However, the Asakura army, which was deployed at the side of Nagamasa and was a sworn ally, took flight due to a vicious attack by Yasumasa SAKAKIBARA and others, though his forces were three times the size of those of the Tokugawa army.
しかし長政の側面に位置していた盟友の朝倉軍は、徳川軍の3倍の兵力があるにも関わらず榊原康政らの猛攻により敗走。