Oda Nobunaga relied on his +2 advantage with the long spear, decisively crushing the main force of the Qingzhou army in the field. After that, there was little suspense left in the ensuing battles.
After pursuing the routed enemy for a while, he immediately regrouped his troops and, barely bothering to clean the battlefield, marched straight for Matsuba Castle. There, he linked up with the detachment sent to destroy the Songye Fort and launched a fierce attack at once. Matsuba Castle was just a small castle, much like Hosokawa Castle, its defensive capabilities so-so, and it didn't hold out for long before being breached. The defending commanders, Akabayashi Sun-Qi and Tsuchizama Yisuke, were both killed on the spot.
