However, due to confusion over the chain of command the Shinsen-gumi, which had separately received an order to defend Nijo-jo Castle, arrived and got into a shoving match with the Mito Clan soldiers.
しかし命令系統の混乱から別に二条城守備の命を受けた新選組が到着し、水戸藩士との間で押し問答になる。