Qi Jiguang (1528-1587) was born in the middle of the Ming Dynasty in the family of a military general in Dengzhou (today's Pengzhen), Shandong. He has been diligent and studious since he was a child, and learned a lot of military knowledge from his father Qing Jingtong. When he was seventeen years old, he inherited his father's position as the commander of the Dengzhou Guard. Later, he passed the martial arts examination and was promoted to the commander of Jinshi, responsible for the defense against Japanese invaders along the Shandong coast. Japanese pirates were samurai who failed in the Japanese civil war and some people who lost their livelihood. They drove pirate ships to the coast of my country to plunder in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. In the early years of the Ming Dynasty, due to social stability and consolidated coastal defense, the Japanese invasion had not yet caused a major disaster. After the middle of the Ming Dynasty, especially during the Jiajing period, with the political corruption and the laxity of coastal defense, the intrusion of Japanese pirates became increasingly rampant. They colluded with profiteers and pirates along the coast of the Ming Dynasty, and invaded the southeastern coast of my country from time to time, and sometimes even broke into the inland, burning, killing, raping and plundering, bringing huge disasters to the Chinese people. Faced with the rampage of Japanese pirates, Qi Jiguang wrote a poem angrily: "I don't want to be granted the title of marquis, but I hope the sea will be peaceful", and he was determined to wipe out the Japanese pirates and defend the sea. He carefully trained local soldiers, rectified military discipline, repaired guard posts, and strengthened fortifications. Shandong's coastal defense was gradually strengthened, and Japanese pirates did not dare to harass the area again. In the autumn of 1555, the imperial court saw that Jiguang was good at controlling Japanese pirates, and transferred him to the Zhejiang area where the Japanese pirates were most serious. The next year, he was promoted to a staff general and made him a general. Responsible for guarding Ningbo, Shaoxing, and Taizhou. He recruited miners and farmers from Yiwu, trained them, taught formations, and established a ""Qi Army" with strict discipline and strong martial arts. They fought several great victories. , basically eliminated the Japanese plague in Zhejiang. Because of his outstanding military exploits, Qi Jiguang was promoted to the commander of the capital. In 1562, he was transferred to Fujian to fight against Japanese invaders. Crossing three hundred miles of remote roads and entering Fujian, the Japanese pirates who invaded Fujian were mainly concentrated in three strongholds: Hengyu, Niutian and Lindun. Hengyu was the base camp of the Japanese pirates, and Qi Jiguang decided to camp first. Defeat Hengyu, then take advantage of the victory to defeat Niutian, and finally destroy the bandits' nest in Lindun. Hengyu is a small island in the northeast of Ningde County. It is ten miles offshore and surrounded by dangerous waterways. There is a wooden city built on the island and many strong forts are built around it. More than a thousand Japanese pirates camped here and defended the fortifications. There were more than 10,000 Japanese pirates in nearby Ningde and Fuqing. They supported each other and it was difficult to deal with them. Qi Jiguang adopted the method of "cutting down the branches and weakening the trunk". He first sent troops to attack Zhangwan on the other side of Hengyu Island and posted notices to appease the Japanese pirates, forcing more than a thousand Japanese pirates to surrender. Then Qi Jiguang marched eastward and attacked Hengyu Island directly from the coast to Hengyu Island. It is located in a shallow shoal. When the tide is high, the beach is submerged and there is a vast ocean. When the tide is low, the water recedes and it is muddy again. It is extremely difficult to pass. One morning in early August, Qi Jiguang ordered each soldier to bring bundles of grass and take advantage of the low tide to spread the water. On the mudflat, they crawled forward bravely and rushed to the island. Some fired blunderbuss, some drew bows and shot arrows, some threw javelins, and some wielded wolf harpoons (wolf harpoons, weapons with long bamboo poles as handles). With dense branches on the front and sharp blades on the tips, they engaged in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese pirates. In less than half a day, all the Japanese pirates were annihilated. