"Come Lord Hoida and speak with me" said Mori Motonari as he came upon the leader of one of his retainer families. "I have decided to push forward into Bingo. To the north the mountains remain a difficult crossing at this time of the year. The Amako cannot press an invasion until spring. But I do not mean to wait and find myself on the defensive! We will move the army into Bingo province, but just barely. To the first village over the border controlled by Ouchi supporters. Right on the coast of the inland sea. From there I will be able to gain a firmer understanding of the province. And hopefully our armies presence in the region will perhaps convince some of the less commited Amako supporters, those who might have supported the Ouchi in the past, to shift their loyalities back to us. I shall also find myself in closer touch to our spies and scouts in the province. Send word ahead to them that I wish to know by the time the I arrive with the army exactly where the army of the Amako army is at present. Is it dispersed among the various Amako lords who control it? Is it consolidated in one part of the province? And I wish to know which lords are most involved with the army. Their names, what part of the province they are from, and the history of their loyalties. I suspect he Amako will be strongest in the northern hills and weakest along the coast, but we shall see. Ah, and send word to the Ouchi supporters to come and join our army."
Lord Hoida smiled. A joy to be on the offensive this season. Too often over the past years the Mori had found themselves pushing the Amako out of Aki. They had always succeeded, but the time had come to take the fight closer the Amako...

Orders:
The full army will move to the first coastal village with a suitable harbor for provisions in Bingo province. There they will meet with and consolidate with the Ouchi supporting forces already in the province.
Scouts will do as instructed.