In March of the sixth year of Tensho, the battle for the throne of the Uesugi family led to a great change in the Kanto daimyo side.

Dewa Country, Yonezawa Castle.

On top of the archery field of Ninomaru.

I only heard a swishing sound, and on the arrow target painted with red hearts, an arrow was on the target, and it was around the red heart.

The arrow shot so vigorously that it landed on the target, and the wings of the tail of the arrow shook and buzzed.

After one after another, I only heard the sound of trembling continuously, and the sound of arrows breaking through the air sounded one after another.

The sound of hitting the target sounded above the target.

Thirty miles away from the target, a young man dressed in a Wu costume was standing with a large bow in his hand.

This person has a leather chest guard on his right chest, and the bamboo bird family pattern is painted on the Wu suit, sweating slightly on his forehead, and his breath is a little short, obviously Fang Cai's hand is the skill of this young man.

After the young man finished shooting, a squire about twenty years old beside him stood up and said, "Young master, this time the archery skills have improved a lot compared to the past. ”

The young man exhaled, and the moment he turned around, he saw that the young man's eyes were missing.

The one-eyed young man threw the longbow to the little surname, and said: "At present, the battlefield has become more and more a world of iron cannons, and the archery skills are gradually useless. ”

The attendant said: "Young master, the iron cannon is not omnipotent, although the iron cannon is powerful and has a long range, but the iron cannon can shoot four arrows in a row with one blow, and the iron cannon cannot be used in rainy weather." ”

The one-eyed boy nodded. He said, "Katakura. What you said is true, but it is not easy for an archery master to cultivate, and it takes several years to open the bow and shoot accurately, and not everyone is proficient, but an iron cannon is light, but it only needs to be lightly buttoned by his fingers. ”

"The two sides have an advantage over the iron cannon."

Speaking of which, a little surname stepped forward and handed over the wet wipes, and the one-eyed boy wiped his hands a few times. He said: "My father and his retainers discussed how to send troops to the retainers. ”

The attendant, whose name was Katakura, said, "I haven't reached a conclusion yet, Daisuke of the military department." Zuo Yuezhai is supported by the master, and when the family sends troops to Echigo, the lord still has doubts. ”

When the one-eyed boy heard this, he said: "Father, there are too many concerns, and the Hojo family's ambition to monopolize the Kanto region has been revealed. At this point. Even if you want to turn your face with the Hojo family, you can't take care of it. ”

This one-eyed boy is the son of Date Terumune, the governor of the Date family, the lord of the Sendai domain in history, and the Date one-eyed dragon Date Masamune, known as the Mutsu million-stone one-eyed dragon.

At present, Date Masamune, but twelve years old, has not yet been served, and is still called Brahma Maru, the same age as Takeda Nobukatsu, the governor of the Takeda family, and he was missing a sight due to smallpox when he was a child.

The squire of the card storehouse. Katakura Keisuna, who is one of the world's two courtiers on the same level as Naoe Kase, and his mother is Date Masamune's nurse, at least known as a foreign talent, and is recommended by the important minister Endo Shigenobu to serve as Date Masamune's attendant.

And the Daisuke of the military department mentioned just now. Zuo Yuesai is the uncle of the Ida family's governor, the lord of Omori Castle, Date Minoto. His son was the future fierce general Itashi.

Zuo Yuezhai is the almost seventy-year-old veteran of the Date family, and the lord of Akadate Castle, Oni Ting Liangzhi.

Now the Hojo family has written to the Date family to send troops to attack Echigo in order to support Uesugi Keitora to ascend to the throne.

After receiving the letter, Date and his family were also very hesitant.

The Date family's considerations are the same as those of the Takeda family, but compared to Takeda, the Date family, which is weaker, has fewer options to maneuver.

If the Hojo family annexes Echigo, it will inevitably sweep the entire Kanto region in the future.

At that time, unless the Date family wants to hit the stone with an egg, they will only have the fate of subduing.

Therefore, after receiving a letter from the Hojo clan, Date Terumune of the Date family also fell into a dilemma. …,

And Date Minoto, the general of the Date family, said bluntly that he must take advantage of this battle to defeat Uesugi Keitora and maintain the position of Kamishi Keikatsu, and then work with Echigo to resist Hojo and maintain the independence of the Date family.

When Date Terumune heard this, he was unable to make a decision, and on the one hand, he was unwilling to subdue Hojo, and on the other hand, he was worried about Hojo's future liquidation and revenge.

Date Masamune heard Katakura Keissuna say this, and immediately said: "I am the young master of the Date family, since this is the case, I must not regard the family as subduing the Hojo family, otherwise the successive governors of the Date family will also blame the descendants for not being angry." ”

Katakura nodded in agreement.

At that moment, Date Masamune, Katakura Keixuna and the two left the bow field and strode towards the palace.

The leader of the samurai outside the palace, when he saw the young master of the family walking towards the palace, immediately stepped forward to stop him and said, "Young master, the assessment is not over yet, please enter later." ”

Date Masamune rolled his eyes and shouted, "I'm just going to participate in the assessment, so I'm not going to dodge it quickly." ”

The leader of the samurai showed a look of embarrassment, and said: "The lord has an order, and no one who has nothing to do with it is not allowed to participate in the assessment, and the young lord is invited to ......."

