Aizu, Kurokawa Castle.

Ashina Sheng's head wrapped in a white scarf sat on the tatami mat in a posture of Ge You's lying down, and the blood oozing from the white towel seemed to be silently telling that Ashina Sheng's mood was very bad at the moment.

"My lord, the casualties have been counted." At this time, a samurai of the Ashina family, who was also hanging colors, cautiously pushed the door from the outside and walked in, kneeling beside the Ashina Mori clan and said slowly.

Ashina Mori struggled to sit up, "Let's talk about it." ”

"Hah!"

Jin Shang Shengbei opened a piece of paper in his hand with a complicated mood, and then read, "In the battle of Ishimuda Castle, a total of 73 samurai were killed in the family, among which Kaga Mamoru Anazawa also begged for death. ”

"Among the main family, there are 46 samurai killed in the Kurimura clan, Shinnomiya clan, Kanami clan, and Inomiaodai clan, and the Kuri village department and Shingu Sakasuke are also among them."

"On the ashigaru side, a total of 674 people were killed, and more than 300 people are missing. There is no news from the rest of Tamura, Nikaido, etc. ”

"The castles of Omori, Hachome, and Kakuda were all recaptured by the Date family. Anazawa Shinemon (Anazawa Toshimitsu) is currently guarding Hibara to defend Yonezawa Castle, and Inawashiroden is also gathering troops at Inawashiro Castle, and the situation in Aizu is generally quite impressive. ”

Perhaps because he was afraid that the Ashina Mori clan would not be able to stand it after hearing such a heavy casualty, so Jin Shang Shengbei comforted the Ashina Mori clan a few words at the end, but it was not enough.

"Execute all the people who are responsible for the collection and transmission of intelligence in this family, this defeat in the battle of Shimu Tiancheng is all due to the lack of information in this family, otherwise how can you easily fall for the tricks of the Date family!"

"Don't make a noise over there, it's a capital crime to escape from the battle, but now the people of Aizu are panicking, and everything still has to focus on the overall situation!" After speaking, Ashina Sheng showed a lonely look, "One bad move, so that the whole game is lost!" ”

"It really hurts me that the situation that was once good is now ruined!! cough cough cough !! cough cough cough !! ”

Ashina Mori pulled the wound as soon as he was excited, and before he could let out a painful cry, he began to cough again, in short, now Ashina Mori feels very bad.

In other words, the whole Ashina coalition doesn't feel very good!

The time will go back to more than half a month ago......

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Because of the Soma family's capture of Atago Mountain Castle, Ashinakata's morale was high, and he was ready to launch a general attack on Ishimuta Castle as soon as the Soma family's forces arrived.

And the next morning, the Soma family's troops really appeared outside Ishimuda Castle and took the lead in attacking Ishimuda Castle.

"Lord, the Soma family on the other side has begun to attack Shimutian City, and the time has come to cross the river!" In the Ashina family's main formation, the Ashina clan reported excitedly.

The Ashina Mori clan was happy at first, and then a little puzzled, "Why is the Soma family's army so fast?" Have you ever found out the specific situation! ”

"The lord can't be wrong!" At this time, a samurai of the Ashina family also spoke, "I sent several scouts to travel through the Abu Kuma River to inquire about the situation, and I did see that the troops of the Soma family were attacking Ishimuda Castle. ”

"Lord, after all, the Soma family is not very numerous, if there is no support from our army, I am afraid that they will be defeated soon, and there will be no such good time at that time!" The general of the Ashina family, Anazawa Kaga Moritori, also agitated on the side.

Just as the Ashina Mori clan was hesitating, Jin Shang Shengbei suddenly ran in from outside, "My lord, the forces of the Ouchi family and the Nikaido family have begun to cross the river!" ”

"What? Without the orders of their own family, how dare the two act rashly? Ashina Sheng suddenly felt a little unhappy in his heart.

"Report! The forces of the Hanging Tian family have bypassed Handa Mountain and begun to cross the river! ”

"Lord, it's our turn!" Another warlike samurai took the initiative to ask for battle, which made it a little difficult for the Ashina Mori clan to ride a tiger.

After thinking about it, the Ashina Sheng clan had no choice but to nod and say, "In that case, let's go out over there!" ”

"Command the whole army to cross the river!"

"Wow!"

Carried away by the victory, the Ashina coalition immediately began to cross the Abu Kuma River, preparing to join the Soma family in capturing the Ishiganda Castle that had held them off for many days.

However, death awaited them.

The forces of the Nikaido family and the Ouchi family were the first to complete the landing, and when the ashigaru jumped from the raft and bamboo raft to the land, they immediately finished regrouping and began to rush towards Ishimuda Castle.

And these bamboo rafts soon returned to the other side again, and continued to carry the troops of the Ashina family.

This batch of people was not as lucky as the previous batch, and they had just jumped to the shore when a sudden shout of killing disrupted everyone's position.

"Date Qingzong is here, all the kings will kill me with me!"

"One go! Destroy the enemy army! ”

Suddenly, behind a back slope not far from the Abukuma River, when the Date family's Suzaku banner began to flutter in the wind, a raid team of 1,500 people began to quickly kill Anazawa Shintoku and others, who had just crossed the Abu Kuma River on the shore.

The Ashina family, who had just landed, received a surprise attack before they could gain a foothold, and they were instantly routed without defense. Even though Anzawa Shintoku and the others roared heart-rending in an attempt to stabilize the restless Ashigaru, everything was fake in the face of death.

In front is the "roadblock" Ishimu Tian Castle, and behind is the raging Abu Kuma River, and some of the swimmers immediately took off their muscles and plunged into them with a fierce son. But Ashigaru, who can't swim, can only do it on the shore.

The two of them, who had already joined the siege, Nikaido Teruyuki and Ouchi Yoshitsuna, also sensed the abnormality in the rear, but before the two could react, the "allies of the Soma family" around them "rebelled"!

"I am the head of the left horse of Kurokawa, and you have won my plan, surrender and avoid death!" As Kurokawa Haruji's shout landed, the "horse pattern" (a horse tied to a stake) banner that originally symbolized the Soma family disappeared in an instant, and then the "two lead two" flags were erected again.

The Nikaido family and the Ouchi family, who were still besieging the castle, couldn't stop the Kurokawa Haruka clan who suddenly attacked them, and the Date family in Ishimuda Castle suddenly killed again......

Defeat is like a mountain!

Seeing this, everyone who crossed the Abu Kuma River knew that the battle of the Ashina coalition was lost.

The soldiers had no will to fight, and the soldiers of the Nikaido family and the Ouchi family quickly dispersed. And the two families who retreated to the Abu Kuma River are also facing the same problem as the Date family on the bank, so how can they return to the other side of the river?

At this time, the Date family made a choice for them, that is, to stay on the shore of the Abukuma River forever........ Of course, only corpses remain.

There were more than 2,000 troops crossing the Abu Kuma River, and more than half of them were killed or wounded!

On top of that, the morale of the Ashina coalition fell to the bottom as a result.

While the Ashina Mori clan was hesitating to retreat, the Date family quietly crossed the Abu Kuma River that night and attacked the Ashina family's main camp at night. After that, it's not up to the Ashina Mori clan to call the shots.

In short, when Ashina Mori woke up, he was already in Kurokawa Castle....