March on North Shinano

[kangasha]

Wasting no time in annexing the rest of Shinano under one banner, she rode into battle, taking the troops who submitted to her along with the troops who were under the Oda banner from the start, totalling in 1,460 Samurai, 11,728 Ashigaru, 492 Cavalry and 472 Archers. Having it's southern neighbour under Oda, Juyian had a feeling this battle would either be really easy, and the men would shake and tremble at the approach of Oda, or really difficult, as those who would oppose Oda may have holed up here. It mattered little though. With their better trained and higher quantity of troops, Oda would crush any who stood before them.

The troops would form up in high, open space for the enemy to see easily. The Cavalry would split it's units into small groups and scout the surrounding while being careful to stay out of enemy site. If it was confirmed that the enemy had no visible archers, the Oda archers would move up and begin firing over any fortification they had.

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Turn Results:
With recent victories Hintsune Juyian is on a warpath for her lord Oda Nobunaga. She marches North of the Shinano Province to claim it for the Oda banner. The defense here is a bit more sturdier, but in the face of the Oda is still laughable.

Troop Counts:

Oda-
Hintsuna Juyian- 1,460 Samurai, 11,728 Ashigaru, 492 Cavalry, 472 Archers

North Shinano defense force-
Random NPC
5,000 Ashigaru, 500 Archers

[kangasha]

Juyian would order all her Ashigaru to move straight forwards towards the enemy. As no fortification wasn't reported from her scouts, she trusted that their 'sturdy defence' was more because they were ready for the Oda and had better prepared troops. Seeing their mass numbers coming straight for them however might still break down their morale. She would have the Samurai march in a more loose formation behind the Ashigaru, so archers would be less effective against them due to them being more scattered.

Juyian would ride alongside her main forces with her Cavalry, looking out for any defences her scouting might have missed. The Archers would advance behind the Cavalry, to help avoid them from being spotted. All troops would be careful not to advance too far, in case a defence had been missed.

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Turn Results:
Juyian's units would notice the ranks of the defense force. This time they would take the offensive against the Oda. Unfortunately, in the face of the Oda, they would most likely fail. The defense force launches a volley of arrows towards the ranks of the Oda Ashigaru and Samurai. Killing less because Hintsune Juyian had ordered them to spread out. The defense force Ashigaru would launch a full scale attack against the Oda ranks.


Troop Counts:

Oda-
Hintsuna Juyian- 1,458 Samurai, 11,718 Ashigaru, 492 Cavalry, 472 Archers

North Shinano defense force-
Random NPC
4,990 Ashigaru, 500 Archers

[kangasha]

"What fools. Clearly they don't want the chance to live.."

After muttering to herself out loud, Juyian would begin to issue out orders. The Ashigaru would use their vast numbers to completely surround the enemy Ashigaru, while they also form a dense formation to make sure their charge cannot continue to piece. The Samurai would form the rear of this surrounding tactic, so that a strong unit would be able to stop them from retreating.

The archers would form up into a loose formation to avoid taking many losses from archer fire, before firing at the archers themselves. They would only fire a single volley however, before retreating from the battle entirely. The Cavalry would then take advantage of the weakened archer unit and would charge into the archers. With Shadow and Juyian at the helm of this charge, and the archers being poor in melee combat, Juyian believed she could wipe them out in one simple blow.

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Turn Results:
The Oda Samurai begin an attempt to surround the enemy Ashigaru, while the Oda Ashigaru form a defensive wall to stop the enemy in its tracks. The Oda Archers open fire onto the enemy Archers and then halt fire. Before Cavalry, led by Hintsune Juyian and her Feudal Saddle, charge the enemy Archers. Decimating a large amount of them.


Troop Counts:

Oda-
Hintsuna Juyian- 1,457 Samurai, 11,512 Ashigaru, 489 Cavalry, 470 Archers

North Shinano defense force-
Random NPC
3,877 Ashigaru, 473 Archers

[kangasha]

The Samurai will continue to surround the rear of the enemy forces. The Ashigaru would begin to spread out a bit more and help them in their attempt, now that they have stopped the charge. The Cavalry would remain engaged with the enemy archers, knowing that their lack of prowess in melee combat would be their downfall.

Having a flash of inspiration, Juyian would order the archers to go very near the combat with the enemy Ashigaru, and use their arrows as javelins, so, although they would do only very little damage, they would still contribute and they would be able to see where they were throwing easily, thus stopping any possible allied causalities.

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Turn Results:
With effective leadership, Juyian orders her Archer unit to use their arrows as javelin and attack the enemy successfully without friendly fire. The enemy begins to suffer heavy casualties from the pincer tactic by Hintsune Juyian.


Troop Counts:

Oda-
Hintsuna Juyian- 1,450 Samurai, 11,500 Ashigaru, 489 Cavalry, 470 Archers

North Shinano defense force-
Random NPC
3,435 Ashigaru, 390 Archers

[kangasha]

Realising the pincer was a success, Juyian would call out to the enemy.

"Your numbers are minimal compared to ours. Surrender to us or be crushed. You will have one chance and one chance only. If you do not surrender right now, you WILL die."

After issuing out her order, The Samurai and Ashigaru would continue to slay all those who had not swore loyalty to the Oda clan, if any. The Archers would continue to use their Javelin technique, being sure to hit only the men in the middle of the conflict, aka the enemy and possibly some of the surrendered Ashigaru, and the Cavalry would circle the Archer unit, killing as they moved, so that the Archers would not have the speed in melee combat to counter attack before the next horse came around and killed it.

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Turn Results:
The defense force surrenders and North Shinano is claimed by Oda.


Troop Counts:

Oda-
Hintsuna Juyian- 1,450 Samurai, 14,935 Ashigaru, 489 Cavalry, 860 Archers

North Shinano defense force-
Random NPC
Surrendered