According to the chapter titled 'Tomoakira no saigo' (The End of Tomoakira) of "Heike Monogatari" (The Tale of the Heike), Tomoakira, his father Tomomori and their retainer kenmotsu (inspector of the transfer into and from ware houses of the Court) Yorikata were put to flight on horseback amid the debacle of their whole army.
『平家物語』の「知章最期」によると、全軍総崩れの中、知盛と知章、郎党の監物頼方の主従三騎で敗走。