When that happened, 5000 of mostly Hatamoto soldiers of the Tokugawa family, about 3000 of the Aizu Clan soldiers and 1500 of the Kuwana Clan soldiers gathered at Nijo-jo Castle were outraged at the dealings of the Satsuma Clan who manipulated the Imperial Court.
このとき二条城には旗本を中心とする徳川家直属の兵約5000、会津藩士約3000、桑名藩士約1500が集結しており、朝廷を操る薩摩藩の挑発に対し激昂していた。