With Hideyoshi aiming for Higo and his brother Hidenaga TOYOTOMI aiming for Hyuga, Toyotomi's army advanced with an overwhelming amount of material and samurai, over 200,000 people in total.
肥後方面を秀吉が、日向方面を弟の豊臣秀長が率い、合わせて20万を数える圧倒的な物量と人員で進軍した。