However, they lost Battle of Mibu and fled; they fought again with the army of the new government in Utsunomiya during which Toshizo injured his leg; he was escorted to Aizu before the main army arrived in Aizu.
しかし壬生の戦いに敗走、新政府軍と再度宇都宮で戦った際に足を負傷し、本軍に先立って会津へ護送されることとなった。