My father is Jiajing

Chapter 198 A True Military All-Rounder

Gao Gong said with emotion: "Marquis Guanjun is like a shining savior sent by God to my Ming Dynasty. After he completed the comprehensive attack on the Tatar bandits, he was like an immortal who completed his mission and left quietly without any attachment."

"Such a person is truly pure and makes people miss him. At the same time, he is also extremely enviable. I wish I could follow his footsteps and see his peerless elegance!"

When Zhu Zaigui heard Gao Gong's words of praise, he cried out in his heart, feeling so shy.

Zhu Zaigui said: "The Marquis of Guanjun was so handsome and charming, he is truly a hero who will be remembered for all eternity. It's a pity that I never got to see his true appearance. Later, when I saw him for the first time, I was ordered by His Majesty to go to the Marquis of Guanjun's mansion to pay my respects. At that time, I could only look at his spirit tablet, listen to his stories, and imagine his peerless elegance during his time in the suburbs of Beijing."

Gao Gong listened to Zhu Zaigui's words and felt the same way. He felt the same way.

Gao Gong added: "Because of the Marquis of Guanjun, countless martial arts candidates and passionate young people in this martial arts competition took the Marquis of Guanjun as their role model, and they all wanted to follow in the Marquis of Guanjun's footsteps and continue to serve the Ming Dynasty desperately."

"And I also met a very talented and courageous martial arts candidate among them. I assert that if this person can stay true to his original aspiration and grow up, he will definitely become a pillar of our Ming Dynasty!"

When Zhu Zaigui heard Gao Gong praising someone like that, he couldn't help but become curious, "What's the name of this person Mr. Gao is talking about? Where is he from?"

Gao Gong said: "Qi Jiguang is from Dengzhou, Shandong. It's a pity that he didn't pass the military examination this time. He left the capital and returned to his hometown yesterday."

When Zhu Zaigui heard the name, it turned out to be Qi Jiguang!
Zhu Zaigui also praised immediately: "What a good name. This person must have his own outstanding qualities to be so appreciated by Mr. Gao. Mr. Gao should pay more attention to him in the future, give him some help, and do not easily interfere with his future growth. Maybe he can really achieve something in the future, make contributions to the Ming Dynasty, and be recorded in history for thousands of years!"

Gao Gong laughed when he heard Zhu Zaigui's high praise for Qi Jiguang. "If he can get the title of Guanjun Hou, it will be a success."

How could Zhu Zaigui accept what Gao Gong said about Qi Jiguang?

Qi Jiguang is a military genius, and he is many times stronger than me, a rookie who can only use foresight and firepower suppression.

During this period, Zhu Zaigui repeatedly reviewed his performance in the defense of the suburbs of Beijing in his mind. Every time he reviewed it, Zhu Zaigui felt himself breaking out in a cold sweat, as his victory was really too lucky.

If there had been any accidents at that time, or if Andada had not underestimated the enemy at the beginning, or had not been impulsive later, it would be hard to say what the outcome of this war would have been.

Therefore, even though Zhu Zaigui had completed the "Marquis of Champion" mission copy, he still had to look up to Qi Jiguang, a military genius with real skills.

After all, they were actually fighting wars between the north and the south, first destroying the Japanese pirates and then defending against Jibei. They also invented many new practical tactics and improved many actual combat weapons.

Based on these abilities, Qi Jiguang's military achievements might not rank among the top ten or even top 100 among ancient generals.

But in terms of comprehensive ability, Qi Jiguang is absolutely second to none, and few people can compare to him.

After all, when it comes to inventions and creations, only the legendary Zhuge Wuhou had invented weapons such as the Zhuge Crossbow and the Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse. It seems that other famous generals do not have the ability to invent and create these weapons.

However, Qi Jiguang actually invented and improved the military weapons of the Ming Dynasty, greatly improving the military combat capabilities of the Ming Dynasty in the middle and late stages.

For example, the weapons invented by Qi Jiguang, such as the chariot camp, the tiger squatting cannon, the "Invincible General" chariot, the bird gun, the quick gun, the stone cannon, the wolf whisk, the Qi family saber, etc., all shined on the battlefields of the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and struggled to maintain the Ming army system that was already facing financial and management collapse.

