"Your Highness! What to do! Yoshioka Katsumasa shouted! His platoon happened to be in the southernmost position, and if he needed to take advantage of the situation, he had to seize the opportunity now, "Do you want to break through!" ”

Yoshioka Katsumasa's voice immediately drew everyone's attention to Yu Qiuping. All the brothers of Chang Panbei are waiting for Yu Qiuping's words to decide their fate at this moment.

Yu Qiuping took a deep breath, the fighter plane was fleeting, and he knew that there was not much time left for him to make a choice. Will it echo Ikeda Hengxing and make a counterattack that is almost impossible to succeed, or will it take advantage of the situation to break through! Everything has to be decided in a few breaths!

Countless thoughts poured out of my mind at once, and they flickered in front of my eyes.

Ikeda Hengxing rushed over to save me, and he had already run away! I am now fleeing for my own safety, where can I be worthy of his friendship!

But if it weren't for the rescue of him, I would have appeared in a safe place a long time ago, and I wouldn't have attacked the Immortal Light Rule! He helped me fight hard, and it could only be regarded as a return for the favor. If it weren't for me, he would have been doomed a long time ago.

But Ikeda Hengxing has always been a good buddy of mine! When I first arrived in Owari, he was the one who helped me solve my big problems, and he never disliked my traitorous background, and always helped me as a true friend. Drinking and bragging together, playing around together, and even when the twins were in turmoil, Ikeda Hengxing has been supporting me! Just like that, you can't save your good friend if you die! Where is the conscience? Is it worthy of the dead Yasuso Kondo?

But I'm not the same person I used to be! I'm not that innocent old guy anymore! In this troubled era of the Warring States, if you can't abandon your kindness, it is impossible to survive! I survived to avenge His Royal Highness the Governor, not to play some boring "Oda Family Retainer Playing Game"! Ikeda Hengxing is my enemy, not my companion! Why should I put myself in danger with my men who are following me in order to save him!

Yu Qiuping's face was warlike, and his heart struggled incomparably. He lowered his head, his eyes tightened, and he quickly opened his hands, which he clenched into fists so hard that they twitched spasmally.

I have to make a choice.

·

However, at this moment, there was a sudden shout of killing from the south! Yu Qiuping opened his eyes in surprise and raised his head and looked to the south - he saw Sen Kecheng's banner flying high, heading towards the north. Mamoru Ando was worried that his subordinates would be attacked on both sides, so he had to temporarily lift the encirclement of Yuakihei and Ikeda Tsuneko, and retreat to the north to join forces with Bukoji. Yu Qiuping and Ikeda Hengxing, who finally breathed a sigh of relief, also immediately retreated south and retreated to Mori Kecheng's side.

"Sen-san, thank you so much!" Yu Qiuping gratefully shook Sen Kecheng's hands, "If it weren't for you, I guess..."

When Yu Qiuping said this, his voice stopped abruptly.

What do I estimate? Do I guess I'm dead? But no, I could have run away.

So why should I say thank you? Is it thanks to Sen Kecheng that I don't have to make cruel choices?

"You kid, you're so scared that you can't even speak," Ikeda Hengxing, although his face was pale and sweating profusely, he pretended to be indifferent at the moment and patted Yu Qiuping's shoulder, "Where is it like me!" Don't be afraid of danger, don't mess up! Impacting Ando's horse print saved your life! ”

"Yes, yes," Yu Qiuping smiled and catered to the performance of the Owari Emperor, and then turned his eyes to Sen Kecheng, and said, "Senior Sen, aren't you in the front army?" How did you get back? What happened to the front army! ”

"We have lost contact with the lord, and the lord's position is too far forward, and it is cut off by the Inaba family." Sen Kecheng whispered in that thick voice: "The rest of our Chinese army and the front army joined forces and barely repelled the clan Naoyuan. Now he is heading south to find the lord. The troops of the clan Naoyuan were chasing after them from the flank, and it was estimated that it would be difficult to deal with the 2,000 direct jurisdictions alone. ”

"That's it," Yu Qiuping's heart suddenly let go, "Then why did you rush here, senior?" ”

"Uh... It's for... After the safety of the army's baggage. Sen Kecheng was stunned for a moment and then stumbled and said, a little wooden before he didn't know how to open his mouth to express his concern for his companion.

"Thank you Senpai for saving your life!" Yu Qiuping leaned over and said gratefully. Sen Kecheng didn't say anything, Yu Qiuping could also see that Sen Kecheng couldn't let go of the safety of Yu Qiuping and Ikeda Hengxing, so he returned to the dangerous place from a safe place again.

·

After Yu Qiuping, Ikeda Tsuneko, and Mori Kosei joined forces, the number of soldiers reached more than 650. On the other side, Ando Mamoru and the troops of Bupo Guangji, because they suffered certain losses in the battle with Yu Qiuping just now, the number of soldiers was only about 800 people, and the two sides also fell into a state of confrontation temporarily.

Yu Qiuping looked at the tragic situation on the official road in the east, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. A large number of auxiliaries have long since fled without a trace, and I don't know how many will be able to run back to Owari and return to the establishment in the end. And the hard-earned grain and other burdens were also thrown on the official road at the moment, and no one cared about them at all. Without auxiliaries, where would these things be shipped back? Unless the Oda family can defeat the Saito family and control the entire battlefield.

