Makibi, who predicted Nakamaro's action, made the Imperial army lead by Yamashiro no kuni no kami (Governor of Yamashiro Province) KUSAKABE no Komaro and Emon no shojo (Junior Lieutenant of the Outer Palace Guards) SAEKI no Itachi go ahead of them and shut their headway to the provincial office of Omi Province by burning the Setabashi Bridge.
仲麻呂の行動を予測した真備は、山城国守日下部子麻呂と衛門少尉佐伯伊多智の率いる官軍に先回りさせて、勢多橋を焼いて近江国国府への道を断ってしまう。