[[Todo clan]] of [[Tsu han]] also betrayed Bakufu and [[Aki han]] joined the Imperial troops.
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[[Todo clan|Tôdô clan]] of [[Tsu han]] also betrayed Bakufu and [[Aki han]] joined the Imperial troops.
The batrayals shocked Bakufu troops, they became demoralized and defeated.
The batrayals shocked Bakufu troops, they became demoralized and defeated.
Then the wait-and-see [[Gosanke]] and many han in West decided to take the Imperial troop side.
Then the wait-and-see [[Gosanke]] and many han in West decided to take the Imperial troop side.
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When the Bakufu troops retreated to Osaka, their master Tokugawa Yoshinobu was already gone. He and [[Matsudaira Katamori]], [[Matsudaira Sadaaki]],[[Itakura Katsukyo]](Roju),[[Sakai Tadato]] (Roju) escaped from [[Osaka castle]] secretly and took a ship to [[Edo]] which dissapointed the wounded Bakufu troops.
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When the Bakufu troops retreated to Ôsaka, their master Tokugawa Yoshinobu was already gone. He and [[Matsudaira Katamori]], [[Matsudaira Sadaaki]],[[Itakura Katsukyo]](Rôjû),[[Sakai Tadato]] (Rôjû) escaped from Ôsaka castle secretly and took a ship to [[Edo]] which dissapointed the wounded Bakufu troops.