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English: At first, the Satsuma army was defeated in Mifune, positioned as the left flank, and in the night of April 20, the Nomura troop in Otsu, which constituted the right-most flank of the Satsuma army, retreated as well.
Japanese: 先に薩軍最左翼の御船が敗れ、20日夜半には最右翼の大津の野村部隊も退却した。
English: Therefore, in the early morning of the next day, April 21, the 1st and 2nd brigades advanced towards Otsu, then towards Tojima, Domyo, Oyatsu, and Kiyama by chasing the Satsuma army, and advanced to Kiyama through small-scaled battles.
Japanese: そのため、翌21日早朝、第1・第2旅団は大津に進入し、次いで薩軍を追撃して戸嶋・道明・小谷から木山に向かい、小戦を重ねて木山に進出した。
English: Although having been defeated in the left flank as described above, the Satsuma army-gun was always in an advantageous state in Nagamine, Hotakubo, and Kengun in the right flank throughout the 'battle of Joto'.
Japanese: このように「城東会戦」では、薩軍は左翼では敗れたものの、右翼の長嶺・保田窪・健軍では終始優勢な状況にあった。
English: However, the battle situation became to allow the government army to make a pincer attack on Kiyama, where the headquarters of the Satsuma army was located, from Otsu in the right-most flank and from Mifune in the left-most flank.
Japanese: しかし、官軍は最右翼の大津と最左翼の御船から薩軍本営の木山を挟撃する情勢になった。
English: Oshisuke NOMURA and IKEBE desperately persuaded KIRINO into moving the headquarters to Yabehama-cho, east from there, and KIRINO brought up the rear of the retreating the Satsuma army.
Japanese: しかし、野村忍介・池辺の必死の説得で桐野は遂に翻意し、撤退し本営を東方の矢部浜町へ移転することに決し、自ら薩軍退却の殿りをつとめた。
English: Since the headquarters were moved to Hamacho, the troops of the Satsuma army in the right flank, which were in an advantageous state in the battle, were also forced to move to the east, bringing an end to the 'battle of Joto', the largest field battle after the Battle of Sekigahara, only in one day.
Japanese: こうして本営が浜町に後退したために、優勢だった薩軍右翼各隊も東方へ後退せざるを得なくなり、関ヶ原の戦い以来最大の野戦であった「城東会戦」はわずか一日の戦闘で決着がついた。
English: On April 21, the Satsuma army held a military meeting in Yabehama-cho town and decided that Shinpachi MURATA and Ikegami should should resign from the post of commander of the battalions and be attached to the headquarters to participate in military meetings, that the whole army should be organized into companies, that the army should take the strategy of controlling the three provinces of Satsuma, Osumi, and Hyuga, and that they should set their base in Hitoyoshi.
Japanese: 4月21日、薩軍は矢部浜町の軍議で、村田新八・池上が大隊指揮長を辞め、本営附きとなって軍議に参画すること、全軍を中隊編制にすること、三州（薩摩国・大隅国・日向国）盤踞策をとること、人吉をその根拠地とすることなどを決めた。
English: In the military meeting in Eshiro, they decided on plans including to build a hospital and a factory to make ammunition in Hitoyoshi and to deploy troops in respective areas, which were carried out in succession.
Japanese: 江代軍議で決められたのは、人吉に病院や弾薬製作所を設けること、各方面に諸隊を配置することなどで、逐次実行に移された。
English: On this occasion, KIRINO organized the Satsuma army with the both flanks extending in the north-south direction from Hitoyoshi in the center as below.
Japanese: この時、桐野が人吉を中心に南北に両翼を張る形で薩軍を以下の通りに配置した。
English: On May 8, Henmi, Shuichiro KONO, Hirano, and Fuchibe moved towards the Konose and Ebirase area, leading the four troops of Raigeki-tai, Hachiku-tai, Jozan-tai, and Hoyoku-tai.
