However, the scorched-earth strategy differed from that of the Russian military campaign of '1812,' the Tokugawa family planned to evacuate, on contracted ships moored in Edo Bay with most of Edo's residents once the firestorm was set.
しかし、それとは異なりいったん火災が発生した後はあらかじめ江戸湾に集めておいた雇い船で避難民をできるだけ救出する計画だったという。