To be honest, this defeat was a big blow to Date Masamune, but it was even more devastating to Ita.

Although Date Masamune is not sure whether it was really Itashi's mistakes that led to the defeat of the entire army, he does not intend to listen to the words of the remaining politicians, and everything and decisions must be developed and established only when Itami returns and interrogates them carefully.

But anyway, as a loser, Ita's performance this time was really too disappointing for Date Masamune, who wanted to promote the former as his confidant, but he didn't expect the former to be so unreusable!

It's usually rare to have a second chance like this, and Date Masamune's opinion of Ita is a little lighter in his heart.

However, although it is a little contemptuous, Date Masamune is still very optimistic about his cousin and plans to have the opportunity to ...... again in the future It's just that even he didn't expect that the rift and feud between the two of them [brothers] started from this war.

Let's not talk about it later, let's talk about it first, seeing that the retainers didn't speak, Date Masamune finally clapped his hands and said:

[Okay, okay, that's pretty much it, I already have an idea in my heart. 】

[Lord, are you planning to ......]

[Things have developed to this point, there is nothing to talk about, and expecting us to send money to Uesugi Keihoo again is completely unrealistic and completely impossible...... Don't say it's 30,000 taels, even if it's 3,000 taels, I won't give them to them. 】

The silence in the military formation was incomprehensible, and everyone looked at Date Masamune in a daze, and discussed it for a long time, isn't it just for this matter? Why has it suddenly changed again, and Date Masamune plans to face Uesugi Keitora with a tough attitude?

[So, what is your decision, my lord?] 】

Date Masamune's teacher, Kinobu Endo, asked cautiously, although he had taught Date Masamune, in fact, he was completely unpredictable about Date Masamune's mind, and he had been doing so for several years. The child closed himself in his own world, never letting anyone in except his father and a few others such as Kojuro Katakura.

[Haven't you noticed? From the aftermath of the Battle of Shinmasaki to the present, the Uesugi family has always had the upper hand in diplomacy, so let's see, isn't it a deliberate cause of what I and the adults are currently worry? 】

Hearing him say this, everyone nodded, thinking that this was indeed the case--although there was no evidence, they had absolutely reason to believe that the group of people who were making trouble in the barracks at the moment must have heard the news spread by the people of the Uesugi family that Date Masamune would not be saved.

But what is extremely hateful is that even so, they can't find any reason to refute it, because everyone thinks that more than forty middle- and lower-level generals are not worth 30,000 taels no matter how they are calculated, even Date Masamune, he really wants to [fish] out of Ita, and he also feels that these 30,000 taels are really unacceptable. The estimate in his heart was that if he counted Ida Shi, it would be a thousand taels in total, and it could not be more.

Okay! In fact, Date Masamune is the most critical person, and the results discussed by the previous retainers are not worth mentioning in front of him at all. But then again, that's the most realistic price.

I'm afraid that even the wise Kogoro himself will feel that his price is really high, but it doesn't matter, his goal has been achieved unconsciously, and it can already be compared with the value of 30,000 taels.

[Although I don't know how Uesugi Keitora and Akechi Kogoro did it, but this time they succeeded, and our soldiers didn't know what was going on, but they actually knew the news of the failure of the negotiations, which will not only discredit me and the adults involved in the negotiations, but also shake the originally strong military spirit, I'm afraid that even those officers and soldiers who did not participate in the troubles are more or less dissatisfied with us in their hearts, this is definitely the news spread by the people of the Uesugi family. 】

When he said this, Date Masamune looked at everyone with a smile, and for the first time in his life, he was extremely ashamed of his stubborn head when he sat down in the ghost court Zuo Yuesai, who had the most fierce reaction in the negotiations, and was extremely ashamed, it turned out that he was an old and useless thing, and he had already unknowingly fallen into the enemy's trap.

Sect Chief Sang Zhe, who was sitting next to Zuo Yuezhai of the Ghost Court, clenched his fists, and he didn't know if it was anger or something else, and said loudly:

【Lord! Say what to do! We all listen to you! 】

[Ordered Zhai (the elder of the Sangzhi sect is actually the eldest brother of Date Masamune, who was once a monk, and the legal name is [Dianzhai]), tell you the truth, and the adults present, although I still adhere to the previous opinion, hoping to use diplomatic means to exchange the captured soldiers back, but...... A retreat and a step by step retreat will eventually greatly damage the prestige of our Date family. But now it seems that the gap between 1,000 taels and 30,000 taels cannot be made up at all, and the Uesugi family is clearly making things difficult for us! 】

In fact, Date Masamune felt very useful by what Patriarch Kushiri had just said, and for the first time in his life, he felt that he was given high hopes and trust by everyone, and when this trust came from an old minister, it was even more precious.

