Yoshitsune gave most of his troops to Yoshisada YASUDA and Yukitsuna TADA, ordering them into position at the Yumeno fortress entrance (hilly section of a city), which was the location that was guarded by TAIRA no Michimori and TAIRA no Noritsune with tens of thousands of cavalrymen under their command (the commander for attacking the hilly section).
安田義定、多田行綱らに大半の兵を与えて平通盛・平教経の1万騎が守る夢野口（山の手）へ向かわせる（山の手攻撃の将）。