It is said that one day, Toshiie's son-in-law Hideie UKITA asked him about his tactics, he talked about the Nobunaga-style tactics, that is, "You should deploy one or two groups of experts in fighting for the sakite (first attacking troops), Taisho (Major Captain) should run around on horseback not sticking to his honjin (headquarters of army), and you let the sakite fight hard and move the soldiers as you want."
またある時、女婿の宇喜多秀家が利家の戦法を質したところ、「先手にいくさ上手な者を一団、二団と配備し、大将は本陣にこだわらず馬を乗り回し、先手に奮戦させて思いのままに兵を動かす」という信長流の戦い方を語ったという。