The Oda and Tokugawa allied forces faced an uphill battle, for example, thirteen blocks of the fifteen blocks were broken by Kazumasa ISONO who was the spearhead of the Azai army, but they won (the Battle of Anegawa).
浅井軍の先鋒・磯野員昌に15段の備えの内13段まで破られるなど苦戦しつつも、織田・徳川連合軍は勝利した（姉川の戦い）。