At one point, his troops showed superiority that no enemy could withstand against them, although once his troops heard the news about the defeat of the Imperial army in the battle of Mt. Kasagi, Sakurayama troops scattered and eventually the troops were weakened.
一時破竹の勢いを示すも、笠置山の戦いにおける官軍敗戦の報に部下は四散し、桜山軍は弱体化。