At this time, Qi Jiguang is no longer a small baby. He learned from Master Xiu De of Qingliang Temple in Zhuolu, and obtained the true biography of Liuhemen. At this time, he is already well-known.
Lu Bing and Qi Jingtong have known each other for many years. After Qi Jingtong's death, Lu Bing took more care of Qi Jiguang.
In the 23rd year of Jiajing, Qi Jingtong passed away due to illness. Qi Jiguang, who was seventeen years old, took the post of his father and became the commander of Dengzhouwei.
In the twenty-five years of Jiajing, Qi Jiguang divided the work to manage the farming affairs of the Dengzhou Health Institute.
From the 27th to the 31st year of Jiajing, Qi Jiguang was ordered to lead the soldiers of the Weisuo to defend Jimen and return from spring to autumn, once a year.
In the 28th year of Jiajing, Qi Jiguang entered the martial arts examination and entered Beijing for the next year. It coincided with the Mongolian Idahan soldiers besieging Beijing. Qi Jiguang temporarily guarded the nine gates of the capital and wrote to Chen Shouyu's strategy twice. At that time, Lu Bing admired Qi Jiguang very much, defended him more, and promoted him for promotion.
Before Lu Bing left Beijing, he was specially promoted to be the commander of the capital, managing the 25 guards of the three battalions of Dengzhou, Wendeng, and Jimo, and defending against Japanese pirates on the coast of Shandong.
After taking office, Qi Jiguang studied humbly, such as learning stick skills from Yu Dayou and marksmanship from Tang Shunzhi, and used this to train soldiers.
Qi Jiguang reorganized the guards, trained soldiers, and exercised strict discipline, which greatly improved the defense of Shandong's coastal areas.
At this time, Yu Dayou also became the commander of the Guangdong capital because of his military exploits.
Lu Bing, Qi Jiguang, and Yu Dayou carefully discussed the plan to put down the Japanese pirates. Lu Bing still had a lot of prestige in the south of the Yangtze River. Under his control, the government offices and troops of all counties in the south of the Yangtze River were mobilized. When Daming was condensed, he broke out with absolute power.
With the support of Jin Yiwei's "message in the mouth" and "tail needle" powerful intelligence ability and decapitation ability. The Ming army began to counterattack, slashing the chaos with sharp knives, and quickly quelling the Japanese pirates. The pirates and Japanese pirates who landed were either beheaded on the spot or driven back to the sea.
At this time, there was finally news of Wang Zhi.
Wang Zhi, who fled to the sea, led tens of thousands of pirates, and recruited a large number of ronin from Japan to retaliate against the town customs.
Lu Bing immediately rushed to the town customs with Shitou, Yang Sen, Sun Quan, and Huang Lian'er.
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At a residential house in the town customs, Lu Bing saw Wang Zhi, who was seriously injured and unhealed.
Lu Bing looked at Wang Zhi's pale face and sighed, "You are here."
Wang Zhi wanted to speak but stopped, pursing his lips stubbornly.
Lu Bing looked at Wang Zhi carefully, only to see that Wang Zhi's skin became rough, he had a fist on his mouth and his beard, and his face was no longer childish.
Lu Bing looked at Wang Zhi's waist again. The unsheathed Japanese sword was inserted there. Not only was there no rust, it was brighter than before.
"If you don't come, I won't blame you, but I will be disappointed." Lu Bing said slowly: "But seeing this knife... you are still using it, I feel relieved a lot."
"Big... Your lord." Wang looked at the benefactor in front of him, vividly remembering the past: "Ye Ma and the others... said they wouldn't let me come, but I must come."
"Are you afraid of not going back?" Lu Bing said lightly.
"My life was given by you. If you want it, take it. Wang Zhi has no complaints." Wang Zhi said firmly, but he was aggrieved.
