Tadamitsu NAKAYAMA was going to fight a decisive battle relying on a mountain fortress, but the Imperial Court gave an Imperial address to Totsukawa Village declaring Tadamitsu as an insurgent; samurai in Totsukawa Village changed their mind, and called for withdrawal to Tadamitsu.
中山忠光は天険を頼りに決戦しようとするが、朝廷は十津川村に忠光を逆賊とする令旨を下し、十津川郷士は変心して忠光らに退去を要求する。