【……】

[This little brother, you don't need to worry or feel inferior, some people are timid by nature, but this does not prevent them from fighting like other samurai, because if other equally timid comrades fight bravely there, and they stand by and watch, they will be ashamed.

A true samurai is a man who fights bravely even if he is timid. 】

[Really? Can I do it too? 】

The boy seemed to feel very excited when he heard my words.

[Of course!] In less than a pillar of incense on the battlefield, you will overcome your fear, because you will die at any time, and there are many opportunities in front of you, what else do you have to fear? However, some of the processes are very short, and some can take up to an hour. For others, it takes about a few days.

However, the real big man will not let the fear of death prevail over the aggressiveness and ambition to get ahead. Fighting is the competition in which men who are unwilling to be inferior can best show their guts.

The battle will force out the great, and the small will be eliminated. The Echigo samurai are proud to be the most respected soldier in the world, and you are the strongest soldier in the world. Remember, while you are afraid of the enemy, the enemy is just as afraid as you are, and probably more so. Because they are facing the divine soldiers who are active in Kawanakajima and have stood tall in several bloody battles, the divine soldiers who surrounded Odawara Castle and made the Hojo clan tremble, and the divine soldiers who have taken the river in their hands and made the Shogun helpless, think about it, what reason do they have not to be afraid? 】

When Akechi Kogoro talked about the glorious history of the Uesugi Army, they all nodded and felt proud.

Remember, even if I haven't been here. I will not be mentioned in the history books in the future. It stands to reason that as an outsider, whether I live or die has nothing to do with all of you here, and I will not command the Echigo army, let alone receive any rewards or punishments for the victory or failure of this war. But I have to fight, because my comrade-in-arms, Mori Musashi Mori Mamoru Nagaku, has been killed, he is my in-laws, and even more so my friend, so I hate Date Masamune to the core!

So I must go to the battlefield to avenge Lord Mori and kill all the enemies!

I hope to see one day, when that Date Masamune saw me, he was so frightened that he wailed:

[God and Buddha, why is this damn wise Kogoro again?! This is not an opponent I can defeat, I have to kneel down and kowtow to him and beg him not to kill me! 】

When the war is over and everyone returns home in triumph, the brothers here today will have a qualification to boast about. Twenty years from now, you will be glad that you participated in this war to defend your country. At that time, when you are at the dinner table, the grandson sits on your lap and asks you:

[Grandpa, did you do anything remarkable after your young necrosis?] ]

You don't have to cough dryly in embarrassment, move your grandson to the other knee, and say:

[Ah...... Grandpa, I was in a daze, and I didn't get anything done. ]

On the contrary, brothers, you can look him in the eye and say with confidence:

[Grandson, grandfather, I had the privilege of fighting side by side with the lord of the country and the wise Mr. Kogoro who was called a dragon!] ]】

At some point, Akechi Kogoro's whole body began to heat up, perhaps because he himself was moved by himself.

[We unite in the name of the eight million gods of Takamagahara!] Fight for our folks! We fight for a peaceful life for all! Fight for the fall of the Date Army, who were running rampant in the land of Echigo! Because we don't need to stay old all day and fight for safety! Fight for the dignity of our samurai! Fight for what we believe in! Brethren, we fight for the glory of our samurai! For our children and grandchildren to be able to proudly promote: our ancestors are a group of majestic warriors who are majestic and majestic!

Brothers in this room, shout for our victory! Shout for our dignity! Shout for our glory! 】

Speaking of this, Wise Kogoro pulled out [a text], waved his sword and shouted:

[Hooray! Banzai! Banzai! 】

As soon as the sound of the wise Kogoro was finished, the samurai sitting below, led by Naoe Kanesu, Honjo Shigenaga and others, stood up from their mazas, drew their swords and waved them and shouted:

[Hooray! Banzai! Banzai! 】

Immediately afterward, the samurai in the back also drew their swords in response:

[Hooray! Banzai! Banzai! 】

Soon, the entire city was filled with the heart-wrenching sound of [Long live].

There is no doubt that Akechi Kogoro's speech was a success.

(The protagonist's speech, taken from the speeches of Hitler, Churchill, Patton, etc., has been redacted.) ）……

[I really admire you so much, you have said so much about a speech that is pleasing to the eye in three or two sentences, and not only is it not long and boring, but it has mobilized everyone's morale, even I feel enthusiastic, this is definitely a speech that can go down in history! ] 】

Naoe Kanesuke was simply too excited, and he kept saying to Wise Kogoro:

[It turns out that there are so many doorways in the speech, you can also point me to both hands!] 】

Lectures are nothing to Akechi Kogoro, he had studied this when he was studying law and politics at university, but the previous speeches did not represent his real level, it was someone else's work, he just kneaded it together.

