 Sasaki ordered his men to charge the Satsuma gunners, but since the Mimawarigumi was armed only with spears and swords, his men were killed en masse.However, the Kuwana forces and a unit under Kubota Shigeaki held their ground, making the skirmish rage on inconclusively.The Shogunate troops set fire to various houses as they retreated, but that allowed Satsuma snipers to aim more easily.