But he had to fight, Oda Nobunaga's order had to be completed, he couldn't drive Date Masamune out of Aizu, and he didn't have to go to see the latter, he just found a place where no one was and decided for himself.

This is by no means alarmist, as the son-in-law of the shogun, he can't even solve a local daimyo, how can he expect you to assist the shogunate in pacifying the world in the future?!

Also, you must avenge Sen Changke!

Every time he thinks of this, Akechi Kogoro feels that his heart is a little uncomfortable, and the people close to him suddenly disappear like this, and no one can stand it.

If it weren't for his mistake in Tsukawa, Mori Chang would not have fallen into the situation of fighting alone and finally dying, all the responsibility is on himself, even if Mori Lanmaru will not blame himself for this in the future, he will never open himself up!

More than 6,000 horses, barely 7,000, on July 8, the day after the victory in the Battle of Mukai, the Oda army set off from the swamp and marched east to pursue the Date army, and Uesugi Keitora who was in Mukai decided to send troops a day late.

Uesugi Keitora was very angry at the unauthorized actions of the wise Kogoro, he was still the general of the coalition army in name, and the latter, as a military advisor, completely ignored his own instructions and sent troops without authorization, which made him very passive.

Also, the Uesugi family can't let Akechi Kogoro go to fight Date Masamune alone, but he himself is cowering behind, isn't this a joke for the world to see?

For the first time in his life, Uesugi Keitora felt that Akechi Kogoro was a very annoying person (he didn't know that in the latter's heart, he was selfish and narrow-minded). The status was also lowered to more than a dozen grades), and even wanted to use this means to tie himself to the chariot. But I can't be indifferent.

It seems that this Echigo will not be his own after all. Moving Aizu is a sure thing.

Gritting his teeth, Uesugi Jinghu ordered to send troops one day later.

Because the previous Battle of Mukai was basically fought by the Uesugi army and the Date army, the former suffered a lot of losses, and he had to rest well before he could continue to fight, while the Oda army, which did not participate in the battle, was not. To this day, he can still pursue the enemy with full energy.

On July 9, Akechi Kogoro received news that Date had arrived at the Kumashi Mansion in Aizu, which was less than fifty miles from Kurokawa Castle (later Wakamatsu Castle), which made him nervous, and once Date entered Kurokawa Castle, he would never have a chance to defeat Date Masamune.

However, he did get the news that the person in charge of cutting off the Date army was the veteran of the Date family, Takakura Sainu Masamunehiro. He currently led 1,500 men and was stationed in Hosoya, not far from him.

[Interesting, let's take this old guy first, at least to attract the attention of the Date Army here.] Once they're in town, we don't have anything to do. 】

In just a split second, Wise Kogoro made the decision to attack.

But so. It's not a way to do it. You have to find a way to reduce your losses and plan for the battle ahead.

As the so-called: the night of the murder in the dark moon. The wind is high and the day is set on fire. (Well, the black talk is out.) ）

There's no better battle than the night!

The night was thick and the surroundings were quiet, and the soldiers sat on the ground, closing their eyes and resting their minds.

More than forty or fifty sentries stood crookedly around those middle- and lower-level samurai, that is, those at the level of group leaders and ashi-kin-generals, squinting slightly and napping.

A group leader and a chatting with him sat together, their expressions a little solemn.

In the dark night, it is undoubtedly the most suitable for raiding, and the group head and ashigaru who have had experience of night raids think that this is the best time.

Both of them did not rest, sitting in place and looking into the distance, with a nervous look in their eyes, since the defeat of the battle, the Date army has been a little unstable, the wrinkled old face of the group head looks very calm, but a trace of fear can be vaguely seen in the eyes.

It's that ashigaru, although he is also nervous, but his expression is calm, Gu Jing is not wavering, and he looks like he is not afraid of anything.

It's a pity that it's useless to pretend to be like it, and if you have the ability, you won't let the enemy come.

He thought for a moment and asked with a smile:

[My lord, when do you think the group leader will choose to attack?] 】

The leader of the group was thinking about whether the enemy would attack the Date army, and he didn't have the heart to take care of it, so he immediately said:

"I don't know. 】

Ashigaru was bored, but he didn't care in his heart, and a smile appeared on his face.

The skill of this fox-like face is quite profound, and it can be said that it is invulnerable.

The head of the group looked at the dark night in the distance, although he looked calm, but he was still very worried in his heart.

[Da! Da! ……】

The sound of horses' hooves shook and disturbed the cold night.

Although it is not clear what is going on, the two people actually made the same and correct judgment at the same time:

Enemy attack!

In fact, it's true!

Ashigaru and Kumitou looked at each other--no! How can you be so lucky, the enemy is really coming!

A wave of fear rose up. The two of them opened their throats at the same time and shouted:

[There is an enemy attack! Don't rest, everyone! The enemy is coming! 】

[Enemy Attack! Rise up and meet the enemy! 】……

It's not just the two of them, the Date army who was napping around discovered the anomaly, if it was their own people, the sound of horses' hooves would not be so urgent, and the people who came must have other intentions.

