What remained for him were Iwaya-jo Castle defended by Joun TAKAHASHI, Tachibana-jo Castle defended by Muneshige TACHIBANA, and Homanyama-jo Castle defended by Naotsugu TACHIBANA.
残るは高橋紹運の守る岩屋城、立花宗茂の守る立花城、立花直次の守る宝満山城のみであった。