"Bastard, the young master is the future governor of the Date family, is it an unrelated person?" Katakura Keixuna directly brushed the ground with a knife out of its sheath, and made a gesture to cut at the opponent's head.

The samurai leader was startled and stepped out of the way.

Taking advantage of this gap, Date Masamune twisted his body and rushed directly past the samurai leader's block.

Seeing this, the leader of the samurai shouted at several of his subordinates, as well as dozens of guards, "Don't stop it yet." ”

Just as the Ashigaru soldiers were about to step forward, Date Masamune shouted: "I am the young master of the Date family, who dares to stop me!" ”

Hearing Date Masamune's angry shout, coupled with his hideous image of one eye, the people around him were forced by his momentum and did not dare to approach.

Everyone present knew that this young master was the legend of the reincarnation of the one-eyed walker Manchurian, so they were very in awe of him.

Seeing Date Masamune entering the palace alone, he didn't dare to stop him for a while.

When Date Masamune broke into the palace, Date Masamune, the governor of the Date family, was still discussing with his retainers whether to send troops to Echigo.

While everyone was in distress, Date Masamune broke in.

All the retainers of the Date family looked at this young master who looked a little vicious, and their hearts swelled with different feelings, and they were surprised.

Sitting on the throne, Date Terumune, who is now Chinese New Year's Eve five years old, has been the governor of the Date family for 14 years, and has always been supported and respected by his retainers for his benevolence, kindness, and good temper.

Now Date Huizong saw his sister-in-law break into the palace, but he didn't get angry, but just asked in surprise, "Why are you here?" ”

Date Masamune took a few steps forward, bowed down heavily in front of Date Terumune, and said in tears: "Father, the Date family is about to perish, do you know? ”

Date Masamune's youthful words shocked the entire hall and all the retainers.

Date Masamune saw that his father and all the retainers were all pretending, but he felt a little successful in his heart, and went straight to the palace, and then magnified it, which was to shock everyone and make them realize the existence of his Brahma pill.

Yes, although Date Teizun was an excellent family governor, he was not enterprising because he lacked courage.

The Date family has been in obscurity in Kanto for more than ten years, but they have worked hard to support the stinky feet of Hojo, Uesugi, and Oda, and to have a good relationship with the surrounding daimyo.

For the Satake family, which has always been not very harmonious, there is no army to attack, so even though the Date family has been under great rule in the past ten years, the territory has not changed much.

Date Masamune knew that he wanted to change this situation, so he had to clearly show his views today, and then gain the support of his retainers on top of the retainers' evaluation. …,

I only listened to Date Masamune's words: "The Hojo family wolf son is ambitious, first annexed the Satomi family, and then subdued Satake, Utsunomiya, and Yuki family. If it wants to unify the Kanto region, it is only a stone's throw away. ”

"At the moment, the Hojo family is coming to attack Echigo, and if they don't make a painful decision and hesitate repeatedly, they will not only miss the opportunity to decide the ownership of Echigo, but also offend Hojo because of negligence, and lay the root cause afterwards. Father, if you support Uesugi Keiho, then in the future, the family will only have one way to subdue the Hojo family, and if you support Kamishi Keikatsu, then the family will be ready to fight with Hojo in the future. The two ask my father to decide. ”

After hearing this, Date Terumune folded the fan in his hand and was silent.

At this time, the general of the family, Oni Ting Liangzhi, said loudly: "My lord, the young master said that it is good, when it is decided, it will be decided, even if it is subdued to Hojo, please make a decision immediately." ”

After that, Date Minoto and other generals who had been waiting impatiently all supported Date Masamune's opinion.

After hearing what Oni Ting Liangzhi said, Date Huizong's eyes flashed, and he immediately broke the folding fan in his hand into two halves, and said loudly: "Since this is the case, the family will send troops to Echigo." ”

Seeing that the governor had finally made a decision, all the generals were overjoyed.

The veteran Ghost Tingliang asked impatiently, "May I ask in the name of which side to support?" ”

Date Huizong thought for a while, his face was distorted for a while, and he said: "Temporarily promise Hojo, send troops first, and wait for the army to arrive in Echigo, depending on how the situation is!"

"Oh!"

The generals' hearts are like this, and it is really the style of Date Huizong, and at this time, he still wants to be left and right.

But in any case, sending troops to Echigo shows that the Date family is above the Uesugi family's superintendent, and at least takes the initiative of the family's fate in their own hands.

And the generals looked away, and the Brahma pill that had contributed to all this had wiped away his tears and sat aside.

If the determination and courage of this future governor were greater than that of his father, could it be true that the words of the House of Date to revive this man should be fulfilled in him, as it was rumored.

The young Date Masamune looked at the retainers secretly looking at him, speculative eyes, and couldn't help but show a happy smile on his face.

This time the gamble he succeeded.

The next day, the Uesugi family's rebellion in the Imperial Pavilion involved the Date family, who had been staying out of the way.

Date Terumune mobilized the 8,000 troops of the Date family, marched from Yonezawa Castle, and began to march towards Echigo, joining the dispute of the Gokan Rebellion.

As for the constant hesitation and caution of Date Terumune, the 8,000 army of the Date family walked very slowly.

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