On August 14, the detached 2nd brigade rushed into Nobeoka, and the Satsuma army resisted it by destroying bridges across the Nakase-gawa River in the urban area of Nobeoka.
別働第2旅団が8月14日に延岡に突入し、薩軍は延岡市街の中瀬川の橋を取り除き抵抗した。