Hongan-ji Temple faced off against Nobunaga on three bases, Nagashima, Echizen and Ishiyama, but this system had a weak point in that the military was established at each base almost individually.
本願寺は長島・越前・石山の3拠点で信長に敵対していたが、この弱点は互いに半ば独立して軍政を敷いていることであった。