
Hi all,
Yes, it’s that time again – time for clan number 4 to be revealed here on the Total War blog. In this installment, the covers come off the Mori clan – a faction with a great seafaring tradition.
Mori

The Mori have a long history of seafaring and are sea masters without equal. They can read the waves and move their fleets further than other clans, and their shipbuilding skills make the construction and maintenance of ships cheaper too. They can also build some rather superior vessels as well.
The Mori came to prominence as jito, or stewards, of the Aki province after the Jokyu War in 1221. Despite owing their position to the Kamakura shogunate, they distanced themselves from their sponsors, and were in league with Ashikaga Takauji when he overthrew the old order. They got caught up in the struggles between the Amako and Ouchi clans, and only survived by combining military might with astute diplomacy.
Under Mori Motonari, their daimyo, the clan is still at war with the Amako and, indeed, their home in Aki is threatened by an invasion from the north by the Amako. They are still allied with the Ouchi clan of Suo and Nagati to the west, and have peaceful relations with the Kikkawa and Kono in Bingo and Iyo respectively. The war with the Amako is not without opportunity, though: the Amako’s home province of Iwami has deposits of precious metals. Access to other valuable resources would require the removal of the Kikkawa and Kono. But with the sea-going skills of the Mori and the wealth of Iwami, an ambitious daimyo could go far, perhaps as far as the shogun’s palace?
Thanks,
CraigTW
毛利一族拥有很长时间的航海历史,他们是无可争议的海的主人。他们可以比其他势力更容易的在海浪中移动他们的舰队。他们造船技术使得他们的船舶建造和维修的费用十分便宜。他们还可以建立一些比较占优势的船只。
毛利一族杰出的地头或者管家,在之后1211年发生在安芸地区的承久之乱里,尽管他们的职位是镰仓幕府给的,他们远离自己的领导者,在与足利尊氏联盟时和他推翻了旧政权。不久他们陷入了大内家和尼子家之间的争斗,只有靠精明的外交结合强大军事实力才能生存下去。
毛利元就,他们的领导者。他们仍在与尼子家战斗,他们在安芸的领地受到北方尼子家的威胁。
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尼子家出场确定
Yes, it’s that time again – time for clan number 4 to be revealed here on the Total War blog. In this installment, the covers come off the Mori clan – a faction with a great seafaring tradition.
Mori

The Mori have a long history of seafaring and are sea masters without equal. They can read the waves and move their fleets further than other clans, and their shipbuilding skills make the construction and maintenance of ships cheaper too. They can also build some rather superior vessels as well.
The Mori came to prominence as jito, or stewards, of the Aki province after the Jokyu War in 1221. Despite owing their position to the Kamakura shogunate, they distanced themselves from their sponsors, and were in league with Ashikaga Takauji when he overthrew the old order. They got caught up in the struggles between the Amako and Ouchi clans, and only survived by combining military might with astute diplomacy.
Under Mori Motonari, their daimyo, the clan is still at war with the Amako and, indeed, their home in Aki is threatened by an invasion from the north by the Amako. They are still allied with the Ouchi clan of Suo and Nagati to the west, and have peaceful relations with the Kikkawa and Kono in Bingo and Iyo respectively. The war with the Amako is not without opportunity, though: the Amako’s home province of Iwami has deposits of precious metals. Access to other valuable resources would require the removal of the Kikkawa and Kono. But with the sea-going skills of the Mori and the wealth of Iwami, an ambitious daimyo could go far, perhaps as far as the shogun’s palace?
Thanks,
CraigTW
毛利一族拥有很长时间的航海历史,他们是无可争议的海的主人。他们可以比其他势力更容易的在海浪中移动他们的舰队。他们造船技术使得他们的船舶建造和维修的费用十分便宜。他们还可以建立一些比较占优势的船只。
毛利一族杰出的地头或者管家,在之后1211年发生在安芸地区的承久之乱里,尽管他们的职位是镰仓幕府给的,他们远离自己的领导者,在与足利尊氏联盟时和他推翻了旧政权。不久他们陷入了大内家和尼子家之间的争斗,只有靠精明的外交结合强大军事实力才能生存下去。
毛利元就,他们的领导者。他们仍在与尼子家战斗,他们在安芸的领地受到北方尼子家的威胁。
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尼子家出场确定
