View Full Version : Iga Ninjutsu is Good (Hattori: Legendary, Domination, V5445)
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Goemon: "The lines meet! The Hattori black and the Ashikaga white! The forces are equally matched at first!"
Chisato: "The Ashikaga samurai focused their attack in the middle! The Hattori line must wrap them up quickly!"
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Goemon: "Most Ashikaga's samurai are surrounded by their own people. They can't fight! Shoot them up!" :on_furious:
Chisato: "Some of them are fleeing!"
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Chisato: "Look, the Hattori Yari Cavalry is circling to the back of the Ashikaga army!"
Goemon: "Go go go!" :on_football:
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Chisato: "The Yari Cavalry is charging into the back of Ashikaga Bow Samurai!"
Goemon: "Like a toddler ramming into newborn babies!" :on_scare:
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Chisato: "Ashikaga Bow Samurai explode like popcorns!"
Goemon: "Flying before the moon!" :on_angel:
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Chisato: "The Ashikaga samurais are shattered! They run for their lives!"
Goemon: "These samurai never had any battle experience... like they were fresh made from factory. They can't bear the cruelty of darkness, the descent of the angel of the night!" :on_panda:
Note: If war is declared upon the Ashikaga Shogunate, a full stack will be created by the game's script just outside Kyoto. This army is featured in the battle.
However, in my personal experience the second full stack does not always spawn. I am not certain why I could avoid it sometimes. Maybe I declared war upon the Shogunnate via an ally, who was at war with the Ashikaga. Or maybe there were other factors.
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Chisato: "Looking! There is Lord Yasunaga! He was brave enough to charge into hundreds of Ashikaga samurai!"
Goemon: "Yeah get them!" :on_devil:
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Chisato: "Lord Yasunaga has taken the head of an enemy No-dachi Samurai!"
Goemon: :on_vred: "What a massacre under moon light!"
Note: Strategically I should have ended the battle in the first opportunity to kill of all the reamining Ashikaga soldiers. However, I wanted to take some screenshots about the Daimyo charging into enemies at night. So the above screenshots are the result.
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Chisato: "Congratulations, my Lord! The Ashikaga reinforcement is annihilated, like an egg rolled out of the nest and cashed on the ground below!"
Hattori Yasunaga: ":on_panda: Even a full stack of samurai can't stand the dark terror! Let's attack Kyoto castle!"
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Chisato: "With so many elite soldiers as reinforcements, the siege must be a one-sided massacre..."
Goemon: "Yeah. Let's wait for the good news!" :on_bath:
Note: Auto-resolved to save time. The replenish rate in Kyoto is so high that most units will recover to full strength in the next season anyway.
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(Kyoto Imperial Palace)
Chisato: "Your masjesty! I bring you great news! The Hattori clan has ousted Ashikaga!"
Emperor: ":on_bibber: There is an assassin in the palace! Guards!"
Chisato: "It is me, your majesty! I am Chisato!"
Emperor: "Oh... I almost couldn't recognize you. It has been 12 long years. :on_tears: So what is Hattori's attitude toward me? Are they going to be nicer than the Ashikaga family?"
Chisato: "Indeed. Clan members of the Hattori all practice Iga Ninjutsu, which relies on the spirits of "truly good at endurance". You can do whatever you want and they will tolerate you."
Emperor: "Iga Ninjutsu? Yeah... I have seen Iga Ninjutsu signs around the palace sometimes. The practitioners all look pretty zealous though... Can't believe there are still superstitious people in the 16th century."
Chisato: ":on_sweat: So what's your next mission for me, your Majesty? Shall I retire from Hattori Ninja and return to serve in the palace?"
Emperor: "Er... you know, the palace is a government agency, so your position could be held mostly for a year even if we claimed your parents have both accidentally died. If you wish to return now, I remember there are vacancy ads in the gate maintenance department..."
Chisato: :on_blush: "But I only know how to break gates."
Emperor: "Huh?"
Chisato: ":on_sweat: Your majesty, how about I continue my service with the Hattori clan, and return to you after they have united Japan under one banner?"
Emperor: "Sure. Keep up the good work!" :on_wink:
Video of Kyoto night battle. Enjoy!
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End of Chapter 13
Chapter 14. Unlikely enemy and ally
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Fujiwara Norioki: "And the Third Army attacks Ise! Finally the expansion ban has been lifted!" :on_lol:
Chisato: "Now all of the sudden every Hattori general is at least a five-star. Their trainings will pay off!"
