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.
Lord Ieyasu has left the vanguard in our hands.
تركَ الزعيم إياسو الطليعةَ بين أيدينا
Fürst Ieyasu hat uns den Vortrupp anvertraut.
Ieyasu-dono nos dejó a cargo 
del frente de batalla.
Ieyasu-dono nos dejó a cargo 
del frente de batalla.
Sire Ieyasu nous a
confié l’avant-garde.
Il Nobile Ieyasu ha lasciato l'avanguardia
 nelle nostre mani.
O mestre Ieyasu deixou a 
vanguarda nas nossas mãos.