Kura no Suke went in advance to Matsuyama-jo Castle (Bicchu Province), where those dissatisfied with the Kaieki policy displayed an attitude of do-or-die resistance, and persuaded Kuranosuke TSURUMI, the chief retainer of the Mizutani clan, to surrender the castle in peace.
内蔵助は先発して、改易に不満で徹底抗戦の姿勢を見せていた松山城(備中国)に単身入り、水谷家家老鶴見内蔵助を説得して無事に城を明渡させた。