Original sentence: It is important to note that there was not a clearly defined intent to fight on their part, attested to by the fact that many of the men in the vanguard had rifles which were empty.The majority of the men deployed in the front lines remained armed in archaic fashion, with pikes and swords
Edited sentence: According to Conrad Totman: "In terms of army organization and weaponry, the four main protagonists probably rank in this order: Chōshū was best; Bakufu infantry was next; Satsuma was next; and Aizu and most liege vassal forces were last".For example, the troops of Aizu had a combination of modern soldiers and samurais, as were the troops of Satsuma to a lesser level, whether the Bakufu are almost fully equiped troops, and Chōshū troops were the most modern and organized of all.It is important to note that there was not a clearly defined intent to fight on the part of the Shogunate troops, attested to by the fact that many of the men in the vanguard had rifles which were empty.Motivation and leadership on the part of the Shogunate also seems to have been lacking.Part of the men deployed in the front lines remained armed in archaic fashion, with pikes and swords