Chapter 18 Chapter Eighteen: The Way to Win

After the collapse of Zhang Jing, Zhao Wenhua's life is getting better and better. Hu Zongxian's work is very good, Xu Hai was killed, and the momentum of the Japanese pirates was greatly reduced. The emperor took a lot of rewards, and was promoted from vice minister to minister (Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry). So another smug story begins. Zhao Wenhua is well-off, rich, and his wings are hardened. He plans to operate independently, kick out the middleman and godfather Yan Song, and contact the wholesaler Comrade Jiajing directly. In order to achieve this goal, he presented Jiajing with something——Baihua Xianjiu. To be honest, I don’t know what the composition of this wine is and how strong it is, but according to Comrade Zhao Wenhua, the reason why his godfather Yan Song was able to At the age of seventy or eighty, there is still no calcium deficiency, and I can go up to the sixth floor in one breath, with no sore waist or leg pain, thanks to this wine.

After Jiajing drank it, he felt pretty good, but when he looked back, he felt that it was wrong. Yan Song had such a good thing, but he didn't take the initiative to hand it over to the leader and swallowed it all by himself, which is really disgusting. So he issued an order to Yan Shoufu, asking him to explain the problem of wine. Yan Song never expected that his backyard was on fire, and he was furious: "How could Wenhua do such a thing!" After the anger was over, the emperor still had to reply. It would be difficult to explain this matter to ordinary people, but Yan Shoufu would never be troubled. He made use of his expertise in Taijiquan and gave the following answer:

"Your majesty is too polite. I usually don't take medicine, and I don't take any special supplements. I am also very puzzled that I can live for so many years." Jiajing didn't take it seriously at first, and let him fool him, but Yan Song scared half his life, and found Zhao Wenhua overnight, scolded him, and told him to pack up and leave. It was only then that Zhao Wenhua realized that if he left Yan Song, he would be nothing, so he knelt down and begged for mercy, crying bitterly, hoping that Father Yan would forgive him once, and never do it again. In fact, Yan Song still had feelings for this son, but he was angry at the time, so he ignored it. However, at this delicate moment, another person suddenly came in and got involved.

This person is Xu Jie. As soon as Zhao Wenhua delivered the wine, he knew something was going to happen. He squatted aside and prepared to watch a good show. Is it pleasing to the eye, let me clean him up for you. Xu Jie made an ingenious move. Such a move would not only take the opportunity to get rid of Yan Song's minions, but also won't offend others. By the way, he could express his respect for the leader, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone. But Yan Song was Yan Song after all. Although he hated Zhao Wenhua, he would never trust Xu Jie. After a few words of thanks, he sent him away.

Xu Jie left disappointed, but he did not expect that his attempted move would lead to a series of unexpected results. The news quickly reached Zhao Wenhua's ears. He was completely flustered, thinking that his father really wanted to deal with him, so he had no choice but to resort to a trick. It is impossible to persuade Yan Song. Now that things are going on, he can only follow the family route, give them gifts, and speak for himself.But Yan Shifan couldn't think about it. This guy was too greedy, and he probably couldn't fill this pit if he went bankrupt. In desperation, Zhao Wenhua had an idea and thought of another person.

Yan Song has done a lot of evil in his life, and he has cheated countless people. It is really a "mass grave", but as the saying goes, Qin Hui also has three friends. In this world, Yan Song also has a wholehearted person who knows each other and loves each other. This person is his wife, Ouyang Shi. When Yan Song was trampled on, his wife never left him and always supported him by his side.So Yan Song only had her as one wife in his whole life, and never took concubines. Until she passed away, Yan Song didn't remarry. They were really standard model couples. The person Zhao Wenhua found was Ouyang Shi. He spared no expense, prepared an extremely heavy gift, and came to the door in person, knelt down and cried, hoping for forgiveness.

If it is still a woman, the old lady accepted the gift, and seeing him as pitiful, she hid him in the back room. After Yan Song came back, she drank him a few glasses of wine and said a few good words, and called Zhao's son when he was happy. After coming out, kneeling and crying, Yan Song also felt that he couldn't do without this dog, so he forgave him. Ordinarily, when the matter came to this point, everyone should be happy and have a happy ending. However, brother Wenhua is worthy of being a master at causing trouble. Soon, he will offend another person, and this person, he can't handle it no matter what.

Brother Wen Hua was heartbroken because he spent too much money on gifts, and determined to get back the money. Of course, this was not a difficult task for him, because he was the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and the largest contractor in the country. There are so many projects in the world, if you just grab one, it's almost enough. Zhao Wenhua thought this way, and he did the same thing. He started to use his strengths to make a lot of money. It doesn't matter whether you are a tofu slag or an unfinished building, as long as you can make money, whoever wants to live can live, anyway, I can't live.

