He defeated Takeda's vanguard which had been led by Motonao KUMAGAI in the Sengoku period and who was a senior vassal of the Takeda clan who had gained renown as a brave commander.
武田氏重鎮であり、猛将として知られていた武田軍先鋒・熊谷元直(戦国時代)率いる軍を元就は撃破。