Japan’s Warring States Period was known as the most powerful general
Honda Tadakatsu was known by later generations as “Honda Heihachi, the only powerful general in the Eastern Kingdom, and Tachibana Munege, the only powerful general in the Western Kingdom.” In history, or in In the eyes of later generations, the image of martial arts is dominant. Honda Masanobu, a member of the same clan, once criticized Tadakatsu in person for his bravery and lack of strategy. However, in the eyes of powerful enemies such as Nobunaga, Shingen and Hideyoshi, they all criticized Tadakatsu's calm deployment and operations. I admire the arrangement very much. In addition, Tadakatsu is also famous for building castles. Okazaki, Toki and other cities are all under Tadakatsu's charge. To be fair, if Tokugawa Ieyasu didn't have Tadakatsu's assistance and fight to the death, the Tokugawa family might have been there as early as He was destroyed in the Battle of Mikatahara; in addition, in many battles with large differences in the number of soldiers, he was often able to defeat a large number of enemies. This could not be achieved by relying solely on personal bravery. Therefore, later historians also regarded Honda as loyal. It might be more appropriate to compare Katsu to "Zhao Zilong of Japan"!
Honda Tadakatsu was feared. Whether it was Mikawa, Anegawa or other wars, people's expressions changed when they saw Shikaku Kabuto, Dragonfly Kiri or Tadakatsu's Zhongkui horse seal. Fifty-six None of them were injured in the battle, and some people even called Tadakatsu the incarnation of "Hachiman Bodhisattva". Once, when Tadakatsu was ordered to attack Yoshida Castle in Imagawa, he saw a young samurai fighting with him. But he was always defeated. Tadakatsu did not kill him in the end, but accepted him as a retainer. In any case, there is no doubt about Honda Tadakatsu’s contribution to the establishment of the Tokugawa world.