But the problem is that Zhao Shangshu's desire to turn over the book is too strong, he puts his full horsepower, fishes recklessly, works overtime, and finally gets out of trouble. Because the emperor also wants to build a house. Although Comrade Jiajing practices Taoism every day, he has not yet become an immortal after all, and he still has to eat and sleep. However, the housing conditions in Xiyuan are limited, so he decided to build a new house. Naturally, this real estate project was handed over to the Ministry of Industry. It is said that the emperor's project should be done quickly, but Minister Zhao didn't know if his head hit a pillar, so he ignored it and let it go. As a result, a house was repaired for several months. It has not yet been formed, and it has become an unfinished building.

Comrade Jiajing is worthy of praise. He did not urge Zhao Wenhua to stay in his old house. However, an accident not long after that brought the contractor to a dead end. One day, when Jiajing had nothing to do, he climbed up and looked far away, and suddenly saw a mansion on West Chang'an Street, so he asked the people next to him: "Whose house is that?" It's time to test your character. One hundred years ago, Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen once stood on a high platform, looked at similar buildings, and asked the same question, and the result of that question and answer was that Shi Heng, who was once glorious The whole family was destroyed.

It has always been a very dangerous thing to build a mansion near the imperial palace, but people never change their ways, and Zhao Wenhua obviously does not have enough awareness, so the next answer will determine his fate. If Minister Zhao had a good character and good connections, he should be able to avoid this disaster, but unfortunately, this brother usually lacks quality. The accompanying people around Jiajing immediately scrambled to say Minister Zhao's name, and an unkind man said something like this: "Most of the building materials from the Ministry of Industry were used to repair Zhao Shangshu's house, so how can His Majesty's new house be used!" This pair of rotten medicine was taken too hard, looking at the mansion in front of him, recalling his own unfinished building, Jiajing was furious: Zhao Wenhua, you are probably tired of living a crooked way! Minister Zhao's life came to an end here. The emperor did not stop after demoting him from his position, but he was completely dismissed as a civilian and arranged for his son to be exiled to the border.Although Yan Song managed in many ways, it was of no avail. Brother Wenhua, who wanted to recapture the book, had to pay a lot. He didn't even treat ordinary people. He died suddenly on the way home. He said it was a sudden death because the way he died was so unbelievable. This brother felt depressed one night, so he started rubbing his stomach, rubbing it, and rubbing himself to death (hands touched his abdomen, gastrorrhea, viscera protruded, and he died). I have always wondered about this. Comrade Zhao Wenhua should have never practiced iron sand palms. He can rub his stomach so badly, and he has such a character. One of Yan Song's most important minions is finished. Although he is still intact, the foundation of the Yan Party has begun to shake. This is Xu Jie's first victory. Although it has little effect, it is a good start. Ordinarily, when Zhao Wenhua died, the matter would be over, but after more than 20 years of tempering, Xu Jie has understood this truth: It is not enough to beat the dog in the water, it is better to eat the dog meat as well. Not long after, he sent a letter to the emperor to impeach Zhao Wenhua for embezzling military pay, which amounted to more than 100,000 silver.Jiajing was even more annoyed, and ordered the family to search for stolen goods.It is estimated that the emperor did not expect that this order actually created a record for recovering stolen goods. Since Zhao Wenhua's property was not enough after the ransacking, the money should be compensated by his descendants according to regulations.No money to pay?It doesn't matter, exiles are also paid. So the money was paid to Jiajing's son's son until the eleventh year of Wanli, and only half of it was paid. Then pay, or lose all, or die. Comrade Zhao Wenhua's tragic experience tells us that even if you are poor and crazy, the emperor's things cannot be moved anyway. The death of Zhao Shangshu was a loss to Yan Song, a victory to Xu Jie, but a terrible disaster to Hu Zongxian. Hu Zongxian naturally doesn't like this greedy and stupid contractor, but this contractor is his backer and pillar. Now that he is dead, he has not only lost his connection with the strict party, but also lost his strong support. Hu Zongxian This name has already been registered on the list of the strict party, and it may be watched by people at any time. Although Yan Song has deep