The small building is ashamed of its high enthusiasm, and worries about the old alliance;
It calls for guests to greet guests with bottles, and talks about military affairs.
The clouds protect toothpicks, and the stars contain swords;
The title of prince is not my intention, but I hope the sea will be smooth.
This poem expresses Qi Jiguang's ambitions and illustrates his concerns about the intrusion of Japanese pirates. Since he hoped for "a peaceful sea", he was determined to make his own contribution in protecting the maritime borders.
In the twenty-seventh year of Jiajing (1548), the Ming Dynasty listed Jizhou as a border town in order to resist the Mongolian Tatars' southward attack on the capital, and officers and soldiers from Shandong and Henan were deployed for defense. At that time, Jizhou refers to the line from Shanhaiguan to Juyongguan. Qi Jiguang would lead his troops to garrison in this area every spring. For five consecutive years, Qi Jiguang traveled between Dengzhou and Jizhou every year. During this period, Qi Jiguang went to Beijing to participate in the imperial examination. At that time, Tatar Ananda Khan led his troops to invade Miyun, Shunyi, and Tongzhou. The capital was severely shaken, and the Ming government dispatched troops to defend Beijing. Qi Jiguang, who was taking the military examination, actively participated in the defense of the capital and submitted two letters to prepare enemy strategies. Some officials in charge of military affairs in the Ming Dynasty highly appreciated Qi Jiguang's courage. Ji Shiyuan, the head of the Ministry of War, said in a letter of recommendation that Qi Jiguang "pay attention to Tao strategy and work hard in Wu Wei. He eliminated all the disadvantages of customs in managing the villages and served his duties." He is meticulous in his management." He believed that Qi Jiguang would "hope to be sent to Qiancheng" in the future.
Five years of Jimen garrison made Qi Jiguang familiar with the situation on the border and tempered his sense of responsibility in defending the border. This point can be illustrated by his poem "Making It Right Now". The poem is written like this:
Drive north and south to report the Lord's love, the moonlight smiles on the riverside for the rest of my life;
Three hundred and sixty days a year, most of them are fighting and fighting.
The first anti-Japanese campaign
The Japanese invasion began in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, and became most rampant during the Jiajing period. At the end of the fourteenth century, the Ashikaga clan of Japan's Northern Dynasties conquered the Southern Dynasties, ending the long-term division. After the defeat of the Southern Dynasty, a group of warriors fled to the islands. They colluded with a group of sailors and bankrupt farmers and came to the coast of China. In name they were doing business, but in reality they were smuggling and plundering. By the mid-16th century, the damage caused by Japanese pirates was very serious. In the second year of Jiajing (1523), the Hosokawa clan, the leader of the Ashikaga clan in Japan, and the Ouchi clan, the princes of the Western Sea Road, each sent tribute envoys Ruizuo, Song Suqing and Zongshe to Ningbo in separate ways. The Ouchi ship arrived first, and the Hosokawa ship arrived later. According to the regulations of Ningbo Shipping Department, cargo should be transported to the port in order of arrival. However, Song Suqing, a member of the Hosokawa clan who arrived later, bribed the eunuch of the city shipping department to go through the formalities first. At the banquet, Rizuo from the Hosokawa ship was seated at the top of the table, and Zongshe from the Ouchi ship was second. Zongshe was furious and had a fight with Ruizuo. He chased Ruizuo to Shaoxing, burning, killing and looting along the way. This was the so-called "battle for tribute" that shocked central Zhejiang at that time. The Ming government also mishandled the aftermath, shutting down the Shipping Department and cutting off trade with Japan. Originally, it was the bribe-taking ministers of the Shibo Division who should have been dismissed, not the Shibo Division. The prohibition of trade led to large-scale smuggling by Japanese businessmen, and profiteers, gangsters, pirates and Japanese pirates in the mainland colluded with each other to provide them with various conveniences. As a result, Japanese pirates could land at will, rob, plunder, and kill Chinese residents indiscriminately.
At a time when the Japanese invasion was serious, in the 32nd year of Jiajing (1553), Qi Jiguang was promoted to the capital commander in charge of Shandong's anti-Japanese military affairs, and was in charge of the three battalions and twenty-four guards. His defense line included from the junction of Jiangsu and Shandong to the northern end of the Shandong Peninsula.
The reason why this military work is named "Jixiao New Book" is because the author made this explanation in the "Preface": "I said 'Jixiao', which is not an empty talk; it is called 'New Book', so it is clear that it comes from the law." "Not based on the law, but appropriate measures at the right time." "Xiao Xinshu" has eighteen volumes, four of which were added based on actual combat experience after the Taizhou Campaign. There is also an article "Ji Xiao or Questions" and two articles "Ren Linguan asks for the public transfer of the establishment of the barracks" and "The new Taiwan Jin Yan asks for the public transfer of the establishment", which are placed at the beginning of the volume. "Jixiao New Book" is an important military work and has a great influence on future generations. After the famous Taiping Heavenly Kingdom general Li Xiucheng captured Hangzhou, he had the "New Book of Ji Xiao" on his desk.
