Qi Jiguang was suave and very individual when he was young. Although his family is poor, he likes to read and is familiar with Confucian classics and historical books. In the 23rd year of Jiajing (1544), Qi Jiguang inherited his ancestor's position and was appointed as the commander of the Dengzhou Guard.
In the twenty-fifth year of Jiajing (1546), Qi Jiguang was responsible for managing the farming affairs of the Dengzhou Guards Station. At that time, the coastal areas of Shandong were burned, killed, and looted by Japanese pirates. Qi Jiguang was determined to kill the thieves and wrote "Fengzhou". It is not what I want, but I hope the sea will be calm."
In the 32nd year of Jiajing (1553), Qi Jiguang was recommended by Zhang Juzheng and took up the post of commander of the capital, managing 25 guard posts in the three battalions of Dengzhou, Wendeng and Jimo to defend Shandong. Japanese pirates along the coast.
In the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing (1555), Qi Jiguang was transferred to the capital of Zhejiang, where he served as a general and defended the three counties of Ningbo, Shaoxing and Taizhou.
In the 40th year of Jiajing (1561), Japanese pirates launched a massive attack on Taozhu, Qitou and other places. Qi Jiguang led his army to guard Taozhu and defeated the Japanese pirates at Longshan. Qi Jiguang pursued them all the way to Yanmen Ridge. After the Japanese pirates escaped, they took advantage of the opportunity to attack Taizhou. Qi Jiguang took the lead and killed the leader of the Japanese pirates. The remaining party members were desperate and all fell into the Gualing River and drowned. However, the Japanese pirates invaded Taizhou again, and Qi Jiguang led his army to annihilate them all in Xianju.
The Battle of Xianyou: In February of the forty-third year of Jiajing (1564), the remaining Japanese pirates gathered more than 10,000 people to besiege Xianyou. They fought for three days. Qi Jiguang led his troops to relieve the siege, and the Japanese pirates were defeated. Qi Jiguang led his army in pursuit and pursued them to Wangcangping, beheading more than a hundred people. Many of them fell to their death from the cliff. Thousands of people from the remaining party fled and occupied Caipiling in Zhangpu.
Qi Jiguang divided his soldiers into five sentries (ancient military establishment units) to climb up the rock and met the Japanese pirates at hand-to-hand combat, capturing and killing more than a hundred people. The remaining Japanese pirates robbed fishing boats and fled to the sea, and then invaded Funing. Qi Jiguang led Li Chao and others to defeat them, and then pursued them to Yongning, killing more than 300 people.
Northern Tatars: In the second year of Longqing (1568), Emperor Muzong of the Ming Dynasty asked Qi Jiguang to train soldiers from Jizhou, Changping, Baoding and other places. Officials below the chief military officer were all under Qi Jiguang's control.
After Qi Jiguang took office, Jizhou had the commander-in-chief Guo Hu, and Qi Jiguang was the prime minister. He could not unify the orders, so the court transferred Guo Hu away and made Qi Jiguang the commander-in-chief to guard Jizhou and Yong. Flats, mountains and seas and other places. Qi Jiguang was also promoted to the right governor because of his meritorious service in defeating Wu Ping. At that time, the Northern Barbarians invaded Qingshan Pass, and Qi Jiguang led his troops to repel them.
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In the second year of Wanli (1574), Dong Changang invaded the border again but was unable to enter through the pass, so he forced his Uncle Dong Changbald invaded the border. Qi Jiguang led his troops to defeat him and captured Dong Changtu alive. Dong Hu and Dong Chang'ang led 300 people from their clan to Qi Jiguang Pass to plead guilty. Dong Hu, wearing plain clothes, cried and begged for the pardon of Dong Changtu.
Qi Jiguang decided to accept his surrender after discussing with his subordinates. Dong Fox then released the looted people and vowed not to rebel again. From then on, Dong Hu and Dong Changang no longer dared to invade Jimen. Soon, Qi Jiguang was promoted to the governor of the left due to his merits in guarding the border.
The Jimen guarded by Qi Jiguang was impregnable and the Northern Barbarians could not attack, so they turned to invade Liaodong. Qi Jiguang led reinforcements and assisted Liaodong defender Li Chengliang to repel them. The imperial court granted Qi Jiguang the title of Taibao of the Crown Prince, and then granted him the title of Shaobao of the Crown Prince.
In the tenth year of Wanli (1582), Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister of the imperial cabinet, died of illness. Zhang Dingsi took the opportunity to say that Qi Jiguang should not be placed in the north, so Qi Jiguang was transferred to Guangdong by the imperial court.
In the thirteenth year of Wanli (1585), Zhang Xigao impeached Qi Jiguang again. As a result, Qi Jiguang was dismissed and died of illness after returning to his hometown.
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