In ancient times, the prosperity and stability of a country depended on the ministers and generals at that time. Ministers help and advise the rulers, while generals defend the territory and expand their influence. They are the right-hand man of the ruler. Without these people, a country will be destroyed. There are many such good ministers and generals in history. They all use their abilities to protect their country and people. Qi Jiguang is one of the great generals.
Qi Jiguang, a native of Amethyst Nantang and Penglai, Shandong. He was an outstanding strategist, calligrapher, poet and national hero in Ming Dynasty. Qi Jiguang is a young man with great charm and personality. I like reading and am familiar with Confucianism, classics and historical records. Qi Jiguang was born a general, and the emperor once gave his grandparents the position of general, which can be inherited by later generations, so Qi Jiguang was born a general. In the 23rd year of Jiajing, Qi Jiguang succeeded to the throne and was appointed as the director of Deng Zhouwei.
Qi Jiguang's greatest achievement is to pacify the enemy. At that time, Qi Jiguang was in charge of reclamation affairs in Dengzhou Health Center. At that time, the coastal areas of Shandong were being burned and looted by the Japanese. Qi Jiguang was furious and wanted to kill the thief, so he wrote a poem called "I wish it were high and low". Qi Jiguang made great efforts to destroy the enemy and fought many famous battles.
One of the most famous is the Battle of cengang. In the thirty-sixth year of Jiajing, the Japanese invaded Yueqing, Ruian and Linhai at that time. Qi Jiguang led the army to the rescue, but failed to arrive in time due to inconvenient roads, so the court did not punish Qi Jiguang. So when the enemy stayed in cengang, Qi Jiguang joined the two armies to attack the city. However, due to the tenacious resistance of the enemy, it has not been captured for a long time. So the imperial court was furious, and Qi Jiguang, Yu and others were dismissed, so they had to take the blame to kill the enemy. At that time, the enemy troops stationed in cengang could not resist the attack of Qi Jiguang and Yu, and wanted to escape. The enemy built a big ship and tried to escape at night. Qi Jiguang gathered troops and suffered a crushing defeat. In the forty years of Jiajing, the enemy attacked Tao Zhu and Qitou on a large scale, and Qi Jiguang led the army to attack. All the way to yanmenling. Later, Qi Jiguang took the lead in cutting down the sun, and the remaining party was cornered and all fell into the Gualing River and drowned. After the victory in Taizhou, Qi Jiguang was promoted to the third class and became a veritable general Wei Yong. Then, Qi Jiguang led the Fujian War, Xinghua War and Xianyou Station to destroy the enemy.
Qi Jiguang is not only a very talented general who can fight, but also a great man who can train soldiers and build weapons. At that time, Qi Jiguang was sent to Zhejiang to take office. After he took office in Zhejiang, he found that Weifang's officers and men had average combat capability, while Jinhua and Yiwu's people were tough, so Qi Jiguang wanted to change this situation. He first recruited 3000 people. Under the guidance and training of Qi Jiguang, these people became an elite army, which was later called "Qijiajun". Then Qi Jiguang made laws according to the geographical characteristics of the southern swamp and equipped his troops with firearms, weapons, warships and other equipment. So QiGuJun fighting capacity is very fierce, QiGuJun famous all over the world.
On military works, Qi Jiguang personally wrote two important military works, namely "New Book on Discipline and Efficiency" and "Practical Discipline in Training". These two books are a summary of his training and combat experience, and they are also teaching materials for his military training, and they have a high position in military science. He invented a unique method of arranging troops, namely, Yuanyang array and Cheying. Secondly, during the construction of the Great Wall, he also invented the unique Jinshanling and hollow enemy platform, which played a very important role in resisting foreign enemies. He also invented advanced weapons such as Qi Jia Dao and artillery, which greatly enhanced the ability of Qi Jia Jun to kill the enemy. In fact, Qi Jiguang is good at poetry and is a great poet. He is a generalist.
Qi Jiguang was a great general, a loyal man and a good minister, but in fact he was not the only one in ancient times, such as Wei Qing and Liu Bowen. They are all excellent ministers and generals, and they all play a vital role in a country. Without them, there would be no such rich and powerful country and no such happy people.
Good ministers and generals are not limited to individuals, they are likely to condense into a great idea. Every good minister may have something in common, such as superb learning ability and interest, strong sense of responsibility, or deep patriotism. They all have great highlights, which is also an important reason why they can become great and good ministers. They have the ability to make themselves excellent, and they have the right thoughts and responsibilities. They all know their responsibilities and what to do, so they can succeed, be great and become good ministers and generals.
And compared with them, what do we lack? What we lack may be that kind of interest in learning, that kind of valuable sense of responsibility, that kind of accurate positioning of ourselves. Compared with them, we lack these things, so we will become mediocre. No matter in that era, this era will be the best and the worst. We are all the same people, the difference lies in our own choices. Why the virtuous ministers and good generals in history can be so outstanding is admired and learned by every future generation. Because they insist on doing what we didn't do.
Therefore, what we really should do is not to eulogize the good ministers and generals in history. What we really need to do is to learn from their bright spots and stick to our responsibilities and what we should do. We should also be great men of our own time.