This battle known as the "Koji disorder" had the unintended effect of unifying opinion in the domain behind pro-imperialism, and an army was organized for the overthrow of the bakufu and their subordinates in the region.
逆にこの「小路騒動（こうじそうどう）」と呼ばれた闘争を契機に藩論が一気に尊皇倒幕へと統一され、在郷家臣団を含む倒幕軍が結成された。