[The so-called speech, to do two things, the first is to grasp the effect of the scene, to grasp the psychological changes of the audience, to say something that can be accepted by them. Second, it's important to get to the point early, don't talk boring nonsense, and it's best to convey your meaning before others even know what you're going to say. 】

[There are some truths, can you elaborate on them a little more?] 】

[I'll tell you about this later, the most important thing at the moment is how to defeat the enemy...... By the way, is Date Masamune still staying in Wuhai at the moment? 】

[Yes, Date Masamune himself has currently placed his main camp in Takekai, which is a plain, and the south of Takekai is also a plain, and the place name is [Marshara], and Date seems to want to continue to exert the combat effectiveness of the cavalry. 】

[He thought it well, but this time, Echigo-samaru had already brought 4,000 cavalry, and he couldn't get anything cheap, but then again, Date Masamune's attitude of inviting me to attack made me very unhappy...... Command! Brother Seibe, who is in charge of the vanguard, is asked not to take the initiative to go to war after encountering the Date Army. 】

[Don't do it first? 】

[Yes, even if Date and his men attack first, they only need to make a certain amount of counterattack, and they must not pursue until they receive an order from me and Echigo-samarum! 】

[Got it.] 】

On June 29, the Uesugi army marched to Mukai, and at the suggestion of Akechi Kogoro, Uesugi Keitora stationed his headquarters in the marsh on the southern side of Mukai, which was only fifteen miles away from Date Army.

On July 3, the two sides met for the first time.

It's said to be a fight, but in fact it's just a temptation, Harada Sotoki and Ghost Court Tsunamoto, two people, led 1,500 people to riot against the pioneer Sebe brothers of the Uesugi family.

Because of the suggestion of the wise Kogoro before, the Sebe brothers did not plan to fight with them, and the Sebe Commander ordered the soldiers to defend behind the fence and not to attack.

After a small-scale riot, seeing that the Uesugi army never attacked, the two young generals withdrew their troops and left.

On the 8th day of the seventh month of the 12th year of Tensho, under the escort of Shigenobu Suzuki and the young lord of the Watari Date family, Idashimi, the 50,000 stone grain and grass raised from the Hojo family, which made Date Masamune look forward to it, was finally escorted to the Date army headquarters in Wukai.

In order to express his gratitude to the two officials who escorted the grain and grass, Date Masamune, under the horse seal of the golden cross, led a group of civil and military officials to greet him.

With grain and grass to do, you will have the capital for long-term confrontation.

However, I don't plan to [play] here for a long time, the little Wuhai can't satisfy my desire to conquer YU, what I want is the world, the whole of Japan!

When Date Masamune saw the sacks of grain, he began to be conceited again, or rather, he began to "sneer" again.

Hmph, he is a great enemy, both civil and military, and no one can despise him. It can even be said that among the military generals who have traveled all over Japan, there is no one who can surpass him except for that Oda Nobunaga.

The wise Kogoro in front of him can only be regarded as an [appetizer] before he shouts to Oda Nobunaga, and what makes him judge this way is the victory he achieved in Tsugawa.

Oda Nobunaga has always been rigorous and impeccable, and even he can't find a flaw in himself.

Therefore, a discerning person can see at a glance that the alliance between him and Uesugi Jinghu is actually a mutual use of each other.

Knowing that this is a war that has nothing to do with him, but he still has to take the Uesugi family's [outstanding], it seems that not only is he taking advantage of others, but Oda Nobunaga also has times when he can't see the general trend of the world.

In Date Masamune's view, although Oda Nobunaga had all kinds of intrigues hidden in his heart, he was never able to ask him for his responsibilities and responsibilities as a shogun, and finally fell to the point where he had to fight to defend the world, which is why he helped Uesugi Keitor.

Therefore, as long as the combined forces of Uesugi Keitora and Akechi Kogoro are dealt a hard blow, the situation of the war will surely become clear. Oda Nobunaga must have been distressed to see that his proud army had been battered, and in order to preserve his strength, he would definitely order Akechi Kogoro to withdraw to the capital immediately, and then re-examine his own strength, and consider himself an opponent for the world with him.