The weak Tokugawa Clan owns the wealthy Mikawa province, which is ripe for the taking to the north, the Mino province is owned by the defenceless Saito Clan. Due to the starting number of enemy clans, the Oda campaign is generally hard to start but comparatively easy to finish. It has good expansion opportunities to the north and the east. The Oda start the campaign in the center-south of the map, close to the capital of Kyoto. Oda ashigaru, particularly Oda Long Yari Ashigaru, can be formidable even into the late game, and thanks to their cheaper cost, Oda armies can be fielded in greater quantities than that of their rivals. The Oda have a distinct early game advantage, where samurai are too expensive or otherwise unavailable, and therefore all factions rely on ashigaru troops. Military Units – x1 Yari Samurai, x2 Oda Yari Ashigaru, x1 Oda Bow Ashigaru.Generals – Oda Nobuhide (Daimyo), Takayama Muneyori.Reduced recruitment costs and upkeep for all ashigaru.And beyond the immediate lies the prize of the shogunate. No warlord should ever ignore the chance to improve the quality of his cavalry, particularly at the expense of his enemies! Relations with the Tsutsui clan in Ise to the West have been peaceful recently, but Ise is a tempting prize because of its inspirational religious sites. An attack to the east could destroy his clan's enemies, and will also give the Oda access to valuble warhorses in Mikawa province. Now the Oda confront outsiders: to the north, the Saito of Mino province to the east, the Tokugawa clan in Mikawa and, beyond them, the Imagawa lurk. Eventually, the Kiyosu branch of the family came to prominence and eventually changed the clan name to Oda, a respectful acknowledgement of their ancestor, Taira no Chikazane, who had setted in Oda in Echizen. Originally retainers of the Shiba clan, the Oda grew as the Shiba faded, but this only led to decades of strife within the family for supremacy. The Oda not only produce ashigaru efficiently and economically, they can also recruit superior ashigaru forces as well. Numbers, however, are becoming important in warfare, and ashigaru can be recruited in very large numbers.
These common soldiers are cheaper to train and maintain than samurai, if not quite as deadly. The Oda are rightly respected for their skills as inspiring battlefield commanders of ashigaru. From his castle in Owari, Oda Nobuhide commands a clan with a formidable reputation.
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