Chapter 292 Joint attack on Japanese pirates, upgraded military skills
Yu Zigao looked at Qi Jiguang, this famous anti-Japanese general was only thirty-five years old now, which was when a general was at his most powerful.
During the anti-Japanese war in Zhejiang, Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou were in high spirits for a while.
There were difficult times at that time, but when my father and Qi Jiguang met at Hu Zongxian's Governor's Mansion, they were always in high spirits when they talked about the situation. When Qi Jiguang was drunk, he always pulled Yu Dayou and said that the Japanese would definitely be pacified in three years.
But even after half a year in Fujian, Qi Jiguang no longer looked as high-spirited as before.
Qi Jiguang carefully maintained relations with the local area.
Qi Jiguang also connected with Qingliu's olive branch through Tan Lun.
Qi Jiguang is also maintaining his relationship with his old boss Hu Zongxian, and will be given gifts every festival.
Qi Jiguang will also try his best to get some money. This is not because he wants to eat the blood of his soldiers, but because he wants to use it to manage the officialdom.
The high-spirited Qi Jiguang who talked freely about military affairs disappeared, and was replaced by a prudent Qi Jiguang who carefully maintained various relationships and did not seek merit but no fault.
Yu Zigao understood the reason for all this. The fact that Yu Dayou was imprisoned caused a huge psychological shock to Qi Jiguang.
He understood that no matter how good he is at training and fighting, and how much merit he has made, as long as there is no support from the court officials, just a memorial from the official can put you in jail.
Yu Dayou can be rescued by Su Ze and protected by Lu Bing, but he may not be so lucky.
In order to fight against Japan and for the sake of his brothers, Qi Jiguang had to be diplomatic and sophisticated.
"Does Mr. Su have any requirements?"
Seeing Yu Zigao in a daze, Qi Jiguang asked.
Yu Zigao said quickly: "Mr. Su wants to conduct a joint operation with Uncle Shi to take advantage of the autumn harvest to wipe out the Japanese pirates in the coastal waters of Xinghua Prefecture."
That's it?
Qi Jiguang was also planning to severely crack down on the Japanese pirates near Xinghua Prefecture before the autumn harvest. Su Ze's proposal was exactly what he wanted.
So Qi Jiguang agreed: "What kind of request is this? Su Rulin gave up going to Beijing to take the exam and gave up his own future to fight against the Japanese. He is a true national scholar!"
The news that Su Ze gave up next spring in order to fight against the Japanese has spread throughout Fujian, whether it is a scholar or a scholar. The people were full of respect for him. Even generals like Qi Jiguang were moved by Su Ze's behavior.
With his status as a dignified Fujian Jieyuan, it can be said that he is a sure shot at participating in the examination.
The sooner you get Jinshi, the sooner you will be awarded an official. The next one will be three years later.
Moreover, Su Ze was a scholar, and it was not his duty to fight against the Japanese. If he could sacrifice his life to fight against the Japanese, how could he not gain the respect of Qi Jiguang, who was determined to fight against the Japanese?
Yu Zigao said: "Mr. Su said that the troops on the road will be handed over to Uncle Shi's command, and the maritime fleet of our Qi family army will be handed over to the new navy army.
" What do you think of the new division's army?"
Of course Qi Jiguang agreed wholeheartedly. This condition was too tempting, and Qi Jiguang had no way of rejecting it.
On September 9th, before Qi Jiguang, who had fought against the Japanese in Shandong, had time to remember his Shandong brothers, a joint combat team sent by Su Ze arrived.
Su Ze sent a total of four hundred-man banners, totaling 400 people.
When Qi Jiguang saw this group of soldiers, he praised him again and again: "Su Rulin trained his troops well! He was able to train such an elite soldier in just a few months!"
In addition to the four Xiaoqizheng, Lin Liangjun led the troops this time. The officers also reported to Qi Jiguang.
"General Qi! Commander Su is already in Putian County and invites you to attend the pre-war meeting!"
Putian County is Yiguo County in Xinghua Prefecture, which is where the government office is located.
For a long time, Qi's army has been stationed in a military camp not far from Putian County.
Since it is a joint operation, it is understandable to hold a meeting to discuss the battle plan before the war.
Qi Jiguang immediately agreed, and he was going to hand over the affairs of the military camp to Deputy General Huang. Yu Zigao suddenly said:
"General, the battle between the two departments is of great importance. Leave the affairs of the military camp to me. Can you and General Huang go to Putian?" "
Qi Jiguang thought about it and felt that what Yu Zigao said was right. Although Yu Zigao was young, he was very strict in his work. There would be no trouble if he stayed behind. So he nodded and headed to Putian County with Deputy General Huang.
After Qi Jiguang left the camp, Yu Zigao winked at Lin Liangjun, and then said to the battalion officers of the Qi Army: "It's better to let
the brothers from the new navy army who came from afar get used to the camp first, and I think I'll let them disperse. Now, you can be assigned to different barracks to get used to it, and you can also cultivate camaraderie, so that you can cooperate better on the battlefield?" The
battalion officers looked at each other and felt that there was nothing wrong with Yu Zigao's statement.
