August 10, 15th year of astronomy.

It had been a few days since the Tsugawa family had taken over Yamagata Castle, and most of the people who had gathered in Yamagata Castle had returned to their respective territories. As for the Tsugawa family, the troops were still stationed at Yamagata Castle, on the one hand, to maintain law and order, and on the other hand, to guard against the Date family of Mutsu.

Although the Date family is now in civil strife and has no time to take care of itself, it is better to be prepared for everything.

However, it turns out that Soji Tsugawa is really thinking too much. For several days, there was no movement from the Date family, not even a messenger was sent.

In fact, the Date family is really starting to panic now!

Although the Tsugawa family's aggressiveness towards the Hazen region has long been known to passers-by, no one in the Date family expected that the thousands of coalition troops of the Mogami family would not last even three months!

Now that almost all of Dewa belongs to the Tsugawa family, if the Tsugawa family continues to expand in the future, the Date family must be the primary target of the Tsugawa family. After Yamagata Castle was controlled by the Tsugawa family, the territories of the Tsugawa family and the Date family bordered.

From Yamagata Castle, it's a one-day journey directly to Date Yonezawa Castle!

At this time, Yonezawa Castle was not the foundation of the Date family, but it was the foundation of the Date family's branch of the county, and if Yonezawa Castle was lost, then the Date family would be directly cut off.

Of course, the Tsugawa family and the Date family have not yet fought each other, but who can guarantee that this situation can continue to be maintained? I can't guarantee that the Tianjin Chuan family will be at war with the Date family, so the Date family is extremely sensitive after hearing the news that the Tsugawa family defeated the Mogami family and unified the feather.

Beginning in June of the 15th year of the Astronomical Era, Date Harune had no choice but to abandon Date Family's original position of Nishiyama Castle (Kusashiri Nishiyama Castle) and retreat to Shiraishi Castle in Karida County.

Date Harumune's life is not easy now, because the pressure from his father, Date Minoru, is too great. To be honest, it is a good result that Date Harumun has been able to hold out until now, after all, the difference in strength between Date Harumun and Date Harunzong is really not ordinarily large.

After all, Date Minoru was the founder of the Date family's "Mutsu Domination System" and had a great influence in the Mutsu region.

However, although the Date family made frequent moves during the reign of Date Minoru and repeatedly attacked other forces, and most of them were victorious, in fact, the Date family's sphere of influence did not change.

Date Minoru is a strange man, who likes to do things but is unwilling to conquer other places by force, hoping to expand the Date family through "political means". For example, the Mogami family, the Kasai family, and the Iwaki family were defeated by the Date family one after another, and although the subordinate Date family retained the family name, it still retained considerable independence. It can be seen that Date Minoru's military campaign with foreign countries did not seem to be primarily aimed at expanding territory and forcing other forces to subordinate, but rather actively entered into marriages and adopted sons with these defeated forces.

Perhaps it was because Date Minoru's ruling policy was too old-fashioned, and it still maintained the same system as before. Perhaps because he had already been given the position of guardian of the Mutsu, Date Minoru wanted to succeed the Osaki family as the "spokesperson of the shogunate" in the Ou region.

And if you want to do this, either the Date family has the strength of everything in the eyes, or they have unparalleled influence! Although I don't know what caused Date Minoru to choose the latter, this choice was indeed a mistake.

Although Date Minoru expanded the influence of the Date family through marriage, adopted sons and other means, and confirmed the position of the shogunate's agent in Oshu (Oshu Guardian), the Date family's own hard power has not been substantially enhanced, coupled with the decline of the shogunate, it means that Date Minoru has worked hard for decades, and in the end he only got a false name.........

If Date Masamune is holding the goal of dominating the world, perhaps the Date family has already become the overlord of Okuba, and even the later Date Masamune, although he was born twenty years later, may be able to compete for the world.

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Nishiyama Castle.

Date Minoru finally sat in the castle tower of Nishiyama Castle again after four years, and looking at Nishiyama Castle, which was already a little dilapidated, Date Minoru had a lot of thoughts in his heart.

Kanazawa Muneto, Horikoshi Noto, Tomizuka Nakatsuna and other genealogical retainers sat in the castle tower and quietly waited for the evaluation to begin, but the faces of everyone present were not very good-looking, and they could even be described as depressed.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the Tsugawa family has occupied Yamagata Castle, and the Mogami family has been defeated with a single blow, and the people of Murayama and Mogami and the two prefectures are all under the command of the Tsugawa family. Tsugawa Soji's plan is not small, and the family should also make plans early! After a long time, Date Minoru, who was sitting on the main seat, straightened his sleeves, and then said without anger.

After Date Minoru finished speaking, the lord of Hanging Tian Castle, who was sitting at the bottom of the city, said with a worried face, "Father-in-law! The Tsugawa family has no contact with us, and since they have just experienced a great war, it is absolutely impossible for them to pose any direct threat to us. ”

"What I'm worried about is that we have finally achieved the good situation in front of us, will there be another change because of the sudden appearance of the Tsugawa family?" After speaking, Toshimune Kamida set his eyes on the other retainers.

After hearing Kamida Toshimune's words, the retainers of the Date family nodded one after another, and the Xiaoliangchuan clan also hurriedly said, "That's true. ”

"Originally, the Mogami family also supported the lord, and having the Mogami family behind the Qingzong Hall could also put a lot of pressure on the Qingzong Palace. But now that the Mogami family has been defeated by the Tsugawa family, the future convenience of the Harumō Hall is no longer the constraints of the Mogami family, which is really not good news for us. ”

The Kolianggawa Dynasty is a close descendant of Date Minoru Dynasty, because when Date Minoru was imprisoned by Date Harumune in Nishiyama Castle four years ago, the Kolianggawa Dynasty successfully rescued Date Minoru Dynasty, because the Kolianggawa Dynasty is now deeply trusted by Date Minoru Dynasty.

After the Koliangchuan clan finished speaking, the Date family tree generation Tomitsuka Nakatsuna on the side also spoke, "Not only that, Osaki Yoshinao has been suppressed by the Yoshinoden and Kasaiden before, but recently I heard that the Osaki family and the Tsukawa family seem to have reached some kind of agreement, and the Yoshinoden and Kasaiden also had to act cautiously and suspend the offensive against Osaki Yoshinao." ”

"Damn the Tsugawa family! Could it be that the Tsugawa family is really unstoppable! A retainer of the Date family said angrily.

When everyone heard the voice, it turned out to be Date Minoto, the son of Date Minoru.

The first year of Date is only twenty, but the length is unusually handsome, and the word "real" in its general character is the Echigo guardian Uesugi Dingshi! If it weren't for Date Harune's troubles, maybe Date Minoto would be Uesugi Dingmi's adopted son now, and he would be able to become the man who guarded Echigo in the future.

However, the current Date Minoto is only the lord of Omori Castle in Nobuo County, and he only receives a few thousand koku.

So Date Minoru has always been the most active figure in Date Minoru Munakata, but now that he is threatened by the Tsugawa family, Date Minoru can't help but complain.