For the Mori army, Motonari MORI, Masahira KOBAYAKAWA, and Fujikane MASUDA departed for Izumo Province recruiting local samurai from Aki, Suo, and Iwami Provinces.
毛利軍も毛利元就、小早川正平、益田藤兼ら安芸国・周防国・石見国の国人衆を集めて出雲へ赴いた。