Anegawa is the greatest river poured into Lake Biwa. Across this river, the Allied Forces 29,000 of the Nobunaga Oda and the Ieyasu Tokugawa forces stood face to face against on the south side, and the Allied Forces 18,000 of the Nagamasa Azai and the Yoshikage Asakura forces stood face to face against on the north side.
It is said that the Allied Forces of the Nagamasa Azai and the Yoshikage Asakura were the Omi band of warriors, and there was quite strong fighting power compared with the Nobunaga Oda and the Ieyasu Tokugawa forces which the number won, according to handing down.
Confrontation of Katsuie Shibata and Hideyoshi Hashiba which suited rival relations from sometime past, become intense after the Honnoji Incident by which Nobunaga Oda was killed in Tensho 10 (1582) June 10.
In following March, 11 (1583) Katsuie Shibata , Morimasa Sakuma ,Yasumasa Sakuma , Katsuyasu Shibata, Toshiie Maeda, Katsumitsu Fuwa, Masashige Hara、Nagachika Kanamori , Hide Tokuyama left Kitanosho. Hideyoshi stationed 25,000 forces all members, such as the Hidenaga Hashiba and Hidemasa Hori ,around the Yogo lake, to prevent from 28,000 Shibata forces.
The day passed with both army enmity.
April 21, Hideyoshi ordered the all out attack so that the Morimasa Sakuma forces may retreat, they commanded the 20,000 forces, moved to the battle fought in pursuit of an enemy. Furthermore, Toshiie Maeda and ,Toshinaga paternity which was establishing forces in the back of Morimasa Sakuma summarized forces, battlefield secession was begun, and, subsequently Nagachika Kanamori and Katsumitsu Fuwa also began flight from the battlefield. Katsuie Shibata forces changed into the state of a rout, taking advantage of this opportunity.The forces decreased and Katsuie Shibata main body also changed into the state where it cannot challenge to the Hideyoshi army and a decisive battle. Unapproved withdrawal of Hideyoshi close attendants' general's "Seven Spears of Shizugatake" bravery or Toshiie Maeda was echoed. While Katsuteru Mori, a vassal, is fighting desperately as a substitute ?Katsuie Shibata exceeding Tochinoki pass, it fell to Kitanosho and extended.? Katsuie Shibata were killed oneself and Oichi at this time was remarried to Katsuie Shibata killed oneself together.
The seven persons (Masanori Fukushima ,Kiyomasa Kato and others),who fought desperately as Hideyoshi Hashiba's close attendants by this fighting, or is called " Seven Spears of Shizugatake " transmitted later.
A whole view of the outskirts of back Lake Biwa, such as the Yogo lake and Chiubu-shima, can be got from the Shizugatake mountain in which the samurai statures of 7 spears stands.
It is said that the Allied Forces of the Nagamasa Azai and the Yoshikage Asakura were the Omi band of warriors, and there was quite strong fighting power compared with the Nobunaga Oda and the Ieyasu Tokugawa forces which the number won, according to handing down. The seven persons (Masanori Fukushima ,Kiyomasa Kato and others),who fought desperately as Hideyoshi Hashiba's close attendants by this fighting, or is called " Seven Spears of Shizugatake " transmitted later.
A whole view of the outskirts of back Lake Biwa, such as the Yogo lake and Chiubu-shima, can be got from the Shizugatake mountain in which the samurai statures of 7 spears stands