In the Battle of Nagakute the Hideyoshi side suffered a bitter defeat on May 18, but from that time on too, the both sides continued to face each other and the front line had come to a deadlock.
4月9日に長久手の戦いでは秀吉方は苦い敗北を喫したが、その後も両軍の対陣が続いて戦線は膠着状態となった。