On August 31 of the first year of Yongroku, Nagao Jingfang committed suicide by seppuku in a living house under Heyue Castle. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info This symbolizes that there is no one else in the Fuchu Nagao family who can compete with Kenshin for the position of Echigo Lord.

The court decided not to bring too many troops and retinues with him to Aizu this time. After handing over the defense and some affairs of the territory to Ota Shimasa and Namba Kenji, he led the 500 cavalry of the Kawagoe Knights and several flanks such as Nagano Yoshimori and Mori Katsuhiro to Wakamatsu Castle.

Due to the pacification of most of Shimono, it was possible to pass through quickly in five days, and reached Aizu Wakamatsu Castle. Although Asadaki returned to Wakamatsu Castle after a long absence for several years, he didn't have much to think about.

However, before Asada's group arrived in Aizu, the main forces of the Uesugi army's northern and southern armies successfully merged under Yamagata Castle and surrounded Yamagata Castle. Mogami Yoshimitsu was unable to return to Shimizu in time to command, and the Shimizu people were defeated by the army led by Kaji Harutsuna and others. Shimizu Yoshidaka, the governor of the Shimizu family, and Kito Zhou, the old man of the Shimizu family, were killed in the battle of Shimizu Castle, and Kido Shu's brother Hebei Shima was killed in the battle of Shimizu Castle. Hino and Nagasawa were also subsequently destroyed, and Hino Sakyo and Nagasawa were killed in battle. The Hosokawa family, one of the eight shields in the past, immediately surrendered to the Uesugi family. There are also lords who have not been destroyed by the army. Kadokawakan's protagonist, Kojiro Kawa, and Mamoru Hyuga, the owner of Fuguchikan, pretend to surrender in order to restore the main family.

As the leader of the alliance of the top eight shields, the Tiantong family is ostensibly led by the family governor Tiantong Lai Chang, but in fact, Tiantong Lai Chang is quite old, and he has long handed over all the affairs in the territory to his younger brother Tiantong Lai Zhen. And in the current situation, Tiantong Laizhen can only immediately change the neutral attitude of the Tiantong family from the beginning to the submission of the Uesugi family. Tiantong Yoshicho has always supported the Mogami family, but the main room of Tiantong Yorizhen is the daughter of Shiratori Yoshihiro (Shiratori Yoshihisa's brother). Under the persuasion of the Shiratori family, Tiantong Laizhen could only follow the same path as his second son, Higashine Yorikei - after subduing the Uesugi family, he sent troops to attack the Mogami family.

With the Riche of the alliance leader of the Eight Shields of the Mogami Tendo Family, Mogami Yoshimori was completely isolated. Although the Date army was garrisoned by 2,000 reinforcements led by Ishimoda Keiyori into the Narisawan Pavilion, the Uesugi family had already gained the support and allegiance of a large number of people from Minamiidewa at this moment. In addition, the five families of Kamiyama, Nagatoro, Ohanazawa, Rokuta, and Iida, who supported the Mogami family the most in the Mogami Eight Shields, were destroyed one after another, and the remaining four families of the small country Hosokawa family, the Enzawa family, the Tendo family, and the Togen family fell to the Uesugi family, and in the end, the only ones who still supported the Mogami family were the Kazuoka family and the Naribu family. This forced Mogami Yoshimori to start thinking about what kind of punishment the Mogami family would suffer after the war.

Generally speaking, there should only be eight families in the top eight shields, but there are more than eight families in the front and back combined. At the beginning, the only eight shields were the Tendo family, the Enzawa family, the Iida family, the Ohanazawa family, the Kazuoka family, the Rokuda family, the Nagatoro family, and the Naribu family, but later even the Buddha Temple in the territory of the Tendo family was counted as one of the eight shields. Not only that, but some powerful people in Mogami County and Murayama County have also joined the Mogami Eight Shields, a national people's organization. For example, the Kokuni Hosokawa family, the Tone family, the Kamiyama family, etc.

As a member and ally of the temple of the Tiantong family, the Buddha Xiang Temple also sent hundreds of fanatical monks to join the attack on the Mogami family at this time. Although there were 3,000 troops in the Chengsheng Pavilion, they were surrounded by hundreds of monks armed with naginatas and longbows and 700 Heavenly Scout soldiers who could not move in the city.

"Father, it's better to surrender the Uesugi family as soon as possible!" Mogami Yoshimitsu learned of the loss of Shimizu Castle and returned to Yamagata Castle by taking a path. He kept admonishing Mogami Yoshimori, but Mogami Yoshimori just didn't listen to him.

"Submission?! The original direct collar of this family was more than 50,000 stones, and once it was surrendered, then there would be nothing! The old man is still a Yushu detective, since ancient times, our ancestors have served as the feather according to the inspection envoy, out of the feather guard, and the position of feather probing, why should he bow to the Uesugi family from the minister? Although Mogami Yoshimori is right, he himself knows how many catties and taels the current Mogami family has. If it weren't for the fact that the glory of the ancestors could not be trampled on, he would have surrendered a long time ago.

