Too Slow ?

[Diamondeye]

Well currently in my Hojo campaign.I tried my best to protect my back while I made short work off Ogigayatsu Uesugi, by forging alliance with Takeda. Shortly after Satake decided to declare war on me and just when i was about to destroy them.Uesugi who had grown pretty powerful by taking the Southern part of Mutsu and Dewa declared war on me, while Takeda backstabbed me by joining Uesugi, while they own Northern Shinano, Etchu. Noto, Hida and Kai. So now my alliance of my Clan, Imagawa,Satomi and Satake whom i had to make vassal are fighting alliance of Uesugi, Takeda,Kiso and Yamanouchi Uesugi. So to put it short Kanto is on fire right now and i cant gather enough forces against either Uesugi or Takeda to kick one of them out from the war.Im loving this game!

What I've tried to do is set a goal when starting the game, such as Shikoku with Chosokabe, Kikkawa+starting enemy as Mori and Kyushu as Shimazu, then I essentially rush to that goal with heroic ashigaru victories. After my goal has been reached, I slow down and spend time setting up my economy and properly training samurais. Once you have a sturdy foundation for your economy, it's much easier to expand in any direction you choose.

I think this is the right way to go; an early brawl and then consolidation.