While the Sanada brothers Nobuyuki and Yukimura face off at Ueda Castle, and Kagekatsu Uesugi and Kanetsugu Naoe take on Masamune Date and Kojuro Katakura at Aizu, the curtain is drawn on the Battle of Sekigahara. With the overwhelming numerical advantage created by Yukimura's stalling of Hidetada's forces and a formation that fully utilized his geographical superiority, Mitsunari takes the upper hand in the early going.
in a bid to support his flanked army
في محاولةٍ لمُساندة جيشه المُحاط
in einem Versuch,
seiner flankierten Armee zu helfen
para reforzar ambos flancos de su fuerza que 
peleaba en igualdad contra los enemigos.
para reforzar ambos flancos de su ejército que 
peleaba en igualdad contra los enemigos.
lui soit favorable,
con lo scopo di supportare l'esercito fiancheggiato
em uma tentativa de dar apoio 
ao seu exército flanqueado