The Taira army began to withdraw, as planned, and although Yoshitomo prepared himself to die and charged after them towards Rokuhara, his force was soundly defeated at the Rokujo-gawara riverbed and forced to retreat.
平氏軍は予定通り退却し、義朝は決死の覚悟で六波羅に迫るが六条河原であえなく敗退した。