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.
was closing in on Mt. Sasao's base, 
where Mitsumoto had set up camp.
كانتا تقتربان من أسفل جبل ساساو، حيثُ كانَ ميتسوموتو قد أعدّ معسكراً
näherten sich dem Fuß von Berg Sasao,
wo Mitsumoto ein Lager errichtet hatte.
s’approchaient du mont Sasao
où celles de Mitsunari stationnaient.
stava raggiungendo la base del Monte Sasao, 
dove Mitsumoto aveva stanziato il campo.
estava se aproximando da base