The best friend is the kind of person who doesn't like to talk too much, and can talk to you silently and closely.

- Gorky (proletarian writer of the former Soviet Union, founder of socialist realist literature)

"Anton-kun, judging from the current situation, I'm afraid that the Date army in the mountains and forests will surrender in less than a day. Looking at the dense Date army in front of him, Yubu Weixin's expression was extremely relaxed, and even the tone of his voice was extremely brisk.

"Yubu-kun, these surrendered Date troops are a big burden for us. "For the ragged Date Army, Andong Jiazhong does not have a very good resettlement method, and the aftermath is not what Andong Jiazhong is good at.

"Anton-kun, our mission is to completely annihilate the Date family army that invaded Oshu, as for how to settle the surrendered Date army, that is not our task. You Bu Weixin's eyes condensed slightly: "The one who can decide their fate is only the lord." ”

"Alas, I wish the Lord would spare these lives. "Anton Jiazhong, who has never liked killing, although he is a famous general, he is also a pure soldier, and he does not want to carry out meaningless slaughter after the battle is over.

"You can rest assured of that. Patting Anton Jiazhong's shoulder, Yubu Weixin said confidently: "Do you think that my persuasion conditions are really just casual talk? With the wisdom of the lord, how could the lord we think of not think of it?"

"That's just as well. Anton Ietada, who was ashamed of his malicious speculation just now, didn't say anything, his eyes looked back at the Date army who walked out of the mountains and forests in twos and threes, why didn't the commander of the Date army stop the soldiers under his command from surrendering?

With the information sent by the Yanhuang Ninja Army and the Yanhuang Spy Army as an auxiliary, Anton Jiazhong and others naturally knew that this Date family army trapped in the mountains and forests had 30,000 people in name, but in fact there were only about 26,000 soldiers when they were full.

The more than 4,000 Date Soldiers who escaped from the mountains and forests and surrendered last night, plus the Date Ashgaru who kept coming out of the mountains and forests to lay down their arms and surrender in front of them, the total number of Date Soldiers who surrendered has exceeded 6,000, which is not a small number.

For the Date Army, which has 26,000 ashigaru, the loss of more than 6,000 Ashigaru may not be an unacceptable loss, but what is reflected in this is the collapse of the fighting spirit of the officers and men of the Date Army.

The early morning sun did not have a great impact on the deep mountain forest, and the shady mountain forest was full of dark and damp scenes, Goto Nobuyasu's body leaned against the wet trunk, and the eyes of Ashigaru around him were so empty.

"Lord Goto, from midnight to now, there are no less than 6,000 soldiers in our army who have fled, and if we don't quickly form a team to stifle this wind of escape, I'm afraid that before nightfall tonight, our soldiers will not even have 6,000 left. ”

"Katakura-kun, do you think there is any point in forming a team of superintendents now?" Goto Nobuyasu, who was already dead, knew that the most trusted family general in front of him was unwilling to be captured, what could the courage of a reliable person change?

"Goto-sama, you are the most brave and warlike general in our Date family, have you even given up?" Katakura Kojuro, who was unwilling to be defeated without a fight, became excited as he spoke, and his eyes were even more blood-red.

Looking at Katakura Kojuro who looked like a fierce tiger, I don't know why Goto Nobuyasu actually had a trace of sadness in his heart; yes, he is the most famous general of the Date family, but why is the last rising power of the Date family buried in his own hands?

Goto Nobuyasu, who was unable to express the desolation and sorrow in his heart, forcibly held back the helplessness in his heart, and reluctantly cheered up and explained to Katakura Kojuro: "Katakura-kun, it is impossible for us to force our soldiers who have been hungry for several days to fight against the enemy who have been recuperating for a long time under the premise of cutting off food and grass, because this is a senseless death and has no value. ”

"Even so, we ......"

"Katakura-kun!" Before the emotional Katakura Kojuro objected, Goto Nobuyasu ordered him in a serious tone: "Don't embarrass those soldiers, they shouldn't give their lives for this war that must be lost!"

"Hey!" Kojuro Katakura, who was clenching the handle of the knife with both hands, did not have the courage to refute Goto Nobuyasu's order head-on.

"Wait. As soon as Katakura Kojuro turned around, Goto Nobuyasu stopped him and said, "Go and tell our soldiers, if you want to surrender, go out and surrender, and if you are willing to stay and be loyal to my Date family, we will kill them together this afternoon." ”

"Hey!" This time, Katakura Kojuro's heart was no longer resentful, but full of anticipation and excitement.

"It's just a worthless death, so why be so excited?" Looking at Katakura Kojuro's distant back, Goto Nobuyasu smiled bitterly and muttered to himself; in all fairness, Goto Nobuyasu is not the kind of person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, he just doesn't like this kind of meaningless death.

Time passed little by little, and seeing that noon was approaching, Anto Ietada and Yubu Weixin had no intention of using psychological offensive again, because there were less than 3,000 Date soldiers left in the mountains and forests, and there had been two full hours without Date soldiers leaving the mountains and forests.

"Lord Anton, Lord Yubu asked me to come and ask you, do you want to prepare for battle immediately or send someone to call out and persuade you to surrender?"

"Morita-kun, I have just given orders to the Commander of the Assam Legion and the Commander of the Valk Legion, and soon the two of their Legions will come up to replace our Legion. ”

"I see, I'm going to report to Yufu-sama on the horse!"

Under the orders of Andong Iethu and Yubu Weixin, the iron artillery spearmen, samurai swordsmen, and monks who had been deployed at the forefront of the mountains and forests as they had been yesterday withdrew back one after another, and immediately afterward, the two bannered legions began to slowly retreat.

At the same time as the two banner legions retreated, the 25,000 Essini Kingdom soldiers of the 2nd Essini Legion and the 35,000 Lucy Kingdom warriors of the 3rd Lucy Legion also came to the forefront of the mountains and forests in units under the command of their respective wing commanders.

As soon as the encirclement and handover of the two banner legions and the two barbarian legions on this side ended, there were bursts of shouts of killing in the mountains and forests on that side, and as the shouts of killing became clearer, the last remnants of this Date army appeared in the field of vision of Assam and Valk.

Less than 3,000 dreadnought soldiers in tattered armor but determined to die could not make any waves in the face of 60,000 barbarian warriors armed to the teeth, and the confrontation between the two armies was a one-sided slaughter from the beginning.

The dead soldiers of the Date Army, who desperately wanted to die with the soldiers of the Yan and Huang Army, could not change their weakness in their limbs due to hunger, no matter how loud the slogans they shouted before, and the barbarian warriors who were waiting for the rabbit could easily kill the enemy with a light wave of their weapons.