On the contrary, however, Godaigo ordered Yoshisada to search and destroy Takauji, and Yoshisada passed through Tokaido to Kamakura following Imperial Prince Takayoshi.
しかし、逆に後醍醐は義貞に尊氏追討令を発し、義貞は尊良親王を奉じて東海道を鎌倉へ向かう。