Motoshige provided Motonao KUMAGAI with soldiers and entrusted him with interception of Mori and Yoshikawa armies coming to the rescue, and he himself led the main force and attacked Arita-jo Castle.
元繁は熊谷元直に兵を与えて救援に来る毛利・吉川軍の迎撃に当たらせ、自分は主力を率いて有田城を攻撃した。