roots, he is not a direct descendant. If something happens, this old fox may not be willing to show up. In fact, he has already received news that some speech officials are saving up their saliva, and they are going to take the knife on him, and there is no one to protect him. If he is punished, not only will he be finished, but even Xu Wei, Yu Dayou, and Qi Jiguang's team will be with him. Leaving, years of hard work will naturally go to waste. For more than ten years, he has groveled, flattered, done countless things against his will, and said many things against his will, all for the sake of his ambition of serving the country and saving the people. Hu Zongxian didn't want his anti-Japanese plan to be ruined, but Yan Song could no longer count on it, and Xu Jie had no contact with him, so after thinking about it, there was no way out. But just when he was in despair, the Zhoushan magistrate sent him a strange gift. Looking at the gift in front of him, Hu Zongxian finally thought of a way, but at the same time he also realized that if he wanted to succeed in one fell swoop, Another person's help is needed. So he found Xu Wei. Xu Wei was quite familiar with the current situation, so he asked Hu Zongxian straight to the point: Zhao Wenhua has fallen, what are you going to do? Hu Zongxian answered him, he fell down, it's no big deal, as long as the emperor supports me, no one can touch me. Xu Wei didn't speak, but his disapproving expression questioned Governor Hu: Who do you think you are?Why does the emperor support you? Hu Zongxian showed a complacent look on his face, and told him calmly: Don't worry, I have already got a treasure, as long as I dedicate it to the emperor, I will not worry about great things. The treasure that Hu Zongxian mentioned was the gift from the local officials in Zhoushan—the White Deer. Speaking of this thing, I haven't seen it before. I guess it's not a new breed. It's albinism, or the product of a genetic mutation. But if it was given to Jiajing, it would be the right kind of flattery, because he likes this. Comrade Jiajing practiced Taoism for decades, just to become a fairy.But there is no certainty about becoming an immortal. The ministers are eagerly looking forward to it every day. Someday you will grow wings and fly up. We will set off firecrackers to send you off, so that we can choose a new one, but it just drags on. Jin After eating countless pills, he could neither become a fairy nor kill a person. Gradually, Jiajing himself lost confidence. So he urgently needs the revelation from the heavens, which is a novelty that is not usually seen. The historical term is called "auspiciousness", to prove that his efforts are not in vain, and that God is still covering him. He continued to fight for the Taoism.The white deer is naturally the best evidence. But this flattery needs to be shot well and resoundingly, and a decent article is needed. You can't just say "sent by my minister Hu Zongxian". It is necessary to strengthen the emperor's confidence and convince him that the future of cultivating the Tao is bright, lofty, and promising. This is an extremely important article. It is related to Hu Zongxian's future, to the plan to fight against the Japanese, and to the peace of the people along the southeast coast. "Thus, although the world is big, you are the only one who can write this article." Hu Zongxian stared at Xu Wei solemnly, and he rolled up his sleeves, ready to grind ink for him himself. Xu Wei already understood thoroughly, he understood what he was going to do and why he was doing it, so he picked up the pen. On that night, Xu Wei generously injected his talent, wisdom and lifelong learning into this absurd article for a noble reason. This is a famous flattering article in history, with beautiful words, but absurd. In the eyes of many people, this article is a failure in the life of the great talent Xu Wei, because it is full of humbleness and baseness, without the slightest flaw integrity. But in fact, behind this humble article, there is a dazzling light-even if you bow your knees, even if you deliberately flatter, you will never accept failure and never give up lightly. So I think that although Hu Zongxian was greedy and Xu Wei was arrogant, they did a great thing that night. Once again, Xu Wei's talent and learning were affirmed. Comrade Jiajing was elated after reading the article. He not only rewarded a lot of property, but even went to the ancestral temple to pray. It can be said that he was overjoyed. Hu Zongxian's status has been completely preserved. In fact, he no longer needs to be attached to anyone, because he has won the support of the emperor, and the Japanese pirate rebellion that has plagued the country for decades will be completely extinguished in his hands. As for this thrilling scene, Qi Jiguang knew nothing about it. Of course, even if he knew, it would be all right. For him, there was a