Japanese: 5月8日、辺見・河野主一郎・平野・淵辺はそれぞれ雷撃隊・破竹隊・常山隊・鵬翼隊の4個隊を率いて神瀬箙瀬方面に向かった。
English: On May 9, battles with the government army started, and on May 15, the incident occurred in which a company of the Hachiku-tai troop, including Gentaro AKAZUKA, surrendered to the government army.
Japanese: 官軍との戦闘は5月9日に始まったが、5月15日には、破竹隊の赤塚源太郎以下1個中隊が官軍に下るという事件が起きた。
English: On May 19, the detached 2nd brigade (led by Major General Yamada) attacked the Satsuma army in Mizunashi and Okochi, strategic places along the Mankogoedo Road, one of those reaching Hitoyoshi.
Japanese: 別働第2旅団（山田少将）は5月19日、人吉に通じる諸道の1つ万江越道の要衝水無・大河内の薩軍を攻撃した。
English: The 7th company of the Jozan-tai troop of the Satsuma army fought to repulse the advancement of the brigade but retreated to Kazawa Village once, and on May 21, counterattacked the government army in Mizunashi and Okochi but was unable to fight it out and pulled out to Kazawa Village again.
Japanese: これを迎え撃った薩軍の常山隊七番中隊は一旦鹿沢村に退き、5月21日に水無・大河内の官軍に反撃したが、勝敗を決することができず、再び鹿沢村に引き揚げた。
English: The Jozan-tai troop desperately defended itself against the attack, but on May 29, retreated to Uchiyamada due to lack of ammunition and built a fort in Omura, reinforcing the defensive ability.
Japanese: 常山隊は必死に防戦したが、弾薬がつきたために内山田に退き、翌日29日に大村に築塁し、守備を固めた。
English: Because Zaimoku Village was located at a strategic place along the road from Tanoura to Hitoyoshi, the 4th and 6th companies of the Hoyoku-tai troop placed watchmen there, and the troop guarded Onoguchi.
Japanese: 材木村は田ノ浦から人吉に通じる要路であったため鵬翼隊四・六番中隊は材木村に見張りを置き、大野口を守備した。
English: On May 6, the government army attacked the 4th company of the Hoyoku-tai troop, and the Satsuma army counterattacked it and succeeded in driving off the government army to Sashiki once.
Japanese: 5月6日、官軍が材木村の鵬翼隊四番中隊を攻めたので、薩軍はこれを迎え撃ち、一旦は佐敷に退却させることに成功した。
English: With the left half of the 8th company of the Kanjo-tai troop sent by FUCHIBE from the headquarters, the Satsuma army routed the government army by a pincer attack and regained the fort.
Japanese: このとき淵辺が本営より干城隊八番中隊左半隊を応援に寄越したので、官軍を挟み撃ち攻撃で翻弄し、塁を取り戻した。
English: On May 9, the 3rd company of the Hoyoku-tai troop at Ichinose reached Zaimoku Village through a bitter fight against a raid by the government army, and succeeded in regaining the fort in cooperation with the Satsuma army in Zaimoku Village.
Japanese: また、5月9日、一ノ瀬の鵬翼隊三番中隊は官軍の襲来に苦戦しつつも材木村まで到達し、材木村の薩軍と共に塁の奪還に成功した。
English: Furthermore, on May 9, the Satsuma army including the 2nd and 5th companies of the Hoyoku-tai troop, the 4th company of the Kanjo-tai troop, and other troops attacked the government army at Yunoura in the Sashiki area, but failed to win and retreated to Ono.
Japanese: さらに5月9日、鵬翼隊二・五番中隊、干城隊四番中隊、その他諸隊は佐敷方面湯ノ浦の官軍を攻めたが失敗し大野に退却した。
English: The Satsuma army, reinforced by the 3rd company of the Kanjo-tai troop from Ono, managed to defeat the government army in spite of the disadvantageous situation.
Japanese: 薩軍は苦戦したが、大野からきた干城隊三番中隊の参戦により官軍を退けることができた。
English: FUCHIBE at the headquarters in Ono commanded the 3rd, 4th, and 8th companies of the Kanjo-tai troop to raid the government army in Kukino and succeeded in driving it away.
