The Jokuki and the Azuma Kagami

Both the jokuki and the azuma kagami describe fighting forces on both sides nearing 200 thousand men. But there is no way those numbers are accurate. They are definitely exaggerated to create a more epic conflict. In reality, there 's likely a few thousand combatants on each side. I am not going to spend too much time on the battles themselves. Instead, i'll simply say that in the two major battles of the war, one at mino and the other at awari, both end badly for go toba's forces. Some on both sides acquit themselves honorably. Others abandon the cause and retreat to save their own lives. Every time the hojo forces come