Chapter 169: Archery is very important

Since he decided to act separately, he would not eat the rice. Qi Jiguang ordered people to reward the soldiers with almost no movement of dishes. After an hour, he took the lead in setting off the camp.

Looking at the team that was beyond your head, Chen Si was inevitably excited... Along the way, this was the first time he had seen the Ming army attack actively... He said this a little sorry for the Ding family father and son and the Red-headed Army, but that small-scale commando really could not represent the status of the world's largest country.

"There must be five thousand people, right?" He rode with Qi Jiguang and asked softly in silence.

"Five,317." Qi Jiguang accurately reported the numbers: "It is the last time that all the troops that can be drawn in the jurisdiction."

Silent rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "I have never seen us fight in a field with Japanese/pirates."

Qi Jiguang was silent for a moment, and finally said softly: "The last general is not there either."

I felt sweaty in my heart, and I could only laugh: "You Tao is a way of knowing everything. A general has experienced many battles, and it is definitely no problem to fight in a field."

Unexpectedly, Qi Jiguang continued in a muffled voice: "This is the first time that the last general commands a battle."

Silence must hold the reins tightly to keep yourself in the seated position, swallow hard and spit out, "The general seems to be a third-rank general." The implication is, how did you get promoted?

Qi Jiguang said shyly: "The last general is the hereditary commander of Dengzhou Guard. When my father died at the age of eleven, I became a fourth-rank official."

Silent stared at him with wide eyes, thinking to himself, be good, born a high-ranking official...

He heard Qi Jiguang continue, "Later, the last general officially took over at the age of 18, and served as the commander of Dengzhou Guard for three years; in Jizhen for three years, he returned to Shandong and was promoted to the commander of the office, responsible for the twenty-four guards of the coastal battalions. Until he was transferred to Zhejiang at the beginning of this year, he served as the assistant secretary of the capital. After General Yu was promoted to deputy general last month, the last general took over as his position as the general of Ning Shaotai." As he said, he spread his hands and said, "I don't know what's going on. I have been doing it for ten years, and I have never fought a battle."

Silently wiped the sweat, and comforted with a smile: "That... some geniuses are self-taught. I see General Qi, you are like."

Unexpectedly, Qi Jiguang nodded seriously and said, "My general also feels so."

Facts have proved that General Qi did not brag. Although it was the first time to command a battle, he had a perfect grasp of the scout's arrangements and the rhythm of the marching, which made the troops advance in a moderately tight state, and at the same time he knew the situation within twenty miles around.

Chen Jiguang asked him how he did it? Qi Jiguang smiled and said, "A day ago, I have considered all kinds of conditions and possible situations repeatedly." Seeing that he was very interested, Qi Jiguang did not hide it, so he told Chen Jiguang all the time.

In addition to the terrain, weather, morale, and other factors that the generals must consider, those seemingly subtle things are also within his thinking range, such as the soldiers' diet, the conditions of weapons and equipment, etc. In Qi Jiguang's view, these are all factors that can affect the outcome... He even stipulated a safety factor for the firearms, which can prevent the fire from catching fire, and how many can catch fire but cannot damage the enemy even though they can catch fire. Before the war, he racked his brains to accurately judge the situation.

Chen Mo couldn't help but exclaim, "So this battle is already under the control of the general?"

"Just the opposite." Qi Jiguang shook his head and said, "I will be unsure of it."

"Why is this?"

"The last general has not been in office for less than a month, and the officers and soldiers under his command are really not familiar with him." Qi Jiguang sighed and said, "In fact, they have all been veterans from Ningbo and Taizhou. It is no problem to let them defend the city, but the last general has no idea what kind of field battles can be done." He said, curled up his fingers and said, "If they can show 30% of their daily training, they can be invincible. If they can play half of their performance, they can sweep the Japanese/pirates."

As they were talking, the two of them talked about the current situation from the current battlefield - the current situation in the southeast is that after the initial surprise, the military and civilians of the Ming Dynasty have gradually adapted to the cruel situation. The entire coastal city is full of soldiers, and the mainland cities are also very vigilant. Since September, there has never been a tragedy of prefectures and counties being captured.

But this is not worth boasting, because the government army's shrinking defense did not reduce the enemy's arrogance, but instead made the Japanese and pirates not take the Ming army seriously. Since they could not take the city, they vented their power in the countryside outside the city. Don't you see the Jiangnan water town like a painting, but now it has become a ruin and a desolate place.

In fact, the number of Japanese pirates has increased instead of decreasing. There are as many as 20,000 to 30,000 people entrenched on the coast of Zhejiang. Moreover, because the officers and soldiers dare not go out of the city to fight, the Japanese pirates' deeper into the mainland is getting deeper and deeper, and the harm is getting bigger and bigger.

