However, Ieyasu used many retainers of the Imagawa clan, of the Takeda clan, and of the Hojo clan, all of whom had once been his enemies, and employed many of their military strategies and political measures.
とはいえ、家康はかつて敵対していた今川氏・武田氏・北条氏の家臣も多く登用し、彼らの戦法や政策も数多く取り入れている。