The lands of Asai Sukemasa circa 1482 - The war with the Sanada
It wasn't long before some treacherous Taishos began whispering against the Lord Asai...
The treacherous Sanada clan invade... there is no option for the Lord but to retreat to the castle.
The following year Hisamasa relieves the siege.
Sukemasa now has the superior force and seizes the high ground, the enemy are soon routed...
The great lord has fought his last battle. He passes in his sleep this year. Hisamasa is now Daimyo...
The Sanada on hearing of the great lords death seize the opportunity. It now falls to Hisamasa.
Hisamasa sensibly makes for the high ground and the woods...
The enemy pursue but are driven off with great slaughter...
Hisamasa returns to the castle to confer with the Taishos on their next move. News arrives of the fall of Hoki province to the Mori and of the death of a great rival...
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