Okehazama: Armory

[Oda Nobunaga]

[OoC: Post order is as follows:

1) Oda Nobunaga
2) Tokugawa Iemasa
3) Constantine Lawrence
4) Chosokabe Nanami
5) Yamabara Shou
6) Sanada Yukimura
7) Morei Hideyasu
8) Morei Haji
9) Shinomori Katsumi
10) Miyamoto Kenji
11) Yuy Masahiro
12) Morei Hidenori
13) Mikhael
14) Etincelle Noel
15) Katsurayama Haruyuki]

Katsuie would lead the charge on the armory, his men all at his side. By the time the Imagawa forces spotted the Oda and their relief forces, they were already only meters away. Katsuie's small unit wiped out a good sixty-or-so men before charging into the armory, aiming to take it himself while the relief forces took out the men on the outside!

The Date and Uesugi would catch the enemy forces only as Katsuie's unit poured into the armory! Very few soldiers were ready for the attack, and despite the Oda army's much smaller numbers, it seemed they had the advantage due to their surprise!

"Leave no enemy standing! The armory will be ours! For Lord Nobunaga!"

Oda Army Objective: Capture the armory. Contain the conflict.

Imagawa Army Objective: Repel the invading force. Inform Lord Yoshimoto of the attack.

Imagawa Forces Present: 2400 - Drunk and in disarray
Date Reinforcements: 30
Uesugi Reinforcements: 30
Total Imagawa Troops: 2460 Normal Troops

Oda Forces Present: 30
Takeda Reinforcements: 30
Chosokabe Reinforcements: 30
Hojo Reinforcements: 30
Total Oda Troops: 120 Exceptional Troops/Commanders

[Tokugawa Iemasa]

Approaching the battlefield, Iemasa would begin picking off soldiers one-by-one. Locking onto each with his visor, he would fire a round for their heads. After he would kill one, he would aim for another, and continue this while keeping a safe distance from the main conflict. He figured it was safe to let Katsuie take care of the up-close fighting right now.

[Constantine Lawrence]

When Constantine arrived at the scene, he was appalled at what he saw. The enemy soldiers were in complete disarray, and they seem to be very drunk from their former and assumed future victories. This seemed to be a very perfect time for them to attack.

With a grunt, he charged towards a lone man in the enemy side, using the flute to parry what would have been the attacks of the enemy, and his katana to deal the final blow on the neck, to end the battle quickly, and then moving on to the next lone soldier to do the same thing. This should be done quickly, lest the soldiers became sober due to the call of duty.

[Chosokabe Nanami]

~* Nanami bit her lip as she charged alongside everyone else, aiming her cannons and firing at various groups of enemies and any sentries in the area. She would try her best to keep her distance, trying to clear the way for the melee fighters to break through.

[Yamabara Shou]

As the cry went up for the attack, Koboyashi and Shou would charge. Koboyashi's unit not far behind them. As the got close, Shou would flick daggers into each hand, clicking the medallions on them between his fingers until they clicked. With a mighty swing of each arm Shou threw the daggers in skyward arc, over the first of the enemy. Orbs of dark shadow would pop up behind the first few groups of soldiers. It wouldn't last long but long enough to keep them cut off.

As Shou drawing his sword would alongside Koboyashi, ride straight into a group. Both hacking down at those the passed, and trampling any that didn't get out of the way under there horses. The men of Koboyashi unit would follow behind, with spears. Attacking and mopping up those that had managed to avoid the two man charge. The drunken state of these men meant they went down before they even knew what hit them.  

(OOC: Activating Flying Talon Throwing daggers. Shadow created lasts until end of my next post.)

[Sanada Yukimura]

Racing towards the Imagawa forces on his demon chariot, with his spear in hand, Yukimura would halt a good distance away from them before pointing his free hand at a group of soldiers and fire a rapid barrage of fire blasts at them, aiming to burn as many as he could to ashes. He was going to concentrate his aim on the soldiers that were NOT in front of the armory, to avoid potentially hitting the building and blowing it to smithereens.

[Morei Hideyasu]

- Hideyasu approached the armory alongside everyone else, scoffing at what he saw before him. The Imagawa in disarray, drunk, and completely unprepared for their assault. It would be a slaughter.

"Let's get this over with..."

- He would quickly blend into the shadows, charging towards the enemy soldiers, slashing at as many as he could, trying to clear a path into the Armory.

[Morei Haji]

Riding atop my demon chariot, I would charge a lot of energy into my hands, flinging it out towards groups of enemies. The light would swell up, dragging the soldiers in before exploding. I made sure not to hit anything vital on the Armory, but made sure all of my strikes would strike an enemy soldier. While the element of surprise was still fresh, I wanted to take out as many as I could.

[Shinomori Katsumi]

Katsumi rode in with Haji on his chariot. The men on the opposing side were drunk and unprepared, and the serious woman muttered, "Fools..."

