After Prince Oama got to Mino Province safely and raised his army, he divided the army into two on August 3 and ordered one to go to Omi Province directly and the other to Yamato (Yamato province).
無事に美濃国にたどりつき、兵力を集めた大海人皇子は、7月2日に軍勢を二手にわけて、近江国に直行する部隊と倭（大和国）に向かう部隊に進発を命じた。