Meanwhile, Morimasa demanded that Shigeharu KUWAYAMA, who defended the Shizugatake fort, surrender with the fort, for which KUWAYAMA replied that 'I will not resist but please wait until sunset', and the fall of the Shizugatake fort seemed to be just around the corner.
この後、賤ヶ岳砦を守備する桑山重晴にも降伏し砦を明け渡すように命令しており桑山も「抵抗は致さぬが日没まで待って欲しい」と返答し賤ヶ岳砦の陥落も間近であった。