Nobukado TAKEDA, Katsuyori's uncle, fled to Kai, deserting Oshima-jo Castle, his residence, which was a pivot of the defensive battle against Oda and Tokugawa, and at Ina-jo Castle in Shinano, as the Oda forces were approaching, the chief retainer ousted Nobuuji SHIMOJO, the lord of the castle, and received the Oda forces.
勝頼の叔父・武田信廉は在城する対織田・徳川防戦の要であった大島城を捨て甲斐に敗走し、信濃伊那城においては織田軍が迫ってくると城主・下条信氏が家老によって追放され、織田軍を自ら迎え入れてしまった。