TAIRA no Naokata gathered troops from three regions of the Tokai region, Higashiyama region and Hokuriku region along with the troops under his command and went on the expedition to conquest TAIRA no Tadatsune, but Naokata was not able to subjugate the revolt easily because the troops of Tadatsune already controlled Kanto region and the morale among his soldiers was very high.
平直方は麾下の軍勢と東海、東山、北陸の三道の軍を結集して討伐に向うが、関東を押さえて士気の上がる平忠常軍を攻めきれずにいた。