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Volume 5 Chapter 6 Part 1

Chapter 6 : Happy Xmas (War is Over)

The date is December 24th.

After failing to destroy Saito Dosan’s army, Takeda Shingen’s army pitched its camp by the Kiso River and made preparations to enter the new year.

Behind them was Uesugi Kenshin’s army, which was heading towards Kawanaka Island, and Matsudaira Motoyasu’s army, which had resolved to sacrifice itself in order to stop Takeda Shingen’s advance, thus becoming a strong enemy they needed to be wary of. Because of Saito Yoshitatsu’s defection to Nobuna’s side, Gifu Castle remained unconquered, and even worse, it now served as the base of Oda clan’s main army after Nobuna defeated the Azai-Asakura’s allied forces. After absorbing the troops Yoshitatsu left behind, Saito Dosan once again solidified the defenses of the plains below Gifu Castle.

The situation had devolved into a complete standstill.

In terms of military strength, the Takeda clan’s army still held the advantage. What’s more,