Goemon: "Each training session is 9 minutes real time. 5 generals per season means at least 45 minutes on training..."
Maltz: "Fortunately I had some books to read... :on_sweat:"
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Chisato: "Goemon, I heard that the Wako were again producing Medium Bune (the V5520 patch happened during Chapter 12). Are they any good?"
Goemon: "They are inferior to regular Medium Bune. So with a little skill to divide and conquer, we can easily beat them!"
Chisato: "What do we do to them once we capture them?"
Goemon: "Sell them to other Wakos as slaves? :on_sweat: Unfortunately we have to sink the ships. Those Medium Bune are just garbage ships."
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Chisato: "I heard that we declared war on the Ashikaga Shogunate earlier than we planned, so some of the units are still being shipped to their destination. What do the commanders do in the meantime?"
Goemon: "I heard that the "naked" commanders have anticipated this, and timed the exhaustion of rebel trainers with it. Three more province will fall this summer because the rebels have used up their last bit of energy after chasing the generals for 4 years on the field. :on_beg:
Chisato: "What are the provinces?"
Goemon: "The first one is Izumo province, victimized by Fourth Army commander Sawada Takamochi."
Takamochi: "I am waiting for you on the mountain~ ... I am waiting for you on the beach~
Izumo rebels: :on_scared:
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Goemon: "The second province is Hyuga province, surrendering to Fifth army commander Minamoto Tomokata."
Tomokata: "Come out, come out, whenever you are ~ oops, I am the one who is hiding." :on_sing:
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Goemon: "The third province to fall is Omi, exhausted by the previous Chief Accountant Abe Noriaki."
Noriaki: "Finally I can get a more exicting job than this... :on_tears:"
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Hattori Masanari: "I am a grown man! Please let me do something for the clan, father!"
Yasunaga: "But we don't have any army for you to lead..."
Abe Noriaki: "My lord! If Masanari does not mind, he can take my old position..."
Yasunaga: "But we already own Omi province."
Noriaki: "There are a large number of trivial rebel provinces in the west that does not require an army to bring down. The army can be used in more important places."
Yasunaga: "Good idea. Masanari, go to Awaji island and play with the rebels there! Be careful and don't let them catch up!"
Masanari: "Sure!" :on_grad:
Yasunaga: "Puf... kids."
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Abe Noriaki: "My Lord! There is a new diploment in developsy... :on_rasp: I mean a new development in diplomacy."
Yasunaga: "What is it?"
Noriaki: "Our most trusted ally Honma has announced that..."
Yasunaga: "that they will declare war on Hojo?"
Noriaki: "No! They broke the alliance with us without letting us know!"
Yasunaga: "WHAT?! We had 200+ relationship points with them... how can they do this?"
Noriaki: "Because they are jerks? What should we do?"
Yasunaga: "I don't know. It is likely that my youngest son won't come back!" :on_bash:
Note: Honma did not want to ally with Hattori in the first place, and only agreed so if Hattori sends a hostage. If an AI clan does not want to ally with human, maybe they will break the alliance anyway even if human successfully secured an alliance with them with other incentives.
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Chisato: "Now Hattori is actively expanding again, I wonder which are the general directions of the armies?"
Goemon: "Japan is thin and long, so you can view them as a three-lane wagon way. There are some intersections, and sometimes wider or narrower segments. But in general we only need three armies to take care of the three main ways."
Chisato: "Which three?"
Goemon: "The First Army is led by Daimyo Hatorri Yasunaga. This is absolutely the best army in the Hattori clan. It will be reponsible for the north route, expanding through Echizen, Kaga, etc."
Chisato: "Why do we use our best army there?"
Goemon: "That's because Honma has shown hostility to us. Lord Yasunaga anticipated that a revenge battle :on_bash: will inevitably happen, and it is best fought between him personally and the Honma daimyo."
Chisato: "Can't miss that! :on_aww: How about the Second Army?"
Goemon: "The Second Army is led by Master Momochi Sandayu. Due to his role as the Comissioner of Development, he will be able to quickly calm down the resistance in Tokaido, starting in Owari, Migawa, etc."
Chisato: "But Oda has those provinces now..."
Goemon: "Originally we planned for a later day to trigger Realm Divide, and by then our military access with Oda will have expired long time ago, so war declaration will be fine. Unfortunately, now we are still bound by the post-military access attack ban."
Chisato: "So... :on_sung: rebels will take care of them?"
Goemon: "Exactly."
