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The news of Yubara's imminent rout reached Okubo Tadasa's ears soon after he arrived at Hojohara, and Okubo, who had planned to fight with Kamihara Yasumasa in the north and south to attack Hideho's main camp, was now faced with two choices: one was to give up the surprise attack and return to the main camp to participate in positional warfare; The second is to act immediately and raid Hideho's main camp to force Hideho to recall Yubara's forces to support, thereby reducing the pressure on Yasumasa Kamihara.

Although the former can protect himself, it is unjust to Yasumasa Kamihara, and the Tokugawa family has become a disadvantage, and it is difficult to win the positional battle, and it is difficult to change the situation of the battle even if he returns to his own position; Although the latter was a bit risky, with 8,000 troops against Xiubao's 10,000 elites, because it was a surprise attack, the surprise to the enemy army was far greater than that of conventional warfare, and it may have a good chance of winning.

After thinking about it, Okubo Tadasa chose the latter, and he informed Yoshikawa Hiroie, who was in charge of the frontal battlefield, of his idea, and Yoshikawa understood that at this time, he could only follow the Tokugawa family to the black, so he had to express his support for Okubo's plan.

As the sun set, Hideho stood outside the gate, looking at the smoke in the distance, and couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that it is difficult to achieve results today." ”

Aoki Hisaku, who was on the left and right, nodded thoughtfully: "That's the case, but if the battle continues like this, the Uchifu will be defeated tomorrow at the latest, after all, both wings of the Tokugawa army have been defeated, and the situation in Yubara is gradually becoming clear, and the reinforcements from northern Sichuan will be able to arrive tonight, and with the strong strength advantage, it will definitely be defeated in one fell swoop tomorrow." ”

"But what about tonight?" Hideho sighed softly, "Tonight is the last chance for the Tokugawa family, and the Uchifu should know this." ”

"So the lord sent 5,000 people from the Fujido Civil Department to the flank of the main formation?" Hisashi Aoki asked.

Xiubao frowned slightly: "You see a plain around this formation, if there is a cavalry raid, it is difficult to say whether it will suffer heavy losses, but the night march is bound to light torches, and the inner government will not be so dull, so if you want to raid, the best time is in the evening." That is, now, not at this moment, we can only sit back and wait for the full-scale attack of our army tomorrow. ”

"I heard that Aizunaka has surrendered to the family, I don't know what the lord is going to do?" Aoki asked worriedly. His sister is the main chamber of the Uesugi clan's general Iwai Nobuyo, and it is natural for him to worry.

It stands to reason that Aoki Hisashi can't be so close to military affairs, but out of trust in him. Hideho still gave him a hint of advice: "After all, I lost my way and turned to my own family, as long as I do my best in the next battle, I should be able to keep the status of the Daimyo; As for Ah Jiu, you don't have to worry, you are from the Aoki clan. The rest of your life will be worry-free. ”

"Thank you for your sister!" Aoki Jiuju suddenly bowed, he is such a person who values affection and righteousness, which is also the reason why Xiubao trusts him, loyal ministers and righteous people, no one will be too much.

"It doesn't have to be like this," Hideho leaned over and patted him on the shoulder, smiling, "You Aoki clan are loyal to our family. How can I fail you, and when this battle is over, I will be rewarded separately. ”

"Thank you lord, the grace of the lord, the minister is unforgettable!" As he spoke, Aoki Kneeled down again, kowtowing three times in a row, until Hidebo pulled him and didn't stop.

It's getting dark. Hideho was also a little tired after a busy day, and he turned around and returned to his main camp, ready to take advantage of the leisure time that had not changed much. Accompanied by Aoki Hisashi, he leisurely returned to his main formation, but he didn't know that a surprise attack force of 8,000 people on the opposite side was ready to give himself a stunt.

