in secret to ally

The arrived of Tokugawa Ministers.
The gathered of Tokugawa navy .
The morale of military at Kokura was supposed to rise.

But Choshu went out on the offensive to Kokura always.
Since successful of Takasugi surprise attack，action of Tokugawa navy was lackluster.
(Takasugi was commander of this district.)
Choshu was freely back and forth on strait.
The battle was always done in Kyushu.
Tokugawa was not able to landed in Choshu.

Incidentally，ship of Sakamoto's company also fought this battle as choshu side.
Sakamoto also met with Takasugi，they aimed at the separating from Tokugawa of kyusyu's lords.
Also there was Satsuma's lobbying to kyusyu's lords. (maximum lord of Kyusyu)

Reality of Tokugawa army was hodgepodge.
There was little horizontal connection.

Maximum army of Tokugawa at this district was the Kumamoto samurais.

"Kumamoto advance to Choshu."
There was such an instruction from the Tokugawa exasperated by this situation.
But Kumamoto rejected it and began to retreat without permission.
(Incidentally，there was Kumamoto samurai to members of attempted arson incident in Kyoto.)

Lord of Kokura was puzzled at this situation.
"Please deal this situation.”
He demanded to Tokugawa minister.
Of course Tokugawa minister did consent.
But it was something strange.

Therefore Kokura executives went to meet Tokugawa ministers.
But he was not able to meet.
At this time，Tokugawa Ministers did escape already in secret to ally.

The commander fled in secret first and foremost.
That went decisively wrong.
Kokura also fell by Choshu.

The war came to an end as the complete defeat of Tokugawa.