Food supply became depleted and Nitta Army that had suffered from violent attacks by Ashikaga army and starvation for a long time hopelessly fought and was taken down one after another.
ついに食糧も尽き、足利軍の猛攻に飢えに苦しんだ新田軍の兵がかなうはずもなく、次々と討ち取られた。