Most Insane Ninja Battle In History

The Samurai army marches through the hills of Iga province in Japan. The land is covered with dense undergrowth and the face of rocky outcrops, making it ideal for ninjas. From the trees, Iga warriors watch as the invading army approaches the killing area. They are hidden from the forest. The invading Samurai led by Nobukatsu of the Oda family march towards their deaths. There is movement in the trees and on the rocks around the valley. Then, without warning, the ninja warriors appear from the small air. They use guerilla hits and use tricks, stabbing attacking samurai with their swords as they wander across the forest path, only to disappear and return to the trees. The invading Samurai Samda are forced to return to the security of their homeland to reunite. The Tenshō Iga War is the name given to two invasions in the Iga province in 1579 and 1581 by the Oda family. At that time, Japan was divided into many different areas controlled by the Shogun. The Shogunes have used their troops to keep order of their land and have invaded other areas to gain power and resources. The whole of Japan had a ruler whom all Shogun had to report to, but in reality the emperor had very little power. He was just a figure, Shogun was actually in charge. At this point we may think of the Japanese ruling elite, or Shogunate, as the kings of medieval Europe. In fact, the nether Shogunate system was similar to the European feudal system. The Shogunis were like kings, their samurai were knights, and the peasants were still poor. Shogun expanded or acquired a new territory using their Samurai forces. The Oda family has long been on the verge of attacking the Iga province.

Unfortunately Oda Nobunaga, the ruler of the Oda family, Iga was a natural wonder. The province was surrounded by mountains on all sides and could not be accessed only by narrow valleys. These valleys were the main refuge of the Iga Samurai and ninjas. Oda Nobunaga defended almost all the land around the province of Iga. But the world was still very much protected by its natural nature and the heroes trained so much that Nobunaga could conquer. Therefore, Oda Nobunaga set his sights on a different province. In 1567 he began to invade the province of Ise east of the province of Iga. The Oda family had won, and as part of the peace agreement the leader of the Kitabatake family of the Ise accepted Nobunaga's son Nobukatsu as his heir. This means that although the Oda family did not officially rule Ise, they controlled the area. To make the Oda family's authority in the region more prominent, they began killing the remaining members of the Kitabatake family. With each death the Oda family became more and more powerful in the region. The killings continued until the Oda family took control of the entire Ise region, although a peace deal stated that the Kitabatake family could continue to rule. Now the Oda family had samurai numbers and resources to eventually take over the Iga province, but it would not be easy. Young Nobukatsu, the son of Oda family leader Oda Nobunaga, was enthusiastic and wanted to prove to his father that he would become a great Shogun. He decided to expand the Ise base by invading the Iga province. In 1578 Nobukatsu began preparations for his invasion. He sent samurai and builders to the outskirts of Iga province. There he had secretly planned to build a palace that would serve as a base for his campaign. Unfortunately for the men sent by Nobukatsu to the Iga province, the leaders were informed by the Iga ninjas of the fortress built. Their answer, an endless ninja war. The Samurai and the ninjas of the Iga decided to attack the palace before it was built. On November 24, 1578 they attacked in broad daylight. Iga warriors have used subtle tactics to surround the workers. They caught the builders and the Oda Samurai abruptly. From the forest came hundreds of Iga warriors. Their swords pierced the few defenses of the secret fortress. The Oda family and builders had to enter completely, or be killed by the Iga invaders. They left everything behind and returned to Ise province very quickly. After the Iga forces confronted the builders of Oda and the samurai they brought lights to the fort built in half. To ensure that the building could not be completed they burned it to the ground, sending a clear message that the Oda family would have to do better if they had ever had the opportunity to take over the province of Iga. Nobukatsu was shocked and embarrassed when she heard of the complete loss of her castle and the contempt of Iga warriors. He also sent Samurai to the province of Iga to pay them. But Iga warriors meet them in one of the district valleys. Using landforms to their advantage they quickly defeated the Oda family for the second time. This only made Nobukatsu very angry. He tried to mobilize a larger force to march into Iga for the third time, but his advisers urged him to wait. Unable to quench her thirst for revenge Nobukatsu planned a three-pronged attack to defeat the Iga warriors and demand their place. The attack began on October 6, 1579. It would not end well for Nobukatsu and the nation of Oda. Iga leaders, through their network of spies, found out about Nobukatsu's attack plan and made plans. The Iga warriors placed ambushes on the roads that Oda's troops were supposed to take to enter the Iga province. They just knew where they were lurking. 8,000 Nobukatsu men entered the province of Iga via Nagano Pass. Iga warriors used guerilla tactics to make the invading army suddenly. They confused the Oda samurai with attacks from different places at different times. It was impossible for the invading army to know where the next attack would come from. Samda Samurai began to take a big loss. Nobukatsu was forced to retreat, leaving many soldiers behind after their assassinations. The other two troops Nobukatsu sent at the same time were very small, only with about 1,500 men each. They face the same fate as the main army. Iga warriors used sudden attacks to sow discord among them. After that they gradually chose the confused and divided parts of the army. One of Nobukatsu's senior generals has lost his life trying to escape the heroes of Iga province. Thousands of Order samurai were lost in just a few days. This huge defeat marked the end of Nobukatsu's campaign for Iga province. But that was not the worst news for Nobukatsu. He carried out the campaign without consulting his father Nobunaga, who was then Shogun's Oda manager. Nobunaga was furious. Nobukatsu had wanted to prove to his father that he could be a strong leader, but he failed in that task and was ashamed of himself. Nobunaga threatened not to oppose her son, but eventually forgave her. Still, he has taken away most of his son's power. Nobunaga could not allow the Iga province to grow stronger. He had to show that the Oda family had great power in the region. Nobunaga met with advisers and military generals. He faced the challenge of taking over the province of Iga and what it needed to do successfully. Two years after her son's attack failed, Nobunaga was about to launch her own. It will be called the Second Tenshō Iga War. On September 30, 1581, attacks began. It was on a much larger scale than his son’s previous attempts. In fact, it makes the previous attack look like a child's play.

