"In this case, the lord should prove his family's status to the world through his actions." Masayo Mizuku said solemnly: "The Inner Government has the grace to give birth to you but has no nurturing feelings, and was sent to Osaka as a hostage at the age of ten. Lord, Rong Chen said bluntly, in the eyes of the inner government, you are just a chess piece, not his son......"

"That's enough," Yuki Hideyasu interrupted Mijuku Masatomo's admonition and said with some dissatisfaction, "How dare you say these things in front of me?" Either way, I'm the second son of the Tokugawa family! ”

"It's precisely because you can't let go of this that you will be used by the Inner Government!" Mijuku Masatomo raised his head and argued: "My family can only send 3,000 troops at most, but the inner government will let you attack the right house with the Uesugi and Tokugawa armies at that time, and the 150,000 army, how can the 3,000 people of the family deal with it?" This is clearly wishful thinking! ”

"My father has already said that when the time comes, he will lead an army of 75,000 to raid the rear of the Right Prefecture, and the Uesugi Army will gather 30,000 men to attack head-on, at this time, the family is echoing from the side, plus the echoes of other daimyo in the Right Mansion Army, I hope that the weak can really defeat the strong......

"Do you know why Youfu deployed your army on the flanks?" Masatomo Mijuku asked.

"That's out of trust in me."

"In that case, are you going to use this trust to hurt or even kill the right house that has always regarded you as a member of the Toyotomi family?" Ignoring Yuki Hideyasu's embarrassed expression, Masatomo Mizuku said earnestly: "The right government will appoint the fierce general of the family as the striker, and the Toyotomi generals as the two wings, according to the current formation, your position is very close to the main formation of the right house, which shows the trust of the right government in you, but you plan to take this opportunity to take his life?" Not to mention that this battle is doomed, even if it is successful, how much more will your reputation remain? You who use you as a pawn lay down your life for him, and you, who see you as a relative, hurt him because of it. Lord, are you doing the right thing? ”

Hearing this, Yuki Hideyasu was speechless, he silently lowered his head, looked at the marching army not far away, and lamented: "150,000 troops, who is not proud to be able to participate in such an army, as Yuchai Hideyasu, I also want to share the joy of peace in the world with Youfu; As Matsudaira Hideyasu, I have to advance and retreat together with the Tokugawa family...... I never felt that my situation would be so embarrassing...... Echizen Mamoru Won't a father who betrayed him be spurned by the world? ”

"Lord, the inner house is just your biological father, it is Taiko who really raised you and made you feel caring, as a member of the Toyotomi family, it is natural to fight side by side with the right house, but for a father-son relationship that is not worthy of the name, he will betray the righteousness of the world, but he will be despised by the world, and the war is approaching. I also hope that the lord will make a decision as soon as possible. ”

"Are you forcing me to make a decision between righteousness and family affection?" Yuuki asked rhetorically.

Misu Masayo shook his head and said with a smile: "The righteousness is in the right mansion, there is no doubt about this." As for family affection, the lord should have figured out what family affection is and what is utilization. ”

"You are like a minister when Tang Taizong was a minister." Yuuki Hideyasu turned his face to Masatomo Mijuku.

"Who is it?"

"Wei Zheng, Wei Xuancheng."

"What is the relationship between the minister and him?"

"They are all courtiers who are not afraid of the lord."

The minister was terrified. I just faux pas and hope that the lord will forgive the sin. ”

Yuuki Hideyasu squatted down and patted Mijuku Masatomo on the shoulder, and said freely, "You are not guilty, if everyone is like you." I may have understood this earlier. ”

"The Lord means ......"

"Who called me Hideyasu Yushiba?"

"The lord is wise!" Mijuku Masatomo was so excited that he burst into tears, and immediately kowtowed to Yuuki Hideyasu.

"Three thousand troops is not much, and the one thousand troops from other places are also transferred, anyway, there is plenty of grain and grass in the right house." Yuuki Hideyasu laughed.

Yusu Zhengyou nodded heavily: "Youfu has obtained 300,000 stone grain and grass from Qingzhou City, how can it be enough." ”

"Hurry up and prepare, you have to keep up with the army of the Right Mansion as soon as possible, and the day after tomorrow you will enter the Lower Field Realm." Yuuki Hideyasu commanded earnestly.

On March 22, 50 days after Uesugi Keikatsu's raid on Mogami House, Hidebo's 130,000 troops finally arrived at Utsunomiya Castle in Shimono Province, and considering the need to guard against Tokugawa Ieyasu, Gamo Hideyuki's 7,000 men, Utsunomiya Kunitsuna's 5,500 men, and Ikeda's 5,000 men were all stationed in the Kanto region, and only 9,000 men from Fukushima Takayoshi, 3,000 from Yoshinobu Satake, and 2,000 from Shimono led by Yamanaka Asanobu participated in the battle, making the total force still more than 140,000.

Just when this unprecedentedly large army advanced from to Kanto, Mogami Yoshimitsu had already been beaten by Naoe's army and was powerless, and the only fortified castles in his hands were left with Ueyama, Yamagata, and Hasedo, and the northern gateway of Yamagata Castle, which was personally guarded by the Yamagata Iemitsu clan (18,000 stones), was also trapped for 20 days and ran out of food, and after the city was broken, none of the men of the clan and Naizawa were spared, and the defending army was almost all killed, and only the female dependents of one clan were escorted back to Yonezawa Castle.

At the same time, Date Masamune's southward strategy was repeatedly frustrated and suffered heavy losses. After the capture of Shiraishi Castle and the recovery of Karida and Date Counties, Date Masamune led an army of 10,000 troops from the Shinda Basin to Fukushima Castle. In the face of Masamune's 10,000 troops, Honjo Shigenaga led 4,000 troops to hold the castle, but due to the fortification of Fukushima Castle and the tenacity of Uesugi army, Date Masamune suffered huge losses in three consecutive attacks and could not get close to the castle for half a step. In desperation, he immediately sent people to recruit 10,000 troops who were guarding the town, and 18,000 troops camped in Songchuan Kawara. Matsukawa Kawara, located at the southern foot of Mt. Nobuo, was an important area for the defense of Fukushima Castle to the north, and in order to recapture it, Honjo was not afraid to attack even though he faced the Date army, which was four times his size.

Before leaving for battle, Honjo contacted Suda Nagayoshi, the lord of Liangchuan Castle, who was very close to Fukushima Castle, and the two agreed to lure Date Masamune with a deception, while Suda attacked the Date army from behind.

Therefore, on the second day of the third month, when the two armies clashed on the banks of Matsukawa, Honjo Shiganaga pretended to be defeated, and the Uesugi army slowly retreated to Fukushima Castle. Seeing that the Date army had been attracted to Honjo and had become scattered, Suda Nagayoshi led the Uesugi army to suddenly appear behind the Date army and launched an attack on its small lotus troops, destroying and looting all the equipment, rations, and forage behind the Date army.

At the same time, the defeated Honjo Shiganaga also returned to the army and Suda at the same time, and the Date army was defeated, and although the number of people who were taken was less than 1,000, its baggage and other military supplies were completely lost.

After this defeat, Date Masamune led his army to retreat to Hotokita Castle on the 5th day of the third month, and then until the 22nd, Hideho ordered him to lead his army to Nobuoguchi to stand by, during which he did not dare to take any action for nearly 20 days, and allowed Naoe Kanesu's troops to besiege Hasedo Castle. (To be continued......