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Celebrating Oct. 22, the morning of Osaka Castle...

In historical fact, the Battle of the Eighth House opened two days ago and is coming to an end. But Guiguang's struggle at the bustling castle of Castle Island delayed it by about two days.

In other words, a fierce battle broke out in the Eighth House on this day.

I, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, didn't even know that at Osaka Castle, far away.

Regardless, I knew that the Tachibana Army and the Hot Island Army would clash in October of this year in the Eighth House, but I had no knowledge of the formation of that battle or how it was fought.

Not to mention the fact that my plot delayed the start of the war.

And if you have feelings about this war,

"The Tachibana Army was more overwhelmingly disadvantaged, but you fought well..."

that;

"At this time, the Kitakyushu region had rice cultivation and barley, and this period was the time to sow barley..."

It was so disingenuous that it didn't affect the big picture.

It was me, but I didn't intend to take any kind of passive stance, like at the Battle of Sekigahara, where I was waiting for a report with my hands around my back.

And I waited for the time to come, and I started acting.

That was the day of October 22.

I decided to send two letters first.

One was directed at Tachibana Somo, who was engaged at Yanagawa Castle, while the other was directed at Yoshiku Shimazu, who was based at Tomikuma Castle, to the hand of Misty Hidden Talent.

It should be noted that at this time, the head of the Shimazu family became Yoshihiro Shimazu and Yoshihiko's brother, who showed a brilliant retreat in the battle of Sekigahara. But only the Shimazu principals are allowed to possess the "valuables", which are still retained by Yoshihiro, the predecessor and the hermit, who is nominally Yoshihiro, but in essence Yoshihiko holds real power.

In other words, the Tachibana family used Shinobi to send "unofficial" letters to the Shimazu family through their messengers.

And the contents of those letters are as follows:

Tachibana Somo has

"Shimazu is on Tachibana's side. Tachibana may protect the castle with his help.

After that, let's dedicate ourselves to the main relief of Tachibana and Shimazu and to peace in Kyushu. "

that.

I sent this letter as "unofficial" only because I don't want Tokugawa Jiayang to know about this content.

Because at this time, the military action in Kyushu of Jiayang is "for the Toyotomi family and for Antai under heaven", and it is clear that if Toyotomi Hideyoshi sent a letter of contents that would still incite him to do so, it would be a further gap between Jiayang and Jiayang as a failure to act against Tahei under heaven.

However, the continued prolongation of the battle in Kyushu is not an aspiration given the people living there.

However, in order to confront Jiayang in the future, it was considered a top priority for Somo Tachibana here to defend Yanagawa Castle and become Toyotomi's ally.

And the phrase "Shimazu is on Tachibana's side" was considered to be a very important key for Somo Tachibana to protect the castle, and he wanted to pass it on at all costs.

Why is that...

Because I was wondering so much about the opening of Zongmao's Yanagawa Castle, which is said to be Keio 5 November 3, and only three days after that, 10,000 troops led by Yoshihiro Shimazu were coming to rescue Somo Tachibana.

It was even simple.

"If that's true, why didn't Zongmao wait for Yoshihiro's rescue"

That's what it is.

You couldn't have been unaware that 10,000 troops were approaching that would arrive exactly three days later. Both Hot Island and Tachibana should naturally have known that the Shimazu army was approaching Yanagawa.

And as one answer to that question,

"As for Yoshihiro's army, I thought Somo Tachibana had come to" crusade "without thinking it was" rescue "".

I guessed.

If that presumption had been met, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's words "Shimazu is on his side" would have greatly braved Somo Tachibana and would have been a force in protecting the castle.

But suppose Somo knew that...

I mean, if you knew Yoshihiro was coming to the rescue, and you surrendered just before Yoshihiro joined the war, it was...

