Nakamaro was forced to head north along the west coast of Lake Biwa for the Echizen Province, where his son FUJIWARA no Shikachi was kokushi, and prepared for a comeback.
仲麻呂はやむなく子の藤原辛加知が国司になっている越前国に入り再起を図ろうとし、琵琶湖の湖西を越前に向い北進する。