As the saying goes: once a person is unlucky, drink cold water and stuff his teeth.

When the two elders of the Date Army were killed and reluctantly retreated to Kurokawa Castle, the entire Northeast was shaken!

Because the seven families of the street, who had been at odds with the Date family before, already knew that Date Masamune intended to dominate Okuwa, so after hearing the news of the defeat of the Date army, they all applauded.

You bastard, you have today!

Like the coalition forces, they still don't know the inside information of the Date family, and they think that Date Masamune is still the head of the Date family.

And the latter has been able to offend almost everyone who has offended over the years, except for Mogami Yoshimitsu because of his sister's relationship, he can tolerate himself a little bit as a [good nephew], and it has become an opportunity for everyone to give up the enemy.

What's more, these people feel that a great opportunity has come while celebrating each other!

Attack Date! Beat the water dogs!

This will not only bring this kid Date Masamune to death, but also completely destroy this scourge!

And now that you send troops, you can also show your loyalty to the shogun, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

In fact, this idea broke out as early as June, at the instigation of Akechi Kogoro and Naoe Kane, but at that time, because of the uncoordination of the overall large army, the military operation had no beginning and end, which was regrettable.

[Attack the Date clan!] 】

[Support the Shogun's actions!] Troops to Oshu! 】

Judging by the opposition from all over the country, now is undoubtedly a great opportunity to crusade against Masamune, whom they see as a thorn in the side.

When the powder keg is ready, a small spark can cause a big explosion -- and the Ou area quickly assembles a dozen combined forces.

The first to make a move was Soma Shengyin. In fact, this gentleman has been in this period of time. I've been fighting against Date Minoto in Marumori Castle all the time.

Not only that, but this staunch [anti-Date hegemonist fighter] also made a heroic post. Invite the gunners of the last alliance to defeat Date Masamune...... Oh no, comrades-in-arms, let's go out together to beat Date Masamune!

The invitation from Mr. Soma made Satake Yoshishige, who had long coveted Aizu, take the lead in sending troops, but because he himself wanted to sit in Changlu to deal with the Hojo family, he assigned his son, fifteen-year-old Yoshinobu Satake, and the old man of the family, the Mabe clan, to lead 2,500 men to march. Then, Iwaki Tsunetaka, Osaki Yoshitaka, Shirakawa Yoshikin, Kasai Harunobu, Nikaido Teruyuki and others also joined one after another, so the number of reinforcements increased a lot in an instant. By August, the total number of the Combine Army had reached more than 10,000 cavalry.

Interestingly, I don't know who came up with the idea, this [commander-in-chief] of the Northeast Coalition Army, that is, the leader of the alliance, is neither Soma Shengyin nor Satake Yoshishige, who is in command in Hitachi, but was elected to serve as wise Kogoro.

Akechi Kogoro is not here. But he became the leader of the Northeast Coalition Army in a daze, which looks very ridiculous on the surface, but in fact, if you think about it carefully, you can understand the good intentions of the Northeast Coalition Army.

They used this to make it clear to the shogunate. Since the leader of the coalition is a member of the shogunate, this army must be fighting for the shogunate. It is not for his own selfish desires to divide the territory of Ida.

Of course. Because of the [alliance leader] itself, the actual commander of this army. It's still Yoshishige Satake.

By the way, by the way, let's talk about the situation of the [Alliance Leader].

In the Battle of the Bear Mansion, Wise Kogoro was stabbed in the heart by Kinobu Endo.

But it's a pity that this gentleman didn't die! (It's a pity, if he dies, the author of this book will end it right away, haha)

was rescued by Uesugi Keitor, and now the doctors in Echigo are busy, and they are trying to save the life of Akechi Kogoro in various ways.

Uesugi Jinghu was even more frightened.

If Akechi Kogoro really dies here, then his good life will be over, and even if Oda Nobunaga will not hold him accountable, it is estimated that he will not be too much to see himself in the future.

But fortunately, the appearance of a famous doctor finally ended this matter, which is a later story, so I won't show it for the time being.

Unaware of the situation of Akechi Kogoro, the coalition swept through the northeast and breached Marumori Castle, which was defended by Date Minoto, who committed suicide by seppuku when the castle was broken.

On the other hand, when the Emperor of the city of Ganli saw that something was wrong, he abandoned the city and fled.

The Northeast Coalition Army did not stop, but attacked directly towards Sanchun County. For a time, their offensive was invincible.

At this time, the morale of Kote-Mori Castle and Nihonmatsu Castle was even higher than before their deaths. Under the instigation of the Northeast Coalition Army, Ouchi Dingzuna and Tayama Yoshitsugu, two good friends, appeared in armor in various parts of the two castles.

