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Battle of Sekigahara - October 21, 1600 (First Phase) Battle of Sekigahara - October 21, 1600 (First phase) Tokugawa’s forces started the battle when Fukushima Masanori, the leader of the advanced guard, charged north from Tokugawa’s left flank along the Fuji River against the Western Army’s right center. The ground was still muddy from the previous day's rain, so the conflict there devolved into something more primal. Tokugawa then ordered attacks from his right and his center against the Western Army’s left in order to support Fukushima’s attack. This left the Western Army’s center unscathed, so Ishida ordered this unit under the command of Shimazu Yoshihiro to reinforce his right flank. Shimazu refused as daimyo of the day only listened to respected commanders, which Ishida was not. Fukushima’s attack was slowly gaining ground, but this came at the cost of exposing their flank to attack from across the Fuji River by Otani Yoshitsugu, who took advantage of this opportunity. Just past Otani’s forces were those of Kobayakawa Hideaki on Mount Matsuo. Kobayakawa was one of the daimyo that had been courted by Tokugawa . Even though he had agreed to defect to Ieyasu's side, in the actual battle he was hesitant and remained neutral. As the battle grew more intense, Ieyasu finally ordered arquebuses to fire at Kobayakawa's position on Mount Matsuo in order to force Kobayakawa to make his choice. At that point Kobayakawa joined the battle as a member of the Eastern Army. Western Samurai Army (Red) Command Cards – 5 Dragon Cards – 4 Honor & Fortune - 10 Eastern Samurai Army (Yellow) Command Cards –6 Dragon Cards – 6 Honor & Fortune – 11 Move First Victory 14 banners * 1 Victory Banner for each unit or leader eliminated Special Rules * Fuji River is unfordable * Teradani River is fordable * The Stream is fordable, and Fords to not stop movement or have any combat effect. .
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