The Tale of Eight Strips

A very well-crafted book of Warring States texts; just a few humble opinions. To be honest, this is the first time I've seen such a meticulous and rigorous Warring States period novel since "The Pillars of the Military Family." The character titles, official ranks, language habits, and intricate family relationships are all handled so smoothly.

To put it bluntly, the protagonist is far too devoted to Uesugi Kenshin. The protagonist built most of the Uesugi family empire. Uesugi Kenshin even bore the protagonist a son, who is the undisputed heir. It's incomprehensible why Uesugi Kenshin is so inexplicably wary of the protagonist. Perhaps a different approach would be to simply seize the Nagao family's wealth after Tamekage's death.

Sigh, after reading four chapters, here are my thoughts. The author never describes the story from the protagonist Jing Ding's first-person perspective, so the sense of immersion is extremely poor. Without the prologue, you might not even realize that this is the protagonist. Is he actually a time traveler? If so, how is that reflected?

What was the first Japanese war novel you read, everyone? The first Japanese war novel I read was probably "The Ming Dynasty Samurai of the Takeda Family".

I noticed the author chose Edo as their residence, and frankly, the vast saline-alkali land surrounding Edo, coupled with seawater infiltration, results in major floods almost every few years. This is because the Tokugawa Shogunate, through 60 years of national effort over three generations of shoguns, artificially altered the hydrological topography of Edo.

Everyone wants to read something with a Warring States period feel but not quite. They say they want pure Warring States style, but they actually follow along, just depending on the different authors' skill levels in combining different elements.

Japanese castles are quite interesting. I found pictures online; they look incredibly difficult to attack. Without cannons and catapults...

Ever since the protagonist pacified the eight provinces of Kanto, I've felt something was off. Only after reading this far did I realize that this feels like playing a single-player game, or even a turn-based one. When the protagonist moves, the enemies don't move, and when the enemies move, the protagonist doesn't move.

After reading countless novels of the same genre, I've noticed that the protagonist's ultimate fate is always to become a shogun. Has the author considered something big? Could he simply depose the emperor, become emperor himself, and end this distorted political system? This should look great! I haven't seen it written like this before!

After Sekigahara, time