The six companies (about 600 strong) of the Hoyoku-tai troop led by FUCHIBE, which had set up a battle formation around the Kuma-gawa River to defend Hitoyoshi, also attacked the government army in Sashiki.
人吉防衛のため球磨川付近に布陣していた淵辺率いる鵬翼隊6個中隊（約600名)も佐敷を攻撃した。