His army successfully united with the Hatano army which had rebelled against Takakuni, and in the next April (in 1527), they clashed with the government army (the allied forces between Takakuni HOSOKAWA and Yoshiharu ASHIKAGA) and defeated it (the Battle of Katsurakawara).
高国に造反した波多野軍との合流を果たすと、翌7年（1527年）3月には官軍（細川高国と足利義晴の連合軍）と激突し、これを撃破（桂川原の戦い）。