Masakado went into hiding in Hiroe, Sashima-gun County, in an attempt to lure the enemy into his home territory, where he could hope to rout them, making use of the advantageous lay of the land.
将門は、地の利のある本拠地に敵を誘い込み起死回生の大勝負をしかけるため、幸嶋郡の広江に隠れる。