 Meanwhile, Takakuni ordered the mobilization of powerful "kokujin" from Settsu Province, including retainers of the Ikeda, Itami, Miyake, Ibaraki, Fukui, Ōta, Irie, and Takase clans.The contingent totaled as many as 20,000 men but lost an initial clash at Fukai Castle in Izumi Province.When Masayori reported to Takakuni that the invading forces had made landfall in Hyōgo under the command of Hisaharu, Takakuni dispatched a unit of over thirty elite cavalry, including Hatano Tanemichi, together with 3000 soldiers.