The reason why famous Japanese Warring States generals are so famous is that from the 1980s to the 1990s, Japan's economy prospered and its culture was exported to the world, especially the large-scale cultural export to European and American countries, which started decades earlier than our country. Akira Kurosawa Master's movies made samurai culture popular all over the world. Games such as "Sengoku Warriors" and "Shogun" have a large number of fans not only in East Asian countries, but also in Europe and the United States.
Therefore, a few years ago, an American forum voted for world famous generals. Hundreds of thousands of European and American people participated, and the [Top 200 Generals in World History] was selected.
results revealed: No. 43: Toyotomi Hideyoshi , No. 57: Oda Nobunaga, No. 93: Takeda Shingen , No. 175: Tokugawa Ieyasu , these people can actually be on the list together, and then compare Compared with the rankings of Chinese military generals, the credibility of the list has been completely lost, and it has become a completely untrustworthy joke in China:
No. 30: Han Xin, No. 45: Yue Fei , No. 54: Nurhaci, No. 72: Li Shimin, No. 103: Cao Cao , No. 114: Wanyan Aguda, No. 125: Xu Da, No. 134: Li Jing, No. 139: Murong Ke, No. 141: Xiang Yu, No. 149 Name: Ban Chao, No. 157: Sun Wu , No. 161: Zhu Yuanzhang , No. 167: Yelu Dashi, No. 182: Sun Bin, No. 188: Qi Jiguang, No. 200: Emperor Kangxi,
In fact, during the Warring States Period in Japan, excluding Hokkaido, which only had a small area on the southern coast, the total area of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu was: 230,500 + 37,900 + 18,800 = 287,200 square meters Kilometers are only equivalent to one province in China. The area of Yunnan Province alone has reached 394,000 square kilometers, which is much larger than the three islands of Japan combined.
A province has divided into the so-called sixty-six "nations". These "kingdoms" (names) said that they are county chiefs, which is indeed appropriate and does not unfairly accuse them at all. In other words, the history of Japan's Warring States Period is essentially just a history of local tyrants from various counties killing each other in a province equivalent to China.
These are called "Daimyo", but they are actually village wars between local tycoons at the level of village chief (lord), town chief (city lord), county chief (king), and up to the mayor (Kanto Governor, Kyushu Tankai). , town wars, county wars, and city wars, the reason why Many so-called "famous generals" were born. The fundamental reason is, of course, that the computer games "Nobunaga's Ambition", "Taiko Ritsushiden" and "Sengoku Musou" series created by Koei Company were popular in the early days of the Internet. For a time, it was widely spread.
Of course, as the absolute protagonist of Warring States games such as "Nobunaga's Ambition", the famous ruler Oda Nobunaga who controlled Japan's central political power (the so-called "people of the world") is indeed called one of the most important figures in Japanese history. An outstanding person who emerges once in a thousand years. He destroyed the Ashikaga Muromachi shogunate, ended the "Warring States Period" that lasted for more than a hundred years, opened the "Azuchi-Momoyama Period" that connected the past and the next, and laid a solid foundation for the final unification of the Toyotomi clan's regime and the Tokugawa shogunate. the basis of.
Oda Nobunaga had a strategic vision. Through a series of horizontal and vertical methods, he defeated powerful enemies one after another and expanded the territory of the directly governed territory from half of the "country" (county) when he first succeeded to the throne to two. More than ten "countries" (counties) were established, and a series of policies to enhance national strength were implemented, such as "Lehu Leza", "Separation of Soldiers and Peasants", and "Separation of Sekisho", which were of great revolutionary significance in Japan and also played a vital role in the subsequent development of the country. The Momoyama regime of the Toyotomi clan and the Edo shogunate of the Tokugawa clan had a profound influence.
As a figure in the 16th century, Oda Nobunaga greatly expanded his global vision, policy measures, and diplomatic concepts through frequent contacts with Western European missionaries, surpassing the times for hundreds of years.
