In response to this, Kiyomori dispatched a large army to Kanto with his legitimate grandchild TAIRA no Koremori as the commander-in-chief to stop expansion of Yoritomo's power, but the army retreated without fighting in the Battle of Fuji-gawa River.
これに対して清盛は頼朝らの勢力拡大を防ぐため、嫡孫の平維盛を総大将とした大軍を関東に派遣したが、富士川の戦いでは交戦をせずに撤退してしまった。