 Tatsumi and the Kuwana retainers remaining in Edo followed Matsudaira Sadaaki to Echigo Province by sea, where they hoped to establish themselves in the former Shogunal territory of Kashiwazaki.Tatsumi organized the remaining Kuwana forces into three units—the "Raijintai", the "Jinputai", and the "Chinintai".Elections were held to determine the commanders of each unit, and Tatsumi became commander of the "Raijintai", and his elder brother Machida Ronoshin became commander of the "Jinputai".