They were able to maintain public order only after the guards who were sent from the Toda family of Ogaki Domain as well as Taketsune HORIBE chased them off with swords in their hands, and troops of Hiroshima Domain (50 foot soldiers, 30 kobito) led by Shingoemon KOBORI (military commander for the castle guards) arrived upon the request from the head family Tsunanaga ASANO the next day.
大垣藩戸田家から送られてきていた警備兵たちや堀部武庸らが刀を持って追い払い、さらに翌朝には本家の浅野綱長にも警備の兵が依頼されて、小堀新五右衛門（大番物頭）が指揮する広島藩兵（足軽50名・小人30名）が到着し、上屋敷は治安を取り戻した。