more troublesome and practical problem to be solved. After rigorous training, the Yiwu army has already possessed extremely strong combat effectiveness. However, after several encounters with Japanese pirates, Qi Jiguang found helplessly that although he could defeat the enemy every time, he always killed a thousand people and lost eight hundred. The casualty ratio was about the same. It's not that our army is incompetent, but that the enemy is too fierce. To be honest, the Japanese pirates are indeed extremely powerful, because these people are lone overseas to rob, and they may be killed at any time. If they want to survive, they can only do their best. Among them, the more terrifying ones are the samurai and ronin who wield katana swords. You know, if a Japanese wants to use a samurai sword proficiently, he needs at least five years of training, and what many people can't imagine is that their swords rarely collide with Ming army weapons in close combat , The sword is extremely calm, always attacking from the air, specially cutting the weak parts that are not covered by armor, if you don't hit, you will be seriously injured.It is not an exaggeration to say that they are martial arts masters. Relatively speaking, the fighting spirit of Yiwu soldiers is also very tenacious, but after all, the training time is short, and martial arts is not a pancake. Everyone has the potential to become a robber, even if four or five thousand people are killed, it will not help. Qi Jiguang knew very well that the cost would be too high and it would be difficult to eliminate the Japanese pirates if he fought hand-to-hand. However, in that era when cold weapons were the mainstay, there seemed to be no better way than copying guys and fighting the enemy. Just when Qi Jiguang was at his wit's end, a person came to him and helped him find the way to win. Not long ago, Tang Shunzhi came to Zhejiang from the capital, and his mission was to inspect military affairs.Compared with his former colleague Xu Jie, who is now a first-rank cabinet scholar, his progress is really limited, and he is still only a fifth-rank official. However, this is only a superficial phenomenon. In fact, he is a person with extraordinary influence. His official title is only five ranks, but it is an extremely important position——Ministry of War Fang Si Langzhong, as the chief of the general staff of the Ming army, he He has an extensive network of relationships in the army. In addition, he also has inexplicable and unclear relationships with many mysterious people. Even Xu Jie can't figure out his background. So when he left Beijing, Xu Jie found him on purpose and asked him how to deal with Yan Song. However, Tang Shunzhi just smiled, and he told Xu Jie that when the time comes, someone will naturally come to you. After bidding farewell to the bewildered Xu Jie, Tang Shunzhi came to Zhejiang and met Hu Zongxian. Hu Zongxian respected this extraordinary figure very much, treated him with courtesy, and let him go to the front to command operations in accordance with his own wishes. It was there that he met Yu Dayou, Lu Tong, and Qi Jiguang. And when General Qi, who was at a loss, told him his troubles, Tang Shunzhi handed him a book and told him that the way to win lies in it. The reason why Tang Shun is so unpredictable is that besides his strange whereabouts and wandering around, it is also because he has written a set of books. Wu, Confucianism, and Barnyard, collectively known as the six series.It is said that this book explains everything from astronomy to geography, but few people read it because of one shortcoming—it is difficult to understand. The volume he handed to Qi Jiguang was "Wu". As Tang Shunzhi said, Qi Jiguang, who had been studying hard all night, was suddenly overjoyed when he flipped through one of the chapters. He finally found what he wanted. General Qi once again spontaneously took out the Marxist philosophy, critically absorbed Tang Shunzhi's theory, and created his own secret weapon. He believed that this unique skill would come in handy in the near future. He didn't wait too long, and the most violent Japanese pirate attack finally came. In April of the 40th year of Jiajing (1561), more than 20,000 Japanese pirates assembled and marched towards Zhejiang. Their goal was Taizhou.The famous Taizhou War kicked off. At this time, Qi Jiguang no longer hesitated. On the contrary, he was very excited. As a military general, it was his duty to go to battle to kill the enemy, and at this time, he already had the certainty of victory. So he gave up the usual defensive strategy and ordered Liu Yi to garrison Taizhou, while he himself led the main force to take the initiative. He will use this move to tell the Japanese pirates: China is not a paradise for them to burn, kill, and plunder. Land invaders will pay a heavy price. All kinds of signs indicated that the first target of the enemy's