To counter this move, TANABE no Osumi (Tanae no Osumi), a commander of the Emperor Kobun (Prince Otomo at that time)'s army, went over Mt. Kafuka and attacked the troop on Kurafu in the night of the 5th.
これに対して弘文天皇側の将、田辺小隅は、鹿深山を越えて5日に倉歴に夜襲をかけた。