"The Dabao Temple family was destroyed in a short period of time. And this family is about to become the second Dabaoji family!" Mogami Yoshimitsu was in a hurry, he understood very well what the purpose of the Uesugi Army was. The Uesugi family ostensibly attacked Minamiide Ha, but in fact it was to deter the surrounding Date family, Osaki family, Kasai family, etc. This can be seen from the behavior of the Uesugi family in letting a large number of Dahoji retainers have the ability to block them.

"There are still soldiers in this family who can fight! And ······" Before Mogami Yoshimori could finish speaking, his eyes were black and he fell, and he fell unconscious on the floor of Ohiroma.

It was three days before Mogami Yoshimori was rescued by the castle physician and woke up. During this time, the branch castles around Yamagata Castle were also conquered by the Uesugi army one by one. While commanding the garrison of Nakano Castle, Nakano Yoshitoki was assassinated by the former Mori Tibetans of the Daihoji clan who had fled, and Nakano Castle immediately opened the castle and surrendered.

"Father, Yoshishi and Yoshito are no longer alive, please mourn ······" Mogami Yoshimitsu couldn't think of any words to comfort Mogami Yoshimoru at the moment.

"That's it······" Mogami Yoshimori lay on the sickbed and waved his hand, and then continued: "The old man feels that it is most appropriate for you to inherit the Mogami family at this moment. I hope that the name of the most famous family will not be cut off in your hands! You better go to the camp of the Uesugi army and ask for surrender, they should accept it. ”

"Father's ······" Mogami Yoshimitsu watched Mogami get up from the sickbed as if he had returned to the light. However, Mogami Yoshimori's words were deeply recorded by Mogami Yoshimitsu.

"Go ahead, you must find a way to keep your family name!" Mogami Yoshimori felt that Mogami Yoshimitsu was the one who could make the Mogami family continue to exist.

Just as Mogami Yoshimitsu immediately retreated, he took the old clan Dingzhi and the side clan Shoudong and Shimizu Yoshishi to the camp of the Uesugi army to ask for surrender. However, Mogami Yoshinori committed suicide by seppuku after Mogami Yoshimitsu left. He didn't want Yoshimitsu Mogami to be embarrassed in the negotiations, and he didn't want to bow his head to a junior in front of everyone and admit his mistakes. That is the greatest shame for Yoshimori Mogami.

On the other hand, due to Mogami Yoshimitsu's surrender from the castle, the generals of Yangbei, such as Kaji Harutsuna and Sebe Katsunaga, suspended their attacks on the castles of Mogami in various places. and led 7,000 troops to Aizu Wakamatsu Castle. And Mogami Yoshimitsu also came to Wakamatsu Castle with them. As for the troops of the three prefectures of Shonai, the troops have also returned to their respective territories, and the governors of each family have come to Wakamatsu Castle one after another, hoping to see the court.

"It's been a long time since the color department was repaired." As soon as Asadai saw the white-haired Shikabe Katsucho stepping into the floor of Ohiroma, he walked down from the main seat. From the door, he was helped to the position of the pen on the left, which happened to be opposite the Kaji Haruna on the right.

"The prince of the town government, the foreign minister can't stand it!" Although Katsunaga Shizobe is now sixty-five years old, he still participated in the battle against Minamiideha. In the past, Aizu had repeatedly suffered from foreign enemies, and Katsucho Sebe took the initiative to send reinforcements to help, which made Asada's favor with him increase a lot.

"After all, the color department repairs into the old man under the command of the Nunnery, which is nothing." After all, there are countless people who have been out of the Fuchu Nagao family since the period of the long tail for the scenery, and he has gone through the three generations of the long tail for the scenery, the long tail and the clear scenery until the current Uesugi Kenshin, and he can also be regarded as the minister of the humerus of the humble heart.

"Xie Zhenfugong." Katsucho Shibe could only hurriedly thank you.

And the retainers of the court in Aizu could only sit behind the generals of Yangbei, such as Tao Qingxian, Usami Dingkatsu, Mori Keihiro, Kawada Nagakin, etc. Except for a few surrounding daimyos, such as Soma Yoshiyin, Onodera Terumitō, and Tamura Takaaki, who sat relatively far forward, a large number of nationals and governors of Minamide could only sit in a very backward position.

"The criminal minister Mogami Gengoro Yoshimitsu saw the town government, and I was fortunate to see it, I am very grateful!" Yoshimitsu Mogami said respectfully in the middle of the big hiroma. Mogami Yoshimitsu didn't dare to look directly at Asada and speak, for fear of offending Asada, and his plan to surrender would fall short.