invasion would be Ninghai. Qi Jiguang immediately traveled day and night to lead the army to meet the enemy, where he would command his first battle. When Qi Jiguang arrived in Ninghai, thousands of Japanese pirates had already landed. They did not panic when they saw the Ming army arriving, because according to past experience, what the Ming army feared most was close combat. As long as they approached them, they would defeat the former army , they will scramble to flee. So they launched a charge, and things seemed to go smoothly beyond imagination. They had just rushed in front of the Ming army, and before they could make a move, the opponent's formation collapsed on its own, and they gathered together in twos and threes.The Japanese pirates were very happy. In their view, another game of cat and mouse was about to begin. But if they observe carefully, they will find that the scattered Ming troops who seem to be in a panic all have the same number of people—eleven. And before they popularized arithmetic education, they heard a resounding call: "Array!" As a result, an unprecedented formation appeared in front of the Japanese pirates, and this was also the first time it appeared in history. In the "Wu" that Tang Shunzhi handed over to Qi Jiguang, there is a volume called "Secret Warfare", in which there is such a record: The secret warrior is also called the new name Yuanyangzhen. This brand-new formation is thus named - mandarin duck formation. If you want to study this formation in detail, it is estimated that you can write a book, so here is just a brief introduction, everyone can understand it, and it should be regarded as an instruction manual. To put it simply, the principle of the so-called mandarin duck formation is roughly the same as that of group fights. Aim at the target, beat them up in groups, hit them with beer bottles if they are far away, chop them with a watermelon knife when they are close, and stab them with a dagger when they are close to you. Whether you are black or white or kendo A few paragraphs, all finished.It is exactly the so-called "beating the master to death with random punches". Of course, this is just a figurative metaphor. In fact, the mandarin duck formation is a great masterpiece of ancient military wisdom. As a close combat formation, people still cannot find a way to break it in the following hundred years. And the reason why this mandarin duck formation composed of eleven people can be famous in military history and spread far and wide is because it not only has extremely terrifying fighting power, but also has almost no flaws. This is a near-perfect lineup for combat due to its impeccable position set and weaponry.Among these eleven people, one was the captain, who stood in the front and center of the team, and the other ten people were divided into two columns and stood behind him. Although there are only ten people, they hold four different weapons and form five coordinated attack lines. Behind the captain are two shield soldiers with javelins. They use their shields to cover themselves and their comrades behind. And first throw the javelin to attack. The shield soldiers are covered by the wolf-whip soldiers standing behind them. The so-called wolf-whip is a special weapon with a very strange shape. It uses a long iron rod as the main body, and it is covered with iron branches and barbs. , like barbed wire, no one can get through. Behind the wolf soldiers, there are four spearmen. They are the main attack force of the team. When they see the enemy, they use their spears to stab forward.At the end of the queue, there are two short swordsmen to prevent the opponent from turning around and protect the spearmen from the flanks. This is a formation without weaknesses. Eleven people cooperate with each other and cover each other to form a perfect killing formation. Even if you are the Japanese swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, you probably won't be able to sing. But the so-called ignorant people have no fear. The Japanese pirates in Ninghai played bushido regardless of what happened, and rushed forward desperately, but before taking a few steps, many people were shot down by flying javelins. If you continue to charge better, you will be blocked by a shield, or hooked by a wolf wand, pulled by the barb a few times, and even if you don't die, you will lose a layer of skin. If you are lucky and you are not dead by now, you don’t have to be too happy, because there are still four spears waiting for you. Even if you want to fight back, there are wolves and shields in front of you. Watching the other party stab you, if you don't get stabbed to death, you will also be pissed off. The situation is roughly like this. The Japanese pirates did not charge long, and most of them were killed by javelins, wolf whisks and spears. Although the rest of the people did not know the structure and mystery of this