Shigenaga HONJO, the lord of the Fukushima-jo Castle learned the disadvantage of the open battle and withdrew the troops defeated in Miyashiro to hold the castle, but they were driven into the situation for a while where the entire troops were determined to die by rushing into the Date army (decision made to die in the battle by rushing into the enemy's headquarters *3).
福島城城主本庄繁長は、野戦の不利を悟り、宮代で敗れた軍勢を撤収し、籠城策をとったが、一時は伊達軍の中に全軍で突入し、切り死にを遂げようと覚悟する状況に迄追い込まれた（御本陣ヘ突懸リ討死スベシト議定シ註3）。