・The complete opposite of Mori Terumoto's statue up until now has begun to be revealed. When he took the position of general general of the Western Army, he was planning to expand the Mōri family's map (p6)
・Hideyoshi tried to entrust the reign of Bando to Ieyasu, and Sakanishi to two members of the Mori family, Terumoto and Takakage (p38)
・The Five Elders were not equal, and Ieyasu and Terumoto (Takakei) were superior to Toshiie, Hideie, and Kagekatsu (p40) as Deputy Prime Minister (p40)
・After Hideyoshi's death, Mitsunari was at risk of being attacked by martial arts generals such as Kiyomasa and Nagamasa, and the direct cause was the confrontation over the Korean military dispatch (p55)
・The Toyotomi administration was a coalition government of Ieyasu and Toshiie, but it was a dualistic government with Ieyasu in Fushimi and Toshiie in Osaka. Five magistrates were also divided (3 magistrates were Fushimi) (p60)
・Toshiie was guarded by Kato Kiyomasa, Hosokawa Tadaoki, and Asano Yukinaga. Although they are martial arts groups, they also had close relationships with Toshiie, and split into two groups: Masanori Kuroda Nagamasa, Ikeda Terumasa, and Todo Takatora, who rushed to Ieyasu's mansion (p70, 71)
・Yoshikawa Motoharu negotiated with Katsuie and Kobayakawa Takakage negotiated with Hideyoshi, and the Mori family weighed both scales. As a result, hostages were sought from both homes. Yoshikawa Hiroie, who defended the Eastern Army, and Kobayakawa Hidekane, who fought bravely in the Western Army (p117)
・Terumoto, who had effectively surrendered to Ieyasu, felt a sense of crisis when Ieyasu intervened even in the Hidemoto division issue. This is the reason he took the position of General Commander of the Western Army (p129)
・Ukita Hideie made his newcomer vassals, who used it seriously, take charge of the land survey. They were given the surname “Ukita” (p133)
・In the Shimazu family, there was a conflict between Yoshihisa, who was close to Ieyasu, and Yoshihiro, who tried to prevent Ieyasu's intervention (p142)
・On July 17, when the Mori forces entered the Osaka Castle Nishinomaru, the magistrate issued “Naifu Chikahi no Josho” to feudal lords all over the country. On this day, Ieyasu was dismissed from his post as an old man and fell to a position where he was overthrown by the Toyotomi administration. Ieyasu learned this fact on the 29th (p180,190)
・The Western Army was the Toyotomi regular army which followed Hideyori, and the Eastern Army was a rebel army headed by Ieyasu, who was impeached by the Toyotomi administration (p182)
・The fall of Gifu Castle by Hidenobu in just 2 days completely changed the situation (p 229)
・The fact that 15,000 people who were supposed to head for Sekigahara were stranded in Otsu due to the battle of Otsu Castle had a big impact (p248)
・The truth is that as soon as the war started (10:00 a.m.), Hideaki attacked the Otani army and completely collapsed (p275, 277)
・Ieyasu was forced to stay in Edo due to concerns about Masanori's betrayal and Kagekatsu's invasion of Kanto. This is what Mitsunari was aiming for (p302)
