Later, Yoshitsune defeated the Taira family in about two months by gaining over the support of local naval forces in the western territory, while Noriyori's army formed by the influential lower-ranking vassals (gokenin) in the Kanto region had not been able to defeat the Taira family after a half year.
その後、関東の有力御家人で編成された範頼軍が半年かかっても平家を倒せない中、義経は西国の水軍を味方に引き入れることで約2箇月で平家を滅ぼした。