Qi Jiguang, born in 1528 of the Ming Dynasty, died in 1588, was a famous general in the middle and late Ming Dynasty. Qi Jiguang was born into a ming dynasty military family, and his ancestor Qi Xiang once served as a pro-soldier under Zhu Yuanzhang, the ming emperor, and became a general of Ming Wei step by step. In the fourteenth year of Hongwu (1381), Qi Xiang followed Lan Yu and Fu Youde on an expedition to Yunnan, but unfortunately died. In order to honor Qi Xiang, Zhu Yuanzhang had his descendants inherit the post of Commander of Dengzhou Wei.
Twenty-three years after Jiajing, the young Qi Jiguang succeeded his father and continued to serve as the commander of Dengzhou Wei. At that time, the southeast coastal area began to be invaded by the Wokou, and Qi Jiguang trained troops in the Coastal Defense Zone of Shandong to prepare for battle, repeatedly repelling the Wokou attack and ensuring the safety of the Eastern Shandong side. His achievements in Shandong were so effective that they attracted the attention of the imperial court, and Yu Jiajing was transferred to the Zhejiang Capital in the thirty-fourth year and served as a staff general, thus beginning his twelve-year-long career of suppression.
At that time, the Wokou that invaded the southeast coast were mainly composed of samurai from Japan, ronin, and native pirates. Driven by the evil purpose of money and beauty, they invaded the Ming Dynasty's sea frontier for many years, causing great losses to the safety of the lives and property of the coastal people. What caused the Jiajing Emperor the most headache was that the individual combat effectiveness of these Wokou was extremely strong, and the tactics were flexible and changeable, and the regular army of the Ming Dynasty was repeatedly defeated by them, and finally reached the point of scattering the wind and fear, and it collapsed at a touch. As a result, the plague became more and more unstoppable, and even once went deep into the interior, threatening the southeastern cities of Hangzhou, Nanjing and other places, which has threatened the economic lifeline of the Ming Dynasty.
After Qi Jiguang arrived at his post, he judged the hour and sized up the situation, re-formed a tough and good-fighting Qi family army, and quickly threw himself into the battle to suppress the Wukou. The Qi family army made an extraordinary move, and in the face of the fierce Wukou, they won many battles and won many battles, and soon reversed the defeat of the Ming Dynasty, so that the Wokou on the southeast coast was gradually eliminated. In the first year of Longqing, the northern border defense situation of the Ming Dynasty was tight, and it was precarious under the attack of the Tatars. Qi Jiguang once again played the role of a firefighter and was transferred to the northern town of Jizhen. During his term of office, the Qi family army once again reported frequent successes, and repeatedly inflicted heavy damage on the northern Tatar cavalry, so that they did not dare to invade the Ming Dynasty for more than ten years.
At this point, the two fierce enemies of the Ming Dynasty, the Southern Wei and Northern Enemies, had been defeated by Qi Jiguang. Qi Jiguang's Qi family army, therefore known as the strongest army of the Ming Dynasty, is difficult to defeat and invincible in the world. Why is the Qi family army so strong in combat effectiveness? This naturally benefits from Qi Jiguang's unique way of training troops and managing the army, and step by step, the Qi family army has been polished into an indestructible blade that is invincible and invincible. Looking at how Qi Jiajun slept, you would understand why they were invincible.
The "Record of Military Training" records that when qi jiajun slept at night, they also had to abide by extremely strict military rules, totaling 29. All matters related to the army camp were considered by Qi Jiguang in every detail, and detailed arrangements were made, so that the Qi family army was impeccable even when sleeping.
First of all, before each camp, the Chinese army commander will cooperate with the guide to "explore its terrain, or guard the plains, or according to the dangers, or where it is convenient to advance and retreat, the livestock, water and grass are convenient, and the situation is considerable", choosing places that are easy to defend and difficult to attack, convenient to advance and retreat, and there are also water sources and grasslands to ensure that the army uses water and warhorse forage.
After the army camps at night, it will send 20 "far-reaching exploration horses", 5 people in each direction, each riding a fast horse, reconnaissance to investigate the surrounding enemy situation, once the enemy army is found to be moving, immediately cast rockets, arrows, and fire bolts, and report to the camp to ensure that the barracks will not be attacked by enemy soldiers at night.
Each camp gate of the camp was guarded by a general and ten soldiers, and after the soldiers fell asleep at night, anyone was strictly forbidden to enter or leave, and those who violated the order "tied a hundred sticks and paraded the camp to show the public." If the Commander will send soldiers to carry out combat tasks at night, the gatekeeper must check his arrows and flags, and strictly register the number of people who go out. When the travelers return to the camp after completing their mission, the gatekeepers must count the number of people again, and if the number increases or decreases, the reason must be identified to prevent the treacherous infiltration, or the soldiers desert and flee.
The army camp was surrounded by patrols patrolling all night around the wall. Once someone is found to be close to the camp, it is necessary to drink in time to stop it, if the other party does not listen to the dissuasion, continue to approach the camp, "if within ten steps, the drink does not retreat, and does not report the name, and the words are not correct, at night, it will shoot it, or even open the bird to beat it", you can open the bow and arrow or cast the bird hammer to hit, so as not to be destroyed by the enemy's sneak attack or treacherous spy.
If the army sleeps at night, as soon as the enemy really comes to rob the camp or set fire, all the soldiers must immediately get up, find weapons and be ready for battle, and be ready to be dispatched by the Lord at any time. It is strictly forbidden to leave their respective camp areas, shout and run around, "If there is a noisy and chaotic person, the military law will be severely punished." The above are just a few of the many military rules when the Qi family army camped, but it can obviously be felt that the Qi family army can maintain a high degree of vigilance even when sleeping, which is simply to the point of no leakage and impeccable. Such an army, of course, is invincible.
Reference: "Record of Military Training"