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Against all odds, we have prevailed. The Imagawa army – despite all of its splendor, superior numbers, and better equipped-troops â€" has been utterly crushed by our superior strategy. Mikawa is defended by only a spent force less than a hundred and fifty men strong. We have the men, the opportunity, and the initiative. It’s time to retake what is ours.

Against a force ten times as strong as his, Imagawa Yoshimoto surrenders before we can even reach the walls and commits seppuku. We’ve won the final battle over Mikawa without losing a single man.

With this newest success under his belt, Nobuhide has reached three command stars. There aren’t a lot of options at this level that would really improve his skills in any meaningful way, so I put a point in cavalry commander (a prerequisite for several skills I want to obtain later) and another point in poetry, which will slightly increase the speed at which we master bushido arts.

Now that the Imagawa offensive has been broken, the most important thing to remember is to never lose our momentum. We’ve utterly destroyed nearly every Imagawa military unit, and it might be tempting to take the time now to properly fortify Mikawa and replenish our forces to prevent another disaster like our first conquest of the province. But this is legendary mode â€" the AI will almost always be able to outbuild us, and if we cede this opportunity to attack the Imagawa while they’re vulnerable, it won’t be long before they send another massive army to attack us. Allowing this to happen would be… unwise.

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