In response, Nobunaga defeated enemy forces in the Battle of Anegawa, set fire to the Enryaku-ji Temple on Mt. Hiei (in 1571) and won other battles, but Tokugawa's allied forces were soundly defeated by Shingen TAKEDA, a powerful enemy, in the Battle of Mikatagahara, which brought Nobunaga to a crisis.
これに対して信長は、姉川の戦いや延暦寺の比叡山焼き討ち(1571年)など、敵対勢力をことごとく破ったが、強敵・武田信玄の前に三方ヶ原の戦いで同盟軍たる徳川軍が大敗すると、さすがの信長も危機に陥った。