In due course, Shigemori and Yorimori retreated and the Minamoto clan departed from the gates in pursuit; however, this was actually a ruse and the traitor seized the opportunity to allow the Taira's army to enter inside the Dairi (Inner Palace).
やがて重盛と頼盛は退却し、源氏の軍勢は門を出て追撃にかかるが、これは実は計略で、この隙に裏切り者が平家軍を内裏内に入れて門を閉じてしまった。