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Qi Jiguang led his army southward to Fuqing, aiming at Niutian. Niutian is located thirty miles southeast of Fuqing County, close to the sea. It is connected with the surrounding strongholds such as Qidian, Shangxue, Xilin, Muling, and Xintang, extending for more than thirty miles, in order to paralyze the enemy. , Qi Jiguang deliberately said in public: ""Our army has come a long way and needs to rest for some days to recharge its batteries and then wait for action. It cannot be launched overnight to attack the enemy. "When the Japanese pirates heard the news, they were unprepared. But on the second night, when it was dark and there was no moon, Qi's army quietly set off from Jinping Mountain, quickly rushed to Qidian, and killed all the sleeping Japanese pirates. Then , they returned to Jinping Mountain and saw a group of Japanese pirates coming to attack the camp. They set up an ambush and wiped out all the enemies. Then, taking advantage of the victory, the Qi army attacked the Japanese nests in Niutian, Shangxue and other places, killing and capturing a large number of Japanese pirates. The remnants of the Japanese fled to Xinghua. The Qi army rested for a while in Fuqing, and then moved to Xinghua Fucheng (now Putian County, Fujian Province), preparing to capture Lindun, which was twenty miles east of the city. Qi Jiguang ostensibly kept silent. He did not talk about the war, and went to the banquet calmly, but secretly arranged for the soldiers to take time to rest and be ready to attack at any time. At midnight, he issued an order, rang the bell, quickly mobilized the army, and quietly drove out of the city, preparing to attack. Lin Dun conducted a night attack. Unexpectedly, the guide was a collaborator and led them to a muddy path with crisscrossed streams. When they approached Lin Dun, Dongfang was already white, and their actions were immediately noticed by the Japanese pirates. Entering the fortifications, setting up defenses, and dispatching some troops to go around the back of the Qi Jiajun, they were attacked from both sides. The Qi Jiajun was in a dangerous situation, and the soldiers were in chaos. At this critical moment, Qi Jiguang stood at the intersection, calmly. The fourteen subordinates who issued the order to attack and retreated with their swords, showed strict military discipline and mustered up a hundred times more courage to rush forward. The Japanese pirates gradually became unable to hold on and fled in all directions, defeating more than 60 enemy battalions. Nine hundred and sixty Japanese pirates were killed, and 13 Japanese pirate leaders were captured. More than a thousand Japanese pirates fell into the water and drowned when they fled. At dawn, the residents of Xinghua Fucheng helped the old and young, killed cattle and prepared wine, and left the city for ten years. For many miles, the road lined the road to welcome the Qi family army who returned in triumph.
Qi Jiguang successfully completed the established strategic plan and led his troops back to Zhejiang to rest and standby. When passing through Fuzhou, the local elders specially held a banquet at Pingyuan Terrace in Yushan to celebrate and farewell them. Amidst the joyful sound of gongs and drums, Qi Jiguang led his generals through the welcoming crowd and climbed the rocky path to Pingyuan Platform. He took the wine offered by the local governor, drank it down in one gulp, and then bowed his hands to thank the Fujian people for their support and assistance. Then, the local chief asked someone to carry a monument commemorating his achievements and set it up on Pingyuan Platform. After the Qi army returned to Zhejiang, the Japanese pirates gathered the remaining soldiers and defeated them, captured Xinghua Prefecture, occupied Pinghaiwei (southeast of Xinghua), and continued to harm the people of Fujian. In 1563, Qi Jiguang once again led the Qi family's army to Fujian. The next year, with the close cooperation of the local military and civilians, they completely wiped out the Japanese pirates in Fujian. Then, he cooperated with Yu Dayou, another anti-Japanese general, and jointly annihilated the Japanese pirates in Guangdong. After more than ten years of fighting, the Japanese invasion along the southeast coast has finally been eliminated. Hou Kouduo is a liquid warrior who failed in the Japanese civil war. He has rich combat experience and strong combat effectiveness. Most of them are led by Chinese or internal agents. They are very familiar with China's internal affairs and are very difficult to deal with. However, Wei Jiguang and Yu Dayou can be called famous generals for being able to draw six battles in just a few years. Qi Jiguang was known for his generosity and his kindness to his friends. When he commanded an army of 100,000 men, he never used personal wealth. After being dismissed, he was left destitute and even unprepared for medicine. The end of the hero made all sympathizers at that time and in later generations sigh with regret.