However, the forces led by Hidenaga HASHIBA and Kanbei KURODA came to back up Nakayama and Takayama forces, and they fought severely and after offenses and defenses Masachika was killed.
だが、天王山にいた羽柴秀長、黒田官兵衛隊が中山・高山両隊を援護するために交戦することとなり、お互い攻防を続けたが激戦のすえに討死した。