In the Battle of Ichinotani, Yoshitsune defeated the army of the Taira family at Mt. Mikusa by a surprise night attack first, and after that he proceeded with his army, bringing Higashiharima, the territory of the Taira family, under his control.
一ノ谷の戦いでは、義経は夜襲により三草山の平家軍を破った後、平家の地盤であった東播磨を制圧しつつ進軍している。