Informed by Tanemichi HATANO of the situation, Harumoto HOSOKAWA ordered Katsunaga MIYOSHI and Masanaga MIYOSHI to proceed with their army, entered Sakai from Awa Province, occupied Horijo Castle in Nakajima on January 5, 1527, and saw the new year (according to the old lunar calendar) with it still under their control.
波多野稙通より知らせをうけた細川晴元は三好勝長、三好政長に出陣を命じ、阿波国より堺に上陸、同年12月13日に中嶋の堀城を占領し越年した。