In particular, the father of the head of the Sangzari family, Kushiri Keichonaga, is the grandson of Date Uemune, and in the early years, because of the marriage policy and succession policy of the Date family, he became the child of the Sangori family, that is, although it is not a surname, there is a very clear brotherly relationship between Date Masamune and the head of the Sanzari family. However, given that Sect Elder Sangzu is fifty-four years old this year, he is more than a decade older than Date Huizong, although the two look more like grandchildren.

Date Masamune says:

[We can't be discouraged because of the defeat in this battle, our army was originally superior, according to the two adults who stayed behind and Shiraishi, in fact, the Uesugi army that appeared in Shinmazaki was only 6,000 (in fact, Kakizaki Haruie, Fujita Nobuyoshi and Honjo Shiganaga combined, the soldiers under the command were as many as 7,500 people, and the Date army did not sell the exact number), but we defeated our 8,000 army in Shinmazaki...... Is it because our soldiers are not brave enough? 】

Date Masamune waved his fist and said loudly:

[Absolutely not! The Date family is a family that wants to unify the world, and his soldiers are undoubtedly the strongest in the world! The reason for this is happening...... Now it seems that we are actually talking about our own reasons. The gap between being well prepared and not being well prepared is indeed too great, and if everything goes according to plan, and the army can defend itself after reaching Shinmazaki, it will be mentally prepared for the enemy's attack. But everyone was too tired, and I heard from Masakai that after arriving at Shinmazaki, everyone was so tired that they just wanted to sleep, and in this case, their vigilance was reduced to the lowest...... Alas! I won't talk much nonsense about the rest of the matter. 】

Originally, everyone was waiting to hear Date Masamune's decision, but they didn't expect him to make a previous battle report here, which seemed to be completely incorrect.

However, if you really think that Date Masamune is talking nonsense, it is wrong, and the old and serious Oni Court Satsuki Sai and Endo Kinobu have already heard what Date Masamune said -- negotiations and everything are put aside, and what to do now is to re-prepare for military action against the Uesugi family.

As soon as they thought of this, they all felt a fire burning in their hearts.

[The past is good for it to pass, at the moment, our army still has more than 30,000 troops in Shin-Mazaki, and as far as I know, the Uesugi army can mobilize less than 20,000 troops at present (in fact, after a battle of Shin-Mazaki, the number of the two armies is already about the same, Date Masamune knows this, but in order to encourage the morale of the army, he still says so), 30,000 troops fight against 20,000 troops, this is a battle that has no suspense and must be won...... If we Northeast samurai can't win, then don't talk about unifying the world, let's go back to Oshu to farm and raise fish!" 】

【Lord! Are you planning to fight the Uesugi family to the death right away? Please forgive the little bluntness, I am afraid that it is too early for the decisive battle now, and the military spirit has not been completely appeased, so I am afraid that I will ......]

It was none other than Date Masamune's most trusted retainer, Kojuro Katakura.

[Xiao Shilang, you don't have to worry about this, I have my own ideas, and now I need you to handle something. 】

[Although the lord commands, the little one will never give up!] 】

[Eh, what nonsense are you talking about!] This task is not dangerous at all, and it even shows its face very much! 】

[Huh? 】

[I'm going to let you go to the Uesugi Army camp in the swamp the day after tomorrow to have a good talk with Uesugi Keitora and Akechi Kogoro, about the return of the captives, what do you think? 】

Katakura Keixuna and the others present were stunned, didn't they just say that they were going to fight the Uesugi family to the end? Why are there negotiations now? Is it to take the opportunity of negotiation to use the [delaying tactic] to provide camouflage and convenience for the military operations of the Date family? …… Well, if that's the case, it's a good idea, but Uesugi Keihu is not a good stubble, so it's hard to say whether he will be fooled so easily.

[Since it is the lord's order, the little one can't find any reason to oppose it, it's just ...... What does the lord want me to tell them? 】

[I will immediately send someone back to Shifukuji Temple to dig up the ashes of Mori Nagake and Gansu Keiji, and then take good care of it, and then bring some gifts and return them to Uesugi Keito. 】

[The lord wants to return the ashes of the enemy? 】