He then positioned 1,000 horsemen led by Nagamasa KOZUKURI in Nakano-mura Village and another 1,000 horsemen led by Katamasa SATO as a flying squadron in Shinkano-mura Village to create a defense line along the Kiso-gawa River and fought with the East Army led by Terumasa IKEDA and Masanori FUKUSHIMA (the Battle of Komeno).
木造長政らの1000を中野村に配置、遊軍として佐藤方政の兵1,000を新加納村に配置し、木曽川を防衛線として東軍池田輝政・福島正則らの軍勢を迎え撃った（米野の戦い）。