However the army of Koremori was put to rout while withdrawing as they wavered from the sound of waterfowl flying off so, the Yoritomo won the battle without much fighting.
しかし、撤退の最中に水鳥の飛び立つ音に浮き足立った維盛軍は潰走し、頼朝軍はほとんど戦わずして勝利を得た。