As they charged their enemies, the archer inhaled deeply and aimed gusts of wind at some of the enemies, creating sickles to slice and dice at them. She would then fire repeatedly at any enemy she could get a clear shot of, hoping to take out as many as possible. Not for Lord Oda, but for the money. Not that she would say that right to the guy's face.

[Miyamoto Kenji]

Kenji made it a point not to look down on anyone, even if they were the lowest of the low. He might compare his actions with another and find that his made more sense or seemed more moral, but he tried never to hold himself above his fellow man. However, he found that looking at the gathered collective of Imagawa soldiers, drunk both literally and metaphorically off of their numerical superiority, repulsed him. The merc disliked the idea that he had to fight these men, because it felt like a gimme instead of a real battle.

Still, they were the enemy, and a less than appealing one to boot, so Kenji put aside his feelings and steeled himself for a long battle, adrenaline already beginning to flow through his veins as he charged alongside various factions' soldiers into the armory, Yawarakai-Te and masterwork katana both drawn and singing in practiced unison as he tore into the Imagawa ranks. He prioritized offense, cutting down the sloshed troops, but made sure to watch himself and defend against any attacks he might not have otherwise seen coming, countering those he could.

[Yuy Masahiro™]

"Stay back if you don't want to be injured."

I charged into the fray atop my horse after shouting to my fellow comrades. My fighting style wasn't suited for riding, so I had to switch things up a little bit. I pulled my sword from it's katana and switched to a whip. Using just the bladed whip, I lashed out at any and all opponents around me, hoping to slice them in half with my blade-whip. I was careful not to get too close to my comrades. 

Delving deeper into the enemy ranks, I pulled my whip blade back into a katana form. Sliding it down, I attempted to slash the enemy soldiers as I road past them. Turning around, I would attempt to sweep any of the ones I had forgotten or missed.

[Morei Hidenori]

"Huh..? What the hell?!"

Hidenori would jump up, startled, as an entire enemy force just appeared out of nowhere! With the Imagawa being drunk and in a disarray, it was up to the Uesugi's and Date's small forces to deal with this.

"Damn it... we only came here for peace talks... Noel! We have more important things to deal with right now!"

Hidenori drew his zanbato, dashing forward and swinging it in a wide arc at any approaching Oda soldiers. The Oda... those bastards... Hidenori hated them, but now wasn't the time to let revenge get the best of him. They were heavily outnumbered, and the surprise attack hurt them further.

"Mikhael! What do you think we should do?!" He would call back, parrying whatever blows came his way before swinging his zanbato again.

[Mikhael]

"Lord Hidenori," Mikhael began plainly, taking an Imagawa soldier by the throat. He targeted the man riding by on his horse (Masahiro), and threw the Imagawa soldier at him as he was close by, looking to get him off his horse. If successful, he would stomp on the man's wrist and throat.

"This battle is not ours. We come here with peace for the Imagawa the same day the Oda come to save their land. Surely, even with their size, the Imagawa's drunken state shall work against them." He sighed, shaking his head, ready to parry any blow that came within 10 feet of himself, and lay his life on the line for Lord Hidenori. "There is no fleeing this battle. We must take a side."

[Etincelle Noel]

"/Fuck/... I hear you Hidenori. I got your back."

I charged in behind Hidenori, drawing my massive sword. The one that I fight with, not the one in my pants, people. I slammed the hilt into one man's throat before doing a wide slashing arc on the people that tried to surround us. I grimaced. Hopefully the guys at the supply depot weren't having this hard of a time. On the one hand I was glad we split up so that I could help Hidenori out, but on the other hand, I felt like an idiot because my own troops were screwed.

"It looks like we've already picked a side, er.. Massive Blonde Dude that looks like Thor!"

[Katsurayama Haruyuki]

Haruyuki was startled when he saw the rampaging Oda army cut through the guard corps of the Imagawa, and were making their way into the armory. He knew that the current army of the Imagawa stationed in the armory were too drunk to react with what was happening, and they would be defeated if they don't have help coming to them. He had to go back to Lord Yoshimoto and report what's happening, and he should stay alive so that he could report to Lord Masamune about the activities of Noel.

He took notice from where the Oda army was attacking, and moved from his place near the left wall of the armory to where the Oda would not notice him behind the armory. He would then run some yards away from the armory in the exact same direction from where the enemy was charging, until he had reached some bush also hidden from the armory building. He would then crawl beneath the bushes and grass until the armory was not in view, and then run towards Lord Yoshimoto's camp.

[Oda Nobunaga]

The Oda attack force had an incredible advantage, slaying hundreds of Imagawa soldiers in a matter of moments! Shou assisted with his shadow daggers, preventing the enemy from properly seeing anything they were doing, and Katsuie was slaying all who held the armory in very little time at all! This was going incredibly smoothly!

The Uesugi-Date reinforcements got very little done, though Mikhael was able to knock Masahiro off his horse. They had to decide if it was worth it to fight alongside the Imagawa, though, as - despite numbers - this battle looked like one they were highly likely to lose!

