Chapter 53: Cultivate self-respect and guard against favoring the enemy
Qi Jiguang is confident in answering the question of a ten-year-old child based on his forty-four years of life experience, even if the answer is not so complete and correct. .
Qi Jiguang bowed his head and said: "I will help your majesty clear up your doubts."
"I have three doubts. The first doubt is that when Qi Shuainan was pacifying the Japanese, all the Japanese pirates beheaded them in public, leaving no prisoners. During the twelve years of fierce fighting in Xuanfu and Datong, most of the people in Xuanfu and Datong were released to the north. Why?" Zhu Yijun asked his first doubt.
"Killing prisoners is unlucky, killing Japanese pirates does not count. Japanese pirates are extremely vicious and must be punished, otherwise the Japanese plague will never be peaceful." Qi Jiguang first explained why he had to kill Japanese pirates even if they captured them. Killing prisoners is generally regarded as Ominous, but the Japanese pirates should be able to kill them all.
Qi Jiguang explained in detail: "Among the Japanese pirates, not all are Japanese. There are only ten or two Japanese. Most of these Japanese are wealthy smuggling merchants from the southeast who smuggled into the Japanese country. They extradited samurai and ashigaru from the Japanese country. Japanese pirates Use the Japanese as a link and tie up the grass-rooted water thieves. Only by killing the Japanese can we stop the Japanese troubles. "
Qi Jiguang fought in the southeast and fought one battle after another. These Japanese were the backbone of the Japanese pirates. Most of them colluded with Southeast maritime merchants. Only by killing all the Japanese who came across the sea would the Japanese pirates have no core and they would not gather together to cause chaos.
"Among the Japanese pirates, are they equivalent to the generals of our Ming Dynasty?" Zhu Yijun tasted it carefully and then understood what Qi Jiguang meant.
During the Chongzhen period, Li Zicheng was defeated and defeated again and again. He kept rebelling and losing, until Emperor Chongzhen ordered the abolition of the three guards, that is, the guards of the three towns of Yansui, Ningxia, and Gansu. The common generals (low-level officers) of the border army were desperate and were added to Li Zicheng's command, and Li Zicheng began to win consecutive battles.
The peasant army and green forest heroes of the Ming Dynasty all had their own limitations. One of these limitations was that they did not have the organizational capabilities of grassroots officers.
Obviously, Zhu Yijun understood that these Japanese were probably grassroots officers hired by wealthy merchants in the southeast. Only by killing all the Japanese could the Japanese invasion be completely quelled.
"Your Majesty is wise." Qi Jiguang nodded, Your Majesty understood it very well.
The pacification of Japan has come and gone, but it can never be pacified. It is these Japanese who always cause trouble when the wind is favorable, and when the wind is adverse, they abandon others and run away early, even if these Japanese are captured, the wealthy merchants and gentry of the southeast , with a little bribe, these Japanese will be released and cause trouble again.
Qi Jiguang also did not give the local gentry and wealthy businessmen a chance to bribe him. If he was caught on the boat, he would tie stones to the boat and sink it into the sea. If he was caught in the camp, he would behead him in the camp to show the public. If he was caught in the cesspit, he would behead him. Press down inside and drown the compost alive.
In short, simplify complex things and simply kill all the Japanese in the Japanese pirates, and there will be no more Japanese troubles.
This is also the reason why Qi Jiguang was disappointed many times. He refused to join in the troubles with the local Jin gentry. So the court officials who came from the Jin gentry had many ways to throw dirty water on Qi Jiguang. The emperor lived in the ninth level, so how could he know how to fight fiercely? Dangerous matter? Aren't you just listening to the chatter of the messengers?
Hai Rui was demoted and forced to become an official because he investigated Xu Jie's corruption and ordered Xu Jie to return his land.
Xu Zhenming was impeached in succession because he went to the capital carrying a bamboo bookcase to work in the fields, and Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou killed Japanese people.
“Qi Shuai is really smart!” Zhu Yijun couldn’t help but nodded, approving Qi Jiguang’s behavior.
"Then why did the Xuanfu fight in Datong but release the northern captives?" Zhu Yijun was a little strange. Fighting in the north and fighting in the south even treated prisoners differently.
Qi Jiguang said with great conviction: "Returning the northern captives is actually a kind of war. After the northern captives were captured and released, they had no intention of fighting. Even if they were coerced and had to go south, they would only create noise."
