60,000 soldiers marched from Kyoto as the troop aiming at subjugation of Takauji; the troop was headed by Yoshisada NITTA; Enshin lay in wait for the soldiers at Shirahata-jo Castle in Akamatsu, Harima Province (Kamigori Town, Ako County, Hyogo Prefecture).
京都方面から進撃してきた新田義貞を総大将とする尊氏討伐軍6万騎を播磨国赤松の白旗城（兵庫県赤穂郡上郡町）で迎え撃った。