In fact, it can be said that the failure of Tsugunosuke KAWAI was not caused by the weapons of the new government army but by the uprising in the territory which made him miss an opportunity to carry out his plan.
河井継之助の命運を尽かせたのは実は新政府軍の兵器ではなく、領民の一揆による抵抗による作戦好機の逸失であったと言える。