Autumn
The time for the great offensive has come! We drop taxes to low and start rolling. We attack Tajima, Harima, Kawachi, Yamato, Kii, and Iwami. The last province is north of Aki in the west and not visible on the following map. Shimazu sends small forces to help with some of the provinces. Mori gives up Harima, Kii and Iwami without a fight but wants to fight for the rest.
Here's a general overview of the main combat area, with our attacking forces already in place:
Attack on Kawachi
A bridge province with the already standard(and very poor) set-up by the AI. I rush some cavalry across with minimal casualties
Cavalry starts flanking while other forces cross the bridge
Afte a bit of a melee at the bridge the enemy routs, but our cavalry chases them relentlessly.
Attack on Tajima
The enemy smartly sets up in a forest, noticing our lack of melee-infantry. We march behind them and take the downhill advantage. Fighting infantry goes into the forest, archers and cavalry harass the enemy from outside it.
Again we destroy the enemy almost to the last man.
Attack on Yamato
Lots of forest in this map, and the enemy takes advantage of this by hiding his forces here and there. Here our forces are taking care of a lone unit of YS
We soon locate the main enemy forces and set up a perimeter behind them, while infantry goes to flush them out.
A massacre
Winter
We start building a Swordsmith in Yamashiro, a Famous Swordsmith in Shinano and a Mine Complex in Kai.