On January 26, 1185, with support from Koreyoshi OGATA, a Gozoku (local ruling family) in Bugo Province, Noriyori was able to get army provisions and ships, convince Yoshimori WADA and other busho who wanted to go back to Kamakura even without permission and finally was able to go to Bungo from Suo Province.
文治元年（1185年）1月26日、豊後国豪族緒方惟栄の味方などを得て、範頼はようやく兵糧と兵船を調達し、侍所別当の和田義盛など勝手に鎌倉へ帰ろうとする関東武士たちを強引に押しとどめて周防国より豊後国に渡ることに成功。