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However, the answer was soon revealed -- after receiving Date Minoto's letter.

It turned out that after hearing the news of Ashina Morinobu [Revival of Ashina's family], Satake Yoshishige, who had interfered in the internal affairs of the Ashina family before, and was known as the [Ghost of Hitachi], couldn't sit still.

It's not been a day or two since he stared at Aizu's territory, and he finally sent his son-in-law Ashi to become a lord here, but he was beaten away by Date Masamune's little ghost with a [Battle of Origahara].

He originally planned to take advantage of the fact that the Date family and the Uesugi family were fighting to the death, and take advantage of the fire to rob the troops sent to Aizu, but now, before he could make the first move, a new Ashina family governor was born first!

It's infuriating! How dare you snatch the meat from my mouth!

Yoshishige Satake is not a master to be messed with, and he has been fighting the Hojo family for many years without falling behind, which shows his mastery of military strategy. Moreover, he himself is a descendant of the Genji clan, and he has always regarded the unification of Japan and the domination of the government as his lifelong ambition, which can be described as ambitious.

Seeing that Aizu is getting more and more troublesome, the control of the Date family is constantly weakening, and Satake Yoshishige no longer pretends to be a grandson, and if he doesn't send troops to Aizu, it will really not be his own!

He immediately announced: The governor of the Lu family should be his son-in-law Lu Mingguang! And not Ashina Morinobu who was the opposite before!

It's useless to just talk, Satake Yoshishige personally led an army of 5,000 people, along the fairy road, killing Aizu, and at the same time inviting the Soma family to help, the latter is quite interesting, not only immediately sent troops, but also pulled up Iwaki Tsunetaka and Ishikawa Akimitsu, Shirakawa Yoshikin, Nikaido Yukini and others who were not pleasing to Date Masamune, and formed the [Anti-Date Coalition], which was huge and ready to fire at Date Masamune.

It is impossible for the Ashina family to have two governors at the same time, so it will definitely not be the Soma family who supports Ashina Morishin - then it must be the Uesugi family!

In fact, it's true.,All of this is the ghost that Naoe Kaneji is doing behind the scenes.,In addition,Wise Kogoro took advantage of the Satake family's coveting of Aizu.,Played the banner of the Ashina family.,Also cleverly hooked up Satake Yoshishige's battle Yu Wang.。

There is no way, Date Masamune has been fighting everywhere all these years and offended his neighbors.

Under the attack of the coalition forces, Date Minoto and Watari Motomune felt that they could not bear it, so they also asked Date Masamune for help.

If it were just them, Date Masamune would only be angry, after all, these people are enemies after all, and the one-eyed dragon has long been mentally prepared for their invasion.

But when Ouchi Dingzuna and Tayama Yoshitsugu, the two [Erwuzai], also announced their rebellion against the Date family, he couldn't sit still!

If it's just Aizu, it's a big deal to withdraw the army immediately, but if even the Sendo where Ouchi and Mt. Tian are located, then the situation is not optimistic at all -- Sendo is the gateway to Date, and if Sendo is subverted, not only will the retreat of the army be completely cut off, but even Yonezawa Castle will be exposed to the guns of the rebels.

That's where the problem comes in.

【TMD！ I knew it would be like this, I should have slaughtered these two bastards in the first place, otherwise, I wouldn't have fallen to this point today! 】

After being in the doldrums for a long time, Date Masamune gritted his teeth and said such a sentence, and it could be heard from his tone that at this time, he was angry and regretful and wanted to eat people!

Of course, this is just an analogy, sitting across from him is his father, how can he eat?

On the contrary, it was Date Huizong, after seeing his son's lion-like appearance, he still had a sinking expression, and said slowly:

[It's useless to talk about this now, just as we discussed before, let's withdraw our troops as soon as possible!] Otherwise, will we be copied by thugs like Soma, Satake, and Ouchi? If you don't even have this bit of common sense, how are you going to be the governor of the Date family? 】

[But ......]

[Say no more!] Brahma pills! We have actually lost this war! Now is the right time to retreat! 】

Whenever Date Terumune called Date Masamune's young name, he had made the final decision. Date Masamune also unconsciously recalls his childhood, his childhood was not happy, but he had a very good relationship with his father, so he forgot about anger.

I still don't understand what you're talking about, father. Such a great opportunity...... As long as they resist for a few more days, we will ...... Victory is at hand! I don't want to regret it for the rest of my life! 】

As he spoke, Date Masamune sat down on the maza that the flagbens had brought and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Don't blame him for Date Masamune's greed, he is already in great trouble, and he still clings to Echigo's territory. Now that his situation is very good, no one can resist this temptation, and it is really too difficult to give up.

[You can't go too far in war, you have to be forgiving and forgiving. 】

【What...... What the? Father, you want me to spare the Uesugi family's turtle grandsons now. 】

The people of the Uesugi family scolded Date Masamune as a "little ghost", and Date Masamune was not polite, and replied that they were [Kame's grandson].

