Supported by the north wind, Masakado's army shifted the situation to their own advantage in a battle of bows and arrows; with the wind behind them, they defeated the allied forces of Sadamori, Hidesato, and Tamenori.
北風が吹き荒れ、将門軍は風を負って矢戦を優位に展開し、貞盛、秀郷、為憲の軍を撃破した。