formation, they knew one thing—— If you don't run fast, you will die. The outpost battle in Ninghai ended in this way, the Japanese pirates killed and injured more than 200 people, and the Qi family army suffered no losses except for one minor injury. Qi Jiguang's first attack was a complete victory, and the Japanese pirates retreated across the board, but years of military accomplishment told him that things were not that simple. According to the intelligence, the enemy's invasion this time has a scale of tens of thousands of people, and has been carefully organized and assembled. Although this is only a vanguard force, the progress seems to be too smooth, as if it was arranged by someone. Qi Jiguang's premonition was correct. This was indeed a trap. At the same time as the army arrived in Ninghai, the main force of thousands of Japanese pirates was rushing towards Xinhe, intending to sneak attack Xinhe City. When the emergency military information reached the base camp, everyone was stunned, because Xinhe City was very empty and had no defense capability at all, and the families of Ming army generals and soldiers were mainly stationed inside, and most of them were women and children. In the hands of Japanese pirates, the consequences would be disastrous. Now everyone was nervous, their wives and children were still in the city, it was not a joke, so they all took the initiative to ask for a fight, hoping to return to help immediately. However, Qi Jiguang was very calm, just smiled and said to his subordinates: "Don't worry, please rest assured that the city will not fall until reinforcements arrive." As a general who doesn't like fooling around, Qi Jiguang's self-confidence is justified every time, and this time is no exception.The reason why he made such a judgment was because he knew very well that in Xinhe City, there lived an extremely powerful person.As long as this person is there, the pirates will never be able to enter the city. Qi Jiguang has read military books and practiced martial arts since he was a child. He has been on many battlefields, seen many dead people, and stepped on countless corpses. He has never heard that he can't eat or sleep. He is famous for his boldness.Is there anyone in this world who can make him feel scared? The answer is yes, although he has been in battle, although he has killed people, although he is very good, but he has always been deeply afraid of a person, to the extreme. This person is his wife. Henpecking is a traditional virtue in our country. There are many glorious deeds of "bronchitis" left in history. Comrade Qi Jiguang is naturally indispensable among them. His story of henpecking and his great achievements have been passed down through the ages. It is said that his wife was so fierce that he couldn't stand the trouble, so he moved out of the house in a fit of anger and lived in the barracks. His subordinates felt that he was useless and pitiful, and they all incited him: Your wife is so arrogant, she dares to bully you , we all put on our armor, prepared our swords, and waited in the camp. You call her in, hack her to death, and it's over. Qi Jiguang guessed that he had suffered a lot of grievances, so he stomped his feet in a fit of anger: Just do it!Hack her! When the appointed day came, his men were fully armed and lay in ambush in the camp, while Qi Jiguang sent someone to invite his wife into the camp. My wife came as scheduled. She entered the barracks, looked at the soldiers holding swords around her, and without fear, she asked Qi Jiguang loudly: "What's the matter with me?" In front of a fierce wife, Qi Jiguang did not show weakness, he suddenly stood up and said loudly: "I've just finished forming the team, and I'm asking my wife to come to the military parade!" This story is obviously false, because even if Qi Jiguang wanted to get rid of his wife, he would not call so many people to do it with such a big fanfare. After all, it is not a glorious thing to be kicked out by his wife. But the real Qi Jiguang in history is indeed a very henpecked person. In my opinion, the only difference between the historical facts and the above story is that even if he had such thoughts, he would never dare to do it. Many people think that the essence of being henpecked is to love your wife, but I believe that Comrade Qi Jiguang will never agree with this point of view. Because his wife was indeed a remarkable woman. At the age of eighteen, Qi Jiguang, who had just started work, married a girl surnamed Wang, who later became the Wang family. At that time, Qi Jiguang was already a commander of the fourth rank, but his wife's family background was even more powerful. The old father-in-law had once served as the commander-in-chief and was a senior general of the Ming army.Out of the door, Wang has a stubborn temper, and has practiced martial arts since she was a child, and is good at using swords. It is said that even