-Anti-Japanese heroes.
Qi Jiguang (1528 ——1588), whose name was Jing, was named Nantang, later named Wuyi. Famous anti-Japanese warrior, outstanding strategist, calligrapher, poet and national hero in Ming Dynasty. Qi Jiguang has been fighting against the Japanese pirates in the southeast coast for more than ten years, eliminating the Japanese pirates who invaded the coast for many years and ensuring the safety of people's lives and property along the coast.
In 1544, Qi Jiguang bid farewell to his father, Qi Jingtong, who had just died in his seventies, and took office at the age of 17, taking charge of Zhou Wei affairs. A few years later, Ming * * * promoted him to be the director of the department, responsible for Japanese affairs along the coast of Shandong. This young man shoulders a heavy responsibility.
During the Ming Dynasty, Japanese pirates often invaded China's coastal areas, causing great losses to our people's lives and property. Qi Jiguang was educated by his father since childhood, and his patriotic thoughts were very strong. He developed a skill with his father. Less than twenty years old, he can pull a bow of more than 300 kilograms. After he took office, he actively defended the enemy, making the Japanese afraid to invade. At that time, the coastal areas of Fujian and Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which gave up coastal defense, were very hostile. In order to destroy the enemies along the coast of Zhejiang, Qi Jiguang was transferred to Zhejiang. 1556, was appointed as a general by * * of the Ming Dynasty, guarding Ningbo, Shaoxing and Taizhou.
At that time, Wang Zhi, the head of the great traitor and pirate, colluded with Japanese pirates and burned, killed and looted along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, which was outrageous. In the Ming dynasty, the military discipline was lax and the fighting spirit was lax, and they often suffered defeat. When the Japanese invaded Longshan, the Ming army fled in Yanmenling. Only the troops led by Qi Jiguang remained in formation, and the enemy did not dare to pursue them easily. Although this battle dealt a blow to the arrogance of the enemy, it also exposed the fatal weakness of the Ming army, which made Qi Jiguang deeply feel that it was necessary to build a warrior team to attack the enemy and defend the coastal defense.
Seeing that the people in Jinhua and Yiwu are full of vigor and valor, Qi Jiguang recruited 3,000 farmers and miners, and conducted strict military training to teach them how to use all kinds of firearms. According to the characteristics and topography of many lakes and ponds in the south, he created a brand-new infantry array, equipped with a large number of warships, firearms and weapons. He is also serious about military discipline, stipulating that drums are ringing, there must be fire and water ahead, and he must charge ahead and not retreat; Sound the golden bell and retreat, even if there is gold and silver in front, we must resolutely return. He said to everyone, "Japanese pirates are killing our fellow villagers. You must practice hard to kill the enemy and drive the enemy out of our country! " After strict training, this army has strong combat effectiveness and is called "Qijiajun".
In order to attack the pirate leader Wang Zhi, Qi Jiguang formulated the correct struggle strategy, and finally made Wang Zhi fall into the encirclement of the Ming army. Wang Zhi surrendered at the end of 1557. Three years later, he was executed in Hangzhou, and everyone was happy.
156 1 year, more than 20,000 Japanese invaders invaded Zhejiang, and hundreds of Japanese ships landed in dozens of coastal areas. In order not to let the enemy escape, Qi Jiguang deliberately let the enemy go first, and then sent troops to block the landing port, cutting off the enemy's retreat. At the same time, the main force ambushed in Shangfengling near Taizhou. In order to confuse the enemy, he ordered the soldiers to hold pine branches and pretend to be pine forests. Soon, an enemy came straight to Shangfengling. Looking at a pine forest in the distance, they marched boldly along the road without a single soldier. After the enemy entered the ambush circle, there was a sudden burst of drums, and Qi Jiajun threw away the pine branches and killed the generals from the top of the hill. The enemy was caught off guard and ran away. In a shout ShaSheng, some of the enemy was beheaded, some fell off the cliff and died, and some knelt down and stepped on it, while Yu Ying fled back just visible, and the posterior route had already been blocked, so he had to give in easily. The battle was fought cleanly, the enemy was almost wiped out, and the results were brilliant, which made Qi Jiguang famous. Then, Qi Jiguang led the army to fight more than ten battles in Taizhou and won Lien Chan's victory. 1400 people were wiped out, 4,000 people were burned to death and drowned, and 10000 people were rescued. When the army triumphed, Taizhou people and officials greeted each other 20 miles outside the city. The grand occasion was very touching.
After being hit hard along the coast of Zhejiang, Japanese pirates gathered along the coast of Fujian to continue to wreak havoc. 1562, Qi Jiguang was ordered to go to Fujian to resist the enemy. Because the army keeps running after the enemy, it often doesn't even have time to eat. Qi Jiguang created a convenient dry food for marching, that is, a round sesame seed cake. Dry it after baking, string it into a string with a rope and carry it on your back. You can eat at any time when you are hungry. Because it was created by Qi Jiguang, it is also called "light cake". Because Qi Jiajun has such a hard-working style, it is not surprising that Lien Chan won.
On the sea more than 20 miles northeast of Ningde County, Fujian Province, there is an island called Yuheng, which is an important nest occupied by the Japanese army for three years. Destroying this den of thieves can greatly destroy the enemy's prestige, so Qi Jiguang decided to wait for an opportunity to pull out this cancer.
Yuheng is about ten miles from the coast, separated by a shoal. At high tide, there is a Wang Yang in the shoal, and at low tide, the shoal is full of silt. If we attack the island, the army will be mired in the low tide, and it will be very difficult to use seagoing ships at the high tide. Qi Jiguang asked the locals how to get to the island. The local people who suffered from Japanese pirates have long been looking forward to eliminating the bad guys on Heng Island, so they put forward suggestions. Qi Jiguang adopted the opinions of all, and when the sea ebbed, he ordered the soldiers to carry a bundle of straw on their backs, spread the grass on the mud, crawl on the grass with their hands and feet, and race against time to reach the island. Before the high tide, Qi Jiajun had reached the island. The enemy never imagined that Qi Jiajun would climb up from the mud. By the time they found Qi Jiajun, it was already late. The Qigujun swarmed and fought bloody battles, and went deep into the enemy on the island. In a few hours, he destroyed more than 5,000 people on the island and rescued more than 800 people trapped on the island, which dealt a heavy blow to the arrogance of the enemy.
On the beautiful Mid-Autumn Festival night, Qi Jiajun and the rescued people celebrated the great victory of destroying the enemy in Hengdao and sang an exciting hymn:
Ten thousand people want to shake Mount Tai, and loyalty wants to fight bullfights.
The Lord will kiss me like a parent, and I have no freedom to break the military law.
Make Ming Xi reward and punish, go through fire and water, and dare to stay overnight?
This emotional hymn expresses sincere admiration for Qi Jiguang.
Later, Qi Jiguang led the Qigujun to win a series of battles in Fujian and Zhejiang coastal areas. By 1566, the enemy's rebellion was basically put down, the coastal defense of the motherland was defended, and the life safety of the coastal people was finally guaranteed. Soon, he was ordered to go north to Yuji Town, and in sixteen years, he repeatedly commanded troops to repel the attack of Mongolian cavalry, which made great contributions to defending the security of the capital Beijing. Qi Jiguang's reputation as a patriotic enemy and a victorious soldier spread all over China, spreading to later generations, which is unforgettable to this day.