On 28, Hirano and Kitagaki went to Mitajiri, Choshu Province where they conversed with the seven court nobles and the heir of the Choshu Domain Sadahiro MORI and decided to appoint court noble Nobuyoshi SAWA as commander-in-chief.
28日に平野と北垣は長州三田尻に入り、七卿や藩主世子毛利定広を交えた会合を持ち、公卿沢宣嘉を主将に迎えることを決めた。