Masakado surrounded the local government of Shimotsuke Province, but opened one section of the siege line, purposely letting Yoshikane flee, after which he negotiated with the kokuga, making them consent to his legitimacy before returning to his home province.
将門は下野国国府を包囲するが、一部の包囲を解いてあえて良兼を逃亡させ、その後国衙と交渉して自らの正当性を認めさせて帰国した。