After Takatsune went to Echizen, bakufu organized a large army consisted of the forces of Takahide SASAKI (Doyo's son), Mitsunori AKAMATSU, Ujifuyu YAMANA Yoriyasu TOKI and Yoshitou HATAKEYAMA and besieged Soyama-jo Castle and Kuriya-jo Castle where Takatsune and Yoshimasa confined themselves respectively.
高経らが越前に入ると、幕府は佐々木高秀（道誉の子）、赤松光範、山名氏冬、土岐頼康、畠山義深らによる大軍を編成し、高経の籠もる杣山城および義将の拠る栗屋城を包囲した。