They opened their mouths and roared loudly, calling all the Date troops on the battlefield to assemble.

The Date Army, who was in charge of the break, moved quickly, but looked messy and overwhelmed, apparently frightened by the sudden sneak attack. From this point of view, the more than 1,000 Date troops in charge of the broken period were not the elite of Date Masamune.

The war horse galloped, and the four or five hundred Echigo troops led by the Ichiliu Punishment Department appeared in the sight of the Date army.

The [descendants] of the Oda army were the first to arrive, and the Echigo army followed.

On the other side, around Daisuke Seo, there were more than a dozen Oda Army soldiers who were protecting him.

[Everyone fight hard, don't let the men and horses of Lord Akechi and Lord Shogun underestimate our Echigo samurai, kill!] 】

The Ichiyayu Punishment Department immediately pointed the gun at the Date Army and roared violently.

[Kill! 】

[Kill! 】……

The soldiers of the Echigo army responded with a thunderous explosion, and the roar that rushed to the sky made the gathered Date army open their mouths wide and their eyes showed a look of horror.

A few days ago, these Echigo people were still subordinate to Date Masamune, and only two or three days later, they changed their doors and threw themselves into the account of Akechi Kogoro.

The Date army of this formation quickly assembled, put on armor, held weapons, and watched on guard.

[Sentinel! Who is coming! 】

[General, I can't see clearly...... Oh, see, judging by the family crest in temperament, the enemy is the aqua bellflower. 】

【Kikyo? This is the universal family crest of the Genji samurai, and the water color is ...... Could it be Wise Kogoro?! 】

(Most of the samurai of the Toki Genji clan used the bellflower as their family crest, and in order to distinguish them from each other, the color varied, for example, the family crest of the wise family is aqua-colored bellflower, and the same Kato Kiyomasa after the Toki Genji clan is the green bellflower.) ）

Takakura Cainu is also a well-informed person, and he immediately judged who the enemy was!

[Don't be afraid, kill! 】

Takakura Sainu, the general who commanded the Date Army, roared, and more than a thousand Date troops behind him rushed forward with weapons. As for Takakura Cainu, who had just issued the order, she stood aside on horseback and did not rush forward to fight.

This Takakura Cainu is also a veteran of the Date family, although she is not as famous as Zuo Yuezhai of the Ghost Garden, but she is also at the level of a general, and she knows a little about the internal affairs of the Date army.

In the Date Army, Akechi Kogoro is actually very famous.

At a young age, he became the beloved son-in-law of the general, and he was also the 700,000 stone daimyo who ruled three countries, which was really enviable.

Not only that, but I heard that this lord was also a very brave samurai.

When he was in Tsukawa, Akechi Kogoro alone beat the Date army in a hurry, and he almost didn't hold on.

Yashiro Keiyori and other Date Army generals once fought against the Oda Army under the command of Wise Kogoro, but in the end they failed, not only did they not destroy the Oda Army, but instead made the soldiers of the Oda Army more and more brave and difficult to resist, and even he himself was finally beheaded by Wise Kogoro.

More than 1,000 Date troops swarmed up, and they looked so flustered that they tried to engage the enemy without even forming a formation.

[Don't panic! Be orderly! It's easy to defeat by enemies! 】

The Date general, Takakura Sainu, stood in the distance on horseback and shouted loudly, directing the soldiers to engage the Oda army.

The two armies collided, and the Oda army's war horses neighed, and spears were horizontal.

[Poof! Burst! ……】

The spear stabbed into Date Army's body, stabbing through the flesh with a muffled sound. The popping sound made the Ida army's scalp tingle, and the Date army, who rushed up later, showed a frightened look when they saw the soldiers poked by the Oda army on the spear, and felt their bodies tremble and their legs were numb.

However, even if they are defeated, they can only rush forward.

The two armies fought, and the Oda army won because there were many people, and it was easy to break the head.

The Oda Army and the Echigo Army rushed left and right, constantly interspersing back and forth in the Date Army, stirring up the Date Army's military formation into a pot of porridge, and the chaos was incomparable.

Standing among the people, Makuichi Yamazaki looked at the situation in front of him and said:

[Lord, you can give an order. 】

Wise Kogoro shook his head and said:

[Don't be in a hurry first, let all the Date troops fall in, and then launch a fatal blow.] 】

Yamazaki Makuichi didn't know much about the marching formation, but when he saw that Akechi Kogoro had a firm expression, he didn't continue to speak.

About half an hour later, Wise Kogoro saw that all the Date Army had fallen into the battle, and the generals of the Date Army, who had been in command on the periphery, also rushed to the battlefield and fell into the predicament of [People's War, Vast Ocean], and the two sides were already red-eyed. (To be continued.) )