The Qi family army transferred to Fujian had about 5,000 soldiers.
These five thousand people are basically the children of Zhejiang miners recruited by Qi Jiguang in Jinhua.
In addition to these army soldiers, Qi Jiguang also recruited 500 fishermen in Xinghua Prefecture and built some ships. However, these were basically sea-going ships for transportation. Qi Jiguang was generally an army-based force.
It was such a force that first followed Qi Jiguang in the anti-Japanese war in Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong and made great contributions.
After the victory in the anti-Japanese war, Qi Jiguang guarded the north, fought against the Mongol tribe's internal invaders, and ensured the security of the northern territory.
This unit fought in the north and south, but the final result was not very good.
In Su Ze's original historical timeline, Qi Jiguang was liquidated after Zhang Juzheng's downfall because he was attached to Zhang Juzheng. He was dismissed from office and died of illness at home after returning to his hometown. He was only 61 years old.
After Qi Jiguang's death, the Qi Family Army was transferred to North Korea to fight against Toyotomi Hideyoshi's invasion and suffered heavy losses. The Qi Family Army also made great achievements in Liaodong.
But the final result was that the Ming Dynasty was in arrears with wages for a long time, causing the Southern Army to ask for rewards.
When Pyongyang's southern troops withdrew, they made noise in Shimenzhai because the king's reward was not given. The commander-in-chief, Wang Bao, was a little angry with the southern soldiers, so he used a sudden change to confuse the army, and 1,300 soldiers were trapped and killed. People were angry, so few responded to the recruitment. "
Wang Bao's biography contains a few simple words: "Bao lured people to the martial arts field, attacked them, and killed hundreds of people in order to retaliate." From then on, the Qi family army
completely disappeared in the long river of history.
Feng Shuo was a member of the new navy army. An officer, he was also personally selected by Su Ze. As soon as he entered the Qi Jiajun camp, he quickly got into a heated relationship with the soldiers in the camp.
Feng Shuo was also a miner in Fujian, so naturally he had something in common with Qi Jiajun, who was also a miner. In addition, Feng Shuo could also sing some northern Fujian ditties, and the Qi family soldiers in the camp gathered around him to chat. The commander of
this battalion, whose surname was Sun, turned out to be an ordinary miner who made great contributions to Zhejiang's anti-Japanese war. He was promoted to a hundred households by Qi Jiguang due to his merits.
Sun Ba was always a rough guy and felt that Feng Shuo was very suitable for him, so the two of them were about to cut off the chicken head to form an alliance.
"Brother, how is my sister-in-law doing in Zhejiang?" As he spoke, things at home naturally came up, and Feng Shuo asked.
Mr. Sun Ba sighed and said, "I brought a letter last time, saying that the food at home is not enough. I am working hard outside, but I am still hungry at home. What a shame!" The military order in the Qi family camp is strict and no drinking is allowed
. Mr. Sun complained, spitted out and said,
"The price of food in Zhejiang has increased by 30%. If Marshal Qi hadn't treated us kindly and never made any deductions, our family would have starved to death."
Feng Shuo asked again: " Brother, we still need to buy some land at home."
Mr. Sun spat again and said, "Why not buy it? All the reward money I exchanged for my life in Zhejiang was sent home, and I bought several acres of paddy fields in Hangzhou. This time The floods have submerged us, and the government is forcing us to change rice into mulberry trees, forcing my family to plant mulberry trees. How can my stupid wife know how to raise silkworms?" "Where is the field?" Mr. Sun's face darkened and
he
said : "Sell it, otherwise you will have to convert rice into mulberry. Now the price of mulberry seedlings in Zhejiang has skyrocketed. If you can't grow mulberry seedlings, the government will force you to buy them back at a low price. It's better to sell them in exchange for some food." "
Mr. Sun Ba said in a low voice: "I heard that the person who bought my land has a good background. He is a high-ranking official in the capital." "
When things settle down here, I'd better take my mother-in-law and children over. Don't bother buying my land in the future. ."
Feng Shuo looked around and asked, "General Sun's family is working so hard, what about the ordinary brothers?"
He opened this topic, and all the soldiers began to complain.
"My family is starving to death this year."
"The fields on my mountain are going to be converted from rice to mulberries, and the mulberry seedlings must be bought at a place designated by the government. Ten mulberry seedlings cost one or two silver!" "My family's fields must be converted from rice to mulberry trees
. The fields have been robbed, and complaints to the government will not be accepted."
Everyone started to complain, and their hearts were full of dissatisfaction with the court.
Feng Shuo sighed and said: "I heard Mr. Su say in the camp that it is glorious to be a soldier and fight. At the most serious level, we are protecting the country and the people. At the most small level, we are also selling our strength to the family. Earn some money."
Everyone nodded. The Qi Army's military orders were strict, but rewards and punishments were clear.
What makes soldiers work so hard is not only the collective sense of honor, but also the military pay and rewards for serving as soldiers.
Otherwise, who would want to be a soldier?
