Chapter 746 27. Dead Tsuna Is Considered a Living Nobunaga

The wind in Kiyotawara was so strong that even Higuchi and Roku, who were carrying Nanman's body on their backs, were trembling.

"Yu Liu, what do you think your talents are good at?" Xiao Pingtai looked at Yu Liu who was dismounted, with some kindness.

"Me? I'm probably taking care of the people like Tan Zheng, cultivating the people, and assisting the king." Yu Liu raised his head and looked at the little Ping Tai on the horse. The little man actually showed a special kind of confidence.

"Let's argue right away. You are far inferior to Heihachi and Xiaoheita, but when it comes to managing the people, you do have some talent."

"Hehe, we all learned from Dan Zheng."

"After I leave, you must not slack off for even a moment in serving His Highness."

"kindness?"

"The chaos in this world won't last long! The dawn of reunification is not in Oda but in my mountain. Then it will be your chance to show off your talents."

"What are you talking about?" Liuyi and Liuyi didn't understand what Xiaopingtai meant.

"Literary and political talents are what your Highness will lack in the future. You should serve His Highness with all your loyalty."

Instructing Yuroku, who was about to speak, not to answer, Koheita glanced back at Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who was surrounded by close horsemen. He didn't know whether he would be able to participate in this battle in person.

“I’m going to see the late Lord and Master right away, and there’s no time left for me to feel any regrets anymore!

Yuliu, you must remember that if I die, you will put on my armor and join the battle as Fujiwara Danmasa to inspire the soldiers of Yamauchi.

If Your Highness asks you what I have left behind, tell me the truth. Gifu Danzheng has many generals, but many of its subordinates were acquired through brutal conquests and mergers in the past ten years.

In particular, the people in Beihata are the most disloyal. If they fight, they should fight Beihata first and drive their defeated troops across the entire formation. If Kitahata does not fight, he will fight the troops of Kitahata and Ise Takigawa first. The troops of the north will be defeated by the strength of Nagashima Ichigo's troops and their morale will decline.

Although our army is small, our soldiers are capable and determined to fight. If you fight, when the world is thrown, don't be afraid of the head and the tail! With one go, the entire army defeated the enemy.

Got it? "

"Got it!" Yuliu nodded solemnly.

"Very good... Yuliu, you have followed me for so many years, and you have learned all the skills of managing the people from me, but you are young and impetuous, and you are not good at military strategy. Once you are in battle, you are not allowed to be angry and strive for victory, and you must exercise restraint in everything.

Another point is that no matter how far the battle goes, Echigo's fine cavalry of more than a thousand men and Takanashi's five hundred men cannot be driven. If defeated, there will be two thousand cavalry and retinue, and everything will be safe. If we win, the two thousand cavalry will be of great use! "

After breaking through Shitarahara, you will enter the broader Yasagawa Plain. The broad plain created by the overflow of the river has nurtured nearly 200,000 people in Nishi Mikawa, forming a vast agricultural area as far as the eye can see.

After the autumn harvest, even the paddy fields have been drained of water long ago in preparation for sowing winter wheat. The plains with four levels and eight open areas are most conducive to the sudden advance of cavalry.

Once the Shitarahara battle is won, based on Koheita's understanding of Oda Nobunaga, as long as there is a chance to escape, Nobunaga may escape and ascend to heaven. There is a high probability that he will leave Tokugawa Ieyasu, Sakuma Nobumori and others in the rear, and take advantage of the Yamauchi army to completely annihilate his army to find a suitable retreat.

The topography of Shitarahara is a combination of mountains and rivers, sandwiching a small valley road. Even a native of Mikawa would not dare to say that he could escape after rushing into the uninhabited Central Mountains, let alone Oda Nobunaga, who was visiting Shitarahara for the first time!

He would definitely choose to retreat, first go to the more open Ariumihara to reorganize a little, and then take his close confidants Xiao Xing and Xiangqi, and rush all the way back to Owari Kiyoshi Castle.

