Although the number of soldiers of bakufu forces out numbered the Nitta forces, the situation gradually turned in favor of the Nitta forces with the support of gokenin in Musashi Province, such as the Kawagoe clan, who were also increasingly dissatisfied with bakufu. |
兵数は幕府軍の方が勝っていたが、同様に幕府へ不満を募らせていた河越氏ら武蔵の御家人の援護を得て新田軍は次第に有利となる。 |