Since no one wants to rp this, I am going to turn this into a national issue, the Wokou.
The infamous Wokou had struck again, this time disturbing this peaceful village on the coast. Local warriors and volunteers banded together to combat the threat, they assumed this was nothing more than wild bandits that had yet to be quelled. They were lead by their Lord family Korukawa and the famous war heroes of the clan. The band numbered 60 in total, all armed in the traditional fashion, carrying the spears, swords, and armor of their ancestors. They mustered around the harbor of the village, Korukawa Iamatsu spoke with his band "My warriors, we will please our ancestors this day. We bear our traditional arms and armor, we proudly display the mon of our various families. And today we shall drive these fools from our land."
Iamatsu was old, but his tongue was still made of silver. The crowd roared and the band moved forward. Iamatsu rode beside his sons at the head of the column plotting the coming battle. He assumed the bandits would attempt to lure the larger band into the forest then crush them using guerrilla tactics. This was the standard style for bandits when engaged by local armies. If the regional force mobilized they would scatter within the day, but since they had established their target site along the only road into this small town, no reinforcements would arrive, no chance of elite Mori troops to clear out the forest.
Iamatsu called his samurai officers together "Send advance units to draw the bandits out, once they being to lead our men deep into the forest, we shall send in the main unit to crush them when they begin harrying our advance guard." The Samurai bowed to each other then left to their respective units. Goto Yamamoto was chosen to lead 2 samurai and 7 volunteers into the road to be intercepted by the bandits first. Goto was young and itching for a fight. He wished to prove himself and readily committed himself and all his men to the task at hand. Goto reared his horse and drew his sword, "men... FORWARD!" Goto watched as his small band moved forward, he saw the volunteers were timid, knowing their casualties would be heavy. Goto yelled at the men "We shall have no cowardice before our great war god, Bishamonten. He shall give us strength and courage in combat."
The contingent moved forward, now out-of-sight of their main force. They carried with them a firework, which they would set off once they encountered the main enemy force. Goto felt confident in his abilities and knew that he would survive the day. Confidently he yelled to the forest to spew forth his enemies and let them face his blade like men. Soon after a tide of warriors crashed into the small force. Goto was instantly knocked from his horse and was stabbed several times before he was able to slay the two men above him. His vision blurred and he staggered about losing his balance and battle stance. His men around him had been overcome easily. Only he and three others standing in a circle were left, with his last bit of conciousness Goto set off the firework calling for the main force. Stunned by the sudden signal, Korukawa Iamatsu feared the worse and spurred his 20 Samurai Cavalry contingent forward. The men knew death and did not fear the fight ahead of them. As they charged they soon realized that this was no force of bandits, the men were too well armed and well trained. They quickly formed into a spear wall to stop the charge of the cavalry. Korukawa spurred his horse faster and threw himself onto the wall, redirecting the thursts of two spears creating an opening for himself and his men. The seasoned veteran cut through the enemy, countering the attack of one man then drawing his sword across the body of another man nearby.
The fighting intensified and soon the forces broke from the fighting. Iamatsu called a council of his remaining men, he had lost most of his force. Over 20 men had fallen in the first skirmish between the forces. 8 of those men were skilled Samurai, a deep blow to Iamatsu's fighting ability. He knew these were no regular forces and after examining the bodies of several of the slain enemy samurai, he realized that these were the forces of the Oda acting under direct orders of their clan lord. This attack on Mori economic villages was likely in response to the breakup of Oda monopolies recently by the confederacy. Iamatsu knew he could not fight these men for long, because they would only call for reinforcements and their were likely more nearby. The nearest fortress was miles away, but he knew he would need to inform his lord of these activities. Shamed, he called for the village emergency phone and called the fortress. Within minutes the force their was mobilized. An hour later Mori Hediaki declared Sengokujidai (Age of Warring States) between the Oda and Mori. This now had to be handled traditionally and was much bigger than just this simple village. Iamatsu sighed, he had started the nest big war.