Japanese: 大野本営にいた淵辺は干城隊番三・四・八番中隊に命令して久木野の官軍を襲撃させ、退却させることに成功した。
English: On May 22, FUCHIBE decided to attack Yunoura in Sashikiguchi, and commanded the 3rd and 4th companies of the Kanjo-tai troop, the 6th company of the Hoyoku-tai troop, and other two troops to march.
Japanese: 5月22日、淵辺は佐敷口の湯ノ浦に進撃することを決め、干城隊三・四番中隊、鵬翼隊六番中隊、その他2隊に進軍を命じた。
English: On this day, HENMI, who stayed at the headquarters in Ono, made up his mind to advance his troop to Kukino, and asked FUCHIBE for reinforcements.
Japanese: またこの日、大野の本営にいた辺見は久木野に進撃することを決意し、淵辺に応援を要求した。
English: The 8th company merged with the 3rd and 4th companies of the Kanjo-tai troop, which happened to be on the way from Onoguchi to Yunoura, and defeated the governments army.
Japanese: そこで、たまたま大野口から湯ノ浦に進撃していた干城隊三・四番中隊と合流し、官軍を退けた。
English: On May 23, the detached 3rd brigade defeated the Satsuma army in the Kuratani, Takahira and Ono areas one after another, entering Ono.
Japanese: 5月23日、別働第三旅団が倉谷・高平・大野方面の薩軍を次々と破り、大野に進入してきた。
English: The left platoon of the 5th company of the Hoyoku-tai troop and the 2nd company of the Kanjo-tai troop fought back, but were defeated and retreated to Ishikawauchi.
Japanese: 鵬翼隊五番中隊左小隊、干城隊二番中隊は防戦したが、敗れて石河内に退却した。
English: Before the 8th company of the Kanjo-tai troop participated in the battle, the fort in Ono was seized by the government army.
Japanese: 久木野にいた干城隊八番中隊も参戦しようとしたが、大野の塁は官軍に奪われてしまった。
English: Receiving the report that the Satsuma army was defeated in the battle in Onoguchi, the 3rd company made the right platoon retreat to Kamase and the left one to Tsuge.
Japanese: 三番中隊は大野口の敗報を聞き、左小隊を鎌瀬、右小隊を植柘に分けて退いた。
English: On this day, the company successfully defended the fort against the government army, but on May 29, the government army attacked the right half of the 3rd company of the Hoyoku-tai troop again.
Japanese: この日は防戦に成功したが、官軍は5月29日に再び鵬翼隊三番中隊右半隊を攻撃。
English: The Satsuma army retreated, abandoning the fort, but the left platoon of the 3rd company of the Hoyoku-tai troop succeeded in regaining the fort and obtained firearms and ammunition.
Japanese: 薩軍は塁を捨てて後退したが、鵬翼隊三番中隊左小隊の活躍により塁を取り返し、銃器・弾薬を得た。
English: Because the 2nd company of the Hoyokutai-tai troop in the Fudamatsu area retreated to Hitoyoshi, the 2nd company of the Shinbu-tai troop and the 8th company of the Kanjo-tai troop advanced to support their forces in Teikakugoe and the 2nd company of the Shinbu-tai troop started guarding the main Teikaku Road.
Japanese: 札松方面の鵬翼隊二番中隊が人吉に退却したため、振武隊二番中隊・干城隊八番中隊は程角越の応援のために進撃し、振武隊二番中隊は程角本道の守備を開始した。
English: Informed about the defeat, the 6th company of the Hoyoku-tai troop, the 5th company of the Raigeki-tai troop, the 1st company of the Hachiku-tai troop, and other two troops, all of which stationed in Nakagami Village, the 3rd company of the Hoyoku-tai troop in Hiyodorigoe and the 5th company of the Hoyoku-tai troop in Tonohara retreated to Ohata.