When meeting Zhang Butang, Shen Mo asked this question bluntly, but Zhang Jing just smiled and said to him: "Let's just hold on to it for a while, and you can see if it can be arrogant."

Although Qi Jiguang was also deeply worried, he still had confidence in Zhang Jing based on his careful observation. He said to Shen Mo: "Zhang Butang has been through the battlefield for a long time and is mature and persistent, so he must have a deeper deployment on the battle situation. Let's wait patiently."

At this time, it was the ambushed Gao Jialou generation, and Shen Mo tactfully stopped talking and asked Qi Jiguang to concentrate on command.

At around the time of the morning, the scout rushed to report, and the Japanese pirates indeed appeared!

'My judgment is not wrong...' Qi Jiguang clenched his fists tightly and said to himself silently. Since the enemy appeared as expected, in General Qi's view, victory was within reach - because he had observed the terrain in advance, made arrangements and even arranged the attack formation for his subordinates. The rest was to rush down, catch the enemy off guard, and hold victory in his hand.

Of course, General Qi was helpless in this last step. He was a third-rank high-ranking official at least. He could not go down with a knife to fight in person. He could only place his hope on the group of officers and soldiers under him.

‘I hope I won’t make a fool of myself…’ Qi Jiguang prayed in secret.

Half an hour later, the Japanese and pirates really appeared on the mountain road in front of him. Qi Jiguang waved his hand fiercely, and the huge rock rumbled down, instantly cutting the Japanese and pirates' team into two sections.

"Kill!" He was so angry that he pulled out his battle knife and pointed forward fiercely. Ambushers immediately arose, and the officers and soldiers shouted to kill the Japanese and pirates.

Just as General Qi was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a few Japanese pirates in red and yellow veils with Japanese swords in their hands rushed towards the Ming army like crazy tigers, killing several people in a blink of an eye. The Ming army around him dared not resist at all, and turned around and ran away...

The Ming army was indeed extraordinary. One person lost and tens of thousands of people broke out. Not to mention attacking, they couldn't even care about escaping.

When the front army was defeated, the central army immediately became shaken. Even Tiezhu pulled his silent sleeve and whispered: "Sir, go quickly, it will be too late if you don't run away."

Silent glared at him annoyedly, pointing to Qi Jiguang not far away and said, "The Lord General has not retreated, why are you panic?" He stood on the hillside, looking down at the funny scene in front of him. The Ming army with the advantageous numbers ran away, while the Japanese and pirates who were at the disadvantage were chasing them relentlessly behind him, unscrupulous. It seemed that the defeat was decided and the gods could not be saved.

But he clearly remembered that later generations had an evaluation of Qi Jiguang, saying, "I have never lost all my life." Since that's the case, let me keep my eyes open and see how you can turn the tide!

In fact, Qi Jiguang was almost mad. He wanted to cut off these useless subordinates alive. He was able to take all the right time, place, and people, and he could even collapse at one touch!

But this is not the time to vent. He forced himself to calm down quickly and ordered his personal soldiers to take his iron-wounded strong bow. He saw that he gathered all his strength and pulled a hard bow like a full moon. His angry eyes were staring at the Japanese pirate who was in red and yellow... I, Qi Jiguang, had sharpened a sword for ten years, and the Frost Blade had never tried it! Today's first time unsheathed, and I absolutely cannot accept failure! Never!

With a buzzing sound, a black meteor shot straight at the head of the Japanese pirate. The Japanese pirate didn't even react and was shot straight to the ground.

Qi Jiguang reached out and pulled out the second arrow, and shot it without hesitation. Another Japanese guru with red clothes and yellow cover fell to the ground.

The guys in red and yellow-covered clothes were frightened. Unexpectedly, the outfit that he thought was very cool actually became a good helper for the other party to aim. Just as they were looking around, another sharp arrow shot, and a guy in red and yellow-covered clothes was shot to the ground, and his sharp Japanese knife also scratched his companions around him.

This completely scared the rogues. They took off their yellow hats, took off their red robes, and only wore white "Ding" shorts, and ran back.

When they saw that the most powerful Tokyo ronin ran away, the Japanese pirates looked at each other and stopped moving forward.

Under Qi Jiguang's three arrows to break the sky, a miracle finally happened. The officials who were originally scattered with birds and beasts turned around and rushed towards the Japanese and pirates again.

When the Japanese pirates saw it, let's run away too.

In an instant, both sides changed positions, and the official army chased the Japanese/pirates' pp and began to chase them.

Qi Jiguang never dared to be arrogant again, and led his army to pursue him with a dark face.

After chasing out of the second miles, Lu Tong's army also arrived, and the two gangs gathered together to pursue the Japanese and gangs.
Chapter completed!