Based on strategy, since Hideyoshi had Tottori-jo Castle completely surrounded and cut its food supply after buying up all the rice in the area, people in Tottori-jo Castle were devastated by starvation that left them with no other options but to surrender in three months; it is said that it was Yoshitaka who suggested this idea to Hideyoshi.
策略により周辺の米を買い占めた上で完全に包囲して兵糧の補給を絶ったため、鳥取城内は飢餓で凄惨極まりない状況に追い込まれて3ヶ月で降伏を余儀なくされたが、この作戦を秀吉に献策したのは孝高だったと言われる。