Template:Did you know nominations/Siege of Katsurayama

... that during the Siege of Katsurayama the castle garrison poured rice from their walls to fool the besiegers into thinking they had ample water supplies? Source: "There was no spring on top of the mountain, so all drinking water had to be carried up from a source near the Joshoji temple on the mountain's lower slopes. This fact was initially unknown to the Takeda troops, and as water was always a crucial factor in a siege the garrison decided to fool the besiegers into thinking they had ample supplies. As they had plenty of rice the Ochiai soldiers chose a place that was easily visible from the Takeda lines and poured out the white rice in a torrent that looked like a waterfall. It boldly proclaimed the message that this desperately defended castle would be able to hold out until Kenshin broke through." (Turnbull, Stephen (2008) [1st pub. 2003]. Kawanakajima 1553–64. Samurai power struggle (4th ed.). Oxford: Osprey Publishing, p. 48)

Created by Applodion (talk). Self-nominated at 12:06, 14 January 2018 (UTC).

(previously a DYK?) This is my first review. It reads well and seems thorough, if a bit heavy on one source. There are a few copy-edits that I'd like to see made (and will thus make). Really, the only reason it's not getting a Yes from me is because I'm scared of Being Bold. ~ Maltrópa ^loquace 22:13, 17 January 2018 (UTC)

Template:Re Thanks for the copy-edits. Unfortunately, there exist no English works other than Turnbull's book that detail the siege, and I cannot speak Japanese, so that I had to use a translator to at least find two other online sources for the article. Applodion (talk) 23:40, 17 January 2018 (UTC)

Template:Re Since you have made the copy-edits, can you pass the article? Applodion (talk) 10:52, 21 January 2018 (UTC)

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