▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁re - capt ure ▁of ▁U ts un omi ya ▁Castle ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁Fac ed ▁with ▁defeat , ▁ Ō t ori ' s ▁forces ▁with d rew ▁north ward , ▁by ▁way ▁of ▁Nik k ō , ▁on ▁to ▁A iz u . ▁ ▁After math ▁While ▁the ▁A iz u ▁domain ▁previously ▁advoc ated ▁surrender ▁and ▁peace ful ▁neg ot iation ▁first ▁and ▁resistance ▁second , ▁the ▁entrance ▁of ▁massive ▁numbers ▁of ▁loyal ists ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁Sh og un ate , ▁following ▁their ▁retre at ▁from ▁U ts un omi ya , ▁forced ▁its ▁hand ▁firm ly ▁into ▁the ▁real m ▁of ▁armed ▁resistance : ▁ ▁...   s old iers ▁of ▁the ▁Sh og un ate , ▁who ▁supported ▁continued ▁war , ▁began ▁dec amp ing ▁en ▁mas se ▁and ▁leaving ▁E do ▁for ▁A iz u , ▁which ▁necess itated ▁A iz u ' s ▁st ance ▁to ▁be ▁changed ▁to ▁one ▁that ▁was ▁pro - war . ▁Men ▁such ▁as ▁senior ▁council or ▁Sa ig ō ▁Tan omo ▁and ▁agricult ure ▁magistr ate ▁K aw ah ara ▁Z enza emon ▁continued ▁to ▁push ▁for ▁alleg iance ▁and ▁submission , ▁however , ▁they ▁were ▁not ▁heard , ▁and ▁the ▁clouds ▁of ▁war ▁spread ▁over ▁n ort he astern ▁Japan   ... ▁ ▁In ▁later ▁years , ▁ Ō t ori ▁wrote ▁an ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁battle , ▁titled ▁" N anka ▁K ik ō " ▁( 南 <0xE6> <0x9F> <0xAF> 紀