Takeshi's Campaign to save his castle!

[Lord-Fisher]

Ok, I just created a new avatar and I thought it might be cool to makes some battle reports, showing the progress of the soon-to-be mighty leader. (Fisher is the clan, Takeshi is the Daimyo)

NOTE: Takeshi only battles to protect his castle from a threatening rival clan's force. He is never the aggressor.

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So, here goes:

First match.

Level 1 vs level 1. I will name the enemies forces the Hulk forces, because of their garish green colour scheme.

Fisher and Hulk forces enter the battlefield.

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Takeshi sends his Bow and Yari Ashigaru up the hill to set up in the woods. He sends his 3 yari cavalry left to capture the shrine and secure flank.

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Hulk cavalry begin flanking maneuver, but are quickly seen off by a feign counter-charge from Yari cavalry.

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Archers on both sides engage. Both have good cover (Fisher's covered by trees, Hulk's by hill), and take small losses.

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Takeshi spots gap and charges Fisher cavalry towards Hulk archers.

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Hulk cavalry charges up hill towards Fisher archers. Fisher cavalry maneuvers to head them off. Hulk cavalry retreats behind their archers.

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Takeshi sends cavalry into Hulk archers.

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Hulk Yari Ashigaru reinforces and cavalry retreats. Some are surrounded and die in the process.

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Cavalry retreats to main force, hoping to lead perusing Hulk cavalry into spear wall. Fisher archers wait anxiously for a clear shot.

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Cavalry runs through Yari Ashigaru and spear wall goes up. Archers did not manage to get behind them in time and are butchered.

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Hulk cavalry retreats to main force to begin assault on left flank.

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Fisher cavalry rushes to plug the gap.

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Hulk attack in force against waiting Fisher cavalry. The cavalry will be outmatched without reinforcement.

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Both sides send cavalry reinforcement.

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Fisher cavalry lands devastating charge on Hulk flank. Meanwhile, Takeshi sends Fisher Yari Ashigaru as a reserve. Neither side is sure which way the battle will go.

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Takeshi sends down reserves while bringing up a second Yari Ashigaru as a second reserve. Heavy fighting ensues.

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A second Fisher cavalry charge is ineffective. Takeshi is losing the battle.

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Both sides are so focused on battle that reinforcing units run paralleled to each other.

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Takeshi sends in second wave of reserves, to free up time for the cavalry to retreat and regroup, but does not realize a Hulk Loan Sword Ashigaru is charging them from behind.

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It buys time for the cavalry to retreat, but the Yari Ashigaru are slaughtered.

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The battle here is lost, and Takeshi brings his remaining battered units together at the top of the hill for a final stand. The enemy has over double the amount of forces he has. Hulk forces charge up the hill.

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Takeshi knows the only way he could win now is by causing a chain reaction mass route.

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He uses his only remaining infantry unit to block the horde. Meanwhile, his depleted archer units fire over the top of the unit, into the crowd.

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The Ashigaru fight bravely, but he knows they cannot hold out for long. They soon begin to take heavy losses.

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Takeshi sends his remaining Yari cavalry to flank left, and land a devastating charge on the Hulk forces. The strike is so deadly it carves a path through the masses.

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Some stragglers begin to route. The Fisher Yari Ashigaru, spurred on by their retreat and Takeshi's rallying call, advance on the trapped Hulk forces.

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Takeshi knows this is the time to completely break the enemy. He and his bodyguard charge the Hulk right flank, carving a path so deep that the Fisher cavalry attacking from the left meets them in the middle. The Hulk forces now face attacks on 3 flanks.

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The enemy Hulk forces are shattered, and can only flea the terrible onslaught.

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The battle is won. A heroic and costly victory for Takeshi, and, at least for now, his castle is safe.

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"Join us next time on Takeshi's castle whe-" Just kidding

I welcome enthusiastically any criticism, so that I might better these if anyone is actually interested in seeing the series progress

[=Vastator=]

Nice AAr, + rep. Hulk forces, painted with an highlighter.

[Lord-Fisher]

Nice AAr, + rep. Hulk forces, painted with an highlighter.

Thank you haha, yeah, I do wonder why anybody would think a colour scheme like that looks good

[Lord-Fisher]

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The battle of the Iwaki foothills. Nielslarzen vs Takeshi, level 2 vs level 2.

