Shortly thereafter, he received a report that Sadamori had gathered 4,000 soldiers in cooperation with FUJIWARA no Hidesato, who was Oryoshi (Suppression and Control Agent) of Shimotsuke Province.
間もなく、貞盛が下野国押領使の藤原秀郷と力をあわせて兵4000を集めているとの報告が入った。