Japanese: これを知った中神村の鵬翼隊六番中隊・雷撃隊五番中隊・破竹隊一番中隊、その他2隊、鵯越の鵬翼三番中隊、戸ノ原の鵬翼隊五番中隊等の諸隊は大畑に退却した。
English: Informed about the Satsuma army's crisis in Hitoyoshi, the 8th company of the Kanjo-tai troop, the 2nd company of the Shinbu-tai troop, the 2nd company of the Hoyoku-tai troop, and the 16th platoon of the Shinbu-tai troop, all of which stationed in Harada Village, the 4th company of the Hachiku-tai troop in Gonohara, the 1st company of the Raigeki-tai troop in Fukanoue, and the 2nd company of the Raigeki-tai troop in Baba Village fought their way to Hitoyoshi.
Japanese: 原田村の干城隊八番中隊・振武隊二番中隊・鵬翼隊二番中隊・振武隊十六番小隊、郷之原の破竹隊四番中隊、深上の雷撃隊一番中隊、馬場村の雷撃隊二番中隊等は人吉の危機を聞き、戦いながら人吉に向かった。
English: On April 30, the 3rd company of the Jozan-tai troop and Kichiji HARUTA of the 6th platoon of the Yugeki-tai troop took positions to guard the strategic places of Nakamura and Toji, respectively.
Japanese: 4月30日、常山隊三番中隊は中村、遊撃隊六番小隊春田吉次は頭治などそれぞれ要地を守備した。
English: However, the government army defeated them successfully by an excellent leadership of Lieutenant Colonel NAKAMURA in the battle of Miyafuji from May 3 to 7 and in the battle of Hirase from May 10 to 14.
Japanese: しかしながら、5月3日から7日までの宮藤の戦い、5月10日から14日までの平瀬の戦いで、官軍は中村中佐の活躍によりこれらを敗走させることに成功した。
English: On the other hand, the 2nd company of the Kanjo-tai troop, which had guarded Ohae, guarded Iwano Village, and on May 22, the company raided and defeated the government army in front of it.
Japanese: 一方、尾八重を守っていた干城隊二番中隊は岩野村を守備し、5月22日、前面の官軍を襲撃し敗走させた。
English: The company tried to chase the government army, but due to lack of ammunition, it retreated to Nishihae in Mera.
Japanese: さらに追撃しようとしたが弾薬が不足していたこともあり、米良の西八重に退却した。
English: The detached 2nd brigade planned tactics to advance into the Kuma Basin along seven roads, and from May 1 to 9, executed the tactics.
Japanese: 別働第二旅団は7つの街道から球磨盆地に攻め入る作戦をたて、5月1日から9日までこの作戦を遂行した。
English: First, the advance guard made attacks from both banks of the Kuma-gawa River, the Kuma-gawa-do Road along the north bank and the Sashiki-do Road along the south bank.
Japanese: まず前衛隊は球磨川北岸沿いを通る球磨川道、南岸沿いを通る佐敷道から攻めた。
English: Since the roads had difficult terrains for such big troops to advance, however, the government army were defeated by the Satsuma army in various parts along the highways.
Japanese: しかしながら、街道は大部隊が通るには困難な地形であったために官軍は各地で薩軍に敗退した。
English: On May 12, by taking the opportunity, the detached 2nd brigade started advancing towards the south along five roads in the northern part of the Kuma Basin including the Goka-no-sho-do Road.
Japanese: そこを突いて5月12日、別働第2旅団は球磨盆地の北部にある五家荘道等の5つの街道から南下し始めた。
English: By taking advantage of the Satsuma army's insufficient defenses on the northern part of the Kuma-gawa River, the detached 2nd brigade seized many strategically important places including Toji and Takenohara along the Itsukiso-do Road, Konose along the Kumagawa-do Road, the Shuzan-do Road, and Mt. Nokeboshi during the 13 days from May 12 to 25.
Japanese: 薩軍の球磨川北部の守りが薄かったので、別働第2旅団は12日から25日までの13日間に五木荘道の頭治・竹の原、球磨川道の神瀬、種山道、仰烏帽子岳など多くの要地を陥落させた。
English: KIRINO, who was in command of the troops in the area from Miyazaki to Kagoshima and that in Bungo around this time, seized the branch office of Miyazaki Prefecture to place a base of the Satsuma army there, and on May 28, changed the name to the Office of Military Affairs.