In this battle, the Oda family can be said to have suffered heavy losses. It was not at all expected that the Nishimino clan did not go to Inabayama Castle, but ambushed the Oda family on the way of the Oda family's careless march.

"Senpai, isn't it time for us to retreat?" Yu Qiuping asked Sen Kecheng, who was beside him, "Stay here for a long night and have many dreams, the enemy is in the dark, and I am in the light." ”

"Not yet," Sen Kecheng frowned and shook his head.

"Why?" Yu Qiuping asked puzzled.

"The friendly forces in Ghana City haven't come back yet," Sen Kecheng said in a low voice, "I don't know if something happened, but we can take care of it if we stay here." ”

Yu Qiuping was stunned when he heard this, there were indeed 2,000 troops of the Oda family in Ghana City. But after hearing Sen Kecheng say this, he did feel a little ashamed in his heart. He was so anxious to escape for his life that he even wanted to leave his companions behind. Sen Kecheng was willing to stay in danger for the sake of his companions. Moreover, Sakuma Nobumori, Takigawa Kazuki and Sasa Narumasa of Ghana City have a bad relationship with Mori Kesei. Oda Nobunaga had already ordered the defenders of Garner City to retreat, but they hadn't come over until now, so they may have been in trouble.

Just when Yu Qiuping was thinking wildly, in the direction of the northeast Ghana City, someone began to appear from the rain and fog. Yuqiu Ping looked at it, it was the banner of Sakuma Nobumori, Takigawa Kazuki and Sasa Narumasa. Yu Qiuping and Sen Kecheng immediately sent their cavalry to meet the evacuation of friendly troops. However, before he could be happy, more flags emerged from the rain and fog.

It was 6,000 reinforcements from the Saito family all the way from Higashimino.

Yu Qiuping suddenly felt a chill in his heart, this battle is estimated to be difficult to be good. 2,000 of the Oda family's 4,000 main forces are fighting with the clan's Naomoto, and the remaining 2,000 are missing along with Oda Nobunaga, and the other part has been scattered in the surprise attack. Without Oda Nobunaga's main force, how could these people at hand compete against the army of the Saito family?

·

At the beginning of the Shin period, Sakuma Nobumori relied on his skillful retreat skills, using the terrain and delay to temporarily get rid of the Ouroboro pursuit of the main force of the Saito family, and joined Yu Qiuping. The Oda army immediately retreated south, and the Saito army behind them also followed the troops of the Oda family in pursuit. The wind and rain were urgent, and the speed on both sides could not be fast, and the army of the Oda family did not encounter danger for the time being. However, in order to speed up the evacuation, all inconsequential baggage has been abandoned.

Yu Qiupei was marching at the back of the team at the moment, with Mori Kosei and Takigawa Kazuki at the front, followed by Ikeda Tsuneko and Sasa Naimasa, who had been most seriously injured before, who were protected in the center of the group. And Yu Qiuhei and Sakuma Nobumori led their subordinates to follow the back of the team. The group formed a marching formation and hurriedly fled to the south. Originally, on the battlefield, it would be very dangerous to maneuver in a marching formation, and it was very likely that you would suffer heavy losses in the event of an enemy attack. Just like the main force directly under the jurisdiction of the Oda family at noon, there are strong troops and strong combat power, and there is no formation and formation, and it is still scattered without command.

However, the current situation has been chosen by the Oda army. Once they are stuck by the 8,000 army of the Saito family behind them, their less than 4,000 people will be a dead end. Simply before, the Fubing clan in the south has been killed, and the south should be safe now.

"This damn heavy rain," Yu Qiuping, who was on his horse, cursed. Even if you try to look far into the distance, your field of vision is still very limited. He played away from home and didn't know the terrain at all. The faint yellow sky and the dense rain and fog greatly affected the effectiveness of the reconnaissance, which led to the continuous ambush today. The Nishimino clan, who are familiar with the terrain, fights here like a fish in water.

Yuaki looked at the west side, on the other side of the Nagara River.

"Your Highness," Xiaochuan Youdong, who was following Yu Qiuping's side, saw Yu Qiuping's anxiety, and said with a smile: "Your Highness is worried that another ambush will be killed in the west, and then we will die without a place to bury!" ”

"Impossible, don't talk nonsense," Yu Qiuping smiled self-deprecatingly, "If there were ambushes, they would have been killed together just now, so why wait until now?" ”

"Maybe there is a master on the other side, who has calculated your highness's thoughts," Ogawa Yuto continued to sarcastically, "It's like drinking, some people just deliberately pretend to be drunk, and trick the other side into thinking that they can drink him down immediately and relax their vigilance, a wave of counter-killing!" ”

Before the words fell, Yu Qiuping's pupils suddenly contracted. After a moment, he spoke tremblingly:

"I'm wrong, hey," Yu Qiuping raised his hand with some trembling and pointed to the west bank of the Nagara River, which is the opposite bank of the river southwest of Yu Qiuping.

"Those... It's not going to be an ambush again! ”