Transmigrating to the Warring States: Imagawa Lives On

Now, I'd like to offer some advice to those in the comments section who hold the "village god of war" theory, and others who share similar derogatory views of Japan's Sengoku period: During the Three Kingdoms period, the population was approximately 20 million, and the military strength at the Battle of Red Cliffs was about 300,000.

I just finished reading Tokiwa Momiji. While the author does have a bit of a literary sensibility, and the characters from the Sengoku period aren't exactly historically accurate, they're all vividly portrayed. The only downside is that some modern vocabulary in the dialogue is a bit jarring at times.

Why not start with an Imagawa clan leader? He just died, a bunch of ministers are dead, he's allied to the east, and Tokugawa and Oda are still to the west. Wouldn't that be better? It adds a challenge. He has the identity, and the base of support is there.

I made maps of Suruga and Tōtōmi provinces. Please bear with them.

This is a rare Japanese Sengoku period novel on Qidian.com, and it's neither a system nor a time-travel story. As a reader who came from the older Tokiwa Momiji series, I can attest that, as the author himself stated, the writing style wasn't fully developed back then. However, I admired the author's emotional investment in the characters; I truly felt the passion within.

What kind of crazy move is this? The opponent is a time traveler and the protagonist is a native?

Imagawa Yoshimoto was a formidable figure, a powerful daimyo unmatched before the Nobunaga era. Furthermore, his fondness for Kyoto's refined culture endowed him with immense personal charisma; combined with his noble birth and formidable strength, he was a truly exceptional individual.

While the Imagawa clan had a strong start, it wasn't a good choice. Don't underestimate the alliance of Kai, Sōgyō, and Shunji, especially the alliance between Takeda Shingen and Hōjō Ujiyasu. Imagawa Yoshimoto's march on Kyoto failed; otherwise, these two wouldn't have been allies, but enemies, perhaps even allies, and the Imagawa wouldn't have been able to hold their rear.

It seems no one on Qidian has written about Uesugi Kenshin, Hojo Ujiyasu, or Takeda Shingen; however, some early works about the Monkey King have been written about.

Map of the Battle of Bihe