Haruyuki would find that the only way he would be hidden, is if he left the battlefield! The three points the Oda were attacking formed a triangle which made up the border of the camp, and the Armory was on one! If he intended to get around to Yoshimoto this way, it was likely the Oda forces would have already taken the armory before he could prove to get anywhere!

Imagawa troops started retreating toward the main camp in great numbers! Stop the runners before they alert the main force!

Imagawa Troops: 2460 Total
800 Dead

Oda Troops: 120 Total
0 Dead

[Tokugawa Iemasa]

Iemasa would opt to take out as many of the runners as he could, seeing that he was more suited to do so than most of the people here, including Mr. Fireballs-in-a-storm. His eyes would isolate each target before he picked them off, and they would never leave the area of the main camp. If he missed any stragglers, his eyes would locate them.

In the event Katsuie needed his help, Iemasa would focus his attention on the armory like more people should have been, but for now the runners would be his prey.

[Constantine Lawrence]

Seeing that the others were successful against the soldiers of the Imagawa, Constantine thought it was time to move the contents of the armory to the Chosokabe quarters Oda camp. Of course, seeing he was not as armed and armored as the others, he would get something there to protect himself while doing so.

He then would walk towards the armory, while keeping himself away from larger groups of Imagawa soldiers and slaying every lone soldier on his way. If those soldiers manage to escape before he does it in time, they would be fucked, so he had to decimate their armory as much as possible, so that they would suffer from lack of arms in the long run.

[Chosokabe Nanami]

"I gotcho back, buddy!"

~ Nanami would go up besides Constantine,  watching his back as he began to move the armory's contents away, aiming her cannons at any approaching Imagawa soldiers, firing at them. She noticed a burly man (Mikhael) trying to stomp down on one of her allies, and she would aim her cannon at him, firing with the intent to level the man where he stood.

[Yamabara Shou]

Shou was impressed how smoothly things were going. The Imagawa obviously had been over confident in there numbers to let the men drink themselves to uselessness. Even so Shou notice those attempting to flee, that could not be allowed. "Koboyashi keep attacking." Shou would say, it sounded like a order but it was just to let the man know that Shou was breaking off. Rearing his horse up and turning he charge after those trying to get away. Throwing his sword, in large circular arc, so that it hit as many men as it could before being caught once more and thrown again in the same manner. He wouldn't let them get away to warn the main force. 

(OOC: Darkness drops.)

[Sanada Yukimura]

You would think Yukimura's fire Musou would be rendered useless, given that they were battling in the middle of a storm, and you'd be right... Except Yukimura had raised the temperature of his fire to such a high level that the rain would evaporate upon making contact, and his blasts of fire could reach the Imagawa soldiers unhindered. Nonetheless, he would take off on his demon chariot towards a group of Imagawa soldiers off to the side of the armory, and would swing his spear in a horizontal arc, aiming to slash at many of the soldiers as he possibly could, and the ones he didn't take down, would most certainly be run down by his demon chariot.

[Morei Hideyasu]

- Hideyasu was reminded of his days fighting with Takehiro in the Hojo. This massacre was very akin to that of the Yoritomo clan, and thus he wasn't surprised that this sneak attack had yielded such success. Blending into the shadows, Hideyasu and his unit would slash at any unsuspecting Imagawa troops, making sure to stay out of their allies' area of attack.

[Morei Haji]

Noticing their overall success, I was both filled with joy and a tinge of regret at the fact that we had taken so many lives. Noticing Masahiro was under attack, I quickly fired out a blast of light as swiftly as I could, producing his doppleganger. He would slash across the field, destroying any of the enemies in his path on the way to confront the Uesugi troop, hoping he would distract the large man from stopping on Masahiro's throat long enough for Masahiro to get away.

Meanwhile, if any Imagawa troops approached our chariot, spikes made of light energy would jut upwards and stab at them, while my light would shield us from any projectiles while allowing Katsumi's arrows to pass through while we rode through.

[Shinomori Katsumi]

Most of the enemies were being taken care of, and Katsumi turned her attention to the armory. There was a possibility that the enemy would try to destroy their own weapons so that they couldn't use them, and that just wouldn't do. Any enemies around that area would be shot at, Katsumi careful not to shoot her own comrades (her wind musou could held prevent that and her visor), and she would use gusts of wind to lift some men up in the air and fling them far away.

[Miyamoto Kenji]

The Imagawa soldiers were already beginning to flee, all but stumbling over eachother to get away. Kenji realized, very quickly, that if they managed to make it back to their lord, this battle could end much sooner and far differently than how Oda Nobunaga intended for it to. He determined that he had two options: give chase and cut down every soldier he came within striking distance of, or leave the bulk of the fleeing army to those with ranged weapons and mounts, and instead focus on taking the armory.

Realizing that he didn't wish to execute frightened men, even if they were this lax at their duty to begin with, and rationally concluding that the claiming of the armory would severely reduce the main Imagawa force's effectiveness, Kenji decided he would prioritize the objective given to this unit. Thus, he turned his attention purely on the armory, and while he would slay any fleeing troops who ran his way, his main goal would be cutting a path into the armory and laying claim to it.