▁were ▁then ▁made ▁to ▁strength en ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁ Ō t ori ' s ▁force . ▁ Ō t ori ' s ▁men , ▁now ▁linked ▁up ▁with ▁Hij ik ata ' s ▁force , ▁including ▁others ▁such ▁as ▁former ▁Sh ins eng umi ▁member ▁Nag ak ura ▁Shin p achi ' s ▁unit , ▁Se i heit ai , ▁head ed ▁north ▁to ▁M ib u , ▁where ▁they ▁intended ▁to ▁hide ▁and ▁lie ▁in ▁wait ; ▁however , ▁upon ▁their ▁arrival ▁they ▁discovered ▁that ▁S ats uma ▁forces ▁had ▁already ▁taken ▁the ▁castle . ▁The ▁S ats uma ▁troops , ▁shock ed ▁at ▁the ▁sudden ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁enemy , ▁with d rew ▁into ▁M ib u ▁Castle ▁and ▁mounted ▁a ▁defense ; ▁and ▁while ▁the ▁attack ers ▁had ▁intended ▁to ▁set ▁fire ▁to ▁the ▁castle ▁town , ▁a ▁tor r ential ▁rain ▁began , ▁and ▁made ▁that ▁impossible . ▁Despite ▁their ▁best ▁efforts , ▁this ▁combined ▁unit ▁was ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁take ▁M ib u ▁Castle , ▁and ▁with d rew ▁to ▁U ts un omi ya ▁after ▁sust aining ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 6 0 ▁men ▁killed ▁and ▁wounded , ▁including ▁eight ▁officers . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁south , ▁the ▁imperial ▁army , ▁with ▁S ats uma ▁and ▁ Ō g aki ▁forces ▁leading ▁the ▁way , ▁swe pt ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁n ortheast ward ▁direction ▁over ▁the ▁M ib u - ka id ō ▁road ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 4 , ▁launch ing ▁a ▁counter att ack