What can be truly compared in Japanese history are the modern elites of the Meiji Restoration era, such as Ito Hirobumi, Okubo Toshimichi, Sakamoto Ryoma, Takasugi Shinsaku, Saigo Takamori...
When Oda Nobunaga was alive, such as Yutaka Although great heroes like Omi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu were their loyal subjects, they were obviously inferior to him.The Japanese "Tenkamen" before Oda Nobunaga, including Taira Kiyomori, source Yoritomo, Ashikaga Takauji, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, etc., are also far behind him.
Therefore, Oda Nobunaga, including his successor Toyotomi Hideyoshi, can be regarded as an important figure who can occupy a chapter in the detailed ancient history of Asia. They have been set with relatively high data, which, without prejudice, is completely reasonable, and they are qualified to be compared with some famous figures in Chinese history. After all, many celebrities and generals in Chinese history are only provincial governors from today's perspective.
However, the other so-called "famous generals" in the game who are similar to them based on data alone are indeed very important. For example, they only rule today's Tochigi Prefecture (Shimono Country), Kanagawa Prefecture, (Sagami Country), Saitama Prefecture and Tokyo ( Takeru The "Lion of Sagami" Hojo Ujiyasu in the Tibet ) region has actually been stronger than Toyotomi Hideyoshi in many generations of the "Nobunaga's Ambition" series, regardless of data such as commandership, force, intelligence, politics, etc., so Even Japanese players complained that this was simply a "challenge to all Japanese history textbooks."
includes the two most popular military gods "Echigo no Dragon" Uesugi Kenshin and " Kai the Tiger" Takeda Shingen . Their super data in the game is better than that of Oda Nobunaga. It's even better, but in terms of life achievements and influence in later generations in real history, it's really far behind.
You must know that when Oda Nobunaga was at his peak, his territory was about 8 million stone. When Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin were at their peak, they each had about 1.2 million stone. This is a gap of six to seven times.
The man who held high his grandson's "Feng Lin Shan" Shiru Banner and was known as the number one military strategist of Japan's Warring States period Takeda Shingen , drove away his father, inherited the centuries-old legacy and became Yamanashi Prefecture (Kiri) County Magistrate, and then spent decades occupying most of Nagano Prefecture (Shinano), Shizuoka Prefecture (Suruga, Toe), and the western part of Gunma Prefecture (Ueno), and upgraded it to a city However, when attacking Aichi Prefecture (Owari and Mikawa), he retreated due to serious illness and died.
Such a person who has struggled to achieve the foundation of four counties in his life, a strong man who has been ranked first in all abilities in the game for many years, if he were really placed in my Chinese history, what level would he be? If you compare the "Tiger of Kai" and the famous tycoon Yan Baihu, the "Tiger of Wu Commandery" who must appear in every generation of Three Kingdoms games, it is of course a bit "overdone". So compared with the "Tiger of Jiangdong" Sun Jian who was posthumously named the "Emperor Wu Lie of the Eastern Wu", it must not be an insult to him.
Sun Jian was born in a poor family. His father was just a farmer who grew melons. He made many military exploits in the army and defeated the rebellions of all parties. With his sword, he was able to become a general and a marquis. He took the lead in the war against Dong Zhuo and fought bloody battles, conquering Xiliang and Bingzhou many times. The iron cavalry killed Hua Xiong, defeated Lu Bu, conquered Hulao and regained Luoyang. Dong Zhuo was unable to seek peace and was forced to move west to Chang'an to avoid his troops. At that time, Sun Jian's reputation shocked China.
Although Cao Cao and Liu Bei were similar in age to Sun Jian, their reputation and achievements at this time were far from being comparable to Sun Jian. After that, although Sun Jian was accidentally hit by a stray arrow and died in battle when he captured Jingzhou, his heroism will last forever despite his death, and his star will shine for nine days!