[Everyone defend the castle well, this time we are fighting for the shogunate, and the day we take down the head of Masamune's turtle son is not far off. 】

In order to boost morale, the two lords, who had betrayed Date Masamune many times before, personally traveled to various places to comfort the soldiers and spread the news that the Date army was about to be defeated. In the face of such an urgent situation, even Masamune, who has already stepped down, may not have time to take care of the pre-war problems.

It is not difficult to imagine that at this moment, the daimyo of the four directions must be fantasizing about cutting off Masamune's head, and then hanging Masamune's head under the castle as if he were returning for the latter's years of [care].

[Child? How dare he call me Masamune the son of a turtle? 】

(Before, the author felt that quoting Northeast dialect was enough to panic, and if he introduced Sichuan dialect again, he would be completely unable to control it)

Date Masamune bit his lip and didn't say anything in the end.

Date Terumune, on the other hand, instead excluded the emissary, conveyed to Sakuma Morimasa and Uesugi Keitora the intention of negotiating peace (in fact, surrender), but the latter refused to accept it.

It is worth mentioning that Mogami Yoshimitsu, who has always been at odds with Date Masamune, is particularly [humane] this time, not only did not send troops to attack Date Ling, but instead expressed his willingness to act as an intermediary between the shogunate and Date family peace talks.

In mid-August, although the Origami coalition forces had not yet made further military operations, the Tohoku coalition forces on the other side, taking advantage of the lack of the Date family's forces, continued to attack the city, and Date Terumune finally could not sit still, and he lowered his body and came to Kumachi Castle in person, accompanied by Mogami Yoshimitsu (who arrived at Kurokawa Castle on August 17), and asked the coalition forces to surrender.

Only then did everyone know that the head of the original Date family had changed.

Because of Oda Nobunaga's instructions, this time Sakuma and Uesugi were finally willing to sit down with Date Terumune to talk, and as for Wise Kogoro, he was not completely well from his serious illness, so he did not attend.

Although Sakuma Morimasa already knew Oda Nobunaga's intentions from the mouth that Akechi Kogoro had told him before, he believed that once the negotiations began, it was necessary to raise the conditions higher first, and then there was room for maneuver.

Oda Nobunaga's original intention was to collect Aizu and Sendo, but to retain the original 300,000 stone territory of the Date family, this is to balance the Uesugi Keitora who is about to become a million-stone daimyo and Mogami Yoshimitsu who has always been at odds with the Date family, it seems that the shogun is also well-intentioned.

But when Sakuma Morimasa began to negotiate, the reckless man said like a lion:

[Except for Yonezawa Castle, all of the Ida's territories will be confiscated.] 】

Date Terumune's face turned pale.

Yonezawa Castle is only 20,000 or 30,000 koku, and if only this one castle is kept, then the Date family is essentially no different from the destruction.

Negotiations were immediately at an impasse......

The arduous negotiations had just begun, but Date Masamune's side was ready to leave Kurokawa Castle.

He went north, riding alone, and he didn't even intend to take one of his attendants with him.

Because he was afraid of being recognized along the way, he dressed very ordinary, changing the image of the luxurious [Ida] in the past, and even the horse was no longer an elite war horse, but a somewhat thin old horse.

This appearance also had an effect, and along the way, he was neither recognized, nor robbed by some bandits, and everyone thought that he was just a wandering ronin samurai.

As for Date Masamune, he didn't plan to return to Yonezawa Castle, in fact, he didn't even have the heart to go home.

A few months ago, he was the dominant ruler of Ozhou, but now, he is just a down-and-out man.

It was about evening, and the sky suddenly began to rain heavily, but fortunately, Date Masamune had already arrived in a castle town in Aizu, so he dismounted and spent the night in a small dormitory.

The owner of the inn also did not recognize his lord, but he was kind enough to arrange a clean room for him.

At dinner, Date Masamune ate in the dining room in the lobby.

It doesn't matter whether the food is delicious or not, Date Masamune swallows it completely like chewing wax, and he doesn't know the taste.

However, he was attracted by the conversation of several ronins behind him who were drinking and chatting.

[Haha, Date Masamune is finished this time! ] 】

The topic of conversation seemed to be himself, and Date Masamune's attention was attracted.

[Be quiet, this is still the territory of the Date family!] 】

[Whispering?! In a few days, this will not be the territory of the Date family, do you see the guards below the city? Lying on their stomachs, as if they hadn't eaten for a few days, how could this kind of soldier expect them to surround the city? 】

[This is also true, now that Tohoku and Aizu are enemies on both sides, I'm afraid the Date family won't be able to hold on...... But that's our chance! 】

[That's right! We're going to the front tomorrow and killing a few of the lone Date soldiers, you know? The price of [Warrior Hunter] is not low, brothers, now that the Date army has been defeated, and many soldiers are fleeing, it is the best chance for us to get rich! 】

【Good!】 Dry this bowl, come, take a bite! …… Hi tsk......]

After a few people finished drinking, they sighed twice. (To be continued.) )