"I don't want to make Shimazu's position any worse"

It is clear that it is a reversal of

With that in mind, I encouraged Hideyoshi to fight a great deal because he would not make the Shimazu family worse off their position in the words of "the main relief of Tachibana and Shimazu, and the peace in Kyushu".

In other words, it included the will of Toyotomi to support Tachibana and Shimazu, and if it was Zongmao, a party, he sent a letter thinking that it should not be difficult to decipher the matter.

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And in Yoshiku Shimazu,

"Peace in Kyushu is where we fear.

I will not stop hoping that the fighting taking place within Kyushu will subside as soon as possible and that Antai of the Shimazu family will visit.

Therefore, regarding the matter of the only new temple (about Yoshihiro Shimazu), this outstanding request will take over the inner temple.

Don't worry, you can never make it worse.

And one more thing.

Instead, I would like to apply to Lord Shimazu for publicity.

I am currently in the process of building Nippon's best school in Kyo.

For the sake of its popularity, I would like to borrow the minister of Shimazu.

Let us make arrangements to relocate the ministers of the House of Lords and the All-Royal Party to Kyoto. "

I sent a letter of contents with

Of course, this letter is for selling favors to the Shimazu family.

And I made this an "official" letter, because I wanted to keep Ikegami Tadashi and his clan away from Satsuma, even if it were to be known to Tokugawa.

It was not considered to be an "informal" document.

Why send Izakan out of Satsuma until he risks being informed of the fact that he is in contact with Shimazu...

That's because I thought it was the biggest 'liver' to cage Shimazu.

It would be a little further to know the outcome of this letter. I only prayed for success at this time.

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And there was one more thing to do.

This is why we chose October 22nd.

Because…

This is because I remember that the ministers of Shimazu, who remain in Osaka, asked for Tokugawa Jiayang to be taken care of by a certain great name.

Its great name is Hiroaka Terasawa.

When Hideyoshi Toyotomi entrusted the director of Kyushu's famous people and the director of Kamikaze, he passed away and now he is also entrusted with the role by the Tokugawa family.

We called Hirosaki during the visit and decided to meet him in the presence of Yoshiji Onito and Yuan Otani.

That meant an official meeting between Hideyoshi Toyotomi and Hirosaki Terasawa, where he decided to express the views of the Toyotomi family on the treatment of the Shimazu family.

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In this way, I gradually proceeded with the calculation of Tachibana and Shimazu on my side.

In the battle of Sekigahara earlier, everything turned backwards and the result was a situation that was no different than historical facts, but not this time.

Anyway, Tokugawa Jiayang, one step closer to the heavenly people, should be extremely busy around this time, and the Tohoku region is also in the dullness, especially in response to the distant Kyushu region.

That's where I poked him.

If Tachibana and Shimazu were to shoulder each other in abundance, the historical reality would also change dramatically.

Imagine such a future, your chest will squeal and your face won't be able to contain you from turning red.

And then, as usual, stick your right hand in the glass bottle that's on the other side.

Take out the paint tow and throw it into your mouth.

"Sweet..."

Its just sweet sweetness was somehow great to chill an overexcited head.

Thus, the fierce battle between the loyalists and young men on the stage of the Willow River led to a stark rush against Toyotomi and Tokugawa in the distant land of Osaka.

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It was too late on the same day, Tenmangu Mitada...

Kiyoshi Kato had heard the biggest battle report between the Hot Island Army and the Tachibana Army in the Eighth House in a different formation than Rushui Kuroda.

"What a miserable battle..."

Around that time, just when the first formation of the Mistress Tachibana and the second formation of the only ten o'clock men were wiped out, they were all scattered as battlefield waters.

Of course, Purity doesn't have an understanding with the Sandaos.

But I had heard that the young men who were supposed to have a future had joined them as Anchor Admirals, and I could not calmly hear that they would be scattered miserably.

And no matter what, even though it is hostile, Tachibana Somo has had great gratitude since the Korean service, and in his heart he put his shoulders in their armies in the eight-household match.

