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

**Maltz** · 03-13-2012, 02:04

Motoharu: "Watch out! The Matsuda army is marching toward us!"
Norinobu: "Enemies in range. Fire at will!"
Takakage: "Outnumbered in spear 4 to 7, outnumbered in bows 2 to 9, outnumbered in cavalry 1 to 3... Their bravery, not their stupidity, is to be respected."

**Maltz** · 03-13-2012, 02:07

Motoharu: "Seeing all of their men routed, the Matsuda general charged into our spears to end the last battle of his life. His last sight was hundred of arrows coming at him."
Norinobu: "Eh... Are we not afraid to shoot our own men?"
Takakage: "Surprisingly, friendly fire is a rare occurance in this world. So empty your arrow bags!"

**Maltz** · 03-13-2012, 02:09

Norinobu: "Just 15 friendly fire casaulties... that's a relief."
Motoharu: "Yeah no problem. We nailed them in this ambush! Let's have a beer!"
Takakage: "No time to slow down - let's take Matsuda's provinces before they recover!"

**Maltz** · 03-13-2012, 02:11

Norinobu: "Wow look at that - our great victory was awarded a monument!"
Motoharu: "But why is it tens of kilometers away from us?"

**Maltz** · 03-13-2012, 02:13

Norinobu: "So again we split into three armies to maximize our experience, right?"
Takakage: "Exactly. And since there is a small army just outside Bingo, we will sabotage them so we can fight them separately, for another experience feast!"
Motoharu: "Hm... how do we learn anything from crushing these bugs?"
Norinobu: "We learned that they... can be crushed like bugs?"

**Maltz** · 03-13-2012, 02:17

Takamoto: "Father, great news! Younger brothers have destroyed Matsuda's main army in an ambush, and has seized Matsuda's two provinces!"
Motonari: "That's my great sons! Oh, of course, you are good, too."
Takamoto: "... please give me some battes to fight!"

Motonari: "Unfortunately, we have again run out of enemies. Maybe with the new monks we recruited, we could incite some rebellions and give you some rebels... Huh?"
Takamoto: "What's wrong?"
Motonari: "Our trade ships report that the Imagawa clan is sending a huge army on their fleet, and is sailing west."
maltz: "WTF, again?"
Takamoto: "Huh? Who is that?"
Motonari: "Some random retainer outside. Hm... why is Imagawa sending a huge army this way?"

**Maltz** · 03-13-2012, 14:56

Takamoto: "Father. The Imagawa might inavde us soon, what should we do?"
Motonari: "We have only two armies. If we pull one back, one of our fronts will be defenceless. Since our trade ships are filling up the foreign trade nodes quickly, it is a good time to explore new markets and start hiring the third army."

Takamoto: "How about the Ikko-Ikki? Although they are radical conservatives, we can still sell them goods, right?"
Motonari: "Yeah. They can burn all the Buddha literatures they want. They still pay for our silk and incense!"

**Maltz** · 03-13-2012, 15:01

Takamoto: "Father, Imagawa declared war on us! Their fleet is now just south of us! Although their army has not landed yet."
Motonari: "What a bunch of retards. What business do we have to do with them?... or right, we are their trade partners."
Takamoto: "Shall we ask for help from our allies?"
Motonari: "Normally this is not necessary, but Shoni happens to have a large fleet nearby. If we ask them to help, they might dispatch Imagawa for us. Saves work!"
Takamoto: "And they agreed!"

Note: Unfortunately, we have to also ask Yamana's help. as there is no such option to just ask Shoni. Besides, Shoni's huge fleet just sat there and did not bother with the Imagawa fleet. And who knows why the Imagawa AI decides to attack the human again. A bug in their naval attack script?

**Maltz** · 03-13-2012, 16:35

Motonari: "Takamoto, I have something to tell you."
Takamoto: "What is it father? That I have a rice grain on my face? I wiped it off already."
Motonari: "We Mori need a third army, so we can expand into Kyushu. It is time for you to be responsible for an army."
Takamoto: "Am... Am I good enough for this?"
Motonari: "Sure! Because I will be going, but you stay. Just... don't follow your instincts and think about how to exploit the enemy's weaknesses. If in doubt, remember three things."
Takamoto: "Which three things?"
Motonari: "First, the enemies follow basic instincts. Try to understand their thinking pattern, expect their next moves, and let them step into your trap."
Takamoto: "OK!"
Motonari: "Second, make good use of agents. I give you one ninja and one monk. Remember, they are always lucky when you lay a siege on some castle. And there are many other ways to make them lucky."
Takamoto: "Some kind of superstition?... OK!"
Motonari: "Third, If you cannnot win, flee! If you do not want to fight for whatever reason, flee!"
Takamoto: "That's... not exactly honorable. OK!"
Motonari: "Good luck, son! One day you will be the daimyo of Mori clan!"

Takamoto :"Wait... there are some nanban people asking us to trade... what shall we do?"
Motonari: "(distant shouting) we build the best navy of Nihon, so what is the use of Nanban? Tell them to go back to Europe!"

**Maltz** · 03-13-2012, 16:48

Motoharu: "Imagawa declared war, but showed no sign of landing. Where are they going?"
Takakage: "No idea... probably on our north shore?"
Motoharu: "We don't have time to waste an army to follow their stupid ship."
Takakage: "Exactly. Let's block their access with our own fleet! One Bow Kobaya is enough."

Motoharu: "Hm... I think their fleet is stronger than that."
Takakage: "Yes. Stronger, but slower. They will never catch up if we sail in circles."
Motoharu: "So why don't they just ignore us and sail over?"
Takakage: "Because we control the strait. They can't pass unless they attack us. Once they attack us, they can't get pass. It is a perfectly circular logical loop."
Motoharu: "Puhahahaha! I like you, Takakage. Now they are forced to land!"
Takakage: "I doubt they are so flexible. If their task is to "reach this point to land", they will simply find the next route for it..."

**Maltz** · 03-13-2012, 16:57

Messenger: "Mori Daimyo! I am the emissary from the Shoni clan. We are attacked by Sagara clan! We urgently request your assistance!"
Motonari: "Oh? Hm... Sagara is allied to Ito clan, but Ito is also your ally. Which side does Ito pick?"
Mssenger: "Ito stands with us!"
Motonari: "So Sagara is now against the rest of Kyushu 1 vs. 7? You can win even without my help."
Messenger: "You are... probably right. But please, Mori Daimyo, if you say no, my head will be chopped off!"
Motonari: "Hm... Too bad."
Messenger :"Please reconsider!"

Motonari: "Hm... there is one way..."
Messenger :"Please!"
Motonari: "Let's make a deal in secret, shall we?"
Messenger :"Yes!"
Motonari: "Just for your sake, I now agree to join the war on Shoni's side! I will immediately start preparing an army and march to Buzen. But you have to tell your daimyo that the Mori army is here to help. We have no ill meanings."
Messenger: "Of course! Thank you, Mori Daimyo! You saved my life!"
Motonari: "Now go back! And please come to see me when our army arrive later."
Messenger: "Certainly!"

This concludes chapter 4 of our story.