Lu Bing looked at Wang Zhi, and suddenly smiled: "Everyone in the world knows that I have the Thirteen Great Guards, but no one knows. Among the 13 Great Guards, one of them is the Pirate King... Moreover, your kid actually became the king."
Wang Zhi was in awe of Lu Bing. At this moment, seeing Lu Bing smiled, he just relaxed a little, and said: "There must be a banner. The sea is a territory without borders. A ship with the banner of the king of emblems written in Chinese characters is inserted. Wherever I drive, it is my Chinese territory."
"That's good!" Lu Bing gave a high-five applause, but he turned around and said, "Then do you remember our original intention?"
"My lord, I remember." Wang Zhisu said with a face.
"Then you still let the pirates go ashore?" Lu Bing said solemnly.
"... At that time I was seriously injured and evacuated to the far sea... Those people lost control..." Wang Zhi already knew the tragedy caused by the pirates and Japanese pirates after they came ashore, and bowed his head in shame.
"I already know that you are unable to do what you want. I don't blame you. You came to the town customs again. Why?" Lu Bing asked. He came to see Wang Zhi to see if this little brother was still the chivalrous one before. Wang Zhi, seeing him now, he did not disappoint Lu Bing.
And this is the last question. If Wang Zhi’s answer is the same as Lu Bing’s guess, Lu Bing will let Wang Zhi leave, but if... this whale shark was released by Lu Bing, if he dares to take it back, Lu Bing will personally take him back. .
"I'm not here to attack the town customs, but to have an excuse to bring back the broken-up pirates. They are scattered, and the harm is too great. Only when they are gathered together can they be controlled." Wang Zhi He replied that his answer made Lu Bing very satisfied.
Wang Zhi continued: "Now the effect has been shown. The pirates and Japanese pirates who were dispersed, I heard that I brought a large number of ships outside the town customs, and they all gathered, and I can take them back in ten days at most. Will pretend to be unable to conquer the town customs, and then retreat back to the sea."
Wang Zhi said, suddenly sneered: "It's not the trouble that Yu Dayou has caused! I really want to make meritorious deeds!"
Lu Bing did not answer Wang Zhi's words, but said: "Since you are planning this way, then I will tell you about my plan..."
For this secret meeting, Lu Bing made some adjustments to his original plan based on the current situation.
Lu Bing told Wang Zhi not to withdraw his staff, leaving some real Japanese and Japanese pirates who did not listen to Wang Zhi's control, and handed them over to the Ming army to clean up, as the end of the matter.
Lu Bing promised at the same time that after the matter was over, Yu Dayou would be punished and Wang Zhi would vent his anger. But Yu Dayou was an officer and soldier, and it was a matter of course to wipe out the Japanese pirates, and there was nothing wrong with it, so he would not kill him.
Wang Zhi expressed his understanding.
In addition, after Lu Bing returned to Beijing, he would try his best to arrange officials from Huairou to serve in the southeast, and at the same time secretly coordinate the situation between Wang Zhi and the court to make Wang Zhi's life easier.
Lu Bing smiled and said, "Maybe one day, I will send you back to Beijing to become an official."
Wang Zhi smiled, without saying too much. Judging from the current situation, such hope is too slim.
The other most important point is that Lu Bing adjusted his original goal of preventing all pirates and Japanese pirates from approaching the Daming Coast. Let Wang Zhi loose some control, release some new Japanese wives from time to time, or make pirates not controlled by Wang Zhi dock.
Anyway, Daming's maritime defense has been established, and letting in some enemies from time to time is also a kind of exercise for the Daming army, so that they can be vigilant at all times, so as not to slack without fighting for a long time.
In this way, at the same time, it was reducing pressure for Wang Zhi, and it also made the connection between Wang Zhi and the Ming court more secret, so as not to be suspected by pirates and Japanese pirates.
More importantly, Lu Bing learned a lesson in this incident.
If you suppress for a long time, the Japanese pirates will accumulate more and more. Once a problem occurs, it will be in an explosive state, which is more difficult to deal with.
