In May (April in old lunar calendar) 1183, an army led by So-daisho Koremori to defeat MINAMOTO no Yoshinaka departed in groups one by one, recruiting as many as a hundred thousand (or forty thousand acccording to some sources) soldiers, which was equivalent to the entire force of the Taira clan, and advanced to Hokuriku.
寿永2年（1183年）4月、維盛を総大将として源義仲追討軍が逐次出発し、平氏の総力を結集した総勢10万（4万とも）の軍勢が北陸に向かう。