On September 24, when the Government army launched a full-scale attack on Shiroyama, about 40 soldiers including Takamori SAIGO, Toshiaki KIRINO, Hisatake KATSURA, Shinpachi MURATA, Shiro IKENOUE, Shinsuke BEPPU, and Jurota HENMI, lined up in front of a cave and marched into Iwasaki-guchi.
9月24日、政府軍が城山を総攻撃したとき、西郷隆盛・桐野利秋・桂久武・村田新八・池上四郎・別府晋介・辺見十郎太ら40余名は洞前に整列し、岩崎口に進撃した。