Over time, two things boil hot in the chest that were painful to the Tachibana generals.

That only boiled and made the face of purity red.

Why should they die...

I am ashamed of myself for not being able to do anything, even though the young people are dying in front of me...

Such a sentiment of grief replaces, after even more time, anger feelings towards those who are not in front of us.

It is no longer a massacre to crush Lord Zongmao in the field with roughly ten times as many troops...

Knowing the future, His Royal Highness (Toyotomi Hideyoshi) asked me why I was instructed to "keep quiet"...

The Master right next door (about Rushui Kuroda) sees this situation, but why hasn't he said anything...

And Tokugawa Jiayang, who ordered this battle in the first place. Is this no longer a cruel show of how to treat something you didn't take sides with...

Once hot, his mind grew to such an extent that it was likely to erupt even now, as if it were volcanic lava, as it had risen its temperature.

When this happens, if you want to touch it at all, the spearhead of the explosion is directed at those who touch it…

He knew about it, and the generals avoided even approaching him, starting with Kiyoshi Iida, a minister of purity.

But whether there was bad luck or good luck, a certain person was passed by as a messenger before the purification.

It was at the time of the Messenger from Somo Tachibana… Masano Sumeno.

He didn't exactly come with Zongmao's intentions, but his strong loyalty to the Tachibana family and their generals made him run to purity.

And when the increase came before the purification, he sat down immediately, and rubbed his forehead against the ground.

"Lord Master Master (about Kiyoshi Kato)!! Please, or not, that is what you wish to hear!!

From that overwhelming temperamental shout, Purity felt something hotter than in his own mind, and accidentally he stepped out and

"Tell me!

and urged him to continue at the increase with an unbeatable shout.

I kept my head down during the increase and shouted his wishes.

"The outcome of the battle in the Eight Houses is no longer more obvious than seeing fire!

Continuing any longer is just about the future young people of Tachibana being unilaterally killed!

There's no point in being allowed to be so cruel!

Mr. Comptroller, would you please call Lord Hot Island and stop this fight as soon as possible!

Please!!

The face at the increase when he said so and raised his head was messed up with tears, but only his eyes are wide open, with intense emotions and a strong will not to pull a step.

Purity was looking into his eyes and feeling his faithful soul.

With all due respect to Tachibana, he must have arrived on a single horseback with no regard for danger until the Kato Masahiro formation, which could be called the enemy formation.

And how humiliating it is to rub your forehead against that enemy and beg...

But there shouldn't be any humiliating feelings about him right now, such as "humiliation".

- I don't care what happens to my body and mind, it's all for Tachibana!

Purity was not such a ruthless person that it did not move with its iron will.

"Lord Masahiro! Lord's wish, doesn't this Comptroller Kato's head seem to take on!

"Thank you... thank you Happiness!!

When it was after noon on October 22, Masahiro Kono, with a letter from Kiyoshi Kato, flew his horse to Naomi Hot Island as a messenger while being protected by the soldiers of Kiyoshi.

Thus, as the historical truth suggests, the negotiation of the decisive death at the time of the increase saved the lives of a number of young Tachibana, who were destined to die on the Hell Bridge.

If I were to mention the Tachibana family's greatest achievement in the Battle of the Eighth House, I cannot help but wonder whether it was at the time of Makino Masano, who kept our Lord Zongmao away from the field and concluded negotiations for a truce.

But he would not have been proud of it.

For the blood of too many young samurai of Tachibana was shed in the land as a consequence of their incapacity.

It was nevertheless a fact not to be forgotten that their noble sacrifice was sufficient to demonstrate the pride and courage of the Tachibana family and to be told to future generations.

But the battle over Willow River Castle was so far advanced that history was about to change dramatically using this day as a border.

That would give Tachibana Somo further trials in his original offensive battle over Yanagawa Castle.

The 22nd of October, arguably the starting point of that 'distortion', was not yet over.