In the early morning of May 1, Naomasa Hori learned of Kondo's retribution and realized that he might become a bargaining chip between Yasunaga Ishikawa and Keiji Goto, and decided to follow Kondo's advice, first releasing Hideshige Hori, who was under house arrest, and then giving up the idea of attacking the Toyotomi army by deception, and took the initiative to lead the army outside Toishi Castle to wait for the arrival of Goto Kiji.

Hori Hideshige was very dissatisfied with Hori Naomasa's previous bad practices, he threatened to denounce Goto Kiji, forced Hori Naomasa to hand over the military power, and after meeting with the Toyotomi army, signaled Hori Hideji to order, let Hori Naomasa return to Kasuga Yama Castle alone to become a monk, Hori Hideji thought that Hori Naomasa's two sons died for the Hori family, and couldn't bear it, after getting the support of Goto Kiji, he ordered Hori Naomasa to continue to go south with the army, and after the war, Hideho decided how to deal with it.

Not only that, but with the strong intervention of Goto Kiji, Horihideshige was also forced to surrender his military power, and promised to return to Echigo to become a monk after the battle. Hori Hideharu, the family governor, finally ushered in the day of independence after ten years of succession, but this authority was given by the Yamato Toyotomi clan, which also made him understand that in the future, the world will be covered by the Yamato Toyotomi clan.

At noon that day, Goto Kiji led 24,000 men of Toyotomi and Hori to Ueda Castle to join Sanada Nobuyuki, who had been waiting outside the castle for a long time, and then Ishikawa Yasunaga also led the rest of the troops to arrive, and after a short rest at Ueda Castle, Goto Kiji served as the commander-in-chief, and the next morning, 28,000 people went to Komoro Castle through the streets of Tohoku Province.

On the evening of the second day of the fifth month, Hineno Yoshiaki, who remained in Komoro Castle, followed the advice of his retainers and voluntarily surrendered to the Toyotomi coalition forces stationed outside the castle. Komojo Castle had always been an important town in the hands of Shinano's pro-Tokugawa daimyos, and a large amount of grain, grass and weapons were hoarded, and Hineno's Kaeki provided great convenience for the Toyotomi coalition to rest and replenish.

Goto Kiji learned from Hionenoguchi that more than 4,000 people led by Hidehisa Senishi and Kyogoku Kochi had left Shinano earlier and went to Ueno to support the Tokugawa army, but they were ambushed by the Asano army at Usui Pass, and they lost their ground and did not know what to do for a while. After listening to this, Goto Kiji handed a letter to Hineno Yoshiaki, asking him to send someone to Usui Ice Pass, and told the truth about the current situation in Shinano, and if Senshi and Kyogoku were smart people, they would definitely make the right choice.

On the third day of the fifth month, as soon as the sky was bright, Hidehisa Sengoshi and Kyogoku Kochi led the remnants of 3,000 men to leave Usui Ice Pass and return to Komori Castle to meet them in accordance with the request of Goto Kiji in the letter. At this point, Goto Kiji completed the integration of Shinano's military forces, and on the one hand, he wrote to Hideho to inform him of Shinano's situation; On the other hand, according to the previous plan, the newly formed Toyotomi coalition of about 32,000 men arrived at Usui Pass in the evening of the same day, joined the Asano army led by Asano Yukinaga, and went to Matsuida to support Ikeda Terumasa who was in Cage Castle.

On the same day, Hideho also arrived at Numata Castle with a huge army of 120,000 men, and the 16,000 Echigo crusade army composed of Mogami Yoshimitsu and Murakami and Mizoguchi had been waiting here for a long time.

At the banquet that night, the daimyos from all over the country were excited about the end of the war, and they drank heartily, and some even danced in front of everyone regardless of their status, causing everyone to laugh. But in such a cheerful atmosphere, Xiubao couldn't let go, frowned, and drank alone.