Chisato: "Does that mean Master will get the chance to fight Hojo's super stacks in Musashi?"
Goemon: "Likely so."
Goemon: "The Third Army is led by Fujiwara Norioki. He will be attacking the central mountain route, through Mino, South Shinano, etc. The Fourth Army is led by Sawada Takamochi. He will be taking care of the northern provinces starting with the Takaoka Clan. And then finally the Fifth Army led by Minamoto Tomokata will be mopping up the rebel provinces in the west."
Chisato: "Yeah... I almost forgot, we still have Takaoka clan to finish off! :on_beatup:
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Ninja Sanemoto: "Report! I have located Oda's army entering the mountains, heading to South Shinano!"
Momochi Sandayu: "Stop them! No Oda army should escape under the watch of Iga Ninjutsu!" :on_sung:
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Chisato: "Goemon, I have another question about navy..."
Goemon: "Go ahead!"
Chisato: "We now have powerful armies on the land to conquer Japan, but we don't have anything better than Medium Bune on the sea. Won't we eventually bump into superior navy? I heard Honma likes to focus on naval technology."
Goemon: "The HQ knows this. They were betting on capturing a legendary ship."
Chisato: "What legendary ship?"
Goemon: "Ever heard about the Black Ship?"
Chisato: "Yeah? Last time I saw a ship burnt by fire the night before, and it became a black ship."
Goemon: :on_exhausted: "This is the trademarked Black Ship(TM)! It is capable of destroying an entire fleet!... if it does not catch fire."
Chisato: "But if we only have Medium Bune, how do we capture this Black Ship?" :on_sweat:
Goemon: "Apparently the HQ is not afraid to lose a number of Medium Bune..."
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Goemon: "Chisato, the HQ requests an update on Hojo armies' whereabout. Have you heard anything?"
Chisato: "Their daimyo Ujiyasu had recovered from his sudden illness, and then led an army to take Kai, the former Takeda capital. Since then our monks have been harrassing Kai with an endless stream of rebellion. Coupled with an economic hit in Hojo clan, the rebels finally got the upper hand. The Hojo daimyo abandoned Kai and fled! :on_panda:"
Goemon: "Nice! What about other Hojo armies?"
Chisato: "I think the multi-stacked army are still in Musashi, and my colleagues there have been requesting assistance. But the HQ also calls for assistance on Oda..."
Goemon: "We don't have enough ninja..." :on_sweat:
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Chisato: "So should I go back to help in Musashi?"
Goemon: "Hm... according to the latest Pocket New, Momochi's Second Army has advanced to Owari. That means Oda's last province Mino will fall quickly. Let's go back to play with Hojo!"
Note: Rebels in Mino requires 2 turns to march to the castle.
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Sawada Takamochi: "Let the Fourth Army to show some muscle, too! Attack Takaoka!" :on_furious:
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Takamochi: (auto-resolve) "Buhaaha... Takaoka is instant history! That's what they deserve, an death nobody even noticed, for betraying friends 3 times. :on_corner:"
Ninja: "General Sawada, the HQ requests that you make rapid advance eastward, and take the ship to join the First Army in our future war against Honma!"
Takamochi: "On my way! The Commissioner of Supply marches like wind!" :on_charm:
Note: Currently Sawada has +47% movement points: 30% from Strategist skill, 10% from Comissioner of Supply, 7% from Retainer.
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Minamoto Tomokata: "The Fifth Army has been assembled with Ashigaru! Let's mop up the low-value provinces we once left in the back!" :on_sing:
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Chisato: "Report! Hojo's multi-stacked army is still linger in Musashi. We can hold them no longer! They will start retaking provinces!" :on_yell:
Goemon: "Message relayed to HQ!"
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Goemon: "The HQ says it is fine to let them recover a bit. Once Oda is dealt with, we will again flood Hojo with agents!"
Chisato: "OK~ We will slow down their recovery as much as possible."
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Hattori Yasunaga: "Welcome to the spring festival general meeting again! Please let me proudly introduce to you - the Hattori Bow Warrior Monks!"
Momochi Sandayu: "They cost a ton to upkeep... better find some good use of them."
Sawada Takamochi: "Our shipping chain is still functional. They will arrive at the front lines quickly!" :on_love:
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Yasunaga: "And here comes a decision I wish to make with you together. Hojo has expressed another intense interest to trade with Hattori. So just like before we take all their cash - this time only 400 koku. :on_sweat: But then..."