"But after listening to what you guys said, I don't know who we saved, and I don't know whose pocket the money I exchanged for my life went into." After
Feng Shuo said this, all the soldiers fell silent.
Feng Shuo sang a chant from when he was working in the mines. The Hokkien dialect itself is very close to the Zhejiang dialect. The soldiers in the camp also sang along. Everyone missed their relatives far away in Zhejiang.
In Putian City, Su Ze finally met Qi Jiguang.
The famous anti-Japanese general of the Ming Dynasty was also sizing up Su Ze. Su Ze grabbed Qi Jiguang and pulled him enthusiastically towards the temporary camp.
"General Qi! I've heard about his name for a long time, and today I finally meet him!"
Su Ze's enthusiasm made Qi Jiguang a little overwhelmed.
Although Qi Jiguang had a high official position, his status as a military commander during the Jiajing period was far inferior to that of a civilian official.
Su Ze was already famous all over the world even before he became an official. Even Hu Zongxian and Tan Lun, Qi Jiguang's old superiors, praised Su Ze highly and said that he was a talented prime minister and assistant.
More importantly, the last time Yu Dayou was imprisoned, it was Su Ze who went to the capital to rescue him, which made Qi Jiguang very fond of Su Ze.
When I met today, the two of them hit it off immediately.
As he talked, he still talked about Xinghua Prefecture’s fight against Japanese invaders.
Qi Jiguang said: "It's autumn now, and the large group of Japanese pirates will not come. The Japanese pirates entrenched in Xinghua Prefecture are fake Japanese pirates. In fact, they were originally pirates near Xinghua Prefecture. The leader is called Liu Mazi, and he has large and small ships. There are twenty ships, and the total number of people is about eight hundred."
"In a head-on battle, Liu Mazi is definitely no match for us, but he is familiar with the terrain of Xinghua Prefecture and can come and go like the wind."
Su Ze spread out a map and said: " Please Qi Jiguang mark the places where Liu Mazi landed."
Qi Jiguang was indeed a famous general, and based on his memory, he marked eight places on the map, which were all areas where Liu Mazi had landed.
"What about the time? General Qi still remembers whether Liu Mazi's landing is usually in the morning or afternoon?" "
Basically it's always in the morning."
Su Ze looked at the chart and said, "That's right. Japanese pirate ships are of different sizes. They must be The landing points Liu Mazi chose are all within Xinghua Bay, and they all landed in the morning, which means they must have a temporary nest near Xinghua Bay." Qi Jiguang nodded and said, "
I I also guessed this, so I built ships in Xinghua Prefecture, but there are many islands near Xinghua Bay. I also sent people to search, but Liu Mazi's lair was not found."
Su Ze said: "Affected by the monsoon, the waters in Xinghua Bay are in the north The sea is gentle, the southern sea is windy and rough, and the northern coast of Xinghua Bay has few reefs. If I were a Japanese pirate, I would definitely land in the northern sea that is gentle and has few reefs." "But General Qi, please see, Liu Mazi landed eight times,
six The first time we landed from the south."
Qi Jiguang looked at the map and started to think about it. He was born in Jining, Shandong, and had fought on land for a long time, so he never noticed these problems.
Hearing what Su Ze said, Qi Jiguang suddenly said: "What do you mean, Xianggong Su, the Japanese pirates' lair is in the south of Xinghua Bay?" "General Qi, at the southernmost end of Xinghua Bay
, there is a hundred-household residence named Wanhuo. An Suo, if the Japanese pirates enter the bay from the south bay of Xinghua Bay, it is impossible for the Wan'an Department not to monitor it. Has the Wan'an Department sent you military intelligence?" Qi Jiguang shook his head, and Su Ze said: "Since this
Liu Mazi is The pirates who have been entrenched here for a long time can be said to be lucky to have bypassed the Wan'an Station twice. If they can bypass it every time, that is all Wan'an's problems." Qi Jiguang thought about Su Ze's inference that the Coastal Guard Station
colluded Japanese pirates, this is not a strange thing.
"Then Ru Lin has any plan?"
Su Ze said with a slight smile: "It's simple. The general released the news at the Wan'an Institute and said that he was about to go south to Zhangzhou to encircle Zhang Lian's rebels. If the Wan'an Institute really has something to do with the Japanese pirates, Collusion, Liu Mazi naturally couldn't help but want to join the bandit. When the time comes, our new naval force will be ambushing in the south of Xinghua Bay, and we will definitely be able to annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop." On September 15th,
Liu Mazi, who received the news, landed in Xinghua Bay and was ambushed. The Qi army was defeated on land and suffered more than half of its casualties.
Liu Mazi led the remaining Japanese pirates to board the ship and retreat. They were ambushed by Su Ze's new naval force outside Xinghua Bay. Liu Mazi was captured and the Japanese pirates were completely wiped out.
After this battle, Su Ze received a prompt from the system.
[Destroy the Japanese pirate Liu Mazi, gain +500 experience in art of war skills, Lv10, 56/10000]
[Art of war skills have been upgraded to Lv10, please choose passive skills. 】
(End of this chapter)