Against the government army marching toward Takase and the government army in Takase, the main force of the Satsuma army was planning to be divided into three flanks of left, center, and right to make a pincer attack from the areas shown below.
薩軍主力は大窪で左・中・右3翼に分かれ、次の方向から高瀬及び高瀬に進撃しつつある官軍を挟撃する計画でいた。