This time at the time Oda Nobunaga was one of the most powerful Shoguns throughout Japan. He controlled most of the country. The most frustrating thing about the Iga province in Nobunaga is that it was in the middle of his area. He was in charge of the land around the Iga province, but he was not yet able to conquer the Iga province itself. He had to control the land in order to cover the entire region under his control. Oda Nobunaga assembled a large army to conquer the province of Iga. An army so large that they could force it to pass through any ambush or traps that the Iga warriors could inflict on them. He decided to invade the Iga province on all sides, causing the Iga army to disperse their troops, thus reducing the number of their troops. Oda Nobunaga sent 12,000 Samurai from the northeast, 10,000 Samurai from the southeast, 7,000 Samurai from the north, another 7,000 from the southwest through the second army. 3,700 Samurai came in behind them, and 2,300 Samurai came from the northwest. The total force of Nobunaga's large army was 42,000 men. The Iga provincial army numbered about 10,000 and were deployed throughout the region. They did not stand a chance. But the heroes of the Iga province fought bravely. They continue to use guerillas and theft techniques. They did little spray on the invading armies, but there were too many Oda clan samurai samurai. The heroes of Iga province were forced to return to Hijiyama Castle in the north and Kashiwara Castle in the south, where they were besieged by Oda troops. Nobunaga sent waves of Samam waves to attack the fortresses. He kept any goods from reaching the Iga warriors, eventually causing them to surrender. The last stronghold of Kashiwara Castle surrendered on October 8, 1581, thus ending any opposition to Oda Nobunaga and her family. The province of Iga had fallen. In November, Nobunaga surveyed the entire country of Iga province. Satisfied with the benefits he and his army had achieved, he withdrew his troops and appointed his son Nobukatsu to take charge of the area. Although her son had humiliated her, he forgave Nobukatsu and allowed her to take over the new state of Oda, which had caused the family great problems. But how were the heroes of the Iga province able to fight off the many invading samurai? How did they defeat the largest armies in the first battle of Tenshō Iga? Part of it was related to their knowledge of the world, but there was more to play. Something very shocking. Many scholars believe that the ninja order originated in the province of Iga. These elite fighters trained by the ingenuity and tactics of the guerilla would have made the heroes of the Iga province particularly deadly. This may be why they have been able to fight the Oda family for so long. After the war ended, Iga warriors were recruited as auxiliary soldiers for the other army. Their skills and their ability to penetrate and protect enemy secrets was well-known throughout Japan. Now check out our video on The Japanese Yakuza - The Most Dangerous and Powerful Gangs of the World. Or watch China vs Japan - Who Who Win - Army / Military Comparison.