There were virtually no retainers of the old TOKI clan who wanted to support Dosan because of the way he gained Mino; in April of 1556, Yoshitatsu's army of 17,000 warriors fought Dosan's army of only 7,000 men at Nagara-gawa River (Battle of Nagara-gawa River), and even though Dosan's son-in-law, Nobunaga, sent his army to help it did not reach the battle in time, and Dosan died in the lopsided battle.
国盗りの経緯から道三に味方しようとする旧土岐家家臣団はほとんどおらず、翌弘治2年（1556年）4月、1万7千の兵を率いる義龍に対し、7千の兵の道三が長良川河畔で戦い（長良川の戦い）、娘婿の信長が援軍を派兵したものの間に合わずに衆寡敵せず、戦死した。