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 hard 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 wipe out the Japanese pirates in the coastal waters of Xinghua Prefecture before the autumn harvest."
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 the next spring in order to fight against the Japanese has spread throughout Fujian. Both scholars and common people are full of respect for him. Even military generals like Qi Jiguang were moved by Su Ze's behavior after hearing this.
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."
"The gains and military merits of this operation are equally divided, and the food and grass are also provided by the new navy army. What do you think?"
Of course Qi Jiguang agreed immediately. This condition was so tempting that Qi Jiguang could not refuse.
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 who led the troops this time, Lin Liangjun, as the officer leading the troops, also reported to Qi Jiguang.
"General Qi! Commander Su is already in Putian County and invites you to attend a pre-war meeting!"
Putian County is Yiguo County in Xinghua Prefecture, which is the prefectural city 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 was going to hand over the affairs of the general camp to Deputy General Huang. Yu Zigao suddenly said:
"General, the battle between the two armies is of great importance. Leave the military camp matters to me. Will you and General Huang Shen go to Putian?"
Qi Jiguang thought for a while and felt that what Yu Zigao said was right. Although Yu Zigao was young, he was very strict in doing things and 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 camp officers of the Qi Army:
"It is better to let the brothers from the new navy army who have come from afar get used to the camp first. I think we should break them up and divide them into various barracks to get used to it. This can also cultivate camaraderie and make them more cooperative 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. "
There are a few simple words in Wang Bao's biography: "Bao lures people to the martial arts field, attacks them, and kills hundreds of people to counter the news."
From then on, the Qi Jiajun completely disappeared in the long river of history.
Feng Shuo was an officer in the new navy army. He was also personally selected by Su Ze. As soon as he entered the Qi Army camp, he quickly got into a fight 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 tunes, so the Qi Jiajun in the camp gathered around him to chat.
The commander of this battalion, whose surname was Sun, turned out to be an ordinary miner. He made contributions to Zhejiang's anti-Japanese war, and 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 make an oath.
"Brother, how is your sister-in-law doing in Zhejiang?"
As they talked, 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. This is a shame in the world!"
The military order in the Qi family camp was strict and no drinking was allowed. General Sun complained, spitted and said:
"The price of food in Zhejiang has increased by 30%. If Marshal Qi hadn't treated us kindly and never skimped on food, our family would have starved to death."
Feng Shuo asked again: "Brother, we still need to buy some property at home."
Mr. Sun spat again and said, "Why don't you do something about it? All the rewards I exchanged for my life in Zhejiang were sent home, and I bought a few acres of paddy fields in Hangzhou. The floods this time have all been submerged. What else can the government do by force?" Changing rice to mulberry and forcing my family to plant mulberry trees, how can my stupid wife know how to raise silkworms?"
"What about the fields?"
Mr. Sun's face darkened and he said: "Sell it. If you don't want to sell it, we will change the rice to mulberry. Now the price of mulberry seedlings in Zhejiang has skyrocketed. If you can't grow mulberry seedlings, the government will force them to buy them back at a low price." , then it’s better to sell it in exchange for some food.”
Mr. Sun Ba said in a low voice: "I heard that the person who bought my land also 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, and don't bother buying land in the future."
Feng Shuo looked around and asked, "If Mr. Sun and his family are working so hard, what about the ordinary brothers?"
He opened the subject, 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 mulberry, and the mulberry seedlings have to be bought at a place designated by the government. Ten mulberry seedlings cost one tael of silver!"
"My family's land was robbed, and even if I complained to the government, they wouldn't accept it."
Everyone complained one by one, and their hearts were filled with dissatisfaction with the imperial 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. Make some money."
Everyone nodded. The military orders of the Qi family 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 have 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 fight, 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, "Qi Jiguang, please mark the places where Liu Mazi landed."
Qi Jiguang was indeed a famous general. He used his memory to mark eight places on the map. These 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 all morning."
Su Ze looked at the chart and said, "That's right. The Japanese pirate boats come in different sizes, so they must not be able to sail fast. The landing points Liu Mazi chose are all within Xinghua Bay, and they are all in the morning. Landing means they must have a temporary nest near Xinghua Bay."
Qi Jiguang nodded and said: "I guessed the same, so I built the ship in Xinghua Prefecture, but there are many islands near Xinghua Bay. I also sent people to search, but I couldn't find Liu Mazi's lair."
Su Ze said: "Affected by the monsoon, the waters in Xinghua Bay are gentle in the north and windy in the south, and there are few reefs along the northern coast of Xinghua Bay. If I were a Japanese pirate, I would definitely land in the gentle waters in the north with few reefs. "
"But General Qi, please see, Liu Mazi landed eight times, six of which were from the south."
Qi Jiguang looked at the map and began to think about it. He was born in Jining, Shandong Province, and had fought on land for a long time, so he had never noticed these problems.
Hearing what Su Ze said, Qi Jiguang suddenly said: "What does Su Xianggong mean? 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 settlement called Wan'an Station. If the Japanese pirates enter the bay from the south bay of Xinghua Bay, it is impossible for Wan'an Station to not monitor them. Has Wan'an Station ever provided any warning to them? Have you ever sent out military intelligence?"
Qi Jiguang shook his head, and Su Ze said: "Since Liu Mazi is a pirate who has been here for a long time, it can be said that he is lucky to have bypassed Wan'an once or twice. If he can bypass it every time, then all Wan'an's problems are solved. "
Qi Jiguang thought about Su Ze's inference. It was not unusual for the Coast Guard to collude with Japanese pirates.
"Then Ru Lin has any plan?"
Su Ze smiled slightly and said: "It's simple. The general released the news at the Wan'an Office, saying that he was about to go south to Zhangzhou to encircle Zhang Lian's rebels. If the Wan'an Office really colluded with the Japanese pirates, Liu Mazi would naturally not be able to resist joining the bandits. , when the time comes, our new naval force will be ambushing in the south of Xinghua Bay and will surely be able to annihilate the enemy in one fell swoop."
On September 15th, Liu Mazi received the news and landed in Xinghua Bay. He was ambushed by the Qi Army and defeated on land, causing more than half of the 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 Japanese pirate Liu Mazi, military skills experience +500, Lv10, 56/10000]
[The art of war skill has been upgraded to Lv10, please choose passive skills. 】
(End of chapter)