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Yasunaga: "But then Hojo requested an military alliance! What an odd time to suggest an alliance since we are officially the public enemy of Japan... what do you think?"
Commissioner of Warfare, Fujiwara Noriaki: "Don't we crave to fight their super-stack?"
Yasunaga: "That's true. But the latest report from Musashi that their super-stack is now headed in different direction. Now there are multiple less-than-specular stacks..." :on_sweat:
Commissioner of Supply, Sawada Takamochi: "Hojo's navy could cause a problem to our Bow Warrior Monk shipment."
Yasunaga: "That might be resolved if we defeat Hojo quickly enough."
Commissioner of Finance, Minamoto Tomokata: "This could delay Honma's war declaration on us..."
Yasunaga: "That's true. If we aim to unite Japan as quickly as possible, allying with Hojo is a good move."
Commissioner of Development, Momochi Sandayu: "What is Iga Ninjutsu's core value?"
Yasunaga: "Truly good at entrance?" :on_stress:
Sandayu: "Yeah. So what's the hurry in seeking battles?"
Yasunaga: "Of course! Alliance to Hojo, then! But our agents will still flood them. :on_sung:"
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Chisato: "The once prosperous eastern clans have been largely reduced to local tribes." :on_sweat:
Goemon: "Don't get over-confident. A single army can take 10 provinces in 10 seasons. It happens on us, it can happen on them. Let's keep the pressure on Hojo!" :on_furious:
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Goemon: "Look at the news, Chisato! Honma has declared war on us!"
Chisato: ":on_angry: So Lord Yasunaga's youngest son is killed! :on_beg: I thought our alliance with Hojo would delay their attack..."
Goemon: "Hojo's stacks are still in Kanto. From their "zero defence at home" policy, I guess that means Honma would quickly take over Hojo's two provinces in the northeast."
Chisato: "So our alliance with Hojo could be a mistake?"
Goemon: "Honma or Hojo, they are both obstacles to Japan unification!" :on_furious:
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Goemon: "Hm.. so this is why Honma declared war - they have readied a small garbage force to launch a sea invasion. And that cannot wait. Sink them!" :on_bash:
Chisato: ":on_sweat: The other clans could act in mysterious ways..."
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Naval commander: "My lord, we have captured Honma's ships!"
Hattori Yasunaga: "Throw their sailors to shark tank! :on_furious: But that Sengoku Bune is interesting. Maybe we can use it to fight the Black Ship..."
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Chisato: "Report: Under the combined efforts of Hattori agents, all Hojo's armies are paralyzed!"
Goemon: "And Honma acts really fast. Suddenly that was the end of the once mighty Hojo."
Chisato: "Too bad we did not get a chance to fight the super-stack..."
Goemon: "But here is another big fight coming. Do you want to take a look?"
Chisato: "Sure!"
Goemon: "Our fleet ships will depart Noto in three weeks!"
Chisato: "The Black Ship Battle! :on_aww:
End of Chapter 14
Chapter 15. Endurance beats Might
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Chisato: "We made it! Thanks for letting us boarding the fleet!"
Goemon: "How come people all give a "you owe me 1 million koku" look?"
Medium Bune Captain: "This is a very dangerous mission... we have all written death letters home." :on_tears:
Chisato & Goemon: :on_bibber:
Captain: "Wake up, Chisato. We are heading to battle."
Chisato: "Huh? It is midnight... and the rain pours on the deck..."
Goemon: "With all the lightning and thundering..."
Captain: "Exactly! Or do you want to be shot by the Black Ship before you can see them? Get up!" :on_furious:
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Chisato: "What is that mountain... thing there?"
Captain: "That is the Black Ship."
Chisato & Goemon: :on_bibber:
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Chisato: "The Black Ship is gigantic... How do we beat it?"
Captain: "We close in and... climb up?"
Chisato: "Won't the cannons destory us? WATCH OUT!"
*BOOM*
Sailors: "WAAAAAAAA...."
Captain: "Iga Ninjutsu is Good... Iga Ninjutsu is Good..."
Chisato & Goemon: :on_pillow:
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Chisato: "No! Our commanding ship is hit! There is a big hole in the middle!"
Goemon: "We are going to die!" :on_crazymad:
Captain: "Repair! Repair!"
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Chisato: "The Blackship is too powerful!"
Captain: "We cannot stay on its side! We will use all Medium Bune to distract it, while we approach from behind to board! Full speed!" :on_furious:
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Chisato: "NO! That ship is sinking! The sailors are screaming in the water!"
