The Minamoto ships had to push against the current,' thereby claiming that the tide was with the Taira and against the Minamoto as they fought, but still doesn't go so far as to say that the reversing of the tidal current's direction led to a reversal in the fortunes of the two sides.
源氏の船は汐に向かって押され」と記されており、平氏が追い潮、源氏が向かい潮で戦ったことは述べられているが、潮流が反転して戦況を転換させたとまでの筋立てにはなっていない。