[Masamune, take it when you see it, you don't need to fight to the death, it's the real war. 】

[However, I was about to break the Kasuga Mountain Castle and obtain the head of Uesugi Jinghu, but I let him go, wouldn't this be nothing? Can it also be called a victory? 】

Date Terumun shook his head and said slowly:

[With your current strength, you can't kill him, even if you kill him now, you may not be able to get Echigo, Aizu and Xiandao can't be saved, what else do you have to do with Echigo. 】

He looked at the starry sky and said to himself:

[Our father and son do not have the strength of the Uesugi family who have been in Echigo for many years. If you kill him in a momentary way, the land will fall into chaos because of the loss of its owner. 】

[The more my father said, the more outrageous it became...... We are so dignified, why should we think about this group of Echigo? 】

[Not outrageous, Masamune! ] The Date family has been a famous family that has believed in gods and Buddhas for generations, and what we need to do now is to carefully reflect on the wishes of gods and Buddhas. The gods and Buddhas have become tired of war...... If you get rid of Uesugi Keihu and cause Echigo to fall into chaos again, the people will suffer because of it, and when they see the people suffering, the gods and Buddhas will probably not agree. 】

[Father! 】

【Masamune! Let me ask you, what did I teach you when I took you to the battlefield for the first time? Do you remember? What are the Date families fighting for?! 】

Of course I know that! The Date family is fighting for the gods and Buddhas, and for the people of the world, and I, Masamune, as the reincarnation of the people of the Ten Thousand Seas, are to lead this army of benevolence and righteousness and stabilize the world! 】

[Since you still remember the words of the past, then why do you still have to watch the people suffer, isn't this disgusting to the gods and Buddhas?! 】

[Father! …… Please listen to me, if Uesugi Keihu is killed by me, then the Uesugi family will definitely fall into chaos because the dragons are leaderless, so I can withdraw with peace of mind, and I don't have to worry about whether the Uesugi family will come back to pursue. Even, the Uesugi family will be in a state of collapse because of serious internal friction, and it will be completely effortless for me to come down and attack again. 】

Now that the Date family is surrounded by enemies, Date Masamune naturally understands what kind of disaster it will bring to the Date family if he does not withdraw his troops. But he also has his own considerations in his heart, in addition to not being able to let go of Kasuga Mountain Castle, he is more worried that the people of the Uesugi family will take advantage of his retreat to come and pursue, so he must arrange the back road, which is a consideration that a qualified commander must have.

It turns out that the son has also taken this layer into account, it seems that he is not completely confused by the victory in front of him, okay, this is worthy of being the head of the Date family!

Date Terumune felt more and more happy that perhaps the long-cherished wish of unifying the world, which he and his ancestors had not fulfilled in their lifetime, could really be fulfilled in Masamune.

But because of this, in order for everyone to be able to unify the world and dominate Japan in the future. He felt that it was all the more necessary for him to explain to his son what was at stake.

[Yes, Masamune, as you said, I can't beat it this time, so I can come back next time.] You understand what's at stake, but why not make peace instead of choosing to fight? The current Uesugi family is simply a candle in the wind, if it weren't for the fact that Wise Kogoro is still in the city, I am afraid that he would have surrendered because of the discouragement of the people, and even if it is Wise Kogoro, his purpose is only to assist the Uesugi family, not to fight against the main family. 】

[Father, do you mean to say ......]

[That's right, as long as we negotiate and withdraw our troops, presumably the wise Kogoro and the shogun will not be able to find a suitable reason to attack us, don't forget, the shogun and Uesugi Kenshin are also mortal enemies! He won't be happy to see us wiped out by the Uesugi family. 】

[Shuffle, why didn't I think of this joint...... In addition to the Uesugi family, we must fight against all the daimyo in Tohoku. And if the Uesugi family is released, it will achieve the reputation of the Date family [the teacher of benevolence and righteousness]. As long as I use a little bit of means when retreating, even if Uesugi Keihu reneges on the contract and comes to pursue, I can kill him and flee with a big defeat, and I can leave with peace of mind. 】

Date Masamune's cheeks were flushed with excitement, as a young man, he had never felt that the future route was so spacious as today.

[Yes, then the oath made by the Date family to the world will become a true word.] We are aware of the wishes of the gods and Buddhas, and we want to end this troubled world as soon as possible, so that the people in the world can live and work in peace and contentment as soon as possible. This is the long-cherished wish of the Date family. 】

Date and his son are both devout Rinzai Buddhas, but they are a little different. Date Terumune talked about the gods and Buddhas at every turn, while Date Masamune barely mentioned half of the word "Buddha".

Maybe that's the difference between a new character and a traditional one.

[I see, I understand, I listen to you, this is the matter of preparing for the withdrawal of troops! 】

[That's right...... I'll go outside and take a look, what do you have, discuss it with Zuo Yue and them. 】