It is said that when that happened all Ii's troops took off every piece of equipment, including helmets and armour, that displayed Ii's Akazonae (red arms), the symbol of the Ii clan.
この時、井伊隊に属していた兵の全員が井伊氏の象徴とも言える井伊の赤備えの兜や鎧を始めとする全ての装備品を脱ぎ捨てたという。