After that, by Nobunaga's order to capture Chugoku region he marched Harima province and subdued Norifusa AKAMATSU, Nagaharu BESSHO, Masamoto KODERA and other followers of AKAMATSU clan, the former Shugo (an official of Muromachi Shogunate).
その後、信長に中国地方攻略を命ぜられ播磨国に進軍し、かつての守護赤松氏の勢力である赤松則房、別所長治、小寺政職らを従える。