Nakagawa's and Takayama's corps had already begun to break down, and Hideyoshi sent out from his own troops Hidemasa HORI's corps to back up Nakagawa's and Takayama's to prevent their collapse.
中川・高山両隊は早くも崩れかけ、秀吉は自隊から堀秀政隊を中川・高山両隊の後詰に向かわせ崩壊を防いだ。