Yee-Yee-Oh!: Mori (Legendary, Domination)

[Maltz]

Takamoto: "Father, help! Amako's Yari Ashigaru has charged downhill toward me!"



Motonari: "Good! Don't be afraid. They are infantry; you are cavalry. They are much slower than you. Maintain a steady lead to give them some hope of catching up, and lure them back here. I will take care of the rest."
Takamoto: "Sounds so easy..."

[Maltz]

Takamoto: "Buhahaha, the Amako Yari Ashigaru ran into our trap! They are dead ducks!"



Motonari: "Good job. But we could have done better. Our trap did not spring perfectly - one side of the trap got in contact with the enemy before the others. We have to practice timing to obtain maximum morale shock in the shortest time. Now go get another group to follow you!"
Takamoto: "Yes, father!"

[Maltz]

Takamoto: "A second unit of Yari Ashigaru walked into our trap! See ya!"



Motonari: "Our timing has improved - three units made contact within 2 seconds. But this one also has room for improvement. We should have at least one group approaching from their back, so they can't escape so quickly. Now we have to use cavalry to run down the fleeing men."
Takamoto: "I see..."
Motonari: "What are you waiting for? Go running down the fleeing men!"
Takamoto: "Yes, father!"

[Maltz]

Takamoto: "Father, the Amako Yari Cavalry is charging toward you!"



Motonari: "Hm, you were on their east, but they charged south. This is unexpected... There is no time to lay a trap. So we will use our best spear units to take the charge while the Ashigarus provide supports from the flanks!"

Takamoto: "No cavalry beats Yari Samurai!"

Note: The Amako Yari Cavalry started fleeing before our two Ashigaru units made contact. But we also lost about 20 Yari Samurai from the initial charge.

[Maltz]

Takamoto: "Amako only has their Bow Ashigaru and Yari Samurai in the forest. Is it time to signal full assault?"
Motonari: "Try lure the archer out, too. It just takes a little more patience. Here is the tip: [B]Walk 10 steps, wait until they stop to pull the bow. Walk again."

Takamoto: "The Amako Bow Ashigaru is out of the forest!"
Motonari: "Not far enough - we need some time to destroy them before their Yari Samurai arrives."



Motonari: "Bow Ashigaru grab their attention, bodyguards, charge with me!"
Takamoto: "Taste this!"

[Maltz]

Takamoto: "The Bow Ashigaru is gone! Their Yari Samurai captain marched downhill!"



Motonari: "Even if they are samurai, seeing all his other men defeated, their minds are already shaken. Give them some arrows and they will start fleeing."

[Maltz]

Takamoto: "Yes, we won!"
Motonari: "Under 10% casualty, not bad. What did you learn from the battle, my son?"
Takamoto: "Hm, I learned that any foe can be divided and conquered!"
Motonari: "Very true. There is one exception though. If you bring too many ranged units, the enemy will directly come to you. Then there is no time to divide them."



Takakage: "Father, brother's victory is great. But the enemies are so stupid and predictable... it is almost an insult to our intelligence."
Motonari: "That's also unfortunately true. Once we understand their pattern, they are just 3-year old children, waiting to be spanked to cry and kicked to fly."
Motoharu: "Is that what you did to us, father?"

[Maltz]

Takamoto: "Father, there are some Amako army leftover from our battle."
Motonari: "Indeed. Let's give chase. You come with me. We don't need anybody else to win."
Takamoto: "Why?"
Motonari: "We need to conserve energy for our infantry. Our goal is to reach the castle this season!"



Takamoto: "NO! I lost 2 bodyguards!"
Motonari: "Don't be afraid of minor loss! You will get them back quickly."
Takamato: "They are people, too!"
Motonari: "Just treat them like a number!"

[Maltz]

Takamoto: "Oh yes! I have become a 2-star general. Does that make me famous?"
Motonari: "Not yet. We need to have a lot more battles. Now to the castle!"
Takamoto: "Wait... what retainer should I pick? How about this sword?"
Motonari: "What the... the Sword of Amaterasu the Okami? Lucky bastard... Well, I got something nice, too: +1 honor and +1 field attack."

Note: Auto-resolved the second battle to accelerate the interview process.



Takamoto: "Yes! We reached the castle!"
Motonari: "In fact, I reached the castle, you and the infantry ran out of steam. But you are still close enough to join the siege as reinforcement."
Takamoto: "We assault right away?"
Motonari: "Why not, do you want to wait for Amako's reinforcement to arrive and wipe us out?"
Takamoto: "No!"

Note: After leveling up the generals to lv 2 (2 points go to strategist), combined Mori Takamoto with the infantry and ordered them to march toward the castle.

[Maltz]

Takamoto: "Let's attack!"
Motonari: "Oh wait, I forgot something important. We have to sign trade agreements before we expand."
Takamoto: "Before or after we expand, does that make a difference?"
Motonari: "A small difference. Trade partners are naturally jealous. They don't like us to make more money than them out of it. So the smaller and less resourceful we are, the better the deal."
Takamoto: "I see..."
Motonari: "But when we grow extremely powerful later, the fact that we have the resources they want may give us a better deal.



Takamoto: "Kikkawa is willing to pay us to trade!"
Motonari: "We need a lot of money at the beginning to boost our army. Let's sell military access to them, starting with 5 seasons."
Takamoto: "Wouldn't that be risky?
Motonari: "The Daimyos magazine gives Kikkawa a Weak military power ranking. As long as we stay ahead of them, they should not get the wrong ideas. Besides, now they have their miliary access to us, if they attack, they are going to be looked down by all other clans. The military access actually functions like an implicit peace pact. Besides, when they buy our military access, they will have no money left to hire more army! So they will stay weak and fall behind us."
Takamoto: "I see!"