After this, on August 19, Saigo's forces broke the 2nd siege line along the Hori-gawa River, and on the next day August 20, seized Shikagawa Village and Nakagawa Village and rushed to Mitai.
その後、西郷軍は19日には祝子川の包囲第2線を破り、翌20日に鹿川村、中川村を落として三田井へと突き進んだ。