Hojo/1530/Huge Units/Hard
I can't remember the last time I played a Hojo camapign, so here it is. (Actually I've had this one going about a month but have hardly played in the last 2 weeks). I'd had enough of Expert difficulty from my last few campaigns, the modded stats make the hard difficulty balanced enough and I got sick of having to butcher every last man because they refused to rout. Anyway on to the campaign so far.
The current Daimyo Hojo Ujitsuna, with holdings in Mikawa, Totomi, Suruga, Izu, Kai and Sagami - and ambtions to rule all of the Kanto region - is faring quite well so far. The lord is aging however and it will soon fall to Ujiyasu to lead the clan. The latter, lord of Kofu castle in Kai, is already showing promise as an excellent general.
The latest obstacle, the Uesugi clan are only holding out in Musashi province and another remote outpost in Chikuzen (inherited from the Imagawa clan). All of the lands north of Musashi are ronin lands. The Imagawa and Takeda are gone. I decided to instigate a war with Uesugi then on weighing up the odds of winning the invasion of Musashi decided to withdraw. A river battle against all of his YA and SA would be a huge waste. It is preferable that Lord Uesugi throw his men at the Hojo defences first, or weakens the Musashi garrison by invading neighbouring ronin lands. Musashi is an important acquisition before the push for Shinano can occur.
The alliance with the Oda clan persists for now, though Lord Hojo won't be redeploying the 780 man Mikawa garrison any time soon.
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