Captain: "There was no chance to repair damage... 1 round of cannons and they are gone..." :on_beg:
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Goemon: "We are at the back of the Black Ship!"
Captain: "Repare to the ropes! Today we show them what we are made of!" :on_furious:
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Captain: "Just a little further!"
*BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*
Sailros: "AHHHHHHHHHH"
Chisato: "NOOOO! We are hit at point blank! Heavy damage all over the place!"
Captain: "We can't repair on the SIDE of the blackship! Board! Board! Fight to death!" :on_furious:
Sailors: "To death!"
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Sailors: :on_injured: "There is no way to win~ run for your lives~"
Captain: "NO~ Don't run away~ darn you Honma chickens, I know I cannot trust you! :on" (Note: the Sengoku Bune was captured from Honma and was at level 0).
Chisato: "So what should we do?"
Captain: "We swim to the next ship! Jump!~"
Chisato: :on_eeek:
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Captain: "Board the Black Ship!"
*BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*
Chisato: "We are hit at point blank again! Danger! Danger!"
Captain: "Kill as many Nanban as you can!" :on_furious:
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Sailors: :on_injured: "We can't take it anymore ~ run ~~"
Captain: "We can't give up! Let's swim to the next ship!~"
Chisato: :on_scared:
Goemon: "Here is a ship in good shape! Let's hope we don't get so much point-blank shots..."
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Sailors: :injured: "That's the end of our strengh! Run!"
Chisato: "But the ship did not wait for us!~ It has sailed away!" :on_beg:
Captain: "Jump into the water! Next ship begins boarding!" :on_furious:
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Sailors: "WAAAAAA~~~~"
Chisato & Goemon: "WAAAAA~~~~"
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Captain: "Fourth ship starts boading! The Black Ship is about to fall! Go!" :on_furious:
Chisato: "How come there are no Nanban sailors on the deck anymore?"
Goemon: "They are all hiding inside..." :on_sweat:
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Captain: "We captured the Black Ship with the low cost of 1 Medium Bune! Good work, everyone!" :on_lol:
Goemon: "Every ship was hit by cannon balls at some point..."
Chisato: :on_aww: "Iga Ninjutsu is Good! Endurance overcome might!"
Video of Black Ship battle. Enjoy!
http://youtu.be/Fx3p1GyKZQg
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Sawada Takamochi: "Haha! Thanks to the Blackship's reputation, we encountered no Honma navy - the Fourth army lands on Sado Island! Assault the castle!" :on_furious:
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Chisato: "Report! We have discovered Honma's samurai army!"
Hattori Yasunaga: "Revenge time! :on_bash: Torture it until I come!"
Chisato: "No problem!" :on_sing:
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Hattori navy captain: "Wahaha... let the Blackship teaches Honma who is the real boss!" :on_groucho:
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Hattori Yasunaga: "Where is Honma's army now?"
Chisato: "They are trapped by us in Fukushima! Waiting for your army!"
Yasunaga: "Saving their daimyo for me! I will face him personally on the battlefield!" :on_furious:
Chisato: "Yes! How about his sons?"
Yasunaga: "But his sons will suffer the same fate as my son!" :on_furious:
Chisato: "Yes!"
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Hattori Masanari: "Father, I... I met this wonderful prudent girl on Awaji Island. If I marry her, she will certainly save a lot of koku for Hattori."
Yasunaga: "Bah, we are so rich anyway. Plus she will find any reason to reduce your men's salary and year-end bonus. That's not good for leadership. Find another girl!"
Masanari: "So we have to break up? :on_beg:"
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Hattori Bandits: "Yeah! Let's burn down Shimotsuke and look for cute girls!" :on_panda:
Bow Warrior Monks: "Why do we have to fight with them..."
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Hattori Yasunaga: "I am here in Fukushima! Is Honma's army ready for the last battle?"
Chisato: "Yes, my lord! Their daimyo is reserved for you!"
Yasunaga: "Sodiers, one last march to battle!" :on_furious:
End of Chapter 15
Chapter 16. Revenge of Iga Ninjutsu
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Hattori Yasunaga: "Honma! Let's meet face to face on the battlefield and decide who is the best of Japan!" :on_furious:
Chisato & Goemon: :on_aww:
Note: The screenshot had "Night Battle" option checked, but the battle is carried out on the day time due to our superior ranged strength.
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Chisato: "My lord, what is your plan of battle? Night assault? In the snow? or..."
