In an attempt to take the castle, Itakura Shigemasa was killed. More shogunate troops under Matsudaira Nobutsuna, Itakura's replacement, soon arrived. However, the rebels at Hara Castle resisted the siege for months and caused the shogunate heavy losses. Both sides had a hard time fighting in winter conditions. On February 3, 1638, a rebel raid killed 2,000 warriors from the Hizen Domain. However, despite this minor victory, the rebels slowly ran out of food, ammunition and other provisions. By April 1638, there were over 27,000 rebels facing about 125,000 shogunate soldiers. Desperate rebels mounted an assault against them on April 4 and were forced to withdraw. Captured survivors and the fortress' rumored sole traitor, Yamada Emosaku, revealed the fortress was out of food and gunpowder. On April 12, 1638, troops under the command of the Kuroda clan of Hizen stormed the fortress and captured the outer defenses. The rebels continued to hold out and caused heavy casualties until they were routed on April 15.

Question: What was the largest group of people?
Answer: shogunate soldiers

Question: What was the smallest group of people?
Answer: warriors from the Hizen Domain

Question: How many more shogunate soldiers were there than rebels?
Answer: 98000

Question: How many months passed between the rebel raid that killed 2000 Hizen warriors and the rebels facing the shogunate soldiers?
Answer: 2

Question: How many days passed between the rebels mounting an assault against the shogunate soldiers and the rebels being routed?
Answer: 11

Question: Which group was larger by April 1638, the rebels or the shogunate soldiers?
Answer: the shogunate soldiers

Question: In what year was Itakura Shigemasa killed?
Answer: 1637

Question: Who was Itakura Shigemasa's replacement?
Answer: Matsudaira Nobutsuna

Question: In April 1638, how many more shogunate soldiers were there than rebels?
Answer: 98000

Question: How many days passed between the rebels mounted an assault against the shogunate soldiers at the Hara Castle and troops under the command of the Kuroda clan of Hizen stormed the fortress and captured the outer defenses?
Answer: 8

Question: How many more shogunate soldiers were there than rebels?
Answer: 98000

Question: How many days passed between the fortress running out of food and gunpowder, and the fortress being stormed and captured?
Answer: 8

Question: How many more shogunate soldiers were there than rebels?
Answer: 98000

Question: How many things did the Yamada Emosaku run out of?
Answer: 2

Question: How many more shogunate soldiers were there compared to rebels in April 1638?
Answer: 98000

Question: How many days after rebels mounted an assault on shogunate soldiers and forced to withdraw did troops under the command of the Kuroda clan of Hizen storm the fortress and capture outer defenses?
Answer: 8

Question: How many days after troops under the command of the Kuroda clan of Hizen storm the fortress and capture the outer defenses were the rebels routed?
Answer: 3

Question: Which were there more of, shogunate soldiers or rebels?
Answer: shogunate soldiers

Question: How many months after a rebel raid killed 2,000 warriors from the Hizen Domain, did the rebels mount an assault against them and were forced to withdraw?
Answer: 2