Hideyori, son of the legendary Toyotomi Hideyoshi, made up a plan to try and turn the tide of the siege.

A council of war was held on 2 June 1615 and the plan was determined that Sanada, Ōno Harunaga, and the other commanders would launch an attack to hold the Tokugawa front, while Akashi Morishige would sweep around to attack the rear.

Ieyasu left Ii Naotaka to keep watch over the Toyotomi family and secure the castle.

The eight-year old son of Hideyori, the last of the Toyotomi, was decapitated, along with Chōsokabe Morichika, along with so many rōnin that it was said their heads stretched from Kyoto to Fushimi.

[2] Meanwhile, the Ii clan has send their unit of ninja under the lead of Miura Yo'emon, Shimotani Sanzo, Okuda Kasa'emon, and Saga Kita'emon to fought together with Tokugawa's regular soldiers in the south gate of the castle.