Yasunaga: "My revenge with Honma is personal! I will fight them under daylight, with the ultimate tactics of ancient Iga Ninjutsu!" :on_read:
Chisato: "What is the ancient tactics?"
Yasunaga: "Death by slow torture!" :on_sung:
Chisato: "How do we slowly torture the enemy on the battlefield? I heard people complain that the battles are over too quickly." :on_sweat:
Yasunaga: "That's because we allow the enemy to come to us. We need to choose a good terrain where they don't."
Chisato: "What kind of terrain?"
Yasunaga: "A terrain that does not feature a very tall hill with trees on our side. This place is good!"
Note: Actually this terrain belongs the "ambiguous" category. I find that our current army position also influences AI's decision whether to rush for a hill on our side. If my army is deployed further down (with the hill), the AI is more likely to rush for the hill on the top (with the hill). If my army is deployed further up (in the middle of two hills), the AI is more likely to stay put. The latter is better.
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Chisato: "My lord, the Honma army has deployed right opposite to us, on the plain. Do we not charge them?"
Yasunaga: "Of course not. They will suffer a very slow, very painful death! :on_groucho: Bow Warrior Monks, come with me!"
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Chisato: "My lord, that guy with the ugly helmet is the Honma Daimyo! Please shoot him with Bow Warrior Monk!"
Yasunaga: "Our Bow Warrior Monk is not artillery, Chisato. Please be more realistic..."
Chisato: :on_sweat: "Then what can they do?"
Yasunaga: "They will fish out each of Honma's units and torture them in front of his eyes!"
Chisato: :on_scare:
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Yasunaga: "Monks! Many of you went to temples as a child becuase your parents did not want you to join the army - but here you are anyway. Why? Because your nature summons you to the battlefield! This is where you belong! Give all you have to the enemy!"
Bow Monks: "YEAH!" :on_devil:
Yasunaga: "Fire arrows, ready.... fire!"
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Honma Bow Samurai: "WAAAA.... :on_vred:"
distant screams)
Yasunaga: "Honma's Bow Samurai are marching toward you! Lead them back! We will crush them!"
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Hattori Bow Ashigaru: "The enemy is here! Fire arrows ready... FIRE!" :on_devil:
http://ccc-ccc.ca/tmp/temp_2012/stw2/hattori/hattori_304.jpg
Honma Bow Samurai: "WAAAAAA~~~" :on_dead:
http://ccc-ccc.ca/tmp/temp_2012/stw2/hattori/hattori_305.jpg
Honma Bow Samurai: "WAAAAAA~~~" :on_void:
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Chisato: "That was brutal... :on_scare:"
Yasunaga: "Move on to the next! Honma's flank is exposed! Let's use the hill and attack them!"
Bow Warrior Monks: "In position! But we can't see the enemy."
Yasunaga: "Iga Ninjutsu is Good!"
Bow Warrior Monks: "Iga Ninjutsu is Good! (Accuracy boosts to 114!)"
Yasunaga: "Fire!" :on_furious:
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Honma Yari Samurai A: "Hum? Somebody setting off fireworks behind the hill."
Honma Yari Samurai B: "Yeah... but why is the firework coming at us?"
A: "It is fire arrows!"
B: "NOOOO!" :on_angry2:
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Honma Yari Samurai A: "Can't let them get away! Let's chase down whomever shoots behind the hill!"
Honma Yari Samurai B: "It must be those monks! Let's sprint to get them!"
A: "Hm... how come there are suddenly a lot of fireworks?"
B: "NOOOO~~~" :on_yell:
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Hattori Bow Ashigaru: "Rain fire on the enemy!"
Chisato: "A terrifying trap from hell! :on_scare:"
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Yasunaga: "There are still more behind the hill! Let's get them!"
Bow monks: "Iga Ninjutsu is Good!" :on_furious:
Note: Each bait cycle is about 3 minutes, enough to refresh the Inpire and Fire Arrow ability.
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Honma Yari Samurai: "WAAAA~~"
Yasunaga: "Fish them out one by one! No one escapes!" :on_bash:
Note: Luring out samurai is easily done with Bow Warrior Monks, as they tend to charge up when receiving a certain level of damage.
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Honma Yari Samurai: "That's the new Shogun of Japan, Hattori Yasunaga! His head is worth ten thousand koku!"
Samurai: "Charge!"
Yasunaga: "Huh? Want to play with me? Come!" :on_panda:
Note: I moved Yasunaga too close to the samurai, so the AI switched target half way.
