Although it was such a hard battle and Nobunaga himself was injured, the Oda army's morale was raised by Nobunaga's appearance at the front-line and they defeated the Hongan-ji Temple army (the Battle of Tennoji Fort).
信長自身も負傷する激戦となったが、信長自らの出陣で士気が高揚した織田軍は、本願寺軍を撃破した（天王寺砦の戦い）。