Author	PANISTA (Japan)
Method	VASSAL
Victor	China
Participants	treadasaurusrex
Play Date	2023-08-30
Language	Català
Scenario	ChOp004

In a surprise, the Japanese actually won this battle by a nose! Only in the last 4 turns did my Chinese troops run out of luck, and the Japanese side barely came away with a VERY minor victory. Both sides drew poor sets of leaders in this 30-turn bloodletting with me leading the stout-hearted Chinese defenders of Changsha. The cunning Treadasurus in his samurai outfit ended up with the required 7 town hexes in Japanese control, but only by the barest of margins, and thanks to repeated morale disasters and very heavy Chinese casualties (9 leaders lost) in the last 10or so game turns. In general, Chinese mortar fire was effective the entire game, while Japanese close assaults started out very strongly against the entrenched garrison, and slowly lost their energy and effectiveness in the town hexes as they lost all but 2 of their 8 Lieutenants. Overall Chinese losses left the defenders with little to fight with. There were 9 FOW-shortened game turn in this play through that was of great help to the Chinese garrison.

I give this one a 4, and thank the Chinese demi-gods that my opponent had no armor to play with. Another turn or two and some more bloody, Chinese counter attacks might have won the day for Madame Chang.