During the division of the Southern and Northern Dynasties of Japan, the two emperors fought fiercely, and the people who lost in the battle could not idle, so they organized ronin and samurai to target the coastal areas of China, hoping to rely on smuggling and robbery to catch a sum of oil and water, which these people all called "Wokou".
In 1553, Qi Jiguang carried out the first anti-Wokou operation, he himself was brave and good at war, and when he encountered the strong, he was strong, but his troops were timid as rats, the strength was low, and ten thousand people fought against a thousand Wokou, and it was particularly difficult to fight. Fortunately, Qi Jiguang bravely stood at the forefront, jumped on a large rock, fired three shots in one crossbow, and killed three Wokou. The soldiers watched the commander kill people, and then morale soared, and finally won the victory.
Later, Qi Jiguang began a nine-year-long journey against the Wokou, under the tutelage of Qi Jiguang, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers took a qualitative leap, the Qi family army was majestic, everyone became a brave and fearless master, conquered several provinces in Jiangnan, annihilated a total of more than 100,000 people of the Wokou, in the eyes of the Wokou, Qi Jiguang was like a god of death, just looking at each other, the opponent was frightened and urine flowed, and since then the Wokou have never dared to step into my Huaxia half a step.
Once on the battlefield, if you don't even have the courage to kill, you will not be able to come back alive. Of course, it is impossible to win on the battlefield with courage alone. At the beginning of the battle, Qi Jiguang saw many problems of the Ming Army, and thought that if the problems persisted, they would certainly not become a big weapon, so he privately trained the soldiers strictly and worked hard to forge them into "special soldiers".
In terms of recruiting, Qi Jiguang also formulated relevant boundaries. First of all, the people in the city must not ask for it. Why can't the people in the city want it? Because the people in the city are relatively horizontal, and they do not have the simple style of the country people, if they choose the people in the city to be soldiers, it is easy to nest and disobey discipline.
Secondly, those who have been petty officials cannot ask for it. Why? The more people who have been petty officers, the less they put ordinary people in their eyes, and Qi Jiguang believes that if a person who has been a petty officer becomes a soldier again, the pride will be brought to the army and will not be easy to manage. In addition, people who have been petty officials are prone to play small tricks, which is a big taboo.
Then, people over forty years old can't ask for it, and people with fair skin can't ask for it either. It is easy to understand that people over forty years old do not have the spirit of young people who are newborn calves and are not afraid of tigers, and people over forty years old are not as physically strong as young people. Fair-skinned people have never planted crops at first glance, and after entering the army, all kinds of training are very tiring and may be repulsed, so fair-skinned people cannot ask for it.
Finally, the timid should not be wanted, and the bold should not be wanted. Timid, he did not dare to kill the enemy with a weapon, and there was no point in taking him into the army. Being too bold will habitually disobey military orders, which is also a big taboo in the military.
Through reasonable screening, Qi Jiguang finally left the strongest Qi family army, their arms were strong and powerful, they were all radiant, and they resolutely obeyed the command of their superiors.
In addition, Qi Jiguang also founded the Mandarin Duck Array, which was used to deal with the samurai swords in the hands of the Japanese, and the effect was very good. In order to encourage the warriors to kill the enemy bravely, Qi Jiguang set up a reward and punishment system, and if he killed a Wokou, he would give him thirty-two. At that time, thirty-two was enough for an ordinary person to earn for several years.
What are the penalties for desertion? Run one, then kill one. If you run a team, kill the captain. If the captain dies, the whole team will not live.
It is precisely because of strict discipline, rewards and punishments, that the warriors are more and more courageous, killing the enemy army without leaving a piece of armor. During the Wanli Dynasty, Qi Jiguang carried out many anti-Wu actions, which greatly boosted morale and the prestige of the Ming Dynasty, and he was a well-deserved national hero.
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