< br>"After surviving the catastrophe, the captives returned to Yibei. Even if they went south to fight, they would not fight desperately. They would also make noises in the army and lead others to cheat and cheat. Starting from the 40th year of Jiajing, the northern captives went south. It was no longer possible to fight for a long time, and the battle lasted a little longer, with countless soldiers deserting from the North. Later, the battle of Datong in Xuanfu fell into anxiety. "
In fact, this was a good opportunity to slander in front of the emperor. , it is extremely reasonable to describe the truth about the release of prisoners by the Northern Army as the conspiracy of the Jin Party to conspire against the prisoners.
But Qi Jiguang did not make any slanderous remarks, nor did he slander the border troops of Datong, Xuanfu of the Ming Dynasty.
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are all good men. Their merits are merits and demerits. Qi Jiguang is loyal to his heart and does not want to deceive the emperor. This tactic is not uncommon, and the effect is obvious. Destruction of organization means destruction of combat effectiveness. .
"That's it." Zhu Yijun couldn't help but nodded. The doubts buried in his heart were finally explained. The treatment of prisoners all revolved around organization.
Zhu Yijun asked: "I have a second doubt. Most of the southern soldiers are volunteers, while most of the northern armies are guards. The southern soldiers are brave, and the northern armies are mostly defeated. Is this the case that recruiting soldiers is better than hereditary military households?"
"Absolutely not so!" Qi Jiguang gave a very firm answer. He waved his hands repeatedly and said: "Your Majesty, Emperor Tang Ming abolished the military system of the government, and the military system of the world was corrupted. The guards are rotten, and they are also guards. This must not be done. Discard it lightly."
"I didn't mean that," Zhu Yijun explained patiently.
He just asked why the gap in combat power was so big, instead of planning to abolish the nine sides of the guard. Chongzhen abolished three sides and directly abolished his own throne. Zhu Yijun had nothing to do, so he abolished the nine sides. Border guards, if nothing happens, he can take advantage of them, but to destroy them is to seek death.
Qi Jiguang breathed a sigh of relief, he had somewhat overreacted.
The ministers in the court always looked at the military households, and their noses were not noses, and their eyes were not eyes. They were also afraid that the little emperor would be shrouded in the opinions of civil servants every day, and they had the idea of abolishing the military guards. That's what really destroyed the foundation of everything.
Fortunately, Emperor Ming just asked why the gap in combat power was so big.
Qi Jiguang thought for a while and said: "I am recruiting volunteers to train in the southeast. They are all miners. In fact, most of them are from the guards. Volunteers are selected from the guards. They are not engaged in farming but military affairs. He is more familiar with it, but these are not the main reasons. The main reason why the Southern soldiers are good at fighting is that they receive adequate pay. It can even be said that it is okay not to receive pay... as long as they can have enough food."
"Food and pay. "Food and wages, the word "food" comes first. "You can fight with enough food?" Zhu Yijun was stunned, slightly confused.
Qi Jiguang nodded very confidently and said: "It should be said that only when you have a full meal can you be able to pick up a hook and sickle, only then can you pick up a blunderbuss, only then can you see the enemy clearly, and then you can kill the enemy and win. At the beginning of the Southern Army, When it was built, no pay was given, but as long as it was well fed, it could be fought and defended. "This battle at the four passes of Xifengkou was all carried out by the Northern Army, not the main force of the Southern Army. Most of the Southern Army was suppressing the formation, and the Northern Army was the main force. After eating, we are invincible. Only the battle of Xifengkou is slightly dangerous, and the Southern troops are responsible for the encirclement. The rest are determined by the Northern troops."
Qi Jiguang did not give his direct descendants to the Southern troops! Soldiers put gold on their faces, and whoever gets the credit deserves credit. The Northern Army can fight, but it can't fight because someone drinks the soldiers' blood and doesn't feed them.
"Shuai Qi is indeed a master of military affairs. Under Qi Shuai's command, the Northern Army has such great military might!" Zhu Yijun understood.
Looking at the ten acres of land he planted, he became a little more certain about what he was doing. He was not doing useless work. Eating too many sweet potatoes will cause stomach acid, but that is eating too much. We must first solve the problem of whether they have eaten it. .
It is undoubtedly a outrageous theory that you can win a war if you have enough food.
But what Qi Jiguang said was the truth. It was bitter cold outside the Great Wall of the North, and its armament was actually worse than that of the Ming Dynasty, and its will to fight was not to mention tenacious. So why were the Beibei able to go south and often break through?
