Mitsuhide captured a number of castles with Mitsuharu AKECHI, Motoaki TAKEDA, Takatsugu KYOGOKU and others including Nagahama Castle at Omi (Omi Province), Sawayama Castle and Azuchi Castle, but was defeated and killed just as he was about to lay siege to Hino.
光秀は明智光春、武田元明、京極高次らに近江の長浜城(近江国)、佐和山城、安土城の各城を攻略させ、次に日野攻囲に移る手筈だったが、直前に敗死した。