Since they had a rainstorm in the evening, however, the government army fiercely attacked the Satsuma army by taking the opportunity, and the Satsuma army that was almost running out of ammunition could not withstand the attack and retreated to Yoshino.
しかしながら、夕方、暴風雨になり、これに乗じた官軍の猛攻に弾薬乏しくなった薩軍は耐えきれず、吉野に退却した。