On June 17, Shinpachi MURATA who stayed at Hitoyoshi supported Kobayashi, and he directed Shinbutai Army, Hachiku-tai troop, and the march convoy, which was about one thousand of soldiers, and they repeatedly skirmished with the Government army across Sendai-gawa River about for a month.
人吉に残った村田新八は、6月17日、小林に拠り、振武隊、破竹隊、行進隊、佐土原隊の約1000名を指揮し、1ヶ月近く政府軍と川内川を挟んで小戦を繰り返した。