Sukekuni immediately pulled his camp together for counter attack, which gave damage to the Mongols, however, it was outnumbered and after a couple of fierce battle, all the members of the Sukekuni camp, including Sukekuni himself, his son, Umajiro, his adopted son, Yajiro, Sho no Taro-nyudo Monk, Tozaburo Tai, and a Gokenin (Shogunal retainers) from Higo Province were killed.
助国らは急遽陣を立て直して応戦し、敵に痛手を与えたものの、多勢に無勢で2、3時間の激戦ののち、助国をはじめ子息の右馬次郎、養子の弥次郎、他に庄の太郎入道、肥後国の御家人田井藤三郎など全員が戦死した。