A Shogun Puzzle with the Uesugi

[Togakure]

Ok here's the scenario: You are Uesugi Tomooki and it's the classic Sengoku Jidai campaign (1530 Sengoku Jidai, Warlord Edition, v1.02, Expert Difficulty, Unit Size 60, Morale On, Limited Ammo On, Restricted Camera On). You have set the following goals for yourself in the first stages of your bid to conquer Japan:

By the summer of 1534 (4 years, 16 turns; before you click to proceed on to Autumn 1534):

- Control all of your starting provinces except Hida (total control, not under siege)
- Conquer all of the original Hojo lands and eliminate them
- Have at least a small castle in every province you control
- Maintain a garrison in every province you control, of at least one unit (60 men)
- Have at least one spy in every province
- Achieve Rank 4 with either Uesugi Tomooki or Uesgui Tomosada

For our entertainment and admiration, post the following information at scenario end (or just post whatever, but the following would be really cool):

- A screenshot of the area (see mine; host you can your pic at www.photobucket.com)
- Total troops, broken down by unit type (excluding Daimyo and his hatamoto)
- Total strategic agents (Emissaries, Shinobi, Ninja)
- Total infrastructure assets (castles and buildings, agricutural improvements, mines, ports)
- Your tax level and profits listed in your Finances display at scenario end (include the quality of the harvest - Poor, Average, Good, etc.), and the lowest level of loyalty in a province at this tax level, at scenario end

If you want you can just cut and paste my info below and edit as needed. Have fun!

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Here's how I did:

TOTAL TROOPS: 1990 (+10 hatamoto and 1 Daimyo; Grand Total: 2001)
- Samurai Archers: 910
- Yari Samurai: 631
- Yari Ashigaru: 449

STRATEGIC AGENTS
- Emissaries: 1
- Shinobi: 11

TOTAL ASSETS:
- Small Castles: 11
- Spear Dojos: 3
- Archery Dojos: 2
- Tranquil Gardens: 1
- Border Watchtowers: 1
- Tea Houses: 1
- Improved Farmland 20%: 1
- Mines: 1

Tax level: Punitive
Profits Last Season: 3320 koku, Average Harvest
Lowest Loyalty Level for a Province: 125%

[Drisos]

Seems pretty hard to me!

***extually, i mean i feel pretty worthless, i played only one expert campaign yet and don't think i would solve it! ***

Once that **** computer of mine starts acting normal again i think i will give it a shot.

[Drisos]

Looked back in sword dojo and immediately found a great thread.

STW is working again and I think I am going to do this one.

[Sasaki Kojiro]

I'll give it a try. Did the first season.

Speed is imperitive and Hojo is the objective. However the Imagawa are always desirous of Shinano province. There fore I moved the army from Hida into Shinano along with Uesugi Tomosada. The army from Shinano invaded Kozuke leaving, Uesugi Tomooki invaded Shimotsuke and there were Ashigaru garrisons left in Sado and Echigo. Small castles are being built in Echigo and Dewa, and two Samurai archers are being trained in Mutsu.

First battle. Defense of Shinano. 2 samurai archers and 1 Yari sam vs 3 samurai archers and 3 yari sam. Shouldn't be too hard and it wasn't except I bungled it a bit (rusty).

Starting Position. At the back so the enemy has to march. They take the long way over the hills and attack from my left. Funny because that's how I always attack it. They mess it up though and don't make a wide enough loop. Weather is light rain, bad for archers.




I let them march straight for my position and moved my archer taisho way off to left and shot from there. The archer on the hill in center got lots of kills, archer taisho only 10 or so. Wasted most of his arrows, but it had the desired effect, the enemy sent two ys after my taisho and I retreated him to the high ground. I charged the other archer unit into the rear of these 2 ys units. The 3rd ys unit ran after my archer unit and got hit in the flank by my ys unit. Even with the flank and the height advantage it is a close battle between the 2 units because of the +2 honor advantage. I sent the archer unit too late and my taisho is at 1/3 strength by the time he gets there, the ys rout quickly though.


I send my men over to chase off the archers, targetting the taisho. The archers are on skirmish and show no will to fight.



The enemy general flees.



Victory. Not a terrible result, but I lost far too many men in my taisho unit.



2nd battle. Boy did I mess this one up. Kozuke, 1 ys 1 sa vs 1ys 1sa. This shot shows my archers outshooting the enemies.



They lose the shootout and attack my position.



Meet there charge with my ys and flank with the archers. The archers don't engage until the fight is almost over, they just stand there and shuffle there feet despite repeated orders. Grrrr.



Ouch.



3rd battle. Daimyo, ys, sa vs ys and sa. Easy. Here I am marching out to the flank of my opponent.



I draw out their archers with my daimyo but don't get my archers into position in time to shoot. I was distracted by a fly buzzing around if you must know.



I lure out the ys next time. Don't even try to flank with archers after last battle. They don't engage from head on either. Daimyo routs general from behind.



Didn't kill as many as I wanted, the archer unit escaped mostly unscathed.



2 provinces out of 7 taken. Prospects are good so far, revolts are worrisome however.

[Togakure]

Mwuahahahaha ... now I have the secret weapon!!

*starts collecting flies for next MP battle with Sasaki ...*

[Drisos]

Good luck in that battle, toga!

Thanks for the reports Sasaki, I'll try to report on my attempt too.

Don't know if it'll work out, but if not, I'll just continue with the campaign and crush all enemies a little later.