A Leader, a Father [Closed]
Apr 5, 2014 15:13:05 GMT -7
Post by Amakusa Takehiro on Apr 5, 2014 15:13:05 GMT -7
[OoC: As it says. Closed. If someone feels like they have a good enough reason to hop in, PM me, though I don't entirely see why anyone would.]
At his headquarters in Totomi, Takehiro sat at a large table surrounded by his most trusted advisers and generals. On the table was a map of the country, with Amakusa forces and hostile forces emphasized. Takehiro looked down upon the map with interest as his advisers and generals spoke on their ideas of how the Amakusa forces should proceed. The Daimyo himself stayed quiet for the most part, as did his right-hand, Toshi.
"We just can't spare the resources to mount a full-scale war on the Kitabatake, all while defending our borders against the Tokugawa, the Imagawa, and the Takeda!"
"The Tokugawa and the Imagawa are frightened by our Lord's might. Our only threats are the Takeda and the Kitabatake."
"Even then, we'd be splitting our forces in half. He've already put ourselves in a strange formation, with a good deal of men in Shima, across the sea."
"This placement helps the Lord's northern expansion, you dolt!"
"We have Morei assistance across the sea, which means maintaining Shima and taking Ise will be relatively easy. We won't need to focus on those for now."
"Agreed. Our focus should be on the Takeda, for what they've done to our people."
"Do we truly have the numbers to take on the Takeda?"
"Our Lords alone could take on the majority of their generals. We'd just need to lure them into attacking Totomi a second time, and prepare a trap."
"That could work, we could prepare siege weapons -"
"No. We leave the Takeda be, for now." Takehiro finally spoke up, and his generals were quite surprised by his intrusion into the conversation. Given his actions in Shinano, the men had assumed Takehiro sought to destroy the Takeda in one fell swoop. Though, it seemed his intentions were elsewhere.
"But, my Lord -"
"We can use the position the Takeda have put themselves in to our advantage. They are surrounded by enemies, in us, the Miki, and the Uesugi. All it would take to crush them is to wait for the next Uesugi assault on their territory. I am certain the Miki would take advantage of such a situation, as would we. But we would do so much later." Now he seemed to have gotten the attention of his advisers. "We are looking to expand north regardless of Takeda actions. This just gives us a leg-up, as far as diplomacy. We can take part of Shinano under the reason of transporting our troops for the means of taking Hida. We do that, we are likely to have Takeda support, and we will have gained an entire new fief from allies of obligation. That gives us two fiefs on either side of Shinano, meaning an assault from them on our territory would not be a clever idea.
"This also improves our chances of Uesugi diplomacy, and puts us right against heavily contested territory. We can use the chaos in Western-Etchu to take advantage once the forces within have exhausted their troops, and seize it for our own. Noto would be directly to the north, and after a short campaign, we would be able to fully campaign it. This would have our territory acting as a border in the country, splitting it into East and West. Our Western expansion would then be able to proceed smoothly, should all of this work out."
It was a daring plan, one that hinged solely on Takeda cooperation. Though, they put themselves in a difficult enough situation that Takehiro did not foresee them neglecting to provide reinforcements. After all, they were the ones who had to directly worry about a Miki threat, not the Amakusa. As for the grand scheme of things, Takehiro's idea was sound. It would require tremendous amounts of work, but it would establish their forces as among the greatest in the country. There was no reason not to capitalize on this opportunity.
"But, my Lord, don't you feel as though you are putting too much to chance?"
"I am putting the fate of our forces into the skill of our officers. It is not chance."
The men quieted down, and looked to each other. It sounded as though it could work, and even though they wanted to, the men could find no issues with the plan. It would exhaust a good deal of resources, however, though the gaining of new fiefs would replenish these resources in almost no time at all. It was very apparent Takehiro had considered all of his options, and this was the best of them.
The Daimyo's eyes fell to those of his officers, and he waited for a single one to voice opposition to the idea. None did, and a smile crossed the Daimyo's lips. He shared a glance with Toshi, who also seemed pleased.
"Have faith in our Lord. He speaks from experience, and you've all seen the strength he possesses. If anyone is capable of making a plan like this go through, it's him."