Japanese: この頃桐野は宮崎から鹿児島方面および豊後等の軍を統監していたが、ここを根拠地とするために宮崎支庁を占領し、5月28日に軍務所と改称した。
English: Since Hitoyoshi was in imminent danger of falling due to an invasion by the detached 2nd brigade, Shinpachi NITTA and others discussed the safety of SAIGO, and on May 29, had SAIGO moved to the Office of Military Affairs in Miyazaki accompanied by IKEGAMI and protected by 2,000 soldiers including a sharpshooting squad.
Japanese: 別働第二旅団の侵攻で危険が目前に迫った人吉では、村田新八らが相談して安全をはかるために、5月29日、池上に随行させて狙撃隊等2,000名の護衛で西郷を宮崎の軍務所へ移動させた。
English: From May 31 when SAIGO arrived at the Office of Military Affairs, the office functioned as the new headquarters of the Satsuma army and issued military currency (Saigo-satsu bill) and the like to rebuild the finances.
Japanese: 5月31日に西郷が軍務所に着くと、ここが新たな薩軍の本営となり、軍票（西郷札）などが作られ、財政の建て直しがはかられた。
English: On May 30, the main troop of the detached 2nd brigade led by Major General YAMADA started advancing towards Hitoyoshi along several roads including the Gokanosho-do Road and along the Shogaku-do Road.
Japanese: 山田少将が指揮する別働第2旅団の主力部隊は5月30日、五家荘道・照岳道などから人吉に向かって進撃した。
English: Fighting with the troop, the Satsuma army was defeated in various places, losing Eshiro, a strategic place along the Gokanosho-do Road, as well.
Japanese: これと戦った薩軍は各地で敗退し、五家荘道の要地である江代も陥落した。
English: As soon as Shuichiro KONO of Konoseguchi and FUCHIBE of Onoguchi, both of whom stayed in Hitoyoshi, heard that the Satsuma army was routed and crisis was impending over them in Hitoyoshi, they rushed towards Hoo-bashi Bridge across the Kuma-gawa River.
Japanese: また神瀬口の河野主一郎、大野口の淵辺はともに人吉にいたが、薩軍が敗績し、人吉が危機に陥ったことを聞き、球摩川に架かる鳳凰橋に向かった。
English: However, the government army was gathering too much momentum to stop, and FUCHIBE was shot and injured seriously while he was setting fire to the bridge in an attempt to block the advance of the government army.
Japanese: しかし、官軍の勢いは止められず、橋を燃やしてこれを防ごうとした淵辺は銃撃を受けて重傷を負った。
English: In the early morning of June 1, the troop of the government army led by Lieutenant Colonel Yamaji from the Shogaku-do Road charged into Hitoyoshi, which was followed by the other troops one after another.
Japanese: 6月1日早朝、照岳道の山地中佐隊に続いて官軍が次々と人吉に突入した。
English: Then, the government army set up batteries on the Murayama Plateau and bombarded the southern part of the Kuma-gawa River where the headquarters of the Satsuma army was located.
Japanese: そして村山台地に砲台を設置し、薩軍本営のあった球磨川南部を砲撃した。
English: The Satsuma army led by Shinpachi MURATA fought back by setting up a battery in Ninomaru (the second compound) of Hitoyoshi-jo Castle.
Japanese: これに対し村田新八率いる薩軍も人吉城二ノ丸に砲台陣地を設け対抗した。
English: However, the cannonballs of the Satsuma army fell short and rather burnt Eikoku-ji Temple and towns around Hitoyoshi-jo Castle.
Japanese: しかし薩軍の大砲は射程距離が短いためにかなわず、逆に永国寺や人吉城の城下街を焼いてしまった。
English: The main force of the Satsuma army tried to build the battlefronts in Ohata and other places in cooperation with the Raigeki-tai troop in the Oguchi area to prevent the government army from further advancing southward, but failed and retreated to Iino over the Horikiri-toge Pass.
