 In addition, Imperial Prince Yoshiaki, a young man of 22, who had lived as a Buddhist monk at the "monzeki" temple of Ninna-ji was named nominal commander in chief of the army.Although the Prince had no military experience, this nomination effectively transformed the Satsuma-Chōshū Alliance forces into an Imperial army ("kangun"), which proved to be a powerful tool of psychological warfare, sending shogunal forces into confusion and disarray, since anyone who fired on the army would automatically become a traitor to the emperor.The Bakufu forces that had been to Toba retreated and regrouped with other Bakufu troops at Tominomori (), where they set up their command base.