Qi Jiguang is not her opponent when she gets angry, and she is often beaten and ran around. In terms of family background, they are not comparable, and if they want to fight, they may not be able to win, so when the two have conflicts, it is mostly Qi Jiguang who makes concessions. Although the wife is very strong, in fact, as long as it does not touch the principle, she is very good to Qi Jiguang. At that time, General Qi’s family was not rich. Once he bought a fish to improve the food. The wife prepared it and brought it to see—only the fish head and tail. Qi Jiguang guessed that his wife ate it by herself, so she didn't make a sound, but when it was time for dinner, Mrs. Wang brought up the rest of the fish. But if it involves a matter of principle, it's hard to say. This so-called matter of principle is taking concubines. Qi Jiguang is actually not lustful. The reason why he moved this idea is really because of the poison of feudal ideology-there are three kinds of unfilial piety, and the worst is having no offspring.However, the Wang family has no sons, and they were born with great difficulty, but they all died young. Seeing that his wife was getting old, Qi Jiguang moved his mind. When he was thirty-five years old, he married his first concubine, Shen Shi, and then Married Chen and Yang respectively. With the help of his concubine, Qi Jiguang finally had his own son, who later became Qi Anguo, Qi Changguo, Qi Xingguo and others. Although in the evil old society, polygamy was allowed by the state, and marrying a concubine would not involve the issue of having a mistress, but it also depends on the specific situation. Qi Jiguang knew that if his wife found out, it would be a big deal. So he tightly sealed the news that he did all these things without telling his wife. But the paper can't keep the fire after all, three women and those few lively children, is it cataract for you to be a wife? The wife is angry, and the matter is getting worse. Generally speaking, when hearing that her husband has a mistress, there are only the following reactions, either to settle the matter, or to go to the court to file for a divorce. Even the famous shrew in the legend, nicknamed "He Dong" Liu Yue'e, who is a "lion", just went to her husband's unit to make trouble with her superiors. Wang's handling method was quite different. When she heard the news, she didn't look for the organization or the leader, just picked up a sharp knife and ran to Qi Jiguang. It is commendable that Comrade Qi Jiguang was very clever, and he ran away immediately when he heard the news. Mrs. Wang rushed to nothing, but refused to give up. He squatted at home every day and threatened: If you can run away, the monk can't run away from the temple, and if you don't chop it up You swear not to give up! Comrade Qi Jiguang was in trouble, he couldn’t go back home, and it’s not a problem to live in the unit, so he gritted his teeth, didn’t wear any armor, put on a suit and went home, before his wife had time to do it, he knelt down with a plop, Then wept loudly, denounced feudal ethics, said that he was also a victim, and had to do so in order to have a son, and talked about recalling the past, loving husband and wife, sharing weal and woe, and so on. After all, a woman is a woman, and after being fooled by Qi Jiguang for a while, her heart softened, and then she dropped the sharp knife, and cried with Qi Jiguang. Qi Jiguang went to the meeting alone, and with his courage and trust in his wife, he resolved the grievances.But if you think things are that simple, you're wrong. In fact, Qi Jiguang in history is a person who almost never takes risks. His art of war is "planning for war", that is to say, if he is not sure of winning, he will never fight. In his life, he has always followed this principle.My wife is so fierce, if she really chops herself up in a flash of anger, it will be a big loss. However, he still didn't bring his guards with him, and ran to his wife to reason without any fear. It wasn't because he had been emboldened by drinking, but because he was still wearing a piece of armor under his casual clothes. However, it is debatable to think that Comrade Qi Jiguang is cunning based on this. Facing such a brave wife, it is indeed not easy to survive and develop. Comrade Qi Jiguang's experience also tells us that before marrying a strong wife, one must be fully mentally prepared. This is the opponent that the pirates are about to challenge, and before long, they will feel the kind of fear that Qi Jiguang once experienced. When the Japanese pirates arrived at Xinhe City, people were extremely panicked. After all, all the soldiers in the city had already set out to fight, leaving only ordinary people, women and children, powerless to resist. So Wang attacked. At the critical moment, she stepped forward, summoned only a few hundred soldiers, and ordered them to post notices immediately to