Qi Jiguang was able to win the war against Japan because:
1, which won the strong support of the Ming government.
During the Ming Dynasty, Japanese pirates appeared in the southeast coast of China. They are composed of Japanese samurai, businessmen and pirates who collude with some profiteers in China, and often harass the coastal areas of China. The Ming government sent Qi Jiguang to fight against the Japanese invaders.
2. Qi Jiguang's outstanding leadership and strict management of the army.
"Qijiajun" has strict military discipline and well-trained; Qi Jiguang himself has both civil and military skills and superior intelligence. Therefore, Qi Jiguang was able to lead the Qigujun, winning nine wars and nine victories in Taizhou, and won a great victory against Japan. Later, he led troops to Fujian and Guangzhou to fight against Japanese invaders. By 1565, the enemy along the southeast coast was basically eliminated.
3. With the support of the coastal people, the nature of the war is just and anti-aggression.
Wei Jiguang's life and other famous battles
1, Battle of Cengang
In A.D. 1557 (thirty-six years of Jiajing), the Japanese invaded Yueqing, Rui 'an, Linhai and other places, and Qi Jiguang led the troops to rescue them. However, due to road isolation, the court was too late, and Qi Jiguang's crime was not healed. Then, the figurehead made an insurrection in cengang, and Qi Jiguang joined forces to besiege.
But it didn't come down for a long time, so the court dismissed Qi Jiguang, Yu and others and let them kill the enemy for their crimes. The enemy troops stationed in cengang could not resist the attack of Qi Jiguang and Yu, and planned to escape.
In A.D. 1558 (the thirty-seventh year of Jiajing), the enemy built a big ship and prepared to sail at night. Yu and Qi Jiguang took the opportunity to attack, sank the Japanese ship, and the rest of the party fled to southern Fujian. The Japanese who escaped from cengang burned, killed and looted in Taizhou. They impeached Qi Jiguang for deliberately letting the Japanese in cengang go, and were suspected of communicating with the Japanese. Was about to be punished, but because of pacify's contribution, Qi Jiguang was reinstated, and let Qi Jiguang guard Shoutai, Jin and Yan counties.
After Qi Jiguang went to Zhejiang for his post, he found that the officers and men in Weifang had average combat capability, while the officers and men in Jinhua and Yiwu were tough, so Qi Jiguang recruited 3,000 people and trained them into an elite army under the guidance of Qi Jiguang, which was later called "Qijiajun". Qi Jiguang made laws according to the geographical characteristics of the southern swamp, and equipped its troops with firearms, weapons, warships and other equipment, so the Qijiajun became famous all over the world.
2. Battle of Taizhou
In A.D. 156 1 year (the 40th year of Jiajing), the Japanese army attacked Tao Zhu and Qitou on a large scale. Qi Jiguang led an army to defend Tao Zhu, and Yulong Mountain defeated the Japanese. Qi Jiguang pursued all the way to Yanmenling. After the enemy fled, he took advantage of his weakness to attack Taizhou, and Qi Jiguang took the lead in beheading the enemy leader. The remaining group was cornered and all fell into the Gualing River and drowned.
However, the Qitou enemy invaded Taizhou again, and Qi Jiguang led an army to destroy it in Xianju. After the victory in Taizhou, Qi Jiguang was promoted to the third class. Then, the enemy of Fujian and Guangzhou flowed into Jiangxi for insurrection, and Governor Hu Zongxian could not pacify it, so he asked Qi Jiguang for reinforcements. Qi Jiguang led the army to break in the nest, the enemy rushed to Jianning, and Qi Jiguang led the army back to Zhejiang.
3. The Battle of Fujian
In A.D. 1562 (the forty-first year of Jiajing), Japanese invaders invaded Fujian and jointly captured Funing, Lianjiang's Shouning, Zhenghe and Ningde. Japanese invaders from Nan 'ao, Guangdong Province jointly captured Xuanzhong Station and invaded Longyan, Songxi, Datian, Gutian and Putian.
The enemy was so powerful that local loyalists dared not attack. Hu Zongxian ordered Qi Jiguang to lead the troops to suppress thieves. Qi Jiguang led the troops to attack Yuheng first, and the waterway around Yuheng was narrow and difficult to pass. Qi Jiguang ordered the soldiers to fill the trenches with a pile of straw, because Heng defeated the enemy and beheaded more than 2,200 people.
Then, Qi Jiguang pursued her victory, killed Fuqing, destroyed the cattle farm and ended the enemy's lair. The enemy figurehead hurriedly fled to Xinghua, and Qi Jiguang pursued all the way, destroying more than 60 enemy strongholds and beheading countless people.
After Qi Jiguang pacified the enemy in Fujian, he moved back to Zhejiang and went to Fuqing. Encountered a small number of Japanese pirates who landed from the Japanese depression, Qi Jiguang led the troops to attack and beheaded 200 people. After several battles, the enemy in Fujian-Guangzhou area was almost killed by Qi Jiguang.