As mentioned above, for the capture of Chugoku region such as the battle at Miki, starving strategy of Tottori Castle and flooding Takamatsu Castle, he showed his real ability as 'Hideyoshi, an expert at assault of castle'.
このように中国攻めでは、三木合戦・鳥取城の飢え殺し・高松城の水攻めなど、「城攻めの名手秀吉」の本領を存分に発揮している。