"Your Highness, I heard that Goto Hidden Mamoru has persuaded the Hori family and the Ishikawa family to surrender, and basically completed the pacification of Shinano, which is really gratifying." Mogami Yoshimitsu saw Hideho's strange appearance, and immediately approached him and talked tentatively with him.

"Father-in-law," Hideho whispered, "the closer this war comes to an end, the more problems there will be. ”

Mogami Yoshimitsu knew that Hideho could only be so commensurate with himself in private because of his identity, but he didn't care about this at all, but Hidebo's words made him a little puzzled: "What does Your Highness mean by this, you will lead a large army to pacify Kanto in a few days, and, Kyushu and other places will not make any waves, the world is peaceful just around the corner, and I really don't see any problems below." ”

"Tokugawa, Uesugi, Mori, and Shimazu, cutting off these daimyo can consolidate the rule of the Toyotomi clan and maintain the stability of the world, but is that all? In this war, all the daimyo of the whole country have been mobilized, so after the war, we have to give an explanation, right? Whether it is a reward or a punishment, whether it is sealed or changed, the slightest carelessness will cause dissatisfaction, which is not simple compared to fighting. ”

In fact, Hideho thought about this problem when he was fighting against the Tokugawa army in Hinohara, and unlike the Tokugawa clan, which had many pedigrees, there were only a handful of retainers around Hideho who could lead an army. The success of this battle was largely due to the Owari faction, and although these daimyo were currently on their side, they were not their own retainers after all, and who could guarantee that they would not be at odds with them for reasons such as sealing?

Not only that, but powerful daimyo such as Kobayakawa Hideaki, Date Masamune, and even Mogami Yoshimitsu all have strong independence, and the slightest carelessness in their own countermeasures can cause unpredictable backlash. When Hideyoshi was alive, he could still rely on the Owari faction to suppress it, but now that he is himself, he can't completely control the Owari faction, so how can he control these feudal daimyo?

With these worries in his heart, Hideho couldn't relax himself, and seeing that Yoshimitsu Mogami took the initiative to come to greet him, Hideho also felt that he could take the opportunity to test it and listen to his opinion on this matter, after all, he was also the best among the foreign daimyos.

Mogami Yoshimitsu is known as the "Fox of Yuzhou", which shows that he is good at strategy and figuring out people's hearts. Hearing Hideho say this, he thought for a moment and asked rhetorically, "Your Highness, whether it is a war or a post-war disposition, what do you think is the ultimate goal?" ”

"This ......," Hidebo paused for a moment and replied, "Since it is to maintain the stability of the world and maintain the authority of the Toyotomi clan and the young master, why do you ask that?" ”

"Since it's to maintain the authority of the Toyotomi clan, isn't the question simple?" Mogami Yoshimitsu analyzed: "With this ultimate goal, Your Highness only needs to move towards this goal, as for how to deal with those daimyos, they are all in the service of this goal, you don't have to worry about causing dissatisfaction, if you turn your back on the goal in your heart because of the dissatisfaction of other daimyos, this battle will be meaningless." ”

"Father-in-law, do you really think so?" Hideho looked at Mogami Yoshimitsu with some suspicion: "You are a daimyo in the Tohoku region and the Date clan, aren't you worried that what you just said will set yourself on fire and finally implement it on the head of the Mogami family?" ”

"So what," Mogami Yoshimitsu laughed, "Everyone in the world says I'm the 'Fox of Yushu' and scheming, but they don't know why I'm like this." If the world is stable, the great names stop fighting, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, what is the use of my strategy? Looking back now, in the period after the Oshu Shizhi, the Tohoku was simply a different look, the daimyo abandoned their previous suspicions, and the contacts became more and more close, and the people were able to move between places at will, and there was no longer a need to live the days of separation of their wives, what made us happier as lords? ”

"Before the war, I wanted to take this opportunity to make a fortune," Mogami Yoshimitsu smiled slightly, "But along the way, I have also thought a lot, especially in Echigo, and I was even more moved when I learned that the benevolent government of Kenshin was still being preached." More than 200,000 stones, enough for my old fellow. ”