Among troops of Nobunaga ODA, troops of Kazumasu TAKIGAWA and Nagahide NIWA, which acted as detached forces, burnt down Suma in Hyogo on January 11, 1579 and took up their position in the vicinity of Tsukaguchi.
織田信長軍は、まず別動隊として動いていた滝川一益、丹羽長秀隊が同年12月4日兵庫の須磨区を焼き払い塚口付近に布陣した。