On the 29th, when Yoritomo launched the operation to expel Yoshitsune, leading his army by himself, Yoshitsune intended to go to Kyushu in order to recover his forces staying in Saigoku (western Japan).
29日に頼朝が軍を率いて義経追討に向かうと、義経は西国で体制を立て直すため九州行きを図った。