But later because Morimasa kept fighting at this fort against the order of Katsuie, Morimasa got a counterattack by Hideyoshi, who came back as quickly as 'Chugoku Ogaeshi' on April 21, and SHIBATA troops was defeated heavily because of betrayal of Toshiie MAEDA, so that Katsuie SHIBATA retreated to Echizen (the battle of Shizugadake).
しかしその後、盛政は勝家の命令に逆らってこの砦で対陣を続けたため、4月21日に中国大返しと同様に迅速に引き返してきた秀吉の反撃にあい、さらに前田利家らの裏切りもあって柴田軍は大敗を喫し、柴田勝家は越前に撤退した（賤ヶ岳の戦い）。