🧾 Play Log: Battle of Kawanakajima (1561) – Uesugi Kenshin Route

Player Name: your_name_here
Faction: Uesugi Clan (Uesugi Kenshin)
Troops: 18,000
Enemy: Takeda Clan (Takeda Shingen, 20,000 troops)
Scenario File: 1561_kawanakajima.md

🎮 Turn-by-Turn Log

🔰 Turn 1: Initial Formation – Kuruma-gakari Assault

✅ Selected: Launch all-out assault using Kuruma-gakari formation
Naoe Kagekatsu leads the center; Kakizaki and Amakasu rotate the flanks
Oni Kojima remains in reserve
Result: Takeda left flank destabilized, light casualties on both sides

⚔️ Turn 2: Breakthrough Begins

✅ Oni Kojima Yatarō ordered to charge the breach
He slams into Takeda frontlines, gaining ground
But: Yamamoto Kansuke appears from Saijo-yama with a hidden flanking force
Uesugi spearhead in danger of encirclement

🌀 Turn 3: Disruption Tactic

✅ Kakizaki Kageie flanks the descending Kansuke force
Intercepts ambush mid-move, preventing full encirclement
Heavy combat in the ravine; Kojima continues to hold
Kansuke is wounded in the fight

🗡️ Turn 4: Kenshin Charges Forward

✅ Kenshin rides into the breach personally
Clashes directly with Takeda Shingen in legendary duel
Shingen defends with iron war fan
The moment becomes eternalized in Sengoku legend

🎖️ Final Turn: Aftermath

Takeda forces withdraw under Shingen’s orders
Yamamoto Kansuke dies of wounds
Uesugi holds the field, though no territory changes
Morale of Uesugi troops soars; political prestige enhanced

🏆 Result Summary

Aspect	Outcome
Tactical Victory	✅ Field control achieved
Strategic Impact	🟨 Limited – no major territorial gain
Heroic Legacy	🟩 Kenshin-Shingen duel enters legend
Kansuke’s Fate	☠️ Fatal injuries sustained

📚 Player Notes

- Kuruma-gakari worked well in early stages, but visibility was a challenge
- Kansuke’s ambush almost succeeded — Kakizaki's counter saved the wedge
- Sending Kenshin in was risky but resulted in a legendary morale boost
- Though not a conquest, the symbolic victory was meaningful

📝 Scenario File

1561_kawanakajima.md – Main scenario

🧑‍💻 Created by

Player: your_name_here
Scenario design & narration: Shinichi Samizo (Rekiden Team)