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Yasunaga: "How about that? Captain?: :on_sung:
Honma Yari Samurai: "Run~"
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Chisato: "My lord, Honma's army no longer has an exposed flank... they are all protected by Bow Samurai."
Yasunaga: "Hm... don't they have Katana Samurai right in the middle of the first line?"
Chisato: "Yep, still there."
Yasunaga: "Bow Warrior Monks, march! We shoot in their face!" :on_furious:
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Yasunaga: "Can you see the Katana Samurai's face?"
Bow Warrior Monks: "Very clear!"
Yasunaga: "Let's show them range! Fire!" :on_furious:
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Yasunaga: "Yeah! Smoke them!" :on_panda:
Note: It seems to be my computer's problem - the fire arrows become smoke arrows after a while. :on_sweat: But one a target is shot and killed, he will again catch the fire and light up.
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Yasunaga: "Your sky is darkened by smoke! There is nowhere to run! Resistance is futile!" :on_sung:
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Yasunaga: "Don't let them escape! Run them down!" :on_biker:
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Chisato: "My lord, Honma has no more Katana samurai. What should we do?"
Yasunaga: "Hm... how about we encourage Honma to change formation, so their melee units become the first line?"
Chisato: :on_sweat: "Why would they be so cooperative?"
Yasunaga: "Believe the power of ancient Iga Ninjutsu!" :on_panda:
Note: The AI actually changed its formation on its own. In the future, I will make a dedicated guide on bait tactics, in which I will cover how to manually encourage the AI to switch its formation.
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Chisato: "The Bow Monks have brought back another unit!"
Yasunaga: "Smoke them in the face!" :on_punch:
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Yasunaga: "Wahaha, don't underestimate our smoke arrows that detonate on impact!"
Chisato: "I thought only Hattori sailors could do that..." :on_sweat:
Note: Please refer to the Black Ship Battle video at the end of Chapter 15.
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Yasunaga: "Run like dogs! Run from the armageddon!" :on_lol:
Chisato: "It is amazing how fast people can run with their butt on fire..."
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Chisato: "My lord, Honma has no melee units left! Just daimyo and 3 units Bow Samurai..."
Yasunaga: "Looks like we can deliver the knockout punch. Bait the bows! Naginata, charge!"
Hattori Naginata Samurai: "Charge!" :on_furious:
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Chisato: "My lord, the Honma daimyo has circled around our Naginata line and dodged our smoke arrows!"
Yasunaga: :on_angry: "Huh?"
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Yasunaga: "Don't let him run away!"
Naginata Samurai: "Charge!~" :on_furious:
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Yasunaga: "I will meet Honma personally! Bodyguards, draw swords! Charge!" :on_devil:
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Yasunaga: "Huh? It is you..."
Honma Yoshinatsu: "It is you..."
Yasunaga: "My Shogun 1 clanmate..." :on_sweat:
Note: I was very excited to see the two taisho meeting face to face, expecting a lengthy duel. However, immediately Yasunaga's horse lost control and rushed 10 meters away. Honma daimyo also died in the chaos shortly after. :on_exhausted:
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Yasunaga: "25 : 1607! That's what they deserve for betraying an alliance for nothing!" :on_sung:
Chisato: "The terrible power of ancient Iga Ninjutsu..." :on_scared:
Video of Battle of Fukushima. Enjoy!
http://youtu.be/3frf_Wyhv1g
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Minamoto Tomokata: "Wahaha, Honma did not expect the Fifth Army to land on its back! The rebels are too slow! I will take their last castle!"
Hattori Bandits: "Let us help!" :on_sung:
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Summer 1560, all 65 provinces of Japan flied one banner.
The Hattori Shogunate united Japan.
Hattori Yasunaga: ":on_lol: Thanks so much for al your effort! The Hattori Shougnate will bring Japan to a brand new dark age... I mean a epic age!"
Momochi Sandayu: "And Iga Ninjutsu has become the only true law of Japan. Iga Ninjutsu is Good!"
Comissioners and generals: "Congratulations!" :on_please:
(Imperial Palace in Kyoto)
Chisato: "Your Majesty, peace has finally arrived!"
Emperor: "Chisato! You fulfilled your promised! And I fulfilled mine. I have fired the guy who did your old job, so you can return to my side. You know, every time I have a constipation, I think of you... :on_blush:"
Chisato: :on_exhausted:
Emperor: "And I have a big reward for you! A very rare treasure indeed."
Chisato: "What treasure?"
