Three brothers except Moromori ran away to the western part of Japan, and only Moromori joined the headquarters of the Taira army in Ichi no tani region in the south.
師盛以外の兄弟三人は西国に向かって落ち延びたのに対し、師盛は一人南方の一ノ谷の平家本陣に合流した。