In addition, Qi Jiguang also invented firearms such as the Liuhe gun and the Sanfei gun, and built warships. He skillfully combined firearms with chariots, firearms with ships, and firearms with cities, and made corresponding changes to the army's organization, military training, and combat style, creating unprecedented combat power. Therefore, based on his unparalleled ability to invent, transform, and apply in actual combat, few famous generals in ancient and modern times can compare with him.

But unfortunately, Qi Jiguang was born at the wrong time and did not meet a monarch who could give him great trust like other famous generals in history. Therefore, Qi Jiguang's ability was greatly discounted to a certain extent, and he lost the opportunity to compete with the famous generals in ancient times.

If Qi Jiguang could gain the trust of the monarch like the famous generals in ancient times and be given the opportunity to command the army of the world, perhaps he could lead the Qi family army to counterattack the Japanese pirates' main island and completely turn the term "Japanese pirates" into a historical term.

But unfortunately, after the Ming Dynasty wiped out the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast, in order to prevent military generals from becoming too powerful and due to power struggles within the court, Qi Jiguang lost his combat mission to continue suppressing the Japanese pirates.

He was then transferred to Jizhen, and changed from a general commanding coastal defense and naval operations to a land warfare general commanding resistance against grassland invasions.

The gap between them is quite large.

But Qi Jiguang was still as outstanding as ever. While serving as the general commander of Jizhen, he not only built a total of 1,070 hollow towers on the Great Wall defense line from Shanhaiguan to Zhenbian (now west of Changping, Beijing), which greatly improved the defense capabilities of the Great Wall line.

He also strengthened the training of the border troops and carried out reforms. In addition to setting up a chariot camp to conduct coordinated training of chariots, horses, and infantry, he also designed a barricade to use his strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses. He established baggage camps in Miyun, Zunhua, and Jianchang as bases for military supplies such as food, fodder, and equipment.

Different defensive tasks were given according to the different sources of the troops, and the combat principle of "using southern soldiers as vanguards, soldiers from the garrison as support, and soldiers from the town as special garrison" was formulated.

Later, in the winter of the sixth year of Longqing (1572), based on Qi Jiguang's proposal and arrangement, the border troops also conducted a large-scale military exercise.

The exercise was held in Tangquan (now in Zunhua, Hebei Province). The chariot, cavalry and infantry forces cooperated, with a total of 160,000 people, and lasted for more than 20 days. It is a rare record of military exercise in ancient Chinese military history.

And the exercise was quite successful!

Qi Jiguang himself was also very excited, and could not help but sigh: "I have been in the army for more than 20 years, but I have never commanded a hundred thousand people... This time when we gathered together in the camp, I finally understood the role of a hundred thousand people."

From this we can see that Qi Jiguang's abilities were definitely beyond his time. What he lacked was a great battle that would allow him to stand shoulder to shoulder with famous generals in history!

Otherwise, he must have potential that is not inferior to the "Ten Sages of the Temple of Martial Arts".

So in the end, Zhu Zaigui said with emotion: "It's different, Mr. Gao. Guanjun Hou won because of his bravery and speed. The reason why he was so brilliant was actually the same as Huo Qubing. He won because of his youth and died young, which gave him another layer of heroic aura and regret. He became an idol for all ages."

"But if a talent like Qi Jiguang can be used well, he can win in the long run and win comprehensively, which cannot be judged by a single battle. Therefore, I am still very optimistic about Qi Jiguang's future. If he grows up and is used well, he will be another Wei Qing."

When Gao Gong heard Zhu Zaigui's praise for Qi Jiguang, he was stunned for a moment. It seemed that he had not said much good things about Qi Jiguang. Why did the prince think so highly of this man and think so highly of him?
Are there other secrets involved?

But it was obvious that after Zhu Zaigui said this, he stopped talking about Qi Jiguang and asked about the defense of the suburbs of Beijing. Instead, he concentrated on the class and listened to the new lesson that Gao Gong prepared for him today.

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