The soldiers are hungry and can’t even walk. Fighting? Even if you don't rebel, you can boast of being loyal and courageous.
"I understand, some people don't want the Ming army to win." Zhu Yijun tapped his fingers slightly on the armrest, and the Baoqi Hall was quiet for a while.
Qi Jiguang can win if he leads his troops, but Ming Dynasty cannot win if he leads his troops.
Controlling the variables, what went wrong, and who didn’t want the Ming army to win, is self-evident.
Qi Jiguang chose to be cautious in his words and deeds. How to solve the problem of drinking the blood of soldiers is a specific problem that requires summing up experience in practice rather than talking eloquently. He answered His Majesty because he hoped that Your Majesty would know that the Ming Dynasty sergeant Their loyalty and bravery.
To be more precise, if the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were given stutters, they would be able to stabilize the country.
I won’t even give him something to stutter, for fear of causing big problems. I’ve been practicing martial arts for so long and I can’t continue to practice martial arts.
Zhu Yijun did not discuss specific issues in detail. He is not in charge of the government now. He gives orders randomly and does things according to his own wishes. That is nonsense and treating state affairs as a trivial matter. He smiled and said: "The emperor has no shortage of hungry soldiers."< br>
"I have a third doubt. The southern army has strict military discipline, but the northern army is under Commander Qi's tent, and the military discipline has changed. Is there a secret to this?" Zhu Yijun asked his third question.
Qi Jiguang said with great conviction: "This is actually simple. The general regards the soldiers as his brothers and sisters, and the soldiers regard the general as his confidant; the general regards the soldiers as dogs and horses, and the soldiers regard the general as his countryman; the general regards the army as his own. If the soldiers are groundless, the soldiers will regard the general as a bandit. "
"The general treats the soldiers as brothers and sisters, and the general's words are effective, and he can be used as an arm to command on the battlefield; the soldiers regard the general as their confidant, and the soldiers regard the general as their confidant. Of course, if you are willing to obey, you can enforce orders and prohibitions on the battlefield."
Zhu Yijun suddenly nodded in agreement and said: "That's why the Xuanfu and Datong Guards have loose military discipline and unorganized soldiers, and they avoid fighting when the northern captives come. The turtles were allowed to be plundered by thieves, while the northern captives were rampaging and flaunting their power, which means there is something wrong with some people."
Qi Jiguang actually didn't want to offend others, but as far as he knew, it was indeed the case. He thought about it. After a while, he said: "If the army is weak, only one person can hear it. If the general is weak, the army will be weak."
Qi Jiguang is very good at talking. He did not specifically name and curse people, but he still agreed with His Majesty's point of view. , which is equivalent to scolding a lot of generals. When it comes to being a general, Qi Jiguang is very qualified to give pointers to other generals.
As far as he knew, the main reason for the lack of military discipline was deliberate action. The purpose of deliberately letting the military discipline be loose was to encourage the bandits to respect themselves.
If you can't win, the people on the border will have no choice but to seek protection from the general. If you can't win, the general will be able to serve for a long time.
If you can’t win, how can you make money if you win?
This is true in the northwest, southwest, southeast, and northeast. For example, Li Chengliang in the northeast is a typical example of supporting the invaders with self-respect and relaxing defenses to favor the enemy.
Qi Jiguang has already said too much. Any more in-depth discussion will not be what he, a Qian'an Bolius, should say.
Zhu Yijun gained a lot from his interview with Qi Jiguang this time, at least it confirmed many things that he was not sure of before.
"Qi Shuai is going back to Jizhou tonight?" Zhu Yijun stood up. It was getting late. If he delayed any longer, he would miss Qi Jiguang's time to leave the city.
Qi Jiguang bowed his head and said: "I have the responsibility of guarding the border. I have been delayed for two days and cannot delay any more."
"Then there will be no more Qi Shuai." Zhu Yijun said with great pity. , he still has many, many questions he wants to ask, but Qi Jiguang is a busy man, and he can only continue to ask Qi Jiguang to answer questions when he returns to Beijing one day.
"I retire." Qi Jiguang left Baoqi Hall and headed towards the military road.
"Shuai Qi, Mr. Yuan Fu invites you." You Qi had been waiting for Qi Jiguang outside the Xuanwu Gate. He finally saw him and hurriedly approached him.
Qi Jiguang handed the Quan Chu Guild Hall badge on his waist to You Qi and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to go to the Quan Chu Guild Hall again in the future."
You Qi's expression changed drastically!
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