In the Keicho War of 1597, Kiyomasa again led the advance guard on a different route from that of Yukinaga KONISHI and after he attacked the Hwangsoksan Castle and forced it to surrender, he occupied Chonju, the capital of Jeolla Province.
慶長2年（1597年）からの慶長の役でも再び小西行長とは別路の先鋒となり、朝鮮軍の守る黄石山城を陥落させると、全羅道の道都全州を占領。