On January 8, 1184, Yoshikiyo fought against the Taira clan's army, consisting of a main force led by TAIRA no Tomomori and TAIRA no Shigehira, and a rearguard troop led by TAIRA no Michimori and TAIRA no Noritsune in the Mizushima region, Bicchu Province (the present Tamashima region, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture).
同年11月17日、備中国水島（現在の岡山県倉敷市玉島付近）において、本隊の平知盛・平重衡と、搦手の平通盛・平教経ら率いる平氏軍と激突した。