The Otomo camp deployed 1000 horsemen on Mt. Omure, 1000 horsemen headed by Chikazane ICHIMADA and Akinari TAKITA on Tateishi-toge pass between Buzen and Bungo, and 800 horsemen headed by Yasuhisa SHIDE and Masahisa NODA on Jizo-toge pass.
大友軍は1,000騎を大村山上に、豊前・豊後を結ぶ道の立石峠に一萬田親実と田北鑑生の1,000騎、地蔵峠に志手泰久と野原昌久の800騎を布陣した。