"This is the most troublesome point and the biggest uncertainty of this plan." Yu Qiuping nodded, agreeing with Fukushima Yasunari's question, "If Takeda Shingen doesn't want to fight with us, we will definitely not be able to fight with him, there is no doubt about it." Therefore, everything we do is actually similar to doing business. ”

"Doing business?" Ogawa Yuto scratched his head when he heard this, "What does Your Highness mean?" ”

"You do business with other people, and if you want to take advantage of everything, no one wants to trade with you." Yu Qiuping put down the pickings in his hand, and pretended to sell him to Tokugawa Nobuyasu, "This picking, I will sell the Tokugawa young master for five taels of silver, and the Tokugawa young master will definitely not buy it." But if I buy only one or two pieces of silver, I will suffer a loss myself, and I will not sell it. ”

"So I'll sell three taels, a price that's acceptable to both parties. Although the young master of Tokugawa does not know the quality of the matching, he feels that he may not make money, but he will also consider buying it. And three taels of silver is also a price that I can accept. ”

"I see!" Mimasaki Nakahide patted his head and interrupted suddenly: "Your Highness means that if we line up or defend the city in the valley, Takeda Shingen will definitely not fight us." If we were on the plains, we would never be willing to fight with the Takeda family. Therefore, a low-lying semi-open field with fortifications was chosen as the battlefield. We can accept it, and so can Takeda Shingen. ”

"That's right. If Dr. Daizen really wants to annihilate us in the wild, this is his best chance. Because I won't give him a chance to fight me on the plains, he should know that in his heart. If we don't solve the problem with such a strong force as the Yuqiu Army, he will definitely not be able to go to Luo with peace of mind. Yu Qiuping looked at Mizenzaki Nakahide with great satisfaction, this clever boy can always understand his strategic intentions, "So, I think that when Dr. Daizen leads our army to follow us to Shirakuhara, he will be happy to use it as a battlefield!" ”

"What if Doctor Dashan doesn't fight, Your Highness?" After all, he was facing an unprecedentedly strong enemy, and even Yoshioka Katsumasa's usual rough line couldn't help but ask, "What should we do if he goes straight to Yoshida Castle?" ”

"Then we will go northeast along the mountain road, take Nagashino Castle-Inui Castle with our backhand, and even take Nimata Castle again to cut off the back road of the Takeda family." Yu Qiuping swiped fiercely to the east on the map with the picking, "Hamamatsu City has not been defeated, the grain road is blocked, does the big chef dare to let us cut off all his retreats and be trapped in the three rivers and far rivers?" If there was a fire in its backyard, he wouldn't be able to go back! ”

"I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm just afraid of what if..." Although Yu Qiuping had already said this, the Water Atom Sutra was still a little worried, "If it's Takeda Shingen..."

"You don't have to worry so much," seeing that everyone was still a little hesitant, Sanada Masayuki, who had been standing quietly on the side for a long time, suddenly interrupted: "With my understanding of the character of Doctor Daizen, if there is such an opportunity in front of him, he will definitely not refuse." Sanada Masayuki smiled bitterly and said in a low voice: "Because he is very confident in his field battles, he is never afraid of challenges, and he rarely loses." Over the years, there have been dozens of field battles, and the number of times Dr. Dashan has failed to succeed can be counted on one hand. ”

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On December 20, after the evaluation meeting, the Amaaki-Tokugawa coalition left Okazaki Castle and began to march towards Yoshida Castle. On the afternoon of December 21, the two armies arrived at Yoshida Castle. In order to be in a hurry, after a short rest, the Yuqiu army and the Tokugawa army set off separately. The Amaki army took the northern route and headed east, heading straight for Iiya, while the Tokugawa army marched along the Toyogawa River towards Shirakuhara upstream. On the evening of the 21st, Akihei also met a messenger sent by Tokugawa Ieyasu from Hamamatsu Castle. The letter said that Takeda Shingen had already transported a large amount of grain and grass to the camp of the main force of the Takeda family in the north of Hamamatsu Castle, and it seemed that he was preparing to stay there for a long time.

When Yu Qiuping proposed to Tokugawa Ieyasu's messenger that he should remind Tokugawa Ieyasu to strictly defend the city and never go to war, the messenger smiled and replied in a low voice: "The lord had long expected that His Royal Highness would have such a request, so he specially asked him to take the message. said that he would never step out of Hamamatsu Castle, and hoped that His Highness would rest assured. ”

"That's fine." Yu Qiuping smiled when he heard this. He vaguely remembered that in his previous life, Tokugawa Ieyasu went out of the city to attack Takeda Shingen, but was attacked by Takeda Shingen in Mikatahara and fled back to the city in embarrassment. It is rumored that Tokugawa Ieyasu was so frightened that his collapsed on the horse, and after he returned, he deliberately asked people to draw down his embarrassment at that time to spur himself on from time to time.

"Then wait for the support of His Highness Momiji." The messenger saluted Yuqiu and rode away. Yu Qiuping watched him leave in the direction of Hamamatsu Castle, and he was slightly relieved in his heart, but then took a deep breath.

Tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, he may have a vicious battle with the Takeda family. I hope that Tokugawa Ieyasu will attack bravely and help him contain more of the Takeda army.

