In the following month, however, a reorganization of the expeditionary force resulted in the following changes: TAIRA no Tomonori, TAIRA no Kiyofusa (Munemori's younger brother by a different mother), Shigehira, and TAIRA no Sukemori were placed in charge of Hokurikudo; Koremori, TAIRA no Kiyotsune (Shigemori's son) were placed in charge of Tokaido and Tosando; Yorimori's two sons of Kumano; and Munemori, Norimori, Tsunemori, Yorimori, and TAIRA no Tomomori were placed in charge of the most important task, that of Rakuchu shugo (safeguarding Kyoto) (see the entry for October 10 in the "Gyokuyo").
しかし翌月、遠征軍の編成が行われた結果、北陸道は平知度・平清房（宗盛の異母弟）・重衡・平資盛、東海道・東山道は維盛・平清経（重盛の子）、熊野は頼盛の子息2名、最も重要な洛中守護は宗盛・教盛・経盛・頼盛・平知盛が担当した（『玉葉』10月10日条）。