It's better to open a small hole from time to time and take the opportunity to get rid of some. This will not only continuously weaken the power of the Japanese pirates, reduce the pressure on Wang Zhi, but also give the Ming army a chance to train.
Wang heard it straight and shouted for clever tricks!
After a long time, the two walked out of the room together.
"My lord!" Wang Zhi gave Lu Bing a fist, and the parting was about to be done. He said with some dismay: "I will see you today, I don't know when I will see you again."
"Whether you see it or not, you are one of my thirteen best brothers." Lu Bing patted him on the shoulder and said, "No matter where you are, as long as you remember your heart, I will be proud of you. !"
The two brothers hadn't seen each other for many years, and in such a hurry, they had to go to each other, and couldn't help feeling a little sad.
The two have known each other for more than ten years, and doing such a big thing in secret is based on the trust between the brothers.
In this meeting, each other did not disappoint each other, the brotherhood is still there, and the common goal is still there!
The two bid farewell to each other, and the two brothers once again separated from each other.
"Brother Lu... I hope that one day, I can walk into Daming upright, drink with you, and talk about brotherhood."
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When Lu Bing returned to Beijing, Wang Zhi returned to the sea.
The pirates and Japanese pirates led by Wang Zhi were counterattacked by the Daming garrison of the town customs, retreated to Jintang Island and gathered in Ligang. Due to the dangerous situation on Jintang Island, it was difficult for the officers and soldiers to conquer it for a while. For the time being, we will not mention this two times.
In March of the following year, after the admiral of Zhejiang and Fujian, Wang Shu carefully surveyed the terrain of Jintang Island, he formulated a thorough combat plan. The senator Yu Dayou attacked from the front of Ligang, and the senator Tang Kekuan blocked the Japanese pirate’s retreat from Xihoumen, using two sides. The tactics of the pinch attack, in conjunction with generals such as Qi Jiguang and Deng Cheng, fought in Ningbo, Shaoxing, and Songyang counties with Fujian Louviao, burned dozens of boats, captured more than a thousand enemies, and demonstrated the power of the Louvre.
This battle was also the first great victory in the history of Zhoushan's resistance against the Japanese, with far-reaching impact. For this reason, Yu Dayou changed the name of Ligang to "Pingwagang". In order to commend Yu Dayou's performance in fighting against the Japanese, the local people set up the "Ping-Japanese Monument" in Ligang for future generations to pay respect.
Afterwards, Wang Zhi waited for the remaining thieves to retreat, but Yu Dayou not only received no praise, but was suspended instead.
Wang Zhi drove the ship away and rushed into the looting Japanese pirates on land. He had to return to the barracks to rescue the warships, and desperately broke through and rendezvous with the sea warships. According to Yu Dayou's arrangement, the Zhang Jing army on land raised sails and pursued the sea. With Yu Dayou's boat division ambushing in the sea, the Ming army formed a front and back flanking circle around Songjiang to wipe out the fleeing Japanese pirates, making it the first time in the history of anti-Japanese war. Massive victory.
In this way, Yu Dayou was just as good as before.
Why did Wang Zhi stop paying to repel Wang Zhi? Why did the Japanese pirates who wiped out and landed recover? I am afraid that only a few people such as Lu Bing and Wang Zhi know the ingenuity in the middle.
In the 33rd year of Jiajing, the Japanese pirates occupied Putuo, Ningbo, and Yu Dayou led the attack. The Japanese pirates stood out and killed 300 people including Huobin.
Yu Dayou sat down to kill the thief, and soon defeated the thief in Wusong. Emperor Jiajing issued an edict to eliminate Yu Dayou's previous crimes, and replaced Tang Kekuan as deputy commander-in-chief of Su Song. He attacked the thief in Pingwang, and fought again at Liujin Dam.
The Japanese pirates invaded Jinshan, and Yu Dayou led less than three hundred generals and soldiers.