To save Konishi's army including the Goto troops, Yoshihiro SHIMAZU, Yoshitoshi SO, Muneshige TACHIBANA, Munemasu TAKAHASHI and Masanari TERASAWA organized a naval force and went to their rescue.
五島勢を含む小西軍を救うため、島津義弘、宗義智、立花宗茂、高橋統増、寺沢正成は水軍を編成し救援に赴く。