On December 22, as soon as the sky was bright, the Yuqiu army once again embarked on the journey to the east. Shortly after noon, they had already arrived on the third day. Yu Qiuping immediately arranged for the auxiliary soldiers to carry the baggage and began to go north from the mountain road into the Ina Mountains, and after a little rectification, he led Chang Pan Bei, Ming Di Bei, and Hosoyanagi Bei to complete the armor, bring two days of dry food, and continue to march eastward. Throwing off the auxiliaries who were dragging oil bottles, the marching speed of the Yuqiu army soared all of a sudden. However, before Yu Qiuping could go far, he suddenly met a messenger urgently sent by Tokugawa Ieyasu.

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Not long ago, at eight o'clock in the afternoon on December 22, Hamamatsu Castle was headed.

"Lord, have you really made up your mind?" Sakai Tadaji had just completed the assembly of the Tokugawa family's troops, and at this moment there were 4,000 soldiers in the city, except for 1,000 who remained behind, the remaining 3,000 soldiers were ready to go, and 5,000 auxiliaries with flammable materials and torches were assembled on standby.

"It's our best chance to go out of town." Although Tokugawa Ieyasu's voice trembled slightly, the tone was unmistakable, "Momiji's troops must have arrived nearby, so Takeda Shingen suddenly gathered all his troops and went north just now." Tokugawa Ieyasu said as he raised his hand and pointed to the Takeda Army outside the northern part of Hamamatsu Castle that was slowly leaving the camp and heading north. But this Takeda Shingen is too blind! Although my Tokugawa family has lost two battles, Mikawa has never been afraid of fighting! He actually left only such a small number of people to guard his camp and baggage? Transfer more than 20,000 main forces to attack Momiji! It's so deceitful! ”

"But the Jiafei Army is invincible in the world, and in the field, I'm afraid we will be difficult to match!" Sakai Tadaji is still cautious, and has been persuading Tokugawa Ieyasu by the side.

"I don't expect to use these 3,000 soldiers to fight against Takeda Shingen's 8,000 soldiers! I just want to take advantage of him going north, beat him in the back, and burn his camp, grain, grass and baggage! Tokugawa Ieyasu said as he swung his fist viciously. At this moment, his expression is not at all like the honest and honest man who is not shocked by the usual humiliation, but more like a gambler.

"I've written to Momiji, telling him to speed up his march at once! By the time Takeda Shingen realized that the back road was being attacked and wanted to return to the army in a hurry, Momiji had already arrived! If Takeda Shingen wants to fight, we'll kill him from both sides! If he doesn't fight, we'll burn down his baggage camp and retreat to Hamamatsu Castle to see how long the Takeda army, which has no food and grass, can hold out! Tokugawa Nobuyasu finished his analysis like a cannonball, and then slapped the battlements vigorously, "As soon as the Takeda family's army crosses the Sankatahara, we will immediately send troops to attack his camp!" We've been turtles for so long, Takeda Shingen definitely didn't think we'd go out of the city! Let him see the bloody nature of our Sanhe boys! ”

Sakai Tadaji was stunned for a moment, and suddenly felt that the situation in front of him was a little strange. He has been following Tokugawa Ieyasu since he was still called Matsudaira Takechiyo, and he has watched him grow up along the way. After so many years, he asked himself that he already knew Tokugawa Ieyasu very well. His various words and deeds today are very different from Tokugawa Ieyasu on weekdays, which makes Sakai Tadaji a little confused.

At the fourth hour of Shen, the army of the Takeda family had all left the camp, and the troops had arrived at the Sankatahara. Tokugawa Ieyasu no longer hesitated, and immediately ordered the war drums to be beaten, open the city gates, and rush towards the camp left by the Takeda family!

However, just a quarter of an hour after Tokugawa Ieyasu himself led 8,000 troops out of the city, the messenger sent by Yuakihei was belated. The envoy was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, and he rode all the way through the south gate of Hamamatsu Castle into the castle tower, and stuffed the letter into the hands of the remaining Kanhara Yasumasa, and shouted hoarsely in spite of his humility and asked him to hand it over to Tokugawa Ieyasu immediately.

"Quick! His Highness Kamihara! His Royal Highness said that he would hand over this letter to the lord immediately, and he could not delay for a moment! ”

"The lord has already left the city, why are you yelling loudly?" Yasumasa Kamihara was frightened enough by the messenger's performance, and took the letter in some surprise, and asked in a low voice, "Why are you in such a hurry?" ”

The messenger came all the way, and roared again, and for a moment he could not breathe, but kept pointing at the envelope with his hand. Yasumasa Kamihara felt a panic in his heart for no reason, and he trembled and tore open the envelope, and quickly took out the thin piece of stationery. After glancing at it, he hurried to the side of the castle tower window and looked north. At this moment, Tokugawa Ieyasu had already led his army into the camp of the Takeda family, and the auxiliaries began to burn the grain and grass left behind by the Takeda family, and the soldiers drove out the troops left behind by the Takeda family.

However, look further into the distance. I saw that the Takeda Army, which had been preparing to go north, had turned unusually quickly at this moment, and the one lined up in front of the queue was the Red Reserve of Yama Prefecture Changjing. Behind the flag of the Red Reserve, the flag of Takeda Shingen's Wind Forest Volcano is flying high.

Yasumasa Kamihara's hand twitched instantly, and the letter paper in his hand fell weakly to the ground. I saw that on the paper, three lines of Chinese characters were written in scribbled handwriting.

"Don't go out of town"

"Don't go out of town"

"Don't go out of town"