Informed about the Satsuma army's crisis in Hitoyoshi, the 8th company of the Kanjo-tai troop, the 2nd company of the Shinbu-tai troop, the 2nd company of the Hoyoku-tai troop, and the 16th platoon of the Shinbu-tai troop, all of which stationed in Harada Village, the 4th company of the Hachiku-tai troop in Gonohara, the 1st company of the Raigeki-tai troop in Fukanoue, and the 2nd company of the Raigeki-tai troop in Baba Village fought their way to Hitoyoshi.
原田村の干城隊八番中隊・振武隊二番中隊・鵬翼隊二番中隊・振武隊十六番小隊、郷之原の破竹隊四番中隊、深上の雷撃隊一番中隊、馬場村の雷撃隊二番中隊等は人吉の危機を聞き、戦いながら人吉に向かった。