The 4th battalion led by KIRINO and the 5th battalion led by IKEGAMI were to make a frontal attack, and the 1st battalion led by Kunimoto SHINOHARA, the 2nd battalion led by Shinpachi MURATA, the Kajiki battalion led by Shinsuke BEPPU, and part of the 3rd battalion led by Yaichiro NAGAYAMA were to make a rear attack.
桐野の第四大隊・池上の第五大隊は正面攻撃、篠原国幹の第一大隊・村田新八の第二大隊・別府晋介の加治木の大隊、及び永山弥一郎の第三大隊の一部は背面攻撃を担当した。