He left Kyoto on the 12th with not only the soldiers in Omi Province which he directly ruled but also the troops of Owari and Mino Provinces led by his legitimate son Nobutada ODA, the troops of Ise Province ruled by Nobukatsu ODA, Nobutaka ODA and Nobukane ODA, and the soldiers of the Kinai region, Echizen, Wakasa, Tango, Tanba and Harima Provinces.
膝下の近江国の兵に加えて嫡男織田信忠率いる尾張国・美濃国の軍勢、織田信雄・織田信孝・織田信包配下の伊勢国の軍勢、さらに畿内と越前国・若狭国・丹後国・丹波国・播磨国の兵も合流して13日に京都を出発した。