The commander Tadaaki CHIGUSA was soundly defeated due to his impatience, and Takanori could not finish deploying his corps before Takauji ASHIKAGA and some other commanders who had already joined Emperor Godaigo's side made an all-out attack on Kyoto, and accordingly, he returned to Kojima in Bizen Province without any distinguished service.
この時大将・千種忠顕は功に逸り大敗、布陣途中であった高徳は先に後醍醐天皇方に回った足利尊氏勢らの京都総攻撃に遅れをとり、戦功を挙げることなく退却し、備前児島へ帰還した。