Hiroshi Yoshikawa at the moment. After confirming that Hideho was in the main camp through the Nanban Mirror, he remembered Okubo Tadasa's words while being excited: "Be sure to attack before the sun goes down, and when the smoke rises, it is when the enemy army is most relaxed; Preemptive. If you can break into the main formation and kill Hideho, it is naturally the best, if it is difficult to break through, then turn around and retreat, lead the Toyotomi army away from the main formation, and I will raid the main formation again from the flank, and I will definitely win the battle! ”

Okubo Tadasa's words are very clear, that is, to let Yoshikawa Hiroya use it as a bait to lure the Toyotomi army out of the main camp, so that the Tokugawa army can take advantage of it. Yoshikawa Hiroshi is not a fool, with 3,000 raids on 10,000, even if the other party is cooking, there will be no less than their own troops responsible for defense, and they can't win at all; Luring the Toyotomi army to pursue, and then creating an opportunity for Okubo Tadasa, this sounds like a lot of credit, but in the end it was the Tokugawa family who killed Hidebo, and he couldn't compare with Okubo at all, not only that, but the threat coefficient was several times higher than that of Okubo, and Hidebo's main formation had the elite cavalry of the overlord and the elite iron gunners of the Imperial Horse Valley, with only these two strong reserves, the possibility of the Yoshikawa army retreating was almost zero, and he might even have to take his own life, if so, it was really a life to take and no life to enjoy.

Thinking of this, Yoshikawa Hiroie's initial firm will began to waver, but the arrow was about to be on the line, under the supervision of the overseers sent by Okubo Tadasa, Yoshikawa Hiroke had to order the whole army to face the battle with the determination of death, and only wait for the smoke to rise from the opposite camp, then the whole army attacked, trying their best to break through the Hideho main camp.

At about four o'clock in the afternoon, Yoshikawa Hiroya finally waited for the signal to attack. In this formation, the water in the cauldron began to boil, the smoke of the firewood burning mixed with the white smoke of water vapor drifted into the air, the front-line war was tight, of course, the soldiers did not have the opportunity to sit down and enjoy the food, they could only rely on the rice balls they carried with them to satisfy their hunger, but the military situation of the army that held the formation was different, they were far away from the battlefield, there was no need to eat the dry food they carried with them, and the delicious soup and fragrant rice were rare "privileges" on the battlefield.

Although it was time to cook, the elite divisions who held their own camp did not relax their vigilance as Okubo Tadasaka expected, but strengthened their vigilance under Hidebo's deliberate instructions and frequently patrolled the barracks. This made Yoshikawa Hiroshi a little difficult: "Since the enemy army has strengthened its vigilance, the surprise attack will not achieve the expected effect, should we still attack hard?" ”

"Everything is done according to Okubo-sama's instructions!" Sakai Tadashi, as a prisoner, replied in an unquestioning tone. He also knew the result of this in his heart, but he had no other chance to attack Hideho's main camp and buy time for Yubara's Kamihara Yasumasa, as Yasumasa's son-in-law, he had to strengthen the will of the Yoshikawa Hiroke and let him lead the army without hesitation.

Under the repeated urging of Sakai Tadashi, Yoshikawa Hiroya had no choice but to put on a battle, and he rode a war horse to the front of the army, without losing an impassioned mobilization, which raised the morale of the sergeants under his command.

"Ahead is the home of the rebels of Youfu, the rise and fall of the Maori family is here, everyone must not retreat, otherwise military law will deal with it!" Yoshikawa Hiroya saw that everyone's faces were pale, so he changed his words and said calmly: "You don't need to be nervous, this time the inner government sent Okubo-sama to support, and the surprise attack will definitely be successful!" When you go to the battlefield, you just have to fight hard to kill the enemy, no matter how much, there will be a reward after the battle! ”

"Whoa, whoa!"

Hearing the "reward", these Maori troops can be regarded as raising some morale, and Yoshikawa Hiroke nodded with satisfaction. He turned his horse's head to face forward, took a deep breath, drew his whip and swung forward, shouting loudly: "Soldiers obey the order, the whole army will attack!" Target, rebel main formation! ”