasty. Asahinai Tsuyo first showed the information he had gathered this afternoon to the people. First of all, the confrontation between Asahina Shinji and Katsuyama Clan continued to stand, and after reaching a certain tacit understanding, the two sides each led their troops to leave the castle and abandon the city in Haaowari. Asahina Shinji went directly west to pursue Sena's forces, while Katsuyama Motomo returned the same way and made a detour from the east back to Okazaki Castle.

And Sena Junjun also sent someone to deliver a message before nightfall. After a day's rapid march, he had passed through Chiritsu and arrived at Anxiang Castle, where Asahina Shinan was located. And Mizuno Nobumoto of Kariya Castle has already decided to fall to the Okabe Ichigo line, and sent a lot of scouts to Anxiang Castle. Sena also said in the letter that after learning that the two armies were at war in Nawa, all martial law between Kariya Castle and Ansho Castle had been put under martial law. Asahina Tai had already sent a herald to convey the message that Okuhira Sadayoshi had brought - Okabe Motonobu was trying to seize Okazaki Castle with his whole army, and this news was also passed on to Sena Shitoshi. When Sena Shitoshi learned of this, he immediately set about arranging the arming of official roads and villages outside Ansho Castle, preparing to prevent the Okabe family from bypassing Ansho Castle and entering Okazaki Castle after passing through Kariya Castle.

Now, the forces of all the important ministers of the Imagawa army are basically gathered in Mikawa, and an unprecedented brawl is about to take place. From Edan where Asahina and Okabe confronted each other, Kariya by Mizuno Nobumoto, Anxiang by Shuna Sekina and Asahina Nobuyasu, and Okazaki Castle where Sekiguchi Hiroshi and Iio Renlong confronted, almost all of them are on a horizontal line from west to east. The forces of both sides are staggered, and the situation is unpredictable.

The only thing that made Yu Qiuping a little uneasy was the whereabouts of Matsudaira Motoyasu. Kohata Kamori was sent by him to find Matsudaira Motoyasu, but there has been no news so far. According to the Okuhei family, during the collapse outside Narumi Castle, the Matsudaira family managed to escape in the chaos, and should not have suffered many casualties. However, until now, their whereabouts are unknown. Due to the collapse of the army, the entire Imagawa family's communication line on the Owari Mikawa border tended to collapse, and the two Okabe Asahina families were hostile to each other, and many post messengers did not know what to do. Therefore, even if Yu Qiuping wants to contact his home city Zhili City now, it is even more difficult.

It is precisely because of the crisis in liaison that the Asahinai Thai Dynasty attaches great importance to the collection of intelligence. He sent many scouts to reconnoiter around the Okabe family's camp, and after nightfall he also erected a watchtower to monitor the situation in the Okabe family's camp.

"Anyway, you guys have a good night's rest." Asahina Taichao instructed, "Tomorrow, the Okabe family will definitely rely on Kariya Castle as an obstacle and make further rapid eastward march to Okazaki Castle in an attempt to get rid of us. We may face great difficulties, so please be prepared. After leaving the people to take turns keeping vigil, let's all go back and rest. ”

At eight o'clock on May 21, Yu Qiuping still woke up early. To be reasonable, he is already a person who has been on the battlefield several times, but he is still inevitably nervous. Listening to the snoring of his subordinates in the tent, Yu Qiuping smiled bitterly. Even the recruits who just recruited this year slept better than themselves!

But His Royal Highness the Governor has just left... Where can I sleep?

Yu Qiuping shook his head vigorously and expelled the thought from his mind. Once you get caught up in grief and memories, your mind is a mess and you can't do anything.

Just as he was thinking wildly, a drum beat suddenly sounded. The snoring that had been shaking the sky just now was cut off by the sound of drums, and was replaced by the sound of people asking each other at a loss. After Yu Qiuping recognized that this was the drum beat of his subordinates urgently summoned by the army, he immediately turned over and got up, put on his gloves, and ran to the main tent. On the way, I happened to meet a herald who had come to inform me to go to the main tent.

"What's going on!" Yu Qiuping asked anxiously, "But the enemy suddenly attacked!" ”

"No, His Highness Momiji doesn't have to worry." The herald gasped and replied, "On the contrary, our herald has found that the Okabe family seems to be preparing to retreat!" The whole camp moved, and it was estimated that it was going to cross the Fengzuma River! ”

"It's not all dawn yet!" Yu Qiuping looked up at the sky that had just turned white, "Do you want to grab time so much?" ”

The Hitsuma River is not too deep, and you can barely cross it by wading through the water, but the river is a bit wide, and it is estimated that it will take some time. There are also many bridges on the road from the river to Kariya, which can be used by large armies.

After crossing the Tsuma River, a few miles away is Kariya Castle! If the Okabe family is really allowed to enter Kariya Castle and throw away the distance, it will be difficult for the people on the Asahina family's side to stop the Okabe family's maneuver. And the goal of the Okabe family is to go to Okazaki Castle! If the people from the Okabe family had rushed to Okazaki Castle first, the situation on the Asahina's side would have become very bad!

So, it's also clear what decision the Asahina family should make - immediately follow and pursue! The main army of the Okabe family must not be allowed to enter Kariya Castle without hindrance!

"Does His Highness Asahina have any orders?" Yu Qiuping asked.

"Your Highness has already asked the second son's department, who is on vigil, to immediately pursue and interfere with the Okabe family's river-crossing operation!" The herald replied, "I would like to ask His Highness Yuqiu to also gather troops to pursue immediately!" ”