stabilize people's hearts, but these people alone are not enough to defend the city, so she went to the armory . The armory is the place where weapons are stored. If you want to resist the Japanese pirates, you must take out the weapons in the warehouse and equip the common people, so that you can persist until reinforcements arrive. But the guard was a fool, saying that Qi Jiguang handed it over to him, and he would not listen to anyone except Qi Jiguang's orders. Backed by Qi Jiguang, the guard comrade was very arrogant and resolutely refused to open the warehouse door. Unfortunately, the person in front of him was the only exception. Madam Qi didn't even have to look him in the eye, she immediately shouted: "What kind of thing are you? Quickly open the warehouse door! When Qi Jiguang comes back, let him just come to me!" The guard shivered. He knew that this woman would not be offended, so he immediately opened the door of the warehouse and distributed the weapons to the common people. After finishing her work, Mrs. Wang returned home, put on her ancestral armor, climbed to the top of the city, and prepared to command the battle. She will use her actions to prove that courage and valor are not exclusive to men. But although Madam Qi is fierce, she is also a sensible person: Although there are a lot of people now, these people can only act as a facade, and if they are expected to win the battle, they can only be caught blind.So after a moment of contemplation, she decided to use a trick. When the Japanese pirates ran to Xinhe City full of dreams of looting, they were surprised to find that the city was covered with flags, and the sound of killing was so loud that it could not get through. Bows and arrows were shot from time to time musket. This ostentation is really too big, just like negotiating in the underworld, the important thing is quantity rather than quality, whether you are an old man, old lady, or a housewife, as long as you are an individual, you will be dragged to the top of the city by Mrs. None, but scaring still works. The Japanese pirates were terrified, but they were unwilling to go back after running so far, so they camped outside the city, preparing to wait for a few more days. They only waited a day. It's not that he didn't want to wait, but because Qi Jiguang's reinforcements arrived the next day. 虽说戚继光对老婆很有信心，但他也很清楚，光凭了他老婆也是摆不平那一大帮倭寇的，所以他火速派出了援军。 于是苦苦等待着的倭寇们完蛋了，援军发动了猛攻，戚夫人自然不会放过这个机会，率亲军由城内杀出，但倭寇的战斗力确实厉害，两头夹击之下，仍占据一户大院继续负隅顽抗。戚家军随即改变策略，改用火枪攻击，击毙敌寇上百人，剩下的实在受不了了，只好分头逃走。 嘉靖四十年（1561）四月二十六日，新河战斗结束，倭寇死伤二百八十余人，戚家军仅阵亡三人。 作为一次遭遇战，新河战斗是十分成功的，但奉命率军前来救援的游击将军胡守仁依然感到了一丝不安，因为按照之前的判断，宁海不过是个陷阱，新河才是聚集倭寇主力的目标。然而经过交锋，他才发现这群进犯新河的倭寇仅千人而已，如果说敌军主力不在这里，那又会在哪里呢？ 答案是宁海。 进犯台州的倭寇，原先大都是汪直和徐海的手下，跟着这两个人混得时间长了，基本上都懂得些兵法，所谓兵不厌诈，对他们而言并不是什么新鲜玩意。 所以当大家都认为宁海只是诱饵，新河才是进攻对象时，他们却改变了策略，只派出部分兵力进犯，而将主力撤回，并隐藏在宁海，等待最佳时机的到来。 这一招实在高明，确实瞒过了很多人，但是在那重重迷雾之后，有一个人却始终洞悉着这一切。 作为一名不世出的优秀将领，戚继光有着很高的军事天赋，此等伎俩自然不在话下，从宁海交锋之后，他就意识到这群倭寇并不简单，所以当新河出现敌军通报的时候，他并没有亲自带着主力回击，只派出了部将胡守仁前去救援，自己则偃旗息鼓，等待着敌人的出现。 很快，他的预测得到了验证。 就在他派出援军的第二天下午，紧急军情传来，大股倭寇已经集结准备大举进犯，而他们的目标是台州。 到目前为止，敌军的动向大体都在戚继光的掌握之中，但意外依然发生了：由于无法掌握敌人的具体方位，戚继光驻地离台州还有上百里，而对手已经兵临城下，留给他的时间只有一个晚上。 而更严重的问题是，你派人去打仗，自然要管饭，但是为了确保行动迅捷，当初抵达宁海的时候，他的戚家军只带了三天干粮，此时已经是第三天，军中即将断粮。 所以眼前的问题十分棘手：战况危急，距离很远，没有饭吃。 然而戚继光找到了一个解决问题的方法，他下达了命令：全军奔袭，台州开饭！ 就在胡守仁结束新河战斗，大开酒宴庆祝胜利的那一夜，戚继光正率军向台州挺进，敌军已经抵达台州，拂晓就会发动进攻，而这个夜晚，是他唯一的时间，也是唯一的机会。 嘉靖四十年（1561）四月二十七日，经过一晚上的奔袭，戚继光率军挺进一百一十里，终于在黎明时分抵达台州城，而此时敌军距离台州还有两里。 时间刚刚好，刚刚好。 然而当戚继光命令部队继续前进的时候，意想不到的情况出现了，一向听话的部下们竟然抗命了。 义乌的兄弟们罢工了，你老人家说好晚上跑路，到了台州就能吃饭，现在又出尔反尔，一定要先打仗，虽说我们实诚，你也不能这么忽悠人吧。 事实证明戚继光是有远见的，当年他费尽心思一定要挑老实人，为的就是今天。他不慌不忙地站出来，讲了一堆民族大义，国家兴亡之类的话，竟然把当兵的说得热泪盈眶，然后他当众叫出了炊事班，让他们拿着从城里取出的粮食，开始准备做饭，并做出了庄严的承诺：敌人在前面，饭在这里，打完仗，就吃饭！ 于是士兵们顶着微亮的天空继续前进了，支持他们前进的，是一个极为朴素的念头：打死倭寇，就能吃饭。 在离城两里的花街，自以为得计的倭寇终于遇上了戚家军，吃惊之余，他们惊恐地发现，这群敌人的表情十分凶狠，眼睛冒绿光，似乎恨不得吃了自己（可以理解）。 一边要抢劫，一边要吃饭，大家都很急，于是二话不说就开打。 如之前一样，戚继光又摆出了鸳鸯阵，倭寇们则排出一字阵迎战。所谓一字阵，就是一字排开，实在说不上有多高明，然而意外发生了，戚家军虽然取得了优势，砍杀了很多敌人，却未能如以往一样，迅速击溃敌军。 在后方观战的戚继光也很纳闷，但片刻之间，他已然找到了原因——地形。 鸳鸯阵是一个威力强大的阵型，但毕竟有十一个人，要发挥作用，需要一定的空间，而花街地形狭窄，根本施展不开，战局自然陷入僵持，于是戚继光下达了第二个命令： "Change!" 瞬息之间，鸳鸯阵突然发生了变化，开始了第一次变阵。 队长身后的两列纵队各自分开，以五人为单位进行布阵，狼筅兵迈步上前，与盾牌并列，形成第一道防线，两名长枪手跟随其后，短刀手殿后，开始独立作战。 如果说鸳鸯阵是戚继光改编自唐顺之原创的话，那这个阵型应该算是他的独立发明创造，主要用于狭窄地区的巷战，它的名字叫五行阵。 毕竟人少好办事，五个人比十一个人要灵活得多，倭寇们挥舞长刀，面对五行阵，既不能攻，也不能守，只要被狼筅挂住，顷刻之间就会被长矛刺穿，虽然许多人持刀狂呼，死战不退，但除了身上多几个窟窿，实在没有更多的收获。 于是他们决定逃跑，也就在这个时候，戚继光再次下达了指示。阵型就此开始第二次变化。 在命令下达的那一刻，狼筅兵迅速上前，超越所有同伴，站在队伍的最前面，两名长枪手紧跟在他的身后，盾牌手和短刀手分别站在长枪手的侧方，保护他们的侧翼。阵型在狼筅兵的带领下，开始发动追击。 这是鸳鸯阵的第二种变化，它的名字叫三才阵。主要用于冲锋进攻，或是敌军败退时的追击。 当然对于日本人而言，阵型变不变，实在已经不重要了，五行阵和三才阵都是要人命的，跑路才是最佳选择。戚家军追击残敌，再次大获全胜。 嘉靖四十年（1561）四月二十七日，花街战斗结束，倭寇伤亡一千余人，全军溃败，救出被掳百姓五千余人，戚家军伤亡合计：三人。 在新河之战与花街之战后，倭寇大势已去，戚继光继续发动攻击，并在上锋岭和长沙之战中大量歼灭敌军，同年五月末，进犯倭寇全线败退，日本的仁兄们乘兴而来，被人追着屁股打了一个月，没有抢到钱，反而赔了本，只好败兴而归。 这是一次光辉的战役，是一次以戚继光的彻底胜利，日本倭寇的彻底失败而告终的战役。 “臣都察院右都御史，总督直浙兼制军务胡宗宪上奏，（嘉靖）四十年四五月，倭贼分犯台州水陆诸处，台金严参将戚继光，共擒斩倭首一千四百二十六夷，焚溺死者四千有余。” 自嘉靖四十年（1561）四月二十二日至五月二十七日，戚继光率其所部四千明军，对阵两万敌军，在无其它军队配合的情况下，五战五胜，共计歼敌五千五百余人，累计伤亡不足二十人，史称“台州大捷”。