Twice into Fujian to suppress Japanese pirates
When Qi Jiguang defeated the Japanese pirates in Zhejiang, some of the Japanese pirates fled to Fujian to avoid the front line of Qi's army. In addition, the governor of Zhejiang, Hu Zongxian, was eager to quell the Japanese pirates in eastern Zhejiang. , to prevent the Qi army from pursuing the fleeing Japanese pirates. Therefore, after the Japanese invasion in eastern Zhejiang subsided, it became rampant again in Fujian. In the 36th year of Jiajing (1558), the Japanese invaders captured Fuqing, and the following year they captured Fu'an and Funing. In the 40th year of Jiajing (1561), Yongning was captured again. There is Hengyu Island in the sea outside Ningde County, where the Japanese pirates camped as their base camp. Along the coast of Fujian, "from Funing to Zhangquan, there are all thieves' dens for thousands of miles." The Ming army in Fujian was afraid of Japanese pirates and did not dare to attack them. There were more and more Japanese pirates in the Song Dynasty. There were also Japanese pirates outside Xinghua City, looting everywhere and causing great harm. The governor of Fujian had no choice but to report to the Ming court. The Ming court ordered Zhejiang to send troops to assist Fujian. Hu Zongxian immediately dispatched Qi Jiguang to Fujian to suppress the Japanese.
In July of the 41st year of Jiajing (1562), Qi Jiguang led his 6,000 troops to set sail from Wenzhou to Pingyang, and then entered Fujian from Pingyang. After Qi Jiguang arrived in Fujian, he made a thorough investigation of the distribution of Japanese pirates in Fujian. , and Hengyu, where the base camp is located, learned and analyzed, and quickly formulated a strategy to suppress Japanese pirates: first defeat Hengyu, take advantage of the victory to defeat Niutian in Fuqing, and finally annihilate the Japanese pirates in Xinghua. Hengyu is surrounded by the sea, more than ten miles offshore, and separated from the mainland by a shoal. The tide turns into sea and the tide turns into mud. The navy's attack was afraid of running aground, and the land army's attack was difficult to travel on the muddy road. Qi Jiguang first attacked Zhangwan opposite Hengyu to divide and disintegrate the enemy. Many Japanese pirates who were coercing their followers heard that Qi's army was coming to suppress them, and within a few days more than a thousand people surrendered. After Qi Jiguang captured Zhangwan, he sent his troops to attack Hengyu Island. On the eighth day of August, the tide rises early in the afternoon. Qi Jiguang ordered the soldiers early in the morning to bring bundles of grass with them. When marching on the beach, they spread the bundles of grass on the mudflats and crawled forward. Although the Japanese pirates have been entrenched on this island for three years, the fortress is strong and the security is extremely tight. However, the Japanese pirates still underestimated the bravery and prowess of Qi's army. They thought that Qi's army could only attack with water divisions when the water rose, but they did not expect that Qi Jiguang would use land divisions to attack the island. As soon as they saw Qi's army rushing to cross the tidal flat, they quickly set up their positions and tried to resist. But as soon as the Qi army landed, Qi Jiguang ordered his soldiers to attack the enemy camp. He used his general Wu Weizhong to attack Mucheng, while Chen Dacheng surrounded the enemy camp behind. While the battle was raging, Wang Rulong came to help from the other side, and Qi's army gained momentum. Wang Weizhong took the lead in conquering Mucheng, and suddenly there were flames and smoke. Seeing that Wu Weizhong had broken through Mucheng, each team of Qi's army launched a general attack on various strongholds. The battle lasted for three hours. He beheaded more than 300 enemies. Can Guan fled to the sea for his life, and more than 600 people fell into the water and drowned. The army rescued more than 800 captive men and women. Qi's army won its first battle in Fujian. The next day, Qi Jiguang led his troops to return to Ningde in triumph to rest and recuperate. A few days later it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Qi Jiguang and his men celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival. He wrote a victory song for the soldiers to sing. The lyrics are as follows:
With one heart, Mount Tai can be shaken;
Only loyalty and righteousness, fighting in anger!
The Lord will kiss me better than his parents;
If you violate military laws, you will not be free.
The orders are clear and the rewards and punishments are written.
Go to the fire and water, dare to stay too late?
Report to the emperor and rescue the head of Guizhou;
Kill all the Japanese slaves and find a marquis!