People are the castle, people are the walls, people are the moat. Compassion makes allies; cruelty makes enemies.
人は城、人は石垣、人は堀、情けは味方、仇は敵なり。
Military Strategists
Takeda Shingen
The 'Tiger of Kai' who transformed his landlocked mountain domain into one of Sengoku Japan's most formidable military powers (1521-1573). Takeda Shingen's mastery of cavalry warfare, intelligence networks, and the principle of 'swift as the wind, silent as the forest, fierce as fire, immovable as the mountain' made him the era's most feared battlefield commander.
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