After they were defeated, he received an order from the retired emperor to guard Yorinaga, and they rode on the same horse to flight, but Yorinaga was pierced by the arrow shot by MINAMOTO no Shigesada and was badly injured.
敗戦後、上皇の命を受け、頼長を護衛し騎馬に同乗して敗走するが、頼長は源重貞の放った矢に当たり重傷を負う。