But Hideyoshi, who was also a fortification expert, restored the destroyed Masutomi-jo Castle and used it as a military site, which shattered the morale of Tanezane and made him yield to Hideyoshi on May, 10.
ところが秀吉得意の築城術で破却したはずの益富城が修復され、ここを拠点に古処山城が攻撃されたため、種実は戦意を失って4月3日に秀吉に降伏した。