Then at the initial state of the battle, the Taira family side had used all the arrows and its unprotected oarsmen and steerspersons were shot to death one by one without being able to take any measures to counterattack.
そのため序盤で矢を射尽くし、後は射かけられるままとなって無防備な水手・梶取から犠牲になっていったのである。