Japanese: 薩軍本隊は大畑などで大口方面の雷撃隊と組んで戦線を構築し、官軍のさらなる南下を防ごうとしたが失敗し、堀切峠を越えて、飯野へと退却した。
English: On June 4, Harunari KENDO, Commander of the Hitoyoshi-tai troop of the Satsuma army, and others surrendered to the headquarters of the detached 2nd brigade, together with their subordinates.
Japanese: 6月4日になると、薩軍人吉隊隊長犬童治成らが部下とともに別働第2旅団本部に降伏した。
English: On April 22, HENMI was selected as the commander of the Raigeki-tai troop (consisting of 13 companies and approx 1,300 strength), and dispatched for defending Oguchi in a few days.
Japanese: 4月22日に雷撃隊(13個中隊、約1300名)の指揮長に抜擢された辺見は日ならずして大口防衛に派遣された。
English: Against that, on May 4, the government army sent three battalions of the detached 3rd brigade from Minamata to seize Oguchi.
Japanese: これに対し官軍は5月4日、別働第3旅団の3個大隊を水俣から大口攻略のため派遣した。
English: The battalions advanced to the northwest of Oguchi and Yamano by driving off small troops of the Satsuma army in the areas on their way including Ogochi and Yamano.
Japanese: この部隊は途中、小河内・山野などで少数の薩軍を撃退しながら大口の北西・山野まで進攻した。
English: On May 5, the Raigeki-tai troop fought against the government army near the Ushio-gawa River but was defeated and the government army closed in on Oguchi.
Japanese: 5月5日、雷撃隊と官軍は牛尾川付近で交戦したが、雷撃隊は敗れ、官軍は大口に迫った。
English: HENMI led the Raigeki-tai troop together with other troops including the Seigi-tai, Kanjo-tai, Kumamoto-tai, and the combined troop, and advanced to the area around Otsuka; on the morning of May 8, he attacked in full force on the main road of Kukino and defeated the government army.
Japanese: 辺見は雷撃隊を中心に正義隊・干城隊・熊本隊・協同隊などの諸隊を加えて大塚付近に進み、8日の朝から久木野本道に大挙して攻撃を加え、官軍を撃退した。
English: On May 9, having seized Kukino and Yamano, HENMI led the troops by himself, fiercely attacked and defeated the government army, chasing it across the border between Higo and Satsuma Provinces.
Japanese: 久木野・山野を手に入れた辺見は5月9日、自ら隊を率いて官軍に激しい攻撃を加えて撃退し、肥薩境を越えて追撃した。
English: On May 11, the Raigeki-tai troop advanced close to Minamata, and set up a battle formation from Mt. Ozeki to Kukino.
Japanese: 11日、雷撃隊は水俣の間近まで兵を進め、大関山から久木野に布陣した。
English: The six companies (about 600 strong) of the Hoyoku-tai troop led by FUCHIBE, which had set up a battle formation around the Kuma-gawa River to defend Hitoyoshi, also attacked the government army in Sashiki.
Japanese: 人吉防衛のため球磨川付近に布陣していた淵辺率いる鵬翼隊6個中隊（約600名)も佐敷を攻撃した。
English: The Kumamoto-tai troop led by IKEBE (about 1,500 strong) was deployed in Mt. Yahazu and Mt. Oni, and showed a sign of advancing to Izumi and Minamata.
Japanese: また池辺率いる熊本隊(約1500名)も矢筈岳・鬼岳に展開し、出水・水俣へ進軍する動きを見せた。
English: On May 12, the Hoyoku-tai troop was defeated in Sashiki, but the Raigeki-tai troop fought equally with the overwhelmingly powerful government army and the battle became so serious that it was called 'a second Battle of Tabaruzaka.'
