On the other hand, a branch troop of Takeda's forces took Otari-jo Castle (located in Otari Village, Kita-Azumi County, Nagano Prefecture) in Azumi County, located near to the border between Shinano Province and Echigo Province, indirectly holding the movements of Nagao's forces in check from another direction.
一方、武田軍の支隊が安曇郡の信越国境近くの小谷城（おたりじょう、長野県北安曇郡小谷村）を落とし、別方面から長尾軍を牽制する。