Military advisors of the Wa (Japan) army, including HATA no Takutsu, claimed that if they moved to the Hi-jo Castle that was closer to the enemy camp and surrounded by flatland with no barriers, the revival army with fewer soldiers than the enemy would have no prospect of winning.
倭軍の秦田来津（はたのたくつ）ら軍事顧問は、避城への移動が軍事的に敵に近く、なお、防ぐ障壁とてない平地では兵数に劣る復興軍に勝ち目のないことを主張した。