It has been said that there was a plan to lure Nobunaga to the place where he could bring a few guards and make a night attack like that of the later Honnoji incident, which resulted in death of Nobunaga.
信長暗殺のため後に成功した本能寺のように手勢が手薄なところへ誘き出し夜襲する計画であったという。