The following year, in 1581, he holed up in Tottori-jo Castle with Tsuneie KIKKAWA and other members during the second Siege of Tottori-jo Castle and resisted Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI army, however, many died of historic renowned Hideyoshi's starvation policy.
翌天正9年の第二次鳥取城攻撃では吉川経家らと鳥取城に籠り、秀吉軍と抗戦したが、歴史的にも名高い秀吉の兵糧攻めに遭い多くの餓死者を出すことになった。