On February 26, in order to keep the government army from marching on Takase, the KOSHIYAMA's three platoons took up their positions between Yamabeta and Jonoshita ready to intercept it, and the three platoons of the Kumamoto-tai troop led by SASSA and others and the three platoons led by IWAKIRI and KODAMA took up their positions between Terada and Tateyama ready to intercept it.
2月26日、越山の3個小隊は官軍の高瀬進出に対し、山部田と城の下の間に邀線を敷き、佐々らの熊本隊3個小隊及び岩切・児玉らの3個小隊は寺田と立山の間に邀線を敷いて高瀬前進を阻止しようとした。