On June 1570, in order to subjugate Yoshikage ASAKURA in Echizen Province, who had ignored Nobunaga's order to go to Kyoto several times, Nobunaga abandoned the alliance with the Azai clan and began his march into Echizen Province with the army of Ieyasu TOKUGAWA, a sworn ally.
元亀元年（1570年）4月、信長は度重なる上洛命令を無視する越前国の朝倉義景を討伐するため、浅井氏との盟約を反故にし、盟友の徳川家康の軍勢とともに越前国へ進軍を開始する。