| Afterwards, following Yoshisada NITTA, he fought in various fields in Echizen Province and Mino Province with his son Sadasuke HORIGICHI, and he died on the way of advance from Mino Province to Echizen Province in 1338. |
その後、新田義貞に従って、子の堀口貞祐らとともに越前国及び美濃各地で戦い、延元3年/建武5年（1338年）に美濃から越前に進軍中に没した。 |