Hideyoshi captured castles in Mino, hold by Nobukatsu, such as Kaganoi Castle which Shigemochi KAGANOI protected, one after another, and laid a scheme to contain Nobukatsu and Ieyasu in Owari.
秀吉は加賀井重望が守る加賀井城など、信雄方の美濃における諸城を次々と攻略していき、信雄・家康を尾張に封じ込めようと画策してゆく。