In comparison, Takeda Shingen, who also failed in his achievements and died before he succeeded, and who devoted his whole life to "Shangluo" but died halfway, how does it compare to Sun Wentai, who started from scratch? Comparing Takeda Shingen's ranking in the American version of the "World's Famous Generals" ranking at 93rd, and comparing the rankings of other Chinese generals, I believe that Sun Jian will definitely not be ranked 930th, and it is simply impossible to complain.
Moreover, the so-called "Japanese Warring States History" popularized through biographies of military commanders and deeds of characters in the Koei game does not use truly rigorous historical materials at that time, but a large number of private notes and relevant jokes about local military disciplines, no matter how exaggerated it is. All the jokes that I put on my own plate are used directly without distinguishing the authenticity. Therefore, various tycoon-level figures who were originally just rural forces in history have exaggerated abilities to the point of becoming real famous generals.
There are too many private notes in Japan that exaggerate and gild characters who want to brag, whitewash, and whitewash. In essence, they are just making up novels and stories. They have never been truly rigorous historical data, and there is no evidence to support these. authoritative document.
Take the murderer of Oda Nobunaga Akechi Mitsuhide as an example. This person has also been popularized in the game. He was beaten and abused by Oda Nobunaga before he rose up to resist. The comprehensive data is extremely high. A "famous general" is even similar to Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the legendary "man of the world".
However, the source of these deeds basically comes from a strange book "Akechi Military Chronicles" that whitewashed Akechi Mitsuhide's traitorous behavior.
In real history, Akechi Mitsuhide’s deeds in the first half of his life cannot be verified, and his true age cannot be verified, but it is certain that he is not a descendant of a famous family at all, and he is not related to Mrs. Guiche. The "Mino Akechi family" is purely a fake. , basically a blind flow.
In order to achieve success, Akechi Mitsuhide has been actively participating in Oda Nobunaga's war for hegemony and actively supporting Oda Nobunaga's so-called "violent" actions, such as burning Mount Hiei and killing countless monks, women and children, and designing to lure the Hatano brothers out of the city. When they were trapped and killed, Mitsuhide Akechi was the main executor, and he had never received any so-called "admonishment".
The notes of Western missionaries who were in Japan at the time commented that Mitsuhide Akechi was a duplicitous and treacherous person who was good at strategy and betrayal. The diary of a court official stated that Akechi Mitsuhide used his power to occupy their manor, which made him angry and afraid to speak out.
Contrary to Akechi Mitsuhide, according to the diaries of these missionaries and ministers, as well as the records of the credible historical material "Nobunaga Kōki", Oda Nobunaga was the loyal minister who truly respected the Japanese court. The Ashikaga Shogunate bullied Hundreds of years of imperial authority have stabilized the order in the Kyoto area of Japan, allowing the royal family and ministers who were previously like beggars to be well clothed, fed, and worshiped in peace. Therefore, they are deeply grateful, and they will never conspire to collude with Akechi Mitsuhide. Went to murder Nobunaga.
However, through various science popularization and beautification of game-related "history", in a real history, an old man who must be older than Oda Nobu, and may be over 60 years old, inexplicably turned into a red lotus in the game The handsome young man who destroyed thousands of enemies and invaders with his karma has gained the love of many fans.
A bad old man who was ungrateful, usurped and killed his master, but inexplicably became a great hero with a noble temperament who was born in a noble family, resisted in anger when the innocent was humiliated, was loyal to the emperor and patriotic and killed the devil. It was really magical .
Therefore, the essence of Japanese Warring States games is nothing more than entertainment. Except for a few genuine heroes such as Oda Nobunaga and Toyotomi Hideyoshi, will definitely be outstanding figures of a certain era even in China. The rest are absolutely Most of the so-called "Famous Generals of the Warring States Period" have similar game data, which is just for the pleasure of the game production company.
As for things like "Kyoyo Military Supervisor", which promoted Mayor Takeda as the god of the art of war, just like " Fengshen Bang ", just read it as a mythical novel, and never take it seriously. As a Chinese player, don't be like those Americans above who have spent a lot of effort and energy to compile a completely untrustworthy "list of world famous players" and just be brainwashed.
