During the battle at Fujito in Bizen Province, he won a narrow victory against TAIRA no Yukimori thanks to the contribution of Moritsuna SASAKI and arrived in Nagato Province, however he couldn't continue because the Taira clan controlled the Seto Inland Sea and the Noriyori army didn't have enough army provisions.
備前国藤戸の戦いにて佐々木盛綱の活躍で平行盛軍に辛勝し、長門国まで至るが瀬戸内海を平氏の水軍に押さえられていることもあって、遠征軍は兵糧不足などにより進軍が停滞した。