On February 14, 1185 (January 6, 1185 under the old lunar calendar), a letter arrived from Noriyori at Saikai, raising distress, such as the lack of army provisions and a ship, and the friction with Togoku Samurai (a group of samurai in the eastern part of Japan) wishing for repatriations.
文治元年（1185年）1月6日、西海の範頼から兵糧と船の不足、関東への帰還を望む東国武士達の不和など窮状を訴える書状が届く。