Although he was appointed as Governor General of Defense for this achievement, they were obviously outnumbered even with the reinforcements, so his wife was killed by an explosion, then Aizu Wakamatsu Casle fell to the enemy.
この功績によって防衛総督に任じられるも加勢を持ってしても多勢に無勢は明らかで、妻のトセが爆死し、会津若松城は落城。