Yoshitsune and Noriyori, both started with a few soldiers and in order to confront with Yoshinaka, they intended to recruit and organize the local warriors on their way to Kyoto.
義経・範頼はいずれも少人数の軍勢を率いて鎌倉を出立し、途中で現地の武士を組織化することで義仲との対決を図った。