Daymio Takeshi dons his ceremonial blood red armour in preparation for the battle ahead. A skilled adversary, general Nielslarzen is revered for his skill in hand-to-hand combat and command during the heat of battle. After massacring the Kakishi clan, ally of the Fisher clan, Nielslarzen brings his army to the Iwaki foothills, sabotaging Fisher clan rice fields and provoking Takeshi into action.

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Takeshi's army consists of mainly peasants, after his previous army was all but destroyed by the Hulk menace. However, he managed to persuade his brother to provide three units of elite Yari Cavalry, which Takeshi, a skilled cavalry commander, knows may tip the scales in his favour. He sets up his force on a ridge, and sends down a unit of archers to capture a morale shrine.

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Nielslarzen's army consists of shock troops (experienced and deadly katana samurai) and two Yari Ashigaru.

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Takeshi waits patiently. He has concealed one unit of Yari cavalry in a small forest in front and to the left of his main force. His other two are concealed in the woods behind his forces. His aim is to trap the enemy infantry into a deadly bottleneck.

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Nielslarzen's army has moved up and he now surveys his adversary.

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The stand-off is broken when Nielslarzen sends a unit of No-dachi samurai down to contest the shrine.

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He comes as well, and quickly dismounts (he knows his skill in combat is only as good as his grip on the ground). A volley from the Fisher archers quickly disperses his horses, and he now has no escape.

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In a bold move, Nielslarzen sends his entire army down into the valley. Takeshi sends his Yari Ashigaru down to provoke a charge and hold the infantry. The trap is set.

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The Nielslarzen forces take the bait, and advance upon the waiting Fisher infantry. A deadly clash of spears ensues, while Nielslarzen sends three units of Katana samurai to aid the peasants.

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One of the concealed Yari Cavalry units which was concealed behind Takeshi's main force springs into action, climbs over the crest of the hill and speeds down into the valley.

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As the cavalry flanks left, Takeshi sends his other two Yari Ashigaru units to block Neilslarzen's advance on the right side.

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The flanking cavalry on the left tries to draw away some of the Nielslarzen forces to make a softer target for the concealed Yari Cavalry.

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While some units pull away for a little while, they soon rejoin the fight, which is becoming bloodier by the second.

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Meanwhile on the right side, the nervous Ashigaru brace for an incoming No-dachi attack.

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Takeshi realises he is running out of time, and orders the flanking cavalry into the back of the fight. Hopefully, this will soften up the forces enough to allow for a second deadly cavalry charge.

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Meanwhile on the right flank, the Yari Ashigaru are taking losses fast. They are no match for the long piercing swords and their skilled groin shots. Takeshi knows that if he can't win the battle on the left quickly, he will lose the battle.

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He springs the waiting Yari cavalry, who charge out of the darkness and into the softened enemy's backs.

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The charge is a success, and the remaining Nielslarzen infantry are forced into a tight blob, stuck between cavalry and a wall of spears. The fight for the left flank is all but done.

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Takeshi springs his last concealed cavalry, who sprint to aid the brave Ashigaru on the right.

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Nielslarzen's army on the left is broken and close to routing.

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Meanwhile, the flanking cavalry on the right spots a tightly packed Ashigaru unit and heads in for the kill. The unit is taken out of the equation almost instantly.

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Nielslarzen and his deadly bodyguard now join the fight against the wavering Ashigaru units.

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Takeshi has won the left flank. He sends his remaining infantry to reinforce the Ashigaru, and sends the cavalry round the back of the shrine for a flanking charge.

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The Ashigaru is dying fast at the hands of the elite warriors.

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The infantry reinforcement is a welcome sight for the bloodied Ashigaru, but the Nielslarzen forces fight on, cutting down the Fisher infantry one by one.

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A cavalry strike from behind sends Nielslarzen forces flying.

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In the confusion, a unit of Nielslarzen katana samurai breaks, and fleas from the cavalry right into the waiting Fisher infantry. They are slaughtered.

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The general and his bodyguard however, fight to the death.

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The battle is won, and the bodyguard, whose brave fighting has created a small clearing in the mass of soldiers, are quickly surrounded and butchered.

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A decisive victory for Takeshi, who is now proving himself to be a skilled and deadly cavalry commander.

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