However, Munemori refused this proposal and objected due to the Taira clan following the conditions of the orders, and suspending battle just before it was to break out, and suddenly the Taira clan came under attack by the Minamoto clan's army.
しかし、宗盛はこれを拒絶し、合戦直前の休戦命令に従っていたにも係らず、突然源氏に襲われたということに対する抗議をしている。