By then, Yoritomo had already taken drastic measures with the warriors in various places, such as rewarding them with bonuses in appreciation for their deed, and the warriors in Kyoto, who had been cooperating with Yoshitsune until then since his first entrance in Kyoto, did not collaborate with him this time as Yoshitsune was not able to reward them.
既に頼朝は各地の武士に対する恩賞を与えるなど果断な処置を講じており、入京以後の義経に協力してきた京武者たちも、恩賞を与える事が出来ない義経には与しなかった。