After Yoshitsune succeeded with his smart attack at Kyoto, Yoshinaka and Kanehira IMAI planned to run away together to the Hokuriku District but this plan was predicted by Noriyori; they were pursued by soldiers arranged by Noriyori and Yoshinaka was defeated by the Takeda army.
義経の京都強襲が成功すると義仲は今井兼平と合流し、北陸に逃亡をはかるが、事前に察知していた範頼軍は展開していた兵士で追跡し、武田軍により義仲を討伐する。