The former Shogunate forces requested the lord of the Yodo domain (Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City), Masakuni INABA (a close aide to Yoshinobu and an incumbent senior councilor) to open Yodo Castle to them so they could regroup their forces.
旧幕府軍は淀藩主（京都市伏見区）稲葉正邦（慶喜の側近の一人で現職の老中）を頼って、淀城に入り建て直しをはかろうとした。