Azumahito reached Nagato Province and commanded Imperial envoys SAEKI no Tsunehito and ABE no Mushimaro to lead the advance forces and sail across the sea, and they captured Itabitsu no chin (Pacification and Defense Headquarters in Itabitsu) (Kiku County, Buzen Province).
東人は長門国へ至り、勅使佐伯常人、阿倍虫麻呂に先発隊を率いさせて渡海させ板櫃鎮（豊前国企救郡）を攻略。