Threatened by the development of Ishiyama too, Harumoto HOSOKAWA repeatedly attacked Ishiyama but did not achieve any results at all because Ishiyama was best suited to defense with many hills and rivers and also because Hongan-ji Temple had built up its armaments, learning from Yamashina case.
細川晴元は石山の発展も恐れ、たびたび石山を攻撃したが、石山は小高い山や川が多く守りに適した土地であり、また山科を教訓として本願寺が軍備を進めていたために、まったく戦果を挙げられなかった。