They tried to move into the place of Nakamaro's power base, the Kokuga (the area where local government offices were placed) of Omi Province, where he had been serving as Kokushi (Provincial Governor) for a long time, to regain power, but the Imperial army was proactive to interrupt them.
仲麻呂が長年国司を務めた勢力地盤である近江国の国衙に入って再起を図ろうとするが、官軍に先回りされ阻まれた。