On the other hand, the Uesugi army had only about 6,000 soldiers mainly led by Shigenaga HONJO in the Fukushima-jo Castle and Nagayoshi SUDA in the Yanagawa-jo Castle.
一方の上杉軍は福島城の本庄繁長、梁川城の須田長義を中心に約6千の兵のみであった。