Therefore, the leaders of the Satsuma army, who were forced to make a decision, at last decided at 4 PM, August 17, to break through Mt. Eno in order to get rid of the siege of Nagai Village laid by the government army.
そのため、選択に迫られた首脳は8月17日午後4時、官軍の長井包囲網を脱するため、遂に可愛岳突破を決意した。