He was very familiar with this road, because starting from his father Oda Nobuhide, he had followed this road from Na Furuno and Furudo to attack Anxiang Castle and Okazaki Castle. Not only Oda Nobunaga himself is familiar with it, but many Owari veterans are also familiar with this road. The most important thing when running away is not to panic and choose the route, otherwise the probability of dying in vain is very high.

Assuming that the Yamauchi Army defeated the main force of the Oda Army in Shitarahara, causing Oda Nobunaga to abandon the army and flee, then at this time the two thousand Echigo cavalry broke into the Yasugawa Plains to catch Oda Nobunaga. The probability will be greatly increased.

Although the possibility of Oda Nobunaga choosing to go into the ravine cannot be ruled out, judging from the two decades of mutual understanding between Koheita and Nobunaga, Nobunaga will only take risks that he is certain of, and will never take risks without thinking.

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"If Gifu is about to retreat, we must go to Aumihara and Okazaki Yasaki River!" Yuliu silently recited the instructions given to him by Koheita.

The Oda army on the main platform was originally in a slightly chaotic state, but at this moment, it burst out with a great desire to survive, and all kinds of troops rushed out from the encirclement that had not yet been closed.

Due to the betrayal of the Kitahata people on Midou Mountain, it was completely impossible to turn into Danto Mountain. They could only walk straight back, run for most of the day to rush into Okazaki Castle, and then run back to Kiyosu Castle along the Tokai Street.

"Uncle Dansho even expected this!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki, who was advancing here surrounded by thousands of Echigo and Takanashi, sighed incomparably.

"Danzheng expected that Gifu Danzheng would go to Ariumihara and escape to Okazaki Castle!" Yoliu replied solemnly!

"Okay!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki gave a high-five with both hands.

On the one hand, he ordered the various tribes in the mountain to attack the Oda troops who rushed down the Dansho platform, and on the other hand, he ordered Imagawa Yoshichichi to attack the Oda army on the Dansho platform.

"The miscellaneous soldiers are of no use, and the generals are working hard to capture the Oda Army General, the Ashigaru General, and the Teppanyaki General!" Isshiki Yoshiyuki ordered the Yamauchi envoy in his own team to shout an order to the Yamauchi army on the entire battlefield.

"Omi (Kagemochi Kanazasa), Buzen (Nagachika Kawada), Mikawa (Keizuna Takemata), Ueki (Ueki Takanashi)! Please each of you take 500 horses, be the vanguard of the army, break into Arimihara, and capture Gifu Danjo and Tokugawa Mikawa-no-kami!" Ashikaga Yoshiaki looked at the four cavalry generals in front of him.

"Yes!" Uesugi Kenshin and Takanashi Masahiro had instructed before coming that everything should be done according to Ashikaga Yoshiaki's orders, so the four of them naturally obeyed.

Moreover, they were not asked to charge into the enemy's formation, but to capture the defeated people, which was really easy, a good job to get credit for nothing, so why would they be dissatisfied.

Four legs are always faster than two legs, and these cavalrymen have only stayed beside Ashikaga Yoshiaki to guard him since the war began, and have not participated in the war at all. Manpower and horsepower are now in the best condition, far better than the Oda soldiers who have been fighting for more than three hours.

Stepping over the shallow water of Rengo River that was barely above the horseshoes, crossing the chaotic positions and fences on Shitara Plain, 2,000 cavalrymen raised their flags and rushed quickly towards the retreating Oda army.

One side was retreating, and the other side was hunting. The Echigo cavalry had plenty of patience, especially the 500 cavalrymen of Takanari Fukuni were the most skilled. They did not charge into the enemy formation at all, and played with the yūyabi.

"Bang bang bang" the sound of the strings rang out, and the already chaotic retreat formation of the Oda army became even more chaotic. It was time for the cavalry to show their skills!