Why is Uesugi Kenshin known as the god of war

Uesugi Kenshin (January 21, 1530 (February 18, 1530) – March 13, Tensho 6 (April 19, 1578)) was a famous Japanese general of the Warring States period. The guardian generation of Echigo Province is the young son of Jing, the young name is Tiger Chiyo, and when he becomes an adult, he is called Long-tailed Jinghu. Because he inherited the surname of "Uesugi", and was successively given the name of Uesugi Kenmasa by the Kanto governor Uesugi Kenmasa and Ashikaga Yoshiteru, the shogun of Muromachi, it is also called Uesugi Masatori and Uesugi Teruto.

Firmly believe in Buddhism, and after becoming a monk, the Dharma name does not know the nunnery and humble faith. Claiming to be the reincarnation of Bishamon. Because of his high military talent, he is known as the "Dragon (Tiger) of Echigo", and is generally known as the "God of War".

Although Kenshin was known as the "strongest military commander of the Warring States", he believed in Buddhism, which was once very contradictory. Because of his admiration for "righteousness", his behavior was very special in the troubled times of the Warring States. In the 49th year of his life, he fought with Kantohoku Tojo Yasu, Koshin Takeda Shingen, Honchi Oda Nobunaga, Echichu Jimbo Nagaji, Shiina Yasuin, Ichijo Kazu, Noto Hatakeyama clan, Aizu Ashina Mori clan, Dewa Shouchi Daihoji clan, Shimonono Sano Masatsuna, etc.

In his later years, he expanded his territory to Vietnam and Notoko. The official position was "from the fifth to the main one", and after his death, he was posthumously awarded by the Meiji Emperor from the second position.

Uesugi Kenshin is really famous after the Meiji era, during World War I and World War II, the Japanese military department worshiped him as a military god as his own faith, of course, not because of how powerful he was in the war, but he was very kind of to the Japanese military department, simply put, it smelled like.

Uesugi Kenshin was a very aggressive daimyo in the Warring States period, and the means were extremely cruel, he invaded the Kanto region when he couldn't beat those wealthy clans, but he was not willing to leave, so he swept away a large number of Kanto people, sold them as slaves, and slaughtered the city after capturing Echichu, Oda Nobunaga did not dare to be so blatant, and the siege of Noto was even more outrageous, because he couldn't capture the city for a long time, he actually threw plague into the city. This is simply a replica of Japan's evil deeds in China during World War II.

So, know why he became a god of war, not because he was strong, but because he was ruthless.

By the way, Uesugi Kenshin fought more than 70 battles in his life, nearly 30 draws, and two defeats.

In the early and middle period, in addition to fighting with Takeda, most of the opponents he faced were small wealthy families with less than 1,000 soldiers, and they were basically ten to ten.

One, five ratios. First, the last time is also a two-to-one advantage battle, and the opponents he faced are all Sano Massuna, Yura Narishi, Narita Nagatai, Hara Yinsada, Ashikaga Yoshiji, these people who are not famous generals at all, even so he was repulsed three or four times, and it took several times to win, and the battle of Usui Castle was completely incomplete by Matsuda Yasuto under the absolute advantage of 100 to 1. Beg.

Because of his outstanding military talents, he was called the "God of War" or "the Dragon of Echigo" by later generations. It is mainly reflected in the rapid dispatch of troops and the proper timing of withdrawal, so that most of the wars in his career ended in victory. In the 4th year of Tensho, the monk of Kai taught him to Kura of Chofukuji Temple, mentioning that even the old enemy Takeda Shingen often commented that Kenshin was "Japan's unparalleled famous general", and his genius command ability can be seen.