At Kaneko-jo Castle, the busho (Japanese military commanders) were gathered from their castles along with their retainers; however, the total number of soldiers was only 2,000, and the difficult war situation of the Kaneko side was visible to all.
金子城には周辺の城から武将が兵を率いて集結していたがその数わずか2千、戦況不利は誰の目にも明らかである。