In order to call for reinforcements for them, Yoshisada escaped from the Kanegasaki-jo Castle where the provisions had run out, leaving the two imperial princes and his eldest son Yoshiaki NITTA.
義貞は援軍を求めるため、二人の皇子と長男新田義顕らを残し、兵糧の尽きた金ヶ崎城を脱出する。