On August 13 and 14, Kirino, Murata, and Ikegami, came back from Nagai-mura, took a role in marching into Nobeoka, and directed on main roads; however, they were defeated by the second stand-alone brigade, the third brigade, the fourth brigade, Shinsen Ryodan brigade, and the first brigade at the battle of Nobeoka, and they all pulled out of Nobeoka and stopped at Wada Pass.
8月13日、14日、桐野・村田・池上らは長井村から来て延岡進撃を部署し、本道で指揮したが、延岡の戦いで別働第二旅団・第三旅団・第四旅団・新撰旅団・第一旅団に敗れ、延岡から総退却して和田峠に依った。