My lords, I am honored to steward the faction for my short allotted time. This account is the bare bones, the admin so to speak. I shall expand on events hopefully in more detail.
Turn 1- Alliance- Kiso
Takeda Nobukado (17, the big D's brother) is Finance Minister
Two Ashigaru yari units are set to be recruited.
2- T.N is appointed to move north with the small army that's been gathering there to link up with the rest. Two more Yari Ashigaru units are recruited to safeguard Kai, the capital. Also in the capital, a sword school has started work after the fortress was upgraded.
Way of attack was completed, Todofuken is now being studied (economic tech).
Ninja moved north, and finds big Anegakoji (northern enemies) army. Attempts to sabotage fail. The big D pulls back leaving the northern city of Hidke undefended for the Anegakoji to attack, so we don't have any losses.
3- Anegakoji don't take the bait. There are riots in Hidke so the big D moves back in, with some reinforcements from North Shinamo.
In an event presented to us, we could choose between Civil and Military focus. I chose Civil.
The southern Hojo have expanded, killing a clan we were trading with. We're still on good terms with them though.
Come the Anegakoji turn, they assult Hidke. 1133 vs 1725, including their big D and their heir. The infantry held the walls and the big D sallied by himself, taking out bow Ashigaru, inspiring terror before they reached the walls, and in the end game caught both generals on foot preparing to launch a last attack. He killed both of them.
439 men lost, 1190 killed.
4- Thanks to the previous turn's event, another tech has been researched already. I now research Tax Reform.
Threat of attack from Hojo- 1x Yari Ashigaru, 1x Katana infantry recruited in response.
Our big D hunts down the last of the Anegakoji- 912 vs 376, we lost 103, killed 376. Big D levels up, cavalry units now have +2 charge and can do the wedge.
S.N moves to Hidke with Big D to prepare for assult on Anegakoji lands.
Roads are being improved on in N. Sumano.
In their turn, the Hojo declare war. The Kiso join our side but the Imagawa don't. The Hojo camp on our lands with a decent half stack.
5- S.N heads to Etchu to take over the Anegakoji lands, suffering winter attrition after this turn too.
Everyone else in the Hidka garrison, including the big D, head on south to meet the Hojo.
We're too late to stop the Hojo taking Kai- they have Fire bombers, too, and the 674 men in Kai are wiped out against the 1251 Hojo, taking only 66 with them.
6- Our economy's struggling due to loss of the capital. An mission is issued to take Izu, Hojo's capital, in retaliation. That is the objective for the rest of my stewardship, though I doubt I'll get it in 4 or less turns.
S.N assults Etchu- 703 v 345, takes it with losses of 113 men.
Ninja has moved south and attempts an assassination of one of the Hojo generals in the half stack, and succeeds, leveling up in the process.
Big D moves south of North Shinomo to set up an ambush for the Hojo.
In their turn, the Hojo fall for it hook, line, and sinker. 1383 v 1319, we lost 271 and killed 1065 including their Big D and all the fire bombers.
7- Big D mops up the rest of the Hojo, losing 2 men in the process. He then retakes Kai with only 1 man lost. However, he keeps moving south to press on with the attack into Hojo lands, because intelligence suggests the Hojo do not have many men left.
Harbour started work in Etchu- having public order problems, will need to research to make a Buddhist temple next as religion is causing problems.
The Ikko Ikki declare war for reasons only known to them. Again the Kiso join us.
8- Hida has had its stronghold upgraded- I've earmarked it for a temple so haven't built anything there yet.
-N Shinano has roads upgraded.
A Hojo army has been spotted. It is of slightly better quality than ours and equal numbers.
Big D moves into Hojo lands near Edo.
Hojo attack- they have 2 generals, 1 light cav, 2 sword infantry. I just about managed to funnel them into a killing zone but their attempts at flanking cost me serious casualties- were it not for my bowmen flanking the flankees we'd of lost that.
As it stands, 1485 v 1416, 1004 lost 906 dead (most of their better troops and a general). Pyrrhic.
Uaesegi appear at our borders with a big stack, and Ikko Ikki launch a surprise assult on Etchi. T.N is lost with his garrison.
Yamanouchi declare war.
9- Zen research started.
Edo is assaulted, 499 v 195, lost 43.
Peace and trade rights with Hojo sought and got. We now have a sea port.
Satomi- TR and alliance.
Hatakejama also had TR and alliance, but unfortunately a) their port got nicked the next turn by the Dante, and alliance was broken after I refused to get involved with them and the Oda (more on that later).
Roads started in Kai.
Oda declare war on Kiso and Hatekasfsgdfg- the latter I refused to get involved in, the former I did. We are now at war with the Oda.
Ueusgi take N Shimino, the garrison having vacated it down to Kai beforehand.
10- Handover turn. Haven't done much, just noted that Uesugi and Tamanouhi in the east have been spotted by ninja in huge numbers- a stack of Ashigaru each. Zen has been researched, so potentially temples can be built.
Ikko Ikki are also heading south into our isolated land up there.
Hojo now at war with Oda, reducing pressure on us, broken alliance with Satomi for unknown reason.
And I shall go Softly into the Night Taking my Dreams As will You