Having thought that the Oda army would choose to hold the fortress, the Hongan-ji Temple army disconcertedly took flight and retreated to Ishiyama Hongan-ji Temple (the Battle of Tenno-ji Temple, 1576).
そのため、篭城策を取るものと思い込んでいた本願寺軍は浮き足立って敗走し、石山本願寺に退却した（天王寺の戦い(1576年)）。