Japanese: 12日、鵬翼隊は佐敷で敗れたが、雷撃隊は圧倒的に優る官軍と対等に渡り合い、「第二の田原坂」といわれるほどの奮戦をした。
English: From that situation, the government army decided on reinforcements and dispatched the 3rd brigade to Sashiki and the 2nd brigade to Minamata.
Japanese: これを見た官軍は増援を決定し、第3旅団を佐敷へ、第2旅団を水俣へ派遣した。
English: On May 23, the government army advanced to Mt. Yahazu and attacked the Satsuma army with overwhelming material and troop strength.
Japanese: 官軍は5月23日、矢筈岳へ進攻し、圧倒的物量と兵力で薩軍を攻撃した。
English: Before dawn of May 26, an attack troop with a strength of 60 led by Tomofusa SASSA and Kazumi FUKANO raided the government army in Mt. Yahazu but was pushed back by gun attacks, and the Kumamoto-tai troop was forced to retreat to Oguchi.
Japanese: 対して26日未明、佐々友房・深野一三らが指揮する約60名の攻撃隊が矢筈岳の官軍を急襲したが、官軍の銃撃の前に後退し、熊本隊はやむなく大口へと後退した。
English: On June 1, Hitoyoshi, which had been the base for controlling the three provinces, was seized and the main force of the Satsuma army retreated to Ohata.
Japanese: 6月1日、三洲盤踞の根拠地となっていた人吉が陥落し、薩軍本隊は大畑へ退いた。
English: The Raigeki-tai troop fought with these forces fiercely, but could not withstand the attacks from two sides and retreated towards the Oguchi area.
Japanese: 雷撃隊はこれらを激しく邀撃したが、二面攻撃に耐え切れず、大口方面へ後退した。
English: Chasing the troop, the government army seized Mt. Ozeki, Mt. Kunimi, and ignition points in the battle front of Kukino.
Japanese: これを追って官軍は久木野前線の数火点および大関山・国見山を占領した。
English: The government army closed in on Oguchi, and the detached 2nd brigade, which had seized Hitoyoshi, attacked the main force of the Satsuma army in Ohata to advance to the Iino, Kakuto and Yoshidagoe areas.
Japanese: 官軍は大口へ迫り、人吉を占領した別働第二旅団は飯野・加久藤・吉田越地区進出のため、大畑の薩軍本隊に攻撃を加えた。
English: On June 17, the government army held a council of war in Yatsushiro to discuss the strategy in the Oguchi area and decided that the detached 2nd brigade should seize Kobayashi and support the government army in the Oguchi area, and that the detached 3rd brigade should seize Oguchi and then seize the areas of Sendai, Miyanojo, Kurino, and Yokogawa in the south.
Japanese: 官軍は6月17日、八代で大口方面に対する作戦会議を開き、別働第二旅団は小林攻略と大口方面での官軍支援、別働第三旅団は大口攻略後、南の川内・宮之城・栗野・横川方面を攻略するという手筈が整えられた。
English: Consequently, the Raigeki-tai troop was completely removed from the category of strategic threats to the government army.
Japanese: これにより雷撃隊は官軍の戦略的脅威の範疇から完全に外れることとなった。
English: On June 18, under a rain of shells, HENMI, who led the Raigeki-tai troop, was making desperate efforts to stop the advancement of the government army to Yamano.
Japanese: 6月18日、官軍の山野への進撃に対し、雷撃隊を率いる辺見は砲弾の雨の中、必死に官軍をくい止めていた。
English: Nevertheless, Koriyama and Bozuishiyama were seized by the detached 2nd brigade, as the detached 2nd brigade made attacks from Hitoyoshi in the northeast and the detached 3rd brigade made attacks from Yamano in the northwest.
Japanese: だが、北東の人吉からの別働第2旅団の攻撃、北西の山野からの別働第3旅団の攻撃により、郡山・坊主石山が別働第2旅団の手に落ちた。
English: On June 20, the government army attacked the Kumamoto-tai troop in Mt. Takakuma and the Raigeki-tai troop occupying Oguchi.
