During the battle, the left wing of the Otomo no Miko's army (which Kujira had been supporting) was defeated at the old roads of Yamato, and from there, the enemy's troops led by MIWA no Takechimaro and OKISOME no Usagi came to join the battle at the Fukei's camp.
そうするうちに、大和の古道にあった味方の左翼が破れ、そこから三輪高市麻呂と置始菟の敵部隊が転じて来た。