By December 19, Yoshimitsu had advanced as far as Hachiman, where he met up with the main force of 30,000 riders, led by the kanrei Motokuni HATAKEYAMA and former kanrei Yoshimasa SHIBA, and then they all proceeded towards Izumi Province together.
11月14日、義満は八幡まで進み、管領畠山基国と前管領斯波義将が率いる主力3万騎が和泉国へ発向した。