It is said that Kazumasa ISONO, at the head of the Azai army, made a vicious attack on the Oda forces and succeeded in destroying eleven lines of protective soldiers out of a total of thirteen, resulting in the Oda army preparing for defeat.
浅井軍の先鋒・磯野員昌が織田軍の備え13段のうち11段まで崩す猛攻を見せ、織田軍は敗走の用意をしていたという。