"That will be all for now, if no one has anything to add. You may go about your business. Insure that your troops are ready for battle. We will be sending reinforcements to Shima, as well as prepping a unit to head into Hida. Dismissed."
At his headquarters in Totomi, Takehiro sat at a large table surrounded by his most trusted advisers and generals. On the table was a map of the country, with Amakusa forces and hostile forces emphasized. Takehiro looked down upon the map with interest as his advisers and generals spoke on their ideas of how the Amakusa forces should proceed. The Daimyo himself stayed quiet for the most part, as did his right-hand, Toshi.
"We just can't spare the resources to mount a full-scale war on the Kitabatake, all while defending our borders against the Tokugawa, the Imagawa, and the Takeda!"
"The Tokugawa and the Imagawa are frightened by our Lord's might. Our only threats are the Takeda and the Kitabatake."
"Even then, we'd be splitting our forces in half. He've already put ourselves in a strange formation, with a good deal of men in Shima, across the sea."
"This placement helps the Lord's northern expansion, you dolt!"
"We have Morei assistance across the sea, which means maintaining Shima and taking Ise will be relatively easy. We won't need to focus on those for now."
"Agreed. Our focus should be on the Takeda, for what they've done to our people."
"Do we truly have the numbers to take on the Takeda?"
"Our Lords alone could take on the majority of their generals. We'd just need to lure them into attacking Totomi a second time, and prepare a trap."
"That could work, we could prepare siege weapons -"
"No. We leave the Takeda be, for now." Takehiro finally spoke up, and his generals were quite surprised by his intrusion into the conversation. Given his actions in Shinano, the men had assumed Takehiro sought to destroy the Takeda in one fell swoop. Though, it seemed his intentions were elsewhere.
"But, my Lord -"
"We can use the position the Takeda have put themselves in to our advantage. They are surrounded by enemies, in us, the Miki, and the Uesugi. All it would take to crush them is to wait for the next Uesugi assault on their territory. I am certain the Miki would take advantage of such a situation, as would we. But we would do so much later." Now he seemed to have gotten the attention of his advisers. "We are looking to expand north regardless of Takeda actions. This just gives us a leg-up, as far as diplomacy. We can take part of Shinano under the reason of transporting our troops for the means of taking Hida. We do that, we are likely to have Takeda support, and we will have gained an entire new fief from allies of obligation. That gives us two fiefs on either side of Shinano, meaning an assault from them on our territory would not be a clever idea.
"This also improves our chances of Uesugi diplomacy, and puts us right against heavily contested territory. We can use the chaos in Western-Etchu to take advantage once the forces within have exhausted their troops, and seize it for our own. Noto would be directly to the north, and after a short campaign, we would be able to fully campaign it. This would have our territory acting as a border in the country, splitting it into East and West. Our Western expansion would then be able to proceed smoothly, should all of this work out."
It was a daring plan, one that hinged solely on Takeda cooperation. Though, they put themselves in a difficult enough situation that Takehiro did not foresee them neglecting to provide reinforcements. After all, they were the ones who had to directly worry about a Miki threat, not the Amakusa. As for the grand scheme of things, Takehiro's idea was sound. It would require tremendous amounts of work, but it would establish their forces as among the greatest in the country. There was no reason not to capitalize on this opportunity.
"But, my Lord, don't you feel as though you are putting too much to chance?"
"I am putting the fate of our forces into the skill of our officers. It is not chance."
The men quieted down, and looked to each other. It sounded as though it could work, and even though they wanted to, the men could find no issues with the plan. It would exhaust a good deal of resources, however, though the gaining of new fiefs would replenish these resources in almost no time at all. It was very apparent Takehiro had considered all of his options, and this was the best of them.
The Daimyo's eyes fell to those of his officers, and he waited for a single one to voice opposition to the idea. None did, and a smile crossed the Daimyo's lips. He shared a glance with Toshi, who also seemed pleased.
"Have faith in our Lord. He speaks from experience, and you've all seen the strength he possesses. If anyone is capable of making a plan like this go through, it's him."
"That will be all for now, if no one has anything to add. You may go about your business. Insure that your troops are ready for battle. We will be sending reinforcements to Shima, as well as prepping a unit to head into Hida. Dismissed."
