At this moment, the Tokugawa family had two plans to choose from, on one hand was allegiance to the new government and on the other hand the continuation of their current bakufu defense and at the same time the bakufu group could form an alliance with the Sabaku-ha (supporters of the Shogun) domains and eventually gain the power to reverse the present situation.
この時点で、徳川家の取り得る方策は徹底恭順か、抗戦しつつ佐幕派諸藩と提携して形勢を逆転するかの2つの選択肢があった。