Japanese: 官軍は6月20日、高熊山の熊本隊と雷撃隊が占領する大口に攻撃を加えた。
English: However, since the spirits of the hastily-recruited soldiers of the troop led by HENMI were lowered seriously under attacks from three sides of Hitoyoshi, Koriyama and Bozuishiyama, and the government army had the overwhelming amount of materials, even the troop led by so brave HENMI was defeated, and Oguchi fell at last.
Japanese: しかし、人吉・郡山・坊主石山からの三方攻撃の中、寄せ集め兵士の士気の激減と敵軍の圧倒的な物量で、さしもの辺見指揮下の部隊も敗れ、遂に大口は陥落した。
English: It is said that, when the Raigeki-tai troop retreated from Oguchi, HENMI shed tears in spite of himself and deplored beside an old pine at a small shrine saying that 'If excellent soldiers from Shigakko still participated in this battle, we must not have been defeated like this.'
Japanese: 雷撃隊が大口から撤退することになった時、辺見は祠の老松の傍らに立ち、覚えず涙を揮って「私学校の精兵をして、猶在らしめば、豈此敗を取らんや」と嘆いたと言われる。
English: On June 26, the Raigeki-tai troop set up a battle formation in the south of Oguchi and fought the government army in Sogi and in Hishikari, but could not reverse the situation and was forced to retreat towards the south with the Koshin-tai troop led by SAGARA and the Shinbu-tai troop led by NAKAJIMA.
Japanese: 6月25日、雷撃隊は大口の南に布陣し、曽木、菱刈にて官軍と戦ったが、覆水盆に返ることなく、相良率いる行進隊と中島率いる振武隊と合流し、南へと後退していった。
English: Towards the end of February when it was still uncertain which side would win the war, the national government sent Gikan (councilor of Chamber of Elders or Senate) Sakimitsu YANAGIWARA as an Imperial messenger to Hisamitsu SHIMAZU, who was called the father of his country in the former fief, to win the general public in Kagoshima over to the government side in attacking the base of the Satsuma army.
Japanese: まだ戦争の帰趨が覚束なかった2月末、政府は鹿児島の人心を収攬し、薩軍の本拠地を衝くために旧藩の国父であった島津久光に議官柳原前光を勅使として派遣した。
English: Hisamatsu answered, however, that he would not support the Satsuma army, but even a favor of the former lord would not be effective any longer.
Japanese: しかし、久光は薩軍に荷担することはしないが、旧主の恩顧を以てしても効がないとした。
English: Therefore, the messenger and others made NAKAHARA and others discharged from prison, destroyed factories to manufacture ammunition and batteries, confiscated gunpowder and ammunition, and then left Kagoshima.
Japanese: よって勅使らは中原らを出獄させ、弾薬製作所・砲台を破壊し、火薬・弾薬を没収して引き揚げた。
English: On April 23 when the siege of Kumamoto Castle was released, the national government sent an army-and-navy-mixed troop whose main forces were composed of the detached 1st brigade (led by Commander Tomonosuke TAKASHIMA) and two battalions of the detached 3rd brigade (led by Lieutenant Colonel Yoshiaki TANABE) to Kagoshima with Sangun Sumiyoshi KAWAMURA, Vice Admiral of the Imperial Navy, as the Supreme Commander.
Japanese: 熊本城の包囲が解けた4月23日、政府は参軍川村純義海軍中将を総司令官として別働第1旅団（旅団長高島鞆之助）・別働第3旅団2個大隊（田辺良顕中佐）を主力とする陸海軍混成軍を鹿児島に派遣した。
English: Yet, having landed and established the headquarters in Kagoshima on April 27, Sangun KAWAMURA made a request for reinforcements based on his estimation of the situation.
Japanese: しかし、27日に上陸して本営を設けた川村参軍は情勢を判断して増援を求めた。
English: Then the national government newly sent the 4th brigade (led by Major General Sukenori SOGA and a battalion of the detached 5th brigade (led by Major General Iwao OYAMA).
Japanese: そこで政府は新たに第4旅団（曾我祐準少将）・別働第5旅団（大山巌少将）1個大隊を派遣した。