Having learned of Mitsunari Ishida's taking up arms, Ieyasu Tokugawa decides to march his massive army to take him on at Sekigahara. Nobuyuki Sanada, who had parted with his brother Yukimura in the lead-up to this event, would have to join the fray as part of a unit separate from Ieyasu's, and under the control of his son Hidetada.
a key point in the transport route between 
northern and southern Japan,
نقطة رئيسيّة في طريق النقل بين اليابان الشماليّة والجنوبيّة
ein Kernpunkt des Transportwegs
zwischen Nord- und Südjapan,
lugar que dio motivo a la guerra y una
 importante clave del tránsito de norte a sur.
lugar que dio motivo a la guerra y una
 importante clave del tránsito de norte a sur.
depuis le château de Numata,
snodo commerciale tra il nord
 ed il sud del Giappone,
um ponto chave na rota de transporte 
entre norte e sul do Japão