Emperor: "The original soundtrack of Iga Ninjutsu! By listening to it we finally realize the highest level of Iga Ninjutsu. Let's give it a listen..."
(music plays)
Iga Ninjutsu is Good.
Iga Ninjutsu is Good.
Iga Ninjutsu is the righteous law, gate screw loosened by the jaw
Iga Ninjutsu is Good.
Iga Ninjutsu is Good.
Iga Ninjutsu is the righteous law, agents always safely withdraw
Iga Ninjutsu is Good ~
Iga Ninjutsu is Good ~
Iga Ninjutsu is the righteous law, Hattori takes it all ~
The End
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Here comes the victory screenshot. It actually happened two seasons earlier, at turn 60, right after the Battle of Fukushima.
http://ccc-ccc.ca/tmp/temp_2012/stw2/hattori/hattori_332.jpg
Finally, a review video with bonus material at the end!
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDEwOTM1NjY4.html
p.s. I deleted some of the source videos too early so I could not make an English version. :on_sweat:
Peasant Phill
06-23-2012, 15:14
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This is just a stunning image.
awesome campaign! loved it xD I still have a long way to go, but I'll reach this level some day! Iga ninjutsu is good!! xD grats for the epicness
awesome campaign! loved it xD
Really appreciate all your "Thanks"! Hope you like my next work.
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?141795-Guide-of-Bait-Tactics
HopAlongBunny
06-24-2012, 06:02
Whimsical and informative; thank you Maltz
doorknobdeity
06-28-2012, 04:40
What music do you use at the end of this video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhZ4ppgrwDM&feature=player_embedded#!
What music do you use at the end of this video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhZ4ppgrwDM&feature=player_embedded#!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=124omFd5ioQ
Made famous from the film "Hannibal".
feelotraveller
07-08-2012, 12:30
Goemon: "Chisato, Lord Yasunaga just got another baby girl."
Chisato: "But I am on a beach in Kyushu..."
Goemon: "You can always prepare a gift and ask someone to bring it back."
Chisato: "Yeah. I heard that the Chinese silk is being traded in Hizen. If I can get silk baby clothes..."
Goemon: "I like your taste!"
Note: In this campaign I tried to find out the mechanics of baby makings in the game. Here are the things I found:
1. Babies are born randomly at the beginning of a season. If we can generate a new random seed (such as by loading a new game save), there is a chance of having a baby born in the next season.
2. Babies cannot be born at the beginning of the game for a number of turns. In this game I could not get a baby until turn 7. I wonder whether this is related to the number of territories and number of existing generals.
3. Subsequent babies cannot be born within less than a year.
4. In this campaign, the most (re)productive Hattori Yasunaga I could achieve was to have a new baby on Turn 7, 11, 15, and 19, four autumns in a row. I did not really need so many sons and daughters - just to see what's possible.
Note: Manually fighting a battle generates a new random seed even if you do not load a game - I guess the game is still "loaded" at the end of the battle.
I just had a son on turn 6 in my Chosokabe game. (Seems weird to be noting it here but thought you might like the feedback.) At the time I had 2 provinces and 1 general. It was a natural (i.e. no reloads) so perhaps it is possible even earlier?
Thanks for the information. If the game sets a limit on one child every 4 turns, I suppose the counter could start at turn 1, so perhaps the first baby could be born on Turn 5?
Excellent story Maltz, I love your sense of humor.
I'm impressed by the screenies, that took a lot of effort but it adds so much to the narrative.
I hope you don't mind me posting my pic; Chisato has become one of my favorite characters of all time.
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oh Chisato, when you learn not to trip over the sleeping samurai?
can you not see that jumping out of the tree will shoot you over your target?
that he will block your thrown weapon with a quick over-the-shoulder move?
I'm in awe of your legendary domination achievement with this clan. Hattori is hard; crowded position, bad economics, this faction is tough to play.
I struggled with funding from turn 1, and it took me about 30 starts (some played thru to 1560) before I succeeded on hard mode short campaign. It took more than a few heroic castle stands (some against absurd odds) and a lot of ninja work - sabotage army and assassination. I never had enough koku to build anything and could only field minimal forces. In the end I ended up slightly in the red and lost 3 provinces on the last turn since I had to pull back sufficient force to hold Kyoto.
Definitely the hardest campaign challenge I've had in S2.
Thanks for your kind words, ichi. I think in the end the most challenging campaigns will become our best gaming memories. The trade nodes in the west makes things so much easier, though. I hope you like the ongoing Uesugi story. :bow:
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